Chapter 290 Investment, Killer.

Rand did not intend to build a pure iron ironclad ship.

The iron consumed in building a pure iron ironclad ship is enough for Rand to arm two hundred armored knights.

Moreover, there were no steam engines at that time, and ironclad ships powered by wind and manpower felt even worse than small wooden boats.

Rand planned to put a layer of iron plate under the bottom of the boat, sandwiched between the wooden boards.

As long as we can prevent the sudden appearance of murlocs or nagas in the sea from destroying the ship, it will be fine.

Also, Rand plans to install a ram.

In this era, there were no cannons, and wars between small ships basically relied on boarding battles.

Wars between large ships might use ship-mounted crossbows, but boarding would basically be required.

If it were really possible to reinforce the structure with iron, Rand felt that installing a ram would be very advantageous.

Even sandwiching iron sheets between wooden boards cannot prevent rust.

Still, corrosion protection needs to be considered.

As for corrosion prevention, Rand also has a solution, which is electrochemical corrosion prevention.

Simple high school knowledge.

The corrosion of iron ships in the ocean is oxygen-absorbing corrosion, and the iron will turn into divalent iron in seawater.

Simply by installing a more active metal on the bottom of the ship, it can replace the iron that is corroded.

The most common method is to use zinc blocks.

It's just that making zinc is a bit troublesome.

We need to ask Miss Ayesha, the chief alchemist of the current hideout, to think of a solution.

Zinc-containing ores in nature should also exist in the form of zinc oxide. It should be possible to smelt zinc using carbon reduction in a blast furnace. I just don't know what the furnace temperature requirement is and whether the current blast furnaces can support it.

If that doesn't work, we may have to use the method of making zinc from calamine in The Exploitation of the Works of Nature, but Miss Ayesha will also need to think of a solution, because Rand has no idea about the details.

Rand didn't know what zinc ore was, nor did he know what calamine was. He only learned a little about it from books.

But if you ask him to put it into practice, it is absolutely impossible for him to do it.

Fortunately, there are Geological Association and Alchemist Association in this world, and the great alchemist Miss Ayesha may be able to find a way.

The great alchemists in this world are still quite powerful, at least Miss Ayesha is very powerful. Since she moved into the alchemy workshop, many technical difficulties have been gradually solved.

I feel like I have made a fortune by getting the assistance of this great alchemist.

"We plan to build a large ship and use sails as power." Elsa explained the principles of shipbuilding, the materials used, and the preliminary preparations to the kingdom's strong men. "In the holiday villa, we have also built a small miniature model ship, which will be sent here later for you to see."

The kingdom's strong men were confused.

The Frost Moon Kingdom is an inland country with many rivers and streams, but it is not close to the ocean.

Anyway, they know nothing about shipbuilding.

But it sounds very reasonable.

And at least it proves one thing, that Rand had long planned to build ports and ships, and had started preparations a long time ago.

Then it is clearly worth the investment.

"Then how will the benefits be distributed later?" This time it was the Duke of Thorn's aunt who raised the question.

This time she brought a large amount of wealth as a "dowry". Now the marriage seems to be impossible, but the investment in this port now seems to have a good return rate.

Just as Rand was about to answer the question, Elsa tugged at his clothes.

When Rand looked back, he saw only a flash of silver light.

Olenna punches an orb through.

Elsa kicked away an assassin holding two daggers.

Six men in black robes appeared on this coastline.

Apparently, the assassins from the Kingdom of Bolen have arrived.

Eight to six.

And although Rand needs to be protected, he is a strong control and healer, and is not a burden.

Elsa stared at the assassin in front of her and said calmly, "Father."

The strong men who were originally preparing to counterattack the Frost Moon Kingdom were stunned. Is there such an ethical drama? The assassins of the Bolun Kingdom who were originally planning to continue the sneak attack were also stunned and confused.

But Elsa and the King of Killers, father and daughter, did not hesitate at all.

Elsa's scarlet hook dagger collided with the Killer King's black hook dagger.

The strong men of the Frost Moon Kingdom did not understand the situation clearly and did not act rashly.

The assassins of the Kingdom of Bolen thought that since the sneak attack had failed, the next step was to find an opportunity to complete the mission in a head-on battle. Now that the opponent had no intention of taking any action, they might as well wait for a while.

They are still very confident in the strength of the King of Killers.

Since they wanted a one-on-one fight, the strong men of the Bolun Kingdom were happy to see it happen.

If the King of Killers can kill one first, it would still be a good deal.

Rand stared at the scene in front of him, and the daggers made a clinking sound.

He was confident in Elsa's abilities, but he was also ready to help at any time.

In short, there is no martial ethics at all.

The audience present all had very good eyesight.

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The more he watched the father-daughter duel, the more his brows furrowed.

Elsa appeared and disappeared in the scene, and the black light dagger of the King of Killers was nowhere to be found.

Both of them should have been assassins who could retreat after one strike, but the head-on confrontation at this time still made the faces of the strong men present solemn.

Too strong.

The situation at the scene was very strange. They could hear the sound of daggers clashing, and could see the figures of both men appear from time to time.

But the confrontation between the two has little impact on the environment.

It does not affect the snowflakes falling from the sky, nor does it affect the cold winter wind blowing past.

In short, there was no breath at all, and the perception of them as strong men seemed to have failed for these two things.

They even suspected that if these two cooperated, they could kill half of their group of strong men.

After a while, the two stopped fighting.

The King of Killers and Elsa both had a few minor scars on their bodies.

The King of Killers croaked, "What kind of poison did you use?"

As a family of assassins, they naturally train their resistance to poison. Before this operation, the King of Assassins even drank a secret antidote.

In addition to his physique as a top-level professional, ordinary poisons have no effect on him at all. Even if it is a rare and strange poison in the world, it will not affect his combat effectiveness in a short period of time.

The training of a killer family is full of cruelty and blood, but correspondingly, it also brings various abilities that are difficult for normally promoted professionals to possess.

Silent footsteps, strong resistance to poison, and a ruthless heart.

Elsa said calmly with a calm face, "The den's secret aphrodisiac has a long-lasting and strong effect."

She had tried this aphrodisiac herself and found it to be very effective.

This aphrodisiac has a long shelf life and cannot be completely considered a poison, so it is successful.

Elsa said calmly, "You're done."

There is no sense of accomplishment at all.

The King of Killers is not weak to Elsa.

But it was completely different from the irresistible terror she had felt in her childhood.

When she decided to launch a rebellion, she was determined to die.

But she didn't expect that the King of Killers' strength was just this much for her now.

Now, as long as we stop him from using the magic weapon passed down from the family, we will surely win.

The King of Killers didn't feel that he had lost, although his condition had indeed declined due to the influence of the aphrodisiac.

But the family heirloom is still in his hands.

That is his current weapon, the pair of pitch-black daggers.

"Death is always inevitable." The King of Killers said.

Elsa shouted, "Rand!"

(End of this chapter)