Release that Witch

283. Chapter 283 hot air balloon delivery

    On the third day after the fall, Margery Commerce arrived at the Border Town dock.

    This time, the caravans resumed the scale of the past, and the ten sailboats were lined up in a row and steadily docked at the bridge.

    “His Royal Highness Prince of Esteemed, we met again,” said Crescent Moon Bay businessman Gamore, who said, “Mrs. Margery said that the first steamship has been rebuilt?”

    “It’s true,” Roland laughs. “But in order to guarantee the quality of the goods, it still needs three or four days of trials to test the reliability of the power system.”

    “It’s really exciting,” Marlan clap his hands. “It’s almost a lot of time for the fleet to unload, and we can wait here. May I ask His Royal Highness, can I board a steamship tour during the test? ”

    “Of course, it is a brand new ship, and it is very different from the previous sailing. I have to tell you how to operate it. But as planned, these are the contents of tomorrow. ”Roland made a gesture with me. “Now the most important thing is to relax and get tired. You haven’t eaten lunch yet?” I have prepared a sumptuous feast in the castle parlour. ”

    “Every time you come here, you will have a good meal,” Margery said, covering his mouth. “I’m really hungry and screaming—the omelet and the meat are as hard as the stone, and it’s hard to swallow. ”

    There is no reliable preservation technology in this era, so most of the dry food is really dry and hard, which makes Roland think of canned food. When the light industry develops, it is definitely the best choice for long-distance travel and sailing merchants to make a variety of delicious and convenient food cans.

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    When the banquet was over, Hogg patted his belly with satisfaction. “This bowl of mushroom soup will let me swallow my tongue. I seem to taste the taste of Haizhen, stewed chicken and pork bones. Yours The court chef is really skilled.”

    “I prefer the dessert on the meal, called ice cream…Right?Margery said, “I guess it should be made with milk and honey and then frozen into ice crystals with a saltpeter.”

    “Add some butter and egg white, or you can’t do it so softly,” Roland added. “I don’t know how much the saltpeter is this time?”

    “There is still only one boat,” the businesswoman shook her head. “The alchemist association is still buying salpeter, and the Imperial Prime Minister even sent patrols to help them search for the goods in the furnace. A group of guys with the name of the sage bought it and the robber was no different. The boat saltpeter was shipped from Scarlet Water City. ”

    “The goods that are shipped this month are mostly washing stones?”

    “Yes,” Hogg sipped the white wine in his cup and filled himself up. “Although the number may be a bit more, but the last time you said it, try to get some more, I remember it. In addition to washing stones, there are good iron ingots and lead ingots. Recently, few towns need these things in addition to you,” he sighed. “The mining business is getting worse and worse.” ”

    This is the impact of the civil war. Roland thinks that the purchasing power of various places is gradually declining. If it continues for two or three years, it is basically the rhythm of rising food prices and starving everywhere.

    “Right, what happened to the Western Region recently?”Margery suddenly asked.

    “What happened?”

    “The fleet encountered a lot on the way to small town…Well,” she paused for a moment and seemed to be thinking about wording. “A lot of floating bodies. They are dressed in ragged clothes, so they float on both sides of the river. In addition to the corpse, there are some broken planks and ropes on the water, just like a ship sinking on a reef. But there are no reefs in the river, so I think…”

    “Hey, that’s Timothy’s invasion of the Western Region’s fleet,” Roland put on a sloppy look, briefly telling the battle a week ago. “They have got the punishment they deserve.”

    In order to avoid blocking the channel and the epidemic, after cleaning the battlefield, he transferred Anna and Lily from the small town, a vessel responsible for burning damage, and a responsible for purifying the river. The floating corpse that Margery saw should be the war dead who had drifted along the river before the end of the battle.

    “So that’s it,” the businesswoman smiled. “It seems that Timothy has to hit the wall on both sides. ”

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    “And Garcia of Port of Clear Water – the latest news I got was that the unidentified looters who had attacked the eastern region city were Garcia’s men. After the Blacksail fleet looted the Sea Wind Region and Golden Harvest City, they did not return to the harbour, but went north along the coastline. No one knew where she eventually went. ”

    IDS_PJSC014Roland is amazed. “Have she left Greycastle?”

    “It looks like this at the moment, and Timothy’s people are flying in Port of Clear Water, which is now an empty city.”Margery stated, “Because there are a lot of Mouses in the people he brought, it’s not a secret in Black Street. No matter what, now he has only one of your eyes, and later the Western Region’s intrusion may become more and more frequent. ”

    “If you want to leave Greycastle’s, Crescent Moon Bay is always welcome,” Marlan said.

    “Yes,” Gamore patted his chest. “The island there is enough to hold ten Border Towns, and we are willing to offer you and your people for free.”

    But to hand over the Steam engine and Stream Ship technology, right? Roland rolled his eyes in his heart, and even if Greycastle couldn’t keep going, the first thing he should choose to do was Tilly Wimbledon. But on the surface he just smiled. “Yes, if there is such a day, I will consider it.”

    “Right,” he then looked at Margery. “The last time you ordered the scout balloon, I have successfully created two.”

    “So fast?”The latter surprised, “Can you take me to see?”

    “Of course, come with me.”Roland got up and said.

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    In the backyard of the castle’s expansion, there is a hot air balloon that has been fully inflated.

    Its air bag is water-dropped, wide and narrow, and the top is five meters in diameter. It is made according to the size of the test piece and can carry an adulthood man. Both the air bag and the rope are painted with sky camouflage, and with the camouflage of the observer, the recognition can be minimized.

    “It seems to be different from the balloon we used last time?”Margery looked at the new product carefully.

    “Because it can be used without a witch,” Roland cleared his throat and began to show everyone how to use the scout balloon. “The air bag has a movable valve at the end that can be filled and released – precisely because of this alchemy gas. Fill it up to make it fly. The method of inflating is very simple, as long as the matching hose is connected to the gas storage tank, and then the valves at both ends can be unscrewed. ”After he finished speaking, he demonstrated the operation process of deflation and inflation.

    “How many bottles of gas can I need to fill a scout balloon?”Margery quickly caught the spot.

    “Five or six bottles…”This problem makes Roland a little embarrassed, “it will not exceed seven bottles at most.”The main reason is that the concentration of dilute sulfuric acid used to generate hydrogen in the bottle is difficult to control. Purification of sulfuric acid to 98% and dilution with water is too wasteful of labor in the laboratory, so it will be down.

    “Is this alchemy gas very expensive?”

    “I think so. It is difficult to save and full of danger…I mean, in the case of inadvertent operation, “Roland coughed twice. “So the gas tank can only be stored for one year, and it must not be knocked, disassembled or burned, otherwise unpredictable and serious consequences may occur. ”He paused, “Although the price is somewhat expensive, I can rest assured that when the balloon was first detected, the first gas storage tanks were provided free of charge by Border Town, and an additional sky camouflage vest was also available.”

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