Colonial empires in a world ruled by elves

Skydiving

Inside the Zeppelin LZ 54, Moritz, Edrick and Rémi were gathered together with a man who appeared to be in his 40s.

The sergeant was a former member of the Diustic Air Force and was one of the few experts on skydiving.

“As Air Force pilots, your value is higher alive than dead, by official provision the versions 3 generation of the 2A fighter.

They will have an ejection seat, which will have a parachute. It is just that the third generation aircraft will be ready until the end of the year.

So you must learn to jump out of your planes so you always have a chance to survive. “

The Sergeant then took a parachute out of a yellow duffel bag.

“This is an Ab1 parachute. It has a canvas bag exterior that contains a silk parachute inside.

Well, it is the most resistant material that we have at the moment because synthetic petroleum materials are being investigated.

For your parachute to work, you just have to pull the rope that is on the left side.

This rope will free the parachute so that it can reduce its falling speed, but you must always remember to have a correct posture to jump from your plane.

To begin, you should always jump with your faces facing the ground and with your hands and feet open.

When you see that you are already at a considerable height, open the parachute. If you jump out of your plane too close to the ground, you will die.

So keep the confrontation in the skies, but let’s stop talking nonsense.

You will learn to parachute or die trying because mistakes pay dearly.

At the Zepelin we are currently at a considerable height above ground level.

Put on your parachute and join me. Remember that you must pull the cord on the left side, otherwise the parachute will never open. “

The three pilots nodded and followed the sergeant to some sort of place where a metal door opened, revealing the cold air outside.

“I will jump with all of you. Remember that it will be difficult for you to breathe, but you must be strong because your life will depend on them.

There is no better training than trying things out for yourself. “

Moritz looked at his teammates with a complex smile “I suppose we will have to have a healthy competition with danger of death. I think I like the idea.”

Rémi started laughing “You’re a bastard, but I like the idea, that the winner gets.”

Moritz took out of his pilot uniform a pack of cigars “Some beautiful cigars, which a fan sent me with great affection.

Of course, to respect your gift, I can only give that, because the passionate love letter is mine. “

Edrick smirked “Don’t be smug Moritz, your love letters won’t top my mighty propaganda trip to my hometown.

Kisses, hugs and blessings from beautiful women I could receive.

I still remember the beautiful smells of the perfumes of such beautiful ladies. “

Moritz and Rémi looked at each other and started laughing, so Edrick simply looked curiously at his companions.

“I guess you guys don’t appreciate good things.”

Rémi, who was leaning on Moritz’s shoulder to maintain control, looked at his partner “It’s not that we don’t appreciate but we understood that what happened.

It was in a nursing home. “

Edrick put his hand on his chest “Women are beautiful regardless of age, you will not understand.

But being treated with love by beautiful older women is something that fills me with pride, plus the stories they can tell are of a higher level.

They show us the beauty of the world they grew up in and remind us that things were more complicated in the past. “

Moritz, who had already calmed down, simply shook his head “I guess you’re too smart for us to make fun of you.

But you are willing to enter the competition. “

Edrick smiled and spread his hands “Sure I will, I plan to bet on a brand new box of shortbread cookies.”

Rémi, who was imagining eating the delicious butter cookies, looked at her companions.

“Since everyone is betting, I am willing to award an apple pie from my mother.

Just let me tell you that it is a recipe for generations, as my family was once the cook of the Gallus imperial family. “

The two pilots paused, knowing from their education that the Gallus emperor fed in a fantastic way.

There were even stories that said that the banquets he celebrated lasted for days where everyone present could eat as much as they wanted and then vomit and eat again.

Moritz smiled and nodded. “Since we all agree to take part in this betting work, I think the sergeant should be our judge.

The winner will be the one who reaches the ground first. To avoid dying, let the sergeant make a signal with his hand to tell us when to open the parachutes.

That way nobody will make a stupid thing that could cost us our lives. “

The Sergeant who was listening to everything looked at them with a lot of disappointment “You group of idiots, you are quite crazy but it is your life, not mine, that you put at risk.

When I signal my hand, you will have to open your parachutes. Remember, with my open hand, the parachutes have to open.

If you open them later, you could suffer an injury to your legs which prevents them from flying in the best of cases.

At worst, you will die painfully. I hope they can remember it. Now you have finished talking, it is time to start. “

After those words, the four of them got ready and jumped into the void at the same time. While they fell, they all had smiles on their faces from adrenaline.

After a few seconds of falling from the sky, the sergeant made the signal with his hand and they all opened their silk parachutes.

As they descended, everyone enjoyed the beautiful view they were observing. After some time, the four of them approached the landing point.

So the competitive looks between Moritz, Rémi, and Edrick did not wait.

When they were all about to reach the ground, Moritz did not think twice and took off his parachute, falling towards the ground only to take a turn avoiding in this way injuring his body.

When he got up, he opened his hands and looked at his companions with a triumphant smile.