Flocks of seagulls soar in the sky, and seabirds with no natural predators live carefree in this harbor, which is estimated to be a spectacle that can only be seen in the northern part of the Jutland harbor.

Seven years have brought about a lot of changes here, and of course, this is a good direction of change and development, a comforting environment that allows industrialization to unfold smoothly, and has a lot of resources to expand the various factories.

After several expansions, the port was able to accommodate 300 large ships at a time, and three shipyards were located in the area, providing more than 50,000 jobs for the Empire.

Today, a banquet is taking place here, a celebration of the shipyard's presentation of its latest developments, and a product showcase where it is hoped that this new type of vessel will be approved by the admirals.

Research and manufacturing institutions such as shipyards have always been supported by the Empire, allocating a large number of necessary elites from the schools to these institutions, and giving them strong financial support so that they have enough money to develop.

"The keel is made of the vertebrae of sea murderers such as dragons and sea dragons, and the whole is made of wood from Scandinavia that has been specially treated by us, and these woods are most famous for being hard and can be used to make shields for use on the battlefield. ”

"The ships made of these materials can withstand 12 typhoons, and even in special waters such as the North Sea, the ships can sail very smoothly without many turbulence. ”

The head of the shipyard is boasting about the ship, hoping to get the approval of the naval bosses, and then purchase and place orders from the shipyard, which is not only a matter of wealth, but also a matter of the shipyard's position in the empire.

The support of the empire is never so easy to get, the so-called pay and support, what needs to be obtained is to receive it in equal terms, those who do not make achievements will be eliminated, and then the corpse of the weak becomes the nutrient for the strong to become stronger, although it is cruel, but for an empire, all that is needed is a satisfactory answer in the end, and the process is never important.

"What if you attack from the sea? What if the sea dragon attacks from the sea, as happened in the war four years ago, and directly uses force to cut off the ship and destroy it?"

One of the admirals questioned that in this world, no matter how strong a ship is, it will become very vulnerable when it encounters the sea tribes, because it only needs to make enough holes in the bottom of the ship to drag the ship into the dark abyss of the sea.

"It's a real problem, and it's been a problem for us for a long time, which is why we use this wood, which is known for its strength and flexibility. ”

"We can't completely avoid this happening, so we need the underwater sea tribes to escort our ships, but our ships are not so vulnerable, at least we need legendary sea beasts to be able to cause that kind of damage in the true sense. ”

The person in charge of the shipyard nodded very seriously, with a warm smile on his face, these navies in front of him are not only their food and clothing parents, but also the people who can determine the status of their shipyard.

Although it is claimed that everyone is equal, there is still an invisible difference between citizens and citizens because of the different values embodied, and the officials who stand at the top are the officials of the empire, who are often also spellcasters and powerful warriors.

Then there are the officers in the army, because of their talent, they can only reach this level, but this is enough to make them proud of other professions.

The third class are the big factory owners and big merchants, who have a lot of wealth and resources in their hands, and in many ways and many things, the empire needs their cooperation.

(Within the Empire, the largest merchants and factory owners are the Empire itself, setting the rules of the industry and actively putting down their positions to participate in the competition.) ）

Below are the citizens of all walks of life, who are the foundation of the Empire, protected by the laws of the Empire, and who do not need to worry about losing their lives one day for a ridiculous reason.

In addition to these people, there were also scholars, physicians, and spellcasters who were respected, and within the Empire, they were generally respected, and even officials and soldiers would give them the necessary respect.

"Everybody, please look here. ”

The head of the shipyard is a fairly young man, with a strong body and bronzed skin, which shows that this man is not one of those guys who doesn't know anything and only slaps his beard.

It's only been four years, and the empire has not yet been decayed, and the heads of various departments are all talents who have experienced wars and assessments, and the cruel competition system within the empire also ensures that these talents maintain a certain degree of enthusiasm and will not stagnate in a certain place because of satisfaction.

He pulled out a simple drawing of the construction of a ship, it was a cowhide with a dark red paint on it depicting a ship, and he pointed to the lower part of the ship, where the cabin was located.

"Even if the defenses are broken, as long as there is no irreparable damage, there is no need to worry too much, we are ready here to solve the ordinary situation. ”

"We have adopted the design of the watertight cabin mentioned by His Highness before, each cabin is independent of each other, and the water entering one watertight cabin will not affect the other watertight cabins, which can effectively curb the entry of seawater. ”

"Of course, I know that if this is the case, such a ship can only be called qualified, after all, we can build a watertight chamber according to His Highness's idea, and other shipyards can also build it, and it cannot be our characteristic and advantage. ”

"Everyone, please come with me. ”

The man led a group of admirals to the other side of the clearing, where a wooden plank had been placed upright, and it looked like the one used to build ships.

The man picked up an axe from the hand of a worker, and slashed it hard at the top of the plank, slashing at the same place more than a dozen times in a row, before he cut a small gap in the plank.

Judging by his movements and strength, when he was in the army before, he must have been an elite warrior.

"Look, everybody, here. ”

The man pointed, wistfully, to the thumb-thin slit, and after a few seconds, the admirals let out a cry of amazement, and before their eyes, the slit disappeared like a healed wound.

"Druid techniques?"

A well-informed admiral asked, "A person who can be a naval general, even if he is not a spellcaster, must be no stranger to magic, because only when he understands magic, can he fight the caster, and be qualified to lead the army and sit in the position of general."

The man looked at him in surprise, nodded and said.

It's okay to say anything else, but the druids are very rare to inherit within the empire, because the druids tend not to stay in the empire for a long time, preferring to live in the deep mountains and dense forests without people, and live an isolated life.

"Yes, this is a technique obtained from the Celtic Isles, no, to be precise, from the hands of the druids in the Scottish forests, even if it has been made into a sturdy plank, it can still maintain the unique vitality of the plant, and as long as the ability is sufficient, it can be regenerated all the time. ”

In addition to this technology, which was acquired through trading over the past four years, there are other technologies that were previously known as esoteric transmissions that are recorded in the Imperial Library, and as long as they meet certain qualifications, they can read and study these technologies at will.

When it comes to plants, the druids are at the forefront, and with this in mind, the man boldly introduced druid magic that was rarely used within the empire into the development of new ships.

However, this kind of technology is not his first creation, in Alexander's war, there is a group of people in Ramissi's army who wear repairable wooden armor to fight, and such a technology is also used.

In other words, ships made of this wood can be regenerated by consuming their capacity as long as they are not fatally damaged. ”

The man's words once again surprised the people around him, because if what he said was true, then the ship could really be called valuable.

"And that's not all we can do. ”

There was a slight smile on the corner of the man's mouth, which could make these admirals he could only look up to show such expressions, and he felt very proud, and continued to introduce.

"We took into account that even if the ship was regenerated, the weight of the seawater that had entered the ship's hold would still make the ship cumbersome and sluggish, affecting the ship's navigation and combat effectiveness. ”

"Therefore, we have made special improvements to the drainage system on the boat, and really solved this problem completely and completely that has not been able to be solved. ”

The ships before the Empire had always had problems with drainage, and had to rely on manual means to remove the seawater from entering the holds, which caused a waste of manpower in battle.

"We have placed a drainage pipe in the middle of each chamber to drain water, using the same methods that were used to get in and out of the sea tribes, and it only takes a few minutes to empty a watertight chamber filled with seawater. ”

The so-called means of entering and exiting the sea tribe was a kind of magic portal for the sea tribe to enter and exit the sea in the past, and now this technology is only miniaturized and used on the drainage pipes.

"It also consumes energy. ”

The words of an admiral made the smile of the shipyard head freeze on his face, and he accurately found the flaws of this kind of ship, or it cannot be called flaws, but it is not perfect.

Both the self-repair of the ship and this specialized method of discharging water require energy, which means that each ship needs to consume a lot of resources to build, and when sailing, it also needs to prepare a lot of magic fuel as a backup.

"If at the price you mentioned above, one such ship is equal to the previous seven, and it is clear that the ship you are offering is not comparable in combat effectiveness to seven old ships. ”

Another admiral added that they were not blinded by these two special advantages, which did make up for the two defects that had existed in the ship, but also created new problems.

"But ......"

"No, however, if you consider this ship of yours at the current cost, there is no possibility of popularization, whether it is a war ship, a merchant ship or a fishing boat, it is impossible. ”

The first thing to consider in a warship is universality, because the same model means that it can reduce the training of sailors and repairmen, and reduce the procurement of parts, which becomes very important in times of war.

Merchant ships will also not consider this kind of ship, because the use of this kind of ship means that a lot of costs need to be invested in the early stage, and a lot of expenses are required for the maintenance of the ship, which is enough to make most businessmen shake their heads and refuse.

Not to mention fishing boats, no one would use such expensive ships for fishing operations, not even the deep-pocketed Baltic Empire.

"Don't get discouraged so quickly, boy. ”

A gray-haired admiral patted the man on the shoulder and laughed.

"This ship made by your shipyard is indeed a disadvantage that the cost of ownership is too high to be able to fight both, but it is only an ordinary warship, and it is still useful as a command ship for the fleet. ”

In a naval battle, the most critical thing is to be used as a flagship for command, if the flagship sinks, the fleet without a command will be in a mess, as if the body has lost its brain.

"Also, there is nothing wrong with your research direction, naval warfare needs to consider not only the speed, destructive power, endurance and defense of the ship. ”

"I'm very optimistic about the two technologies you use, if they continue to develop and reduce energy consumption, our navy can indeed consider making a large number of purchases. ”

"However, the possibility is only a possibility, I'm sorry, the ship you built still can't meet the needs we need, this banquet is not bad, the surprise is not bad, I hope to bring us more surprises next time." ”

One by one, the admirals walked up to the man, shook hands with him, patted him on the shoulder, and encouraged him.

It doesn't matter if you don't succeed once, as long as you don't stop and keep going, there will always be a successful day.