my armed maid

Chapter 166 Chapter 163: Wuhu takes off!
"I have indeed received your Majesty's order."

Nolen said slowly, "In other words, we want Linfeng City to act as the front line to help Flamel rescue the siege, right?"

No matter what the suggestions or tests are, to put it nicely, the essence still requires the efforts of Linfeng City.

But for Linfeng City, they had no position to refuse Robert's order.

The power of the emperor is absolute, and disobedience to the emperor is the same as rebellion.

Therefore, under the supervision of the imperial envoys, Linfeng City had to join the battlefield.

However, this was still within the scope of his expectations.

Although Linfeng City is remote, it is not far from the front line of the civil war. It will be a matter of time before it is involved in the war.

At least they have completed the upgrade of their combat power before joining the battlefield. This is the best situation.

Otherwise, like Alto City, they would be used as cannon fodder and be wiped out early. This is the tragedy of small forces in war-torn times.

Nolen said, "Then you go to Uncle Luo Zhen and urge him to make the improved Valkyrie equipment before tomorrow morning."

Even if you're a legendary alchemist, you're probably going to have to drink some alcohol as a penalty if you don't drink the toast, right?
Don't you know that if I complain to your father, your alchemy achievements will probably not attract the attention of the empire for the rest of your life?
On the contrary, as long as I say a few good words to my father, the empire will vigorously develop alchemy and start producing your alchemical weapons nationwide!
When that time comes, you will gain power and become the number one alchemist in the empire.

"So this is what happened..."

"At that time, I will naturally be able to see clearly how much value you have."

"Besides, I'm here, don't look at it like this, I'm very good at fighting, right?"

Nolen said, "Linfeng City needs to send troops to help Flamel rescue the siege. This is His Majesty's will.

"Since we need to support Flamel as soon as possible and the military situation is urgent, I will immediately ask the military department to make preparations tonight. I will excuse myself here for now."

Outside the box, Nolen took Yuna out of the restaurant and got on the carriage heading home.

But now the situation is different. With the completion of the Crow's Nest and the formation of the Sky Knights, Linfeng City's air combat effectiveness has begun to take shape.

"Do you still want to go to the alchemy factory so late?" Yuna was slightly stunned.

"Should I say that you are hopelessly stupid, or should you say that you have the confidence to go your own way?

It's just that Linfeng City's own strength was limited before, and it was barely able to protect itself in the civil war. How could there be any spare strength to send troops to support?

As the saying goes, soldiers are valuable and quick. Now that he has made a decision, he will not delay any longer and plans to prepare for departure overnight.

I'm a princess, so I don't take the initiative with anyone, right?

Rosalia explained, "Not only Linfeng City, but other imperial forces around Flamel will also send troops to support us. Our total combat power is not inferior to the rebels.

"If it was just playing hard to get, I admit that you did deceive me, but there is no need to act so realistically."

……

"Don't worry, it's not that stressful."

How can ordinary people enjoy such treatment, but you just turned a blind eye to my kindness...

But the result was not that, let alone being fascinated, Nolen's reaction was cold, and even a bit perfunctory, as if he had to accompany him because of his work.

With so many benefits at your fingertips, is it really okay not to please me?

"Hmph, forget it. Anyway, when I go to the battlefield in a few days, I will be able to see your true capabilities.

"Well, I just talked about something with Rosalia."

She murmured and stood up, stretching lazily.

Coupled with the support of Rosalia and others, although it is not yet a first-rate force, it can at least stir up the troubled waters.

"No, go to the alchemy factory." Nolen ordered.

It is even possible to bring the princess back and become a true relative of the emperor!

Yuna's focus was different. Seeing Nolen's serious expression, she felt relieved and relieved in her heart.

"Then your Highness will be there to help you." Nolan nodded and stood up.

Just like most of the young talents she had met before.

Immediately she straightened her expression and asked, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

As long as we are talking about business, he will not secretly date other women behind her back!

In fact, as an ally and someone on the alchemy side, he also hopes to help Flamel if possible.

Moreover, although they were asked to send troops, Rosalia's forces also accompanied the army to support them.

"To this end, I plan to have the factory work all night to get the troops ready for combat as soon as possible."

If the war situation deteriorates, at least they have the back-up, and Linfeng City still has the option of retreat, which can be regarded as minimizing the risk of participating in the war.

I thought that with his beauty and status, as long as he took the slightest initiative, the youngest legendary alchemist in the empire would be fascinated by him——

Rosalia nodded and watched Nolen leave the box, narrowing her eyes slightly.

This made her feel a little aggrieved.

"Go."

"Help me call Evelin and Captain Ryan, as well as all the members of the Sky Knights."

"Yes!"

The carriage drove to the alchemy factory. Nolen got off the carriage and asked, "Where is the Crow's Nest, is it ready?"

"Yes, Sir Richard is doing the final debugging." The factory staff took him to an open space outside the alchemy factory.

After all the weapons have been placed, the Crow's Nest has been pulled out of the construction workshop.

According to the plan, it will conduct a test flight tonight to ensure that there will be no errors during the completion ceremony tomorrow.

"Sir, why are you here?"

Richard emerged from the bilge of the Crow's Nest, sweating profusely, "We are doing final inspections."

"Let me help you." Nolen took off his robe and walked over. "It's just the right time to exercise after dinner."

After all, it is the largest and most complex alchemy machine I have designed so far, and the final acceptance has to be confirmed in person.

"That's great."

Richard was pleasantly surprised, "With the help of adults, it seems we can finish work early tonight."

"That certainly won't let you finish work early." Nolen looked back and smiled.

"The factory has to work overtime tonight to produce the remaining battle props of the Sky Knights. I ask you to supervise them over there."

"All right……"

Richard smiled bitterly and waved his hand and left, and Nollen took over the remaining acceptance work.

He stepped onto the deck of the Crow's Nest, looking at its slender hull, and various data about it emerged from his mind.

The aerial battleship Crow's Nest is eighty-eight meters long, fully armed and carrying one hundred people. It is equipped with a total of alchemical weapons:
One live-fire naval gun "Meteor";
Six live-fire naval guns "Crow Feather";
Six magic naval guns "Blitz".

Among them, the Meteor, the largest and most powerful one, was placed alone at the bow of the ship.

The so-called "Crow Feather" and "Blitz" are actually ship-based versions of Gungnir and beam sniper cannon.

Although the power is the same, the naval gun "Crow Feather" adds a hoist structure based on the Gungnir, and the reloading speed is faster. By the way, the main weapon of the first-generation tank jointly developed by Linfeng City and Flamel was the "Crow Feather" live ammunition cannon.

The naval gun "Blitz" is powered by a large piece of magic crystal. It also supports quick replacement of the magic source. Its battery life is also much higher than that of the individual version of the beam sniper cannon.

As the Crow's Nest's standing firepower, these two types of naval guns are distributed on both sides of the battleship and are controlled by combatants on the ship.

As long as an enemy target appears within the attack range, fire coverage can be carried out.

In addition to its offensive armament, the Crow's Nest also has excellent defensive capabilities.

In order to reduce weight, the main body of the Crow's Nest is made of wood.

However, the bottom and sides of the ship, which are prone to anti-aircraft fire, are covered by the same outer armor as the tank. This is one of the composite alchemical metals with the highest overall performance in the empire.

At the same time, there are also magic array mechanisms for the sixth-level defense spell "Sacred Barrier" in various parts of the Crow's Nest, which can be activated by the operator at any time.

This can ensure that the Crow's Nest can withstand sixth-level or even seventh-level attacks without suffering too much damage.

Even in the face of a crisis where the ship has to be abandoned to escape, a small backup aerostat is prepared at the stern of the ship to ensure that personnel without flying equipment on the ship can evacuate in time.

However, although the various armaments of the Crow's Nest are emphatically examined, it is not these that really make it stand out.

"Open the sails of the Crow's Nest." Nolen ordered the staff on the ship.

"Yes!"

The Crow's Nest has a total of three pairs of "wings". Normally, these three pairs of wings are folded upward, standing high like the sails of a real ship.

But when it starts working, the sails will separate from it and fall like wings on either side of the Crow's Nest.

At this time, it looks more like an airplane with wings than a sailboat on the sea, and this is its true posture as an aerial battleship.

When fully deployed, these three pairs of sails have a wingspan of fifty-five meters. Under the correct wind direction and angle, they can provide additional buoyancy for the Crow's Nest, effectively reducing its dependence on the flying formation.

"Sail Wing, the inspection is normal...

"The power compartment, the inspection is normal..."

The acceptance of the Crow's Nest was coming to an end. At this moment, someone on the side quietly reminded:

"Lord Nolen, Lord City Lord, Lord Ryan and all members of the Sky Knights have arrived."

"It'll be ready soon, let them wait." Nolen was busy and said without looking back.

"Actually, they have been waiting for an hour...I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?" He pondered, "You've been waiting for an hour, and you don't care about waiting another half an hour, right?"

"Ha..." The staff member retreated sweating profusely.

Lord Nolen is probably the only person in Linfeng City who dares to make the city lord and the head of the knights wait for an hour or two.

I don't know how long it took, but when the entire Crow's Nest was inspected, Nolen finally straightened his aching waist.

He took off his shirt and put it on his shoulders, leaving only a vest soaked with sweat. He walked to the side of the ship and looked down at the crowd of people waiting for him outside.

"Hey, is everyone here?"

Under the projection of the surrounding high-power night lights, Nolen was like a star shrouded in spotlights on the stage. He spread his arms and waved the shirt in his hand to the people below.

"Now is the time to witness a miracle——

"Crow's Nest, start test flight!"

Following his order, the staff on the bridge got busy in an orderly manner.

Groups of cyan magic circles began to unfold from the bottom of the Crow's Nest and under the sails.

With the simultaneous activation of dozens of flying magic circles, everyone present heard the Crow's Nest emit a "buzzing" and obvious magical resonance sound.

A large number of wind elements began to converge towards the Crow's Nest, and even formed a cyan cyclone visible to the naked eye around it.

There was a strong wind, and everyone present was forced to take a few steps back by the ensuing wind pressure.

But even though they were charming and charming, they all tried their best to keep their eyes open, wanting to witness the moment when the battleship took off.

"All possible faults have been eliminated. Theoretically, the success rate of this test flight is 100%!"

Nolen's eyes were also wild, and he grabbed the railing with his hands, as if he wanted to lift it up with his own strength.

"Come aboard, Crow's Nest!"

"Om-"

The next moment, the buoyancy accumulated by dozens of flying arrays finally broke through the critical point.

Accompanied by the whistling wind and the sound of magical resonance, under the witness of everyone present, the bottom of the Crow's Nest ship broke away from the ground and soared into the sky.

"Wuhu, take off!" Nolen's voice was faintly heard in the wind.

Evelin looked up at the Crow's Nest flying higher and higher, watching its figure gradually merge with the deep night sky, and she felt her heart beat faster and faster.

"Although I was mentally prepared before coming here, when this fact actually happened in front of my eyes, I still felt a little unbelievable."

She shook her head and took a deep breath, "I never thought that one day a ship would be able to fly in the sky. Nolen's legendary title is well deserved."

"Who says it's not?" Ryan also sighed.

Even he couldn't believe that Linfeng City could produce and retain such a shocking genius.

It's just a small border town, how can it be so virtuous!
At the same time, not only the alchemy factory, but also interested people in Linfeng City noticed the Crow's Nest taking off.

"Yuna, are you looking at the stars?"

The improved version of Valkyrie's avalanche type equipment was finally completed before tomorrow. Aisha rubbed her shoulders and walked out of the workshop. When she saw Yuna looking up at the sky, she couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Stars?...Indeed they are."

Yuna smiled slightly and pointed to a shining star in the night sky, "Sister Aisha, don't you think it's beautiful?"

The light emitted by this star is different from ordinary starlight, and this is natural.

Because it is a signal light carried on board the Crow's Nest.

On the other side of the upper city is the residence where Her Royal Highness is staying.

Rosalia was in the house, and Reinhardt went outside the yard alone to feed the griffin.

There was no special place for raising griffins in Linfeng City, so his mount had to be temporarily tied to the stable in the yard.

The griffin is ferocious by nature, and ordinary attendants would not dare to approach it easily, so he had to feed the griffin himself.

He was handing the raw meat in the bucket to the griffin's mouth when he suddenly saw it raising its head and looking motionless somewhere in the night sky.

"What's the matter, man? Do you think the food here is not to your liking?"

Reinhardt was stunned for a moment, then followed its line of sight to the sky.

At this time, there was a light hanging in the broad and lonely night sky, emitting bright and dim light.

"Wait a minute, could this be the large floating airship I saw in the factory this afternoon?..."

Reinhard stood up, showing a dazed and somewhat incredulous expression.

"Really or not, such a big airship can actually fly?"

(End of this chapter)