Chapter 957 Cooperating with Dwarfs to Operate
When Tang En found Clotto, he was in a daze looking at a pile of drawings.
"Tang En? You're here just in time. Come and help me refer to these designs. Where can I improve them?"
Tang En came over to take a look and found out that it was about the improved design of the new Skybreaker aviation combat platform. According to Tang En's opinions, Clotto modified the original design drawings, enlarging the deck area and enlarging the middle space. , canceled a large number of redundant designs, greatly increasing the loading capacity of combat personnel. In order to cooperate with aviation maneuver operations, an additional vehicle warehouse was added. According to the design plan, the vehicle warehouse on each sky carrier in the future It will contain one hundred Comet motorcycles.
Although one hundred Comet motorcycles may not seem like many, the Comet motorcycles have also been remodeled and designed to carry a large amount of ammunition. The volume has more than doubled, but the combat capability has almost increased several times. Therefore, the improvement in combat effectiveness is Obvious.
Coupled with Tang En's concept of magical kinetic energy armor, in the future a helicarrier will be equipped with at least a thousand combatants, who can be dispatched at any time using the helicarrier as a platform, with a combat radius of up to 500 kilometers, and is extremely deterrent. powerful.
Of course, Tang En did not intend to use this weapon against humans. He wanted to use the mobility of the helicarrier to move a large number of combatants and quickly enter the battlefield as a quick reaction force to achieve an all-round attack on chaotic creatures. Effect.
The complex drawings made Tang En dizzy, but he still discovered some problems. In this new design, although the load capacity and load space of the helicarrier were greatly increased, the armor and structure were correspondingly much more fragile—— The expansion of the internal space will inevitably be accompanied by the reduction of the supporting structure, and the strength of the overall structure will also decrease.
This means that the defense power is greatly reduced.
After Tang En pointed out this problem, Clotto explained: "I have already considered this problem. It is difficult to solve from an engineering point of view. Thickening the armor means a great increase in weight, and the requirements for engine power will be relatively high. The solution I am currently thinking of is to strengthen the defense through the power of magic. The huge hull area can provide a large amount of space for drawing the magic array, and the good magic compatibility of the universal alloy can provide a stable working environment for the magic array."
After Tang En thought for a moment, he asked: "If a small amount of Oliha steel is added to the universal alloy, will it give the universal alloy certain characteristics of Oliha steel?"
Clotto was startled: "We haven't tried this before.
"Let's give it a try. If it works, the existing armor thickness can reach the original defense strength. Coupled with the defense power of the magic array, the defense capability of the helicarrier can basically be guaranteed."
After a pause, Tang En continued: "We are currently working hard to train magicians. In the future, we can consider equipping each helicarrier with a team of accompanying magicians. On the one hand, they can help maintain the helicarrier, and on the other hand, they can also assist. defense."
Clotto nodded: "I'll try it later... By the way, what do you want from me?"
"I almost forgot when you interrupted me."
Tang En slapped his forehead: "Give me a copy of the original drawings of the Skybreaker... Forget it, you make a copy, bring it out and let's talk directly."
Clotto raised his eyebrows and shouted to the assistant next to him: "Go and get an original drawing."
The assistant left in a hurry.
Clotto jumped down from the chair, wiped his hands, and asked curiously: "Why do you want the original drawings?"
"I have a good idea that I would like to discuss with you."
Tang En said with a smile: "Since we have decided to improve the helicarrier based on the Skybreaker, why don't we transform a civilian airship based on the Skybreaker?"
"Civilian airship?"
Clotto was startled, and after thinking for a moment, he clapped his hands: "You want to engage in air transportation?"
"bingo."
Tang En nodded: "Have you considered it?"
"certainly."
Clotto picked up the tea handed over by his assistant and drank it all in one gulp. Then he said with a rosy face: "It's great! I have to say that drinking the tea you gave me feels great. I feel younger recently." .”
Tang En smiled slightly. The tea made from the leaves of the World Tree contains rich vitality. Drinking it regularly will certainly be beneficial.
Clotto and the others are now firm supporters of Tang En, and he will not treat his own people badly.
"I've thought about this a long time ago."
Clotto said with a smile: "That guy Rivetz can use the power of the dragon and his stupid brain to open the Star Diamond Bank all over the world. Why can't we dwarves do business all over the world?"
Tang En secretly laughed in his heart, unable to tell that Clotto was quite competitive.
"At that time, I considered what unique advantages we had compared to the goblins. In the end, I only thought of the Skybreaker."
"Then why didn't you do it?"
Clotto shrugged: "Of course because there are no conditions."
"What's the meaning?"
"Have you forgotten? When you first saw the Skybreaker, the Skybreaker couldn't take off yet."
Clotto reminded Tang En: "If the power problem is not solved for a day, we will not be able to mass-produce the Skybreaker."
"Not only that, even if the power problem is solved, there are still problems. Our dwarfs are not strong individually. We don't have the luck of Rivitz to find a strong backer like the Dragon Clan. Even if we develop the air transportation industry, It will definitely end up in someone else’s hands.”
Tang En nodded to express his understanding. The principle that ordinary people are innocent and possess the treasure is applicable everywhere, and Purandar is no exception. With the power of the Apocalypse, not to mention the legendary level, even the supreme level, extraordinary level powerful Or, it can make the dwarf speechless - so these years they have been hiding in the depths of the Ambris Mountains.
Having said this, Clotto smiled: "But if you want to develop this industry, it will be no problem."
Tang En also smiled: "Of course I will not forget the contribution of the dwarf. The Skybreaker is the technological crystallization of the dwarf. I will not monopolize it. How about this, you use your technology to invest in the airship transportation industry, and I will give you 30% of the shares." ? Don’t be too busy to refuse. I know that money is not needed in the society of the dwarf country, but in the future the world will become more and more open, and the various races will become more integrated. I believe that soon you will also integrate into this world. You can't let your people be impoverished at this time, can you?"
After thinking deeply for a moment, Clotto nodded and agreed to Tang En's conditions.
He didn't want it originally. Tang En was of great help to the dwarf country. With him, the dwarf country's technology in all aspects has advanced by leaps and bounds, and the speed of reverse restoration of prehistoric civilization has also increased a lot.
But as Tang En said, the world is becoming more and more open. If you don't want to be abandoned by the world, you must actively integrate into the world. If the dwarfs do not have the currency circulating in the human country, they will only be reduced to the bottom of society by then.
"Then it's such a happy decision. You will provide follow-up technical services, upgrades, maintenance, etc., and our Datang Chamber of Commerce will be responsible for the operation. As the regent, I will provide policy protection for the airship operation, and you can get 30% of the profit. "
Tang En made a simple and clear decision on the cooperation plan.
He doesn't care about the lost profits. As he has said all along, money is just a tool for him to achieve his purpose. As long as it can promote the rapid development of this society, he doesn't need money - with his strength, he can't. As for starving to death.
Transferring 30% of the profits can further bind the dwarf with the Tang Dynasty Chamber of Commerce. The alliance will become stronger and more reliable, and it will only bring benefits to him and no disadvantages.
Soon Cloteau's assistant came back with copies of the drawings. Tang En, Cloteau and a group of assistants started discussing the drawings.
Clotto took a pen and quickly made a few crosses on the design: "Since they are used in the civilian field, these large weapons can be cancelled. In order to deal with the dangers caused by the possible flying monsters, only a small number of weapons will be retained. Anti-air firepower, this can reduce the load by one-third.”
Tang En nodded: "Taking into account the need for long-distance flights, the interior of the cabin needs to be divided into rooms, and considering the attributes of the passengers, it needs to be divided into high, medium and low-grade, and the quantity is allocated according to 1:3:6."
Cloteau raised his eyebrows and clicked on the side view: "Then the middle and lower floors will be converted into cabin areas. The bottom floor will be used as a power floor and cargo compartment to be isolated from the passenger area. The upper floor will be transformed into seats, which can accommodate more passengers." Passengers. We also need to add fences on the deck to not only facilitate passengers to enjoy the sky scenery on the deck, but also to prevent them from slipping and falling."
"It's not just a fence," Tang En rubbed his chin, "The airflow in the sky is very violent. If you want to take care of the passengers' movements on the deck, you also need a large magic circle to protect the airship. Magic The formation is nothing, but if the entire voyage is activated, magic crystals will be consumed, and the operating costs will increase... Forget it, safety first, let’s design it like this, and then the operating costs will be included in the fare."
"You really have the potential to be an unscrupulous businessman."
Clotto smiled, pointed at the front of the drawing and said: "The canceled shooting window of the weapon can be replaced with armor——"
"No, keep those windows."
Tang En stared at the drawings and said brightly: "Replace it with high-strength glass and design it into a viewing window. I think passengers will definitely like the feeling of standing on it and enjoying the scenery."
The corner of Clotto's mouth twitched. He wanted to ask Tang En, how many civilians had the courage to stand in a place like that and admire the scenery? Just seeing the clouds passing by your feet will scare you to the point of peeing, okay?
But what Clote doesn’t know is that there are never a few people in this world who like to seek excitement...
What he didn't expect was that this design would become a wonderful sight on the airship in the future, and rooms with picture windows were hard to get for a long time.