Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 10 Planning
“I’m not familiar with the design of these alchemical creations, and I hope I haven’t damaged the equipment you wish to preserve,” the skeleton replied. “Now you can tell me your thoughts on how we will escape.”

Given the vast disparity in combat strength between the two sides, even with the assistance from Earth, Su Ming didn't believe they could fight head-on.

"It's just a preliminary idea; I need to gather information first," Su Ming said. "Let's go to the top of the tower first."

At the top of the Bone Tower, Su Ming didn't peek out casually this time. Instead, he cautiously hid behind the observation hole and carefully observed his surroundings.

The Tower of Bones is actually located on a cliff by the sea, about a hundred meters above the water, and is steep and uneven. On the other side is a slope, where the Knights are stationed at the foot of the mountain. From a defensive perspective, this terrain is very advantageous.

Of course, it is also a dead end.

Behind the temple's knights was a hilly area, visibly difficult to traverse.

“I can actually fly,” White Bone said, “but I lose most of my strength in flight form, and my opponent has a wyvern, so I can’t get rid of it.”

The white bone told Su Ming that her original plan was to force a breakout from the air, take Su Ming with her, and then stay behind to intercept the pursuers. But this plan was shattered when Su Ming awakened his undead spirit.

Su Ming asked about the white bone's flight speed and duration in detail, and the two also took the opportunity to align their measurements.

"The flight speed is equivalent to 120 kilometers per hour, and the flight time is 20 minutes. Even early propeller planes couldn't compare." Su Ming wrote in his notebook.

“Continuous spellcasting consumes a lot of mana,” White Bone explained. “That’s assuming you’re maintaining combat capability. If you ignore it, you can go faster.”

Su Ming pointed to the sailboats in the sea on the other side, "What are those?"

"It's a warship of the Pearl Principality's navy, and its mission is to block our escape route by sea."

Su Ming then inquired about the performance of these warships. Their displacement was approximately 500 tons, and their speed was about 10 knots, depending on wind speed and sea conditions.

Su Ming noted down the extent of the sailing warships.

"They can also use wind magic to propel themselves, reaching speeds of over 15 knots for short periods. If they combine magic with a tailwind, reaching 20 knots is not uncommon," White Bone continued.

Su Ming wrote and calculated, and drew several simple maps, then drew several sets of circles based on the calculation results.

He opened the notebook and pointed out the first picture to the skeleton.

"This is our location, the cliff. These circles are the interception circles on the other side—land, sea, and air—there are interception forces. This is their position."

"This is a map showing the pursuit range for one hour." He flipped to the second map; this time the radius was different for sea and land. On land, the distance reached 70 kilometers, which was the maximum range of the flying dragon while conserving its stamina. Cavalry could only pursue it to about 30 kilometers.

At sea, the distance is 27 kilometers for ships and 35 kilometers for the Flying Dragon, because the Flying Dragon needs to consider returning to port.

The necromancer easily understood the pattern, and she even added, "There are several bishops and archbishops on the other side, and they also have the ability to fly."

After requesting the data, Su Ming added a half-circle with a radius of 60 kilometers on land and a half-circle with a radius of 30 kilometers at sea.

He flipped to the third picture, which showed the two-hour pursuit range.

On land, the bishops became the first echelon, with a pursuit radius of 100 kilometers. At sea, the ships became the first echelon, with a range of 45 kilometers, because the flying dragons had reached their endurance limit.

But Su Ming added a 50-kilometer circle to the sea section, explaining to the skeleton, "The bishop can take a boat and chase for a while." "Interesting, you seem quite adept at these pursuit problems."

"This is just a rough estimate," Su Ming said. A truly accurate estimate requires calculus and limits of functions, but this draft isn't worth the effort.

Further deduction revealed that cavalry and ships became the first echelon, and Su Ming drew the enemy's pursuit circles at different points in time.

“You want to play racing games? You can’t count on it in the air or on land,” the skeleton said. “At sea, I do have a ship form, but I can’t outrun a sailing warship at all, and we already tried that when Galio was alive.”

She pointed to a spot on the sea where Su Ming was looking, where there was the wreckage of a sunken ship, the result of a battle a few days ago when Galio and his group tried to break out from the sea.

"Now I'm all alone, and I'm no match for those warships."

Su Ming showed the notes to Bai Gu, "But the sea is the option that faces the fewest enemies. We only need to reach 20 knots, or 14 knots to get ahead of schedule by 20 minutes, and no one can catch up with us, so there is no need to fight."

The power of wind began to gather at the top of the tower, lifting Su Ming's hair.

"In ship form, I have no sails; I can only propel myself using wind magic. The fastest I can go is 12 knots, lasting for 20 minutes," White Bone said. "That's simply not enough."

"So," Su Ming tapped the floor of the tower top with his toe, "Miss White Bone Tower, how much do you weigh?"
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On Earth, in the storeroom of a machine factory, the little rascal with the skull took out his cell phone and plugged it into the charger. Being an old phone, it took quite a while to turn on.

The first problem was that bones couldn't operate the touchscreen. Su Ming tried pressing the screen with the little rascal's bone fingers for a long time, but there was no response. He remembered that he had a special glove for mobile phones in his backpack, so he took it out and put it on the little rascal, and only then could it be used.

Su Ming had been thinking about whether he could choose someone who could accept the whole situation and help him to contact.

He tried to log in to the chat software, but failed. The app prompted him to verify his identity using methods such as SMS verification code and facial recognition.

He can't do any of them!
In addition, since there was no SIM card in his phone, he was unable to make calls or send text messages.

Su Ming stopped for the time being.

He had a solution in mind, but decided to put it aside. Putting himself in his friend's shoes, he heard a message saying he had traveled through time, was left with only a skeleton on Earth, and had awakened spatial powers, asking for help.

He would definitely be seen as a prankster; it would be better to just say, "I am Qin Shi Huang, send me money!"

Use a moving skeleton as proof?

You're overthinking it. For those in the machinery industry, modifying a robot that looks like a skeleton isn't a big deal, as long as they're willing to spend the money. If the money's right, they can even put on a group dance.

Should we have the other party examine the skull in detail to prove that the little thorn is not a machine?

Humans, faced with this level of uncertainty, will only perceive it as some new technology, like magnetic levitation bearings. Perhaps they will eventually discover that it might actually be true—yes, they certainly wouldn't hesitate to call on their friends and family for something like this!

If the matter spreads, either the troublemaker will be taken in by experts for research, or more likely, he will be confiscated by the police station for promoting superstition and disrupting public order!

By the time someone tried to communicate with him properly and understand his needs, he and the skeleton were long gone in the other world!

(End of this chapter)