On the west side of the Gloom Mountain Range, an undisclosed military training facility was located in the forest.
It was a large facility with gray cement walls and a large number of buildings that were no more than two stories high. This color scheme and construction style made the entire facility almost hidden in the background color of the mountain rocks. Surrounded by walls and sentry towers, there were plain-looking barracks and warehouses, as well as an unusually large open space. On the open space, the soldiers who were being trained were gathering.
The chilly winter wind blew at the empire's flag not far away. The soldiers dressed in winter clothes were lined up neatly in the open space. At the front of the line, Griffin Knight Gina was nervously waiting for the arrival of her officer.
The female Knight from the Griffin Knight Clan had been undergoing nearly a hundred days of training in this facility called the "Windcaller Camp". The soldiers who came here with her were the same.
The soldiers were not told their specific mission or the purpose of this camp. Their daily training was basically divided into two categories: one was about the theoretical knowledge of arcanotech devices and instrument speed calculation, and the other was to perform operation drills on some kind of simulation equipment over and over again.
But even if their superiors kept it a secret, after a certain period of training, Gina and her comrades could roughly guess the purpose of this facility.
Seventy percent of the soldiers who were selected here were Griffin Knight. They were constantly exposed to some nouns during their training, and those nouns seemed to be related to flying. The large open space was suitable for landing something.
This world was not without flying units. For these soldiers who had more or less interacted with the sky, flying was not a strange concept.
This place was used to cultivate a new type of flying unit, and this unit should be related to arcanotech technology.
Even though they had been locked in this enclosed facility, they had heard that the Institute of Arcanotech had successfully created a new type of aircraft, but they had not seen the real thing yet.
Gina took a light breath. The cold air allowed her to keep her mind clear. Last night, she had heard a strange buzzing sound coming from behind those huge warehouses. She then thought of the magicite technicians who had suddenly come to the facility two days ago, and the solemn attitude of the instructor when announcing the assembly time yesterday. The female Knight vaguely realized that something was going to happen today.
A few minutes later, the instructor finally appeared. The Silver Elf, Sonia, appeared in Kina's line of sight. She walked unhurriedly toward the assembled soldiers.
This high ranking messenger was the instructor of Jin Na and the other soldiers.
In the beginning, Kina was curious as to why an outsider would be the military instructor of the Empire's soldiers. However, she didn't question her superior's orders. Besides, she had fought side by side with Sonia in the Holy Spirit Plain and understood her flying skills and reliable personality. In the subsequent training, Sonia had indeed displayed her outstanding qualities as an instructor. Now, this elf from the Silver Empire had won the trust of the soldiers.
When Sonia arrived in front of Kina and the others, all the soldiers saluted her.
Sonia nodded and glanced at the soldiers.
"Today, we will enter the final stage of this training," the high-ranking messenger said loudly. "You have been training here for ninety-eight days. Frankly speaking, in my opinion, this training time is not long, but I believe that in these ninety-eight days of training, you should have guessed the purpose of your gathering here.
"Just as you think — you're here to fly.
"Soldiers, most of you should be familiar with flying, but you should have also guessed that the skills you're learning here aren't for flying griffins.
"Raise your heads and say hello to the partners you'll be fighting side by side with in the future."
A strange buzzing sound suddenly came from the sky and rapidly approached.
Kina looked up subconsciously. In the clear winter sky, she saw that thing for the first time —
It was a flying machine made of steel, leather, and crystal. It had a strange inverted cone-shaped body and a pair of dragon-like wings that stretched out to both sides.
Three identical flying machines were flying across the sea of trees in the Gloom Mountain Range, across the clear sky, and toward the square.
They looked heavy and huge, but they were as agile as birds. They slowly decelerated over the square like the best griffins.
After entering the hovering state, the crescent-shaped main wings on both sides of the flying machines folded and closed, forming a stable support structure. The rune rings at the bottom of the flying machines slightly dimmed the light, supporting the flying machines to steadily descend and land on the open space not far in front of the soldiers.
At this moment, Kina, who had crammed a lot of magical engineering knowledge, realized why a Silver Elf was her instructor.
It was not only because this Silver Elf was reliable and had excellent flying skills.
It was also because the Silver Elves had mastered the world's most advanced anti-gravity technology.
At the first sight of the flying machines, the diligent Griffin Knight had already determined that they should be flying using anti-gravity spells.
Kina exhaled softly.
She had self-taught a lot of magical engineering knowledge and studied all kinds of mechanical devices in her spare time. It seemed that it was indeed useful.
The soldiers began to get a little excited. Although they remained silent under the constraints of discipline, Jin Na could clearly hear the breathing of her comrades becoming rapid. Some of them had even stretched their necks forward, as if they wanted to see more clearly.
"These are three training machines. There are seventeen other flying machines being assembled and adjusted in the hangar." Sonia looked at the soldiers who were full of anticipation, surprise, and curiosity and nodded with satisfaction. "You have roughly learned how to operate them, but the actual flight still requires some time of training. For the rest of the winter, you will be accompanied by these magical machines. I believe you will control these machines as well as griffins."
Sonia paused for a moment, and her expression turned even more solemn and solemn than before.
Jin Na and her comrades subconsciously straightened their backs. They heard their instructor solemnly announce, "You're right.
"Next, according to the documents of the Supreme Government Office, the orders of the military, and the decree of His Majesty Gwen Cecil, the first phase of the Dragon Cavalry of the Empire of Cecil is established today!
"The Commander of the Dragon Cavalry will be Kina Prince from Tanzania for the time being. She will be promoted after the training period ends …"
…
After completing the preliminary introduction and guidance, introducing the soldiers to the 'Dragon Cavalry Type I Aerial Fighter' and giving them a basic understanding of these advanced big guys, Sonia temporarily disbanded the team.
The high-grade messenger stood by the open space and looked at the excited soldiers who gathered around the flying machines for a long time. She could not help but feel a little emotional.
"Combining the Elves' anti-gravity technology and the human's runology … It actually worked …" She muttered softly. "This path is indeed the right one …"
Footsteps sounded behind Sonia, and a voice sounded behind her. "It's because he's good at finding the right path in a difficult situation that I trust him so much."
Sonia turned her head and saw Solderin standing behind her. A small team of Steel Rangers was patrolling in the distance.
Solderin and his elite Steel Rangers were also stationed here, but they were not trained soldiers. Instead, they were responsible for the safety of this facility.
"Your judgment is right this time." Sonia narrowed her eyes and nodded slightly. "But it's only limited to your judgment this time."
"Mother, as you can see, I have my reasons for staying here." Solderin spread out his hands with a smile. "And aren't you staying here too?"
"I'm carrying out Her Majesty's order. She ordered me to serve Gwen Cecil for the time being." Sonia glanced at Solderin. "As for you, when you decided not to go home for 700 years, it wasn't because you were loyal to Gwen Cecil, right?"
A gust of north wind blew, and the two elves' long blonde hair fluttered. Solderin suddenly remembered one of the reasons why he stayed in the North. He could not help but press down on his wig awkwardly. Although Sonia was a calm and steady high-grade messenger in the eyes of outsiders, she was more like a mother who liked to nag about her son. And whenever she talked about not going home in these years, the topic would be quite … blunt.
Sonia could not help but sigh when she saw the embarrassment on Solderin's face. She then looked back at the three training machines and the soldiers who were unwilling to leave.
The high-grade messenger thought for a moment and asked, "What do you think of the girl named Kina?"
Solderin: "… Huh?"
"Kina, the one with the ponytail." Sonia pursed her lips. "I've carried out several missions with her in the Whitsunday Plains. She's a steady and ambitious girl, and she will officially become the commander of the Dragon Cavalry in the future. I've asked around, and she's unmarried …"
"Mother!" Solderin even forgot about his hair at this moment. He did not know whether to laugh or cry as he whispered, "It's not appropriate for you to talk about this here …"
"What's not appropriate? Your father and I met on the day Her Majesty the Queen was born …"
Solderin: "…"
Sonia shook her head helplessly when she saw Solderin's expression become more and more awkward. Then, her expression became serious little by little. She shifted her gaze from the female Knight from Tanzania to the three Dragon Cavalry aircraft.
"Arcanotech machines that rely on anti-gravity rings to lift off … This thing is more or less helpful to the predicament the Stellar Temple is facing."
"That's what Master Banner said." Solderin nodded. "He thinks that although the current 'anti-gravity ring' technology can't be used to repair the engine set of the Stellaris Temple, it's still feasible to use it to reduce the load on the engine set of the Stellaris Temple. And the process of analyzing elven runes in runic logic has also given him some inspiration. He wants to talk to Master Velania Silver Star about this when the next exchange of information with the Stellar Temple. Perhaps it can provide some inspiration for the maintenance staff of the Stellar Temple. "
"In the beginning, the stubborn members of parliament were not optimistic about this technology exchange. The Queen and the Prime Minister resisted a lot of pressure because of this. But as more and more technical information flowed between Cecil and the Silver Empire recently, those restless mouths finally shut up a little," Sonia said in a low voice. "In any case, even the most pedantic members of parliament will not refuse real benefits. Benefits are the best medicine to shut them up."
Solderin was silent for a moment and said slowly, "Benefits … also include trade with the Typhon Empire, right?"
"… The Queen has her own considerations. This is the interests of the country, not personal feelings." Sonia shook her head. "The Silver Empire and Cecil are too far apart after all."
"I know. I'm not that naive," Solderin said faintly. "It's for the interests of the Silver Empire that I don't want us to get too close to the Typhon people."
Sonia did not speak. She just looked quietly in the direction of the field.
She was a high-ranking messenger sent by the Silver Empire to the north of the continent.
A high-ranking messenger, and also the eyes of the Silver Queen.
"The greatest courage of mortals is to challenge the sky and the sea …" Sonia said as if talking to herself. "Now, let's hope that Cecil people's feat of challenging the sky can help them break the blockade of the wasteland.
"Only by breaking this blockade can there be further cooperation between Cecil and the Silver Empire. Otherwise, everything is just empty talk."
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