Chapter 543 Top-Secret Flight
The top-secret voyage is naturally relatively boring. Even well-trained crew members will find it very difficult to endure such a boring voyage.
Generally speaking, captains will allow crew members to relieve stress by consuming hobby items.
This is one of the reasons why most sailors were drunkards in the age of sailing, because the only things they could use to relieve stress at sea were wine, goats and good-looking crew members.
In Cape Town, Africa, in the original world, a good goat could be sold for a sky-high price.
For the captains of that era, missing two barrels of fresh water would not kill anyone, but missing one sheep would be a very serious problem.
So, in the European religious mythology at that time, the devil grew goat horns and hooves.
However, with the advent of the Industrial Revolution, the sailing power of ships has been greatly improved, and the size of the ships has also been enlarged. The crew has more space on the ship, and the living conditions have also been improved. Great improvement, relatively speaking, the habit of bringing sheep on board has gradually disappeared.
However, the consumption of hobby goods has always been maintained. After all, whether in the original world or in this world, sailors and sailors on the ship cannot be regarded as humans.
In the original world, even the most demanding submariners would allow the crew to go up to the deck to smoke a cigarette and relax their nerves when the submarine surfaced.
Naturally, as an airship that has inherited many habits of sea-going ships, the crew also maintains such habits.
Alcohol and cigarettes undoubtedly account for a huge proportion of the supplies for each voyage mission, and are even more important than food and fresh water.
So much so that even when the airship is sailing now, the temperature outside the boat has dropped to more than ten degrees below zero, which can be said to be so bad that it turns to ice when breathing in, but it still cannot stop the crew from entering through the maintenance channel. outside the boat, and then lit a cigarette beautifully.
Smoking is strictly prohibited in the cabin, because there are many flammable materials in the airship, especially the airbag of the airship. Even though Perficott considered fire protection at the beginning of the design, There is no guarantee that there will never be a fire.
So accordingly, any place that can come into contact with these parts is a key fire protection area.
Because of this, although you can smoke outside the boat through the maintenance channel, you can only smoke on the outer side of the lower deck.
Considering that the bow of the ship is on the windward side, no one wants to go to the bow to blow cold wind, so most of the time the crew goes to the maintenance platform at the stern, which is leeward and close to the boiler room.
While it is relatively warm, the noise in the engine room can also provide a cover for the content of the conversation, allowing the crew to discuss some more private matters.
But there is a minor problem. If you want to get down from the upper deck, you must pass through the cabin at the stern of the ship, where the two important guests of this voyage live.
This also makes every time the crew members pass by to smoke, the most discussed topic is who the mysterious man is and what exactly they are going to do on this voyage.
But after all, it was still the Navy. Although they discussed this topic very enthusiastically in their conversations, no one dared to inquire boldly.
After all, everyone knows what the regulations are for a top-secret mission. If you really know information you shouldn't know, you will really die. While the crew was discussing the purpose of their trip, Weier in the cabin was also discussing matters related to their trip with Perficott.
The mysterious man is Perficott, which is actually easy to guess.
She used various means to create the illusion that she was still in the North, in order to deceive some people so that she could escape.
While the North brought power to Purficott, it also placed a shackle and restriction on her, requiring her to take her identity as the Northern Lord into account when she wanted to do certain things.
Just like this time, if she does this as the Lord of the North, the attention it will attract will undoubtedly be huge, which is not conducive to achieving her goal.
That’s why she uses various means to hide her whereabouts so that others don’t know her whereabouts.
“After all this trouble and using me to help you attract attention, do you think you can really deceive those guys?” Sandrillon, who had regained his real name, looked at Perficott and asked she asked.
In response to this question, Purficott just responded calmly: "As long as it can be deceived for a while, it will give me enough time to complete the entire layout."
Even in the cabin, Purficott did not put down the hood she was wearing, which made her look particularly mysterious.
"If it is just a temporary delay, then there is no problem. No one in the North will guess that you have left. As long as there is no problem with your substitute, it will be difficult for others to think that you have left the North. ." Sandrillon sat on a bed in the cabin, with a somewhat wanton and relaxed expression: "As for me, I will release my whereabouts appropriately to let those guys focus their attention on me. This should be able to bring some relief. You take cover.
But I guess the effect of this won't last long. Once you start to activate, it's only a matter of time before you are exposed."
"Don't worry, as long as it's done. It's enough to cover it until the action starts. As long as everything can be launched smoothly, everything else won't be a problem." Purficott's voice was cold, and seemed to have an indifference that could repel people thousands of miles away.
However, Sandrillon was not surprised by this and just asked strangely: "How are you preparing? Do you need to add water?"
"No need for the moment. With the laboratory you provide, the entire plan will unfold smoothly. Although I don't know whether the specific progress will be carried out according to the schedule, I believe everything will go smoothly." Purficott's answer also revealed With a strange meaning, she added at the end: "Please be careful with the goods on the ship to ensure that they can be delivered smoothly."
"I understand, don't worry, I will escort it personally. If something goes wrong, then no one in this world can guarantee that they will be delivered smoothly." Sandrillon looked very confident, changing his position and lying directly on the bed while still mumbling: " Speaking of which, there is also a work of mine from a hundred years ago in that laboratory. Although it is in an unfinished state, it is also my most proud work. I wonder if you can restore it and complete it?”
"I don't know. I never make any guarantees for things that haven't been evaluated yet." Purfict didn't even raise her head, and the lack of change in her tone made it impossible to guess her mood or anger at the moment.
Sandry could not help but curled his lips, and complained helplessly: "It's so boring! I definitely won't..."
The mumbling voice was unclear, making it difficult for people to hear what was behind her. Half a sentence.
(End of this chapter)