From troll tribes to elf empires

Chapter 267 A not-so-wonderful encounter at 30,000 meters high (please vote)

The emergence of the 'air-breathing turbine gas turbine' has truly changed things in agriculture, industry, military, transportation and many other aspects.

However, it is estimated that it is difficult to have a completely flawless product in this world. While taking into account the needs in one aspect, it may have disadvantages in other aspects.

As far as the 'air-breathing turbine gas engine' is concerned, totems are involved in almost all working processes, such as 'breathing', 'air compression and pressurization', 'gas

Generate', 'Mixed gas ignition', etc.;

Inside the machine, due to the joint action of totems and chemical and physical rules, the extreme high-temperature and high-pressure working environment will also place higher requirements on the working tolerance of each component;

This point, in addition to being overcome through the properties of the material itself, also relies on the support of totem inscriptions.

Therefore, the 'turbine' will have higher material requirements, space requirements based on totem inscriptions, space requirements based on corresponding nutrient reserves, and finally technical requirements based on production difficulty.

When these requirements are combined, they result in obvious shortcomings such as large installation space, high technical difficulty, and expensive material costs.

In addition, there are some disadvantages that cannot be ignored

First of all, due to limitations of the operating principle, this power unit is only suitable for high-speed and stable operation situations, and its operating efficiency will be relatively low during idling or acceleration;

Secondly, although its low-frequency noise will not cause real harm to trolls and elves with extremely sensitive hearing, it is still psychologically unbearable;

Finally, its relatively slow response speed limits application scenarios, such as urban transportation, and it will appear clumsy.

The above-mentioned defects make the "turbo gas engine" insufficiently universal, so Freya's second achievement, the "piston gas engine" appeared when it was not strictly needed.

'Piston gas engines' are different from 'turbo gas engines' in their working principles. They use full chemical energy rotational energy to provide driving force for machinery;

In this process, the totem effect only works in a few aspects such as the 'generation and ignition of gas', while the rest of the work relies on pure physical and chemical rules;

This is possible because the internal pressure and temperature are low, and the characteristics of the material itself are sufficient to support the operation of the machine;

Therefore, the demand for totem inscriptions on the engine itself is not high, and the requirements for installation space are accordingly reduced;

At the same time, it also has the advantages of large output torque and quick start due to its specific operating principle;

It has relatively small space requirements, relatively low material requirements, relatively low technical difficulty, and relatively low manufacturing costs. It is better suited to the characteristics of 'small and medium-sized, medium-low speed, and frequent speed conversion' in the field of civil mechanical power than the former.

The power output device has high application potential in transportation and other aspects in HeyC City.

As a result, the male elf who started the conversation received a slap on the back of the head. He looked back and found that it was the female warrior in the team.

"What? You want to give joy to females and let them have babies? Come to Selusta, you give me a joy and let me have a taste of what it's like to have babies?"

So, enduring the heartache, Agatha issued a second instruction that was completely different from the previous one.

"Confirm the target, it's a damn advanced creature! All soldiers and scouts are here! Get out of here and into the life-support cabin!!!"

"If you ask me, the mammoth species should be the most powerful civilized race. The male is six meters tall and weighs more than 4 tons. The female is also about 5.5 meters tall and weighs about 3 tons. With this weight and height, you can

Who else in the Northern Continent can compare?"

Agatha's order made the whole boat busy. The threat of higher creatures is a required course for all elves and trolls. Therefore, no one of the passengers has expressed any objections. They are all carrying out various tasks according to her instructions.

operate.

Suddenly, an obvious abnormal signal appeared in a certain direction. This part of the sound wave was recognized, and then a huge unnamed outline was formed in her meditation space.

Therefore, the ‘gas turbine’ can rely on its excellent power output to play a powerful role in large-scale field operations;

The 'gas piston engine' can also rely on its sensitivity to play corresponding functions in light relay transportation on highways.

"Damn it! Why am I so unlucky!!!" Agatha cursed angrily in a low voice.

The Republic's flight guidelines clearly stipulate that no matter how valuable the airship itself or the contents inside it is, when faced with this situation, priority must be given to preserving the lives of the crew, so 'abandoning the ship and fleeing' is the immediate solution.

The only option;

Therefore, she immediately raised the alarm as soon as she received the abnormal signal. However, the boat full of expensive supplies made Agatha a little distressed, so she wanted to wait for clearer results to be received before making a targeted decision on the next step.

action.

for example

The factory is based on "hydraulic application", and the environmental restrictions caused by it are no longer a rigid necessity. Basically, any region will be able to exist as an industrial base in the future.

"But, I really felt it moved just now."

In view of this, we can simply make a judgment——

Driven by the rear turboprop engine, the airship can carry the large gondola underneath and sail at a speed of 200km/dh for more than several months.

However, an explosion of this magnitude would not hinder the giant bird in the slightest. After destroying the power cabin, it continued to pierce through the airbag armor, then broke through the layers of airtight cabins, and finally escaped from the airbag.

The front end drilled out of the body.

At this time, she frowned slightly and looked straight at the colleague who said the wrong thing. There were a few strands of purple 'braids' at the intersection of the bottom of her head and her neck, and there were also other elves and trolls.

The envious eyes moved nimbly, and part of them was pointed at Selusta, who was slapped on the back of the head.

"Highest alert! Highest alert! Traces of suspected large creatures have been observed! All personnel are ready for battle and waiting for follow-up orders! It is expected to be faced in eight lights. It is expected to be faced in eight lights."

The person who spoke was a scout who was responsible for exploring the area of ​​the Republic of Mammoth Twin Kings;

He was the one closest to the work area and was among the first passengers to leave the airship. At this time, he was gathering his personal equipment while promoting the concept of 'big is beautiful, heavy is strong'.

"Haha, right? If you were the chief of the Rhine, you would definitely defeat the two mammoth kings, wouldn't you?"

"Hahaha, don't make trouble~ It's still early for you. At least you have to be able to stretch and retract freely like me, and open and close according to your heart to be barely 'tamed'. As for the control of the living armor? Ha! Just wait slowly~"

"Oh, this external plexus organ is too difficult to tame. I've had it implanted for more than half a year, but look, it still looks half-dead."

The female mammoth is just an adjustment at work. His original destiny is still the two types of troll and elf, although the difference between these two types is 'slightly' big.

After that, the entire boat entered the alert state following her order. The soldiers in the weapons control room activated the totem armor of key parts such as airbags, hanging baskets, and engines, and controlled the Wind Wolf machine guns, airship armor-piercing cannons and other armaments.

Be on alert.

Judging from the fluctuations, although this set of reflected signals is fuzzy, it does seem to have some biological characteristics, and there are signs that it is approaching this direction.

After that, its flight trajectory suddenly changed. The shadow of the giant bird drew an arc along the airship at high speed, moved from directly facing the body of the airship to its rear end, and then rushed straight forward without stopping at all.

‘Boom!!!’

"Nonsense, have you forgotten the slave liberation war three years ago? The Rhine race that you said was the 'most powerful' was defeated? Three million slaves were given up for no reason, hahaha~ This is the most damning thing you can see.

powerful."

Some off-topic topics aroused male temperament, but made some females frown.

‘Crack!’

"We have engineers! Set the full-power self-operation mode of the armor and flight power components, and set the delayed destruction procedure after ten minutes! Don't leave me even a little bit of technological residue! Then you also go to the dimension.

Go to the birth cabin!"

"Hahaha~"

Of course, not all colleagues agreed with his point of view. At that moment, an elf retorted,

"Three lights! After three lights at the latest, the gondola escape cabin will separate from the main body and perform the airdrop mission!"

The altitude of 30,000 meters is already in the stratosphere of the atmosphere. Very few life forms can survive in the harsh environment here. Therefore, generally speaking, airships will not encounter major problems other than mechanical failures.

At present, there are 1 air service witch doctor, 3 war witch engineers, 15 escort warriors, and 40 intelligence agents, all riding airships to their respective destinations under the protection of specific totems such as the generation of life gas.

An elf turned his head at this time and motioned to his companions to see the results of his training.

I saw that small section of 'hair braid' as motionless as a dead thing, until after a long while, it barely moved and could not be detected.

It seems that larger-scale changes are about to take place.

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With the maturity of airship technology, the headquarters' deployment of power to the north has become much faster. One mainland base station was established in a short time, and the investigators sent to the north no longer have to be on the way to their posts and back for vacation.

, wasting more than a few months every time.

The construction of the "air and space transportation line" has facilitated the dispatch of frontline personnel, allowing the headquarters to have more investigators to search for unique monsters in the North, and it was once inconvenient to transport captives of mainland tribes back, mainland-specific monsters, etc.

, and also has the possibility of being transported by living bodies.

The mammoth species just caught his eye, and during the long mission, he couldn't help but admire their huge size.

What appeared in her meditation space was a powerful flying creature with sky-hanging wings. It had a trunk length of about a hundred meters, a wingspan of more than two hundred meters, sharp claws more than ten meters long, and nearly

The sudden speed of 1,000 kilometers/light hour all proves its powerful biological attributes.

Of course, the disadvantages cannot be ignored, such as the power output efficiency problem caused by the relatively low energy efficiency conversion of 'gas'

But the flaws are not concealed. Generally speaking, it is still useful, especially after staggering the application scenarios with the "turbo gas engine", it can effectively fill many land power needs.

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Earlier, the witch doctor Agathatus was in the detection room, receiving detection signals from all directions;

Besides, he also felt that the female mammoth was quite seductive.

Of course, this does not mean that he wants to rebel against the clan, but that he regards the mammoth species as the best chess piece on his chessboard, just like playing beast chess, and he can't help but take it out and compete with the rest.

Colleagues who are exploring the region make comparisons between the races they are responsible for;

"Then of course I will tie all the females back to the big tent when the time comes, give them joy every day, and let them have babies."

The look on the investigator's face was a bit unwilling, but he didn't say anything else and concentrated on competing with the 'braids'.

He had been envious of the powerful functionality of external armor for a long time, but if he wanted to obtain the equipment, he had to complete the prerequisite steps in advance.

While the investigators were laughing and talking, a shrill siren suddenly sounded, and then the familiar voice of the ship's witch doctor reached the ears of all the passengers.

As for where exactly the place is below, we don't need to consider the location for the time being. Anyway, there is no danger from high-level monsters anyway.

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In the sky above 30,000 meters, the large airship that had lost all its crew was still moving forward quickly with only half of its gondola remaining. Everything seemed to be the same as before.

But at this moment, a huge winged creature flew towards it like a sharp arrow. The air continued to form an air wall around it, and it was continuously exploded, followed closely by bursts of '

A rumble of air explosions.

However, the similar organs of most individuals are only half the size of a little finger, are not as flexible as the former, and are not connected to any holes.

Obviously, things on the mainland cannot be hidden from the eyes of the Republic at all, and due to the distance between the various living areas of the mainland, the specific situation in many areas is even clearer in the Black Forest.

"Huh huh~ That's just because the Rhine Chief is too useless. He can't integrate the clans and city-states under his command. Otherwise, with the number of mammoths, it would be a damn thing if he could win."

In addition, the non-crew cabin is also stocked with a warehouse full of mainland base station accessories, nutrients, and other reserves;

The base stations that have been built on the ground will play the role of 'beacons', remotely guiding the airship to adjust its course, and becoming the transfer destination for the corresponding crew and equipment delivery.

‘Self-propelled crawlers’ and ‘self-propelled wheels’ have become a reality. Although they are not as powerful as arthropod machines in terms of terrain adaptability, they also provide machines with faster travel speeds ‘under normal terrain’;

Most of them are warriors who have completed the transformation into elves, while the smaller half are still in the form of trolls. They are mingling together now, talking about the new equipment they have received, and discussing the strange things in the areas they are exploring.

civilized race;

Overall, the atmosphere seemed very relaxed and harmonious, as if the difference in appearance and body shape did not exist.

After all, moose herds are still living creatures, and when urging them, you need to take into account many aspects such as their diet, rotation, and emotions;

The power locomotive is just a totem machine. Apart from necessary maintenance and nutrient supply preparation, there is no need to consider any 'humanistic care' at all;

Therefore, the status of moose in road transportation within a certain mileage may be replaced by powered locomotives.

Time passed minute by minute in the calm atmosphere, and the sound reflection in Agatha's meditation space became increasingly clear.

After the stylized meditative calculation, the sound wave gradually revealed its appearance in reality, and its actual size, flight speed and other detailed data were expressed in the conversion.

"Oh my God. What is this?"

And the 40 intelligence agents who were supposed to rest before arriving at their destination were happily gathering in the 'cabin' of the gondola to chat;

In December of the 65th year of the Rune Calendar, most of the northern continent fell into the cold winter. A giant airship labeled 'Exploration 23' was sailing straight towards the north from an altitude of 30,000 meters.

When many other colleagues saw this, most of them showed envious expressions again.

Among those present, whether they are elves or trolls, there are actually similar organs in the occiput of the back of the head;

A huge sound sounded the next moment, and the armored power cabin was helpless in front of its sharp beak, exploding in the air like paper;

Hearing this, his colleagues all laughed at him, but Cynthia was not really angry, so she gave him a fierce look and sat back;

And her 'braids' that were previously scattered were gathered into one strand at this time, and nimbly got into the hole of a backpack on the side.

The one who took action was the beautiful female elf Cynthia Tess, who was also the most powerful warrior among the forty scouts.

The other male warrior obviously also had the same ability as Cynthia. At this time, he was showing off his long 'braids' that were flexible and jumping, while laughing and saying.

"Hey! Did it move? Look, did it move?"

In the airship, an aerial service witch doctor was always monitoring the airspace conditions that exceeded his own observation limit with the assistance of totem equipment;

There are also three war wizard engineers who have also been paying attention to the operation of various totem components to prevent them from suddenly convulsing and crashing out of high altitude;

The 15 escort warriors also have their own tasks to be busy with, such as the activation of airbag armor and the four-way weapon system, which require them to control it at their posts.

"Boss Cynthia, you have misunderstood! They are females and you are female. How can the female beasts of the barbarians compare with the female warriors of the Black Forest? I never meant that! You have to believe me!!"

It was impossible to tell what the giant bird's expression was. In the blink of an eye, it arrived next to this guy who was several times bigger than itself from several kilometers away.

"What's the use of light weight? Can such a weak agility type be used as a living target? I would say that the Rhine species is the strongest, with both agility and strength, majestic but not too bulky, what kind of long-nosed mammoth species are you talking about?

It's just food in front of them."

That is to say, the era of field work, construction site work, and transportation based on ‘moose power’ and ‘giant magic power’ will surely officially come to an end in the near future;

These two types of power devices will further liberate productivity, allowing many producers to have higher work efficiency and more spare time, thereby accelerating the process of the Republic's elfization and improving the average knowledge retention level of the people.

This abnormality made Agatha feel puzzled and also aroused a strong sense of vigilance.

She understood that if this thing was really a creature, then their group would be in big trouble, because any species that could survive at this altitude would not be easy to deal with.

After that, it was not until it rushed forward for more than a thousand meters under the influence of inertia that the giant bird stopped its speed that had never slowed down since before, and slowly drew a beautiful arc in the air.

He looked head-on at the 'unknown creature' in front of him again.

The complex landscape in the north has nurtured many different civilized races, as well as various magical beasts with different abilities. Therefore, they have become living targets with great research value.

The central axis of the airbag above it is 350 meters long, and the widest inner diameter is 90 meters. It is filled with a large amount of stable inert light gas;

The gas that is constantly being generated inside and partially reserved in advance explodes violently in the Mars that rises from the friction.

After two lights, all the passengers, except Agatha herself, including the soldiers, war wizards, and investigators, entered the escape capsule with strong buffering force and got into the individual survival capsule, waiting to abandon the ship.

the moment;

Half a minute later, Agatha also arrived in her life-saving cabin and confirmed that the airdrop operation had been carried out.

After about half a minute, the escape part below the hanging basket separated from the main body of the hanging basket and the air bag above, and began to freely fall downwards.

Due to the policy tilt of the ruling government, the deliberate attempts of the military, and the increase in the number of witch doctors, the above-mentioned changes are accelerating in various scenarios.

On the rivers, large transport ships driven by gas turbines, fishing boats driven by gas piston engines and other light vessels are gradually increasing from scratch;

In the offshore, giant battleships driven by steam turbines are undergoing trials, and small and medium-sized air and seabed attack ships and frigates based on steam turbines are also being designed;

In large public farms, several test machines of specific models are trying to carry out verification operations such as digging soil and plowing the land;

On the road in the urban area of ​​​​the headquarters, several very crude-looking cars were undergoing verification on the closed road section.

In addition, the status of moose in rail transportation will also face challenges. In ultra-long-distance, long-distance reciprocating rail lines, mechanical power locomotives will have more uses;

In terms of maximum driving speed, it may need several improvements to catch up with the moose herd, but its stability is better than the current moose pulling model;

Naturally, the airship could not afford to suffer such a torment. At this time, large streams of inert gas emerged from the breach, making a not too violent air leakage sound in the air.

However, there was some confusion and confusion in the giant bird's eyes.

I was reminded by a reader today that this way of writing is too boring

I decided to try harder, try to integrate the setting and the story more deeply, and try not to use the expository-like writing method before.

It's actually a bit difficult, after all, most of the things I read are written in this way.

But you still have to give it a try. After all, it’s a novel. It still needs to be interesting and story-telling.

Then, give me some monthly passes.

(End of chapter)