The day after Maisie left, Roland took the witches in the courtyard to begin assembling a new generation of hot air balloons. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

As the back garden and the witches' quarters are being expanded, the leaves have moved the plants into the vestibule. Vines of all kinds cover the walls, wooden frames and corridors, giving it the feel of a prehistoric forest, and the shading effect is also very obvious, and the sunlight can only pass through the dense green leaves, leaving scattered spots of light on the ground.

Roland handed the witches a stack of white paper and let them spread it out into a giant piece of paper, which Zoroa painted with the lightest coating of the blue sky. Compared to the combination of cow intestine membrane skin and canvas used in the original generation of hot air balloons, the pure coated fabric is much lighter, and the toughness is excellent, there are no sutures at the joints, and no matter how large it is, it is not afraid of disintegrating in the air.

"Listen to Lightning, there might be a witch coming over from the fjord?" Wendy asked curiously.

"If all goes well," Roland recounted the contents of the reply to the Five Princesses, "we will have to wait for Tilly Wimbledon's reply." ”

"It seems that the Ashes have succeeded," she said thoughtfully, "and there are so many witches gathered on the Isle of Sleep. ”

"yes, I'm afraid Tilly has been planning this move for more than a year or two," Roland said, "Not only Grey Keep, but the other three kingdoms have all sent witches to secretly contact, and the Mutual Aid Society must have received her invitation." I guess that's why the guards have been spreading rumors for so long, but no witch has come to the door - one step slower than Tilly, after all. ”

"But Hakara never mentioned it to us," Wendy rubbed her shoulder.

"If she tells you about Tilly's invitation, maybe you won't be looking for the Holy Mountain anymore, right?"

"It's a possibility, but then we won't meet in Frontiertown," she smiled and shook her head, "So...... That's not bad either. ”

"I think it's pretty good, too," Lightning said, raising his hand.

"Tsk, maybe it's better to go to the fjord," Lily pouted, "after all, it's full of witches, and you don't have to pay extra attention to it when you go out in town." ”

"It's much better than before," said Anna earnestly, "and I didn't even dare to go out then." ”

"That's right, some people are like this, even though Ash refused to come the last time he was invited, and pretended," Mizuki muttered, "and said that he wasn't a traitor!"

"You're ......" Lily's eyes widened, "stupid!"

"Traitor!"

The other witches couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"I think so too," Roland felt a sudden sense of accomplishment in his heart, even if he was not as smart and agile as the Five Princesses, and not as strong and decisive as Tifeco and Garcia, but at least, he could give these witches a free and comfortable living environment, and also bring a better life to the people under his rule.

"This hot air balloon...... I'm afraid it's several times bigger than the last one," Nightingale looked at the part that Zoroa had already drawn, "Are you going to use it to transport witches?"

He nodded, "Only then can we avoid the harbor city and go straight from the seaside at the southern end of the town to the territory." And in addition to picking up new visitors, it's also a new attempt. ”

When the paper is coated on both sides, it becomes a laminated fabric, each nearly six meters long and wide – it's hard to drag with one hand if it's a regular canvas or linen, but it's almost as heavy as a stack of paper for a lightweight coating. A dozen pieces of fabric are spliced together and the seams are cemented together to create a giant airbag of incredible size.

What Roland wanted to test was the adhesive ability of Soloya's coating. At least when he first saw her new abilities, the "thick bark" that was half drawn on the table stuck in his mind was still fresh in his mind. The two are firmly bonded together, grabbing the bark and pulling upwards to lift the entire square table. He wanted to know how tightly the paint would fit into the substrate, and whether it would be able to support a huge airbag and keep it firm and airtight after inflation.

Hot air balloons still rely on Anna to inflate, while hydrogen balloons can be operated by anyone, and now that there are DC motors that can produce hydrogen by electrolysis of water, the famous Zeppelin seems not far away. As long as you find the right materials for crafting a lightweight skeleton, this huge monster that can fly at an altitude of two or three thousand meters has almost no natural enemies, and the technical difficulty is much lower than that of an airplane.

Although the hit rate of dropping bombs at an altitude of 1,000 meters is very impressive, if the enemy cannot withstand it, he can only be beaten and unable to fight back -- if he swings around the enemy's territory every day, he is afraid that any opponent will collapse.

Imagine that when you go out to the Holy City of the Church in the future, there are four or five airships suspended in the air side by side, bombs are raining down, there are shallow heavy gunboats in the river to bombard the opponent's city gates and strongholds, and the infantry with repeating muskets are waiting in the rear, and the three armies of the navy, land and air force are fighting in a three-dimensional coordinated manner.

"Your Highness, what are you smirking again?" Anna sighed, reaching out to cover the corners of his mouth that he couldn't help but grin.

"Probably thinking about the new witches," Lily rolled her eyes, "man......"

When a giant vine basket is attached to the bottom of the airbag with hemp rope, the new generation of hot air balloons is complete. It is nearly four times larger than the original, has a capacity of 10 people, and has a canopy above the gondola to protect it from direct sunlight. Of course, there needs to be a hole in the shed for Anna to refill the balloon.

Roland named the balloon Yuanwang, and after completing an equal heavy-duty test in the open space of the garden, it made its first voyage the next day. In addition to the five witches including Anna and Wendy, the crew members who participated in this trial voyage also included the prince himself.

The whole voyage went smoothly, and the witches chattered in the air, marveling at the spectacular view from the air - this was clearly more interesting than the previous fixed-point observation. Heading south under Wendy's steady winds, the Distant Lookout reached the ridge around noon, crossed the flag-covered summit, and finally hovered over the shoreline.

After flying around the shallows, the group returned to the castle with the Distant Lookout. Roland noticed that Wendy, who was in charge of direction control, was beating his shoulder from time to time, looking very tired.

He had heard that women with large breasts were prone to sore shoulders, and underwear appeared to solve this problem, although he did not verify this statement, but it is always right to give it a try. And as she gets older, Anna's body will gradually develop, and Roland decides to make a small gift for each adult witch. (To be continued.) )