Chapter 240 Take Off
As aircraft, airships are far less well-known and popular than airplanes.
But judging from the current level of technology in Demon Continent, airships are far more suitable than airplanes, and the most important thing is that the creation of 'Li He' is not outrageous.
First of all, in terms of power, Ji Xing, who has been on a train once, knows that steam power has been used relatively maturely, and it can also be used as the power of an airship, so he doesn't need to worry about it.
Secondly, in terms of materials, linen, nylon, etc. can be used to make air bags, and in terms of metal materials, because hunters are generally equipped with hunter knives, the research on this aspect of Demon Continent is even ahead of the contemporary era.
As for the filling gas, it is really difficult to produce helium, which is safer, but it is not a big problem to use hydrogen. Hydrogen will not explode casually like most people imagine. A lightning strike would at most cause one airbag to burn out.
Moreover, the airship Ji Xingben didn't think it would be so easy to popularize for civilian use. He was going for military use, that is, for hunters. As long as he took a numbered hunter with a certain amount of spiritual power, he could handle most emergencies. Circumstances, further guaranteeing security.
All preconditions are met.
What "Li He" needs to invent, or to say discover, is "if the filling gas is lighter than air, this thing can fly".
The most important thing is that this thing is in the sky, it is big and conspicuous, and it is a sharp tool for collecting starlight.
But Xu Shengnan didn't believe it this time.
The last time I made a solar cooker, this time she thought Ji Xing would improve a cooker, but you said you want to go to the sky? Isn't this a joke?
So in the next few days, Ji Xing first released a balloon in front of her, and then made a hot air balloon capable of carrying people to the sky.
Only then did Xu Shengnan take it seriously: "Are you serious, Li He? Even if you fly up, how do you plan to get down? This thing is not a joke. Even if my sister falls from such a height, she will be smashed into batter. Only Only a powerful hunter with the spiritual power of the Godhunter can support the flight."
"Change the gas density, open the secondary airbag, and you can land slowly." Ji Xing confirmed.
"Change the density of the gas..." Xu Shengnan muttered in understanding, and patted Ji Xing on the shoulder: "Okay, I'll just trust you once."
And soon, the actions here attracted Yanqiu's attention. After knowing what the two were doing, he was instantly surprised and interested.
Because of his supernatural ability, he can tame spirit beasts and own a rare spirit eagle mount, so he is the easiest one to take on the task of running errands among the candidates for God Hunter. He knows that there are not many dangers in the sky, and if he masters the ability to fly without spiritual power The means, I am afraid it will bring changes to the whole world!
And it just so happened that he, who was able to fly and had the mount of a spirit eagle, made up the last link of safety.
After chatting with Ji Xing that day, he used his badge to contact God Hunter Sun Qin. Sun Qin on the opposite side was stunned for a long time before saying, "Is this Li He again? He has already tried two new games. , brought a good effect, let us understand the principle of the game's identification of monsters more clearly, and it is basically consistent with his judgment.
It can be seen that it is not just luck, he is also very smart...flying? Try to cooperate and see if he can bring us another big surprise! "
So Yanqiu and Xu Shengnan cooperated, and Ji Xing, a scientist who seemed to be groping forward but actually knew the answer, gave advice, and the manufacturing speed of the first airship in Demon Continent was very fast.
Because there were many people employed, and there was no deliberate secrecy, gradually, the news that the Hunter's Guild was secretly building a flying ship spread in Jinhui City, causing public discussion.
...
A month and a half later, a middle-aged man with a beard and a vicissitudes of life got off at Jinhuicheng Station and looked around.
"Huh? No one picked me up."
"Oh, I didn't notify them."
After muttering a few words, he walked out of the station, walked for a while, stopped someone and asked, "Hello, how can I get to the Hunter's Guild?"
The passers-by were very enthusiastic: "Over there. Are you here to see the excitement from other places? It's late, and now the over there is full of people, let's watch from a distance, if such a big thing can really fly , can be seen anywhere."
What? The bearded middle-aged man frowned in confusion, thanked the passers-by, and then walked in the direction of the Hunter's Guild.
The station was not far from the Hunter's Guild, and he soon heard loud noises.
"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze!"
"I can't get in, let's look over here!"
A dense crowd appeared in his line of sight, and he frowned again: "What are you doing, such a large crowd gathering."
Like a loach, the dense crowd seemed to automatically separate to the two sides when he walked by. He quickly passed through the interior successfully, and saw a circle of hunters stationed and the huge...
Is it called an airship? Can fly?
Gathering some information from the crowd's discussion, he scratched his head and looked at the huge weird machine in front of him—it was about as tall as a two-story building, and it was indeed divided into upper and lower floors. It was over 20 meters long and weighed I'm afraid that non-numbered hunters can't move it, and want to go to heaven?
He lightly patted the shoulder of a little girl beside him: "Hello, little girl, is this airship made by the Jinhui City Hunter's Guild?"
"No, it was designed by Brother Li He, and our guild is just helping." Tu Honghong turned to look at him, and replied, "Uncle, are you a foreigner? Don't you believe that this can fly?"
"Hahaha..." The bearded man laughed dryly, but didn't respond, thinking to himself: This Jinhui City Hunter's Guild is a bit unreliable.
Tu Honghong was dissatisfied with this reaction: "Brother Li He is very powerful, just wait and see."
'Li He? This name... oh yes, the ordinary guy who got the second-class honor. '
The bearded man turned his eyes and looked at the young man who was groping for confirmation by the 'airship' ahead, was he?
So a scientist? What important thing was invented for the second-class hunting award?
But flying or something...
He shook his head, just this thing?
Ahead, Ji Xing inspected the airship symbolically and came to Xu Shengnan and Yanqiu.
"No problem, we can conduct a test flight!"
Yanqiu nodded slightly, Xu Shengnan looked around and said: "Li He, don't go up, I know how to operate, if something goes wrong, Yanshenhunting can save me alone..."
"That can't be done, Mrs. Sheng, I'm not that afraid of death, and I have confidence in my design. The first operation must be done by me."
Yanqiu said softly: "It's okay, no matter what happens, you will be fine."
Ji Xing insisted and made a guarantee along the autumn, so Xu Shengnan stopped persuading him.
Soon, under Ji Xing's command, the hunters first fixed the airship to the nailed stakes with ropes, and then inflated the secondary airbag.
Under Ji Xing's design, this airship has four main airbags, which will be slightly heavier than air when fully inflated, and will not take off.
The auxiliary airbag is used to adjust the airship's ascent and descent. The airship is filled with hydrogen to lift off, and the airship lands after deflation. The principle is very easy to understand, but under this technological background, it is like a dream and fantasy.
Seeing that the airbags were inflated normally, Ji Xing, Xu Shengnan and Yanqiu boarded into the cabin of the airship. When the surrounding people saw someone going in, their discussions quieted down for a moment, and their eyes converged.
Under the gaze of a pair of eyes, the huge airship really began to shake slowly, and gradually floated up. If it hadn't been pulled by the nailed rope, it might have been lifted into the sky!
Suddenly there was an uproar.
"Can you really fly?!"
"Can it fly high?"
"Vice President, bring me one!"
Xu Shengnan poked his head out: "Get out! Old Zhang, you were afraid of being ashamed before, but now you believe it? You want to be the first to go to heaven, there is no way!"
There was a burst of laughter among the hunters, and the bearded middle-aged man on the outside was dumbfounded: "No, Yanqiu didn't use spiritual power to support the float, and he couldn't do such a thing. This thing really flew by itself?" '
Ordinary people whispered excitedly, the noise outside became louder, and the people jumping on tiptoes looked like Tiggers.
And when the hydrogen was more full and the rope pulling the airship was cut, they didn't have to jump anymore, because the huge airship flew straight into the sky for everyone to see!
"It's so high! It's amazing!"
Tu Honghong jumped excitedly, and she didn't forget to ask the bearded man next to her: "Do you believe me now? I just said that Senior Li He is very powerful!"
The bearded man stared straight at the sky without responding, and his heart was constantly turbulent: "This thing, this thing... If it can move forward and land smoothly, if it can... Li He?" Really great! '
The entire Jinhui City gradually saw the airship rising higher and higher. For a while, it was like a festival carnival, and people who didn't know each other gathered and communicated.
People who didn't believe in flying airships were even more excited, forgetting their previous doubts and pointing excitedly.
The name Li He was mentioned by countless people.
The previous Li Hecai and the monster attack just made him famous, but this time, it made him famous!
In the sky, the airship had gradually risen to a height of more than a thousand meters, and it was getting smaller and smaller in the eyes of the crowd below. Ji Xing sat in the pilot's seat of the airship, glanced at the Seven Star Bead, and smiled all over his face.
In a world without internet, it is finally possible to collect starlight on a large scale.
But that's just the small head.
Suddenly a gust of wind blew, and the airship swayed slightly, and Xu Shengnan swayed beside him: "Hey, the height is almost the same, Li He..."
Ji Xing turned his head, only to find that Xu Shengnan's face turned pale, and asked in surprise, "Sister Shengnan is also afraid of heights?"
Xu Shengnan's expression was uncomfortable, and Yanqiu next to him said softly: "Most people will be a little scared when ascending to a high altitude for the first time. It's rare for you to be like Li He, just get used to it."
His voice was like a clear spring, apparently he had used his powers, which made Xu Shengnan look better, and he nodded his thanks to Yanqiu.
At this time, the ascent of the airship basically stopped, and Yan Yan said expectantly: "Li He, try to see if it can start."
Naturally it is possible.
Driven by the steam turbine, Ji Xing drove the airship and let it spin a half circle over Jinhui City smoothly without any problems.
A large amount of starlight was collected, and the necks and eyes of the ordinary people below were sore, but they couldn't look back. They kept looking for the traces of the airship, and cheered when they found it.
On the airship, Yan Qiu also gave Ji Xingxing one after another, until the airship flew back to the sky above the Hunter's Guild, he couldn't help but directly took out the contact badge and activated it to contact Sun Qin.
When the badge lit up, before Sun Qin asked, he said, "Successful, Li He successful, Sun Shenlie!
We flew around 1,800 meters at a high altitude, and now we are preparing to land, and there seems to be no problem. "
"Really?" The voice on the other side of the badge was also pleasantly surprised: "Okay, very good!"
Ji Xing's starlight jumped over 1 million in an instant! In the same way, compared to the demon killer that was mistakenly hit before, this time the airship, even if God Hunter knows about it, will also have the emotion of "admiration".
This is just the beginning, wait for the news to spread among the hunters? That's the big head!
If you want to collect starlight the fastest, you have to get it from these strong people.
Airships take off, stars take off.
Four stars and 1 billion will not be too far away!
3400, stuck, so full attendance is gone...