Extraordinary Sailing

"Everyone has it, get ready!

Open the air valve, fill in the steam, and all units pay attention to the pressure gauge"

Chi--!

On the outskirts of Bekele, the capital of Phalatis, in the weeds-covered shooting range, snow-white steam lingered, and a group of soldiers with metal tanks on their backs and some kind of strange guns in their hands lined up facing the target.

The commander swung his command saber vigorously, and shouted loudly:

"emission!"

boom! boom! boom!

The high-pressure steam gushes out, driving the hot metal storm to fly out, tearing the first set of targets in front of it into pieces in the blink of an eye.

"Shoot again!"

The soldier listened to the order to pull a certain locking structure on the firearm in his hand, and pushed the cone-shaped projectile into the magazine. The whole process took less than a second, and then pulled the trigger again.

"Shoot again!"

Although this "steam gun" is far more cumbersome than a normal flintlock, the benefits are obvious.

As long as it is preheated in advance and the pressure provided by the steam pressure tank is still up to standard, it can continue to launch without cumbersome loading of gunpowder and projectiles.

Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!

Beside the shooting range, a group of distinguished spectators couldn't help applauding lightly when they saw the performance of this new type of weapon that had been finalized.

"The premise is not to encounter encounters suddenly in the wild, and there is no time to create the necessary steam.

This [high-pressure steam gun] should have a wide range of application prospects in urban defense work that can provide logistical support. Especially when dealing with 'those things', intensive firepower is the only thing ordinary soldiers can rely on. "

Standing at the front of the team, Ivan, who was wearing a military uniform with a cloak and a saber on his waist and hips, gave him a positive affirmation.

at this time.

The time has come to the autumn of 196 in the Haiyuan calendar, and three years have passed since the last time Aiwen and the others landed on the moon.

This time, it was also the Grand Duke Garriott and his wife Olivia who would conduct routine visits and technical exchanges with Phalitis and the "Cult of Steam and Mechanics" every now and then.

In addition to the "Steam and Mechanic God", "Alchemy School" and the entourage of the two countries.

Her Majesty the Queen, who was wearing a red court dress like a gorgeous red rose, accompanied her all the way, and held hands with Olivia, who was wearing a white dress of the same style, like a white rose.

Just like a pair of beautiful sisters.

Even in this kind of diplomatic occasion, they still talked and laughed freely, which clearly shows that the relationship has improved a lot in the past three years.

The autumn wind blows.

The corners of the exquisite skirts of the two ladies fluttered, and it was faintly visible that their straight and slender calves were wrapped in shiny and sheer stockings.

Rivina is charming black, while Olivia is clean and pure white.

Leading the trend by these two women who can almost be called the most noble in the material world, just like the tulip trend at the beginning, silk stockings have also become a fashion among the wealthy and middle-class women in all countries.

Accidentally, it became an explosive product for export in the "oil industry" that had just started in the Principality.

Moreover, this high-end female product is much more valuable than gold of equal weight.

Women are crazy about it, men are even more crazy!

During these three years.

As high-level transcendental beings, they can't see the slightest change in appearance, but the changes in the mundane world are profound and subtle.

Under the eyes of mortals who can hardly adapt, the whole world seems to be equipped with an accelerator, and it changes every day.

The "high-pressure steam guns" that are being tested and finalized, and the ten "high-pressure steam cannons" pushed up by the soldiers are just a small part of them.

[Watt III military steam engine] Let "steam" become an easy-to-obtain and powerful convenient energy source, and the first application scenario is armaments.

"Start [Analysis Machine]!"

A middle-aged man with a monocle and a somewhat scruffy body came out more and more, commanding a group of [steam masters] to start working beside the huge machinery built next to them.

The middle-aged man named Charles Babbage was busy while introducing his latest invention to Ivan and the others excitedly:

"Your Majesties.

This machine surpassed all previous 'difference machines' models in terms of possible calculation range, simplicity, reliability and accuracy, or automation.

Already a brand new great invention! This time the fire gauge calculation will prove it! "

With the gradual development of guns and the era of front-loading smoothbore guns that were originally hit by metaphysics, their ballistic calculations and firepower meter tests are becoming more and more important.

A proper fire table requires 3000 different ballistic parameters.

As far as a single parameter is concerned, a ballistic with a flight time of 60 seconds can directly exhaust an ordinary person, because it requires at least 20 hours of terrifying workload!

Although the brain power of a high-level transcendent is enough to easily handle this kind of work, [Steam Division] and normal military personnel urgently need a calculation tool that can shorten the calculation of such complicated ballistic parameters to seconds.

And it must be universal, able to be promoted throughout the military, so that the vast majority of ordinary people working on the front line can also use it.

Although this Mr. Babbage is not a powerful wizard, he is just a wizard apprentice from the "construction branch".

However, the series of "mathematical computers" developed by him are the ones that can best meet the needs of the military.

This brand-new design is about 30 meters long and 10 meters wide, and the whole body is cast from brass. Babbage called it the "Analytical Engine".

It can automatically solve complex arithmetic problems with 100 variables, each variable can have up to 25 digits, and the calculation speed can reach an astonishing 100 times per second.

From Aiwen's point of view, the groundbreaking of the "Analytical Machine" lies in:

This is the first "general-purpose computer" in the history of mankind in the fifth era that has basic components such as arithmetic units, memory, controllers, and input and output devices!

In this new design, he also creatively proposed the concept of automatically formulating instruction sequences, so that the "analytical machine" can run from the previous step to the next step without the help of humans.

With this "computing machine", there is no obstacle for Babbage to break through the official wizard.

Bang Bang Bang.

As the steam engine drives the transmission to start running, the precise brass gears roll like balls, making a pleasant "tick-tick" sound.

With the input and output of punched paper cards, data that requires a bunch of civilian staff to calculate for several days is being rapidly generated.

Look at this "analytical engine" constantly running under the impetus of the steam engine.

Evan nodded slightly.

Hmm, there's an inside smell.

If it was just a prototype three years ago, but now three years later, the world seems to have completely entered the "steampunk era".

And it's not just the Tulip Alliance that has made progress, and geniuses are not limited to one family or one country. As other countries on the Yuan continent catch up, it's quite a bit like a hundred flowers blooming.

This also reminded Aiwen of a concept that he had just added to his own "evolution theory" - "weak compensation".

That is to say, for all creatures in the world, the survival intensity (the tenacity of survival) of descendant species always shows a decreasing trend, and each generation will be weaker than the next generation, which is "decreasing weakness".

Therefore, if these organisms want to survive, they have to constantly look for more supporting factors, and this supporting factor is "compensation".

Just like the current state of the material world.

With the migration of the era, the power of extraordinary creatures decreases. The more "evolved" human beings are, the weaker their individual strength is, and the greater their number, the more they need collective division of labor and cooperation.

"Compensation for weakness" is applied to modern humans. Extraordinary power is "weakness" and science is "compensation".

"Heh, this is the biggest trend in this world that spans many eras!"

certainly.

If there is any defect in the rapid technological progress, it is probably the thick smoke that hangs over Bekele at this time.

This is the throes of industrial development, and even Memnon Watt, the "god of steam and machinery" who has successfully condensed the [Mastership], is powerless to change it.

Also because of the increasingly harsh environment.

Now, Her Majesty the Queen, Rivina, spends a large part of her free time in the White Swan Castle, which has undergone another round of expansion.

In White Swan Castle, she has her own exclusive room, maid team, cloakroom and even a wine cellar, where she feels like her own home.

Compared with Bekele at this time, Long Island with its beautiful scenery and pleasant environment is simply a paradise.

In addition, Aiwen couldn't help begging, and using the power of the [Divine Creature] and the crowned wizard, a permanent portal was established in her room in St. James Palace, allowing her to come and go freely.

At this moment.

call--!

A huge "rigid airship" hung a black shadow, and flew over the crowd to the depths of the shooting range.

"Hessie, haven't you seen this kind of novelty? Let's sit for a lap together after the test is over."

"Okay, Sister Weina."

The two women who have already been in space are still curious about this simple aircraft in the atmosphere.

Aiwen's [Magic Eye of Insight] has already seen it at a glance.

This airship has a rigid hollow copper tube skeleton, which consists of a longitudinal beam on the abdomen, 24 long pestles and 16 frames.

A large number of longitudinal and transverse guy wires are used to enhance the structural strength.

The outside of the hull structure is covered with a skin made of tarpaulin, and there are 17 airbags inside the boat, with a total volume of 12,000 cubic meters and a total buoyancy of 13 tons.

Since the improved multi-airbag design can also function as a waterproof compartment on a ship, even if one or two of the airbags are damaged, the flight will not be affected, which greatly improves the safety of the flight.

Using steam power, the visual flight speed can reach 24 kilometers per hour, which is enough to put into actual combat, provided that it does not encounter anti-aircraft guns.

"Everyone has it, prepare!"

After the "analyzer" finished calculating the firepower meter, the [high-pressure steam cannons] in the experimental stage adjusted their muzzles one after another, pointing at the huge living target dropped by the airship ten kilometers away.

It was a gigantic monster with a body length of more than five meters, and its scales looked like a super giant crocodile.

And different from monsters in the conventional sense, this "crocodile" is not only huge in size, with sharp horns growing from its head, but also has an extremely strong sulfur smell on its body.

Even though it is firmly bound by the enchanted wire rope, hot lava is constantly spraying out of its nostrils.

This is a "devil-like" transformed by a high-level monster, and it is also an acquired demon based on creatures in the material world.

It is also the key to quickly launch the [High Pressure Steam Gun] and [High Pressure Steam Cannon] projects and equip the army.

three years ago.

Solomon's so-called "chaos has come" in the letter shows that the most fundamental problem is that Ivan has not yet adapted to an immortal's concept of time.

The past few years have been peaceful, until after three years of brewing, some signs of turmoil have gradually appeared in the material world in the recent period.

The main reason is that those cunning demon gods who came to the material world for "vitality" cannot carry too much power if they want to break through the boundary barrier.

Even if it succeeds, it will be carefully hidden and used to grow slowly over tens or hundreds of years.

Of course, there are also those who are bold enough to secretly hunt for human flesh and soul, and even continue to create "demonoids" that were originally humans and are now monsters to confuse the public.

now.

As the strongest union of human nations that suppresses the material world, the "Tulip Alliance" owns the most expansive land and rules the largest population, which has become a problem that Ivan and Rivina have to face.

"Fire!"

boom! boom! boom!

Two rounds of rapid-fire, shells carrying huge kinetic energy, easily tore the third-order "crocodile monster" into pieces.

[High-pressure steam cannon] Both the rate of fire and the power are far higher than the conventional ship-borne artillery of the current sailing battleship. It can be said that the future can be expected.

After the test of the new weapon to be applied to homeland defense was over, Liwena turned her head and said with some expectation:

"Iwen, Hessie, the good things you told me before that can deal with the demon god, should you take them out now?"

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