I Became a Witch and Started an Industrial Revolution
Chapter 350 ·Crash Landing
Mitia could naturally sense when her power was being used，she had thought Lilian had encountered some danger，but it turned out the fur on her tail had been burned。
emmm，actually this really was not a small matter for Lilian，the silly roe deer’s tail was very short，and it was a relatively private area，yet not only had it been exposed it had also been burned，literally having her butt set on fire and getting furious was perfectly normal。
However when her Spiritual Sea saw that among the group there were two Dragonkin lying on the ground who did not even have the courage to take a glance，she immediately lost interest in continuing to pay attention。
Small fry，that was all~
That Protective Talisman only possessed roughly Saint-level Combat Power，it was merely because it received a small bonus within the Alliance mainland that it reached approximately the peak of Saint-level，even if that Guardian could not defeat it escaping would still not be a problem。
And to put it bluntly she was currently the number one enemy at the top of the Giant Dragon species’ hatred list，her Hatred Value was absolutely maxed out，after all even the Dragon God had been taken out by her，encountering such a great enemy and not exchanging a few blows？
But these two small fry did not even have the courage to raise their heads，let alone take revenge，and you still dare call yourselves Giant Dragons？You still count as dragons？You might as well be called Cowardly Lizards。
Inside the Alliance National Laboratory’s Large Composite Wind Tunnel，a Fighter Aircraft whose appearance seemed slightly science-fictional to this world was undergoing a Static Wind Tunnel Test。
Following different commands issued by the experts，the Fighter Aircraft simultaneously made various movements，the sweep angle of its wings constantly changed back and forth between 20 degrees and 68 degrees，while the angles of the Leading-edge Slats and Trailing-edge Flaps also changed their deflection angles from time to time。
Unlike the Single-engine Light Fighter Aircraft at the exhibition，this was a Twin-engine Heavy Multirole Fighter Aircraft，using a Variable-sweep Wing design。
After completing the mission design requirements it would undergo service improvements during subsequent military equipment replacement，with an intended service life of around the next 50-70 years as the Alliance military’s Mainstay Fighter Aircraft。
Aisha stood at the Wind Tunnel observation port watching the Fighter Aircraft’s test，little stars occasionally flashing in her eyes。
Honestly speaking this Fighter Aircraft that constantly changed its wing angle perfectly matched her XB，its streamlined fuselage was unreasonably handsome。
“Stop looking，they need you on the other side now to test the newest function。”
‘Oh，alright！’
Aisha came back to her senses and remembered today’s task，hurriedly following the staff to the outdoor experimental airfield，where a prototype aircraft was likewise parked in the central area。
The Alliance had confirmed that it would procure this New Aircraft Project，so after receiving the requirements the Aircraft Design Bureau adopted an extremely extravagant Parallel Multi-line Testing Model。
After the experts gave her a simple introduction and reviewed the operating points she had previously been made to learn，Aisha put on an Insulated Explosion-proof Fireproof Suit and climbed into the cockpit along the built-in ladder attached to the Fighter Aircraft’s nose landing gear。
The buttons on the fuselage control panel were densely packed，but Aisha had already undergone Static Operation Training in advance，so she did not become flustered。
Moreover this was actually a Backup System，the primary functions had all been integrated into the Main and Secondary Displays in the center，with one-stop Intelligent Startup。
And one of the items she needed to inspect was to strictly check whether the newly integrated display functions had any major flaws。
But most importantly...
【Test Begin！】
After putting on her Flight Helmet，Aisha activated the power button，pressed once on the left side of the display screen：“Power on，engine cold start，check Automatic Warm-up Function。”
“...Automatic Warm-up Function normal。Activate Intelligent Wing Adjustment Program...”
As Aisha operated everything methodically，the stationary prototype aircraft’s engines began running，automatically and slowly increasing their revolutions for warm-up，while the Main and Secondary Tail Wings continuously changed angle to self-check whether their functions were operating normally。
One green pass indicator after another lit up，Aisha slowly said：“Auxiliary Crystal Engine startup，Anti-gravity generating，Bottom-thrust System activating...”
As the Magic-powered Crystal Engine began operating，the Anti-gravity Inscription Array built into the Fighter Aircraft’s Central Wing Box began to take effect，as power continuously increased the Fighter Aircraft’s weight began rapidly decreasing。
Only when the load reading on the aircraft’s landing wheels dropped to the preset value did the five Small Nozzles distributed across the underside of the Fighter Aircraft simultaneously spray out streams of Magical Airflow，lifting the Fighter Aircraft off the ground。
Under precise Computer control the force applied by each nozzle differed，allowing the Fighter Aircraft to hover in midair around 10m above the ground at a certain pitch angle。
Once preparations were complete，Aisha pushed down the throttle，the warmed-up Fighter Aircraft’s exhaust nozzles immediately erupted with tremendous power，pushing the Fighter Aircraft away from the ground and toward the high sky。
“Woohoo！！！”
Single-engine and Twin-engine aircraft gave Aisha completely different piloting experiences，the Single-engine Fighter Aircraft from the previous exhibition performance truly had excellent effectiveness，possessing very good maneuverability。
But the enormous size and powerful kinetic force of a Twin-engine Heavy Fighter Aircraft gave her an even stronger sense of power that fascinated her more，especially the Vertical Takeoff Technology，which was even more exhilarating than the short-distance high-angle Vertical Climb she had performed during the exhibition。
After simply flying two circles in the air，Aisha controlled the Fighter Aircraft back to the designated location，slowed down and began Vertical Descent，this was the primary objective of her coming here today。
However compared with the smooth takeoff the difficulty of landing was much greater，any random strong airflow in midair could disturb the stability of the fuselage，and this was still over land，if it were over the sea it should be impossible to achieve a Vertical Landing。
However the Central Computer was still impressive，each time it could promptly complete adjustments，as the altitude slowly decreased Aisha’s heart gradually relaxed。
Just when the wheels were only one meter from touching the ground，a sudden Low-altitude Crosswind struck the Fighter Aircraft’s fuselage，a string of Data Streams flashed rapidly across the Main Display，and the Bottom Wing Nozzles sprayed to correct its attitude。
But the corrective force exceeded what was required and caused another tilt，the display suddenly turned into garbled code，Aisha’s heart jolted，and a sentence Mitia had once said suddenly surfaced in her mind：
“What use are Computers？They’re incredibly useful！In the future many things can be handed over to them to do，but the next advancement of Computers is Artificial Stupidity，only later comes Artificial Intelligence。”
The Fighter Aircraft，with very little clearance from the ground，had its various nozzles erupt one after another，then with a smack it flipped over and crashed heavily onto the ground。
Zigolmui Goblin Kingdom
On the other side of the Continent isolated by glaciers，snowstorms were still howling at this moment without the slightest hint of spring，the sky above the mountain range formed from glaciers was constantly filled with violent Cold-current Storms rampaging everywhere。
Magical Power formed from chaotic intertwined Elements was difficult to utilize，making even High-level Mages unable to cross this towering snowy mountain range through Magic，so this place had also become an ideal location for the Goblins to live in seclusion。
Passing through a narrow mountain hollow the view suddenly opened up，the interior space of the gourd-shaped valley was extremely spacious，and through the blizzard one could faintly see an enormous complex of buildings occupying a vast area。
This was one of the Goblins’ Secret Weapons Research and Experimental Bases。
In an outdoor testing ground protected from the external weather by a Large Magic Array，a Fighter Aircraft imitating the Alliance with a nose-mounted Propeller was flying at low altitude against an artificial wind outlet under Magical Protection。
Not far from it，a Large Magic Detection Device continuously released Detection Magic，mapping in real time the flow of Elements around the airborne Fighter Aircraft’s Machine Unit，while several Goblins continuously inspected and marked abnormal points in the Elemental Flow around the airframe for subsequent improvements。
Inside a simply and cleanly designed laboratory，a group of elderly-looking little green-skinned figures held Alliance-made notebooks while recording something through a glass window，while inside the dark sealed room beyond the glass window red light was glowing，and an Engine with flames spraying from its rear was operating。
The short Goblin in the lead spoke：“Increase power output to 40%。”
【Power increasing...30%，31%....35%...40%。】
A rigid female voice echoed through the laboratory，as the voice fell，the Engine Nozzle’s tail flame gradually brightened，erupting with even more surging power，while the Reaction-force Trolley restraining it in place trembled slightly。
As the temperature rose sharply the entire Engine slowly turned red-hot，an abnormal sound came from within the roar，the old man’s expression changed and he hurriedly said：“Stop！Shut down the Engine！”
【Shutting down...】
After waiting for a period of time for the Engine to cool，everyone put on Heat-resistant Suits and entered the sealed room，the Engine on the platform was still emitting high temperatures all over，and some blades had bent and twisted。
“Still no good...the Material Strength is insufficient。”
‘Where is it insufficient？’
“Everywhere is insufficient...none of it meets the standard。”
‘Too strange，how exactly did the Alliance do it？We never encountered this many problems with Propeller Engines。’
On the Magic Continent if the Goblin Race claimed their Alchemy，Inscriptions，and Mechanical Technology were second in the world，no race would dare claim first，and this remained true even now。
Because the Alliance was a collective entity，and was not included within this evaluation system。
No matter how one looked at it this proved that Goblins possessed extremely unique talent regarding these ‘External Forces’ distinct from Magic itself，and they possessed extremely deep technological accumulation。
Ever since the Alliance began rising the Goblin Race had already noticed the Alliance’s special technological system。
As a race that had once exposed ambitions to rule the world，the Goblins had to act discreetly，otherwise they would immediately provoke the wariness and vigilance of every race across the entire Continent，so they merely observed and did not participate。
Setting aside things such as Steam Engines and Machine Tools that could be immediately replicated once the idea was understood，what interested them most about the Alliance was its unusual approach to military weapons research and design。
Firearms were fine，although powerful and highly versatile，they were unsuitable for them，they did not possess the population base required for Human-wave Tactics，what they cared about most were Artillery，Tanks，and later Fighter Aircraft。
The overwhelming majority of Alliance-like weapons and equipment within the Seven-Nation Alliance had been supplied by the Goblins，they borrowed the Alliance’s design routes and imitated similar products to secretly sell to the Allied Nations for use，while externally claiming that the Allied Nations had developed them themselves。
Although it was called imitation，what the Goblins borrowed more was the Design Philosophy，using Inscription Technology to achieve the same weapons and equipment through another method，rather than imitating industry。
With Alliance samples as a foundation in Artillery，Firearms，and Heavy Tanks，they could produce imitation models of roughly comparable standards，even Fighter Aircraft could be replicated。
But the further they went the more they discovered that the difficulty of imitation became increasingly high，up until now the Goblins had still not made much progress in the Bomber field，the design and manufacture of Light Bombers stumbled along，and there was not even a shadow of anything larger。
However this at least counted as progress，but afterward the Jet Fighter Aircraft displayed by the Alliance，as well as the Helicopters still active everywhere，completely exceeded the range of their capabilities。
The core problem was the heart，namely in the field of Engines they encountered a bottleneck they could not break through，which in turn caused research work in all other related fields to grind to a halt。
Even the Propeller Fighter Aircraft side had basically reached its ceiling，subsequent improvement plans only refined the existing foundation，there were no research plans to absorb new ideas and improve them enough to surpass Alliance Fighter Aircraft performance。
The Goblin Scholars even all understood clearly what the problem was，it could be summarized in just four words，namely ‘Strength’‘Temperature’。
Early imitation and improvement were simple for the Goblins，because in essence Propeller Fighter Aircraft Engines were not that different from traditional Engines，the underlying logic of how they performed work was broadly the same。
Samples could be obtained from Passenger Cars and Trucks，and crashed Alliance Fighter Aircraft could also provide them with existing reference templates。
The principles of early Machine Tools had likewise evolved from equipment used by carpenters，but after Early Industrialization they were changed to various higher-strength alloys，Composite Metal Machine Tools allowing them to process metal components just like processing wood。
This too was very easy to borrow from，as the race that most enjoyed tinkering with machinery，what the Goblins lacked was actually inspiration rather than fundamentals。
In the early stages the Goblins crossing the river by feeling the Alliance’s stones had lived very comfortably，and could even conveniently take a share of the profits while both sides beat each other bloody，but now they felt they had entered a dead end。
After seeing the flight posture and power output method of the Alliance’s Jet Fighter Aircraft，they immediately thought of the Steam Turbines on Giant Cruise Ships，and following this line of thought also constructed an experimental Turbofan Engine。
If the Turbojet Engine completed testing，then next they could touch the threshold of Turbofans，after all the difference between Turbofans and Turbojets actually was not that large。
Now the Turbojet Engine was sitting right there，but it was of little use。
The moment the power was raised too high it would inevitably be scrapped，without even any room for rescue，if used at low power either the thrust was insufficient or the Exhaust Nozzle could not withstand the temperature for long periods，all kinds of problems plagued them。
After all although the Magic World had its own technological foundations，such foundations ultimately would not deviate from demand。
Previously High-strength Alloy Machine Units had also been useful，there were similar application formulas or research directions for them to choose from。
But in this unprecedented situation，they had no materials capable of meeting the manufacturing requirements，they did not even have a clue where to begin researching。
Even if they stepped outside the Alliance’s technological framework and used the Magical Power Output Unit they later developed，they would encounter the same situation，after all regardless of whether the output was Magic Elements or some kind of fuel，the high material and structural requirements imposed by high-altitude、high-speed、high-power operation could not be avoided。
If Mitia knew what the Goblins were thinking she would directly laugh out loud，you think copying me is that easy。
Not to mention the Turbofan Engines used by the Alliance，even the Turbojet Engine the Goblins themselves were working on had only three major core sections altogether，Low-pressure and High-pressure Compressors，the Main Combustion Chamber and the High-pressure and Low-pressure Turbines，and its principles were actually not that different from a ship’s Steam Turbine。
Although imitating it was not easy，with enough effort it could still be made，but the trap was that this was only the entry level，the true difficulty was Materials Technology。
From then onward every slight improvement in performance represented another small advance in your Materials Technology level，it was strongly linked to a nation’s overall technological level。
There was a saying that described it extremely aptly：One Generation of Materials，One Generation of Equipment。
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