Chapter 731, Ironclad Ship

Sea Dragon's Breath Tavern, late at night, in the king's suite.

………The above is a little bit………

The suite was filled with silence, the original storm was over, the curtains were drawn tight, the carpet imported from Araby was spread on the floor, and the room was lit with the finest ambergris.

Ryan was wearing a bathrobe, leaning against the head of the bed, with a soft pillow for himself, Olika was lying in Ryan's arms with her eyes closed, and Veronica had a moist blush all over her face, After taking a bath, she also changed into a white bathrobe, put up the pillow like Ryan, and then leaned on the pillow, feeling the laziness of leaning on Ryan's shoulder happily: "Honey? "

"Huh?" Ryan tightened Olika in his arms: "What's wrong?"

"Something..." Uncommonly, Veronica hesitated a little.

"What's the matter?" Ryan touched his chin. He has a habit of spending a little time afterwards thinking about and reviewing his recent series of guidelines and policy issues, and taking care of interpersonal relationships by the way. That is, at this time, His thinking is the most active, no way, man.

"...It's nothing, I just feel...Since the completion of the Dawn Wizard Tower, everyone from the council witch to my apprentices seems to think that I have taken a shortcut." Veronica sighed softly, she stretched A tender foot wrapped in flesh-colored stockings kicked the quilt: "Damn, I think this is someone who deliberately targeted me. Could it be that they couldn't see my downfall and bet all the chips in one go? Isn't this Do I deserve it?"

"This is not very normal, people are always forgetful." Ryan put an arm around Veronica's shoulder, and said softly: "People always hope to pick up ready-made ones, and it is human nature to chase success. Nothing, you are right, this is what you deserve, as for those who do not have enough resources, there are naturally ways to grow without resources, and there are only so many resources, so naturally the first comer gets it."

Veronica pursed her mouth and nodded unwillingly. As Ryan said, it really takes a lot of resources to train a wizard with all his strength, so why is there a lot of wizards competing for the position of chief wizard of the imperial royal family? This is the reason why the group is full of witches who are full of thoughts about Ryan.

But without resources, there is naturally a way of survival without resources. It doesn’t mean that wizards can’t practice without money and resources. There are only so many resources. Ryan is currently the king of Britannia, and his court already has several A sanctuary caster.

As for why wizards don't make money by themselves but rely on nobles... This question is ridiculous, similar to asking why those archers are not good at melee combat, why are dwarves not good at speed, wizards devote almost all their energy to fighting arcane magic. In the pursuit and research of Dao, where do they have so much energy to find ways to manage the territory and obtain wealth? Veronica knew that many Jialan witches would only start selling potions, making scrolls, and doing missions to make money when they were forced to be penniless and in debt.

Seeing that Ryan didn't continue, Veronica was a little reconciled, and she said tentatively: "Tell me, my dear, could this be something that the mother and daughter did, such as deliberately spreading rumors to dirty me?" water?"

"Are you talking about Aurora? Is there any doubt about this matter?" Ryan gave Veronica a blank look: "Aren't you the same? After secretly spreading the news that Aurora lost power, he leaned against Theresa Shamelessly coming to Brittany to post about my relationship?"

"Hey hey~ You know all about it?" Veronica's little thoughts were seen through.

"How could I not understand my chief female courtier?" Ryan complained, and he suddenly smiled: "Right? Orika?"

"If you find out who spread the rumors, you will all be reduced to slaves. As for Ms. Veronica and Ms. Aurora who are spreading the rumors, then pass the customs and come to my pale courtyard!" Olika raised her head from Ryan's arms and smiled badly Said: "Master, leave it to me, I am good at this, I guarantee that they will not have any ability to resist in the future."

"That's not okay, I like the original Veronica, not the kind of Veronica who has lost herself." Ryan immediately refused, and Veronica said aggressively: "Ms. Olika, There is no deep hatred between us, right? Why do you always target me?"

"Master's idea is the benchmark for everything, nothing else is important." Olika said with a dark smile: "Don't fall into my hands, Ms. Veronica."

The three of them made a few jokes, and the matter was revealed. In fact, Ryan never hoped that Teresa Aurora and Veronica would live in harmony. In fact, it is good for the two sides to fight like this Yes, it is beneficial for Ryan to control the situation and allocate resources. For example, Veronica and her wizard group followed in this Great Expedition, so in the future, Ryan's resources will definitely be tilted towards Veronica.

"By the way, I'm going to the Haimenguan Engineers Association tomorrow. Does anyone want to go?" Ryan asked casually, "If you don't want to go, you can move freely."

"What is the master going to the Haimenguan Engineers Association for?" Olika put her arms around Ryan's neck and buried her small head in Ryan's chest. Her long black hair almost covered Ryan's body: "Those short people will be willing to follow Do you share technology? You really think too much, master, let me tell you, even if it is Belgar-Iron Hammer you have high hopes for, if he is not really cornered, he will not ask you for help, the dwarf will always be In this way, conservative, stubborn, rigid, and very traditional."

"You make it sound like you know dwarves very well." Ryan smiled, hugged Olika, and said softly: "I plan to order an ironclad ship at Haimenguan, Olika, Veronica, look at it today Have you got the ironclad ship at Haimen Pass? I want one too, Boldro’s Poseidon fleet is really powerful, but we can’t always rely on other people’s fleets, right? We also need some capital.”

Before Veronica could speak, Olika said disdainfully: "Ironclad ship? That kind of iron shell is just a sham. It can't compare with our Black Ark of Drucci. I have never seen our black ark of Drucci. Ark, master, you never know what a real navy is."

"I have never seen the Queen of Glory class battleship, Olika, you will never know what a real navy is." Ryan complained: "The Black Ark may indeed be powerful, but we have no way to get it!"

"It's not difficult to get the Black Ark, as long as you manage to snatch one." Olika shook her head, and the dark elf thought for a while: "But it really has to compete with the entire Druzzi pirate army on the Black Ark." Let's go to war, since you have already thought about it, master, I have no other opinions, but I will not go, Druzzi is very unpopular with the dwarves, especially for those serious and old-fashioned engineers."

"Then I won't go either, honey." Veronica also shook her head.

"Okay, then I'll go to Karard and Fedmond." Ryan could only shake his head.

……… I am the dividing line of Black Ark’s No. 1 in the world………

Early the next morning, Ryan set off with Karard and Fedmond, preparing to go to the Engineers Association of the Haimenguan Dwarves.

Leading him through the forge powered by waterwheels, these waterwheels have been turning slowly for thousands of years without stopping, and the flames in the furnace are also burning brightly. The strength of the Engineers Association in Haimenguan is second only to The Engineers Guild of the Eternal Peak and Rapids Pass dwarves, filled with benches and machines of every kind, from the most sophisticated clock-making machines to the cranes used to assemble the finest cannons, even at this time the workshop is still There was heat, the clang of hammers, heated arguments, and the hum of millstones and lathes.

"The engineers are in a meeting." The hammer warrior who led the way for Ryan and others said to the King of Knights: "Please come back in the afternoon."

Ryan and the others were helpless, the meetings between the dwarves were always long: "Can you know the reason for the meeting?"

"Before, there was a great engineer of Haimenguan named Jerek Grimm. He violated the tradition of the dwarves and tried to develop a new steam iron-clad ship, so he was permanently expelled from the Engineers Association. As a result, Jerek brought his family He and the engineers who supported him publicly announced their separation from the Haimenguan Association. It is said that he planned to go to Lustria to find a special 'Omniite Stone' to support his great invention. It was only a few months later that the engineers discovered his Missing, and now they are having a meeting to discuss how to solve this trouble." The Hammer Warrior who leads the team is still Glenn Silverbeard from yesterday, he likes Ryan's demeanor and can speak fluent dwarven, so he is much happier Say a few words: "Judging from the intensity of their discussions and the level of beer consumption, you should come back in the afternoon."

"Well, what a bunch of weird guys...well, I mean the Society of Engineers." Callard complained, but he quickly realized what he said was wrong, so he immediately added: "Normally, the new Shouldn't inventions be encouraged?"

"Yes, it should be encouraged, but the premise is that Jerick didn't blow up the Iron Furnace of Grannie." Glenn Silverbeard said in a broken voice: "Jerrick's invention blew up two forging furnaces And a whole dock! And he's convinced he's right!"

Ryan could only shake his head helplessly. He quickly noticed the dock next to the Engineers Association, where a huge ironclad ship was being built. The King of Knights soon became interested: "Then can we visit the dock?"

"This... I think I have to ask." Glenn Silverbeard thought for a while, and chose to go up to negotiate with the dwarf engineers standing at the gate of the dock. Ryan could see that the dwarf engineers did not agree at first, but then After Glenn Silverbeard's serious negotiations and King Baiernov's order, the dwarf engineer reluctantly agreed.

As Ryan and the others entered the dock, what they saw was a gigantic giant made of steel.

"The 'Thunder of Grimnir', with a length of 80 meters, a width of 25 meters, and a draft of 12 meters, is fully loaded with hundreds of dwarf engineers, including the boarding team of Ironbreakers, eager to survive like a titan. Huge sea monsters with mouths to seek honorable deaths from Trollslayers, and a whole fleet of warships airports strong enough to send lighter-than-air scout planes into the air, those self-loading, pump-powered Thunderbolt guns Its gun barrel is engraved with destruction runes, and its nearly 100-centimeter-thick star-iron armored hull is durable enough that even icebergs can’t break it.” The dwarf engineer proudly introduced to everyone: “Grimnir’s There is a dwarf rotorcraft landing pad on the deck of the Thundership, where the rotorcraft can take off and land freely, and the detection of the enemy ship will be transmitted back to the mothership by the airship through the rune signal. Regardless of strong winds and waves, Grimmni Your Thunder is advancing unstoppably on the sea, meeting the enemy with the hatred that dwarves must have, even though it is coming slowly, it is as inescapable as death, it is our pride."

"My God!" Fedmond, who has the most experience in giant ships and naval battles, looked up at the giant ironclad ship. An indescribable sense of obscurity and shock filled the heart of the Holy Grail Knight: "How much does this ship cost?" money?"

"...If you don't count the raw materials, it's about 50,000 gold marks, and if you include the raw materials, it's about 140,000 gold marks." The dwarf engineer puffed up his stomach triumphantly: "Most of the star iron is from Karak - Obtained from the Blackwater Lake in Wyn, now it is not easy to obtain Star Iron from the Blackwater Lake."

"Can we board the ship for a visit?" Ryan wanted to go up and have a look.

"Of course not. Letting you enter the dock is already for the sake of the king. If there is nothing more to do, please leave!" The dwarf engineer was a little unhappy: "Don't push your feet, humans, this is our ship , not yours!"

In the dwarf kingdom, the king is not a ruler in a complete sense. In fact, the Dwarf Craftsman Association, the Dwarf Engineer Association, and the Dwarf Patriarchal Conference all play the role of deciding the specific affairs of the dwarves and deciding the future policy under certain circumstances. The biggest ones are the Dwarf Artisan Association and the Dwarf Engineer Association. Ryan can see this from Bellegar. After taking over the Blackstone stronghold, Bellega originally wanted to establish a dwarf gun workshop and a blacksmith factory immediately. Both the Engineers Guild and the Craftsman Guild decided that the first building would be the Dwarf Brewery, and in the end Belega couldn't hold back them and simply agreed.

Incidentally, the rapid revival of the Principality of Gisoleochs after the invasion of Heinrich Kemmler relied on cooperating with the dwarves in infrastructure construction to solve the work and production problems of a large number of unemployed vagrants. The two sides are now closely related His ally, Hagen, the Duke of Gisoleoch, visited the Blackstone stronghold three times, and had dinner with Belega and his queen Komanik.

"Mr. Engineer, we also want to order an ironclad ship." Ryan said to the engineer.

"Then you are going to discuss with the chief engineer, Master Brooke Gunnarson, well, get out quickly, I'm going to continue working." The dwarf engineer said impatiently: "Go out, we are going to continue working, Don't disturb our work, human beings, you can negotiate with the Engineers Association yourself, I'm just the engineer in charge of the production, not even a great engineer!"

The three Holy Grail Knights were kicked out in this way.

"My lord, an ironclad ship?" Callard stroked his goatee and smiled, "What a good idea!"

"It's a good idea, as long as you have money!" Ryan said with a wry smile, "Did you hear that? The cost is 140,000 gold marks! This is still the cost price! The cost is astonishing."

"A single Boldero galleon may not be able to compete with an ironclad ship, but the money is enough for us to build three to five galleons." Fedmond mused: "This is the style of the dwarves, quality over quantity Is it?"

"Haven't dwarves always been like this?" Callard laughed.

"Very good, there is still some time." Ryan took out the pocket watch made by the dwarves. It is only ten o'clock in the morning: "Let's go shopping. By the way, I also want to talk to you about a question."

"Of course, my lord!"