A small shadow appeared on the distant lake, and as it approached the port, it grew bigger and bigger.

    In the letter he left behind, Mare said that he had given Loria a small sailboat...... This sailboat is really 'small'.

    When the tall galleon, which was nearly twenty meters long, anchored near the harbor, two gnomes jumped out of the boat, and they rowed to the shore and saw Loria at first sight.

    "The pink-haired master is her. ”

     "yes, I've never seen a pink-haired highlighter, it must be her." ”

    When the two gnomes approached Loria, she was reminiscing about the word 'superior' - how many years had it been since she left Nomorigen that no one had called herself that?

    Gnomes, of course, don't call themselves dwarfs, they call themselves the same as humans, they also use the word 'human', but they call humans superior people.

    "Superior little girl, can you tell me your name?"

    The older gnome asked the question.

    " Loria Hillsbrad. ”

    Loria replied by her name on the town council roster, using her mother's last name.

    The younger dwarf asked, "Do you know who bought the boat?"

    "Marley, the blue-haired High Elf. ”

    "That's you!"

    "Thank you for visiting the Abbiss Brothers shipyard, this is the sailboat you ordered, please sign your name here. ”

    The noisy dwarf brother handed Loria a bill of lading when she signed her name. The two gnomes jumped up and down to take her to see the boat.

     approaching the sailboat in a dinghy, Loria climbed up the ladder to the first class, and saw a large group of dwarfs busy on the boat. Two of them are putting the finishing touches on it, and one is loading a shell into a box on Shift A...... That's right, it's a cannonball.

    She didn't know how to complain about the scene in front of her, she originally thought that the so-called small sailboat was just a simple boat with a single sail, a few meters long, used for near-shore activities, barely enough to fit two or three people.

    "This is a modified small cabin sailing boat with a mainmast made of hard oak. The eldest of the Abbis brothers struggled to raise the sail completely," the big quadrangular sail. Of course it's a big quadrangular sail, and as for the material I can't tell you. It's a trade secret, and what I can tell you is that it can withstand the breath of a dragon. ”

    "Less bragging, it's just an ordinary canvas ......," his brother whispered from the side. Fortunately, Loria was still in shock, and the deck was noisy, so I didn't hear him tear down the stage.

     "Are you sure you didn't send the wrong cargo?" Loria looked at the tall mainmast, and then at the slightly shorter but still several meters tall aftermast, "Are you really sure you're not confusing me with an order from a certain navy?"

    "There are a lot of ships in the Navy than this, who would buy such a ship with a hot head...... It's too small at sea, it's too big on the lake......" Brother Abbijis, still demolishing the stage, was stomped hard by his older brother and let out a cry of pain.

    "Of course it's right. This is your ship. Brother Abegis pushed his brother away and continued to introduce Loria, "The ship weighs two hundred and twenty tons. In order to facilitate the use of both lake and sea, a detachable foremast is specially equipped...... Come with me and I'll show you the cabin. ”

    "Wait!What a lake-sea dual-use!How do you let me sail it into the sea!"

    Loria asked aloud as Brother Abegis lifted the door to the cabin below.

    "All you have to do is widen the Avaris River to enter the Endless Sea. ”

     is really a logical solution for dwarfs.

    Loria had the urge to throw the dwarf into the sea, but the other party had already descended into the cabin, and she followed. The dwarf continued, "The cabin is equipped with three bedrooms, an arsenal, a storage room, a galley, a lavatory, and a small room. I heard the blue hairman who bought the boat say, "You're an engineer, aren't you?" ”

    "Of course, I'm the Grand Engineer of Orthodox Normorygan. ”

    Loria explained her title, and Brother Abegis pouted noncommittally, as if he didn't believe Loria's words at all, "That's really disrespectful, Your Excellency the Great Engineer...... You see, there are six small cannons on each side of the left side, and twenty boxes of shells are included with the ship for free, and if you plan to capture the harbor of Lordaeron or engage in a naval battle, I can offer you the right type of cannonball at a 20% discount. ”

    "Can I ask a question?"

    Loria finally interrupted the chattering gnomes, "How many people will it take to run this ship?"

    "Wait for me to do the math, um......"

    Brother Abegis stopped and counted on his fingers, "Captain, first mate, second officer, third officer, gunner, helmsman, navigator and observer, boatswain, shipwright, ship doctor, chef, chief engineer and mechanic, at least twenty-six people, Miss Hillsbrad." ”

    "Why do sailboats need chief engineers and mechanics?"

    She wanted to say that she would never be able to drive the ship again, but when it came to her lips, she complained about it elsewhere.

    "Have you noticed the oars on the outside of the ship? Brother Abigis complained after Loria, he didn't know that Loria had been dazzled by the huge hull early in the morning, and didn't pay attention to the details, "This sailboat is equipped with steam-assisted power, and it can maintain a speed of eight knots even when sailing against the wind. ”

    "I can start a steam engine myself. Loria held her forehead, "Excluding the chief engineer and mechanic, the ship's doctor is not needed, the cook, navigator and observer are all concurrently served by the shipwright, and the work of the second and third officers is all entrusted to the first officer, how many people are needed to operate this ship?"

    Loria herself didn't notice that she compressed a number of people who could be compressed, but there was no mention of the gunner.

    "Fifteen, Miss Hillsbrad, couldn't be less. ”

    Brother Abegis quickly gave the number, "This is still the case when the first mate is tired into a dead dog...... By the way, if you compress the crew like this, you will be very passive when engaging in broadside battles. ”

    Loria roared, "There won't be a broadside battle!

    Hearing her words, the Abegis brothers looked at each other and smiled, and the brother quickly replied: "Of course, Miss Hillsbrad, the Abegis brothers shipyard has the best after-sales service, and we can intermediate all the technical staff for you...... All you have to do is sign a few names. ”

     said, the two gnomes didn't know where to come up with a large stack of contracts, "My dear miss, I recommend Captain Sinbad for you, he is a reliable man with experience in the seven seas. ”

    With a satisfied smile that they were about to buy a large brokerage fee, the Abbis brothers signed a full fourteen contracts with Loria.

    In addition to the poor handyman who has not yet been recruited, Miss Loria's crew will arrive on the island of Mystery in a few days.

    ……

    Marley left Loria enough gold to squander, and her natural love of wandering around could no longer bear to stay on the island all day, especially when the end of an era beckoned her to witness it for herself. (To be continued)

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