Chapter 94 On board 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 hours of recording data, Alva was almost always following him.
Gordon knew that it was not because he had any special charisma or any other strange reason, it was just that Alva was greedy for the monster materials he always carried.
Although most of the materials have been handed over to the caravan along with spare equipment such as explosive knives and refined ore sets and asked to be sent to the target Nagul Village, Gordon still carries 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.
It wouldn't hurt if he lost a few pieces of cheap materials such as iron ore, dragon bones, and wild boar skins, but for these "high-end goods", he would feel distressed for a long time if any of them were missing, and he could only feel relieved if he took them with him.
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 already made Alva as happy as if he was having a holiday.
For a trainee scrivener like him, there are too few opportunities to get hands-on with monster materials.
“Wow, it’s really hot.”
Climbing up to the deck, the shirtless Gordon came to the bow of the boat and let the slightly cold and moist clouds in the clouds take away the excess heat. He picked up the water bag and filled a few mouthfuls of clean water with salt before exhaling. Take a breath.
Getting rid of Alva's "entanglement", he became free again, so he took the initiative to take over Lao Hei's job of refueling 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 volcanic areas.
There is not much difference in appearance between burning fossil carbon and ordinary coal, but the effect when used as fuel is completely different. Whether it is temperature, energy density, or combustion sustainability, burning fossil carbon far exceeds the latter.
However, the mineral veins of burning charcoal 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 unable to be used for daily heating.
However, the extremely excellent combustion performance of burning stone carbon allows it to have a good market in forging, mechanical fuel, alchemy and other industries, and the supply exceeds demand.
The temperature of 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 alchemical drink, which can help hunters resist high temperatures.
But Gordon is still enjoying it.
The professor was always busy. He was holding a telescope that was about as tall as him and observing the surroundings all the time. Alva was writing and drawing on a desktop-sized map, using a kind of Complex text that Gordon couldn't 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 long-range telescopes, 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.
—"Archaeological Records of Latio Volcano"
This manuscript book was borrowed from him by Alva, and it was an internal reading material for the Scriveners Team. In fact, this was 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 civilizations buried under the solidified volcanic rocks of Mount Latio, 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 guard stone will be higher, right?
"Hmm, it seems like a hunter is asking for help?" The professor holding a telescope 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, just at the pebble beach on the southwest side of the lake."
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 their hands 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 they also had to be careful that the small professor would not be blown off by the wind in the air.
After all, the professor was experienced. In just half a minute, the professor discovered a creature that was suspected to be the hunter’s target in the dense forest—a tail hammer dragon.
Using 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-like monster that feeds on tree branches, leaves and rotten wood.
Although it is a herbivorous monster, its rough, thick, moss-covered skin and fat fat make it extremely defensive and 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 by no means lower than that of flying dragons! Alva excitedly recited the knowledge he had 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 should do with this thing. .
Professor has already started 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 waved their arms to express their gratitude to the airship that was gradually moving away. Then they 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 had nothing to do again, hugged 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)