[Chapter 214: The First Battleship of the Winter Navy]
The docks of Winter Town have been built, but no ship is docked there.
In addition to the lack of a shipyard, the key factor is that there is no demand for it.
As for shipbuilding designers and workers, Winter Town does have them, namely the members of the more than 400 craftsmen from Azeroth.
If David had not asked Fording to go to the Defias Brotherhood to get involved, then Van Cleef would have mobilized the craftsmen in the Brotherhood to build an extremely huge and powerful super battleship for it. The mission goal of this battleship is to completely destroy Stormwind City.
Even such a powerful battleship can be designed and built. The craftsmen’s shipbuilding technology is beyond doubt, but Winter Town still has not started to build ships because no one wants to use them. There are
more and more people living in Winter Town, but these people who are absorbed from the northern plains, their goal is to obtain land!
Among the few people dug from other worlds, only James Norrington is from the orthodox navy.
If we count further, we have to count Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan.
Even so, there are only three people.
“So, your task is very difficult.” David patted James Norrington’s shoulder, whose face had changed several times. “You have to build a navy from scratch.”
As for ships, this problem is easy to solve.
Even if David doesn’t like the wooden sailing warships built by the craftsmen, he can go to Transformers, the Marvel Universe or Laura’s world to get some modern and contemporary warship technology. With the current situation in Winter Town, small ships are enough.
“I wonder which Transformer can turn into a ship?”
After thinking about it, it seems that there are no Transformers that can turn into warships in the movie version? It seems that there are in the setting? There seems to be a submarine that is a Transformer in the fifth part, but it has never transformed.
As for the animation, he only remembered the wave that can turn into an air cushion boat, and the three-transformer platoon gun (broadside gun) that is afraid of water and heights but turns into an aircraft carrier and a fighter plane.
“I may need to discuss the issue of the battleship with others before I can give you a definite answer.” David looked at Norrington in front of him. The former commodore did not show any dissatisfaction because of the very bad situation he was facing: “But you can start the preliminary preparations for the recruitment and training of soldiers.”
Including how many people to recruit? What training to conduct? What equipment is needed? Resources? These things need to be sorted out by James Norrington and then reported to David, and then the lord will decide whether to fully support or increase the amount of support?
“I will submit the report to the lord as soon as possible.”
“Well!” David nodded and officially appointed James Norrington as the commander-in-chief of the Winter Town Navy.
As for the military rank, he has not yet gotten it, so let’s talk about it later!
Seeing James Norrington ready to make a plan with full motivation, David said goodbye and left.
Originally, he wanted to find Tony Stark, but after thinking about it, he went to find Optimus Prime.
“Transform into a battleship?” Optimus Prime had a headache. The Autobots were called Autobots because most of their vehicles were in the form of “cars”. Both airplanes and ships were not common in the Autobot camp.
“Battleship? I can transform!”
“Huh?”
David looked over and noticed a Blackbird fighter plane parked next to him.
This is Skyfire, one of the Autobots who moved to Winter Town.
Unlike the two Mini-Transformers, Wheel and Brain, Skyfire is a very powerful Transformer and one of the oldest Transformers.
The long years have corroded his body and weakened his fire. Before Optimus Prime found him in the museum, he had been sleeping there for a long time. Optimus Prime
found Skyfire in order to find the leadership module. Only this kind of ancient Transformer knew where the leadership module was hidden. Although David reminded him, Optimus Prime and his team still did not bypass Skyfire when they followed the clues.
In the end, Optimus Prime successfully found the leadership module and the stellar energy collector.
The machine has been dismantled by Optimus Prime, and the leadership module is carried by Optimus Prime. As for Skyfire, because he was too old, Optimus Prime did not treat him as a combatant. Instead, he was arranged to live in Winter Town like the Mini-Cons.
David saw Skyfire coming to Winter Town to live in retirement, and he just thought that Optimus Prime had missed the opportunity to upgrade to Skyfire Optimus Prime.
He never expected that there would be an unexpected surprise waiting for him.
“Can you turn into a battleship?”
“Of course, I have transformed into a destroyer before.” The black Blackbird fighter made a series of teeth-grinding sounds, and Skyfire used his hands for some additional assistance to complete his transformation: “As long as you give me a suitable battleship for me to scan, then I can still turn into a battleship.”
Skyfire was very confident, but his body movements made this confidence seem unconvincing.
After swaying twice, Skyfire sat down on the ground.
Fortunately, the ground was specially reinforced, so the tall and old Transformer did not make a hole when sitting.
“I may need to replenish some energy to do this.”
Skyfire is not only old, but more importantly, his fire has become very weak. Optimus Prime sent Skyfire here, and he may have wanted David to use that magical holy light to replenish Skyfire’s energy.
He did not expect Skyfire to recover to its peak combat power and become the main combat force of the Autobots. As long as this knowledgeable old King Kong can pass on the rich knowledge stored in his brain, it will be a great fortune for the Autobots.
“If it’s just energy, it’s easy!”
“I’m afraid it’s not as simple as you think, young human.” Skyfire looked at David. He could see that the human in front of him contained a very terrifying and huge amount of energy.
Although he didn’t understand how a human could “store” such a huge amount of energy, he knew how weak he was at the moment. If he wanted to recover now, it would take much more energy than recovering a Cybertronian in his prime.
“I need a very, very huge amount of energy.”
“That’s not a problem.”
David didn’t know if the power he had at the moment was enough, but even if the power he had at the moment was not enough, he could take Skyfire to the world of Azeroth.
He was very familiar with that place, and he could easily mobilize very terrifying energy in that world!
Not to mention one Skyfire, he could handle two more!
“Oh? I’m looking forward to it.”
David didn’t waste time choosing an auspicious day. He immediately transformed into a Cybertron form in front of Skyfire and released the Tomcat fighter to complete the combined transformation.
This Cybertron body can withstand more violent energy output. In this state, David can release holy light with an intensity that exceeds the output limit.
Watching David transform in front of him, Skyfire also showed some surprise: “Oh? A hermit warrior plus a leader warrior, or a supreme?”
David did not answer. He raised his hand and released a holy light directly. The golden light connected himself and Skyfire. With the continuous influx of energy, Skyfire felt that his body seemed to be rejuvenated.
“Oh, this feeling… is so good!”
It seemed that endless energy poured into his fire, making his weak fire that was about to go out at any time become dazzling again.
The active fire led to a series of changes in Skyfire’s body. The rust and scars on it were disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The original feeling of powerlessness gradually disappeared. Skyfire not only stood up again, but also held his head high and no longer hunched over.
The parts in his hand that served as crutches also returned to his body. He felt that he no longer needed crutches.
Although there was no mirror, as a Transformer, he could clearly “see” the various conditions on his body. He found that his face began to become younger.
“Is this the Holy Light? It’s simply a great power like a star!”
As the golden light column dissipated, a brand new Skyfire stood beside Optimus Prime.
He clenched his fist. This feeling of power made him think that he was reborn back to the most glorious era of Cybertron, when he was also the strongest.
Seeing that Skyfire had returned to his peak, David secretly complained: It is not an easy task to restore an ancient King Kong who has reached the end of his life to his peak.
He almost drained all the power in his body. Fortunately, these powers were not lost permanently and could be restored after some time.
However, next time this kind of thing happens, I’d better go to Azeroth! At most, I’ll be scolded by that guy, which is not a big deal!
“Do you have any special requirements for the battleship?”
Skyfire walked around for a few times and even activated the full-power energy shield. After confirming that he was really back to his peak state, he asked David what kind of ship he wanted him to become?
Even if it was to repay the other party for giving him a new life, Skyfire would have to live in Winter Town for a long time.
“A warship that can be anchored on the Winter River and can move freely on the river.”
“I understand.”
Next, Skyfire will follow Optimus Prime back to the Earth in his world to find a warship of the right size to scan, and then become the first warship of the Winter Town Navy. It
barely solved the problem of Winter Town’s surface combat power from scratch, and it had enough surface combat power before the navy was established. After
chatting with Optimus Prime for a few more words and saying goodbye, David came to Stark Manor.
It was much more lively here than Optimus Prime’s place. The Avengers members and their families were still in Winter Town.
Pepper and Jane Foster were strolling in Winter Town under the leadership of Peggy and Sharon, visiting this alien town with fresh air and beautiful scenery.
The men gathered together to chat, and David greeted everyone and went straight to Tony Stark.
“Tony, do you want to open a shipyard in Winter Town?”
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(End of this chapter)