Extraordinary Sailing

"squeak"

Amidst the turbulent screams, two raised long sand lines in the desert swooped in, and two poisonous tails with shining hooks rose high in the swirling gravel.

I don't know if the toxin in it will be fatal, but even the half-meter-long hook in the middle will not feel good.

call out! call out!

Two orange-red flame bombs the size of a human head, carrying a high temperature that almost scorched the desert, drew an arc and landed precisely in front of the sand line.

bang——

It was as if two heavy artillery bombardments had blasted two hot craters in the sea of ​​sand, and the 3,000-degree hot current easily melted the sand into shiny crystals.

at the same time.

Under the yellow sand, two giant sand scorpions covered in shells like transparent topaz were also blasted into the air.

prickly——

A sharp blue lightning flashed across the bodies of the two sand scorpions, easily cutting through their topaz shells, splitting them in half from head to tail.

The ear-piercing screams stopped abruptly.

Clang!

Ai Wen returned his sword back to its sheath, and beside him, the ruby ​​ring on Miss Moonstone's right index finger also slowly dimmed.

After more than a dozen nights of joint action, especially one hour in the outside world corresponds to one and a half days in the spirit world.

The two have actually been together in the spirit world for more than 20 days, and their cooperation has been very tacit.

Moreover, this strange creature, which is almost impossible to exist in the material world, obviously has the common characteristics of both the "activation school" and the "gem school".

This is the normal state of monsters in the spirit world when the two of them are acting together in recent times, and it is obviously also an added benefit of the mysterious binding of the two.

Although they couldn't see each other's expressions, they were obviously very satisfied with the mysterious knowledge that came with the spiritual feedback.

"An organic way of growing gemstones? Great!"

With the escort of a third-order physical-side transcendent who can enter the spiritual world, Miss Moonstone's exploration of the spiritual world during this period was really relaxed and enjoyable.

Not to mention the knowledge gains related to his own path, even after killing these spirit world monsters, the growth rate of spirituality is at least ten times faster than when he explored alone a few days ago.

‘It’s not a bad feeling to have such a neighbor, but it seems that I have no sense of existence. '

Although she has always been proud and strong, although she feels a little awkward, she also knows that her situation is almost unattainable for others.

Even if there are powerful high-level physical transcendents who are willing not to reap the rewards, and at the same time take huge risks to act as bodyguards, those great knights whose spirit (will) is as hard as iron stone cannot enter the spirit world at all.

It's like a piece of sea can absorb a lot of water, but if you poke a needle, you will poke a hole in the sponge. Great Knights are that needle compared to Mages!

Subsequently, no words are needed.

The two looked at each other, turned around together and came to a dark crack in the ground not far away.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Jumping into the cracks in the ground, after turning around in the continuous underground caves and underground rivers, they have passed through the layers of world barriers in the spirit world, and returned to the beacon anchorage of the two.

Before saying goodbye, Moonstone, who looked very petite in comparison, looked up at Ivan, and said forcefully:

"Mr. Red Hemlock, after discussing these days, I think your design plan has been perfected.

Regarding the questions you raised today about whether to use different kinds of gemstones or the same kind of gemstones, and their arrangement, I will definitely answer you tomorrow after thinking about it. "

Although the tone of voice remained as cold as ever, the arrogance had almost disappeared.

After all, in the face of a third-order transcendent, it is very rare not to fawn over him.

"Thank you for your help, Miss Moonstone."

"It's nothing, it can be regarded as the hyacinth in return for you."

Olivia silently added in her heart:

"The stronger the Horn of the Storm, the safer I am." Yes, that's it! '

Ai Wen wondered if it was because of the familiar relationship, the current Miss Moonstone is much stronger than the haughty appearance at the beginning, and she is actually not a difficult person to get along with.

Well, especially a very beautiful opposite sex

"Then, see you tomorrow!"

"goodbye!"

After waving goodbye, Aiwen looked at the back of the girl disappearing in the forest, and said to himself slightly:

"Although getting along with each other is pretty happy, but I always feel that the relationship with Miss Moonstone is weird now.

This hour every night is spent alone with each other for a day and a half.

The time in the spirit world is like another life, and it is longer than the time in the physical world.

In the spirit world without a body, is this a strange soul mate? "

After dawn, the work will continue.

After completing the refitting of eight privateers and the last fifth-tier ship "Shaker", Ivan and Milan didn't have a long rest.

With enough steel in place, they immediately started the renovation plan for the "Storm Horn".

The sea water in the No. 1 dock room has been drained again, and all the outfitting of the "Storm Horn" has been removed, and it is completely ready.

He gestured to the craftsmen and engineers who were watching.

Alvin slowly raised his hands.

sta——!

next moment.

The depiction has been completed long ago. On the five corners representing fire, water, earth, wind and soul, there are arrays of runes including cannon, golden cup, golden lion, sword staff and Milan respectively.

Translucent jade-like emerald green brilliance gushes out.

Swish!

Aiwen has reactivated the [Exceeding Limit Ritual·Activating Skillful Hand] that was used when transforming the "Venus Star"

Aiwen, whose ability has been greatly enhanced, easily covered the entire battleship with this "activated skillful hand".

With his current soul strength enough to deal with multi-threaded operations, it seems that countless skilled craftsmen are working together under the same brain, and the wooden ribs in the battleship that were originally firmly fixed are loosened and peeled off little by little.

No damage was done to the hull itself during this period.

click click click

In fact, the keel of the battleship can be replaced normally.

Even the current shipbuilding habit in the entire Tulip Alliance is to first use relatively inferior materials as the keel when building. Finally, knock out the keel and replace it with a real keel made of high-quality materials, so that the keel that is launched into the water is as "new" as possible, without having to bear the hardships of construction.

This approach also minimizes deformation of the keel.

It can be said that most of these battleships currently serving in Tulip have had their keels replaced at least once.

And compared with the keel of wooden structure.

Steel is in a crystalline state at the microscopic level, and its interior is completely coherent at the macroscopic level, which determines that steel has good macroscopic mechanical properties and mechanical conductivity.

The wood is completely different, because the texture through the material - "annual rings" can be seen with the naked eye.

It is made up of many xylem fibers arranged in parallel, and the connection strength between these fibers is far less than the inside of a whole fiber, so it is said that "the woodcutter does not follow the pattern, and the woodcutter is exhausted".

If you want to build bigger, stronger and stronger warships, the material revolution is an inevitable trend.

However, wooden sailing battleships have only been around for a few decades now, and no country has yet launched an iron-ribbed wooden hull ship.

In Aiwen's memory, even the earliest iron-ribbed wooden-hulled warships generally required wrought iron box keels and riveted ribs, which had extremely high requirements for craftsmanship and materials.

And the technology in this world is stronger than that of the contemporary Blue Star, because it needs to equip the powerful knights with suitable weapons, so the material science, especially the production and processing technology of steel is relatively mature.

Even a little ahead of its time.

After having an idea, the technology tree can almost meet the prerequisites for small-scale manufacturing.

The material Ivan chose is low-carbon steel that is relatively easy to shape.

To put it bluntly, steel is a carbon-iron alloy, and it has different properties only because of the different carbon content. Wrought iron (wrought iron): C%\u003c0.0218%; steel: C% 0.0218%～2.06%; pig iron: C% 2.06-4.3%.

The iron components (fixing rods, etc.) on normal warships generally use wrought iron with better plasticity.

However, Aiwen is aware of the gap in strength and hardness between wrought iron and steel. For him, the increase in material hardness is nothing more than a matter of a little more effort, and of course it must be done in one step.

tinkling

Wooden keels, ribs, fixing nails, cleaning rods, etc. were easily hollowed out by the "activated skillful hands".

Afterwards, the entire section that he had processed in advance, the long steel had already raised its head, and squirmed like a snake into the cabin at the bottom.

From the beginning to the end, it fits itself into the vacancy left by the original keel and side ribs.

Whether it is a box structure with a hollow keel or the connection between steel components, it is a piece of cake for Aiwen.

rustle

After the entire piece of steel arrives at the predetermined position, it grows naturally like a tree, and the keel, ribs, and steel beams are integrally formed. This technology is more than a hundred times better than welding and riveting?

Then the steel and wood of the "Storm Horn" grew at the same time, just like two living acacia trees (that's what Lian Lizhi said) grow together firmly.

Then, in the inevitable gaps, tar and linen have been automatically filled in, providing an excellent buffer zone, and turning the entire battleship into a perfect whole.

After the transformation was completed, Aiwen also cleaned up the bottom of the ship covered with copper skin to activate the aura, and the copper skin immediately shone like a new one.

You're done!

Aiwen's old friend, Walkley, a senior naval engineer who helped him transform the "Venus Star", rushed aboard the "Storm Horn", and after carefully inspecting it with his professional knowledge, he couldn't help sighing:

"Your Excellency, this iron-ribbed wood-hulled ship is the future of the kingdom's warships!"

Of course it can be seen from Walkley's experience.

The advantages of the iron rib structure are very obvious. Without greatly increasing the weight of the ship, the ship can be made longer, better able to withstand the recoil of the artillery, and increase the number of artillery.

At the moment when the accuracy and power of artillery are limited, more is stronger!

Moreover, when building a new ship, the drying time of the ribs can be greatly shortened, and the steam drying of the ship board can shorten the production cycle of a battleship from several years to a few months.

Ivan smiled, neither agreeing nor opposing.

In fact, steam ironclad ships are the future of warships.

However, with the gradual shortage of large and high-quality timber in the entire colony, the use of relatively cheap iron-rib boats should become an excessive choice and supplement.

Of course, the premise is that with the progress of industrialization, the production capacity of steel can further catch up. Now that the naval strength is measured by the number of cast iron cannons, this wish will be difficult to realize in a short period of time.

However, Aiwen doesn't care much about the development of future warships, but everything is ready for the "Storm Horn", and it only needs the finishing touch to usher in a gorgeous rebirth!

"Miss Moonstone, I hope you can bring good news to the Horn of the Storm tonight."