There was still much to be done.
After venting for a night, Li Meng returned to the throne palace and got busy once again.
Time passed little by little, day by day.
Half a month later, one afternoon.
Today was an extraordinary day for the throne tribe.
The first airship was officially launched today.
Around the windowsills outside the northern city, various tribes gathered together.
Everyone looked at the massive structure before them with curiosity.
Although they had built the airship themselves, could it really fly?
On the ship platform lay a completed airship.
The airship was about 100 meters long and 27 meters wide.
The massive mast displayed retracted white sails.
These sails were made from spider silk, possessing strong magical conductivity.
The airship had a relatively spacious deck.
"Boss, boss, I have a bad feeling."
"So do I, so do I!"
Five Water Slimes bounced around Li Meng.
Their transparent bodies were as soft as jelly.
Looking down at the little creatures around him, Li Meng grinned.
"What's so good about staying in that place for a lifetime? In the future, the boss will take you all around the world!"
With that, Li Meng walked towards the ship platform.
Pig Dajin, Wolf Howl, and Margarita hurriedly followed.
A group of people boarded the ship platform and then used the gangway to get onto the deck.
Li Meng found the hatch to the cabin on the deck and went inside.
Heading down, Li Meng found the power furnace on the second deck.
The so-called power furnace was a massive tank.
The tank was cast from steel.
Inside, it was coated with mithril.
The iron tank was about five meters high and three meters in diameter.
Several iron pipes were inserted into the tank.
The pipes, with a diameter of less than 5 centimeters, spread throughout the ship like lines.
They connected to the keel and sails.
Li Meng opened a small hatch on the power furnace.
"Little ones, I'm counting on you!"
Li Meng forced a smile at the Water Slimes beside him.
"Boss, the space inside is too small, I don't want to go in."
"Neither do I!"
"Me neither!"
The Water Slimes seemed somewhat reluctant to enter the power furnace.
Li Meng knocked on the hatch.
"The door isn't locked; you can open it from both inside and outside. You can come out and play during your free time!"
"Boss, really?"
"Boss, you're not lying, right?"
Li Meng grinned, patting his chest.
"Of course, the boss never lies."
One Water Slime leaped up and jumped into the power furnace through the hatch.
The other Water Slimes followed closely.
The power furnace was about half-filled with water.
That was the purest elemental water.
Elemental water was water formed by water elements.
In a moment, the power furnace started to stir.
The rune Magic Array on the furnace wall lit up with a cyan glow.
The rune Magic Array on the water pipes connected to the power furnace also lit up.
"Let's go to the deck!"
Li Meng turned and headed to the upper deck.
Pig Dajin and the others followed closely behind the Great King.
Hurriedly returning to the deck, Li Meng climbed onto the helm deck.
"Guys, raise the sails, prepare to set sail!"
With both hands on the helm, Li Meng shouted.
Hearing this, the various tribes on the ship platform responded.
They climbed onto the airship deck via the gangway.
There were Orcs, Pigmen tribe, Gnolls, and Goblins.
The Gnolls nimbly climbed up the mast.
The massive sails unfurled with a "whoosh."
As the sails unfurled, the ship creaked.
The Pigmen tribe and Orcs quickly retracted the gangway connecting the ship platform.
In less than five minutes, preparations for setting sail were complete.
"Great King, everything is ready!"
Pig Dajin hurriedly ran to the helm deck.
He reported with a flattering expression.
Li Meng looked down at Bai Ling beside him.
"Bai Ling, we're about to fly, are you scared?"
Bai Ling looked up and smiled slightly.
She moved her steps slightly closer to the Great King.
Holding onto the Great King's leg with both hands.
"Great King, I'm not scared!"
Li Meng grinned.
With his right hand, he grabbed the lever beside the helm and pulled it towards him.
With a "click," the lever entered the take-off position.
Below the lever was a peculiar magic control device.
It controlled the magic output of the power furnace by inputting magic.
The next moment, the ship suddenly jolted.
The airship on the ship platform slowly lifted off the ground.
"It's flying, it's flying!"
This scene caused cheers to erupt from the various tribes on the deck.
A year's effort had finally paid off.
The airship's ascent wasn't slow, and it soon rose to several hundred meters in the sky.
The height continued to increase.
The Goblins of the throne tribe were also drawn to the airship in the sky.
They looked up with curiosity at the airship in the sky.
When the airship reached a thousand meters high, Li Meng pushed the lever to neutral.
The massive airship immediately stopped ascending.
But under the wind's influence, the airship was moving forward.
Li Meng pushed the lever forward again.
The rune Magic Array on the sails instantly lit up with a cyan magical glow.
A fierce wind appeared out of nowhere, striking the sails.
The ship jolted, and its speed suddenly increased.
Li Meng quickly turned the helm to the right.
The airship flying in the sky slowly turned right.
As Li Meng turned the helm, he could see the sails on the front and rear masts slightly adjusting direction.
By offsetting the wind forces from the front and back, the airship could maintain a level posture while turning.
In the following time, Li Meng tested the practicality of the helm system.
The airship at a thousand meters high sometimes turned left, sometimes right.
Sometimes it hovered over the throne tribe.
Sometimes it flew into the distance.
But soon, it would return again.
After playing for a few hours, Li Meng finally settled down.
"How is it, beautiful?"
Today's weather was great, the sky was a clear blue, without a cloud in sight.
Standing at the ship's edge, Li Meng held Bai Ling in his arms, overlooking the lush green earth.
Standing high, one could see far, the verdant earth was in full view.
Such a scene was refreshing and delightful.
Bai Ling nodded lightly.
"Great King, it's beautiful!"
Bai Ling never imagined the Goblin Forest could be so beautiful.
Nor did she ever think she'd one day overlook the earth from this angle.
Time passed little by little, and the celebration continued.
It wasn't until before nightfall that the airship slowly descended onto the ship platform.
With the launch of the first airship, the throne tribe began large-scale construction of airships.
As more and more Pigmen tribe, Gnolls, and Orcs arrived at the throne tribe.
The throne tribe suddenly became lively and bustling.
Outside the northern city, southern city, and western city, ship platforms rose from the ground.
The so-called ship platforms were wooden docks.
The scene of tens of thousands of people bustling about was extremely impressive.
To allocate labor more reasonably, Li Meng put a lot of effort into management.