Chapter 53 The girl longing to fly to the sky
"The group of halflings must be doing something new." Theodore sighed, and then led several people through the dense crowd.
Lynn quickly saw the noble status of the wizard. After seeing the badge on Theodore's chest, the residents of the extremely crowded harbor spontaneously gave way to the aisle, and several people quickly squeezed to the front. Cleared the scene in the center of the square.
On the flat and smooth stone brick road, there is a huge aircraft about two meters high with a wingspan of nearly seven meters.
No, it's not appropriate to describe it as an aircraft, because it looks a bit too simple, it's just a frame made of wood and steel, the joints are tightly tied with cowhide ropes, and then a layer of paper is laid on the frame. Canvas made from layers of camel leather.
It looked like a monster hovering on the ground and waving its wings, which caused the people around to watch in surprise.
"It's so big!" Jonny looked at the aircraft in astonishment, and his shock was indescribable. "Is this a newly-invented alchemy device in the Land of Wizards?"
"Of course not!" Theodore patted his forehead, turned his face away and didn't dare to look at it, he just hoped that he wouldn't be too embarrassing in front of outsiders this time.
Lin En felt very interesting. He didn't expect to encounter such a strange sight just after entering the harbor of Iyeta.
Is this a test flight?
Lynn saw the propeller hanging on the double-layer wing at a glance.
But if only steam is used as power... I am afraid the result will be worrying...
Although he thinks so, Lynn still looks at the aircraft intently. Every attempt by human beings to fly is worth boasting, not to mention the existence of magic in this world, so nothing is impossible.
"Hey~"
Just as he was thinking, Lynn saw a young figure nimbly climbing to the top of the aircraft, tied the last connection point with a cowhide rope, and then sat directly in the cabin.
She looked only eight or nine years old, wearing a dirty and dusty short gown, her hair was blown messy by the wind, her face was stained with dusty mud, her sleeves and trouser legs were all covered in dust. Tie up, wearing a big windproof goggle on the top of the head, full of vitality and enthusiasm all over the body!
"It's so small... why did you choose to let a child fly this aircraft?" Lynn asked in surprise.
"No, you made a mistake. Lydia is a halfling. In fact, she is sixteen years old this year." Theodore explained.
Is that so? Lin En took a closer look, only to find that the girl's ears were slightly pointed, and her pupils and hair color were also somewhat special. It was actually difficult to distinguish halflings from ordinary humans when they were young. In addition, the other party's face looked very young, so He didn't recognize it at all.
"Lydia, or forget it..."
In the square at this time, several halflings were surrounding the aircraft and doing the final maintenance work. One of the very old halflings put his hands on the "fuselage" of the aircraft and shook it vigorously a few times, as if It is testing the sturdiness of this thing.
Of course, it would be even better if they fell apart, so that the other party can only give up this unrealistic fantasy.
"Don't worry, Uncle Darren, I've made all the preparations this time, and I'm sure it will work." The girl named Lydia slapped the opponent's troublesome hand away, pulled the goggles on her head vigorously, and put Putting his hand on the controller, he said confidently. "Okay, I'm leaving, you all should disperse!"
But you said the same thing last time... A group of halflings complained silently in their hearts, but they still avoided it. The main reason is that they also feel that it is a shameful thing to gather here, and it is likely to be even more embarrassing later.
Although those wizards and elders didn't say it on the surface, they must have objections to them occupying the city's square and causing such a big mess.
chug chug...
With bursts of smoke pouring out from the top of the fuselage, the steam power drives the propellers on both sides to start rotating. After everyone in front has dispersed to make a passage, Lydia pulled the wrench, Using the straight street as a runway, the huge aircraft rushed straight ahead.
"Can this thing really fly?" Jonny was extremely curious. Of course, she also saw that this thing was used to lift into the air, and it looked like a very large bird in appearance.
"It should be possible, but there is a high probability that it can only fly a little..." Lynn didn't sense the magic power fluctuations throughout the whole process, and he had already met the end of this thing.
Jonny is confused, what does it mean to only fly a little?
Theodore shook his head, he felt that this thing could not fly at all.
Independent flying is the patent of high-ranking wizards. Except for the Griffin Knights cultivated by the Sekas Empire, no one can fly freely in the sky.
Right under everyone's attention, the speed of the huge aircraft was getting faster and faster, rushing over the city square.
A large and long **** was erected on the opposite street to provide a height difference. Lydia was extremely nervous, and her eyes under the goggles were staring straight ahead.
When the aircraft under her rushed to the top of the slope, the girl pressed the controller hard, and the aircraft vibrated its huge wings like a bird, and flew directly over the **** with the last lift.
"It actually flew up!"
Theodore was in a mess, his face was full of disbelief, and the civilians who were watching this scene were also shocked.
"My God, she really did it!"
"As expected of [Skillful Hands] Lydia, she is really amazing. I even bought the gadgets she made, which are just as magical as the wizard's magic utensils..."
"She will definitely pass the selection this year..."
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The halflings below were even more joyful, dancing and cheering loudly, "Lydia is the pride of halflings..." "She will definitely become the first halfling wizard..."
However, they celebrated too early, and countless problems were exposed after the aircraft lifted into the air with the help of thrust.
Rejoicing at the successful launch, Lydia adjusted her course, intending to fly around the Iyeta harbor, but after just a few seconds, she found that her aircraft had lost its balance and was falling rapidly.
Lydia hurriedly pulled the wrench, trying to control the wings to swing up and down, imitating the flight of a bird to provide lift, but unfortunately this only made things worse, and the flight path of the aircraft immediately became distorted , like a sub-dragon hit by magic, whirling and falling from mid-air...
(end of this chapter)