Hot-Air Balloon Takes Off

Hot-Air Balloon Takes Off

A new day had arrived, and Zhuang Mengdie sent someone over with the news: Great Zhou's first hot-air balloon had officially been completed, and the next step was to test it.

During this period, apart from discussing the research and manufacture of the hot-air balloon and his own True Word combinations with Zhuang Mengdie, Zhou Xu had devoted most of his energy to teaching the testers the necessary theoretical knowledge.

The operating principles of a hot-air balloon were actually quite simple.

In short, increasing the heat made it rise, while reducing the heat made it descend. As for which direction to go in, they only needed to judge the wind direction and guide the balloon into an air current moving the way they wanted.

However, this simple process required a wealth of experience to operate skillfully. In an era when even the equipment itself was far from adequate, the demands placed on the operators' experience were even greater.

But to be honest, Zhou Xu's understanding of hot-air balloons was limited to this. They were scientific principles anyone who had attended school would know.

As for more practical skills, the testers would have to slowly feel their way through them during the testing process.

By the time Zhou Xu arrived at the testing grounds outside the city, Zhuang Mengdie and the others had basically finished their preparations. The moment Zhuang Mengdie saw him appear, she immediately came over to greet him.

"Your Majesty, I was thinking—when we test the hot-air balloon later, should we have it fly a little lower at first? If it goes too high and something happens, it'll be dangerous."

Zhuang Mengdie's thinking was simple enough: keep it low, so even if they fell, no one would die.

After pondering this for a moment,