Demon Royal Family

In front of me is a brand new medium-sized three-masted sailboat, with a total length of 47 meters. The fore and mizzen masts are equipped with several square sails and jibs. The hanging cables are densely packed, like rope ladders. Sailors can easily climb the mast. By turning the canvas and adjusting the direction of the wind, the ship is very flexible. The mainsail on the mainmast is very wide and can absorb the wind force without slowing down the speed. The main mast is more than ten meters high, and the observation deck above can see the sea far away.

The bow of the ship is like a spear ram that has been enlarged more than ten times. It is dark and hard. There is also a sprit next to the ram, and a gaff sail is hung, which further improves the flexibility.

The ship is all brown and red. It is a sailboat made of a kind of brown-red tough wood. The hull is mixed with golden decoration, and it looks more beautiful than ordinary sailboats.

On the main sail, painted a hurricane pattern, this is the boat Gavin bought.

Ivo looked up at the side more than ten meters high and shouted: "Gavin, where are you?"

There were footsteps on the deck. Gavin poked his head out and looked happy when he saw Ivo. He hurriedly asked someone to put down the gangplank and hurried to the dock. He said: "Chief, you are finally here."

Ivo nodded and pointed to the brown-red three-masted sailboat, "Is this our ship?"

Gavin nodded repeatedly and said as if taking credit: "This is a Gaelic ship. It was once shipped as a battleship. The keel is made of rare black oak. It is very strong and has a displacement of 2,400 tons. I asked the shipyard to carry out ocean voyages. Refitted and unloaded some ballistae, the cabin capacity is large enough to accommodate all our cargo and two hundred sailors. The cabin has three decks in total, the lowest deck is the cargo hold, the second deck is the sailors' lounge and gunholes, and the top deck has The two forecast buildings, the main building and the poop building, are divided into the captain's cabin and some important crew cabins."

"This ship has a name, it's called Changfeng."

The five continents have different cultures and different styles of technology. There are a total of nineteen common ship types, divided into three types: battleships, cargo ships, and travel ships. The Gale model is a unique ship type of Hokuriku, and is a combination of battleships and cargo ships. The merger, after certain modifications, can support ocean voyages.

Gavin continued: "In addition, the Changfeng has also undergone certain magical modifications to strengthen its defense and sailing speed. The core magic circle on the ship is engraved with the [Wind Travel] large-scale enchantment, which can increase the sailing speed by half in a short time." It is fast and can cope with many situations. It is a semi-special ship. I happened to meet it and bought it for 16 million Benas. Plus the repair and modification costs, it was exactly 20 million Benas."

Ivo bared his teeth. After three years of war, the Hurricane Corps accumulated about 400 million benas in assets, 80% of which cannot be moved and needs to maintain an intelligence network. Calculated, there are only 80 million working capital to arrange, and a ship costs only a quarter, not counting the commissions for hiring sailors, navigators, first mates and other personnel. Ivo feels a little sick, but he With 100 million Benas, these are all free funds and can be used in emergencies, so he is not in a hurry.

Generally speaking, Ivo is very satisfied with the Changfeng. The special ship is a higher-level ship independent of the nineteen ship types. It is manufactured using different special processes. These processes are the proprietary technologies of different races or major forces. .

Special ships have special abilities, such as the witch ship of the Nine Towers of Wizards, which is engraved with countless enchantments, or the steel battleships of the goblins with terrifying firepower, as well as the strong ships of the dwarves, the leaf ships of the elves, the totem ships of the orcs, etc., with different Craftsmanship creates different special ships, all of which are priceless.

The Changfeng is engraved with a large ship enchantment, which is half a magic ship.

Ivo took people on board the ship for a tour, Ender was curiously poking around, Barlow was going to put a deck chair on the bow of the ship to bask in the sun every day, Hades inspected everywhere to see if there were any loopholes, and Nafi went to visit the core method of the ship. Array, everyone is very satisfied with the Changfeng. It takes a long time to sail from Frigga to Odin. In the next three or four months, the Changfeng will be their home.

Standing on the boat, the scenery is different again. Looking towards the sea, the blue ocean with white waves extends to the horizon, with no end in sight, as if it is boundless. The vast field of vision makes Ivo feel comfortable.

Gavin led five people over and introduced: "Chief, these are the first mate, second mate, third mate, navigator, boatswain, and shipwright I hired. They all have more than five years of sailing experience. It’s the professionals I hired from the Sailor’s Tavern.”

Sailors' taverns are special taverns in coastal ports. People who make a living on ships, if they want to find work, will stay in the sailors' taverns until dusk, waiting for the fleet to hire them.

Ivo's eyes glanced over the faces of the five people. The second mate, third mate, and boatswain seemed to have heard of Ivo's name, and they looked respectful. Wo's name is not too popular, and Ivo doesn't care. After all, it is impossible for everyone to be respectful when they see him. Only those with ability have personality. From the calloused palms of the first mate, he can see that the first mate is very strong. Some tempers are also normal.

As for the navigator, it gave Ivo a very strange feeling. Although the other person was smiling, Ivo felt very hypocritical.

"May I have your name?"

The navigator introduced himself: "My name is Gervin. I have seven years of sailing experience. I am happy to serve you."

The navigator is the most important crew member on the ship. The ocean is vast. Only the navigator can use the compass and star positions to deduce the position and maintain the course. The navigator also shoulders the responsibility of observing the climate, detecting tsunamis, whirlpools and other disasters in advance, and leading the way. Fleet avoidance.

Without navigators, no matter how big a fleet is, it will end up lost in the endless ocean.

Gervin gave Ivo a very strange feeling. Ivo secretly kept an eye on him and called Hades and said, "Old Ha, keep an eye on that Gervin. I suspect he has ulterior motives."

Hades didn't ask why, just nodded and agreed.

In the past three years, Hades has become more and more silent. He will never say a word if he can answer questions with actions. Ivo is a little worried that he will get depression if he continues like this. However, Hades has no emotions. I am afraid he will be depressed even if he wants to be depressed. Can't get up.

Ivo once asked many doctors and mages, and they all said that they had never seen symptoms like Hades's. Losing emotion was considered a mental problem. Nafei also practiced the spiritual system, but she could not find the cause. How could she treat Hades? The idea can only be left alone.

The dock workers moved the goods into the cabin of the Changfeng. The Changfeng can carry two hundred sailors, sixty of whom are professional sailors hired by Gavin from the sailor's tavern. They are very skilled in various tasks on the ship, and the rest are The mercenaries of the Hurricane Regiment serve as armed guards, as well as some members of the Chamber of Commerce.

The hundreds of mercenaries who escorted the team to the port will basically return to Lassese and continue to work as mercenaries under Stonehoof.

After arriving in the Odin continent, the Changfeng will become a full-time merchant ship and continue to carry out trade by sea.

When the cargo transportation was completed and everyone got on the ship, Ivo took a long breath, took a deep look at Hokuriku for the last time, turned towards the sea, and shouted loudly: "Yang Fan, set sail!"

The brush pulls and the canvas opens.

Wow, put away the anchor.

The Changfeng slowly sailed away from Morning Star Port and gradually moved away from Frigga.

Ivo stood on the bow of the ship, the sea breeze blew his cloak, and the salty smell of the sea filled his nose. He said silently: "Goodbye, Hokuriku. Odin, here I come!"