At three o'clock in the afternoon, everyone arrived at the outskirts of the West District, and all the airships had already stopped here.

Lan Jianbo went to go through the formalities, and nearly a thousand people gathered in the entire West District. Everyone was carrying big and small bags, and they were full of excitement. Rows of exploration certificates were hanging on their chests, and they were carrying guns and carrying guns on their backs.

The luggage is like a soldier about to go somewhere.

There is no shortage of laughter here. Further away, there is Rulin's airship, parked on the ground. After Lan Jianbo completed the formalities, he returned with a car to pick up the explorers.

.Sixteen people were crowded in the car. No matter how you looked at it, Zhou Yuanqiang thought that he had arrived in India. The characteristics of their cars were that there were many people, a lot of luggage, and large and small bags hanging on the car.

The appearance of Exploration Airship No. 5 is no different from other airships. It is arranged neatly from number one to thirty, and it is easy to find the location of Exploration Airship No. 5.

The manufacturing speed of airships is not very fast. The previous old airship manufacturing factory could barely reach 2.5 ships in one month, and only five ships in two months. However, with the current expansion of capacity, it was renamed First

The airship manufacturing plant has increased its production speed to four transport airships and three exploration airships per month.

As for the Second Airship Manufacturing Plant, its production capacity will reach a rate of six transport airships and two military airships per month.

Just thinking about the airship made Zhou Yuanqiang feel his heart aching. All the helium for the airship was purchased from Hyundai, and the cost was so huge that it ranked first. In order to save his own money, Zhou Yuanqiang had ordered the Ministry of Petroleum to get it as soon as possible.

Come up with a plan to build a helium extraction plant. But now it seems that there is no need to expect the helium plant to help you save money for at least two months.

Transport airships are different from military airships. The former has only a small amount of weapons and is almost a pure transport airship, while the latter is a real war machine. It uses a large number of surface-to-air missiles to increase its bombing capability exponentially.

In the next step, the Airship Research Department will consider moving a larger weapon system to the airship to turn it into a real bombing machine.

The design of the military airship is for zombies, and it will only appear in battles between humans and zombies.

Regarding the rapid development of airships, the Aircraft Research Department is also not slow. The production of the hy-1 type has been discontinued, the hy-2 type has been put into mass production, and special bombers are being designed. It can be foreseen that the next sky will definitely belong to fighter aircraft.

Tianxia. Zhou Yuanqiang’s original intention was to launch research on a large military transport aircraft, but Wan Zhongshan told him responsibly that large transport aircraft are not currently designed and manufactured by the chamber of commerce.

Because of this, Zhou Yuanqiang could only transport the soldiers on the airship.

If there are no accidents, two months later, the real Big Mac will appear in the sky and reach the most glorious peak in the history of airships. This is the Hercules-class airship, with a length of 508 meters, surpassing the strongest in history.

307 meters. It can drop more than 1,000 soldiers thousands of kilometers at a time, and the estimated cost is US$350 million...more expensive than the current largest airbus, the A380, although the cost of the A380 is US$295 million.

Dollar.

When Zhou Yuanqiang first heard about this budget, he almost held his chest while listening.

But Zhou Yuanqiang doesn't need to worry, because the materials and labor of the entire airship are all from the apocalypse. Even the helium will be provided by the helium extraction plant that will be completed in two months. This means that the cost

It's just a past valuation, and Zhou Yuanqiang doesn't need to spend a penny at all.

The pick-up car brought everyone along. Except for Zhou Yuanqiang who was a little calm, everyone else was extremely excited.

It is easy to understand that generally only military personnel can come into contact with airships. Others can only see its huge figure sliding across the sky from a distance. There are almost no opportunities to see it up close. How can it be so close now?

What makes them unhappy? At 78 meters in length, it is not very big compared to other Big Macs, but if you stand under it, you will realize how small you are.

In fact, in terms of length, the exploration airship is slightly longer than the giant airliner A380 by about 5 meters, which is already very, very huge.

Lan Jianbo was only twenty-seven years old and kept a young heart. When he saw this spectacular scene, he sighed and said: "It's so shocking and spectacular." He wrote

The colorful umbrellas on the airship proudly said: "We are the strongest."

Zhou Yuanqiang was smiling next to him. To be honest, this was the first time he had been so close to the ordinary people below. It always felt like a private interview. He took the words and said: "Yes, we are the strongest, now and in the future."

...We are like the cornerstone of the Chamber of Commerce, making the building of the Chamber of Commerce taller..."

After finding the exploration airship numbered 5, the car stopped and everyone jumped out, staring blankly at the exploration airship that would be theirs within the next month.

The four crew members stood in front of the airship. After checking Lan Jianbo's information, Lu Man, the captain of the No. 5 exploration airship, shook hands with Lan Jianbo and said: "Welcome, I hope we can help you in the next step."

Within a month, we can cooperate happily. Well, just to put it bluntly, although I am the highest officer of this airship in name, I am only responsible for everything about the airship, such as the itinerary and direction, etc. It will be up to you to decide, our responsibilities,

I just follow your arrangements."

This is also the power given by the Exploration Department to the team’s exploration captain, in order to avoid conflicts of power between the two parties during the exploration process.

Lan Jianbo knows that those who can become airship captains are not incompetent. Under the leadership of the Chamber of Commerce, there are no connections, and everything is based on ability. In this way, a large number of people with outstanding abilities have been promoted. There are

Don't be surprised when you see young senior military officers or senior administrators. They are all people with outstanding abilities. Don't look down upon them because of their age.

"Captain Lu, I'm glad to be able to cooperate with you. We are just juniors. I hope you can give me more advice."

Lan Jianbo's attitude let Lu Man know that this would be a pleasant exploration trip. After he greeted others to enter the pod, he introduced the performance of the airship and some precautions before privately finding Lan Jianbo

Bo said: "Captain Blue, I wonder if you have prepared an exploration plan?"

Lan Jianbo nodded, took out a plan from his backpack, handed it to Lu Man, and said, "Captain Lu, take a look. If there are no problems, just implement it as planned."

Lu Man took it, looked through it, a smile flashed in his eyes, and said: "Very good, I believe this will be a successful journey of exploration. Well, since time is life and money, then, according to

As you requested, we will set off now." He closed the plan, notified the other members outside, entered the crew cabin, and began to send out signals that the takeoff was imminent.

People who have never tried the takeoff of an airship may be nervous, but after you try it, you will find that it is completely different from an airplane, and it feels like taking an elevator.

Release the cable from the airship and you will feel the airship shake, a bit like an elevator starting. The subsequent take-off process is very slow, almost lifting off the ground bit by bit. When it reaches a certain height, the person is in the pod.

, it’s another feeling. It feels like riding on a boat, with some shaking. If the wind is strong, the shaking will be a bit larger, so you need to hold on to the seat.

The weather in the wilderness is most suitable for airship navigation. There is little wind and the hot airflow provides the airship with stronger lift.

Exploration Airship No. 5 was the first airship to take off. When it reached an altitude of 2,000 meters, none of the airships below had yet started to take off. According to the plan, the airship would head south and then arrive at the former Bread Tree Village.

time, and then move towards the west.

From this plan, it can be seen that Lan Jianbo has put in a lot of effort, interviewed many people, and synthesized a lot of information. It is almost no different from Zhou Yuanqiang's plan. It is even said that Lan Jianbo's ambition is more ambitious than that of Zhou Yuanqiang's.

Zhou Yuanqiang is even bigger. His plan is to explore this area of ​​more than 400 kilometers. He will only stay here for five days, collect some data, and then continue to move westward.

The No. 5 exploration airship continued to rise, and finally reached an absolutely safe height of 2,500 meters. The two engines at the tail started, and the fan blades rotated crazily. The huge propulsion force began to make the huge airship slide forward.

As the power increased, the speed of the airship became faster and faster, slowly leaving Qingyuan City behind.

Zhou Yuanqiang looked at Qingyuan City, which had become smaller and submerged on the horizon, and felt secretly happy in his heart. He wondered if Ren Xinyun would look like an angry kitten when he saw his message.

After the airship's speed remained at 120 kilometers per hour, Lu Man walked out of the crew cabin and said: "Okay, our current speed is 120 kilometers per hour, which means that we can reach our destination in three and a half hours.

.During this process, everyone can appreciate the scenery below from the air and feel the magnificence of the wilderness."

The exploration airship is equipped with a small radar manufactured by the Chamber of Commerce, which can capture air targets within 20 kilometers, so safety is still guaranteed.

The airships used by all the explorers during training were all models, and now it was just the first time they were actually on the airship. After hearing Lu Man's words, everyone relaxed, and they all lay down outside the window and looked out.

Looking at the yellow wasteland below, he pointed and exclaimed from time to time.

Zhou Yuanqiang was not very interested in these things. He walked to sit next to Lan Jianbo and wanted to take out a cigarette, but now that the pod was sealed, smoking was somewhat inconvenient. He stopped again and asked lightly:

"Captain Blue, I heard that where you are going, there will be slave settlements. This safety..."

In fact, Lan Jianbo has been thinking about this matter. He looked at Zhou Yuanqiang, his eyes full of weirdness, and smiled: "It seems that your preparations are sufficient. You know all this. You know, I

But after a lot of effort, we got the information from the few people who knew about it in the past in Bread Village."

Zhou Yuanqiang laughed and said: "I heard people talk about it occasionally, so I paid attention to it."

Lan Jianbo knitted his brows and said with a wry smile: "In fact, according to the situation in the end of the world, we are all human beings and have a common enemy. They should welcome our appearance. But what makes me uneasy is this slave.

System, the person who can implement this kind of system is definitely not a normal person. If he doesn't play by common sense, as soon as we show up, he will tie us up and steal the airship, and we will be in trouble.

Big!"

Lan Jianbo's analysis does make sense.

Zhou Yuanqiang thought for a while and said: "Actually, we can let the airship find a safe place to stop nearby when it is approaching. Let's go out to find out the reality first, and then decide what to do next. I don't think they are either

When you see someone, you capture them and use them as slaves, right? As for the place to stay, don’t they have a market every month?”

Lan Jianbo's eyes lit up, he patted his thigh and said, "Yes, I heard that there are several settlements of different sizes somewhere. We will count them when the time comes, and it will be a good harvest."

Each of the exploration airships will have two off-road motorcycles. This is to facilitate ground exploration, so Lan Jianbo does not have to worry about the inconvenience of ground operations. Moreover, that area is within the communication coverage of the Chamber of Commerce, and every

Each explorer has a communicator, which ensures that if there is any problem during communication, the airship can respond quickly.

The semi-armed exploration airship has four heavy machine guns at the front, rear, left and right. It also has a bombing function and two recoilless cannons, so its firepower is quite good.

Lan Jianbo's thinking was very detailed. After being reminded by Zhou Yuanqiang, he immediately began to meditate and perfect the series of step plans.

Looking at Lan Jianbo who was thinking hard, Zhou Yuanqiang shook his head. This captain is not that easy to be. The other members can enjoy the high-altitude scenery, but he can only work hard to perfect every step and explore what

At that time, his gains would not be much greater.

As the only two female explorers in the exploration team, Ma Wengying was the fierce girl who competed with Zhou Yuanqiang in the beginning. When she saw that Zhou Yuanqiang and Captain Lan had finished discussing the matter, she pouted and pulled her body against the window.

Zhou Yuanqiang asked carelessly: "Monkey, what are you and Captain Lan talking about? Huh, looking at you, I know that this graduate must have some water."

Zhou Yuanqiang was startled for a moment, pointed at himself, and said: "You, what did you just call me? Monkey?"

Ma Wengying's eyes widened and she said: "With a body like yours, what else would you call a monkey?" Hearing this, Zhou Yuanqiang was depressed. In fact, Zhou Yuanqiang's figure was already very strong, but compared with these tall and powerful people.

, it is indeed a little too thin, but it is not exaggerated to the point of being called a monkey, right? He smiled at Ma Wengying and said: "I am a monkey, so you are the female orangutan?"

"Orangutan?" Ma Wengying almost spit out fire. A woman, no matter how careless she is, is still a little bit shocked, right?

However, to Zhou Yuanqiang's expectation, Ma Wengying only glared at Zhou Yuanqiang for a few times, but was not really angry and said: "Good women don't fight with bad men. Tell me honestly, what did you and Captain Lan just discuss? Look at your flirtatious looks.

If you go there, you know it’s not a good thing.”

"Oh, oh, oh..." Zhou Yuanqiang let out a strange laugh and suddenly said in a low voice: "I see, are you attracted to the blue team?"

A blush flashed across Ma Wengying's dark face and she said: "What are you talking nonsense about? I just want to know what you are talking about." Zhou Yuanqiang laughed and said: "What's so shy about? Isn't it normal for a man to love a woman? You
To be continued...