This is a core jade book, and it can be seen that it was produced in a hurry. There is only a self-destruct warning attached to the outer shell, and there is no identification of the recipient. If Qianye hadn't found the force breath of Ji Tianqing and Li Kuanglan on the side, he wouldn't have been sure that the recipient was himself.
Qianye input a ray of dawn force and read the information inside.
The two women said that they were rescued in the pool of all living beings, and they fled all the way back to the fortress. When they arrived, the fortress had already been destroyed. According to the remaining information, the large army of the empire had already left the maelstrom. But the empire has been operating here for many years, and the fortress is naturally more than just a simple building. For example, there is actually a wider space under the fortress.
The natives seemed to be doing purely mechanical destruction, and hadn't found the secret underground of the fortress. In the underground space, there is also a backup of the emergency shuttle boat components. They used the remaining parts to assemble a shuttle boat. They wanted to wait for Qianye, but another wave of native troops appeared. As a last resort, they had no choice but to lure the natives away in a shuttle boat, and then return to the empire.
In the underground secret room, there are enough spare parts that can be assembled into a new shuttle boat, and the assembly drawings are also stored in the basement.
Although they didn't say who saved them in the letter, Qianye guessed that it was probably Yetong. It's easy to prove it, just wait for little Zhuji to wake up from a deep sleep and ask her.
However, according to the meaning of the letter, the empire seems to have temporarily abandoned this fortress, and will rebuild it after a period of time when the maelstrom calms down. According to the current situation, neither the empire nor the dark race can gain a foothold in front of the raging native army.
At the end of the message, Ji Tianqing marked the way to enter the underground space. A passage is in the fort, but it has been sealed from the inside. The other passage is in a natural cave outside the fortress.
Qianye first took little Zhu Ji back to the fortress, and then found the entrance passage deep in the cave according to the markings on the map. At the end of the passage is a thick iron gate, and beside the gate is a whole row of tie rods. These pull rods are associated with a series of machines. Only when they are pulled in the correct order can the machines be activated and the door opened.
This is the most primitive combination lock, and Qianye has to admire those who built the fort here back then. When they entered the maelstrom, they could only bring very few things, at most some precision tools. Everything here, including the most basic tools, is made bit by bit according to local conditions. Even iron is smelted in a maelstrom.
Up and down, Qianye opened the doors in order and walked into the underground space.
The underground space of the fortress is half excavated by man, and half is the use of natural space. The various areas inside are very clearly divided, mainly the material warehouse, a workshop, and the armory for storing weapons and armor. Naturally, food is indispensable. There are enough rations for thousands of people to feed for three years. It can be seen that when this place was built, its ambition was not small. It was planned to move the imperial army into the maelstrom and completely conquer this world. .
In the component area, there are several large boxes with eye-catching marks on them. Ji Tianqing and Li Kuanglan had already prepared the relevant parts and left assembly drawings on the box. At that time, Qianye only needs to assemble according to the drawings.
The emblems of the imperial military were all painted on those wooden boxes, and they had a striking dark red color, indicating that they were the most valuable items.
Qianye went around the entire underground base and found that there were not many parts for the shuttle boat. After deducting the ones that Ji Tianqing picked out for him, the rest was not enough to assemble another shuttle boat. More importantly, there is only one power engine left for the shuttle boat, and there will be no more after that.
The power engine installed on the shuttle boat is the most cutting-edge product of the empire. It is small and light, yet quite powerful. It is suitable for the shuttle boat that needs to resist the traction of the void passage. This thing needs a complete workshop system to manufacture it, and it cannot be manufactured in the maelstrom. It can only be transported in from the mainland of the empire.
The Maelstrom opens once every few years, and the number of people entering each time is limited. What kind of supplies to bring makes the military staff members very troubled every time. Power engines are listed as important supplies every time, but it is difficult to put them into the list of necessities. After all, the empire has been operating in the maelstrom for so many years, and the fortress has never been truly threatened. There is absolutely no need to prepare too many shuttle boats.
If it weren't for the fact that the maelstrom was full of outstanding young people from the empire's younger generation, even if one fell, it would be a heavy loss, and the empire might not even have two spare parts for the shuttle boats.
Qianye moved the wooden boxes one by one to the flat ground outside the cave, which was a natural working place. He opened the wooden box, took out the inner parts, put them in categories, and started to assemble them.
The structure of the shuttle boat is very simple. It is a small floating boat that can only carry two people. Apart from the positions for carrying people and the power engine, there is no extra space.
Whether it is the keel or the boards of the four walls, each piece is strong and tough, with extremely high strength. Obviously, the materials used are quite elegant. Force arrays are attached to each plate to protect the hull. Although this small shuttle boat is simple, it can be seen that the cost must be high, otherwise, how could it be able to withstand the harsh environment of the void passage.
The assembly is not complicated, Qianye spent half a day to complete the entire shuttle boat. At the beginning of the design of this kind of shuttle boat, it was prepared for people who are not familiar with the construction of airships. Of course, it is impossible to make any complicated structures. As long as the original force level is high enough, it can be operated with the basic ability to read blueprints.
After assembling the boat, Qianye put away all the wooden boxes and excess tools and materials, moved them back to the underground space for storage, and then carefully erased all traces of the assembly field, so as to prevent the natives from discovering the mechanisms here when they come back. . This is also a necessary criterion. The ancestors of the empire had made preparations, so there was this floating shuttle boat in front of Qianye. Qianye has borrowed the benefits of his ancestors, so he has to think more about future generations.
Qianye carried the little guy into the shuttle boat, patted her little face, and said, "Don't sleep, let's go home."
Little Zhuji barely opened her eyes, and murmured, "Go home? Where is home?"
Looking at the little guy's sweet face, Qianye suddenly felt guilty. For many years, he has been moving around, and rarely settled in one place. The word home has become quite vague. Since Yetong's awakening, home has been far away from him.
Little Zhuji was born with supernatural powers, so she was used to death by Song Zining's black-hearted bastard. During the battle of the Unfalling City, she was even thrown out to block the blow of the magic general. But Qianye thinks about himself, it seems that it is not much better, take her to the battlefield to poison, or leave her alone at home, let her fend for herself.
Qianye sighed softly, entered the shuttle boat, closed the hatch, and entered the dawn force on the console. The lights in the cabin were turned on one by one, the roar of the engine sounded immediately, the airship vibrated slightly, and flew into the air.
Qianye locked his senses on the entrance of the passageway in the air, continuously increasing the input force of the protective cover, and the roar of the engine became louder and louder. When the strength of the protective cover was increased to the maximum, the shuttle boat flew into the void channel like a meteor and disappeared.
This void channel is much more stable than the one in the neutral ground. Although the traction force of the internal space is quite strong, the shuttle boat can still withstand it. The strength of the protective cover gradually decreases, and it can last for a long time.
But the so-called stability is only relative, the shuttle boat is like a small boat in a storm, fluctuating violently.
Halfway through, the storm began to become violent, and the strength of the protective cover began to drop rapidly, and it completely collapsed before seeing the exit of the passage.
At this moment, it was obvious that the empire really put a lot of effort into this small shuttle boat. The boat was able to maintain its shape naked against the void storm. However, cutting marks began to appear on the outer wall of the hull.
Qianye knew that the engine power was insufficient, so he began to transmit his own force to the defensive force arrays everywhere through the console, and reactivated the new protective cover to protect important parts.
At this moment, the benefits of making the shuttle boat as small as possible can be seen. The designer has long known that the engine power will be insufficient, and the occupant needs to input the force himself when necessary. The smaller the body of the boat, the less the original force will be consumed naturally, so that the original force will not be exhausted halfway and die in the void passage.
At this moment, Qianye's total amount of force is no less than that of the seventeenth-level powerhouse, and even the average powerhouse is far behind him. He steered the boat calmly and walked steadily through the storm.
The exit of the space channel finally appeared, and Qianye flew into the exit like a seabird.
At the other end, the shuttle began to glide slowly as if it had come out of a blister. Sensing this familiar aura, Qianye knew that he had returned to the imperial world.
In the void outside the window, a continent is slowly moving. Looking from afar, Qianye hadn't figured out which continent it was for a while, when he saw several cutting-edge warships of the Empire flying from all directions, surrounding Qianye.
A small battleship lay ahead, and several strong men stood on the deck, one of them said loudly, "Who is in the shuttle boat? Report your identity!"
Qianye was a little embarrassed for a moment, and said after a while: "Qianye."
The strong man immediately turned around and gave some instructions, and he quickly went to the cabin alone, apparently for a summons.
Qianye sat quietly in the shuttle boat, waiting for news. Before he left, he knew that the empire would strictly guard the passage exit. But logically speaking, with the identities of Ji Tianqing and Li Kuanglan, it shouldn't be a problem to help him solve this little trouble.
After waiting for a while, another unmarked warship flew from a distance, and the warship that was blocking the front left quietly, and other imperial warships also flew away, as if to avoid suspicion.
On that unmarked battleship, an old man with a soft face, pale and beardless, said in a gloomy and melodious voice: "General Qianye, you are finally back. Our family has been waiting here for a long time."
With certainty in his heart, Qianye drove the shuttle boat to the side of the battleship, and took little Zhuji aboard. He saluted the old man and said, "I don't know what your name is?"
"Our family name is Yang. In the palace, we are working as errands for the empress." After speaking, Eunuch Yang took out a long box with a square and a half meters from his waist, handed it to Qianye, and said, "Our family is here. The next time I come, I just pass on a message and send something."
Qianye took the long box and said in astonishment, "What is this?"
But Eunuch Yang ignored his question, and said to himself: "Your Majesty, what you mean is that you did a good job this time, so I gave you some gadgets. After you take the things, our family's business will be over." .”