"Hey!Aite, how's it going, this ship is good, isn't it? I was notified on the way, it's perfect, the equipment is basically fine, it's just that its color is too weird, why did you use desert camouflage on a ship? Look at our Odyssey, white and blue, it's very spiritual, right?" The first to scurry up to the Mouse Superman was Amundsen, and after a year of intense work, the two ships were finally built and refitted, which meant that he, the director of engineering, could easily come down. The rest is for the Russian and American scientists to do it, and he and his team only need to leave a small number of people behind to do the necessary coordination.

"In our Chinese language, you are a turtle! Ship painting ship colors, of course, is normal, but it is also very vulgar. I'm not a real warship, but of course it's more eye-catching, and what's more eye-catching about using desert paint on the ocean? Believe it or not, everyone who sees this ship will have the same questions as you, so they can remember it in their hearts and recognize it wherever they go. Hong Tao said from the bottom of his heart, he looked through a lot of hull painting pictures, and still felt that the camouflage paint of warships in Germany, the United States and other countries in the early days of World War II was more beautiful, and it was also very retro style. However, the iron-gray and blue-green camouflage was intended to confuse the optical aiming and observation system at that time, and did not conform to Hong Tao's aesthetics. Later, the desert camouflage on the two MH-6 helicopters reminded him, why not let the yellow sand-like hull sail on the blue sea, and they all said that a ship in the desert arrived here in Hongtao. It has to become a sandbar in the middle of the sea.

"Hahahaha, this suits your character! Interested in going up to the Odyssey to see your design? Now this big guy is not finished yet, I say who can go up there." Whoever could go up, even though it was full of Russians, staring at the broken copper and iron all day long like hyenas staring at carrion. I have to say that the retractable roof and barrel launch pad you designed are really great, and if it weren't for these two design ideas, it would have been lengthened in a Ukrainian shipyard by now, and the cost would have doubled. "Amundsen is much more cheerful than Levin. He was not at all interested in politics or anything other than being very careful about the construction of ships. And he and Hong Tao also have a common hobby, which is fishing. It's easy to get together between two fishing fans, as long as there aren't too serious differences.

"Can you take my kids with you? Not many, only 12. Plus my two secretaries. There are exactly 15 people, and they want to help me hold the children!" of course Hong Tao wanted to go up and have a look, but he wanted to open his eyes with the children.

“…… O God, 12 ...... I don't think the Russians would think that a child who needs to be held will steal their technology. But I'm going to take back a promise, when you go to Norway to fish with me, I can't let your whole family live with me, I don't have enough bedrooms, you should live on your boat......" Amundsen had never seen Hong Tao's children. When the rumors came true, the expression on his face was weird. There is helplessness, curiosity, contempt, and yearning, and it is estimated that he himself does not know what to think.

The Odyssey, at this time, is no longer a sea drill platform, 4 thick and 6 slightly thinner support feet look like a multi-legged monster, and what is even stranger is that it is also stepping on a pair of skateboards, and two huge submarine-type pontoons show a back on the surface of the water at this time. When everyone in the port saw it, they were basically puzzled, not knowing what this big thing was for.

Compared with the Nikolaev shipyard in Ukraine, the Odyssey at this time has something more, its platform has a rectangular factory-like building, which runs almost the entire length of the platform, that is, the rocket assembly workshop with a roof that can be opened and closed. At the other end of the platform, a helicopter platform and a smaller two-story building were built, which were the residential quarters. Just below, there is no rocket launcher, because this launcher according to Hong Tao's design, it usually lies down in that plant, only after the rocket is ready, it will hold the rocket together, use the hydraulic device to move out accurately, and then stand on the launch pad at the edge of the platform.

This launch pad is also Hong Tao's concept, it is not a station to be precise, but a canister, and the rocket launcher has also become a new English word pioneered by Hong Tao. This cylinder is a big hole on the platform, dozens of meters below is the seawater, scientists after precise calculations, and on the side of the cylinder designed a few fin-like things, said that it can further divert the tail flame of the rocket, to prevent it from hurting the support legs under the platform.

Now the rocket assembly workshop can no longer be entered casually, the rocket launch equipment of Ukraine and Russia has been installed, and there are two big men guarding the door day and night. These were Barov's men, and the big bald head was standing on the platform at this time, watching Hong Tao walk towards the assembly workshop with a large number of little children. In view of Hongtao's contribution to the overall project, plus a complete tusk, Barov decided to allow Hongtao to conduct a final audit of the assembly hall alone, with 12 children, accompanied by two security personnel, to determine if it was in line with his original design.

In fact, this is all, to put it bluntly, people know that Hong Tao has no goods in his head, and he can't understand it when he sees it, and there are other pieces to be earned, so he is allowed to go in and have a look.

Hong Tao really didn't understand anything, he didn't know how the rocket was assembled, and he didn't understand what the equipment around him was used for. He just thinks that if this large factory is converted into a badminton hall, it will definitely be no problem, the height is enough, the airflow is very stable, and other than that, he has no idea. It was Hong Jing who gave him a wake-up call, Hong Jing said that you can play with the sand castle here, and with a big house in the way, you are no longer afraid of the wind and rain to destroy the fortified castle.

"That's right, son, you are too smart, you are a genius! Dad remembered, after Dad bought the island, he will build you a big house like this, and then let you take your younger brothers and sisters to build a castle in it!" Hong Tao highly praised Hong Jing's imagination, but looking at the expressions of the two big men next to him, they were pouting.

Hong Tao was not very interested in countries with too much religious sense, because this kind of country is also the most xenophobic, and the reason why they reject you is only because of the different things in their minds, to put it bluntly, they will reject whoever is not the same as they think, Tai Nima is overbearing! Let others guide how to live, Hong Tao doesn't like it very much! In these places, in addition to being able to look at the surface fresh, you can't gain anything, and you have to remind yourself at all times not to break other people's rules, this is not to have fun, but to find trouble.

During the two days in Israel, Hong Tao basically didn't get off the boat, and he was afraid that he would encounter something on the shore, and he couldn't help but intervene. Israel is not a soft country like Morocco, so you have to have the skills to cause trouble, you can provoke where you can afford it, and try to hide where you can't afford it.

On the last day of April, after a comprehensive inspection and maintenance, the two ships confirmed that they were in good mechanical condition set out on their journey again. Led by the Mouse Superman and followed by the Odyssey, at a speed of 12 knots, they headed for Port Said, south of Haifa Port, from where they were to enter the Suez Canal in formation.

We won't talk much about the location, history, and current situation of the Suez Canal, most people know about it, and now let's talk about something that everyone may not know. The canal is currently under the management of the Egyptian government, and remittances, canals, and tourism are the three main sources of foreign exchange earnings for the Egyptian government. The canal runs north and south, with Port Said at the north end and Port Suez at the south end, with a distance of nearly 200 kilometers between the north and south ends, and an average navigation time of 13-15 hours, that is, more than 13 kilometers per hour. If you want to go fast, there is a speed limit for boating in the Suez Canal, 14 kilometers to the south and 13 kilometers to the north.

If you want to enter the Suez Canal, the captain of the ship should send a fax application to the Port Said Canal Management Office 4 or 5 days in advance, and write down the name, nationality, ship type, draft and date of passage, current tonnage, and gross tonnage. It depends on whether your captain is experienced or not, and if he is a novice, it will delay your crossing of the river, not for hours, but for days. It is not enough to fax the information, 1 day before the scheduled time, the captain has to call the Port Said Canal Management Office to confirm whether you can arrive on time, if you confirm that you can arrive and do not arrive on time, then well, the fine will come, the number of fines is according to the maximum passage of 200,000 tons of ships through the cost of fine. It's okay if you don't pay it, don't want to pass through this canal in this life, you can take a detour to the Cape of Good Hope yourself.

After the application procedures are completed, and the ship arrives in the waters of Port Said on time, can it enter the canal? Still not, the Suez Canal does not allow single boat navigation, to put it bluntly, if you want to cross the river, you have to assemble at the three floating anchorages outside Port Said, and then form a fleet and go together. The southbound formation has two departures a day, one between 1 and 3 a.m. and one between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., and you will have to wait at the anchorage if you miss this time.

Why is it so troublesome? Actually, it is quite reasonable, mainly to ensure the safety of the canal. Because during this 200-kilometer voyage, there are several places that are single-channel, which means that only ships in one direction can pass through. If everyone drives their own boats, once they encounter a place where they need to go on the wrong boat, if there is a situation of not giving in to each other or improper operation, the canal will be blocked, and no one should think about it. Boats are not like cars, and the front, rear, left and right starting brakes are very flexible, so it is still necessary to form a fleet and command the driving in a unified manner. (To be continued......)