Chapter 731 Rookie Goes to the Sky
Riding on horseback, looking up at the hot air balloon that had increased its flight height, crossed the wall of Black Rock City, and flew higher, Zhou Xu's face showed A hint of satisfaction.
He had realized this problem earlier when he noticed that the hot air balloon was floating in the direction of Black Rock City. If the hot air balloon did not increase in height, it might hit the wall.
But he did not give a warning in advance because he wanted to see if the two operators on the hot air balloon could make the correct operation in time in the face of such an emergency.
This operation is actually not difficult, and to some extent it is very simple, but 'the authorities are confused, and the bystanders know clearly'. In critical moments, people sometimes lose their ability to think and make low-level mistakes. This This kind of thing is not uncommon.
During this period, the two operators on the hot air balloon successfully raised the flight height of the hot air balloon. After crossing the wall of Black Rock City, they both breathed a sigh of relief, and then found that their entire backs were covered in cold sweat. Soaked.
Wiping the sweat off his forehead, the two looked at each other and laughed.
“It’s a good risk, it’s a good risk.”
After the emotions calmed down, the two took a deep breath, stood up, and took a look outside.
At this glance, the two of them were immediately frightened and their hearts twitched!
"It's terrible, we are flying too high! What should we do now?!"
They were nervous just now and desperately threw fuel into the furnace and pulled the bellows to increase the firepower.
As soon as the firepower came up, the hot air balloon continued to rise. Without paying attention, it flew to a height they had never reached before!
The cold wind from high altitude kept blowing on their faces, making their cheeks hurt.
But at this time, the two operators were completely in no mood to care about this.
At this moment, the hot air balloon has already flown over Black Rock City. Looking down from the sky, the large buildings and streets have shrunk, and the people on the streets can hardly be seen clearly.
Fortunately, neither of them was afraid of heights. After the initial fright, the relatively stable internal situation allowed them to calm down quickly.
"Don't panic! Your Majesty has taught us before that a hot air balloon will rise when it increases its firepower, and it will fall when it decreases its firepower. As long as we slowly reduce its firepower, we will be able to land smoothly."
"Yes, yes! I will reduce the firepower right now!"
As he spoke, the operator responsible for controlling the firepower got busy.
But was stopped in time by another operator.
"No, no, no! We can't land now! No, we can't land! Down here is Black Rock City. There are street buildings everywhere and there is no suitable landing location."
For now. Generally speaking, hot air balloons cannot accurately control the landing position, at least they can't do it now.
So if they want to land, they must find a spacious enough space.
“Let’s just fly directly outside the city, and we’ll land when we get outside the city!”
"There is nothing wrong with that, but have you noticed that we seem to be flying higher and higher?"
"..."
The fuel was thrown too hard at that time, and the bellows were pulled too hard. , the furnace is burning brightly at this moment, which also makes the entire hot air balloon completely ascending.
While they were talking, the buildings in Blackstone City within their field of vision were getting smaller and smaller, which made the two people’s hearts beat wildly when they realized this.
Before they could do anything, a strong gust of wind suddenly blew in the air. The hot air balloon they were riding in swayed and turned around and flew in the other direction.
"Damn it! The wind direction has changed!"
At this moment, both of them felt numb.
"Adjust the flight altitude. We want the hot air balloon to return to the previous airflow layer!"
"Wait, wait! In fact, if we fly in this direction, we can also leave the city! The point is The reason is that we have to stay at this height and not let the hot air balloon rise any higher!" As they spoke, the two of them quickly got to work.
Although the operation principle of the hot air balloon is simple, this was their first time doing such an operation. The two of them were still in a hurry. They finally controlled the rising momentum of the hot air balloon and flew out of the city in a new direction.
The wind was much stronger at high altitude, which also increased the flight speed of the hot air balloon. After watching the hot air balloon fly over the wall of Black Rock City and successfully fly outside the city, the two of them were excited.
"Hurry! Land quickly!"
Although the previous operation was hectic, the two of them successfully accumulated a certain amount of operating experience. Now they are obviously much more proficient in the operation. .
But in terms of experience, it is obviously still far behind.
As the hot air balloon lowers its altitude, the wind direction also changes as the altitude changes.
As soon as I turned around, the hot air balloon that finally reached the outside of the city was flying towards the city again.
They all went numb instantly.
"Grass! Go back up, go back up quickly!"
The operation of the two people made the hot air balloon rise and fall in the air, left and right, and kept tossing.
Fortunately, every adversity brings wisdom. With the experience just now, they learned a lot and took advantage of the situation to let the hot air balloon fly farther before starting to land.
In this way, even if the change in wind direction caused the hot air balloon to be blown back for a time, it would not blow them directly back into the city.
The moment they landed, the two of them couldn't wait to put out the fire, ran out of the hot air balloon's bamboo basket, their legs went weak, and they collapsed directly on the ground, feeling like they had narrowly escaped death. feeling.
After waiting for a while, with the sound of horse hooves, everyone headed by Zhou Xu came over on horseback.
Originally, they had all rushed towards the other side of Black Rock City, thinking that they would fly to the other side and land. Who would have thought that they would suddenly change direction in the middle of it.
After getting off the horse, everyone gathered around to confirm the situation of the two people, and also asked about the situation at that time.
Under this question, the two people who had been frightened all the way suddenly seemed to open a chat box and started talking non-stop, as if they were venting the emotions that had been accumulated in their hearts all the way.
After listening, although everyone had no personal experience, it was not difficult to see the danger from the frightened expressions of the two people.
Although the operation of this hot air balloon is not complicated, the wind direction and climate in the air are unpredictable, and if you are inexperienced, something may happen if you are not careful.
To a certain extent, it is good luck for the two of them to land smoothly this time.
"Then do you still dare to continue to be the operator of this hot air balloon?"
Zhou Xu looked at the two of them and asked.
Faced with this question, the two of them looked at each other for a while, and at the same time they couldn't help but fall on the hot air balloon not far away. They didn't know what kind of mental struggle they went through during this period, and finally nodded vigorously. .
Seeing this, Zhou Xu had a smile on his lips.
This result was within his expectation, because the two guys just said something so thrilling, but when they talked about it later, the whole state of the two of them had already begun to quarrel.
You know, this is a great feat in the history of their great Zhou Dynasty. Whoever this thing falls on will be enough to make them brag about it for a lifetime.
Not to mention, the salary of this hot air balloon operator is twice that of their previous job, plus the bonus of the tester, it is enough to triple their total income!
An update is here. If nothing else, there will be an update after 10:30 today
(End of this chapter)