I Created Scientific Magic - Chapter 80

Chapter 80: Chapter 72: This is Definitely a Scene Worth Being Forever Remembered in Magic History! (Please Follow)

Darren’s words had left the villagers present itching with curiosity, yet they had no choice but to speculate whether this so-called airship could actually fly, how long it could stay aloft, and whether it would crash to the ground before reaching high altitude like the previous flying devices…

Meanwhile, the professors and students of the Yiyeta Academy were also gathered in the center of the square, gazing at the huge airship parked in the middle of it.

Even Helram could not help but marvel at its enormity. After pausing, he turned his head to look at Lynn and spoke, “That’s a fine piece of Alchemy there. I heard it was your doing, Professor Lynn?”

Lynn explained with a smile, “I only provided the blueprint. The whole construction process of the airship was completed by Lydia and her team. It’s fair to say this airship was a joint effort.”

Although Lynn put it this way, Helram and the others were aware that the construction was merely a secondary concern; the design principle of any alchemical device was the most important element!

“Professor Lynn, since you call this thing an airship, are you actually planning to make it fly? How much magic power would that consume?” Kevin asked with great curiosity.

The bigger and heavier something is, the harder it is to fly—this could almost be considered an ironclad rule, and powering such a massive alchemical apparatus into the sky would doubtless require an uncountable amount of magic power.

“I think you’ve got it wrong; letting this thing fly isn’t about magic at all!” Lynn shook his head.

Not magic? Hearing this, both the professors and students present were taken aback. Could this device possibly fly on its own?

“Is this the device you mentioned last time, the one with a different power source and redesigned structure?” Helram immediately thought of the words Lynn had said when he first crossed the sea to Wizard Land. He indeed hadn’t felt any magic fluctuations coming from the airship.

“No, if I must say, this airship employs a different method of flight,” Lynn pondered briefly before answering.

Helram frowned, deep in thought about what this other method could be, and then asked with interest, “Then how long do you think it can stay in the sky? Ten minutes? An hour?”

“I believe it could stay aloft longer than any number you might imagine; its flight duration depends solely on how long Lydia wants to remain in the sky…” Lynn replied with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Philip and others immediately became unsettled. Did this mean that Lydia could stay flying in the sky indefinitely if she didn’t wish to come down?

This was inconceivable, as flight was an achievement only a few wizards could manage…

Before anyone could object, a voice rang from behind them.

“Are you suggesting this airship can continuously remain airborne without consuming any energy? That’s impossible—it completely defies the law of conservation of magic!”

Lynn looked back in surprise and then saw two elegantly dressed wizards approaching them.

“This is Mr. Tic from the Wizard Council…” Philip hurriedly introduced him to Lynn with a tone of respect. Although Tic, like himself, was a third-ring wizard, the other’s expertise in Alchemy was advanced, and his status in Wizard Land was no less than that of any senior wizard.

“As for the other one…” Philip hesitated.

“I’m called Luo’er! I’m a delegate sent by ‘Magic Weekly,’” Luo’er replied politely.

“Hello, Mr. Tic, Mr. Luo’er,” Lynn nodded. He was somewhat surprised at the familiarity of Tic’s name—he had once studied a first-ring magic known as “Tic’s Far Vision Technique!”

“Let’s skip the pleasantries, you haven’t answered my question yet…” Tic had no intention of making small talk and urgently pressed on.

“If it’s just about floating, then no extra energy is required,” Lynn explained briefly before continuing, “As for the principle, I can only say…”

“This is a trade secret!”

Tic’s expression immediately froze, then shifted to a slightly helpless look; as an alchemist, he obviously knew there were things one shouldn’t ask about.

“Professor Lynn, the inspection is complete, and the ‘Voyager’ can take off at any time!” Lydia came running over, performing a sailor’s salute in style and exclaimed loudly.

“Then we can start now!” Lynn gestured with his hands.

With Lynn’s approval, Lydia immediately rallied Darren and others, starting to fill the airship’s auxiliary gasbags with hydrogen and securing a sturdy rope around several pillars in the square to prevent it from taking off prematurely.

The airship’s upper gasbags seemed unified, but internally they were split into primary and auxiliary gasbags.

Only when the primary gasbag was filled with hydrogen would the lift be slightly less than gravity, at a critical point, so filling the auxiliary gasbag with hydrogen would allow it to take off directly.

For landing, on the other hand, it required the reverse process, opening the auxiliary gasbag to allow air to flow in, then the airship would descend slowly.

As for why hydrogen was used instead of the safer helium, it was simply because the former was easier to obtain, easily separated from water.

Water was plentiful at Yiyeta Harbor!

While Darren and others were filling the auxiliary gasbags, Lydia had already climbed up the ladder into the airship’s cabin, pulled on her alchemist goggles, placed her hands on the large steering wheel, and took on the appearance of a captain, her face unable to hide her excitement.

All eyes in the square focused on the scene as hydrogen filled the auxiliary gasbags, and the massive airship began to tremble and slowly levitate.

“Incredible, it can actually fly!” “Really, all our efforts weren’t in vain…”

Seeing this, several halflings excitedly embraced each other; they had worked tirelessly for this day over the past half-month!

“‘Voyager’ is taking off!” Lydia shouted loudly as she sliced through the ropes binding the airship to the pillars with a knife.

Under the eyes of countless people, excited or stunned, this massive object swiftly broke free from the pull of gravity and soared directly into the sky!

“Marvelous!” Helram gazed at the airship drifting further away in the sky and remarked sentimentally.

Beside him, Luo’er quickly took out a quill pen and, using magic power as ink, swiftly sketched out everything he saw.

This was definitely a moment in magic history that deserved to be remembered forever!

A halfling who knew no magic rode an airship taller than two buildings and flew towards the sky!