Chapter 94 On the Airship
In the next two days, Gordon and Alva got along quite happily.
The only thing that gave him a headache was that, except for the working time of recording data, Alva was almost always following him.
Gordon knew that it was not because he had any special personality charm or any other strange reason, it was just that Alva was greedy for the monster materials he always carried with him
Although most of the materials had been combined with the explosion Spare equipment such as knives and refined ore sets were handed over to the caravan and asked to be sent to the target Naguli Village, but Gordon still carried some relatively precious monster materials with him.
For example, the fire bag of the big strange bird, the stomach stone of the sleeping bird, etc.
Iron ore, dragon bones, wild boar skins and other cheap materials, it would not hurt if he lost a few pieces, but of these "high-end goods", he would feel distressed for a long time if any of them were missing, so he could only carry them with him. Only then can you rest assured.
However, in the face of Alva's repeated requests, Gordon relented and lent him these materials for research.
In fact, research is nothing more than repeated observation with a high-power magnifying glass. There is no need to worry about the material itself being damaged, but this has already made Alva as happy as a holiday.
For a trainee scrivener like him, there are too few opportunities to personally touch monster materials.
"Huh, it's really hot."
Climbing onto the deck, the shirtless Gordon came to the bow of the boat. He let the slightly cold and moist clouds in the clouds take away the excess heat, and then picked up the water bag and connected it. After taking a few sips of salted water, he took a long breath.
After getting rid of Alva's "entanglement", he became leisurely again, so he took the initiative to take over Lao Hei's job of adding fuel to the fuel tank.
The steam boiler that powers the propeller is located at the bottom of the pod, and the fuel used is fossilized carbon, a special ore mined from the volcanic zone.
The appearance of burning fossil carbon is not much different from ordinary coal, but the effect when used as fuel is completely different. Whether it is temperature, energy density, or combustion sustainability, burning fossil carbon is far superior to the latter. who.
However, the mineral veins of burning fossil carbon are scattered, and the collection points are mostly located in volcanic areas where dangerous monsters are frequent, so the output is very low and the price is quite high, making it impossible to use for daily heating.
However, the extremely excellent combustion performance of burning stone carbon makes it have a good market in forging, mechanical fuel, alchemy and other industries, and the supply exceeds demand.
The temperature in the boiler room is naturally very high.
The heat wave in the cabin made him feel the blood on his skin boiling, but after finishing the work, he gritted his teeth and persisted in front of the hot boiler for more than half an hour.
It is said that the temperature in the volcanic zone is comparable to that of the boiler room, and even higher in the core area. Gordon wants to use this method to adapt to the high temperature in advance.
This method is actually a bit stupid. For high-temperature environments such as volcanic deserts, there is a special alchemical potion called "cold drink", or an alchemical drink that can be used to help hunters resist high temperatures.
But Gordon still enjoyed it.
The professor is always busy. He is holding a telescope that is about the same height as him and observing the surroundings all the time. Alva is writing and drawing on a desktop-sized map. Instead, it was written in a complex language that Gordon could not understand.
In order to facilitate the professor's observation, Lao Hei deliberately lowered the flying height of the airship.
At such a height, the clouds are very thin, and with the help of a telescope, you can even identify small creatures such as spirit deer on the ground.
After resting for a while, Gordon took out a book and started reading by himself.
This scene may shock the jaws of his friends, but Gordon unexpectedly discovered that he quite liked the feeling of filling his brain with words and useful information.
——"Archaeological Record of Latio Volcano"
This manuscript book was borrowed by Alva. It belongs to the internal reading of the scrivener team. In fact, this is a bit against the rules. , but the professor and Lao Hei both turned a blind eye and pretended not to have seen it.
He might not be able to use most of the knowledge in the book about the ancient civilization buried under the solidified volcanic rocks of Latio Volcano, but he tried hard to remember the distribution map of the ruins in his mind.
If you have the opportunity to mine according to this picture, the probability of digging the protective stone will be higher, right?
"Hmm, it seems like there is a hunter asking for help?" The professor holding a telescope at the side suddenly said, pulling Gordon's eyes away from the ruins distribution map.
"Where?!" Gordon reached out and grabbed another pair of binoculars on the shelf and searched around. After all, he was a hunter, so he seemed very concerned.
"The small lake at three o'clock is on the pebble beach on the southwest side of the lake."
The professor's quick and accurate description of the location allowed Gordon to quickly find the target location.
They were two hunters traveling together. They were waving vigorously at the airship they were riding on, as if they were still shouting something.
"You should think of us as observation hot air balloons, right?" Lao Hei in the driver's seat seemed to be very experienced in such situations, "I hope we can help observe the whereabouts of the target monster."
Gordon looked at the professor expectantly. This old man was the decision-maker.
The professor didn’t say much, but jumped directly to the side of the ship, holding a telescope and searching around. Gordon and Alva helped in the search, but also had to be careful not to blow the small professor away from the wind in the air. It has to fall.
After all, he has rich experience. In just half a minute, the professor discovered a creature suspected to be the hunter's target in the dense forest - a tail hammer dragon.
Using the nearby trees as a reference, it was estimated that it was a big guy with a length of more than 20 meters from head to tail, and a pair of horns on top of its head.
“It’s Dobol Belk (Tail Hammer Dragon)! It is a beast dragon monster that feeds on tree branches, leaves and rotten wood.
Although it is a herbivorous monster, it is rough and thick The moss-covered skin and thick fat make it extremely strong With their defensive capabilities, they are very difficult to kill.
Tail hammer dragons have a very violent personality and will actively attack small monsters and humans that come into their sight. Their threat level is no less than that of flying dragons!" Alva recited excitedly! With the knowledge he gained from books.
Gordon's focus was different. The frame of the telescope in his hand moved repeatedly between the bull-like curved horns and the huge tail hammer of the tail hammer dragon, thinking about what he was facing. What should I do with this thing?
The professor had already begun to pull the reflector hanging on the side and began to feed back information to the two hunters.
"Tail Hammer Dragon, twenty degrees east by south, 3.5 kilometers away."
The two hunters who received the expected answer excitedly walked towards the airship that was gradually moving away again. They waved their arms to express their gratitude, then dived into the dark forest and began their hunt.
All the people on the airship could do at this time was wish them good luck.
The encounter with the hunters was just a small episode during the air travel, and they quickly returned to their respective posts.
Gordon, who once again had nothing to do, took the pork chop that came to the deck to breathe, and asked Alva for a piece of parchment, preparing to trace the distribution map of the ruins in the book.
Time passed slowly until a drop of rain fell next to the tip of his pen. (End of this chapter)