Chapter 1694: Customizing Small Airships, Cracking the Scroll

Lord Leisen had experienced many things, so he was not quite at the point of losing his composure, but he was still being tossed about, while those two operators, perhaps because they were skilled in operating airships and understood the movements related to airships very well,

but it was precisely because they were skilled and understood that they felt even more afraid; the two were almost trembling as they lay on the edge of the deck, clutching the steel cables connecting the ship's hull to the gasbag for dear life.

As for Xia Duo, due to his Bloodline Ability 【Cloud Soaring】, he was actually in a state of flight the entire time, so walking was not his normal state.

When Niya first started her large movements, he had quietly disabled his 【Walking Ring】, allowing himself to remain in a state of flight.

If one were to ask who among the six people on the airship was the most relaxed at this moment, it was undoubtedly him!

And Niya, as the operator, although she was also being tossed about, the excitement in her eyes was almost overflowing; relying on the enhancement of her Iron Body, she was even less willing to let go of the control stick for a single moment.

Seeing this scene, Xia Duo shook his head inwardly; during this period, Niya had to do test papers in the morning and go to the Blue Crystal Plane to work on engineering in the afternoon, which had kept her extremely busy, and he had basically never seen her go out riding a Pegasus for fun.

Now that she had caught an opportunity, she naturally wanted to let loose!

Xia Duo glanced at Stern and saw that his expression was normal, only supporting Lord Leisen as if he were ready to take off at any moment; since he had no objections, Xia Duo had nothing to say.

By the time the airship arrived near Wolf God Mountain and the various vegetation of Wolf God Mountain could already be clearly seen, Niya finally calmed down.

On the return trip, there was no need for her to operate it, but it was a pity for those two operators, who had been tossed until they were dizzy and still had to try hard to control the airship for a smooth flight.

……

The bow of the ship.

Xia Duo blew in the cool breeze, looking at the distant Daxia Territory, his mood incomparably comfortable; although this airship used an 【Endless Gas Bottle】, it also allowed him to see the immense potential of ordinary people.

This further strengthened his conviction.

Ordinary people are not stupider than Spellcasters; things that Spellcasters cannot do, ordinary people are not necessarily unable to do; failing to become a Spellcaster is mostly just a matter of opportunity.

Only by fully mobilizing the vast majority of ordinary people—or rather, the masses—can the future magic civilization be built well.

"By the way, Lord Leisen, when can the first batch of Mithril purchased by the Tower of Time be delivered?"

"There are other orders this month, and the schedule at the smelting workshop is very tight; it will be after the Midsummer Festival at the earliest. By then, I will arrange a specialized small cargo airship to send it to Nan Jing."

"There are also small cargo airships?"

Xia Duo looked up at the huge gasbag above and couldn't help but smile; it really was a customized gift! Although this large airship was not slow in speed, it was still very slow when starting and stopping.

At least for Xia Duo, who was accustomed to the starting and stopping speeds of cars, this was simply no different from a turtle's pace.

If there were small airships, perhaps they could be a bit faster; as for the maximum speed, Xia Duo did not have many requirements—could it be faster than teleportation?

He wanted airships more to equip the Territory Guard, so that they could have a team-based rapid movement tool.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo couldn't help but ask: "Lord Leisen, I wonder how the starting and stopping speed of the small cargo airship you mentioned compares to this airship?"

"It's faster than this! Especially during horizontal movement, it is almost no less than the sudden stops and starts of a carriage; as for ascending and descending, I think it should also be improvable."

Lord Leisen probably didn't know what "the mouth above speaks, the legs below run until they break" meant; Xia Duo didn't know much about airships, but he also knew that ascending relied on buoyancy, and buoyancy is very difficult to use for explosive work.

However, he had never been on an airship on Earth and had no concept of the ascent speed; since Lord Leisen said so, he didn't have much doubt.

So he began to place an order: "Lord Leisen, I would like to customize five small airships from you, with a crew of about twenty people; they don't need to carry cargo, but they need to have high maneuverability, whether it's starting and stopping, or ascending and descending."

"Customize airships?"

Hearing such news, Lord Leisen was startled at first, but then he reacted; an airship that didn't need to carry cargo would not steal his business at all, so after a little thought, he agreed and then asked:

"I wonder when Lord Xia Duo wants them?"

"The sooner the better!"

"I will prioritize the small airships currently under construction for Lord Xia Duo after modifying them; the initial delivery will be at the end of next month. However, it needs to be stated in advance that the hull of the small airship is not an iron-shell ship; I hope Lord Xia Duo can understand."

"Understood." Xia Duo did not delve too deeply into this issue.

He guessed that if a large airship did not use an iron-shell ship, it might roll in the air, while a small airship did not need such a heavy balancing device.

Of course, it was also possible that this airship, which served as a thank-you gift, was special.

……

The airship was very fast. When Xia Duo and Lord Leisen had finished discussing all the details, the airship returned to Savile Town and stopped on the small platform above the No. 1 Spire.

Afterward, Lord Leisen and his son did not stay long, but returned to their own territory via the Tower of Time.

Those two operators were left behind to train Xia Duo's own airship pilots; the two sides agreed that the two would leave when the Mithril was delivered next month.

"You take the airship to the Daxia Territory in the south and find a place to park at the Code Plaza; I will arrange for people to clear the area in advance."

The Code Plaza was not small, and the surroundings were not all buildings like the Savile Town Central Square; as long as they were careful, Xia Duo felt that even Niya could land safely.

After notifying Laidun to receive the airship and arranging the future activities of the airship, Xia Duo stopped worrying about this matter for the time being; the Midsummer Festival was approaching, and he needed to hurry to crack the Enlightenment Scroll.

Even Niya was "driven" by him to the Blue Crystal Plane to print the Mithril Circuit for the Floating City Flight Control System.

……

Returning to the Tower of Time.

Xia Duo immediately dived into the Laboratory; just now on the airship, his mind was open and his mood was great, and he suddenly figured out a problem—not about how to realize the self-developed Enlightenment Spell, but about some key points regarding the encryption of the Seven Towers.

Some problems are very simple once you figure them out; Xia Duo only used one scroll to complete the cracking, and even kept one for verification or collection.

In the Laboratory, Xia Duo watched as the Magic Net Strings gathered on the scroll finally revealed their true face, and his mood was even more relaxed than it had been on the airship just now.

The shadow of having no progress for several consecutive days was instantly swept away.

"So it is reverse asymmetric encryption with ** elements as the core; it really almost cost me my life!"

After the Magic Net Strings were unraveled and the encryption method was learned, the graphic decryption became a matter of course; next, Xia Duo obtained all the details of this spell on the 【Enlightenment Scroll】 with almost no effort.

It was still somewhat different from the 【Enlightenment Spell】 he had originally envisioned.