Cage Mountain, outside the town of Thorns.
"Ah, ahh"
Braving the wind and snow into the warehouse, Goode sneezed fiercely. He put the heavy bullet box in his hand next to the plane and sat on it, "I hate winter... It always reminds me of the days of exile in the past."
"No one likes the evil moon, but I have to say, this temperature is not even on the edge of winter." Finkin pouted and opened the wooden box he was carrying, "You should be glad that we are not far from the sea. Far away, the effect of the evil moon is not so obvious. Before His Majesty became the lord of the West, everyone would not know whether they would survive until tomorrow every time they fell asleep. Let alone exile, even if they were hiding in the house, they might be crushed by the snow. Ended up suffocating in a snowdrift."
"Uh... Is Neverwinter's Evil Moon so terrifying?"
"That's right, and this situation was not completely resolved until His Majesty brought the concrete house, or why do you think His Majesty Roland named the new capital "Neverwinter"? "Finkin shrugged, took out the drums wrapped in the box, and put them into the cabin one by one.
There are two machine guns installed in Tianhuo, one in the nose and one in the middle of the fuselage. Although they are the latest general-purpose machine guns, the way they are fed is very different. The gun body of the nose is half-buried in the aircraft, and the ammunition is supplied by the ammunition chain, so the bullet box is also made of metal, and it needs to be disassembled as a whole when reloading.
The machine gun used by the recoil shooter is fixed on a rotatable gun stand. The operation method is exactly the same as that of the Mark I of the Musket Battalion. Manual replacement can then be performed directly in the air.
Therefore, in order to ensure that each mission is full of ammunition, no matter how many shots are fired after the plane landed, the ammunition needs to be restocked. Although this step can be left to the ground crew, Goode prefers to do it himself. As long as he can touch the plane more, even for a moment, he doesn't want to miss such an opportunity.
At this moment, there was a loud cry from outside the warehouse.
There is no doubt that another student must have passed the assessment and landed the plane on the runway unharmed.
Even though it snowed lightly, Her Royal Highness Princess Eldest did not stop training.
Even she was busier than before.
In addition to teaching the new students how to fly, His Royal Highness would take them to patrol the northwestern area of Wolf Heart twice a day, and at night there would be theoretical classes and problem discussions, and he did not stop for almost a moment.
Affected by her, everyone seemed to take a sigh of relief. The training effect was even better than in Neverwinter. At least this week, no trainer has ever crashed.
After loading the new ammunition box with his partner into the nose magazine, Goode walked to the window and sighed softly.
"What, are you homesick?" Finkin asked.
He shook his head, "I'm just a little worried..."
"Worried about the war or about my sister in the distance?" Finkin grinned. "I remember her name is Rachel, right?"
"I'm worried about being replaced!" Goode glared at the other party angrily.
"Why?"
"There are only four aircraft that can fight at present, and one of them is the Unicorn of His Royal Highness Tilly. That is to say, we must be in the top three of all qualified people to be eligible to fly the Skyfire." Goode turned his head. Go, look at the lively training ground and whisper, "Originally our advantage is actual combat experience, but now we haven't even seen the shadow of the devil. If we go on like this, as long as there are one or two geniuses among the newcomers, we are afraid that we will have to Lean back."
He probably didn't expect this to be what he was worried about, and his partner was stunned for a while before he said helplessly, "Hey, you're thinking too much, even if it's shooting with live ammunition, that's experience. You didn't listen to His Highness. Well, these thousands of bullets are put into the musket battalion, but it takes a month or two to practice!"
"But we both don't shoot well, do we?"
"This..." Finkin was dumbfounded for a moment.
Although the Aerial Knight has not really met the enemy since the patrol, the machine guns on the plane have been fired several times. Tilly did not let them bring back the ammunition intact, but will find a target on the way back to put the bullets. When pouring out, Quan regards it as a live ammunition exercise, sometimes it is a balloon released at will, sometimes it is a big tree on the top of the mountain.
This also led Goode to discover that his shooting ability was far inferior to his flying ability. At the same time, he also heard that among the newly recruited students, there are quite a few talented people. One of them seems to be a newcomer named Manfred, who has been recognized by the instructor in just a few days.
Therefore, his worries were not just idle thoughts.
It's a pity that the skills of operation can be mastered by repeated practice on the simulation platform, and the shooting can only be completely fed by bullets.
"woo"
Suddenly, a sharp siren sounded over the airport!
Goode and Finkin looked at each other, and their expressions couldn't help changing.
Once the alarm sounds, all training must be stopped, the runway will be cleared, and the air knights must go to the airport command post for the first time.
It was the first time that such an emergency call had appeared in the more than a week of being stationed in Thorns Town.
Without any hesitation, the two of them ran towards the command post at the same time.
…
Soon, more than 30 people gathered in the makeshift war room.
"Just a minute ago, I received news from Iron Axe that a devil team appeared 200 kilometers north of Wind Howling Fort." Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess pointed to the map on the wall and said, "The message is transmitted through animal messengers. At the same time, the secret letter stated that a group of fleeing refugees were also found nearby. The purpose of the devil is probably this. The defenders of Fengxiaobao alone will take more than two days to march, and it may be too late when they arrive. ."
"And this is the most suitable battlefield for the Aerial Knight. No one except the Skyfire can fight over such a long distance in two or three hours. Even the enemy can't imagine that this sky will one day stop being the devil. Exclusive domain! Listen to my orders now, Aerial Knight team, set off immediately!"
"Yes, Your Highness!" Everyone said in unison.
Goode couldn't help clenching his fists, and he finally got a chance to fight!
Back in the warehouse, the ground crew has completed the preparations for take-off.
He climbed into the cab in three steps and two steps, skillfully opened the oil and circuit valves, turned the starter handle, and under the traction of the electric motor, the nose of the machine spewed out a stream of black smoke, and finished with a bang. first cycle.
And once the cycle starts, the piston engine will continue to run at high speed.
Goode put on a windshield and pressed the control lever forward amid the waving and shouting of the crowd.
A quarter of an hour later, the four biplanes roared across the runway one after another, rose up against the swirling snowflakes, and flew towards the north.