Chapter 333 Let Them See the Imperial Truth
"You want to touch my ship? You want to touch the Black Pearl!?"
At the dock, Jeremiah stood in front of the Black Pearl with his arms outstretched with a ferocious expression, like a hen protecting her chicks.
Opposite him were several Fire Moth engineers.
Ken was right in the front, holding a stack of blueprints in his hand.
"Please calm down, Captain, we are just asking for your opinion."
"Impossible! If you want to move my boat, you have to step over my dead body!"
A researcher from the Fire Moth tried to persuade him: "This is a free modification. Castel will bear all the modification costs."
"I refuse! The Black Pearl is everything to me, and you can't put those two ugly wheels on it!"
“But this can increase the speed of navigation.”
"That won't work! Don't think I don't know!" Jeremiah snorted coldly: "Even with the addition of an outer wheel and steam power, your ship can only travel at a speed of less than 10 knots. The Black Pearl is faster than this when it has a tailwind!"
"And have you ever considered that the Black Pearl has a wooden frame? If you stuff a steel steam engine into it, it will break it!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Jeremiah." Ken quickly comforted him, "We can also help you replace the lower deck with metal."
"A metal lower deck?" Jeremiah frowned, then glared at him, "That won't work either! I will never add wheels to her sides!"
"Don't worry, don't worry, there are no wheels." Ken pulled out a blueprint in a hurry. "We plan to use propellers as power."
"No wheels? How will the boat move? You little guy must be lying to me." Jeremiah glared at Ken fiercely, but then his eyes couldn't help but glance at the blueprint in his hand.
There is a three-view drawing of a propeller, with specific dimensions and parameters marked on it.
Jeremiah glanced at the drawing. He was a little far away and couldn't see some of the small parameters clearly, so he snorted coldly and pulled it over.
"Hmph, this installation location is underwater? That's definitely not visible from the outside."
But he stared at the propeller for a long time and scratched his head in confusion: "What is this thing used for?"
Structures similar to propellers have actually appeared a long time ago, such as the windmill blades used in mills. If Zoe, the daughter of the miller, was here, she would be able to see the principle at a glance. Unfortunately, Jeremiah was a pirate and had never seen a windmill.
"Well, this one can provide power just by spinning. There are several test machines in the shipyard. Do you want to take a look?"
"Okay. Wait!" Jeremiah's eyes showed vigilance again. "Don't try to secretly modify my ship while I'm away!"
He pointed at the Black Pearl, then at his own eyes: "I'm watching you. If there's anything missing or extra on her, I'll... I'll..."
He hesitated for a moment. Usually at this time Jeremiah would show his scimitar and musket as a threat, but his knife was now in Alexi's hand, and most of the musket-chasing fire moths also had positions in the Crusaders. He looked up at the bolt-action rifle on the opposite side, touched the musket at his waist, and silently retracted his hand.
This simple musket is just like two small water pipes in front of the rifles on the opposite side.
But how could an old pirate who had been around for many years be easily defeated? Jeremiah sneered, "I will expose what you did to the newspaper and let Nini write a harsh report about you!"
hiss.
The members of the Fire Moths took a step back together, their eyes drifting away.
"Mr. Jeremiah, don't be anxious. It's not necessary to do that. Just come with me to the shipyard first." Ken pushed and pulled Jeremiah to the side, and the two of them walked towards the shipyard together.
Only then did several researchers breathe a sigh of relief. Nini's deterrent power was really too strong.
They had no other choice. Although they successfully built the propeller according to the ideas provided by the lord, they soon made the embarrassing discovery that they had no ship to modify.
Building ships with steel is a systematic project. No force in the world has ever attempted this before, not to mention that the engineers of the Fire Moth don't know much about ships.
Although the addition of Ken and Jeremiah has sped up the entire project a lot, it still cannot be completed in a short period of time.
The Banshees did find a few half-built ships in Gem Bay before, but Castel was so short of ships at the moment, so they all were converted into foreign ships at once. Except for the one bound for Blood Harbor, the remaining ones have been transporting various goods between Castel and Gem Bay.
The development of Gem Bay has already begun and is currently Castel's most important project, with a priority even higher than Blood Harbor.
Although Blood Harbor gathers various forces and is the first stop for Castel's expansion to the mainland, it is ultimately just a port.
There are many such ports in Gem Bay.
Therefore, although Hughes attaches great importance to Blood Harbor, he has not neglected the development of Gem Bay. For example, there is now a ship that travels specifically between Castel and the various mines in Gem Bay.
Gem Bay, also known as the Martha Islands, covers a very large area. Although there are still many secrets hidden in it, Hughes still sent people to develop the mine according to the found sea chart.
Ores and various raw materials are the foundation of industry. Hughes knows very well that everything in Castel is built on industry. The most important thing for him now is to continue to develop technology. As long as it is strong and advanced enough, it doesn't matter what conspiracies and tricks the surrounding forces are planning.
Take the prince for example. He used all means to quell the rebellion in Blood Harbor. He was indeed very powerful. But what would happen if the people there were the Crusaders led by Zeus?
At the entrance of the military camp, machine guns were set up.
The cultists surrounded them and set up machine guns——
The rest can be solved by just pulling the trigger.
All kinds of skills and techniques are needed only when you are not strong enough. If you have enough firepower to crush the opponent, all you have to do is crush them.
However, if Zeus's fiefdom at that time was Blood Harbor, there would probably be no rebellion at all, and the people of the Church of the Mother Goddess of Life would probably have to work for him. As for the Mother Goddess priest Mira, she might be hanging on the roof of the church instead of Chloe.
In his office, Hughes looked at the foreign ship slowly entering the port, and his eyes flickered.
Connor and Galahad are here.
These were Castel's first guests.
It is still unclear whether the prince is a friend or an enemy, but this does not prevent Castel from doing business with him.
If he is a friend, then we can trade freely. If he is an enemy, then let Blood Harbor see the imperial truth.
(End of this chapter)
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