Chapter 138 The Airship Arrives
As the black spots continued to enlarge, Purficott couldn’t help but open her mouth, because what appeared in front of her was the large aircraft that caused a sensation in Langton. Empty boat.
Today's weather is not very good, but there are not many clouds in the sky, so Purficott can see the silver-gray hull of the airship that has lowered its flight altitude from a long distance. .
Looking at the airship that was getting closer to him and getting bigger and bigger, Purficott felt dizzy.
It's just too big.
Although it was designed by himself, even Purficott himself had never imagined what a spectacular scene it would be when a large airship over a hundred meters long flew towards him like a mountain.
The appearance of the airship naturally caused a reaction in the base. Five steam knights quickly appeared next to Perfect Court. Captain William personally came to Perfect Court with the steam knight armor on the ship. In front of her, ask her if she needs to take shelter temporarily.
"That's the empire's airship. It was designed by me. What should I avoid?" Purficott didn't care about this. She didn't think the airship might bring any harm to her. Come to danger.
When Captain William saw this, he didn’t say much, but continued to maintain a vigilant posture.
And Samantha also led the guard knights to guard Purfict. Although the White Bear Knights currently equipped with steam knight armor are more responsible for guarding Purfict, However, there are also some occasions that are not suitable for steam knights to appear and are still protected by guard knights.
Therefore, Samantha will still protect Purfict personally, but with Purfict's current status change, it becomes a bit embarrassing for the knight of the guard to continue to stay with Purfict.
No matter what, the Knights of the Royal Guard are still the Royal Knights and represent the Royal Family.
Before, Purficott was just an ordinary baroness. Their presence beside Purficott symbolized her status as an extraordinary and plenipotentiary envoy, and also symbolized the royal family's favor and trust in her.
But as Purficott was promoted from an ordinary baroness to a frontier official with real military and political power, such as the Earl of the Northern Territory and the Guardian of the Northern Territory, the knights of the guard still stayed with her, which seemed like It's under surveillance.
Although Purficott himself knew that this was not the case, the status of the Guard Knight in the North was somewhat embarrassing.
However, before officially receiving the order, Samantha still had to fulfill her duties and serve as Purficott's bodyguard by her side at all times.
So when the airship docked at the berth on the Eagle Beak Cliff, what appeared in front of the passengers who got off the airship was protected by five guard knights and five steam knights. Purficott looked even grander than Princess Anne who got off the airship.
This made Princess Anne couldn't help but joke: "Little Perfectcott, you really have the air of a guardian of the northern border of the empire now."
"Aunt Anne? You Why are you here?" Purficott was extremely surprised. She never expected that Princess Anne would come to the North in person.
“This is the true maiden voyage of the empire’s airship. As a representative of the royal family, I naturally want to experience it myself, right?” Princess Anne walked to Purficott’s room with a smile on her face. In front of me: "And I also want to see how the empire's development in the north is developing, and I'll discuss with you some matters related to the empire's immigration to the north next year." After hearing what Princess Anne said, Purficott nodded in understanding.
Although she knew that things were definitely not what Princess Anne said, these were definitely the official statements of the empire.
So Purficott didn’t say much. He just asked people to welcome the arrival of the eldest princess with etiquette that complied with the procedures. At the same time, he also asked the camp to quickly prepare a welcome banquet for Princess Anne.
Due to the cold weather, the welcome ceremony was very brief, and Princess Anne quickly returned to the Eagle Beak Camp with Purficott.
When she arrived at the reception room of Purficott Laboratory, Princess Anne took off her heavy winter clothes, revealing the military uniform she often wore, and then she sat on the sofa and grew a baby. He sighed and said: "It's really not easy for little Purficott to come here. If it weren't for the airship, I'm afraid I would have to wait until next spring before I can come here."
"So when I was thinking about responding to the doomsday crisis, the first thing I thought of was to develop transportation. Otherwise, the efficiency of ship transportation alone would be too low." Purficott deeply shared the sentiments of Princess Anne.
However, while sighing, Purficott asked straight to the point: "Aunt Anne, what is the real purpose of your visit this time?"
"The main thing is to give you something. Come here, I know you must be short of people, otherwise you wouldn’t even have to recruit a palace attendant. You know he is from the royal family, aren’t you afraid of the royal family infiltrating the north? " Princess Anne made a joke, but then continued: "The palace attendant you recruited helped you recruit about fifty clerks from Langton. Most of them have served in the imperial colonies or civil service. Experience.
However, considering that your conditions may be limited and most people need to take care of their personal affairs, most people still have to wait until the beginning of spring to come. This time, only five people came with the boat. ”< br>
"Five people? That's enough, as long as they're not the kind of idiots who can't move until they're whipped." Although Purficott was a little disappointed when he heard that there were only five people, he didn't feel that there was anything wrong. What a problem.
After all, there is only such a big place in the north now, and if there are too many people, she will have no place to settle.
On the contrary, Princess Anne shook her head and did not comment on this. She just continued: "Apart from them, this airship's maiden voyage is mainly to send you recruits in the name of Arctic scientific research. A scientific research team.
I recruited them from Royal Langton University. According to your request, I hired a professor from related fields such as architecture, engineering, biology and alchemy, and they were all self-selected. Leading the team.
They are very enthusiastic about the Arctic scientific expedition. I am afraid that we will really have to let them go to the Arctic. "
"It's not troublesome. , just prepare an airship for a trip in the summer." Purficott didn't mind letting the excuse he made up come true. It wouldn't take much anyway: "I'm just worried that they have seen the northern border. After the storm, do you still have the courage to go to the North Pole? And do those old professors really have the physical fitness?”
"That's not what we need to worry about, is it?" Princess Anne laughed.
(End of this chapter)