Chapter 832： Stranger from the south

In the brightly-lit research and development workshop, the prototype of the steel wing was re-disassembled into individual components and spread out on the platform and stand.

At the lower edge of the pair of huge metal wings, the broken and twisted metal structure is particularly striking.

With the sound of a jingle, Rebecca drilled out from under one of the giant wing structures, with oil on her face, and a newly removed part in her hand.

"A magic capacitor used to balance the load has burned out. It should be the main cause of the imbalance of the entire device," Rebecca said to the technician next to her, holding all the parts in her hand. "All other mechanical failures and parts deformation are It happened during the crash. "

Maggie stepped forward curiously, looking at the round cake-shaped part in Rebecca's hand: "Why? Why was it suddenly overloaded?"

"If I'm not mistaken ... it should be accelerated too fast, causing too much waste energy to be stored before it can be released, and then you just happened to make a large-scale maneuver, such as rolling at a large angle, and directly exploding the magic capacitor. "Rebecca frowned." We really didn't think about it ... humans can't do this operation at all, the body can't bear it, we still don't know enough about the dragon ... "

Rebecca was still mumbling, but Maggie's expression was already awkward, and she lowered her head with a hint of shame: "Yes ... it's my fault ..."

Rebecca immediately shook her head: "No, such a failure during flight is itself a design problem-the magic capacitor load is limited, and we should add restrictions in the beginning. In fact, it is good news-at least The fault is in the design, and it can be solved a little bit by redesigning and retesting. If there is a flaw in the strength of the material, it will be a big trouble. "

Maggie is not an expert on magic technology, but she has been a tester for a long time with Rebecca's research team. She is no longer unfamiliar with related technical terms and concepts. She understands that everything is exactly what the other party said— -Omissions in design can be corrected, which is easier to break through than material difficulties.

But there was still a trace of shame in her heart, because in the final analysis, the crash was caused by herself.

The feeling of embracing the blue sky is too charming, making it difficult for young dragons to control themselves. She knew that she was too intoxicated with that feeling, so she ignored the work of the steel wing at any time-there must be some signs before the magic capacitor is overloaded. At that time, she was not indulging in the feeling of flying freely, and presumably would not let the matter develop so seriously.

Although Rebecca is usually not very good at guessing people's hearts, she can at least guess what Maggie thinks at this time, and she waved her hands vigorously: "Don't think too much, the testers originally wanted to test the various limits of the prototype. Data, it is inevitable that equipment will be damaged during this process. It is better to find problems during the test flight than to cause accidents after mass production of prototypes in the future. "

Speaking of which, this Cecil steel ball seemed to suddenly think of something, and then turned around with his chin: "And compared to my side, you still have to think about how to apologize to Tyre ..."

Maggie froze, confused, "Miss Till?"

"When I went back for dinner yesterday, I saw Tyr arching in the corridor, and I was told everywhere that she was poked to death by an iron jaw falling from the sky-it should be the second time you hit her. Last time, You smashed it with a Dragoon prototype ... "

Maggie: "..."

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The afterglow of the setting sun shone between the mountains in the north. The pale golden light splashed over the undulating ridgeline. The majestic Winter Palace stands on the top of the snow and rocks, overlooking the snow-capped mountains and rivers— — This is a landscape that is quite different from the south. It has a lot less enthusiasm and enthusiasm, but it has a magnificent and vast feeling that has penetrated into the bone marrow.

Byron, who visited this northern city for the first time, stood on a terrace overlooking more than half of the city. His sight was filled with this magnificent scenery from the north. He was born as a mercenary and couldn't help but express a lot of emotions. Want to marvel at the magnificence and magnificence of the empire——

"... This mountain is really tm."

After searching the intestines and discovering that he only had this sentence, and besides he couldn't think of a few good words, Byron scratched his chin a little awkwardly, and suddenly felt that it might make sense for Philip to persuade himself to read more books-at least in When encountering such a landscape, he can describe a few more vocabulary words ...

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind, interrupting Byron's feelings and greatly increasing his embarrassment: "General Byron, what were you talking about?"

Byron turned his head a little stiffly, and saw the Duchess of Victoria in a white dress who had come to the terrace somehow and looked at it suspiciously. The corners of his mouth shook, and his movements scratched unnaturally. Scratching his face and smiling: "Ah ... just talking to me."

Victoria glanced at Byron without seeming suspicion, but just nodded slightly: "The banquet hall is ready, and your Empire general should show up."

Byron's expression suddenly became stiff and seemed a bit helpless, but in the end he still said nothing and stepped up to follow Victoria.

The messenger from the Principality of the Holy Dragon has not yet arrived. The banquet tonight is to make an initial contact with the upper society in the north.

A general from the southern empire led a construction corps to the north to build the North Port and a series of facilities on the northern coastline. This is undoubtedly a major event. The existing aristocrats in the north and the new government office officials obviously It depends on who the general from the Imperial City is, but for Byron, this "rule-oriented upper social" is not a pleasant thing.

In the brightly lit hall of Winter Palace, banquets have been set up, precious drinks and exquisite food filled the long tables, and the band played high-speed music in the corner of the hall. Nobles in various dresses and officials of the Government Office Randomly distributed in the hall, talking about strangers from the south, talking about the upcoming Beigang project.

Byron led Victoria down the hall and dealt with these strange but influential people in the north.

Everyone was smiling, polite, with just the right kindness, and welcomed "the emperor's will spokesman" with a sincere attitude.

Byron wore a dark blue imperial general uniform with golden tassel and ribbon, walking down the hall accompanied by Victoria.

As a mercenary knight, he is not good at this "high society" life, but as a soldier, he can maintain his indifference throughout the whole process without being regarded as lack of courtesy.

Similarly, as a mercenary knight, he is very good at discerning in various situations.

He could clearly feel that more than half of the people here were keeping a wait-and-see attitude towards his "foreigner", which did not surprise him at all.

After chatting with the unknown Count Earl, Byron temporarily left the scene on the grounds of sullenness in the lobby, came to the balcony to ventilate, and rested his brain by the way.

There were undisguised footsteps coming from the banquet hall. Byron turned back and saw Victoria Wilder approaching this side.

He shook the wine glass in his hand, greeted the northern duke, and then turned back, watching the distant mountains that were gradually immersed in the darkness, and continued to feel that the mountains in this place were really tm.

The voice of the Duchess Victoria came from the side: "General Byron, you seem to be interested in the scenery of the north?"

"There are more mountains here than in the south," Byron smiled, "and they are all tall and majestic, impressive."

"The north is so mountainous that there are very few flat fields and even hills. Coupled with the cold climate, this place is not as suitable for survival as the south," Victoria said lightly. "The rolling snow mountains are just magnificent to the rural people. The scenery is a symbol of bitter cold for the inhabitants of the mountainous region. From the day when the country was founded in Anzu, this land is not very rich. It is not a food-producing land or a commercial center. It is only equivalent to a snow mountain line of defense. Protecting the northern gates of the kingdom—the relatively difficult living environment and centuries-old “barrier to the north” position make people in the northern borders more brave and resolute than people in other regions, but also more difficult to deal with. "

Byron didn't know what the Duchess suddenly mentioned these intentions, but he had unconsciously thought of the people in the banquet hall, so he gave a thoughtful look, but forgot to respond to the Duchess' words.

Victoria herself didn't mind it, but just continued: "General Byron, you are under the command of your Majesty to build Beigang. This is not only about dealing with the cold wind and the frozen ground, but also with the people in this bitter cold land. I want to hear What do I think? "

"Of course," Byron converged, "I'm going to start the North Harbor project soon. I must listen to your suggestion."

"Northport is a gateway, not just the gateway to the empire, but also the gateway to the north.For such a cold and barren land, such a portal is enough to make a huge difference," said the Duchess Victoria calmly, her eyes Profound, sincere tone, "If the Northern Ring Continent route is successfully launched, a large part of the trade between the Empire and the Principality of the Holy Dragon, the Tribe of Ogure, and the Kingdom of the Dwarves will be completed through Beigang, which will change the northern border occlusion The status quo of poverty. Thanks to Her Majesty's magical era, new technologies and new businesses can bring prosperity to the unsuitable land in the North, but unfortunately, many northerners did not realize this in the early days- This is something you must consider to understand. "

"I see what you mean," Byron nodded. "Beijing Development will bring prosperity here, but before seeing real money, the locals will only feel that a bunch of outsiders are messing with their land, and they are right Their lives are sketchy-indeed, this is a problem. "

"But Your Majesty still chooses to send you a southerner to build Northport instead of appointing a responsible person from the local consul in the north." Victoria looked at Byron slowly.

Byron listened to each other's words, and then laughed suddenly after two seconds of silence: "Northport is not just a civilian port."

"... Someone commented that you were a rude person who hadn't read a book, but now I don't seem to be."

Byron raised an eyebrow: "I haven't read many books, but the craftiness and vision of the mercenaries are not exercised through books."

"... Your Majesty chose to send you, and it really was thoughtful," Victoria seemed to smile, but her tone was still flat. "You are the first soldiers created by the Cecilian order, typical of the new-style officers-you Strictly obey discipline and safeguard the interests of the empire. Priority is given to orders rather than noble traditions. The production and construction corps you bring follow the same principle. Beigang must be built by someone like you. It cannot be any northern governor, or even It's me-in this way, we can guarantee that Beigang belongs to the empire, not the north. "

"But you seem quite indifferent to this." Byron glanced at Victoria and said curiously.

"Your Majesty's choice was very correct, and I ... I did not rely on impulse when I chose Cecil," Victoria responded calmly. "The old forces entrenched throughout the empire are thorns that are difficult to remove, except Beyond the southern border, there are still many places in this country that have not been completely reorganized. Many old nobles still retain their influence, and it will take a long time to completely eliminate this influence. Both Grand Duke and me know this. And we have decided to fully support His Majesty's efforts to transform this country, so we will send our heirs to the capital and respond to the Cross-Artery Railway plan as soon as possible.

"General Byron, I'm telling you today that I want you to be able to complete your mission without a distraction-Beigang is an empire project, and the Wilde family will do their best to support it. Our family has prospered on this land For hundreds of years, the influence on the northern border was very far-reaching, which I ca n’t deny. From today on, all people in the northern border under the influence of the Wilde family will not become a hindrance to the Beigang project. you promise."

Byron took a deep look at Victoria and said with a smile: "... So in other words, after the construction of Beigang started, there are still obstructing local forces ... not from the north."

"It's normal for bitter cold to harass the Construction Corps in the bitter cold, and it's also a part of the Construction Corps to kill the bandits. The Wilde family will fully support these charitable actions," said Victoria faintly, she turned around and looked calmly. Looking at the direction of the banquet hall, "Please be assured that people who secretly engage in small movements will never dare to step on the table, and the pirates will always be pirates. After a few beats, those who are restless will be quiet. "

Byron could not help shaking his head: "I'm afraid that before the North Port is built, many people will secretly say that you have betrayed the people of the North."

"After the completion of Beigang, it will be them who praise and support Beigang," said Victoria expressionlessly. "They will soon be deterred by the amazing scale of transnational trade and the power of the Empire in this process. And these people have basically no position in the interest. "

"By that time, your arch-arch will have to consider it," Byron said casually. "I'm just a soldier. I only execute orders from Her Majesty. My mission is Northport and the fleet. On this basis, I Will not go one step further. "

Victoria nodded and said, "Also, although my reminder may be a bit redundant, as a Duke of the North, I still have to say something-I hope you pay attention to the right way. Some people who disturb the order may just be incited Up civilians. "

"Duke Victoria, I'm a soldier," Byron looked at Victoria's eyes and said earnestly. "It's my most basic duty to distinguish who is an enemy and who is a friend."

"Then I don't have any concerns."