The people outside the No. Research Institute are all in charge of doing odd jobs, and the main researchers are all inside. Except for the researchers, no one is allowed to enter there.
Now the people in the outer courtyard are still sewing the airbags of the hot air balloons. Everyone's handwork is very careful, for fear that it will be torn if it is too strong.
"Ta Tata..."
A cloth weaver woman and an old carpenter are following Niu Si to the outside. These two are the main research leaders of hot air balloons. One is in charge of manufacturing the airbags of hot air balloons, and the other is in charge of manufacturing the bellows and hanging baskets of hot air balloons. .
"See Lord City Master." The weaving woman and the old carpenter saluted respectfully.
"How's the hot air balloon experiment going?" Liu Feng glanced at the two of them. The weaving woman is one of the best weavers in Saba City, and the old carpenter's craftsmanship is also among the top in Saba City.
"My lord, we haven't tried it yet." The old carpenter said timidly, he didn't dare to try it, he couldn't believe that they could make things from sky.
"What's the progress?" Liu Feng frowned, and glanced at the person who was sewing the airbag. According to his estimation, it should be almost finished these days.
"My lord, it's finished." The cloth weaving woman said quickly, she was also a little uneasy, the airbag she was sewing was for the second test, and she was afraid that something might go wrong the first time.
In fact, both the old carpenter and the weaving woman are illiterate. Now they are learning while making. Many capable people in the scientific research department do this, and then teach the next generation. In just a few years, Liu Feng will reap the rewards. Most of the technicians who understand words.
"Go, take me to have a look." Liu Feng said calmly, it seems that he still needs to participate and give these people some courage.
Otherwise, the real fortress in the sky will not be built in the future, and the hot air balloon is just a small matter. As long as he has a way to mass-produce hydrogen, the airship will be built by him. That is the real fortress in the sky. There is no problem for hundreds of miles, and he will hold the air supremacy in his hands.
"Yes." The two said respectfully, and immediately led the way to the backyard of the No. Research Institute.
"Master, can people really go to sky?" Annie's brown eyes were full of surprise, she doubted the possibility of going to sky.
"Yes." Fleur suddenly said indifferently.
"Uh..." Hu Er Niang was stunned for a moment, then rolled her eyes and said, "Yes, the bird clan Beastkin can go to the sky."
"Wait a minute, don't you know if you see it with your own eyes?" Liu Feng smiled lightly. No matter what era and world it is, people yearn to go to the sky and fly to the blue sky. This is the dream of many people. He also did this when he was a child. dream.
"Okay." The fox-eared lady's brown eyes were full of longing, and Mina and Eliza were the same. Flying into the blue sky and white clouds was something they had fantasized about since they were young.
Soon, a group of people came to the open space in the backyard, and they saw a delicate bamboo hanging basket, air bags spread on the ground, some charcoal, a wooden box and several ceramic jars.
"My lord, things are ready." The old carpenter said respectfully, if Liu Feng didn't come, they would try it two days later.
"Follow the method I gave, and get ready to start." Liu Feng said with a serious face, he didn't know if it would be successful, after all, it was the first experiment, no one could say for sure.
"Yes." The old carpenter took a deep breath and immediately called someone to help assemble the hot air balloon.
A hot air balloon is composed of three parts: a balloon, a hanging basket, and a heating device. The most important thing is the heating device, and Liu Feng replaced it with a bellows, which is the kind of hand-push wooden bellows.
The rope on the airbag is tied to the hanging basket, and then the bellows is installed, and the charcoal is put into the hanging basket, as well as several altars of high alcohol.
Then install a shelf above the hanging basket, put charcoal and pour alcohol on it, and start blowing with a bellows after igniting the fire, spraying hot air into the airbag, and strands of hot air are continuously blown into the hot air balloon.
A few minutes later, Liu Feng and others saw the airbag of the hot air balloon inflated, and gradually began to float up at an angle, and changed the charcoal once when it was about to float up completely.
"No, no way, young master, are you going to use this cloth bag to make people fly into the sky?" Annie said with wide brown eyes in disbelief.
"Yes, this is called a hot air balloon." Liu Feng smiled lightly. He turned his head to look at Fleur, and saw the girl staring at the hot air balloon without blinking her eyes. You could see veins in the hand that was holding his clothes. It got violent.
"It's floating, it's really floating." The old carpenter shouted happily, just like a child.
The hot air balloon had completely floated up. If it wasn't for the big rocks tied to it, it would have flown into the sky. This scene made the weaving woman burst into tears.
The old carpenter and the cloth weaving woman were under a lot of pressure. After all, they had never touched this thing, and they were afraid that what they made would dissatisfy the city lord.
Or, this is the thinking of most of the scientific research department. Liu Feng's invisible pressure is too great. After all, good treatment is based on seeing results. Simple people always feel that they have to pay back after eating.
"Lord Liu Feng, I want to go up." Fleur turned her head and looked straight at Liu Feng, her green eyes were full of longing.
"Okay." Liu Feng nodded. He glanced at Mina, Anli and Eliza, and they all saw desire in each other's eyes, and said softly, "Come one by one, don't worry."
This hot air balloon is small, and it can carry the weight of two people, no more.
"Young Master, let me come first." Maoer Niang stood up and said, she was afraid that the hot air balloon would be dangerous.
"No, I can't fly very high." Liu Feng waved his hand, and took Fleur's hand and walked towards the hot air balloon.
For the first test flight, it will definitely not fly very high, and the scientific research department is not very far from Saba City. He doesn't want the news of the hot air balloon to be exposed, which will definitely attract the prying eyes of some forces.
It's better to be low-key for the time being.
Chapter 0406 Fleur's request.
"Master Liu Feng, hurry up." Fleur dragged Liu Feng's hand towards the hot air balloon, she wanted to go up to the blue sky to have a look.
"Okay." Liu Feng had no choice but to keep up, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth. The girl now has obvious mood swings, which is a good thing. Perhaps, this can become a breakthrough to understand Fleur's past.
Liu Feng came to the hanging basket, stepped into the hanging basket, turned around and wanted to reach out to hug the girl in, but when he saw the girl holding the hanging basket with one hand, turning over quickly and entering the hanging basket, he remembered that the girl was regarded as a killer cultivated.
"Okay." Fleur looked up at Liu Feng who was outstretched, with a hint of a smile flashing in her indifferent eyes.
"Okay." Liu Feng sighed, the elusive girl, he turned his head and shouted to the old carpenter standing beside him, "Put the rope."
"Yes." The old carpenter said respectfully, and quickly untied one of the ropes tied to the boulder.
"Stand firm." Liu Feng urged, he pushed the bellows, the flames rose all of a sudden, and the hot air balloon rose slowly.
When seeing the hot air balloon staggeringly leave the ground, everyone's breathing became short of breath, Mina's body was even more tense, and her blue eyes were worriedly staring at Liu Feng, for fear that she would suddenly fall off.
"Mina, Mina..." Annie grabbed Maoerniang's arm with her small hand, and shouted nervously and excitedly, "Young master, young master has really gone to sky."
"Yes, yes." Mina replied dryly. She was very nervous and prayed in her heart that nothing would happen.
"It's... so unbelievable." Eliza covered her mouth with one hand, her emerald green eyes were shining brightly, and she was watching the hot air balloon that continued to rise. The scene in front of her had a great impact on her.
She never expected that besides the bird tribe Beastkin, there is actually such a way to make people fly into the blue sky. The image of Liu Feng at this moment is infinitely elevated in Elisa's heart, and she feels more and more mysterious, as if covered in fog. People can't help but want to explore.
"Great, it's a success." The old carpenter choked up, wiped away tears with his arms, and stared at the hot air balloon that was still rising.
"Hurry up, get the linen ready, hurry up." Niu Sisi roared, directing the linen cloth to be spread out below, in case it fell and could be picked up.
He was nervous. If something happened to the young master, he would be torn apart by his parents and brothers, let alone the people of Saba City, the entire scientific research department would be flattened.
The people on the ground were nervous, but the people on the hot air balloon were very happy. Liu Feng pushed the bellows from time to time, and now it has risen to a height of more than 100 meters. It's time to fly out of the valley.
"call..."
Liu Feng let out a sigh of relief, it was really cold up here, he turned his head and saw Fleur staring blankly into the distance, with a very fascinated look.
"What's the matter? Do you miss the feeling of flying in the past?" Liu Feng's black eyes flashed with pity, and he reached out to touch the girl's head.
For Fleur, who used to be able to fly freely in the sky, now she can only rely on hot air balloons to reach the sky, which is a very sad thing.
"En." Fleur nodded, stretched out her hand and waved it in the sky. In the past, she and her elder sister, as well as her little friends, chased in the sky and jumped off the towering rocky mountain. Spreading their wings to fly is the most free and happy time, and the whole sky belongs to them.
She can chase birds, fly into the white clouds to catch hide-and-seek, and play in the river. All these used to be her game activities, but now she stays in the hanging basket and looks at the sky where she used to play.
Looking at the mountains in the distance, Liu Feng asked softly, "How long will it take for your bird-clan Beastkin to fully grow their wings?"
"More than a year." Fleur looked back at Liu Feng, then looked up at the sky, suddenly jumped up and stood lightly beside the hanging basket.
"..." Liu Feng's pupils constricted and his mouth opened slightly. He was really startled, thinking that the girl was going to jump off.
"Come down, Fleur, it's dangerous up there." Liu Feng said in a deep voice, the edge of the hanging basket is only a few centimeters wide of wood, and it's high up in the sky, the girl actually dared to stand on the edge of the hanging basket, waiting for a gust of wind to blow over, shaking It's too powerful but it's about to fall.
Fleur stood by the hanging basket, opened her hands as if embracing the blue sky, heard Liu Feng's words, turned her head to see his serious face, and stared at each other silently for a few seconds.
"Oh." The girl replied softly, and nimbly returned to the hanging basket, this time she stood obediently and did not make trouble.
"In a few days, I'll let you fly in the sky." Liu Feng sighed.
He was really afraid that the girl would jump out and fly freely. That would be a tragedy. After all, he dared to do such a thing by shutting up a girl. It would be safer to get something to hold her appetite for. .
"Really fly?"
Fleur turned her head sharply, staring at Liu Feng with her green eyes, stepped towards him, jumped up and rushed towards him, crawling towards Liu Feng like a koala, with her cheek against his.
"..." The corners of Liu Feng's eyes twitched, looking at the girl with her nose on top of her nose, why did she do this again?
"Really fly, let you glide in the sky." Liu Feng said helplessly, the movement in his hands was not slow, and he pushed the bellows again.
In addition to hot air balloons, there are several ways for people to 'fly' in the blue sky, such as hang glider, hang glider and so on.
Especially the hang gliding suit, this new type of flying product on earth, is a game for the brave in the eyes of most gliding enthusiasts, and it is also a challenge that many extreme sportsmen want to challenge.
If Liu Feng had to choose, he would choose the hang glider, a relatively safe and mature flying device. In fact, he also wanted to try the feeling of flying in the blue sky.
"Really?" Fleur moved closer, the tips of their noses were flattened, and their mouths were close together with only a little distance left.
"En." Liu Feng snorted softly, looking at the girl's emerald green eyes, and secretly sighed how beautiful she was.
"Fly now?" Fleur looked into the deep eyes in front of her, a little blush crept up her cheeks, and she suddenly became a little short of breath.
"After a while, things are not ready yet." Liu Feng reached out and grabbed the girl by the back collar, pulling her away from his body.
Need to add some charcoal, or the hot air balloon will go down.
Fulei was held by Liu Feng's back collar, her limbs were hanging down, like a little milk cat without struggling, she looked at Liu Feng quietly, and said surprisingly, "Lord Liu Feng, when will you marry me?"
Chapter 0407 alien version of the 'air force' conception.
"Huh?" Liu Feng was stunned for a moment, looking at the girl's indifferent face, he left the bellows with the other hand, flicked Fleur's forehead lightly, and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about again? Let's discuss this issue again next year."
He was a little helpless, why did the girl still think about this matter?He hasn't been a beast yet to attack a 13-year-old girl, and when the other sister comes to him later, it will be hard for anyone to argue.
"I'm not young anymore." Fleur said indifferently, staring at Liu Feng with her green eyes, as if you wanted to give me an answer.
"16 years old, no, wait for you, I'll marry you." Liu Feng used the trick of procrastination to deal with today first.
"14 years old." Fleur shook her body, her long white hair was fluttering in the wind, her indifferent expression was slightly serious.
"16 years old, no less." Liu Feng said quickly, 14 years old?The girl will be 14 next year. Do you want him to get married next year?
He found that the girl was very smart, and every time the two of them were alone, he would bring up the question of marriage. He was a little weird, because he was forced into marriage by the girl again.
"I wrote it down." Fleur shook her body slightly, broke away from Liu Feng's grasp, and came to the edge of the hanging basket, looking at the blue sky, the corners of her mouth raised inadvertently, obviously she was in a good mood.
"It's really..." Liu Feng felt a little pain in his head. Will he marry a wife in three years?A 16-year-old girl?Although in this era for girls, it is almost the age of marriage.
Liu Feng shook his head, dismissing this matter, there are still three years, don't be in a hurry, he quickly added some charcoal to the shelf, and pushed the bellows several times in succession.
"Lord Liu Feng, how do people fly?" Fleur asked impatiently and curiously. For her, there are three things that she should pay attention to now. One has just been resolved, and the rest is Feixiang and her elder sister.
"Use something like a bird's wings to jump from the sky, and you can fly." Liu Feng replied softly, the girl talked a lot more than usual today, which is a good thing.
"Wings? Made of wood?" Fleur turned her head and frowned, "Can't fly."
"Uh..." Liu Feng was stunned for a moment. How did he feel what the girl meant by saying this? Did she try to make wings out of wood?
"I tried it, but I fell." Fleur said indifferently, her green eyes flickered, and she turned her head to look at the blue sky outside.
More than just falling, she made wooden wings and jumped off the stone pillar mountain. If her elder sister hadn't appeared to save her, she might have become a meatloaf.
"..." The corners of Liu Feng's mouth twitched. Why did she feel that the girl must have had a lot of interesting and stupid things in the past? She felt pitiful while being funny.
"It's not wood, but special fabric and steel as a support, and then you can make a hang glider for people to fly." Liu Feng said calmly, the hang glider reminded him a lot.
For example, can a hang glider cooperate with a hot air balloon to form an "air force" force? Of course, this air force is not the air force with planes and fighter jets on the earth, but a pseudo air force.
The hang glider must have a high slope, or factors such as headwinds to take off, but if a hot air balloon is used as a take-off point for the hang glider, the problem of limited terrain can be solved.
Once the problem of the limited terrain of the hang glider is solved, it will be very useful. The hang glider troops are in the sky, they can detect the enemy's situation, they can go deep into the enemy's rear, and as long as they are equipped with a parachute, they can sneak in secretly, and then perform a decapitation operation-perfect.
"I don't understand." Fleur said indifferently, she couldn't imagine how people could fly with cloth and heavy steel.
"You will know when you make it." Liu Feng said softly, asking him to explain the principle of lift and drag, even the girl would not listen.
But for the hang gliding unit, he decided to put it on the agenda and start personnel training, especially the need for at least four hot air balloons to serve as the take-off platform for the hang gliding tribe.
"Oh." Fleur replied indifferently, and stopped talking, looking at the blue sky quietly.
After staying in the sky for another ten minutes, Liu Feng saw the girl's slightly trembling body. It was clearly too cold and she was still holding on.
"Go down." Liu Feng said calmly. Before the girl could respond, he stopped pushing the bellows. When the heat from the charcoal was not enough, the hot air balloon descended slowly.
Fleur didn't speak, just looked at the sky quietly, until she reached the ground, she still didn't say a word. Today is probably a very happy day for her.
"Master, how's it going? Is it fun to be up there?" Annie's brown eyes were full of expectations, she trotted over and took Liu Feng's arm, and asked, "There shouldn't be any danger, right?"
"There will be no danger." Liu Feng shrugged and said.
As long as the hot air balloon does not fly too high, there is no danger. There is an airbag that can buffer the descent speed, just like a parachute, unless the airbag is completely torn and broken, or it encounters bad weather.
"My lord, is there anything to improve?" The old carpenter asked beside him.
"If the airbag is made bigger, it must be able to seat at least four people. This is too little." Liu Feng said slowly.
If it is used by the hang gliding troops in the future, the hot air balloon must accommodate at least four people, otherwise there will be a lot of supplies that cannot be transported.
"Yes." The old carpenter said respectfully, and immediately wrote it down.
"There is also a need to change the fuel, find some more flame-resistant materials, and fly into the sky in the future, it is impossible to fly for a short time and then come down."
Liu Feng thought for a while, and then said. "It must also dissipate a large amount of hot air, which is the key to a hot air balloon going to the sky."
He hopes that the hot air balloon can float in the sky for several hours without having to come down to refuel. Although one person can go up, and if the other places are filled with fuel, it can float for a longer time, but this is a bit tasteless.
"Yes." The old carpenter wrote it down, and he will pass it on to other research institutes. They are not in charge of the fuel, and there are research institutes dedicated to fuel research.
"Master, can I also take a ride in a hot air balloon?" Annie whispered, looking at Liu Feng expectantly with her brown eyes.
After the words fell, Mina and Eliza also stared fixedly at Liu Feng. This experience of being able to go to sky is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Chapter 0408 wants to fly back to my hometown to see.
"Of course." Liu Feng smiled lightly. He would definitely satisfy Hu Erniang for such a small request.
"Yeah! That's great." Annie jumped up happily, with a brimming smile on her face, and a little nervousness in her eyes.
"Let's go." Liu Feng stretched out his hand to Hu Erniang with a smile, then turned to Mina and Eliza and said, "Just wait a moment."
Annie looked at Liu Feng's outstretched hand, her cheeks flushed slightly, this was the first time the young master asked her to hold hands, her small hand was lightly placed on Liu Feng's palm, and was held by Liu Feng immediately.
"Yes." The cat-eared lady said softly.
Eliza nodded slightly with emerald green eyes, "Okay."
Liu Feng took Annie into the hot air balloon. The charcoal had already been replaced once by the old carpenter. He pushed the bellows and followed the command of 'loosen the rope'. The old carpenter let go of the rope, and the hot air balloon slowly lifted off again.
The fox-eared lady was very nervous. After all, it was her first time to go to the sky, and she was snuggling in Liu Feng's arms. She looked around in surprise with her brown eyes, feeling the uplift of the hot air balloon, and her fox tail flicked back and forth on Liu Feng's thigh.
"Don't be afraid." Liu Feng felt Annie's nervousness, patted Hu Er Niang's back, and comforted her, "As long as the hot air balloon doesn't fly very high, it's very safe."
"Hmm!" Annie nodded her head lightly, her fox ears trembled, her nervous heart gradually calmed down, and she asked in a crisp voice, "Master, why can a hot air balloon fly by burning charcoal?"
"Hmm~~ How should I put it?" Liu Feng paused, thought for a while and said, "Anli, this world is more complicated than we imagined. For example, there are many things in the air that we can't see with our naked eyes."
"Ah? Is there something in the air?" Annie looked around with her big brown eyes wide open, but she couldn't help but pouted and muttered, "Master, are you kidding me? Is there something in the air?" what."
"No? Then think about it? Why do we breathe?" Liu Feng raised the corner of his mouth and said softly, "What is the breath we breathe?"
"This..." Enli's eyes were dull, yes, why are we breathing?What is the exhaled breath?Is there really something in the air?
"Let me ask you another question." Liu Feng looked at the stunned fox-eared lady, and said slowly, "Why can wood float on the water?"
"This..." Annie frowned, holding her chin in her little hand and thinking, why does the wood float on the water? Isn't it because water is like this?
No, why can the fish be in the water?Why can the stone sink?Can dirt sink?
Could it be the weight?No, the wood is so big, the stone is so small, and the weight of the two is not the same. Huoji?
Hu Erniang's clever mind can think of many things at once, but something is missing, and she can't figure out what it is that makes her think hard.
"Whoosh..."
Liu Feng pushed the bellows, and looked at Hu Erniang with a smile on his lips. This is the knowledge of junior high school courses on the other side of the earth. If no one breaks through the mysterious fog, they may be confused for a long time.
"Master, why? Why can stones sink to the surface of the water, but wood floats on the surface?" Annie pouted, looking at Liu Feng bitterly. She really couldn't figure it out. What is the reason for the two?
"Density." Liu Feng spit out a word softly.
Hu Erniang looked at Liu Feng in a daze, shook her head and asked, "Master, what is density?"
"Density is the mass per unit volume of a substance. It is a characteristic. Is iron very hard? Is water flowing? With the same volume, is wood less hard than stone? This is the characteristic of the substance, and it is also determined by the density. Yes." Liu Feng roughly explained.
"..." Annie lowered her head ignorantly, thinking about it, she still didn't quite understand, all she knew was that stone is of course harder than wood, so could it be the density?One is harder?One is softer?
"And our air also has its own characteristics." Liu Feng pushed the lower bellows, and continued, "We see that the hot air will float up. That's because the density of hot air is low, and the density of cold air is high, which creates buoyancy."
"Huh? Is that so?" Annie's brown eyes flashed, and she quickly looked at the charcoal on the shelf, and saw that the hot air was really floating upwards. Could this be the secret of the hot air balloon?
"That's it." Liu Feng smiled lightly. He was quite surprised that Hu Erniang was able to accept such knowledge so quickly when she came into contact with it for the first time.
"Density, volume, characteristics..." Annie muttered, and immediately took out a notepad to write it down. She found that this was a truth that could make people understand the essence of this world, and it was also the secret of hot air balloons.
The hot air balloon was pulled by the rope, and soon stopped rising. Liu Feng quietly looked into the distance. Today is the beginning of an epoch. He has already started to touch the sky, which is thousands of years earlier than the human race of this era. As for the racial talent of the bird-clan Beastkin, he really couldn't compare them.
"It's so beautiful." Annie came to the hanging basket. She looked up at the top of the Forbidden Mountains in a daze. It would be great if she could fly there. Maybe she could see the Brutus Beastman Kingdom?
"Sick of home?" Liu Feng pushed the bellows, also looking at the top of the Forbidden Mountains, he could feel the loss suddenly displayed by Hu Er Niang.
"I'm just curious about how things have changed in my hometown." Annie's voice was low, without the usual crisp and joyful, Fox Ears lay down.
hometown?When Liu Feng heard this word, his heart warmed slightly. Hu Erniang really regarded Saba City as her new home, otherwise she wouldn't call the former Brutus Beastkin kingdom her hometown.
"Master, can this hot air balloon fly over the top of the mountain?" Annie turned around and asked, her normally energetic face was now full of frailty, and her brown eyes gleamed with expectation.
"Of course." Liu Feng nodded affirmatively, stretched out his hand to caress the cheek of Hu Erniang, and said with a gentle smile, "In a little while, when I develop a more powerful hot air balloon, I will take you back to my hometown to have a look."
"Really?" Annie's brown eyes widened, her little hands clenched the big palms on her cheeks, she really wanted to fly back to her hometown to have a look, this was probably a regrettable wish.
"Really." Liu Feng responded seriously, stroking the slippery crystals of Fox-Er Niang with his thumb.
"Master, that's great."
Annie rubbed her cheek against Liu Feng's palm, and suddenly hooked her hands around his neck, trying to get close to him on her tiptoes...
Chapter 0409 is rare without me.
Liu Feng was stunned for a moment, looking down at Hu Erniang's blushing face, trembling eyelashes, and trying to get her head up with her face up, but because of her height, she was barely able to kiss him.
This made Liu Feng feel funny and pitiful, and slowly lowered his head to stick it down, kissed Anli's small mouth, wrapped one hand around the waist of Fox Erniang, and hugged her into his arms.
The two had a sweet kiss high in the sky. After kissing for a long time, the two parted, each other's lips were rosy, and the fox-eared lady looked at Liu Feng shyly, and put her head in his arms, quietly do not speak.
This can be regarded as Annie's bold behavior. Don't think that Fox Er Niang is usually perverted, ahem, she is quite bold and playful, but the other party is all familiar female friends, and she is still very shy when facing Liu Feng.
Liu Feng patted Hu Er Niang's back, and occasionally pulled the bellows with one hand, so that the charcoal flames could fully emit heat.
The two enjoyed the tranquility of this moment. Annie was the second Beastkin that Liu Feng had a close relationship with. She usually behaved strangely, like a girl, with a seemingly petite figure, but her actual age was older than Mina. one year old.
She has a different care and entanglement with breasts than ordinary people, and it is also the glue for many beast-eared women in the castle. It is also because of her playfulness that everyone is well integrated into the life of the castle.
If Liu Feng were to evaluate who helped him the most and Saba City the most, he would say that it was Annie, and that some of the government affairs were all handled by Hu Er Niang.
"Master, are you stressed?" Annie suddenly asked, looking up at Liu Feng's face, and said seriously, "Did we put a lot of pressure on you?"
With so many Beastkin living in Saba City, Liu Feng must be under the greatest pressure. Not many nobles of the human race are close to Beastkin.
"Say something stupid, the pressure doesn't exist."
Liu Feng shook his head, he looked at the distant sky, raised his hand and said, "Sometimes pressure is also motivation, and you are a kind of spur to me, let me know that I can't stop moving forward, one day, I will Let all races live together in harmony."
"Master, this is really a great ideal." Anli's brown eyes shone brightly, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly, "It will definitely come true. Maybe the young master will be a king by then."
"Uh..." Liu Feng was stunned for a moment, then retracted his hands embarrassingly, and rolled his eyes, there were some things he couldn't say now.
"Young Master, I heard that Fleur is going to marry you?" Annie changed the subject, and it was better not to talk about some things that can't be talked about now.
"Uh..." Liu Feng was at a loss for words, it was difficult to answer this topic, and besides, how did Fleur leak it?
"Didn't the young master agree to her? When do you plan to marry her?" Annie hugged Liu Feng's waist, her brown eyes fixed on him, and a cunning flashed in her eyes.
This is a good topic. She also wants to know the answer, or the answer she wants. She is not young anymore, and she will be an old woman in a few years, just as old as Elsa, if I remember correctly If so, Elsa is 22 years old this year.
"Sixteen years old, three years from now." Liu Feng sighed. If the news spread, it would be impossible not to marry after three years.
"Three years?" Annie muttered, counting the time in her heart, and breathed a sigh of relief, three years was still within her ideal acceptance range.
"What? You want to marry too?" Liu Feng slightly raised the corner of his mouth, jokingly said, "I will marry you both at that time."
"Married together?" When Annie heard this, her cheeks blushed visible to the naked eye, and the words "you" and "we" were automatically filtered out in her mind.
"Today's weather is really good." Liu Feng looked at the blue sky with admiration. Today he felt that it was not as cold as before, which also meant that winter was slowly passing by.
"..." Annie heard Liu Feng's exclamation, looked up and saw Liu Feng's natural expression, she pouted, knowing that Liu Feng was joking with her.
"What? Turn your mouth so high? You can even hang a soy sauce bottle." Liu Feng looked down and saw Annie pouted, as if she owed me a lollipop.
"Young master is a big fool." Annie said angrily, then ran to the edge of the hanging basket and looked at the sky, relieved her sullen feeling.
"..." Liu Feng looked at Annie's back and shook his head in a funny way. Everyone has kissed her, and she will marry for sure. He said softly, "Wait for me for a few more years, and I will give you a satisfactory answer."
When he is famous all over the world, a grand wedding is what he wants, and it is also his answer to the beast ear mother.
Annie trembled slightly, with a brimming smile on her face, and said in a pleasant and crisp voice, "I'll wait, anytime."
This is a promise. After all, she is a bit different from Mina, Fleur and others. She was once a noble princess, and she still has a little bit of pride in her heart. She will not take the initiative to fight for anything, except of course, food.
"Go on." Liu Feng smiled at the corner of his mouth. This kind of mutual understanding made him feel very relaxed.
"Okay." Annie nodded obediently.
Under Liu Feng's control, the hot air balloon descended slowly. The two of them didn't speak during the whole process. They both knew each other's intentions, but they hadn't broken through the crucial step.
"Mina, come here quickly." Annie waved her hand and shouted, then turned her head embarrassingly and looked at Liu Feng for help, she couldn't get out of the hanging basket.
"I'll carry you out." Liu Feng stepped forward amusedly, put his hands on the armpits of Fox-Er Niang, the petite Annie was very light, and lifted it up outside the hanging basket effortlessly.
"..." Annie blushed and ran away, this wasn't shyness, it was embarrassment, embarrassment because she was too short, she was a little suspicious that after a while, Fleur would be taller than her.
"Miss Eliza, I'll go first then." Mina said politely.
"Okay." Eliza nodded, pulling down the hair hanging down her forehead.
Mina smiled politely, turned around and ran towards the hot air balloon. When passing by Annie, she teased, "Annie, how does it feel to be hugged by the young master?"
"Shut up, you mutated catwoman." Enli immediately frowned, and reached out to grab the cat-eared girl's tail.
"You can't catch it." Mina moved away, the cat's tail twitched at the fox-eared girl's buttocks, and then ran away.
"Damn it..." Annie gritted her silver teeth slightly, stomped her feet and watched Mina get on the hot air balloon, pouted and muttered, "Anyway, the young master likes small ones too, you are all big ones, not as rare as me..."
Chapter 0410 cat ear mother's past.
"It's so beautiful!" Mina flicked the cat's tail, stood beside the hanging basket, looking around, and it was the first time for her to go up to such a high sky.
Pushing the bellows, Liu Feng watched the cat's ears walking around the hanging basket, looking east and west, full of curiosity, and looked up at the airbag, looking eager to climb up.
"Mina, do you want to go back to the Brutus Beastman Kingdom?" Liu Feng said quickly, he was really afraid that the cat-eared lady would climb onto the airbag.
"Ah?" Mina was stunned, holding the hanging basket with both hands, lying down with cat ears, looking in the direction of the imprisoned mountains, and said in a low voice, "Master, the Brutus Beastkin kingdom no longer has my home."
"..." Liu Feng was silent, his black eyes flickered, and he said softly, "It's okay, Saba City is your home."
"I am an orphan, and a group of friends who are also orphans... Everyone lives by begging and peeking at food. When the extreme cold storm came, I was still looking for food in the wild, and I had no chance to go back and see what everyone was. I hope everyone escapes safely."
Mina's blue eyes shone with sadness, she knew that this was impossible, even she almost couldn't escape.
"They'll be fine." Liu Feng patted Maoerniang on the back. It was the first time he had heard that Mina was an orphan since she was a child. No wonder Maoerniang was so tenacious and vigilant.
"My best friend, her name is Mira." Mina lowered her eyes and said reminiscently, "My name is Mira. She used to be better than me. She can find a lot of food every time. And give it to everyone to eat, she is the real big sister in our little gang."
"She is an amazing person." Liu Feng praised. How is the life of an orphan? If you think about it in this era, you will know how difficult it is. Although he has never been to the kingdom of Beastkin, he thinks it is similar.
A man who can share the food he finds with his companions is a man who deserves real praise.
"Her greatest wish is to go out into the world, see the customs and customs of various countries, and become a great adventurer." Mina said with a smile on her lips.
"Adventurer?" Liu Feng raised his eyebrows. It seems that Mira is a restless Beastkin. He asked curiously, "What kind of Beastkin is Mira?"
"Cat tribe, like me is a cat tribe Beastkin." Mina shook off her long hair that was blown by the wind, and chuckled, "She has heterochromatic pupils, and the colors of her two eyes are different."
"Oh? So amazing?" Liu Feng was surprised. He had never seen pupils of different colors.
"One eye is white and the other is black." Mina whispered unconsciously, "She usually wears a blindfold to cover one eye, so as not to be caught by traffickers."
The Beastkin kingdom is also run by human traffickers. No matter which country there are bad people, human traffickers are no exception. In other words, human traffickers in the Beastkin kingdom earn more. After all, they can also catch elves and bird clan Beastkin.
"Wearing a blindfold? How strange." The only thing Liu Feng thought of was the blindfold image of a certain pirate leader.
"Mila is a beautiful woman, it's just..." Mina became depressed, her blue eyes flickering with mist.
"Did something happen?" Liu Feng patted Mao Erniang on the back. It was the first time he saw Mina crying when talking about the past. Did something happen to Mira?
"Mila... in order to save me, someone cut... a wound on her face, leaving... a scar." Mina said hoarsely, wiping the moisture from the corners of her eyes with her thumb, which was her heart. a thorn in my head.
What does it mean when a girl has a scar on her face?Mina knew it too well, so she was sad. If she had been more careful, she would not have hurt Mira.
"It's over, maybe Mira didn't take it to heart." Liu Feng comforted him gently, he understood Mao Erniang's mentality.
Two friends who have been good friends since childhood, one day because of me, let the little friend suffer permanent harm, even if I think about it many years later, I still feel very guilty, regretting that I should not have done that, or be more careful, just can be avoided.
"I shouldn't be greedy...I, I just want to help Mira find more food, I..." Mina squatted down in a depressed mood, hugging her long legs, which was the shadow of her childhood.
"It happened by accident, and you didn't do it on purpose, so don't be sad." Liu Feng also squatted down and took the cat-eared lady into his arms.
He didn't expect the cat-ear girl to have a vulnerable side at all, and she blamed herself so much when talking about the past, which shows the status of the Beastkin named Mira in her heart. Maybe Mira has been regarded by Mina as her own sister.
Thinking about it, I know that Mao Erniang was an orphan since she was a child, and she has a big sister who takes care of her like a family member. It is difficult not to treat her as a sister. This emotional outburst must have been suppressed for a long time, otherwise it will appear if you hold it for too long Psychological problems, such as frequent nightmares.
Scars on the face, if you follow the treatment on the other side of the earth, you will either have plastic surgery or tattoos, and tattoo something on your face to block the ugly scars.
With the technology of this era, plastic surgery is impossible, but tattoos can be tried, and Liu Feng can also bring the equipment, but this Mira does not know where.
"Master, I'm fine." Mina wiped away the moisture from the corners of her eyes, and quickly calmed down her emotions, and her face became a little more relaxed. The words that had been held in her heart for a long time came out, and she felt much more relaxed.
"Mira won't want to see you sad." Liu Feng said gently, among the beast-ear girls, Mira is the one who has the hardest life.
"Yeah!" Mina nodded, shook the cat's ears, and patted her cheeks. Except for the red eyes, there was no abnormality, and her tough character was immediately revealed.
"When we have a chance, we will see Mira again, and we will thank her very much." Liu Feng raised his hand to caress the cat's ear girl's cheek, stretched his head over, and lightly pecked Mira's lips.
"..." The cat's ears flushed immediately, she lowered her head shyly, and played with the cat's tail with both hands.
"Okay, let's go down, bring Eliza up to have a look, let's go back, some work is about to start." Liu Feng said and got up, and patted the cat's ear girl on the head.
"Yes!" Mina stood up, took a deep breath towards the sky, and felt her whole body relaxed. This was the first time she said about Mira, and even Anli didn't know about it.
Liu Feng controlled the hot air balloon to descend. He had some things to talk to Eliza about, such as the matter of the sniper team. He wondered if the elf would agree to it.
Chapter 0411 Elf sniper squad established.
Liu Feng controlled the hot air balloon to descend, and the hanging basket hadn't reached the ground yet, so Maoer Niang smiled at Liu Feng, "Master, I'll call Miss Eliza over."
Before Liu Feng could react, the cat-eared lady turned over and got out of the hanging basket, landed lightly, walked nimbly, and soon came to Elisa, and said calmly, "Miss Elisa, it's your turn to go up." ."
"Okay." Eliza nodded politely, and walked towards the hot air balloon with her hips twisted. She was curious about what it felt like to be on a hot air balloon.
"Really..." Liu Feng sighed. As expected, Mina still cared a little about that Mira, and even acted a little impatiently, not as calm as usual.
"My lord." Eliza came to the hanging basket, her emerald green eyes twinkled, and said softly, "Can I go up now?"
"Come in." Liu Feng smiled and nodded, and immediately ordered the old carpenter to replace the charcoal and add new charcoal. With the blowing of the bellows, the charcoal burned very quickly.
"Yes." Eliza turned sideways, her buttocks were next to the hanging basket, and using this as a fulcrum, she gracefully rotated her body into the hanging basket, and stood obediently beside her.
Soon after the charcoal was changed, Liu Feng controlled the hot air balloon to float into the sky. During the whole process, neither of them spoke. Elisa was admiring the beautiful scenery around, but Liu Feng was thinking about how to speak.
"My lord, what kind of job do you plan to give us?" Elisa finally spoke first. She was a little nervous now, after all, there were too few nobles who could take in the elves without changing their minds.
"I heard that your archery skills are very good." Liu Feng's black eyes flashed with a smile, and he said calmly, "I want to form a sniper team mainly composed of elves."
"Sniper team?" Eliza was stunned, what is this sniper?What's the matter?Beater?
"Snipers, members of the armed forces responsible for concealed ambushes." Liu Feng raised his eyebrows, and explained slowly, "Hiding in hidden and open places, using precise bows and crossbows to destroy and assassinate targets or important people from a long distance. a profession."
"..." Eliza frowned. She didn't dislike killing people. According to Liu Feng's explanation, she could understand a sniper as a killer.
"You can ask any questions you have." Liu Feng said calmly.
In fact, for the sniper plan, he originally wanted to choose from the newly trained wolf team, but now that there is an elf team appearing, they are all ready-made sharpshooters, so there is no need to look far away.
"Are you using the divine bow from the previous day?" Eliza asked nervously, her emerald green eyes sparkling with anticipation. The divine bow from the previous day gave her a great sense of shock.
"Yes, that bow is the standard equipment of the elf team, and you will be given six compound bows." Liu Feng nodded.
The elf sniper team, in order to cooperate with the expanded special team of wolf warriors in the future, only needs to go out with two elves, and a compound bow, one with a recurve bow, one far and one close.
The compound bow is used to snipe the target, or to seriously endanger the target. Generally, the elves will be the core of the action. After all, it is not to charge the enemy, it only needs to assassinate the target.
"Compound bow? So it's called a compound bow." Eliza muttered slightly. The compound bow she used that night was really beyond her imagination.
The power of the compound bow, she can say with certainty, is several times stronger than the ordinary longbow. When the general longbow shoots three to 40 meters, it still has lethality, which is already very powerful.
Eliza was amazed by the power of the compound bow. It was able to shoot through armor from a distance of 100 meters. Although most of it was due to the special arrows, the power was provided by the compound bow, which really surprised her.
100 meters is definitely not the limit of the compound bow. Unfortunately, after that day, she didn't have a chance to touch the compound bow. After the war ended that day, the compound bow was taken away.
Thinking of this, Eliza said seriously, "My lord, we promise to be snipers."
"The treatment is a monthly salary of one silver coin, living in the military camp, and two days off every month. Of course, the vacation will be rewarded after the mission." Liu Feng said softly.
"This..." Eliza opened her mouth slightly. The monthly salary is one silver coin, and there are two days of vacation, which really surprised her. The treatment is too good.
"Your camp is independent and will not be shared with other teams. I will send Mina to help train you." Liu Feng said slowly. Snipers not only need to train archery skills, but I believe archery skills are also unnecessary. He sent people to train.
The reason for letting the cat-ear girl go is to train the camouflage of the elves, camouflage skills in the wild, survival skills in the wild, reasonable use of Saba City's equipment, and how to cooperate with the Wolf Warriors team on missions.
"Yes." Eliza said respectfully, she couldn't think of any reason to refuse such treatment.
"Of course, Eliza doesn't need to live in the barracks with other elves. It's safer for you to live in the castle." Liu Feng said softly.
"Thank you, Lord City Master." Eliza saluted while pinching the hem of her skirt.She knew why, and it was for her safety.
"Don't worry, you won't have to worry about being offered a reward soon." Liu Feng said calmly, he would plan to kill a wave of bounty hunters, directly attacking those who are afraid of them.
"Yes." Eliza said softly, looking at Liu Feng's handsome side face with her beautiful eyes, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, maybe she will really do what the city lord said, and she can appear in Saba City to go shopping and eat food in the future.
"Go on, I just had lunch when I go back now." Liu Feng smiled lightly, this morning was very fulfilling.
"Yes." Eliza said respectfully. From now on, she will be the subordinate of Lord Santo, and she is looking forward to the days ahead.
Liu Feng controlled the hot air balloon to descend. The next days will be very busy. The Blackwater City project will be implemented, the letter express will also be launched, and some other plans will also be started. Spring is not far away.
Chapter 0412 The establishment of the Security Department.
In the study of the castle, just had lunch at this time, except for the afternoon nap and busy people, there are only Liu Feng, Mina, Elisa, Annie and Fleur in the study.
"Master, the storage capacity of steel has reached more than 1000 tons." Annie sat up straight and reported with a grin. She was really shocked by the amount of steel.
She thought of the Brutus Beastkin Kingdom. The total amount of pig iron in the entire kingdom in a year is not so much, let alone steel. Most Beastkin still use stone tools and wood as utensils.
Ironmaking technology in this era was backward, it could be said that it was only in its infancy, and the output was pitifully low. Many civilians used stone tools, and they didn't even have a decent pig iron knife, let alone steel.
A large amount of pig iron was used by lords and nobles to make armor, not to mention agricultural use, let alone used to build buildings like Saba City. In private, Liu Feng was called a prodigal city lord by those commoners.
"More than 1000 tons of steel?" Liu Feng frowned, resting his chin with one hand.
The amount of steel from the beginning of winter to the present has not been used much except for making weapons. Using the steelmaking technology on the other side of the earth, the storage capacity is only more than 1000 tons. He must be dissatisfied.
Is more than 1000 tons a lot?Very little, according to the current construction situation of houses in Saba City, a two-story building will use nearly two tons of steel.
There will be a big development next year. Needless to say, a large number of houses will be built, and armor for the army will also be built, especially heavy infantry armor, which will require a lot of armor. of.
The most important thing is that Liu Feng has a big ambition. This will use a lot of steel, and he has to start storing it now, otherwise his future development will be delayed.
"Do you know which nearby city has iron mines?" Liu Feng glanced at Eliza, Mina and Annie.
According to the current mining speed of Saba City, it is really too slow. If the No. item is obtained, the mining speed may be increased by several levels; maybe it is also a strategy to obtain iron ore from other places. ?
"I don't know." Annie shook her head. There are too few cities with iron mines. Generally, even if they can dig iron mines, they will hide them for fear of being attacked and robbed by other forces.
Eliza's emerald green eyes moved away from the book in her hand, and she thought for a while and said, "I've heard that most of the pig iron in the Kingdom of Yingluo is purchased from the Kingdom of Aoli Dwarves."
"Aoli Dwarf Kingdom?" Liu Feng raised his eyebrows. This is the first time he has heard of this kingdom, a kingdom of dwarves?
"Master, the Aoli Dwarf Kingdom is a kingdom with a large amount of iron ore. Most of the people are dwarves. They are a kingdom that relies on iron tools, and they are also the richest kingdom. They are also the kingdom that many kingdoms dare not offend." If you don't understand something very well, explain it immediately.
"That's it." Liu Feng narrowed his black eyes slightly, and possessed a large amount of pig iron. Could this be a plan?
"Master, the Aoli Dwarf Kingdom is a bit far from Saba City." Mina moved her buttocks and reminded in a low voice, "It's a country near the ocean."
"Ocean? It's really a bit far away." Liu Feng frowned and thought about it, opened the notepad, and wrote the words "Aoli Dwarf Kingdom" on it. If you can't plan now, it doesn't mean you can't in the future. Having a lot of pig iron must be Can't let go.
"Annie, how many plows are there?" Liu Feng turned his head and asked, and glanced at Fleur who was sitting blankly. The three-no girl skipped class this afternoon.
"There are more than 150, and the agricultural workshop is still working hard." Annie replied immediately, and she reported the progress of Saba City 20 days after Liu Feng left.
"Farm tools can't be left behind, hoes and rakes must be manufactured in large quantities, and there will be a large-scale land reclamation in the spring of next year. This is related to the food problem of our whole city next year." Liu Feng warned.
The big granary plan has already started planning, and some preparations must be done well, otherwise it will be too late to wait until the beginning of spring, and he will plant the first batch of crops immediately after the beginning of spring.
Some of the seeds cultivated in the greenhouses have gradually matured, and they will be transplanted after the beginning of spring. Even potatoes have been planted in several greenhouses, all of which are reserved for next year.
As for whether it can adapt to the planting conditions in this world, Liu Feng said that he is not worried. He has prepared many kinds of crops, and the first batch must be tested anyway.
"Understood, I will let the farm workshop focus on the farm tools." Annie said seriously.
She will mobilize manpower according to the output, and the most important thing is to put numbers on the farm tools. She has already prepared for the land reclamation next year, such as the unified distribution and recovery of farm tools. Farm tools made of steel are very valuable.
"Bang bang bang!" There was a knock on the door.
Liu Feng raised his eyebrows and shouted, "Come in."
"Gag!"
The door was pushed open, and Niu Wu and Xin Ke came in.
"My lord (young master)." The two of them gave a military salute in unison.
"En." Liu Feng waved his hand and said to the two, "I called you here today because I need you to do something."
"Please tell me, Lord City Master (Young Master)." The two spoke in unison again.
"Xin Ke, you are now the captain of Wolf Warriors. How are the new recruits?" Liu Feng asked.
"My lord, you can already enter the actual combat stage." Xin Ke said with a serious face.
"Very good, the Security Department will be established from today, Mina will be the director, Sinke will be the deputy director, and he will also be the captain of the Wolf Warriors."
Liu Feng's black eyes narrowed slightly, and he said seriously, "The Security Department is responsible for intelligence, the security of Saba City, and special mission operations."
Mina immediately jumped up from the desk, straightened up and shouted, "Yes."
The cat-eared lady was stunned, she never thought that she would become the director of a department in this way, although she was still in charge of intelligence issues and so on.
"Yes!" Xin Ke's eyes brightened. He has finally come to the end and has become the deputy director of a department. At least his salary will be doubled, and he doesn't have to worry about getting a wife.
Chapter 0413 Letter Express Program.
Liu Feng took out two documents from the drawer, handed them to Mina and Sinke respectively, and said seriously, "This is the specific operation of the Security Department and the method of information transmission."
"Yes." Sink took the file respectfully.
Mina took the document with both hands with a serious face. She knew that the young master was going to make a big move again, otherwise she wouldn't have suddenly established a department.
"Mina, the first task of the Security Department is to start building an intelligence organization. I need information outside of Saba City." Liu Feng said seriously. He also thought about the situation in Tengying City and the elf incident. This incident let him know the importance of intelligence.
"This..." Mina was stunned. An intelligence organization outside Saba City?Building Zuixiaolou branch?But wouldn't the cement be exposed?
"Aren't there many literate people in the intelligence organization?" Liu Feng asked calmly, thinking of the eavesdroppers on the basement floor of Zuixiao Building. Some came out and used.
"Yes, there are 73 people who can read and write now." Mina replied immediately, those intelligence officers were taught by Niu Ben and her hand in hand, and many of them also had some self-defense skills.
"Take half of the staff out to set up a letter express." Liu Feng said indifferently, people who can write are what the letter express needs, and intelligence personnel are the most suitable.
"Master, what is a letter express?" Mina frowned and asked, is express delivery a letter?
"I want to ask you something." Liu Feng picked up the tea next to him and took a sip. It was made by Nicole before going out after lunch.
He put down his teacup, glanced at the people present, and said calmly, "If you are away from home, go to another city, miss your family and want to write a letter to go home to say that you are safe, but find that you can't write, what will you do at this time? "
"Have someone write it for you, and then let the traveler bring the letter." Niu Wu immediately replied, this is what he learned, after all, he has been to several cities and knows more.
"Hire a hunter to deliver the message," said Eliza, the only way she could think of.
"..." Annie and Mina looked at each other, spread their hands together, and let people finish talking.
There are two ways to deliver letters in this era. One is to send your own knights to go out, or hire hunters to send letters home. To unscrupulous hunters, even if they get half of the coins, they may throw the letter away.
Another way is to let the traveling merchants take the letters home. This is also the practice of most civilians, but seven or eight out of ten letters will not reach the hands of family members. Maybe you have all returned home, but the letter has not yet arrived.
Pedestrian merchants don't send letters to their door, they only take them to specific cities for people to pass on a message. As for asking the Pedestrian Merchant to pay someone to send a message, don't even think about it.
It's okay to talk to someone you know, maybe you will run errands to pass a message, but to someone you don't know, if you don't give coins, whoever will help you pass the message. Originally, a traveler only earned a few copper coins for carrying a letter for you.
"Then if there is a store like this that can write letters for people and deliver letters home, what do you think?" Liu Feng raised his lips.
"This..." Mina frowned, thinking about the feasibility of this matter, and asked, "Master, this requires a lot of people, and I'm afraid there won't be enough people."
The transportation between cities is relatively easy to say, and it can be delivered once a day. The trouble lies in reaching the city and sending letters home, which requires many people.