"This test flight can be said to be a great success. It has lasted for at least five hours. What do you plan to do next?" Singer took a sip of water and looked at Amber with interest, while Amber tapped the table with her fingers, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
"The natural thing is to seek cooperation and raise funds to buy a piece of land in Fontaine to build a factory—a factory to produce airships. At the same time, we will set up a logistics company to develop air transport business and the rental and sale of transport airships."
"Huh, so you've thought of it all a long time ago." Seeing this, Kale couldn't help but sigh at Amber's foresight. Thinking about it carefully, Amber has always been like this, thinking of everything early on and preparing everything silently. Following her, it always feels that many things go unusually smoothly.
"Then do you want to participate?" Amber looked at Kale. Kale spread his hands when he heard that, thinking that it was indeed the case.
"I definitely want to participate, but I can't get involved in this level of business. I have to contact the Adventurer's Association directly - I think you've already done that."
"Then we've made the contact." Amber nodded, looking at the three people who were setting up the airship, and spoke again: "Are you three, especially Green, interested in returning to Fontaine and making a name for yourself?"
"......!" The three were quite surprised by Amber's proposal, especially Green. Since they were so close to each other, they naturally heard the conversation of the three and fell into thought for a while.
Green looked at the scenery outside the window, recalled everything he had experienced in Fontaine before, and the prospects represented by the airship he was holding in his hand, and he soon came up with the answer.
"Boss, just give me your orders. I'll follow you!" Green's tone was quite serious. When he was studying, he had always thought about pursuing a day of success, and now was the best opportunity!
The remaining two people saw Green nod, and nodded as well. They have never cared much about anything. Now working with Amber seems to be very promising, so there is no harm in following her.
With the help of Amber's funding and some research results, the three of them completed the airship together. In Amber's subsequent plans, the three of them were the most suitable technicians.
"Okay, then complete the airship testing within the next week. A week later, we'll head directly to Fontaine. I'll handle all the business aspects, and you just focus on the airship's research and development."
“There is only one requirement: to reduce costs as much as possible while ensuring reliability.”
The three of them looked at each other. Green gave a wry smile and nodded. "Boss, you really know how to give us a hard time, but it's no problem. We should be able to do it if we try hard."
With Green's nod, the negotiation came to an end. Then the few of them chatted while flying until it was almost evening, when the airship flew back over the Chi Nian clan.
Facing the flight journey that was about to end, Green was obviously reluctant to leave. He subconsciously glanced at the direction of the sky and suddenly had an idea.
"Boss, how about we just test the flight altitude?"
"...You will feel breathless if you go too high. There is no point in flying that high." Amber mentioned the altitude sickness. Kale, who has rich experience in climbing, also nodded. However, they could all see that Green obviously had other intentions. Amber finally agreed with Green's idea.
"Although everyone present is strong and able-bodied, you still cannot exceed an altitude of 4000 meters. If anyone experiences any adverse reactions during this period, stop immediately!"
With Amber's nod, Green and the other two began to operate the airship. The airship slowly rose into the air at a suitable speed, getting higher and higher.
From the original one thousand meters to one thousand five hundred meters, and then to two thousand meters - this is the highest altitude suitable for human life, and the airship has not stopped rising.
Two thousand five hundred meters, three thousand meters, three thousand five hundred meters, nearly four thousand meters. Finally, the airship temporarily stopped at an altitude of nearly four thousand meters. Amber asked the people present if they could still hold on, and received no obvious response.
Perhaps it is because the people of Teyvat are generally strong, so they can still withstand such a height, especially those present are all strong and healthy. Even the three Greens do some physical work every day, so their bodies can be said to be very strong.
But even so, they also had obvious faster breathing, faster heartbeats and mild dizziness. If it were Amber's body in her previous life, she would probably faint on the ground by now.
"Well, let's just make it an integer! I'm going to continue to rise!" Green controlled the airship to rise again. It was so hard to fly once, so he decided to take a risk and stop after breaking through 4000 and making it an integer. Under his control, the airship rose little by little, one meter at a time. As it was getting closer and closer to 4000 meters, an accident happened.
"Buzz!" A vibration came into the ears of everyone present. The vibration seemed to come from the brain. The fact that the airship itself did not shake much also proved this. She only felt dizzy for a moment. She immediately wanted to order Green to stop the airship from rising further, but the airship had actually risen to an altitude of 4000 at this time.
"Cough...!!" Amber fell to her knees almost uncontrollably, coughing up some blood. Instinctively, she looked up at the sky. Through the window of the airship, she saw a shadow - the shadow of an island floating in the air.
Amber didn't know how to describe this scene, but just looking at the shadow made her eyes sting. At the same time, she also felt a subtle sense of "being spied on".
"Damn it! Green! Descend the airship quickly!" Amber struggled to stand up and ordered Green to descend the airship. She looked around and realized that except for herself, everyone else had fallen to the ground and lost consciousness.
Amber came to the driver's seat as quickly as possible and threw Green, who was slumped in the chair, aside. Amber, who participated in the entire research and development, naturally knew the basic operation of the airship. She did not dare to delay and operated the airship to start descending.
She didn't dare to descend too quickly to avoid causing a second blow to the fainted people. As the airship descended to an altitude of 4000 meters, the feeling of being spied on disappeared. Amber coughed up some blood uncontrollably again, and then she felt better and her breathing became smoother.
The joy of successfully developing the airship, the delight of successfully challenging the sky as a human, and the high altitude reached as the airship ascended affected her judgment to a certain extent. She actually overlooked that this was Teyvat! Teyvat with a false sky!
The righteousness hanging high in the sky will not allow anyone to dare to step into its territory. The previous altitude of nearly 4000 meters was its warning!
"But... this can be considered a blessing in disguise. At least we've confirmed there's no problem below 4000 meters." Amber gasped for breath, analyzing the situation calmly in her mind.
"But what will happen if we ignore these warnings and continue to fly upwards?" Amber looked up at the sky, speculating the worst. She was afraid that if she ignored the warnings and continued to rise, she would face "destruction" after breaking through a certain height. The justice in the sky was always ruthless to challengers.
"Um... I fainted?" As the airship slowly descended below 2000 meters, the people who had fainted woke up one by one. At this time, Amber had managed her expression, and the blood she had coughed up had also been cleaned up.
"Yes, it seems that I shouldn't have agreed to Green's risky behavior from the beginning. You all fainted. If I hadn't held on, it's hard to say what would have happened." Amber looked at Green unhappily. Green knew he was in the wrong and didn't dare to look at Amber.
"Alas, I didn't expect that the impact of an altitude of 4000 meters on people is completely different - I have never climbed any 4000-meter-high mountain!" Kare shook his head to relieve the slight dizziness that still remained in his brain. He attributed this accident directly to the adverse reaction caused by the high altitude.
Amber took Kale's words to heart. As far as she knew, there shouldn't be any peaks over 4000 meters in the Seven Kingdoms, except for the now-disappeared Pointed Hat Peak, which was expected to be over 4000 meters high.
But now the Pointed Hat Peak has become Musk Reef. It seems that she is one of the very few people who has actually reached an altitude of 4000 meters and experienced all the previous things firsthand. Amber looked at the people around her and chose to hide everything that happened before.
"Green, the three of you remember this: if you fly an airship again, maintain a normal flight altitude of less than a thousand meters. Try not to exceed 2000 meters. This altitude is sufficient. If absolutely necessary, try not to exceed 3000 meters. This is to avoid adverse consequences caused by excessive altitude. Like this time, if I hadn't held on, we might all have died there."
Amber calmly told a terrible fact. Green swallowed his saliva and kept the warning firmly in his heart. Singer and Carey were also quite scared for a moment after hearing it.
Chapter 27: Ikaros Airship Company
"Huh..." Fontaine, this prosperous city known as the City of Water, has a completely different scene from the other six countries. Various achievements brought about by industrial development can be seen everywhere, which is a world of difference from the past. Green leaned on the railing and looked at the city of Fontaine in the distance, breathing the fresh air.
During this period, he witnessed what could be described as "smooth and flowing" negotiations. Within a week of the successful test flight of the airship, it also passed other tests smoothly. The final results were extremely gratifying. Amber, who had compiled all the data, immediately reached an agreement with the Adventurer's Association. The Adventurer's Association funded the establishment of a company, and Green and the other two brought their own teams to the company to be responsible for the subsequent research and development of the airship, while Amber was responsible for the early business negotiations and management of the R&D team.
Amber is not a native of Fontaine, but she still has some connections here. With the help of these connections, she quickly figured out the situation in Fontaine. With the help of the wealthy Adventurer's Association, she solved the problem of factory location very smoothly. With her previous experience and perfect control over people's hearts, she quickly settled everything.
After discussion, the company was named "Ikaros Airship Transport Co., Ltd." and will be mainly managed by the Adventurers' Association. The Adventurers' Association is also the undisputed first shareholder, and Amber will act as one of the major shareholders.
In terms of ability, Amber can naturally manage the entire company in an orderly manner. In fact, she was the one who managed it during the past two months, but Amber cannot guarantee that she will not be busy afterwards. The desert is the top priority, and she does not need to take on too much work.
The Adventurers' Association was also very happy to add such a company to their ranks. They already had a high demand for traveling to various places, and the business that airships could conduct overlapped a lot with their areas.
"Ms. Amber, you really gave us a big surprise." In the temporary residence provided by the Adventurer's Association for Amber in Fontaine, the president of the Fontaine Adventurer's Association was sitting opposite Amber, looking at a drawing that Amber taught her.
Few people can receive this level of treatment from the Adventurer's Guild. This is something that even legendary adventurers can hardly enjoy. However, partners like Amber can provide them with unprecedented benefits, and such an existence is worthy of their attention.
"It's nothing. I have already dealt with the affairs in Fontaine. I will return to the desert after we complete the handover. By then, Ikaros will be back on track, and you will need someone to manage it." Amber was very indifferent to the manager's compliments, as if what she had accomplished was not a big deal.
The manager smiled helplessly upon hearing this. She had seen everything Amber did. They had caused quite a stir on the first day they arrived here. The "giant beast" slowly descended from the sky. Such a scene attracted many pedestrians to stop and watch in just a moment, causing a traffic jam for an hour.
If the Adventurer's Association had not contacted Fontaine in advance, it would have inevitably caused greater chaos. After Amber landed, she immediately began to work on the matters related to setting up the company. With the help of her own connections and the Adventurer's Association, she quickly completed many tasks.
First, they bought an existing factory near Fontaine City at a suitable price, then contacted some sellers of necessary tools and bought the required machines. After that, while busy with the company registration matters, they started negotiating with some people who wanted to be partners. Finally, they arranged manufacturers of all components within a month at a completely acceptable price. This also means that in the future, the factory will only be responsible for the manufacturing and assembly of core components, and the remaining components can be outsourced to other factories.
In the remaining time, Amber started to take orders. With the samples on display, many people who dared to try placed orders, including Dolly.
During this time, the R&D team quickly completed the basic specifications of the airship design. In the end, they decided to use lightweight metal with a suitable structure as the frame, which not only reduced the weight but also reduced the cost while ensuring sufficient reliability. To ensure safety, the number of airbags was increased to five, and the propellers remained three pairs, but this time the propellers were made by a factory with trustworthy craftsmanship and were better.
Inferior materials were chosen for the outer shell, which can ensure safe navigation at an altitude of 3000 meters. Due to the high altitude limit, there is no need to choose high-strength materials in order to fly high, which would be too wasteful.
The basic specifications of the airship are designed to be a standard 30 meters long and 6 meters high. Excluding its own weight and the weight of a pilot and two passengers, the finished product can carry a full 10 tons of cargo. Common pack animals can only pull 1 ton, and the airship is 10 times that of a pack animal. Moreover, the advantage of its ability to fly can greatly shorten the route, and the fully loaded flight speed will reach 20KM per hour.
It does not consume much energy itself. The main lift is provided by the wind element. With the help of the wind element control device, the rise and fall can be flexibly controlled. There is very little loss of wind element during the process. This is also the core component of the airship.
The three pairs of propellers actually consume the most energy in the entire airship. Although the maintenance cost seems a bit high at the moment, it is worth the money. Once the corresponding industry develops in the future, there will be a huge market foreseeable.
The one who is most optimistic about it is the Adventurer's Association, which is the largest shareholder. Their goal is even more ambitious. They let Green and the other two start designing a large airship, which should be at least 100 meters long. At that time, the Adventurer's Association will take advantage of the opportunity to develop air passenger transportation business, which will bring unprecedented huge profits and can be regarded as a new track besides sea passenger transportation.
"Of course, we will send the right person to manage it. According to your wishes, you will be given the position of R&D team leader." The manager handed one of the contracts to Amber, who put it away properly. If she had not refused repeatedly before, she would definitely not be in the position of R&D team leader at this moment. The manager was very optimistic about Amber's ability, but it was a pity that she had no interest in managing the company.
It can only be said that everyone has their own aspirations. Compared with the other side, the desert is more important to this person, so the manager had to give up those ideas.
The R&D team is actually the current team of Green and the other two. Probably because they became famous this time, Green also took the opportunity to find two more people he knew and whose abilities were trustworthy. The team has grown to 5 people. It is usually managed by deputy team leader Green. He will report the progress of the research to Amber once every two weeks. Amber will make some suggestions from the perspective of an elemental force expert and judge the direction of the research.
After the details were discussed, Amber also stood up. She didn't bring much luggage when she came, so naturally she didn't need to take much with her when she left. Seeing this, the manager also stood up and shook hands with Amber.
"Do you need me to send someone to take you back?" The manager expressed his goodwill in his own way, but Amber shook her head to indicate that it was not necessary.
"It would be better for me to leave on my own. I have been away from the Chi Nian clan for two months. Although I arranged for a suitable person to be in charge of management before I left, I still have to go back and confirm it." Amber put her hand on the door handle, and suddenly seemed to think of something.
"By the way, the basic-spec airship doesn't have a name yet, right?"
"what do you mean……?"
"Let's call this first basic transport airship the Leonard. From now on, all airships of this specification will be referred to as the 'Leonard-class.'"
As she spoke, Amber pushed open the door, took a few steps forward, and then turned into an agile eagle and flew into the sky.
The manager watched Amber bid farewell to the water city and recalled her previous words. She naturally knew what kind of person Leonard Amber was talking about.
He was a legendary adventurer from thousands of years ago, and he was also the original designer of the Wings of Wind. He can be said to be the father of modern Wings of Wind. The airships that appear today, to some extent, are in line with the new "Wings of Wind" pursued by the legendary adventurer.
Leonard-class airship—there really is no more appropriate name.
……
Amber in eagle form was indeed extremely efficient in traveling. In just one day, she completed the journey from Fontainebleau to the wind-eroded land. After she landed and turned back into her original form, she attracted the condolences of many people.
This was the first time she had been away for such a long time, a full two months. Many people were worried about her, and were even more worried that if they left her leadership, there would be some trouble. However, it turned out that the Wind Erosion Land was still doing well during the two months that Amber was away, and there were no problems.
One of the main reasons is that everything is now on the right track, and the difficulty of management is naturally not as high as before. On the other hand, Amber has never relaxed her training of talents over the years, and these people have seamlessly taken over the management work during her absence.
Originally, Amber didn't need to go to Fontaine. The Adventurer's Association said they could send someone to negotiate the business, but it would take at least four months. Seeing this, Amber took action directly and used her almost telepathic ability to shorten the whole process to two months. She also prepared everything and could start work immediately.
During these two months, Amber also took the opportunity to test whether the Chinanian clan would expose some problems after she left, and whether the other clans in the alliance would reveal some ulterior motives.
It took Amber some time to finally enter the conference room. Yi, Abdul, Kusela and other managers were already sitting there. After Amber sat in the main seat, they began to report on the situation during this period.
It went smoothly, smoother than expected. Even after Amber left, there hadn't been any trouble in the past two months. Seeing this, Amber nodded secretly, glad that her decision was right.
As early as two years ago, she began to gradually hand over some non-decision-making work to others. She herself was responsible for coordinating and developing new tracks, as well as making appropriate responses at the right time, just like previously funding Green's research on airships, and arranging people to carry out publicity related to family planning more than half a year ago. Now she is certain that even without her, the people present can manage the Chi Nian clan well. They may encounter some accidents and be in a mess for a while, but they will always be able to get through it safely.
The reporting meeting ended quickly. Amber affirmed the backbone members present and announced the end of the meeting. Everyone present left one after another. It was not until some time after the last person walked out of the meeting room that Ashanti and Tariq, who were standing in the corner, lifted their invisible masks and walked forward.
Amber arranged for two people to lead their team to confirm whether the other clans in the alliance had any disloyalty during her absence. The result was still gratifying. Even though she was not there, the other clans had no intention of harming the Chi Nian Alliance.
This result was in line with expectations. Amber's various decisions had now become synonymous with "striving towards a better life." The interests within the alliance were aligned, and if anyone had ulterior motives, it would easily lead to unanimous targeting by the other clans, or even the dreaded "judgment" of the envoy of God.
Amber listened to all the reports, her eyes flickering as she thought about something in her mind.
Chapter 28: Layout
"Have you really decided?" In Amber's room, Aji sat on Amber's shoulder and asked for her opinion, and Amber gave a firm affirmative answer.
"Yes, after I left for the past two months, the backbone of the clan has managed very well, which means that I finally have the suspense to proceed to the next step." Amber thought. At this time, there were only her and Aji in the room, so she didn't have to worry about anyone hearing these words.
Abdul was very satisfied with Xiaokui's performance in the past two months. In his words, "She is so capable that people tend to overlook the fact that she is only 13 years old." However, Xiaokui obviously has no talent in combat. Although she works hard, her learning progress is not fast.
Jade didn't know whether it was because she was stimulated by Xiaokui's efforts or because of something else, but recently she started combat training with Abdul. Teaching one is teaching, and teaching two is also teaching, so Abdul didn't refuse.
"Hmm, but this plan is too difficult, right?" Aji tapped the corner of his mouth with his finger, recalling what Amber had previously explained about the next plan she wanted to implement.
Amber plans to enter the Order Academy to study with the next batch of Sand People, and make arrangements in secret to have her own people take over the positions of some sages in the future, so as to gain a certain amount of real power in the Order Academy.
Ah Ji thought this was a bit too difficult, but Amber had calculated it. Now was her sixth year here, and in another half a year it would be the seventh year. Conservatively speaking, in five years at most, the House of Lords would face a major reshuffle, and the reason for this would be the arrival of that traveler - this would be a great opportunity, an unprecedented opportunity.
During the six months of airship development, the environmental improvement of the wind-eroded land was officially completed. Amber, which had already made plans, seamlessly connected to the environmental improvement work outside the wind-eroded land. Now even the Tanit clan has initially completed the preliminary environmental governance of the areas around the clan.
There wasn't much left to do. Everything was on track and going extremely smoothly. It wouldn't be a problem even if she left for a long time - it might even be a good opportunity for the people of the sand to slowly realize that even without God and His messengers, they could still go on as usual.
"It's not difficult. I have enough confidence. But you, are you planning to go with me this time?" Amber's tone was quite playful. At first, Aji wanted to follow her in everything she did, but now she is getting lazier, especially during the previous two months of the trip to Fontainebleau. When Aji heard that Amber was going there for an endless hell of talks, she immediately lost the desire to follow her.
When talking about this, we cannot avoid the first airship test flight. That time, Aji was not with her either. She thought that she could fly and there was nothing good about riding. As a result, after Amber came back that day, she pestered Amber to participate in the subsequent test flights. Amber did not refuse, but Amber did not participate in the subsequent test flights. Only Aji went by herself.
"It seems like it will be interesting, but won't it expose your identity if I go with you?" Aji swung her legs and thought seriously. Her question caused Amber to sigh helplessly, and Aji suddenly realized that she had said the wrong thing.
——She is a town spirit. Although there is not much energy left now, which can only be used to remove dirt, care for hair and skin, and print and maintain a library in her mind, etc., she can still change her appearance. She maintains her current appearance only because she has been like this most of the time in the past. It is not that she cannot change.
"...What do you think would be a better look for me?" Aji finally changed the subject to cover up his earlier idiotic behavior. Kohaku didn't want to tease Aji any further and responded, "Whatever you want. Just make sure no one knows it's me who went to the Governing Body."
Ah Ji now fell into a long contemplation, and Amber was not in a hurry. There was still half a year before the next batch of Sand People entered the Order Institute. Within this half year, she needed to explain all the things that needed to be explained and solve all the problems that needed to be solved.
In addition, she had to plan to notify the House of Lords, which was unavoidable. Although she was "entering the House of Lords secretly", it was unrealistic for Amber to completely hide her identity, especially when facing an existence of the level of the House of Lords. If she was discovered by the other party, they would inevitably suspect her purpose of entering the House of Lords and take precautions.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to inform some people in the House of Lords in advance and hide their real purpose with a false purpose. In the end, Amber directly decided on Azar as the candidate. As a contemporary great sage and manager of the House of Lords, he is naturally qualified. At the same time, he also has some fatal shortcomings. Amber has enough confidence in persuading Azar.
Thinking of this, Amber ignored Aji who was still thinking seriously on the side, and began to write a letter. At the same time, she began to plan to use some connections. She must ensure that this letter is handed over to the great sage Azar, and only he knows the content.
The letter was completed quickly and handed over by Amber personally to Singer, who then handed it over to Geller, and then Geller handed it over to Azar. It can be said that this was an express confidentiality route that only people with connections could take. With such efficiency, Azar, who had read Amber's letter, submitted a letter in return. Only four people were involved in this news, and only two people knew the details.
After receiving the letter, Amber quickly rushed to Xumi City. As a great sage, Azar could not leave Xumi City easily, so Amber went there in person.
The two chose a relatively secluded place as their meeting place, where Amber saw Azar for the first time, and Azar also saw the Red King's messenger, who had become extremely famous in recent years, for the first time.
"I didn't expect that our first meeting would be like this." Azar stroked his gray beard with a smile on his face. He admired the man in front of him who respected the House of Lords, guided the people of the sand towards civilization, and greatly eased the friction between the rainforest and the desert.
"There's nothing I can do. Being famous isn't always a good thing. Just like now, I want to keep a low profile, so I have no choice but to do this." Amber's outfit now had changed a lot compared to when she was in the wind-eroded land. Her hair had changed from black to dark flax, and her eyes had changed from amber to brown. On top of that, she also wore a pair of plain glasses. She only looked similar to before in terms of face shape, so she didn't have to worry about being recognized.
The changes in hair and eye color were achieved with the help of Aji's ability. Zhen Ling is indeed gifted in this regard.
Hazard nodded when he heard this. He knew Amber's purpose, and the fact that he was invited here today actually showed his attitude. He did not reject Amber's proposal.
"The rumored envoys of God are different. Their speech and behavior are no different from those of the forest dwellers. It's hard to associate them with the desert—or rather, the desert isn't entirely desert now. Thanks to you, the entire wind-eroded land is now indistinguishable from a forest. What you've done in the past few years can truly be described as a feat."
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