Sima Rulan said: "The people of the Dragon Palace are specialized in plundering large cargo merchant ships at sea, and they are the great enemies of Okura City, and we're 'Wanjintang' and they have been fighting in the South China Sea for many years, and both sides have their own victories and defeats, and Benmen has also sacrificed many people and lost many ships. Eventually, Daddy finally found a way to eliminate the pirates, if they could be implemented. ”

Hua Bushi said: "But I don't know what to do?"

Sima Rulan said: "What is the reason why Mr. Hua thinks that the 'Black Dragon Palace' can run rampant and domineering in the South China Sea?"

Hua Bushi said: "The strength of the 'Black Dragon Palace' is so strong, although there are many masters in the Dragon Palace, but the main reason is that their ships are strong and artillery, especially those giant shark warships, which are unrivaled at sea. ”

Sima Rulan said: "Mr. Hua is right! The giant shark ship of the 'Black Dragon Palace' is much larger than ordinary warships, the hull is covered with iron armor, and it is extremely strong, and ordinary cannonballs are difficult to hurt, and the existing warships in our Okura City are simply no match for them." Daddy also knew this very well, so he spent a lot of money, invited dozens of masters who were good at shipbuilding from Western countries, and spent more than five years to design a most new type of warship, named 'Dragon Slaying Ship', whose keel is made of steel, which is stronger than the giant shark ship, as long as it can be built, it will be able to defeat the giant shark ship in naval battles. ”

Hua Bushi's expression moved, and he said, "Is there a ship in this world whose keel is made of steel?"

Although the eldest young master doesn't know much about shipbuilding, he also knows that the most critical part of the hull of an ocean-going sailing ship is the keel, the stronger the keel, the stronger the liliang it can bear, and the bigger and heavier the hull can be.

As far as he knew, the keels of all ships were made of hardwood, even the giant shark ships with their hulls covered in iron. And no matter how much haode wood is not as strong as steel, if there is a ship with steel to cast a keel, it is undoubtedly a great innovation for the shipbuilding industry.

Sima Rulan said: "Of course not yet, if the 'Dragon Slaying Ship' can be built, it will be the first ship in the world to cast a keel with steel." ”

Hua Bushi said: "Could it be that Pan Long Jue has anything to do with the Dragon Slaying Ship?"

Sima Rulan said: "Although the dragon slaying ship was designed two years ago, it is by no means easy to build this ship according to the drawings. For the past two years, Daddy has been busy collecting materials for the construction of this ship, recruiting shipbuilders, and he has stored the detailed drawings of the construction of this ship in the secret cave of Swallowing Whale Island, and this pair of coiled dragons is the key to open the secret cave. ”

Hua Bushi suddenly said: "I see. It is no wonder that after the 'Black Dragon Palace' assassinated the Sima City Lord, it did everything possible to destroy this Jue, thinking that it was to destroy the detailed plan of the 'Dragon Slaying Ship'. But why didn't the city lord Sima store the pattern in Okura Castle, but put it on Whale Swallowing Island far away in the East China Sea?"

Sima Rulan said: "The pirates of the 'Black Dragon Palace' are very cunning, and in Okura City, and even among the gangs of the 'Wanjin Hall', it is inevitable that there will be guests sent by them. Daddy didn't think it was safe to keep the pattern in the city, it had to be kept in a foolproof place, and Whale Swallowing Island wasn't as far above the East China Sea as the legend suggests. ”

Hua Bushi said: "Oh?"

Sima Rulan said: "The location of Whale Swallowing Island is also a secret of this gate, only a few elders in the 'Wanjin Hall' know, in fact, it is on the South China Sea, and it only takes one day to reach it by boat from Okura Island. The only people who knew how to enter the treasure cave on the island were Daddy and I, who not only kept the detailed drawings of the dragon slayer in it, but also stored some other important items in the main gate. ”

Whale Swallowing Island was originally the place where the ancient pirate king Tuoba Qingtian hid the treasure, and the secret caves on the island must be very hidden and full of mechanisms, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a foolproof place. And Whale Swallowing Island is not far from Okura Island, only a day's voyage, so it is natural for Sima Zhufeng to use it as a warehouse for storing important things.

Sima Rulan sighed and said: "Daddy has always wanted to build a dragon slaying ship to deal with the giant shark warship of the 'Black Dragon Palace', in the past two years, he has traveled back and forth to various borders of the mainland, and he has not stayed in Okura City for many years. Alas, now that my father has passed away, I am afraid that it will not be possible to build the dragon slayer for a while. ”

Hua Bushi said: "What do you say about Miss Lan'er, is there any difficulty in building a dragon slaying ship?"

Sima Rulan said: "In the past two years, my father has bought back some of the materials for the construction of the dragon slaying ship, but the most difficult to find keel materials is still in short supply. Lan'er heard her father say that the keel of this ship must use 30,000 catties of high-grade fine iron, and if you want to cast such a huge steel keel, you must have a very capable cast iron master. ”

She lowered her head and said: "And today's 'Wanjintang' is no longer comparable to the past, not to mention the lack of manpower, the silver funds stored in the door have also been spent, and most of the ships have been lost in this battle of besieging the island, even if we can really build the dragon slaying ship, with our current combat strength, I am afraid it will be difficult to defeat the many fleets of the 'Black Dragon Palace'." ”

When Sima Rulan said this, her brows were tightly knit, and she was at a loss. However, when Hua Bushi heard this, he was completely worried, but his eyebrows fluttered, and his face was excited.

Before that, what bothered the eldest young master the most was how to break through the big array of pirates of the "Black Dragon Palace" and defeat the invincible warships of the giant shark ship such as the giant shark ship.

Although the dragon slaying ship has not yet been built, the difficulties in manufacturing this ship mentioned by Sima Rulan are not a problem in Hua Bushi's opinion. 30,000 catties of high-grade refined iron is indeed difficult to find in the eyes of others, but it is not difficult at all for the "Evil Dog Gate" with a refined iron mine and smelting workshop, and the Ou Shi in Wuyang City is a ready-made iron casting master, and there are many skilled craftsmen recruited by the door, who will definitely be able to cast the giant steel keel of the dragon slaying ship.

Hua Bushi said at the moment: "Miss Lan'er doesn't have to worry, the purchase of fine iron and the casting of keels are all wrapped up in Hua Bushi's body, as for the lack of shipbuilding funds, I can also try to raise them." ”

Sima Rulan's eyes widened, and she was surprised and delighted: "Are you serious about what you say? If that's the case, the Dragon Slaying Ship can be built!"

Hua Bushi smiled and said: "Hua Bushi has always been true to his words, and he promises to do it if he says it." However, as Miss Lan'er said, there is a shortage of manpower and ships in Okura Castle now, and even if one or two warships can be built to compete with the giant shark ships, they will not be able to compete with the many ships of the other side. In my opinion, if you want to defeat the pirates of the 'Black Dragon Palace', Okura Castle can only rely on foreign combat power, just like this naval battle. ”

"Is Mr. Hua saying that if we want to get rid of the pirates of the 'Black Dragon Palace', do we still have to rely on the help of the Yuejing Sailor?" Sima Rulan Bingxue was smart, so she naturally understood the meaning of Hua Bushi's words.

Hua Bushi said: "That's right. Now there is an opportunity for cooperation, and during the day, Cao Gongzi told Hua Bushi that he had learned from the captured pirates the location of the pirates' old nest Black Dragon Island, and wanted to gather the imperial court sailors to clear it, and hoped to join forces with Okura Castle. As long as we promise to give up the gold and silver treasures we have seized from the pirate's lair to Cao Gongzi, we can borrow the liliang of the imperial court sailor for our use, what does Miss Lan'er think?"

Sima Rulan's face sank, and she said, "Treasure is nothing, Cao Duyun is the murderer of my father, do we have to cooperate with him?"

Hua Bushi said: "For today's plan, this is the most feasible strategy." Speaking of which, the 'Black Dragon Palace' is the real culprit who killed Sima City Lord, and now that we have the opportunity to eliminate this group of pirates, we must not let it go." ”

This time, the siege of Okura Island was resolved, thanks to the reinforcements brought by Cao Duyun, although the hatred for Cao Duyun in Sima Rulan's heart has not disappeared, but she has no other choice when it comes to weighing her father's enmity and the safety of the entire Okura City.

After a while, Sima Rulan said: "If you can really eliminate the pirates of the 'Black Dragon Palace', Mr. Hua thinks that it should be so, and Lan'er has nothing to say." ”

Hua Bushi was overjoyed and said: "Miss Lan'er really understands the righteousness! You can rest assured, as long as we build a dragon slaying ship to compete with the giant shark ship, and then get the help of the Guangdong Realm Sailor, we will definitely be able to exterminate the pirates of the 'Black Dragon Palace' and get rid of the henchmen of Okura City!"

Sima Rulan and Cao Duyun are both friends of Hua Bushi, and if they can resolve the hatred between them, it is what the eldest young master wants to do the most. Although the revenge of killing their father is by no means so easy to dissolve, after this cooperation, at least the hatred between them will have a little more buffer.

The failure of the "Black Dragon Palace" in this siege of the island has lost a total of hundreds of ships, but it will not take too long to recover, and for Okura Castle, the sooner the dragon slayer is built, the better. And although fine iron is no longer a problem, how to build a ship can only be known by getting the design details of the dragon slaying ship.

So Hua Bushi and Sima Rulan made an appointment, and tomorrow they will go to sea together, take a boat to Whale Swallowing Island, and get the shipbuilding diagram that Sima Zhufeng hid in the secret cave, so as to start preparing as soon as possible and build the world's first steel keel battleship.

In Sima Rulan's boudoir building, the two talked in detail for another hour, and it was not until after the second watch that Hua Bushi got up to say goodbye, and Sima Rulan personally sent him out of the city lord's mansion.

Looking at the back of Hua Bushi riding away, Sima Rulan was a little sad.

After tonight, she already understands that the man who broke into her heart for the first time may only be friends in this life, and there is no possibility of getting married.