Chapter 241 241. Free Sailing

In the first few days after adjusting to the time difference, Lovi felt very uncomfortable.

At noon, I felt drowsy.

If it weren't for the endless stream of things to do, he would probably fall asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.

I'm already 26 years old and my development has completely stopped. There's no need for me to stay indoors at night.

During the day, walking on the streets of Donggang City.

Lowe found that the city had really changed a lot. Compared with a few years ago, it was accurate to describe it as completely new.

The adobe houses have all been transformed into red brick houses, and many families have also used tiles and wooden floors for decoration.

Sanitary conditions have improved significantly.

However, due to animal-powered vehicles, there is still feces on the roads.

Someone is needed to clean it every day.

The good thing is that people can finally walk in the alley.

The formed sewers have solved most of the city’s sewage problems.

After three months of construction, two kilometers of railway tracks appeared on Fulin Road. It is expected that the first station will be completed in another two months.

The traffic from the port to Fulinbao is open.

The development of the shipbuilding project in the past two years has been obvious to all.

The large ship is more than halfway done, and some of the smaller boats built later are ready to be launched.

The difference lies in the size and the number of people it can carry. There are three sizes of small boats, the smallest of which can carry 20 people, followed by 30 people, 50 people, and 100 people.

Any ship with more than a hundred people is considered a medium-sized ship.

Only big ships can give people a sense of security on the sea. Some fishing boats that can only carry a few people are prone to accidents and can only sail within 500 meters of the coastline.

If the wind and waves are a little stronger, or the ocean currents or weather are not right, the fishermen dare not go out to sea.

With Lowe's permission, the shipyard began to publicly test a 20-passenger steamship.

Equipped with a full set of sails and double-bar steam engine propellers, it can sail freely on the sea. By controlling the angle of the sails and propellers, it can achieve free turns.

And ignore the water current and wind direction.

The ship caused a sensation when it debuted! It was a completely different design concept from the magic ship. It did not require magic, and could be operated by ordinary people.

Many people were puzzled about how a steamship worked, so the designer explained to them the principles of a steam engine.

The propulsion force of steam is used to turn the propeller at the stern, thus achieving upstream sailing.

A twenty-person steamship is much safer than the fishermen's homemade boats and bamboo rafts, and someone immediately asked about the price of the boat.

The answer is that it is not for sale to the public yet.

Fishermen can apply to become crew members and pay for the use of the boat according to the profit-sharing system.

"I'm afraid a ship like yours can't enter the deep sea, right?" Lodel stood beside Lovey, letting the whistling sea breeze blow her silver hair.

"Who knows? Maybe it will be possible in the future." Lowe said lightly.

"It's a waste to use this kind of free-roaming ship for fishing." Laudel wanted to use steamships for commercial activities.

"Don't worry. We can have bigger ships in the future. The largest ship we build can carry 3,000 people at a time." Lovey took Lodel to the dock.

Right on the beach by the sea, the boat builders were busy, their faces full of excitement.

Many ships have been mostly built and may be launched soon.

At the strong request of everyone, the first batch of three 50-passenger steamships formed a team and began to travel between Donggang City and Donglin City for commercial activities.

A journey that would have taken seven days on foot can now be reached in less than a day if traveling downstream, and only a few hours longer even if traveling upstream.

When the steamship flying the thorn flower flag arrived at East Lin City for the first time, everyone thought it was a new type of magical ship.

After frequent contact, I discovered that this type of ship was actually completely produced by the shipyard in Donggang City.

This caused a sensation again.

Even Duke Dafen, who was far away in Morning Light City, had heard of it.

"It's amazing! A marquis-level territory has successfully developed a free-sailing ship."

Duke Dafen murmured with a sense of superiority.

Bai En, the raccoon steward, asked, "Sir Duke, should we buy some ships?"

"Go and ask! Last time I asked them to make some iron-wheeled carts, but they only made a few to fool me." Duke Dafen looked displeased.

Ai Xin left her son to the care of Bai Lu, got on her flying broom, and flew towards Fulin Castle.

She really didn't want to go, but in order to get a ship for trade, she was determined to go.

After flying for about five hours, she finally saw Donggang City appear in her sight, then she locked her eyes on Fulin Fort and slowed down her approach.

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Slowly descended from the sky to the front of the gate.

At this time, it was just after two o'clock in the afternoon.

Lowe was not in Fulin Castle, but was handling official business in the Executive Office.

Ai Xin learned from the guards where the lord was going and rushed directly to the Square of the Executive Hall: "Lovi!"

"Ai Xin, welcome, welcome. If you hadn't come to see me, I would have been planning to visit you in a few days." The issue was mainly about the birth of the child, and Ai Xin's response was vague.

Just say something like the child is healthier, has big eyes, and inherited your black hair.

No specific mention of gender or name was made.

As a father, of course he cares.

"I heard that your shipyard has successfully built ships? Can you give me a few first?" Ai Xin hurried into the office and got straight to the point.

"Okay, don't use it right away. Wait another year or so." Lovey shook his finger.

"A year? I want it now." Ai Xin said in a coquettish voice.

"That depends on your sincerity." Lowe hinted with a wink.

Ai Xin knew what sincerity meant, and let Luo Wei bury his head, his face flushed: "Stop it, have you had enough?"

"I heard that you gave me a son?" Lovi was actually guessing. If that wasn't the case, Ai Xin wouldn't have to be so vague.

"How do you know this?" Ai Xin's heart trembled, suspecting that there was a traitor around him.

"You damned guy! You ruined my son." Lowe was furious and used violence.

Of course Ai Xin fought back desperately. Both of them were weak mages, and after a competition, they were evenly matched and neither could do anything to the other.

"Don't bite, it hurts."

"Give me back my son!"

"If you do this, I will quit and run away with the baby."

"I'll lock you up right now." Luo Wei threatened viciously. Seeing Ai Xin's red eyes, he softened his heart: "Do you know how much you've gone too far? You didn't even let me know the name and gender of the child?"

"I admit that you have made contributions, but my contributions are greater." Ai Xin lowered his head and patted his collar. "If you bite me, your son will have to starve."

"What's my son's name?"

"Losin."

"Yes, this name is very memorable."

"The child's name will accompany him for the rest of his life, so I won't give him a random name."

(End of this chapter)