At a height of 3,000 meters, the wind outside the barrier made a chilling howl, Lieutenant Colonel Beresa subconsciously wrapped the fur tightly, and when he first became a flying beast non-commissioned officer, he flew to a high altitude without knowing the weight, and the memory of almost freezing to death was deeply engraved on his soul, and every time he flew to the sky, the memories of freezing all over his body would be revived.

Clutching the reins, the griffin carried the knights into the sea of clouds, white water vapor flowed through the periphery of the barrier, and the field of vision was completely filled with milky white, as the height continued to increase, the white that rushed into front of the eyes gradually faded, and the vivid cyan was a little at first, and gradually expanded into a crack. Eventually fill the field of vision.

Compared to the Wyvern, the Gryphon has a slower level flight, but is more suitable for staying in Mana's thin altitude for long periods of time. After several hours of flying under the clouds, they finally reached the designated airspace, and the knights raised their heads, but the expected glare of the sun could not be seen above. Huge man-made objects hung high above the griffin knights' heads, shielding them from the sun.

Beresa gasped, she had been lucky enough to witness the ancient species in the past, but the "giant beast" in front of her could make people feel their own insignificance and feel as if they were overwhelmed by it more than the dragons, and just looking up made people's sense of distance fail.

With a total length of nearly 400 meters, drawing on the experience of its sister ship "Zeppelin", it has invested more new technology without hesitation, making it larger, more comfortable and faster than Zeppelin, and the "Pieter Strassel", which is scheduled to make its maiden voyage next month, stands leisurely, and the steam turbine units all over the cigar-shaped carcass make a loud roar, and the altitude of 4,000 meters is the altitude of the ship's economic cruising, as long as it has that meaning. The Peter Strassel was able to climb all the way up to 7,000 meters, beyond the reach of griffins.

"If you put guns on that thing and set up a deck where the beasts take off...... Then it would be the strongest air battleship, no, it would already be an air fortress. ”

Beresa muttered quietly, instinctively connecting what flew in the sky to military use. Moreover, after the news that Titans already had similar warships, the army began to concentrate on similar things out of a sense of confrontation. But in Beressa's view, the floating warships that Titans already owned and those on the army's drawings were crooked. How can something flying in the sky only stare at the ground? Dominating the sky is what the warships and knights in the air should do. As for attacking the ground or something, it's a side hustle that I don't have time to do until I have complete control of the sky.

But ideas are just ideas after all, and they are an idea that is contrary to the mainstream opinion. Beresa and his ideas have been repressed. The leaders of the Army have always advocated that "flying things should serve the ground battlefield". Let them jump out of the ready-made tactical dogma. Formulating tactics, planning and manpower for air units to operate alone...... It's too much for those granite heads. What's more, allowing the flying unit to fight alone is likely to lead it to become a new branch of the armed forces independently. The Army, already oppressed by the Navy and Titans, did not want to add another competitor to make trouble, and in line with the principle that more is better than less, they would never allow Beresa's idea to be put into action.

In addition to those old men who can't eat the ancients, Beresa's robes also hit him hard. Despite the full spread of muskets, the Sky Knights are reluctant to put down their wands and assault spears. The reason given was that in the air, where maneuverability was much higher than in ground combat, and where strong winds often interfered with firing, the accuracy of the musket was negligible, the reloading was cumbersome, and the musket was not as good as the burning stick after the bullet. As for the expansion of the air force, it will become an independent service...... The proud knights of the air were adamantly opposed to any suggestion that might lower their status and allow civilians to enter the barracks to stand side by side with them—

Realizing that she had wandered, Beresa retracted her thoughts and focused her mind on the mission and ship in front of her again.

The identity of the passengers and the content of the negotiations are not yet clear, but it can be determined that Charlemagne is not in favor of Charlemagne. The task of this squadron of griffons is to board the ship without alarming the ship as much as possible, find out the truth, and arrest Charlemagne if there is indeed an attempt to carry out some kind of conspiracy against him. If the other party resists, the use of force is permitted.

I don't know where they got the news and gave them such an order. Literally, Beresa, who had a weak sense of smell, couldn't fault anything, but it was Count Lucan, the commander of the Air Cavalry Division, who conveyed the order, and Lord Count added a verbal order to the written order: if the other party refused to stop the ship for inspection, then force a surprise attack and go deep into the cabin to bring back the mysterious passengers, whether they were dead or alive.

Before Beresa could recover from his shock, the Count handed him a sketch of the interior of the Zeppelin. Despite the enlargement and some structural improvements, Pieter Strassel is still very much the same as Zeppelin. It is entirely possible to deduce the internal passage of its sister ship based on the internal map of the Zeppelin, and as long as it can be infiltrated, it should be no problem to complete this mission.

The other party is not a battleship equipped with guns, and the capture of a few outlaws from an unarmed floating cruise ship with a rough idea of the interior is already known - it is really a bit overkill for the griffin knights, but when they look up at the behemoth at this moment, from Lieutenant Colonel Beresa downward, the fierce and fearless knights unconsciously feel a little uneasy.

"It's really indiscriminate......"

Beresa grumbled under her breath, and at that moment, a voice came from the communication gem in the shape of an earring.

"This is the ocean floating cruise ship Peter Strassel belonging to V.E Shipping, approaching griffin knight, please inform me of your identity. ”

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"Again, this is the V.E Shipping Line's ocean-going cruise ship Peter Strassel, approaching griffin knight, please give me your identity. ”

The messenger repeatedly called on the throat intercom, and after a while, the dark tone of a middle-aged man came from the loudspeaker.

"We are the 131st Squadron of the 2nd Floating Cavalry Regiment of the Charlemagne Army, and we are on patrol and inspection missions. If you are sailing, please turn off the engine and stop for temporary inspection. ”

Patrols, inspections, and still on the high seas?

The crew members who heard this lame excuse almost laughed, the patrol range of the army's floating cavalry was basically inland, and the distance to death could not exceed the distance that could be visually seen to the coastline, when did the army uncle enthusiastically run to patrol on the high seas?

Holding back the sneering expression, the communications soldier solemnly replied:

"This ship is the ocean floating cruise ship Peter Strassel under V.E Shipping Company, which is now on trial voyage, and the relevant navigation plan and route have been reported. ”

After the high-sounding rebuttal passed. There was a burst of broken thoughts on the radio. The grunting content was mixed with slang and dialects, but the crew still heard greetings to female relatives and sexual organs.

“...... Someone has reported that there is smuggling on your ship and wants to cooperate with the inspection. ”

"This is nonsense, repeated. The sailing plan and route of our ship have been reported. Now it is undergoing sea trials from. There are only technicians on board, and there are no so-called smugglers. Please check with the upper peak. ”

"We received accurate information ......"

......

The two sides constantly tugged at each other, during which time. The griffin and the ship were much closer.

"Enough!"

A female voice sounded suddenly, and the communications soldier immediately hung up the transceiver, and the entire spacecraft quickly filled with a tense atmosphere of actual combat.

The crew knew what it meant to cut off communications, and it was already unexpectedly expected to meet the rare and enthusiastic patrol of the Army's floating knights, and the other party was hiding in the sea of clouds and sneaking closer, and then climbing to this height to ask for boarding and inspection was completely illogical. Except for some people who knew the true purpose of the voyage in advance and deliberately sent people to follow the ambush, there was no need to think about it.

Since someone came to greet us, then we should give a warm welcome.

"The first level of combat configuration! Scatter interference particles, combat concentration! Hangar is ready to attack!"

Freya ordered aloud, the sound of repetition and mechanical movement in her headphones, her eyes fixed on the numerical timer, which was frozen at 5 minutes and 37 seconds the moment the crew was in place. While satisfied with the results of the rigorous training, the young lieutenant general with a stern expression pondered where the information had leaked out.

"What the hell is the loophole......

No matter how you think about it, this incident can only be thought to be that the insider leaked the information to the crown prince. You must know that in order to prevent the leakage of rumors, the secrecy operation has been carried out quite thoroughly, and even if some rumors of negotiation leak out, it is impossible to find out the true and unfortunate information from the massive amount of information mixed with a large amount of false information within a few days.

What's more, the consortium is still under Charlemagne's forces on the surface, and even if anyone knows that Albion and the United Principality of Rus are negotiating a secret armistice, they should start searching in the territory of those two countries, or near the actual contact front.

However, the griffon knights secretly passed through the navy's control area, headed straight for the Peter Strassel, and hid themselves perfectly. If it weren't for the good operation of the early-warning MDS and the ship's radar system at high altitude, it would have been difficult for the naked eye of the lookout to spot this group of tail masters who were hiding in the sea of clouds and "flying blindly" only on the compass and map.

Obviously, the information obtained by the other party is quite detailed, and it is by no means a rumor.

The situation suddenly became strict.

During these 1,000 years, and especially in the last few decades, Alfheim has lurked underground as a "shadow state", completely erasing his existence from the vision of other intelligent species, allowing him to preserve himself and secretly promote those vast projects. It's hard to imagine that overnight, important information about the life and death of the entire organization will leak to the outside world.

"Although the crown prince can commit two crimes, he is not an idiot, and he can take decisive action in the current situation...... Who the hell is it?"

"It doesn't have to be a betrayer from within. ”

Tyr's calm voice came from the headphones.

"It is also possible that the Albians and the Duchy are on their side, especially the Duchy, which has recently been affected by the preparations for the funeral of the old emperor and the accession of the new tsar to the throne. ”

"In any case, it will have to be investigated in detail...... Now, get rid of this annoying swarm of flies. ”

"Then I'll go first. ”

"Understood. ”

The communication was cut off, and the listening system transmitted the communication of those humans outside, because of the increase in the concentration of interference particles, the quality of conventional magic communication became very poor, but if you were closer, you could barely have a conversation, listening to the panic shouts mixed with noise, the corners of Freya's mouth curved.

"The hatch is open!"

The cargo hatch under the hull slowly opened, the ceiling of the cargo compartment folded and closed, and the electromagnetic catapult track was lowered. Tyr and his blue MDS are mounted on a catapult mount, the sleek, sleek silhouette typical of the Alfheim MDS, the shield on the left arm painted with a wing-like personal emblem, and the long beam weapon behind the back—both in appearance and equipment, highlighting the distinctive identity and confidence in victory.

(It's like a knight.) ）

Looking at Tyr's back, Freya couldn't help but think, and then smiled bitterly because she was too sarcastic. MDS, which is supposed to have nothing to do with knights, chivalry, etc., would be reminiscent of those things, and this joke is too cold.

The electromagnetic catapult on the beautiful general's special rack, the voltage began to rise, the controllers on both sides waved the baton, and the signal light above lit up red and kept decreasing.

"Adler, strike!"

The green light, which symbolizes the countdown to zero, lights up, and the controller half-crouches to send out an attack signal, and the pressure of 5G is instantly applied to Tyr, and the electromagnetic force released instantly ejects the blue MDS.

"Really, to put it so seriously, it didn't turn out that I wanted to fight. ”

Attached to the catapult mount and slowly sliding into the catapult track, the bright red MDS was much larger than the production Kampfer and a full circle larger than Tyre's special-purpose Eagle, taking up almost two-thirds of the width of the ejection tunnel. Heavy armor, numerous nozzles, near-surplus armament, and the long horns on the top of the head, which are the hallmarks of the commander's plane, combine to make the entire body almost detached from the human form, and the silhouette of a crustacean oozes an air of sophistication.

"It just so happens that this airframe is also the first time to participate in actual combat, so it's just the right time to try it out. ”

The signal light in front of the airframe lit up green for "departure", and the controllers waved their batons again in a "go" pose.

"Nachtigall, let's go!"

The massive mech shook, and the red nightingale's sleek body was pushed overboard, and a moment later, the nightingale headed for the griffons that were following closely behind the battleship.

"Everyone, you must let me have a good time. ”

Above her lips that split into a smile, Freya's eyes glowed with a fierce lust, and the fierce light of a big cat carnivore coincided with the shining single eye on her head, and all 38 sensor cannons were separated from under her shoulders and waist skirts, and a little flash of light swooped down on the dazed prey. (To be continued......)