Release that Witch

When Thunder raised his doubts, Roland couldn't help but tilt his mouth.

I have to say that the explorer really can see the essence of the problem. According to the standards of the manual era, the price of any large pile of industrial products can be counted as sky-high, but he certainly will not charge according to the blacksmith’s forging cost. The cost, otherwise it hurts too much.

In fact, if it wasn't for the absence of a large number of new steelmaking equipment after the success of the converter experiment, there would be no way to promote the two major projects of steel ship and rail train in a short time. The steel-making plant that has left the witch has now entered a benign development stage, taking iron from the blast furnace area, taking charcoal from the coking tower, and then releasing the molten steel into a furnace, and the whole process has been realized.

In addition to the various workers in the vast factory, the rest are all auxiliary machinery driven by steam engines. The water vapor that is tumbling is often mixed with floating dust to form the unique environmental fog of Beipo Mountain. If you stand in the middle of the city and look up to the desperate mountains, you can see a group of "grey clouds" that cover the mountainside.

At full capacity of steel mills, the steel produced in one day is higher than the annual output of a city, which is the basis for all industrial projects without winter city. On this basis, everything will undergo qualitative changes, but few people can truly understand the meaning behind it.

"The price can be discussed later, but I guarantee that it is much less than the lowest price you think," Roland smiled. "Because that is not the point. I said that the development of new waters is common to all mankind. The great meaning, as the king of the gray castle, is naturally willing to contribute to this."

Thunder moved, "Your vision makes me admire... Few people are willing to spend money in places that they can't see. Even in the fjord, the Chamber of Commerce prefers new routes that bring benefits. Although you can't personally Risky, but this idea has surpassed many explorers."

Are you thinking that all the things I said before in the old king are scenes? Roland thought in his heart that if he wanted to understand the desires of the world, no one would be able to compare himself. After all, it may be related to the source of the battle of divineity and the secret hidden behind the scenes.

"Let's go to the ship first to see it." He smiled and changed the subject. "Since it is here, I will take you to visit it from start to finish."

"That's perfect, sire!" Thunder replied.

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Since there is no ready-made information for reference, this steel ship can be said to be a collection of classic ship types. It can also be said that it is similar to the first half of it. It is similar to the ironclad ship. The middle section is rapidly widened to obtain stability under high sea conditions as much as possible; the stern is flat tail, similar to modern ships, with a total tonnage of around 2,500 tons.

Roland also thought about adding some black technology to improve its performance, such as the ball nose and fin stabilizer, but the former needs to be designed separately according to the ship type and speed, while the latter requires complex mechanical linkage structure to adjust the angle, considering the construction period. , reliability and other factors, he eventually gave up these choices far beyond the times.

However, this does not mean that it is an enlarged version of the Roland's shallow-water heavy artillery ship. It is the power core of a steam turbine assembled by Anna. It is something that Thunder and others can't understand. In addition, the hand-cranked telephone was used for the first time in cabin communication. Several lines connected the command post, the engine room and the watchtower. Compared with the sound tube that is good or bad in effect, even if the sea is noisy, The captain can also clearly hear the reports of various units.

And it is worth mentioning that these hand-cranked phones are equipped with a magical Dawning mini power supply, which is enough to support an extra long time adventure.

"This is simply...unbelievable," after visiting the complete ship, the Thunder stood in the towering bridge with a clear window. "I even think she is not a sea boat, but a movable sea fortress."

Did this change the name, Roland laughed a few times, "How, didn't you let me down?"

"No, your majesty, you are too high to see me," the explorer did not hide his satisfaction. "She is the most beautiful ship I have ever seen in my life, no matter which aspect has exceeded my expectations. I Now I feel that as long as she has her, it is not a problem across the entire vortex sea."

"Don't rush to the conclusion," he waved his hand. "To be honest, I don't know anything about shipbuilding, so it can only be regarded as a complicated machine. It can't be regarded as a real sea boat. To what extent can it be achieved? Look at the next sea test, including speed, stability, number of seafarers, food storage, etc. You will need to provide it. If it goes well, after the end of this year's evil moon, you can set off to the shadow sea."

"A glimpse... nowhere?" Thunder said, "If you say that the old craftsmen of the fjord know, they will definitely hate jumping. If you say that if you don't know anything about shipbuilding, you can create it." Such an amazing steel ship, what would you know?"

"You will know this question tomorrow," Roland sold. "But before that, you still enjoy the welcome party tonight."

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After the night, the hall of the castle was brightly lit.

The steady and soft illuminating stone replaces the candle, and the round table covered with white cloth replaces the old long wooden table; the glass containing the wine makes up the champagne tower, and the musician also pulls up the violin since the city hall treasury is filling up, not only The decoration of the castle is completely new, and even the banquet form is getting closer to the Wangdu style. Most of the invited people are no-winter and allied high-level, and the witch alliance that will meet every time is no exception.

"The man standing next to you is the explorer from your hometown?" Luo Jia looked at the other side with interest and turned to look at the lightning. "You don't talk to him?"

"His name is Sander. Birds, right?" The little girl shrugged and sent a piece of grilled mushrooms into the mouth of the pigeon at the top of her head. "A name that I have never heard of is definitely a nameless person. There is nothing to talk about." You don't know, there are so many explorers in the fjord, but most of them are only the captains who have run one or two long-distance routes, and even the hurricane and the big waves have never been seen." She paused, "How do you say the mystery? Didn't you come over, didn't you say that you want to challenge our expedition?"

"But the people who can get the chiefs to meet, it shouldn't be a general," such as me... Luo Jia shook his tail. "Maybe he heard your father's news?"

After joining the Winterless Expedition for a while, she learned more about the past of the two companions.

"Agree with you!" Mai Hao then echoed. "Ask me always wrong!"

Lightning indiscriminately grinned. "Since you all said this, then I will say hello."