Chapter 398 The End of the Snow Season, the Beginning of the New Year

A faint fragrance drifted in, and the nose was a little itchy from the hair.

Xia Fan couldn't help but be stunned, but this process did not last too long. Mo Yun quickly distanced himself again and smiled generously, "Then I will not refuse it."

So this is a warm embrace from a researcher?

Xia Fan suddenly felt that he was treated as a brother by the other party.

He laughed dumbly. Indeed...on weekdays, once talking about the Machinery Bureau, Mo Yun would ignore other things. In addition to the experience of running away from the Mo family, it is estimated that she has regarded herself as a man.

It is completely understandable that she made such a move in excitement.

However, the guards and the staff of the Machinery Bureau beside him all showed shocked expressions.

"Is this magic related to light?" Mo Yun seemed to ignore the eyes of others and continued the previous topic.

"Theoretically, it is light, and it is a very special kind of light." Xia Fan nodded, "But the specific situation still needs to be determined by experiments."

If we talk about it in general, light is actually a kind of electromagnetic wave - light in a narrow sense refers to the frequency that the human eye can perceive, and those that cannot be perceived, from infrared to ultraviolet and even ionizing radiation, can all be regarded as light in a broad sense.

If the Nine Nether Fire is really a kind of strong radiation as he guessed, then it must have a short wavelength, high frequency, and extremely high penetration ability.

But there are still many puzzles about this fairy art talisman, and without a full understanding, the talisman alone cannot perform the magic. In other words, he needs to understand the idea of ​​the fairy art and use a lead like a copper wire pendant to make the art effective. In addition, high-energy rays are full of risks, so he is not sure whether it can succeed.

Xia Fan thought that he might have to find another safe place to conduct relevant research.

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After the New Year, the construction pace of Jinxia City not only did not slow down at all, but entered a new peak. In order to accommodate more people, the Bureau of Affairs has begun to demolish the southern city wall. For cities of this era, building tall and thick city walls is a helpless compromise for safety. When the space in the city is exhausted, the houses will spread out along the suburbs outside the wall, forming a low shantytown.

There are obviously many disadvantages to doing this.

If you can live in the city, no one wants to settle in the suburbs. This idea will make residents spontaneously build houses, occupy the passage space, and make urban planning a piece of paper.

At the same time, the facilities outside the city will definitely not be connected to the city, and those who can't squeeze in will not have the energy to build a unified drainage and sewage network. As long as time goes by, the shantytown outside the city will definitely be full of sewage and stench, which is very easy to breed bacteria, and if you are unlucky, it will cause plague to run rampant.

Finally, there is a sense of belonging... No matter how hard the propaganda department tries, those who live under the shadow of the city wall and go out on muddy roads will find it difficult to regard themselves as residents of Jinxia City, let alone play the spirit of ownership. This is definitely a hidden danger for Jinxia, ​​which is in a rapid growth period and urgently needs to introduce foreign population.

Therefore, Xia Fan decided to open up a new open space in the south, and the house construction specifications are exactly the same as those in the residential area in the city. If this planned area can be fully utilized, the land area of ​​Jinxia City can be more than doubled. In addition to Gaoshan County in the south, there are mountainous areas, and the possibility of being attacked by the army is not high. Combining these two conditions, plus the princess's consistent support, this plan was finally passed.

So the residents of Jinxia City saw a new landscape - the tall and mighty black tortoise mechanical beasts took on the task of dismantling and transporting, and these mechanical creations were equipped with professional wall-removing accessories, and their work efficiency was more than a hundred times higher than the hoes and shovels in the past.

The bricks and stones originally used to repair the city wall have also become the best road construction materials, and it is expected to be more than enough for the entire new city area.

Of course, Xia Fan did not plan to demolish the entire southern city wall. He planned to leave the half near the sea as a site, which might become a cultural heritage a thousand years later.

The captured Natating fleet was also towed to the shore and began to be repaired by the elves.

Except for three ships with damaged keels that could no longer be used, the other ships could basically continue to be used after the holes were repaired. The elves' tree species are very good at repairing wooden hulls. In just a few days, two single-layer three-masted clippers were re-launched.

The princess also took the opportunity to allocate some manpower and set up her own maritime guard.

For the first time, Jinxia City expanded its territory beyond the East Beach.

Although wooden sailing ships have various defects, the iron production in the entire Shenzhou is so small that it is undoubtedly difficult to build a steel fleet. Moreover, even for a seemingly thin two-masted ship, the keel and rib wood need to be air-dried for more than a year, and the processing and assembly time is between two and three years. As for the imperial flagship with a three-layer gun deck, it takes more than a hundred years of oak to make it. The so-called century-old navy is derived from this.

If Jinxia was asked to build it from scratch, Xia Fan would definitely not be interested. But just like artillery, something given for free is completely different - a naval force with one first- and second-class ship, plus ten auxiliary ships of different specifications, is already a powerful force that cannot be ignored in this sea area.

Besides, these ships can be modified.

How to put celestial bodies and propellers in them, as well as removing the front and rear secondary masts to install rotating gun platforms on the deck, have all been included in the research agenda of the Machinery Bureau.

With troops that can penetrate deep into the sea, Jinxia City can ensure that future maritime trade will not be blocked.

A month later, several ships suddenly appeared in the East China Sea.

The people in the city noticed that the ships arriving this time did not arouse the vigilance and surveillance of Jinxia City as before.

They docked slowly at the pier, and unexpectedly, Her Royal Highness herself appeared outside the east city wall, looking as if she was welcoming the other party's arrival.

The news quickly spread in the streets.

This fleet comes from the Kingdom of Yama across the ocean.

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Shangyuan City, inside the imperial palace.

Ning Qianshi was looking at the eaves in trance. There was a constant sound of water pattering outside the greenhouse, but that was not the sound of falling rain, but the sound of snow melting on the roof. Snow water trickled down layer by layer along the tiles, creating a sparse curtain of water on the eaves.

The silence was not broken until Fei Nian entered the greenhouse.

"Your Highness, according to reports from spies, the official road connecting the north and south has been partially reopened. There are still a lot of muddy areas, but it is only a hindrance to driving. You can fully trek on your feet."

Ning Qianshi had never felt that the snow period in the past was as long as this year. Fortunately, it was finally over.

He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "In that case... let's start implementing it as planned."

"Yes, I understand." Fei Nian cupped his hands and said.

After the other party left, he turned his attention to the distant south again.

No matter whether it is the imperial sister or Xia Fan...

It's time to end this farce.