Chapter 1005 The Nautical Diary of the Knowledgeable Man, the Masterpiece of Shipbuilding in the Kingdom, and the Beginning of the Deep Sea Adventure

"At the end of March, a long ship of the kingdom arrived at Whale Harbor without changing people day and night. The shape of this long ship was obviously larger than the two long ships at Whale Harbor. The new boat just launched by the shipyard! I carefully measured the length of this long boat, and it is already an astonishing 28 meters long and 7 meters wide. Weight! In comparison, the two old longships in Whale Harbor are only 24 meters long, 6 meters wide, and have a load of more than 60,000 catties..."

"Witness of the Lord God!! This large longship is the forerunner of the Kingdom's second batch of support fleets, and it is also the smallest and fastest of the ten large longships in this batch. And the flagship of this batch of large longships, It is astonishingly 36 meters long and 9 meters wide, and can carry more than 80,000 catties! It is said that the keel of this long boat that runs through the front and back is a 400-square-foot tree that was cut from the Tekos Mountains in the south. The tall spruce log was dragged by hundreds of people along the river for hundreds of miles to Lake Atoyak, and finally it was processed and built by dozens of senior craftsmen, representing the highest level of the Kingdom Shipbuilding Institute. A masterpiece! ... And Talea, the director of the Divine Inspiration, also specially issued instructions to name this brand new flagship of the big longship 'Big Snow Wolf'..."

"Of course, the 36-meter-long longship is actually not the limit of the kingdom's shipbuilding. It is said that when the support fleet set off, one of the third batch of kingdom's longships was actually 50 meters long and 12 meters wide. A giant galley ship! This gigantic ship, which is like a spectacle, used hundreds of senior craftsmen to build it, hundreds of apprentices and peasants participated in the assistance, and consumed thousands of catties of precious copper and iron materials to reinforce it. It is a huge Shenzhou ship that has never been seen in the whole world! ..."

"Praise the Lord God! This giant Shenzhou ship that is about to be launched has been named in advance by Director Talea, symbolizing His Majesty's 'Snow Wolf King'! And in order to build this giant ship, the Kingdom even recruited the flag team and cut down the hand snake The tribal sacred tree around the city, a huge spruce tree with a height of more than 50 meters, was used as the main keel of the giant ship. Afterwards, the kingdom mobilized hundreds of civilians and dragged it along the river for several months. Take a heavy log with divinity and transport it to the Southern Shipyard!  …

The white-brown cliffs surround the blue bay, and the longships of the Three Kingdoms are docked in the natural harbor that is concave for tens of miles. Among the three longships of the exploration fleet, the flagship "Big Snow Wolf" is located in the center, obviously larger than the ships on both sides. Compared with the other two longships that were damaged in the storm, this sturdy flagship, although full of scars, did not damage its solid frame at all, and seemed to be able to withstand even greater storms.

"Praise the Lord God! Bestow hard, light and rotten wood! Praise Your Majesty! Guide us to build a ship that has never been seen before!..."

The knowledgeable Mickey stood at a high place, looked at the flagship in the bay, and prayed devoutly for a while.

The spruce felled by the kingdom's shipbuilding is the most expensive Mexican spruce in later generations. The wood of this alpine tree species is very hard, extremely durable, and has natural anti-corrosion properties, so it can be used in water for a long time without rot. Also, its weight is relatively light, which can effectively reduce the weight of the hull and increase the load... almost the best ship wood!

"Praise the mighty Lord God! Praise the mighty kingdom!"

Looking at the three longships, the exploration captain Zuvaro also lowered his head, sincerely admiring.

He actually doesn't know much about shipbuilding technology. At this moment, what really amazed him was the thousands of shipbuilders and apprentices behind the construction of these long ships, as well as tens of thousands of farmers and loggers! All of these, whether it is the recruitment of young men, the dispatch of labor, the cooperation of craftsmen, the management of warriors... all reflect the kingdom's strong organizational and mobilization capabilities, showing a powerfully operating classical military state!

"Praise Your Majesty! This is a kingdom that has never existed before in the world. It is like the black smoke rising from the mining area of ​​Black Rock City, like the iron blocks cast from the iron mine of Black Rock Mountain, full of burning and hard power! ..."

"Praise the Lord God! Mickey, the Great Snow Wolf can carry 80,000 catties, has two long sails, front and rear, and sixty oar positions. If the provisions and flints of the three long ships are freed up, and this ship is given priority, it can allow six Ten warriors and sailors can last at sea for two months at most!...And His Majesty's prophecy has clearly pointed out that two thousand miles to the west is a brand new continent! So, I have a bold idea, if I can use the northeast wind, Hoist the sails..."

Hearing Zuwaro's words, the corner of the wise Mickey's eyes twitched, and after thinking for a while, he shook his head again and again.

"Witness of the Lord God! Zuvaro, this ancestral island chain has not yet been completed, and it is not yet time to sail into the deep sea and risk your life! In fact, His Majesty has already told us to follow the island chain safely. Go west, establish a stable route that can go back and forth, and don't be in a hurry!  …”

"Mickey, it's already October! We need to hurry up before the November freeze..."

"Lord God bless! The local Unanga tribe has told us that there are six or seven ancestral islands in the west that can supply supplies and have tribes! In any case, even if we want to sail into the deep sea and take risks to the death, we must first let our Ship, go as far west as possible!..."

"okay!…"

"Won? Adventure?..."

Bai Xiong Gaowa opened his eyes wide, watching the dispute between the two "chieftains" of the longship, but he couldn't understand the danger, piety and courage behind those disputes.

After a while, Zuwaro lowered his head first, being temporarily persuaded by Mickey. He silently looked at Mickey's opened diary, recalling his adventures in a long boat in the beginning of spring, rowing hard on the ice floes, searching constantly, and finally bringing back exciting news...

"Under March, the leading longship brought the itinerary to support the fleet, and also brought His Majesty's latest reward. The Lord God bless! Both Zuvaro and I were promoted to the third-level god-inspired priest, wood driller. But I prefer the title of "knowledgeable person", because during this long voyage, I really thought a lot and learned a lot! I think, maybe I will have the opportunity to write a book on the voyage of the Northland for Shinway University , describing the wonders full of divinity, and the hidden mysteries..."

"Praise the Lord God! In the follow-up support fleet, several second-level priests of the kingdom joined. It seems that the sailing exploration to the west has become the best way for civilian priests who graduated from Shenwei University... I think His Majesty's promotion of us to the third-level priests is a clear affirmation, let the two of us continue to lead the exploration to the west! What a trust and honor this is!...The witness of the Lord God! I am willing to dedicate everything to the Lord God and His Majesty , including your own life!"

"As for Zuvaro, he should think so too! Otherwise, he wouldn't leave the task of cooking salt to me, and before the support fleet arrived, he took a long boat and ran to the northwest again. Long Island. Before the freezing last year, he heard about the "Tsimshian" tribe (Tsimshian) at the mouth of the archipelago from the Slouse population of Long Island, and he never forgot. He heard that these Tsimshians who are good at fishing, and The far northern tribes in the west have the same origin, and they often trade kayaks with the far northern tribes, and there may be news of going west to the island chain..."

"Lord God bless! In late April, Zuwaro, a brave guy, finally came back from the northwest coast! He actually brought back a wife from the Chinxian tribe, who was a head taller than him! ...Of course, the last What is important is that he heard a clear legend from the elders of the Chinxian tribe, that is, 'the sacred island chain of ancestors, the ancestor giants sunk in the sea, are in the far, far west!'…”

"Praise the supreme Lord God! Your Majesty's prophecy has finally come true! I will immediately send a long ship to report our plans to Your Majesty!... It will take at least six or seven months for news of this ship to reach His Majesty's hands. And by that time, perhaps, we will already be in the last island chain to the west!  …”

"Lord God bless! At the end of April, the second batch of supporting kingdom longships finally arrived at Whale Harbor! The hundreds of kingdom warriors and the neat and magnificent display of large ships made me cry again, and I sang praises to the Lord God God's name!...Under the guidance of God's revelation, our westward exploration will advance rapidly again! The first thing to bear the brunt is to find the 'Juno' big gold mine predicted by His Majesty!..."

"Praise the Lord God! The second batch of support ships also brought news from the southern coast. The expansion of the kingdom in various ports is beyond my expectations!..."