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"The wind is from the northwest now,"
"Once you ascend into the sky, you should fly towards the palace,"
"It would be best if it could land in front of Xuande Gate,"
"I will invite the Emperor to watch from Xuande Gate."
Hou Jian laughed and said, "Leave a few ropes at the bottom of the hanging basket."
"I'll descend when I get to the front of Xuande Gate,"
"If it's still drifting forward,"
"Just have the guards pull me down."
"Alright, then we wish you success in your flight."
After the firebox was relit,
The hot air balloon quickly inflated.
Then it rose into the air.
The ropes around the perimeter have all been untied.
The hot air balloon quickly rose to a height of several tens of feet.
The person inside the hanging basket was no longer recognizable.
Zhao Yuan saw that the hot air balloon was already being propelled by the northwest wind.
Drifting towards the city,
He then went ashore with the others.
They came towards the city.
Although Hou Jian has been testing the hot air balloon for the past few days,
I've also gotten used to riding in hot air balloons.
But previously they were all several meters high.
When the hot air balloon rose to several tens of feet...
When the people below become black dots
Hou Jian's legs went weak.
He gripped the ropes tightly to the hanging basket, closed his eyes, and rested for a while.
Only then did I dare to open my eyes and look down.
After gradually getting used to this height,
Hou Jian began testing the limits of hot air balloon ascent.
When it seemed the hot air balloon could no longer rise,
The entire city of Tokyo has been reduced to a small square.
To save fuel,
Hou Jian then reduced the firepower.
Slowly lower the hot air balloon.
Although the fire is gradually decreasing
But Hou Jian's blood was getting hotter and hotter.
Because he was about to fly into Tokyo.
That's right, fly in.
He was the first person to fly into Tokyo.
He was also the first person to fly.
It's certain that he'll be remembered in history.
Even if future generations do not know the name of this year's top scholar,
They will definitely know his name.
Hou Jian, the first person to fly into space.
"What it is?"
"There seems to be someone in that basket."
"A demon, it must be a demon!"
"We can't let him into the city,"
"Shoot him down."
Soldiers guarding the city wall
First to spot the hot air balloon in the air,
They all started shouting at once.
Some of the more timid were so frightened they didn't know what to do.
Some of the bolder ones drew their bows and prepared to shoot Hou Jian down.
Hou Jian saw someone preparing to shoot an arrow.
He was so frightened that his soul almost left his body.
He might still be able to dodge it.
However, the balloon on him, which was bigger than a house, became the perfect target.
Moreover, it can penetrate with a single shot.
Once it leaks air
Then he only has one fate.
It means being smashed into a meat patty.
In order to let the people of the city clearly see what he, the first person to fly, looked like,
Hou Jian deliberately lowered the hot air balloon to a height of over ten zhang (approximately 33 meters).
The walls of Tokyo were ten zhang high.
Hot air balloons could easily fly over the city walls.
Hou Jian never expected that this decision would put him in such a dangerous situation.
It was too late to try to get promoted at this point.
Hou Jian, not wanting to die by arrows from his own men, hurriedly shouted,
"Don't shoot, this is a spaceship made by the King of Liang."
Zhao Yuan's personal guards followed the hot air balloon.
Hearing Hou Jian shout, he quickly shouted back as well.
“That’s right, this is the spaceship made by King Liang.”
The wind wasn't very strong today.
The hot air balloon was floating at a speed similar to that of a warhorse walking.
The gatekeepers and others, however, rushed into the palace first.
He went to report to Zhao Yuan.
The soldiers on the city wall did not recognize Hou Jian.
However, they could recognize that the soldiers below were the personal guards of the King of Liang.
Only then did he put away his bow and arrows.
The soldiers who had previously called the demons even slapped themselves a few times.
The soldiers on the city wall quickly reached a consensus.
This is the divine power of the King of Liang.
Shouts from the air and below the city,
This also drew the attention of the people below the city to the hot air balloons flying in the sky.
From the perspective of ordinary people,
This is absolutely divine intervention.
No one dared to even think of the idea of a sorcerer.
They all knelt down with a thud.
Although Hou Jian was several dozen feet in the air,
But one can also hear that the object of worship below is King Liang.
He was also somewhat helpless.
The soldiers on the city wall were not veterans of Liangshan.
Perhaps no one knows him.
Therefore, he could only call out the name of the King of Liang.
Although the principle of hot air balloons was told to him by King Liang,
But he made the hot air balloon.
I originally wanted to show off.
Unexpectedly, the title of hot air balloon maker was also given to King Liang.
Hou Jian felt like crying but had no tears left.
He was also afraid that some foolish soldier on the city wall might shoot him down with an arrow.
They hurriedly increased the flames.
The hot air balloon then rose another dozen or so feet higher.
Spaceship is the name used externally.
To prevent people from associating the name "hot air balloon" with the principles of hot air balloons.
Although the hot air balloon and the Kongming lantern look like that.
Chapter 1743 The Power of Technology
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However, Hsu Kuan-chung still felt that if the truth wasn't revealed...
No one would dare to believe that a fire could send a person flying into the sky.
The principle behind hot air balloons can still be concealed for a while.
Therefore, Zhao Yuan decided to use the name "spaceship".
Although the hot air balloon doesn't look like a ship from any angle.
The soldiers and civilians below saw the spaceship built by King Liang fly into the sky again.
He kept kowtowing.
After passing the city wall...
Hou Jian then lowered the altitude again.
They swept through the city.
With loud kowtows at the city gate