Chapter 216 Goliath, Forward Four!
Mu En his tree trunk and stepped into this giant airship, which resembled a battleship and whose internal structure had not even been shown in the original work, for the first time.
To reduce its weight, most of the outer deck walkways of the Goliath were surrounded by brass-colored alloy armor and various pipes.
The pipes, of varying thicknesses, passed overhead and around our feet, constantly emitting a low hum of flowing liquid and the buzzing of transmission equipment.
For this two-meter-tall avatar, the passageway, which was designed to save space as much as possible, was rather narrow. Not only was the overhead light almost touching the ceiling, but even when turning around, the shoulders would brush against the side walls.
Dola walked briskly ahead, leading the way and introducing the place with great enthusiasm.
She didn't just stay in Valley Town for the past month; instead, she made several trips to Tidis Fortress to observe its internal structure and learn how to pilot this giant ship, as a newly appointed officer of the kingdom.
According to Dola, unlike the " Hindenburg " that Mu En had heard about in his previous life, the Goliath uses super-buoyancy gas as its lift source, and its carrying capacity is almost equivalent to that of a large oil tanker.
However, in order to improve combat effectiveness, most of the load was used for the turret and outer armor.
The ship has six main passageways, located at the bottom keel, Top Deck Keel, and four areas on the left and right sides divided into upper and lower decks.
The warship can accommodate up to 500 soldiers for long-term living, but it requires at least 300 people to operate it.
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In terms of firepower, with a full load of supplies, the 155mm main gun has more than 1,500 rounds of ammunition, and the ammunition for the close-in weapon system and rapid-fire machine gun is countless. If Goliath were to attack the Northern Kingdom now, those shells would be enough to turn most of the capital into ruins.
Mu En raised her hand to stop Dola, who was getting more and more excited and seemed eager to order the Queen's palace to be blown up right then and there.
He wasn't going to attack Castle in the Sky. If nothing unexpected happened, he wouldn't need those cannons at all, and he had long since lost interest in that airship warship.
When Mu En first saw this thing, he was truly shocked. He was even prepared to let the clone tree die in battle and evacuated the residents of Valley Town in advance.
However, after personally fighting it and learning the technical details, he changed his mind.
This thing looks imposing, but in order to be able to fly, it sacrificed most of its internal space, defense, and speed.
Its armor was so thin that it could only withstand small-caliber artillery, its passageways were so congested that it could not pass side by side, and its mobility was extremely poor, even slow. All of these were compromises made to reduce its weight.
In other words, no other weapon could penetrate Goliath's defenses from artillery range. If this were Mu En's previous life, even a piece of junk like the V-1 Flying Bomb with the thud would have turned it into scrap metal.
With a range more than five times that of naval guns, spanning over 250 kilometers, Goliath couldn't even detect who was launching the attack before it crashed.
Looking at the Valley of the Wind of the Wind next door, the Silver Battleship, the technological masterpiece of the smuggler Gore and the Dorok, is a super-metallic Ceramic Steel armor that can automatically disperse impact. With an anti-gravity engine and an ancient plasma engine core, it not only carries dozens of 300mm naval guns, but also has fortress turrets with diameters exceeding 400mm.
Not to mention the enormous space inside the Silver Battleship. Although it was a hundred meters shorter than the Goliath, the Silver Battleship didn't have that space-consuming airbag, and it could easily hold three or four thousand soldiers.
If it weren't for Master Kabo sending all his troops to the ground, the battle to seize the ship in Pejite would have been really difficult. Even if you left three thousand pigs there, it would have taken several hours to kill them!
Therefore, Mu En has completely regarded this thing as a disposable item. Once he takes control of the Northern Kingdom, he will definitely try to get all the advanced technology from the Valley of the Wind world.
At that time, converting the Goliath into a transport ship might be a good option.
After navigating a complex network of walkways far exceeding the length of the ship, Mu En arrived at the top deck, where the Bridge was located.
Unlike airships that place the cockpit at the bottom, Goliath adopted a design similar to a spaceship, placing the cockpit at the bow.
Each large oval observation window is more than two people tall and is arranged in an arc along the bulkhead. Through the glass, one can clearly see the vast airspace in front and to the sides. Various instruments and control panels are densely packed around the entire Bridge.
Although he's quite handsome, it seems completely unreasonable to Mu En.
Leaving aside the question of how to observe the ship's attitude with the Bridge at the bow, let's just talk about the design of placing the command center in the most conspicuous position without turret protection—
What if some pilot, imitating a Kamikaze Special Attack Unit, were to launch a dive-bomb suicide attack? Wouldn't one person be able to completely cripple this warship?
He shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and walked step by step into the Bridge.
The space here is much more spacious than the other parts, about the size of a large single-level living room. Mu En came to the command platform that once belonged to Mouro and slowly sat down.
The commander's seat, made of a metal frame and leather cushions, is large and comfortable, positioned half a meter higher than the surrounding control panel, and offers a panoramic view of the entire Bridge.
As he sat down, he unintentionally exuded the aura of someone in a high position.
Its aura could be described as gentle, yet everyone present could clearly feel the majesty of a deity.
All the drivers immediately stood up and saluted Mu En without hesitation.
After more than a month of PUA from Dola, Mu En, this being who truly possessed divine power, had become their only faith.
All the soldiers who agreed to join the Erdtree Alliance ( Mu En directly used the name from the Valley of the Wind ) have already...
Having surpassed the stages of "general faith" and "superficial faith," they have reached the level of "devout believers," capable of providing several times the power of faith of ordinary believers.
By the way, this hierarchy of believers was custom-designed by Dola. That beautiful pirate is indeed talented in missionary work, dividing the originally complex state of faith into several clear levels, allowing Mu En to distinguish the loyalty of believers through their faith.
Mu En nodded slightly.
"Alright, no need for formalities, let's set off and find Laputa."
Dola walked to the command platform at the right moment.
She took a deep breath, and her aura exploded instantly. One second she was a devout believer, and the next she was a captain who had been soaring through the skies for decades.
His golden eyes gleamed with a sharp light, and his voice became high-pitched and powerful.
"All personnel at their positions. Check the power system!"
"Port pressure normal!"
"Starboard ready!"
"Fully open the buoyancy valve!"
Dola gripped the armrest in front of her, her gaze fixed on the distance through the observation window.
Goliath, forward four!