Lorraine, Somsonas. In the sky, a green-painted Federal Express Postal plane flew from the northwest, referring to the blue flag flying at the top of the Klumber-Heisen Castle, aiming the nose at the straight runway, completing a smooth landing in a standard posture.

Next to the runway, Weiss was dressed in formal clothes, waiting for another guest to arrive. Time flies. This is the 11th meeting held by the Federation of Mechanical Technology Protectors Alliance in the name of the "Mechanical Industry Capital Seminar" and the second time in Lorraine. Under the secret organization of the Federal Ministry of Industry, this meeting is held 3-4 times a year. The meeting location is sometimes selected in cities with developed machinery industry and sometimes in scenic resorts. The information inside the seminar is occasionally leaked, giving people the feeling that this group of people is working hard to adapt to the changes of the times and bring the development of mechanical technology back to the mainstream orbit based on flying ships.

As the host, Weiss should have greeted his old friend, Chief Evans from Needwell Federal State, with a happy expression. However, when they met, they had a solemn expression. Just the day before, mechanical expert Dr. Selbarre was unfortunately killed in a car accident, and another familiar face that came to attend the meeting was missing. In the past two years, nine of the members of this secret alliance have been injured or even killed by various accidents, far exceeding the casualty rate of social accidents in the peacetime of the Free Federation. You must know that they are either governors or first-class experts in the industry. Even if they are careless, the staff around them will not relax their vigilance together, especially there are two quite bizarre accidents. Even if they are too nervous, they can vaguely smell the breath of conspiracy.

During the same period, a series of unexplainable deaths occurred in the far north. The first one was the researchers who went to the Kingdom of Wissex to conduct joint research. In the past two years, 17 people have died suddenly. Among these people, Dr. Casson, the top historian expert in the Kingdom of Farlane, Dr. Umosatt, the top chemistry expert in the Free Federation, and Dr. Mason, the first-class physicist in Wissex, were the first-class physicist in Wissex. Their sudden death also triggered the height of governments and the outside world's public opinion.

Pay attention, but even if the security department of the Kingdom of Wissex and the security personnel sent by various countries strengthened their guards, it still could not prevent such incidents. A few months ago, the Joint Staff sent a joint special service force to formally take over the security work of the joint research team. However, not long after, five staff members died of equipment explosion at the exploration site. A rigorous investigation began, but only half a month later, the joint investigator of the Free Federation drowned in the swimming pool, making the incident even more confusing...

"The more crazy the enemy is, the more we must be calm and persistent."

"Whether it is the teasing of fate or the enemy's plot, we must face it bravely, even if it is the storm, fearless!"

Weiss and Chief Evans held their hands tightly together, encouraging each other and encouraging each other.

On the runway behind them, the straw green painted Federal Express Postal aircraft showed a heavy metal texture in the sun. It was a corrugated aluminum alloy case. Although its strength was not as strong as the armored steel plates of flying ships, it has taken a big step forward compared to the old aircraft that used textile skins in the past. In terms of structure, it abandoned the traditional double-layer wings and adopted a single-wing structure, dual-engine configuration, metal three-blade propeller, and a modern square body with neat circular portholes that can be equipped with

3,000-4,000 pounds of cargo and 12 passengers, flying 2,000 miles at an economic speed of 400-450 miles per hour, has an advantage that flying ships cannot reach in terms of flexibility and speed. With the rise of the fast postal flight network, just like the competition between cars and trains, aircraft have won their own place in this era when flying ships "dominate the sky". The efforts of the Federal Mechanical Technology Protectors Alliance are not a decisive factor, but objectively speaking, their efforts have indeed played a crucial role in protecting and promoting.

The newly renovated Klumber-Hisen Castle after the war, although the living conditions cannot be compared with high-end hotels, it has a friendly and warmth that no hotel can match. The meeting was selected here, and both the head of the Ministry of Industry, top industrial experts and the governors were satisfied. In fact, with the "defense" of his colleagues, such a relatively independent fortress-style building far away from the town, the pressure on security was much less. In case of precautions, the special service sent a whole team to build a temporary alert system with the local security forces of Lorraine. Not only that, Weiss and his partners also came up with measures to prevent enemy attacks during the guerrilla war. Even if they were suddenly attacked by strong enemies, they still had a back-up to deal with it.

Of course, in the eyes of any normal-minded person, this kind of thing will never happen here and now.

When Weiss and Chief Evans walked into the castle hall, the guests who arrived early, including three governors, four industrial experts, two senior federal security officials and two industrial officials, some stood, some sat, some were drinking tea, some were tasting wine, and the radio in the corner was on, broadcasting news about the First Radio of the Federation. In recent days, the hot topic of attention is the reassembly of the United Flying Fleet, and dozens of warships will go to the Sea of ​​Furious to hold military exercises. It is worth mentioning that after the establishment of the Joint Staff, the Norman Empire opened the island base they established in the Sea of ​​Furious to have as promised, which gave the flight ships a key fulcrum for their activities in this area. In the eyes of most people, that sea

The complex and changeable airflows and the storm that come from the world are like nightmare. From ancient times to the present, countless ships have been buried here. Although flying ships can soar in the sky, they are still fragile in the face of the power of nature. However, the Normans do not seem to see this - their overconfident commanders or arrogant and ignorant staff officers believe that the Sea of ​​Furious is a unique training ground that can hone the courage of soldiers and forge the skills of officers and soldiers. The military spokesperson of the Norman Empire said that the fundamental purpose of establishing island bases in the hinterland of the Sea of ​​Furious was to overcome bad weather in terms of equipment, technology and spirit, and create an "invincible fleet" capable of all-weather combat missions.

Faced with the show-offs of Norman, soldiers from small countries either sighed or swallowed their anger. The ever-strong Vissex people became powerless due to the great reduction of national strength and military strength. Only the Free Federation has the conditions to compete with it. However, out of necessary caution, the commanders of the Federal Fleet rejected the Normans' "invitation" several times before. This was not a bad thing, but the top military leaders were always worried about the Normans' military deployment in the sea of ​​raging fire, and felt that these guys "have no profit and cannot get up early". They took such painstaking efforts and at all costs, they must have made plans. Maybe they wanted to stab the Federation in the back. Therefore, with the actions of the Joint Staff

In this way, they sent personnel to visit Norman base several times to try to make a more accurate judgment on the intention of the Normans to make a long-term layout here. After a period of observation and contemplation, they found that the Normans' move seemed to have other hidden facts: on the one hand, the Norman ships did not move randomly in the sea of ​​rage, which was different from the so-called "special training"; on the other hand, the Norman island base seemed to be mainly military, but it built a large number of research facilities, equipped with a large number of research equipment, and dispatched a large number of researchers. How can the violent sea of ​​turbulent in the east and the remains of spaceships under the ice in the north not make people not associate?

Driven by the General Staff, the Federal Flight Fleet decided to "marche into" the Furious Sea. They adopted a gradual approach, first sending a task force, and then a squadron to explore the air navigation route of the Furious Sea through joint training. The Normans not only refused, but also shared with their federal colleagues the safe routes they explored in the Furious Sea. However, these safe routes were neither coherent nor absolutely safe. Flying ships need to enter and exit quickly, otherwise they would easily cause trouble. It is said that after many joint trainings, the Federal Fleet submitted an illusion combat analysis to the General Staff, inferring that the Norman army had the ability to cross the Furious Sea to launch sneak attacks on the east coast of the Free Federation during wartime, but could not establish a stable transportation supply line in the Furious Sea, and the utilization of the Furious Sea was only at the level of tactical attacks.

This means the East Coast of the Free Federation is safe?

No, things are obviously not that simple. During the joint training of the Furious Sea, the federal officers and soldiers saw huge double vortex nests on the sea more than once. For such a strange scene, they immediately found an appropriate nickname, "Gate of Hell". Hell is a mythical thing, but these terrifying vortexes are real. Reasoning with science fiction thinking, this is likely to be a special channel connecting the unknown world, or perhaps the interstellar gate established by the space visitors thousands of years ago? Where will they go when entering these vortexes, know or not, just satisfying curiosity, but whether something will emerge from these vortexes may be a major issue of life or even the survival of the race.

Once the huge vortex appears on the sea surface, the airflow in the air will undergo drastic changes, and then there is a high probability of heavy rainstorms and thunder and lightning. Every time at this point, the Normans' flying ships always take the lead in quickly transferring. It seems that they have an understanding of such strange situations. This may be an important reason for them to establish a base in the Sea of ​​Furious. In order to find out the truth, the Free Federation asked the Normans through the Joint Staff. However, the Normans said that they were also working hard to explore, but there was no substantial gain at the moment.
Chapter completed!