Chapter 557

The banks of the Baishui River are crowded with people.

Tens of thousands of people gathered on the high ground on both sides of the river, watching the movement on the river with curiosity, excitement and a little nervousness, whether they were local residents, new immigrants who just settled here, or passing through here. , Coinciding with the business of this matter, no one is curious about what the magical creation to be displayed today looks like - it is said that it is a ship, a ship powered by magic power, and some people are more familiar with the battle of the rock fortress People who still remember that the Rock Fortress was breached by two "magic warships", and those two magic warships were said to be only half-finished products...

There is no doubt that what will appear on the White Water River today is definitely the largest creation ever displayed to the public since Cecil's Magic Industry was opened.

Beside the river bank, several businessmen from the northern region were chatting enthusiastically. Some of them spoke with unconcealed expectations: "You said, how much cargo can the new boat pull at one time?"

Someone immediately laughed: "Didn't you listen to the show? That's a battleship..."

"You really have no vision!" The first businessman to speak immediately retorted, "It's been so long, and I still don't understand the lord's style? The technology on the battleship must also be used in the folk, and the Marquis Rebecca just now. Said..."

"That's true. It is said that Cod on Carroll's side has bought a magic truck..."

Behind the merchants, an old man who looked hunched over couldn't help shaking his head: "I don't think there is anything too special about that boat. The boat is nothing more than a big wooden basin floating on the water..."

A young man next to him immediately laughed: "Father Kaur, you said that the car is nothing more than a wooden board supported by several wheels!!"

The old man who was laughed at immediately blew his beard and stared: "What do you know, little brat! I have never built a car, but I have built a boat for half my life! What kind of boat have I never seen?"

The young man looked at the old man with the blowing beard and stared, and was about to say something, but suddenly a loud noise from the river interrupted everyone's conversation.

It was a loud, thick, imposing whistle that even made people's hearts tighten.

In the mist, a hazy shadow appeared on the eastern river, and a second whistle came from the depths of the thin mist.

After a short silence, the people on both sides of the eastern bank gave out a thunderous cheer and exclamation, and then the exclamation and cheer spread all the way along the banks of the Baishui River.

The people by the river bank widened their eyes,

They didn't know what kind of creature it was that it elicited such a big reaction, but they quickly saw it - it was a behemoth of steel.

It is larger than any inland wooden boat that has ever been seen before, and it is more majestic and majestic than any warship. The behemoth made of steel has both a rigid texture and an elegant arc. Riding the wind and breaking the waves, you can't see the sails and paddles. The only thing on the whole ship that reminds people of "sails" is the "wings" on both sides of the hull, but the wings are made of pieces. It is composed of neat metal blades, which are filled with shimmering runes and magic lines. Obviously, it is not the direct source of power for the ship to move forward. This ship without sails and oars is driven by the power of some magic machinery. Going down, the bright sun shines on its metal shell and deck, and it is amazing and powerful.

The eagle-eyed saw the strange two decks of the ship—the mid-end of the ship was raised above the surroundings, on top of this raised structure was the upper deck with many odd equipment, and between the upper and lower decks, the whole raised The structure is covered by a shimmering energy shield, soldiers in light armor stand neatly near the sides of the ship, and behind the soldiers are the formidable turrets and shield generators...

It wasn't a ship at all, it was a heavily armed steel fortress sailing on the water.

By the river bank, the businessmen who had been discussing eagerly before were stunned and stunned. The young people who were laughing and playing were speechless for a while. "This kind of ship... I've never seen it before... Is this thing really a boat?!"

On the bridge of the cutting-edge magic warship "Pioneer", all the technicians who had participated in the project and the officials of the Government Affairs Office stood behind the wide viewing window, watching the rolling waves of the Baishui River on the ship with excitement. Both sides of the ship kept retreating, and the surging magic power transmitted from the power ridge was injected into the lower layer of the ship, driving the three engine units in the mechanical cabin to run continuously. The low and powerful roar was like the heartbeat of this giant beast. , Everyone has to marvel at the miracle of this magic engineering.

At the front end of the bridge, Gawain held the railing behind the window with both hands and stared at the river in the distance. After a long time, he turned his head and nodded to Miss Siren beside him: "Your credit is the greatest, this ship The boat was beyond even my imagination."

"I just provided some technical guidance. To be honest, the efforts of the engineers and magicians are the key to the birth of this ship," Tyr said rather modestly, the tip of her tail waving in the air. , Obviously, this Miss Kraken is also in a very good mood at the moment, "Your magic guidance technology is not mature, many of your foundations are very weak, but fortunately... difficulties have been overcome."

A high-level magician reported from the side: "We have installed two large magic crystal railguns on the bow and stern of this ship, which can be used to hit targets within 22 kilometers. Two rainbow light generators are installed, and the effective irradiation distance is 15 kilometers. After optimizing the power ridge structure, all the turrets can fire at the same time without affecting the engine...

"In addition, in accordance with your order, we have set up an additional magic obelisk at the rear of the bridge, which can provide magic net coverage around the ship to ensure that future fleet members can communicate with each other, while the energy system is affected by Damaged small ships can also be recharged around this ship...

"Miss Till helped us solve the problems of sailing stability and center of gravity offset..."

Gao Wen listened to the technical staff's report carefully, and while he was relieved, he also sighed that it was a correct decision to use the rainbow technology to fool Tyr into the technical team.

The technology of the Kraken has been ahead of human beings for countless years. Even if it is declining now, even if some fields are incomplete, even if the technical route is not common, it will still have a huge promotion and improvement effect on Cecil's shipbuilding technology. Many human technicians need to study a Ba Yue's technical difficulties are often not a problem in the eyes of the Kraken - Tyr has been busy in the shipyard from last year to this year, and most of his time is not solving technical difficulties, but looking for human beings. There is a way to integrate technology and Kraken knowledge. As long as the connection is successful, the problem will be solved.

"At present, the live broadcast of the launch of the 'Pioneer' has been broadcast all over the country, and the synchronized newspaper will also be published tomorrow," said Hetty, "according to your plan, the ship will continue to sail westward, First half a day at the port of Tanzania to perform a mechanical inspection, then turn to the northwest, passing through the Horsman border, Luan area and Carroll area, and finally stop at the Rock Fort for three days for a thorough inspection and testing before Turn back."

"Very good," Gawain nodded slightly, looking at the middle-aged knight standing by the captain's seat not far away, "Byron, you've been working hard these days."

Byron, who has become the temporary captain of the "Pioneer", smiled brightly and responded loudly: "You can rest assured, I will definitely not let you down!!"

Philip, who was standing not far away with a bad face, couldn't help shaking his head: "Excited, no manners."

Byron heard this muttering from his old partner, and glanced at Philip: "You are sour, who made you not have the talent to be a captain..."

Philip straightened up and said with a straight face: "As a knight, I am more interested in charging into battle on stable ground."

Byron shook his head and muttered in a low voice: "Didn't he just vomit as soon as he got on the boat, there's nothing to admit... Now his face is as white as paper."

Gawain noticed the conversation between the two, but he just smiled and shook his head without saying much.

Philip, who has always been young, promising and steady, turned out to be a little seasick. This was something he didn't expect before, but correspondingly, Byron was very adaptable to his new role, which was a good phenomenon.

People can't be trapped on land forever, especially Cecil's army. With the continuous development of new shipbuilding technology, Gawain must make up for the "surface power", a shortcoming that is common to all human beings. Long before the Pioneer was built, he made plans to build a navy—of course, for the current Principality of Cecil, the so-called navy is more appropriate to describe the inland water division, but this is at least a foundation— - And the original sailors, he could only build from scratch.

He still remembered the so-called "fleet" formed by the coalition of nobles last year. He remembered the rabble who wore armor, did not know how to swim, and did not understand water warfare. Most of them were wiped out by artillery fire on the boat. In an era when disasters were blocked and surface battles were not taken seriously, even if he received the noble heritage of the entire southern border, he could not find a few people with a solid foundation to train as sailors, so he could only learn from fishermen and sailors of cargo ships in the west. After recruiting a group of "talents" and training with sampans, fishing boats, and cargo boats for more than half a year, it is considered a group of soldiers who are barely able to serve on the boat, and most of these soldiers are standing on this cutting-edge ship at the moment. On the magic warship.

Byron is the captain of the ship and the commander of the sailors. In the past six months, in addition to continuing to be responsible for part of the army affairs, he is also in charge of the training of the new sailors.

This middle-aged knight is not an expert in water warfare, but there are no experts in water warfare at all in the southern border of this period. At least, Byron also commanded half-finished magic warships, used magic warships to attack the rock fortress, and also served as a mercenary. With rich experience in various combat environments during the period, he was the only candidate that Gao Wen could find.

After all, it cannot be done in one step, which is the case in most fields of construction from scratch.

Under the command of Knight Byron, the newly-born Cecil "Navy" will complete their final training on this ship - these sailors trained in sampans and fishing boats will have their first contact with the real magic warships, In front of them are no longer models and theoretical data, but real steel machinery and control mechanisms. They will learn how to control a ship powered by magic energy machinery, learn how to deal with various problems on the water, and This ship will sail along the Baishui River in this half-month training. Its voyage will be watched by countless people by the river bank, published in newspapers, and broadcast live by the magic net. This is not only It is a training, but also a demonstration and deterrence——

Although the order in the southern border has been initially stabilized, it is not completely peaceful. The remnants of the old nobles and the remnants of the church army are still entrenched in the mountains and forests in the west and north. The activities of the robbers, Knight Philip has been organizing the eradication of these bandits, but it has not been completely eradicated so far.

Gawain knew that the most stubborn and innocent remnants were still fantasizing about the sudden collapse of Cecil's rule and the restoration of the old system, while some of them had already adapted to the life of robbers and enjoyed the lawless days - Xin Rui The magic warship is for them to see.

There is no doubt that art shines on the gun mounts of cutting-edge magic warships, and art has always been used to influence people's hearts.