"Jingle bell bell..."
The phone on the table suddenly rang.
It took Roland a few seconds to find the one that was waiting to be connected from the pile of machines, and leaned over to pick up the receiver.
The label on the phone identified the caller as Aerial Knight Academy.
With more and more lines coming into the office, he had to add a small table in front of his desk to hold the phones.
"Really? I'll be right there."
After hanging up the receiver, Roland stood up with a smile on his face, picked up the coat hanging behind the chair and draped it over his body.
"Tilly is calling?" Nightingale asked with raised eyebrows.
"Well, the preparations for the big plane have been completed, and the test flight will be soon."
His so-called large aircraft is the four-engine long-range bomber, the key project of the Greycastle Design Bureau. After learning that it was possible to obtain a mobile take-off and landing site, he immediately asked the relevant technicians about the feasibility of changing the hair. The answer was that with a slight adjustment to the weights, it wouldn't have any effect on the aerodynamics. However, the replacement of the Phoenix engine will bring about a significant drop in performance, such as a longer runway for take-off, a maximum of half of the internal fuel, and a range reduced to about one-third of the original, etc... In short, the new aircraft is in various indicators. The above can no longer meet the requirements of the previous long-distance raid.
And its only benefit is seeing results immediately.
The Phoenix's engine is still an improved radial engine, which Anna has fully figured out in more than a year. It is much more mature than a large inline engine equipped with a bomber, even if the design bureau provides all the large-scale drawings. In this case, the prototype must be tested on the platform first, which will inevitably slow down the progress of the entire project.
In fact, at the beginning of the plan, the bomber was put into the "One-Year Plan". For Neverwinter City, this was already a very bold plan. Even if there are no accidents during the research and development process, it should still be more than half a year before it comes out normally.
If it wasn't for the Masked Monarch to make Roland realize that the God of Divine Construct has the ability to perish together, a year would not be too long. But now, the situation has become very different. Once the God of Divine Construct rises to the sky at the cost of overdrawing the divine stone ore vein, even if it can destroy its core, it cannot save the huge damage caused by its fall.
Coupled with the fact that humans now have floating islands like an air carrier, the loss of performance by bombers is no longer unacceptable.
Stepping over the twisted cables, Roland walked towards the door while putting on his jacket, "Let's go over there too, this is the biggest plane ever!"
"banging"
Just as he crossed the long mahogany table, the flipped corner of his clothes suddenly brought him to the teapot placed beside the table. The moment Roland realized it, the body of the pot was tilted irreversibly toward the ground.
"Ah..." Nightingale seemed to move, her figure disappeared for a short while, but in the end she was still a little too late.
The teapot seemed to be touched by something invisible. It rolled in the air for half a circle before falling onto the stall. It shattered into several pieces, and the hot tea that had just been brewed was also spilled on the ground.
"Your reaction seems to be slowing down." Roland teased, "You have never missed this kind of empty-handed pick-up before, could it be that you have eaten too many snacks and become heavier
"..." Nightingale unexpectedly didn't reply, but looked at her hand in confusion.
"Let the maid clean up here. Let's go to the Aerial Knight Academy first. Tilly is still waiting there."
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On the take-off and landing field of the Aerial Knight Academy, a black plane far larger than the Seagull was slowly pulled into the runway by a trailer.
In addition to its large size, the pair of wide single wings and the four engines hung under the wings are also the most obvious differences from other fighter jets.
Although the stubby radial engine does not match the slender body of the aircraft, most onlookers will not notice the incongruity. The fact that it is unprecedentedly large is enough to hold everyone firmly. eyes.
Compared to Skyfire's lightweight appearance, its all-black paint looks like a behemoth lying on the ground.
Goode is no exception.
Since the plane appeared, his eyes hadn't left the target for a moment. If he hadn't personally piloted the Skyfire, he would have had a hard time believing that this heavy machine could really fly into the sky. But even so, Goode was full of surprise and shock, but after leaving Neverwinter for a year, such an exaggerated thing was made here, and the ability of Her Royal Highness The Queen was too exaggerated.
Finkin couldn't describe it any more except to keep repeating "so big".
"It is estimated that only the best Aerial Knights will be qualified to drive this behemoth in the future, right?" Heinz said with emotion, "In our class, only Goode should be left with hope."
"That's not the case." Unexpectedly, it was the always indifferent eagle-faced instructor who answered him. "As far as I know, the pilots of the bombers will not be selected from the front-line flight officers. Of course, this does not mean that those people are not good, but it is the judgment of His Highness Tilly that ensuring air superiority is the most important goal of the air knights. Protection. A good bomber, shoot down any enemy that dares to approach, if you can do this, even if the big plane is full of newcomers, there is no problem."
"Lord Instructor..." The three of them straightened up immediately.
"Relax, I'm not here to reprimand you." Eagle glanced at them blankly, "You are already the top fighters among the Aerial Knights, have confidence in yourself."
"Yes, yes!" The three saluted.
"Next, everyone will face the devil's main force, work hard." The eagle walked towards the other side with his hands behind his back.
Finkin breathed a sigh of relief, "Why do I feel that the instructor is special today..."
"Gentle?" Heinz answered.
"Indeed," Goode shrugged, "but if the backstory gets into his ears, he shouldn't hesitate to let you clean the toilet for another week."
The two immediately changed the subject wisely.
It was at this moment that the propeller of the black plane was running at high speed, and the surging roar instantly overwhelmed the discussion of the crowd on the field.
Even after all this time, when Goode heard the familiar, rhythmic rhythm, he still felt his heart pounding.
I really like flying...
In this continuous sound of pistons, the bomber began to move forward slowly, and the process of continuous acceleration was much longer than that of the Skyfire, but as it approached the end of the runway, it still raised its nose a little bit.
Gravity can no longer bind it.
The black giant seemed to spread its long wings and climbed into the sky against the slightly damp sea breeze.
After a lap of climb, the bomber turned around and flew toward the northwest of Neverwinter. And in that direction, the North Slope Mountain suspended in mid-air is particularly eye-catching.
Goode knew that all the elements for their initiative were in place.
The decisive battle with the devil is imminent.