Episode 175: Not much left. (2)
Jiselle’s expression brightened at the news that the hot air balloon was completed. He had been secretly waiting for the hot air balloon to be completed, as the flying machine could be used for a variety of purposes.
“Okay, you’re a dwarf after all. What do you think? Are you right? You can make a flying machine.”
“That’s right! The hot air balloon was completed based on what the real lord taught me! Hahahaha!”
Galvarik laughed heartily. Even though he had received help from Giselle, how could he not be happy that he had mastered a new skill?
He happily showered Giselle with compliments. It didn’t cost any money, and it wasn’t hard to give her a few compliments.
“Wow, that’s amazing! Who would have thought of such a great idea!”
“Yeah, that’s great.”
“Be even more delighted! We have built the continent’s first flying machine!”
“Yeah, yeah. We’re the first.”
Giselle, who had seen countless hot air balloons in her past life, only gave dry answers to Galvarik, who was jumping for joy.
In fact, he thought that the development success was a natural outcome and there was nothing particularly surprising about it.
But to Galvarik and the dwarves, it was completely different. The development of hot air balloons was truly a feat that would go down in history.
“Humanity has finally broken free of magic and is able to fly through the sky on its own! This is truly a triumph of technology! Hahahahaha!”
In modern times, flying was considered impossible. The only way to fly was to use mana to defy the laws.
However, since he had created a floating device using only technology and not magic, the dwarves who devoted their lives to technology were delighted.
All the dwarves cheered when they saw Giselle.
“As expected, Yeongju is amazing! His observation skills are amazing, not missing even such small phenomena!”
“What’s more amazing is the idea of using that phenomenon to create new technology! That kind of thinking is rare!”
“I will never doubt the knowledge of the Lord again! The Lord is a genius! A genius intellectual!”
“How on earth did you study so much since you were young to know something like this!”
As the praise poured in, Jiselle looked away and scratched her cheek.
It had been a while since I had been called the best doctor in the kingdom, and now I was even called a genius intellectual.
At this rate, he would be engraved on his tombstone as a great scholar.
‘Oh, this is a bit embarrassing.’
Jiselle’s specialty is fighting, and everything else is just a patchwork of knowledge she picked up from her past life.
But I couldn’t ruin the mood since I liked it so much.
“Ahem, I just found out by chance. What about studying… .”
“As expected! A true genius doesn’t necessarily need to study for a long time! They say that if you see one, you know ten!”
“No, that’s not what I meant… … .”
“Still, it’s a shame. If you had gone to the Academy, you would have definitely been top student! Isn’t being top student at the Royal Academy quite highly regarded?”
I guess I became a top student. Not by studying, but by thinking.
Feeling embarrassed, Giselle waved her hand and changed the subject.
“I hope the test went well. Are there any safety issues?”
“Don’t worry! We completed a 20-minute flight with a sheep, a duck, and a rooster on board, and then the wizard came back to check. It’s safe! The first one we made was a little small, so we made the demonstration version a little bigger and sturdier!”
I don’t know why there are sheep, ducks, and roosters, but… … The wizard also rode them and checked, so I don’t think there will be any safety issues.
“Okay, then let’s start the demonstration right away. Tell everyone to gather together.”
As soon as the summons was given, the vassals of the estate gathered in an instant.
Everyone gathered in the wide open space looked at the device sunken in the middle of the open space with eyes filled with anticipation.
Rumors had already spread throughout the realm that the dwarves had created something wonderful. Something was floating in the sky, so it was inevitable that rumors would spread.
Claude in particular was so excited that he even spit while asking Giselle.
“My Lord! Is this really made for reconnaissance? That’s what the dwarves say! Right? I think it would be good to use that when defending a fortress to check for enemy forces!”
“Oh, yeah… … . It’s mainly used for that purpose.”
“Kuuuuk, I knew you would change your mind, my lord! Of course not! I can’t fight with sick people!”
Claude swallowed his surging emotions and wiped away the tears that had gathered in his eyes.
From what I heard from Galvarik, hot air balloons were a really effective thing on Mercury.
The problem with Mercury is that it is difficult to see what the enemy is doing beyond the walls.
However, using hot air balloons, it was easy to detect enemy forces’ movements.
The fact that the lord who was going on an expedition created something like this meant that he had a change of heart.
Giselle clicked her tongue and asked, seeing Claude rejoicing alone.
“Is it good?”
“Oh, of course!”
Claude realized one truth of life: no matter how much of a loser someone is, if you continue to persuade them sincerely, they will all understand.
‘Our lord has changed. He has finally started listening to people.’
Belinda asked with shining eyes next to Claude, who was so moved that he began to sob.
“Master, does that really float? Can it fly?”
“Of course. I’ve already finished testing.”
“Wow, then let’s take this and go on a trip! A trip! This will be fun!”
“That’s great, this is really fun to ride. But before that, let’s do a demonstration first. Alright, let’s get started!”
At Giselle’s signal, Alfoy approached the balloon’s air pocket. He enjoyed the attention focused on him and wore an arrogant expression.
As someone who was involved in creating the prototype, the interest in hot air balloons was tantamount to interest in myself.
He quickly filled the air with wind magic and as soon as the air pocket inflated, he immediately shot fire from his hands.
There are devices to heat the air, but if you want to heat it faster, you’re better off using magic.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
As the air was quickly warmed by the magical fire, the pouch began to slowly rise.
“Ohhh!”
People who saw that sight exclaimed in admiration.
Alfoy shrugged proudly and quickly climbed into the basket, lighting the fuel tank connected to the air vent.
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Since the wizard cannot keep the balloon afloat while it is floating, he fills it with hay, wool, oil, etc. to burn.
The hot air balloon, which was tied to the ground with a long rope, rose about 20 meters and then stopped. People who had been silent for a moment cheered as they watched the hot air balloon floating in the sky even after time had passed.
“Wow! I really flew through the sky!”
“Wow! How can you make something like that?”
“As expected of the lord! As expected of the dwarves!”
Amidst the cheers of the people, the dwarves cheered and cleared their throats, and Giselle also showed a satisfied smile.
As soon as Alfoy landed on the ground after about ten minutes of flight, he spoke with the aforementioned expression.
“We’re going to cut the line and take a flight now. Who wants to ride? It’s not that big, so we’ll only be able to fit one person on it!”
Alfoy spoke in a proud tone, like a child with a special toy.
The other wizards who saw that sight sighed and shook their heads.
After a successful test flight, Alfoy never gave up his seat. He was such a childish guy.
In fact, there is no problem in operating a hot air balloon even without a wizard.
However, Alfoy insisted that a wizard was better at controlling the temperature quickly, and he always took a seat whenever the balloon took off.
Because in Perdium, where there was nothing to play with, hot air balloons were one of the few toys available.
“Okay, let’s quickly decide who will be on board! We’ve successfully flown several times, so safety is guaranteed!”
There was no doubt, having just seen Alfoy riding a hot air balloon with his own eyes. People were quick to raise their hands.
“Me, I want to ride!”
“My Lord! Let me check if there is any danger first!”
But their cries were drowned out by the roar of one man.
“What are you talking about! I, the next Fenris Knight Commander, should ride first! If you don’t want to die, then get out!”
The owner of the voice was Kaor, who had been locked in the training ground for the past few days.
His eyes lit up as soon as he saw the hot air balloon.
Something this exciting must be ridden first. That was a man’s belief.
“Let’s make it a duel! Let’s decide it by duel! Whoever wins gets to ride first!”
People flinched and stepped back at Kaor’s words. It would be best not to even talk to that idiot, let alone use a sword.
But not everyone backed down. Belinda and Gillian immediately drew their weapons and approached Kaor.
At the critical moment, Jiselle clicked her tongue and said.
“I’ll burn you all, so don’t fight. Kaor will burn first.”
Since he showed his desire so blatantly, it would have been better to just burn it first and get rid of it.
“Ah, as expected, the lord knows a lot.”
Kaor climbed into the hot air balloon in high spirits. The others pouted and looked very envious.
As soon as Kaor got on, Alfoy launched the balloon again. The only difference was that now the rope was cut and the wind was moving.
To prevent any accidents, we decided to come down after only a few minutes at a height that was confirmed to be safe.
“Wow! This is killing me!”
As the hot air balloon rose quite high, Kaor looked down and exclaimed in admiration.
People followed along, looking up at the hot air balloon moving along the wind. It was so amazing that they didn’t even realize that walking was difficult.
Kaor looked down at the people following him from below with an arrogant expression. The people looked small, like dolls.
‘If you climb high, you can look down on other people like this.’
I came up here and realized that high places suit me better.
A thought flashed through Kaor’s mind. He immediately relayed his brilliant idea to Alfoy.
“This is really killing me. Hey, let’s go higher. Let’s go all the way to the top of the sky.”
“What? You want to go higher?”
“Yes, let’s go higher and look down on those ant-like guys! We are the masters of the sky now!”
“That’s a good idea. No, should we just take this and run away to the top of the tower?”
When two identical people meet, there is no way they will have opposing opinions.
Alfoy agreed with Kaor’s words and stopped controlling the temperature and looked down at his feet.
His expression was even more arrogant than Kaor’s.
‘Ugh, looking down like this makes me feel so good! This is the position that the successor to the Magic Tower should be in! Look up to me! Admire me!’
While the two tall men were laughing like that, the hot air balloon, out of control, began to rise steadily.
As the hot air balloon rose too high, the faces of the people following it began to show confusion.
It wasn’t just that the balloon was rising higher. The air pockets of the balloon were being blown around by the strong wind.
“Why are you like that? You’re shaking so much?”
“Is something wrong?”
“The height also seems a bit dangerous… … .”
Behind the crowd of people, Jiselle also tilted her head.
There was definitely something odd. I couldn’t figure out why it had gone up so high.
At that moment, the hot air balloon began to shake violently and began to sink. Those who saw it were shocked.
“My pockets are getting smaller!”
“Is that falling now?”
“Huh, huh? It’s getting faster!”
At first, there was still air in the air pockets, so it fell slowly.
But falling objects gain acceleration.
As the air pockets began to empty, the balloon began to fall faster and faster.
But no one could help him.
The hot air balloon was high up so it was visible, but in reality it was quite far away.
When everyone was confused and didn’t know what to do, Alpoy’s shout was heard.
“Save me!”
Kaor’s scream was then heard.
“Hey! F**k! f*ck! That’s it!”
Jiselle muttered as she stared blankly at the falling hot air balloon.
“Oh, it was a defective product.”
Unfortunately, it was inevitable. Invention is not something that can be completed in one go without failure.
Even as Giselle clicked her tongue, the hot air balloon was falling rapidly.
“Eww!”
Alfoy screamed, holding on to the balloon’s basket.
I came to a beggarly estate, suffered as a slave, and was about to die. I felt so wronged and angry that I held my hands in my hands.
‘I should have been on the rooftop! I was happy back then!’
But that thought didn’t last long.
The faster the fall, the more my mind went blank with the fear of death.
At that moment, Kaor’s shout, like thunder, was heard.
“Hey! Get a grip! If you keep falling like this, you’ll really die! If you keep going like this, we’ll all die!”
“Eww! I don’t know! I’m scared!”
Alfoy closed his eyes, trembled, and kept screaming.
He had only lived in the Magic Tower and studied, and even after coming to the Fenris territory, he had only lived in the construction site, so he had no real-world experience. So he had no ability to respond to crises.
In that respect, Kaor, who has been through a lot, was better.
Kaor opened his eyes wide, trying to come to his senses.
“You’re a wizard! Can’t you do something magical like flying? Just float up for a moment before you fall! Then you can survive! Think about it!”
“Huh? What?”
Alpoy’s eyes brightened a little at the words that he could live.
There is a way. The 3-circle floating magic ‘Levitation’.
Gravity magic cannot be used because it is a 7th circle magic, but Alpoy can easily cast 3rd circle magic.
It is a magic that has the disadvantage of requiring too much magic power for a 3rd circle, so it cannot stay afloat for long, but it may be able to reduce the falling speed to some extent.
“Hey, there it is! There it is! I can think of it for a moment!”
Kaor blushed at Alpoy’s shout and said.
“Okay, listen up! We’re going to jump out of here soon!”
At the sudden declaration of suicide, Alfoy looked at Kaor as if he were crazy.
