The Thundercat flew through the etheric sea, surpassing the test ship flying at 180 knots in a blink of an eye.
"Xiuji, what's our current speed?" Xia Ye asked behind him.
The thruster is equipped with an airspeed meter that relies on ether wind pressure to measure speed. Through the cat-machine interface, Xiuji can easily read the current speed.
"250 knots!" Xiu Ji shouted.
Just as Xia Ye thought, Thundercat's speed easily exceeded the upper limit of the test ship. But it's not enough. It needs to be at least 290 knots to ensure that the thruster enters the stamping mode.
Xia Ye released the lance and let it turn into streaks of lightning and merge into her body. The Thunder Cat's speed suddenly became faster. She asked again: "What now?"
"260 knots!"
As if that wasn't enough, Xia Ye thought for a moment and removed the mask from her face. At the same time, with a thought, a head suspended in the sky slowly opened its eyes, revealing the surging and rolling bright lightning in its eye sockets.
This time, without waiting for Xia Ye to ask, Xiu Ji took the initiative and shouted: "Section 278!"
"Start the thruster and let it enter fan mode first." Xia Ye said.
Xiuji responded, issuing the ignition command while injecting magic power into the propeller. A moment later, a low roar came from behind, and at the same time, there was a strong vibration under the buttocks.
"Good luck!" Xia Ye exclaimed and couldn't help but move her body that was straddling the cat's back.
"Benbenmow meow meow than you, you, you, you, you are more upside down ~~~" Xiu Yan was trembling by the whole tentacle, and even the voice of speaking changed.
"It's turbulence! This fan can't adapt to such a high wind speed. Once it enters the stamping mode, if you lock the fan, it should stop vibrating..." Xia Ye analyzed.
"Then, then, come on, come on, come on! This Cat, this Cat, I can't stand it any longer. Ouch, Ouch, Ouch, Ouch~~~"
Even if Xiuji didn't urge her, Xia Ye would do it because her buttocks were also numb. She immediately disbanded the greaves protecting her calves, and even her shoes. As the lightning integrated into her body, she squeezed the cat's body with her bare legs. The thunder cat let out a loud "Ouch" and its running speed suddenly increased. Big cut.
"2222299995555sectionsectionsectionsection!!!"
Xiu Ji finally waited for this moment and activated the compression ignition contract without waiting for Xia Ye to issue an order.
There was a loud "boom", and then a high-pitched running sound sounded behind him. Xia Ye turned around and saw a steady golden flame spraying out from the rear of the propeller.
Xiu Ji immediately locked the fan, and the shaking that shook Xia Ye and Xiu Ji to death finally disappeared. The thrusters are still operating normally, and due to the increased thrust, the Thundercat is even faster than before.
"How many knots is it now?"
"300...Master, I can't hold it anymore!"
"Is the thrust so strong?" Xia Ye asked strangely.
"It's not a push, it's just too hot!"
The so-called ramming mode means that the ether is constantly deflagrating in the compression ignition chamber, and the temperature of the propeller shell will also become very high.
"Are you actually afraid of getting burned?"
"This is what our race is like!"
"All right……"
Xia Ye turned around, took the propeller from the tentacle, and hugged it to her side like a pillar. A thrust of nearly 100 kilograms came, but fortunately, the "Thunder Knight" strengthened her strength, so that she would not let it go. The propeller flew out like a missile.
As soon as the metal shell of the thruster came into contact with the armor, the lightning flashed on the armor's surface - it seemed that the temperature was indeed very high. If it weren't for the protection of the armor, her skin would have been scorched in an instant.
The tip of Xiuji's tentacle is still inserted into the propeller, continuously providing magic power.
"Don't you feel hot?"
“The interface is a little better~”
It seems like I should mention it to Chris when I get back, at least the interface area should be well insulated, otherwise Xiu’s tail might not be able to bear it, Xia Ye thought to herself.
"It's almost time for us to fly back." Xia Ye said, controlling the Thunder Cat to start turning. The duration of "Thunder Knight" is only three minutes, and she must return to the test ship before the contract effect disappears.
On the sea of clouds, the big snow-white cat dragged its golden tail flame across a huge arc and ran back in the direction it came from. Although the test had been successful, Xia Ye was not in a hurry to ask Xiuji to stop the thrusters. She wanted Chris and others on the test ship to also take a look - there should be enough time.
Half a minute later.
The oncoming test ship appeared in sight. Chris, Yaha, Xiu, and other thruster engineers participating in the test all stood on the deck and looked forward to it. When the Thundercat and the test boat passed by each other, the crowd burst into cheers. They saw the golden tail flame emitted by the propeller, which was a sign of entering the ramming mode.
Xia Ye controlled the Thundercat to turn around again behind the ship. After catching up with the test ship, she turned off the propeller and finally landed on the back deck.
She jumped off the cat's back with the propeller in her arms and carefully placed it on the stand. The Thunder Knight contract ended just in time, and the remaining armor and cat disappeared without a trace in an instant.
"Clothes, help me find some clothes..." Xia Ye said to Chris, covering her chest.
If there's anything wrong with the "Thunder Knight" contract, it's probably that it requires too much clothing. Every time you use it, your clothes will be burned to ashes.
Soon, someone brought a spare sailor uniform on the ship, and Xia Ye put it on, and then said to Chris: "We successfully entered the stamping mode at 295 knots, but we also encountered some problems, such as the fan Mode: At a speed of 278 knots, the propeller will vibrate violently..."
Chris wrote down the problems discovered during the test one by one and said: "Most of the problems are easy to solve, but the critical speed of entering the stamping mode is more troublesome... 290 knots, this speed is too high, and it cannot be Do you use the 'Thunder Knight' to accelerate every time? I don't know how much the critical speed can be reduced after the improvement, but even if it is reduced by 20%, to about 230 knots, it is still too high. The whaler must use afterburner to reach this speed. …”
"Actually, I thought of another way that should be able to solve this problem." Xia Ye said.
"Hey, what can I do?"
"Let's go to the bridge. I'll draw it and you'll understand it at a glance."
After a while, Chris looked at the sketch drawn by Xia Ye and wondered: "Did you just come up with this?"
"No." Xia Ye admitted frankly.
"Oh...then this is also another city's method?"
"Yeah, but there are some differences in power. They use electricity... uh, magic power, but it's too complicated. I don't know how it was designed. But fortunately, I have something they don't have, and the final effect should be the same. almost……"
…
In the blink of an eye, another few days passed.
Chris's team worked overtime to improve the thruster problem. During this period, Xia Ye used the Thundercat to test the thruster twice. The turbulence and heat insulation problems were successfully solved, and the critical point of entering the stamping mode was reached. The speed was also reduced to 270 knots.
Finally, the prototype of the smallest ether ramjet thruster in Debsotta's history was finally completed, and Xia Ye named it the "Witches Strike-1" thruster, or "WS-1" for short.
(End of chapter)
