Black Dragon Code

People stand around a shipyard on the west coast.

The reason why "one" is used to describe it is because there is more than one shipyard standing on the west coast, including the official shipyard of Wangting, there are already as many as eight.

It has been nearly a year since the Black Dragon Emperor announced the reward. Since the announcement of the high reward, countless shipbuilders have flocked from all over the world to join the Black Wing Royal Court, and the government has given enough support to the shipbuilding industry— —As long as you are a qualified shipbuilder, whether you choose to study independently or cooperate with other masters, the application for funds and manpower will be approved very quickly.

But at the same time, all participating personnel will be registered. Every month, official personnel will go to various shipyards to check the progress. The heads of the two manufacturers were hanged on the high tower of the port.

Today is the day when the new ship of the shipyard was launched, and people crowded around the shipyard full of curiosity. This shipyard has never announced its research projects and research progress, but it quietly passed the official review every month.

What's even more strange is the scale of this shipyard. It has been continuously expanded within a year, from a small wooden shed workshop to a heavily guarded factory area. The scale even exceeds the official shipyard. Obviously, it has received strong support from the empire.

And according to the latest news, this shipyard is building an epoch-making ship that does not require magical support. It looks the same as the large sailing ships sailing on the sea today, but it is actually made of steel.

Everyone knows that steel is no different from stone on water. If there is no magical effect, it will not even see a shadow except for a plop when thrown into the water.

The crowd of onlookers can be roughly divided into two categories, one is the new travelers who came to the west coast, they are quite curious about this news, or they can’t believe it, and they come to see something new with a skeptical mentality, many of them are from the south and west Merchants and sailors. The other category is the local residents, who have no interest in the new ship, but heard that the ruler of the empire may be there in person, wanting to see the shadow of the Black Dragon Emperor.

And Klondor belongs to the former.

When the West Coast officials posted this news and a new recruitment order on the bulletin board, he said that he would come here to have a look no matter what. Pino, who lived with him, had no choice but to ask the owner of the store for a leave of absence to accompany him Come together - they just came to the Northland not long ago, the place is unfamiliar, good and bad people are mixed here, Pino is really worried about letting the old man go to the place where the crowd gathers alone, once the crowd is crowded and trampled, the damage to the old man will be caused. The threat is deadly.

"You underestimate me, kid." The old man waved his hand, signaling that he doesn't have to follow him: "I had the title of 'Warrior' when I was young,

I have also experienced strong winds and waves. Although I am old, my body may not be much worse than yours. "

"Yes Yes Yes."

Pino said disapprovingly: "Anyway, I've already asked for leave. It's useless for you to say anything. I'm the only one who asked for leave just after five days of work. I just don't understand. You said you wanted to see the Dragon Emperor and I I can still understand, why do you insist on watching that thing go into the water? Isn’t it just a boat?”

"But you said it was made of steel."

Kelendo shook his head: "Is it possible to make steel float on the water without magic support these days?"

Blame me for talking too much, Pino thought, and while chatting with the old man, he brought up the notice on the west coast bulletin board: "Maybe it's just an exaggerated statement by the empire, you know that rulers like to do this, probably a wooden ship. A layer of iron, right?"

"That's nothing new."

Kelendo's beard trembled: "But think about what the reward offered by the northern royal court last year was. If it was such a simple thing, this shipyard must not have strong official support, and I heard that the shipbuilder inside Still the master from Nice."

Pino was surprised: "You seem to be very concerned about this aspect?"

"I was a captain once, boy."

The old man let out a sigh of relief: "At that time, I was also a young man longing for the sea. I carried a large amount of goods between the Star Island and the Zedi Bay, entangled with pirates, and fought monsters. I came to the Northland thirty years ago. Fjords, and sailed to Veloster on the other side of the West Sea, and later... because of some things, it finally came to this point.”

"You never told me this." Pino's eyes widened.

"You never asked." The old man smiled and spread his hands.

"You are the captain, do you have a hidden fortune, or a treasure map of a pirate king?"

"Don't be ridiculous." Kelendor shrugged: "I know a little about Veloster, but it's a pity that the Elradians are not interested in the other side of the sea at all, and it's useless for me to know."

"Ok."

Pino turned his attention to the shipyard: "So what you are really curious about is the research of the Empire, and it is the new ship that will be released soon."

"There is no captain who is not curious, because there is no captain who does not love ships."

Kelendo stroked his beard and said, "It's not that I haven't heard of a ship made of steel, but it has no magic power to support it. Do you know what this means? If the facts are true as the rumors say, it means that it will only take a year or two. The Northern Fleet can cover the entire west coast and go wherever it wants."

Pino squinted at the old man: "At your age, you don't plan to go back to your old job, do you?"

The old man chuckled, "I can't keep eating your bread for free."

Pino opened his mouth, wanting to say something else, but the old man's eyes lit up suddenly, and he pointed to the sky: "Here we are."

Pino then looked towards the sky, and a black spot on the other side of the sky was rapidly enlarging, and suddenly there was a strong wind. He hurriedly supported the old man to prevent him from falling, but found that Kelendo's body was much stronger than he imagined. Even more stable than him.

There was a flustered commotion in the crowd, because the huge dragon had landed on the high platform outside the shipyard, with its two front paws resting on the edge of the high platform, sticking out its head and looking down.

"King of Dragons."

The old man tugged at the corner of his clothes, motioned him to bow his head to show respect, and muttered in his mouth, "It's much bigger than the rumors. It's rumored that it can rival the gods. I think it might be true."

The Black Dragon Emperor didn't speak, and squatted on the high platform. The relevant person in charge of the shipyard immediately came out to greet him. Standing in front of it, he was as insignificant as an ant.

"Covet, it's him."

The old man said again, staring at the same gray-haired shipbuilder at the front of the waiting queue: "The master of the city of the inner sea, Corvette Ness, this guy has also come to the Northland."

"No, how did you see clearly?"

Pino stood on tiptoe to look around, puzzled at the same time. With his eyesight, he couldn't see the faces of the people there at all, let alone identify who was who.

Kelunduo didn't speak, and kept his eyes on the movement of the shipyard. Under the signal of the Black Dragon Emperor, cadenced slogans sounded, and countless workers walked out of the shipyard. They opened the side of the factory building facing the West Sea. The long steel hull reveals a faint corner.

Under people's gaze, it was pulled sideways by the Black Dragon Emperor, slid down the mud slope into the sea, and slowly submerged into the surging sea water.

Pino's heart was lifted completely. He almost thought that this thing would be poured directly into the bottom of the sea. Unexpectedly, when the rest of the thing was submerged in the water, it actually floated on the surface of the sea, and a huge wave was stirred up on its side.

"My God, is it really made of steel? It actually floats."

Pino was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "But the steel is heavy, even if it doesn't sink, how can it sail on the sea without the help of the magician? The speed is simply unimaginable."

"No, you have to think that its builder is Master Corvette. These shipbuilders must think carefully before making it. If the ship has any fatal flaws, they will not act recklessly."

Klendo said that when Pino turned his head to look at the old man, he found that the other party's eyes were shining with excitement: "What's the name of this ship? I have to find a way to become its captain."