Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 847 Water Dragon
In the command tower of the Victory, Zheng Shijie looked at the horizon from the ship's optical rangefinder——

The Suzuki was already fully fueled, and most of the 18000-ton rocket was submerged in water, with only the tip of the 500-ton "warhead" exposed above the water. The building-like escape tower stood on the distant horizon, and the liquid oxygen in the rocket naturally evaporated and condensed, forming a white cloud around the tower.

This clandestine engineering marvel is completely hidden from public view. Because the resources it uses are not as amazing as they appear from the outside.

Everyone familiar with the matter, including Shangluo, knows that there is not even a pump-type component in the Shuilong, and it is even difficult to find a rotating shaft. The sophistication of its structure is not even as good as that of cutting-edge high-speed locomotives.

But it's big. The height of 150 meters allows it to compete with skyscrapers. The dead weight of 18000 tons is more suitable to be described as "displacement" because it is indeed manufactured in the shipyard according to submarine standards. There are no complex fuel pumps in the rocket body, only pipelines and huge primary methane storage tanks and secondary hydrogen and oxygen storage tanks. The supply of fuel completely relies on the natural extrusion of high-pressure gas. The second-stage rocket does not even have a nozzle, but uses half of the fuel tank as a nozzle.

The hydrogen fuel required for the rocket itself also comes entirely from on-site electrolysis water preparation - Lanfang's entire fleet is here to refuel this rocket. Because hydrogen cannot be transported over long distances, it can only be protected by fleets. The two aircraft carriers took turns using their onboard main engines to generate electricity, while other warships stood guard. Until shortly before the launch, another aircraft carrier in the fleet, the Chengsheng, was connected to the rocket with its "umbilical cord."

Now, after receiving the emperor's order, all the launch procedures have been completed, and only two buttons are waiting to be pressed.

One is in the hands of Zheng Shijie, and the other is in the hands of Zhang Xuanling as the driver. The former is used for ignition and the latter is the throttle. Because the launch process of this rocket is not automatic, everything from speed change to orbit change must be completed manually by the rocket pilot.

In fact, if this rocket is left to operate naturally, it will not explode even if it burns out the fuel. Its reliability has long been verified. The main "cause" of the previous explosions was the driver, and Zhang Xuanling was one of them. Of course, the driver is not entirely to blame. Because this rocket does not consider reliability at all technically, it originally requires monks to "suppress" it before it can operate normally. It didn't even have an operation manual. The driver only had a trajectory change map in his hand, which stated that the rocket should manually perform a programmed turn 24 seconds after takeoff and go straight to New Antioch.

The rocket itself cannot be piloted by a mortal. Before taking off, Zhang Xuanling tightened his grip on the control stick. Jade is a good conductor of spiritual energy, allowing him to control the "torch element" fuel in the fuel tank. All the fuels used today are additionally filled with fuel, so that their operating conditions can be directly monitored and influenced by inspiration. This is a cutting-edge technology that was only added to this launch.

The next series of operations require his full concentration, so he will contact Shangluo after he breaks out of the atmosphere. Because the subsequent process was different from the rocket launch in Shangluo's impression.

The launch process of Suiryu is aircraft-based. None of the important and complicated launch procedures in Shangluo's impression are needed here, only the pilot and the "tower" need to confirm each other. So there is no need for a countdown to synchronize each other's workflows, just take off without a word.

With a crisp click, the hydraulic mechanism that bound the Water Dragon to the ballast water tank slowly unlocked. The yellow marquee light in the cockpit starts to take off and finally stops on green, indicating that the unlocking is completed.

"Longxiang, this is Huyi." Zheng Shijie started a tactical call through the walkie-talkie, "I have sent you the channel code of Shangluo, and opened a separate channel for you. You can contact me directly. The lock on my side is about to be unlocked, and the channel It’s also cleared, you can prepare.”

Picking up the manual, he quickly went through the takeoff process himself - without counting down, he pressed the ignition button on his own.

"Long Xiang understands."

The black arrow body lifted into the sky in the clouds and mist. The jet of fire pushed away the waves and clouds, making it brighter than the sun. It took more than a minute for the roar of the rocket's engine to reach the Victory, which was watching in the distance. The water mist vaporized by the engine gradually dispersed after the rocket disappeared from sight.

"Next batch, get ready." Zheng Shijie grabbed the walkie-talkie, "Ninghe will take off from their respective airports from the 4th to the 9th, preparing to deliver the Iron Man Army."

In the distance, the channel in Shangluo received an unfamiliar call. "Yangtze Yangtze, this is Long Xiang. Is your attack window good?"

"Huh? Who are you?"

"Didn't anyone tell you? I am projecting the [Great Harmony of Heaven and Earth] towards you."

"Ah! It's Senior Zhang, right? I'm glad to meet you. But what do you mean by calling me Long Xiang?"

"Radio call sign."

"But shouldn't the counterpart to Long Xiang be Tiger Wing?"

"In this temporarily established special channel, your code name is Yangtze River. I don't know who booked you - maybe someone thinks that you are familiar with this code name?"

"That's true." He almost said "Yellow River" just now.

"I said, I actually don't know how to call for air support. Can I communicate directly through spoken language?"

He remembered that Wen Yuan used it at that time. But he is not Wenyuan, he did not graduate from a military academy, and no one has taught him the calling method.

"No problem. After all, I only give you a courier, so you can come as convenient as you like - how about it, can you make a call this time?"

"Wait a moment, I'll get back to you in a few minutes. Is everything normal over there?" The other party's voice was very clear, and it didn't seem like they were talking to someone on earth.

"Everything went well. I've entered space. It's so dark that I can't see anything. Below me is the blue earth. It feels like I'm driving a ship on the sea."

"Wow, this is something memorable, right? Is it the first time?"

"This is the first time that we have entered space mechanically rather than magically. Logically speaking, this can become big news. But compared with the big bomb we are going to drop next, the significance of this news is not that big. Just now I was thinking that the first successful space mission was to drop a bomb. I can feel it here. However, the emperor said on the phone just now that all the murders this time are included. It’s on his head, and he will also be responsible for eliminating karma in the future.”

(End of this chapter)