Scales of Eternal Order

“The blazing sun is on!” This is one of the most words the fat businessman Santos has said since he boarded the Leviathan. The second only to this sentence is, “What is this for?”

Step on the non-slip floor made of teak, led by the kobold guide of the Longjuan clan, the official observation group of Meidiqi A team of big businessmen walked along the corridor of the pod to visit.

Because Leviathan’s airbag volume is much larger than that of the airship outside the city, the interior space of its pod is much larger than that of the “Shining Sun Boat”: Leviathan The ship has a total of five decks. Different from the design of the wosang airship, the two decks above the pod are integrated into the Leviathan’s huge airbag body; the other three are exposed to the body of the giant beast, and the top layer serves as The passenger compartment, the other two floors are all used to carry cargo.

In the process of building the pod, Leviathan also used his own flesh and blood to fuse it. The giant beast within the body has a “lifeline” extracted from fluorescent insects, so the tops of the corridors and rooms on each deck are illuminated by biological light sources-as members of the Dragon Clan of the first flight crew, they hang on their necks There is a small tin whistle that can make a unique sound to control the turn on and off of the light source.

In addition to these biological light sources, there is a circular lens porthole on the cabin deck every twenty steps or so, which can be opened and closed with a simple touch. During the day, it can also provide some lighting for this deck.

Of course, these portholes can also be used to view the outside scenery, but the best viewing platform is still in the bow part. When the visitors came to this hemispherical space that runs through the three decks, everyone was shocked by what they saw:

The bottom and outer walls of the hemisphere are all squared by one yard. The “glass” composition (actually the special scales grown by Leviathan), these “glasses” are stuck tightly in the window edges that seem to be glowing with silver-gray metallic color (actually part of the skin tissue of Leviathan) ).

“The outside scenery is unobstructed.” The desert kobold as a guide eagerly introduced to the visitors in a proud tone, “Here is the view—the navigation platform. When sailing safely—such as Said that now, it can be used as a viewing platform to open to you. At other times, “He pointed his finger to his busy compatriots, and some Longjuan clan surveyors were using ropes with pulleys to go up and down between the outer rails.” This is used as a navigation platform for observing observations and determining routes. In fact, there are some brave observers doing the same job outside of the Leviathan, but the working environment there is probably not willing to visit.”

The guide held on to the wall and almost fell over. His mouth also simulated the sound of a strong wind. Some of the visiting businessmen cooperated and laughed in good faith, but the nobles present remained silent.

“Then how do they pass the message?” Compared with the restraint of others, Sandrhino Caravan Boss, who knows the giant dragon Pasha, is obviously more relaxed. The fat businessman curiously asked the guide, “If you Wouldn’t it take too much time to get into the pod from the outside?”

The desert kobold patted his palm with an expression of approval, walked near the bulkhead, and unscrewed a metal hoop. The lizard crawled out of the internal pipe. He first tapped a certain rhythm on the lizard, then said a vocabulary in Dragon Language, and then raised the Little Brat to everyone: “The sound-transmitting lizard is a synthetic beast used to transmit sound. As the companion beasts of the Leviathan, they can simulate large sections of speech and can also quickly reach various places through the pipeline. Now, I need to provide some hibiscus juice for the guests. We are waiting at the bow position on the third deck. “

After waiting for a moment, a dragon-kind kobold dressed as a chef ran over with a poke of hibiscus juice on his shoulders, but he may not understand the meaning of “guests” in the guide. , He did not at all carry the dispensed utensils-so he was knocked fiercely on the head by the guide, which caused everyone to laugh again.

One of the noble representatives in the visiting group proposed to visit Leviathan’s control center, but this request was completely rejected by the kobold guide: “There is a safety issue related to the Leviathan, including me. Inside, anyone working or visiting these decks has no permission to enter.”

Unlike the noble representatives, the merchants who came to visit were more concerned about the carrying capacity of the Leviathan. . When the guide led them to the cargo hold on the bottom floor, everyone saw a large number of wide-tail vans being continuously pulled by camels to enter the cargo hold through the gangway on the stern. The vans contained various goods including precious spices, precious woods, unwritten papyrus paper and so on.

“After these all are the previous’Buy Fight’ conference, the remaining materials after the Lord of the Dragon Nest cultivated Leviathan, the total weight is about one-tenth of the net weight of Leviathan, which is About twenty-five tons. This batch of goods requires about thirty wide-trailer trucks to pull. If it is replaced with a sand rhinoceros, it will take about thirty-five to carry it.” The kobold of the Longjuan clan straightened his chest. Explain to the important task present, “and this is only 1 in 22 of Leviathan’s maximum cargo capacity.”

Many merchants, including Santos, are sucked in a cold breath. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the desert The kobold continued to add introduced: “The Leviathan can reach a maximum of one hundred and sixty Palesans per hourglass when sailing. According to estimates, it can maintain a maximum of one hundred and twenty Palesans per hourglass when cruising with full load. From Nome In theory, it only takes a little more than half a day from City to Beit City.”

“Doesn’t this mean that all Medici caravans will not be able to compete with Leviathan in the future?” Thoughtful The astute businessman immediately thought of this question. After this question was raised, a caravan boss like the fat businessman Santos suddenly became gloomy.

Before the kobold guide was ready to answer, a man walked in along the entrance of the warehouse and said loudly: “This question is indeed possible, but the greater probability in the future is to cooperate together. Leviathan, or the flying giant beast after it, is actually not suitable for short-distance and small-volume transportation from a cost perspective. They will establish fixed mooring stations between the key cities of the United States. Shifts transport bulk cargo. The increase in cargo transportation will undoubtedly cause the demand for cargo distribution around the mooring city, and the caravan for short-distance transportation is the key to solving this “last Palestine”.”

Everyone is looking for prestige, and the fat businessman Santos shines and immediately opened the mouth and said: “Dear giant dragon Pasha, honest businessman Santos Ben Zose sends you my sincere greetings!”