To say that this trip to Europe was much easier than going to Europe a few years ago, because at that time, the fastest ship was only fifteen knots, and this fifteen knots was not an average degree, but the highest altitude. The average degree is just over ten knots. But this time, Scrooge's ship was completely different. He was on the same boat he and Morgan had mentioned at twenty-five knots, and it was relatively stable.

Two of these real boats were built, one was kept for all kinds of real yàn, well, and the other was sold to Morgan as a yacht. Now, Scrooge is sitting on the one who stayed to do the technical verification. The ship had just finished a series of practical yàns, and was now just free to take Scrooge to Europe.

Scrooge had planned to let Carroll come with him, but a few days before his departure, an iron ore mine near Cleveland that belonged to McDonald Steel was in a serious disaster. This kind of thing was a fairly common thing in those days. Well, it is not uncommon for mine owners to artificially create mining disasters in order to save wages, and then hack the wages of dead workers. But the Macdonalds are different, they need to be good people all the time. Well, a mining disaster is a bad thing, but a bad thing can turn into a good thing as long as the publicity is in place. For example, if you publicize how the company's leaders care for the workers, how they actively organize rescue, and render a picture of "the mining disaster is ruthless and the people are merciful", it will be more able to express the conscience of the MacDonald family.

Scrooge has prepared a complete set of plans, from emergency rescue to the final aftermath. It can definitely package Carol like a saint too.

Because Carol is going to stay, there is only one candidate to accompany Scrooge to Europe. So Scrooge took Rockefeller with him to Europe. Speaking of which, this is also the first time that Rockefeller has gone so far.

"Captain Blair," Scrooge asked Captain Blair, "how quickly can we get to England?" ”

"Ah, Mr. MacDonald, our ship is capable of sailing more than twenty knots all the way to England, according to previous tests." Captain Blair replied.

"Very well, Captain Blair, I need this boat to go as fast as possible, faster. Let it suddenly appear in the UK to a surprising degree. Do you understand? The sooner the better! I'm going to scare the British with this degree! This is important, and if you can get to the UK in half the time of a typical transport ship, I will reward you. Do you understand? Scrooge said.

Captain Blair thought for a moment and replied, "Yes, sir, I'll do my best." ”

"Good." Scrooge said, "Then Mr. Blair, I'll go to the cabin." I hope to deliver on my promise in the UK. Well, get on with your work. ”

With that, Scrooge nodded to the captain and walked out of the captain's room.

Unlike the old "Pirate" yacht that was sold to Morgan and had almost no advantages except for running fast, this ship called the Aurora Goddess was used to test the technology of the high warship on a large distance, so the stability of this ship is much stronger than that of the old "pirate". If on the old "pirate" a man like Scrooge had to hold on to the railing of the aisle to walk safely, but on this ship he didn't have to, he could have put his hands in his pockets and swaggered around as if he were on flat ground.

Scrooge didn't go straight back to his plush cabin, and he stepped out of the captain's cabin and went to the aft deck. Now that the sun is just right, he can sit here, drink tea and bask in the sun.

This time,. This is to ensure that you can keep in touch with the big 6 along the way. Scrooge sat down on a chair on the aft deck, and a waiter came up to him and asked, "Mr. MacDonald, what do you need?" ”

"A cup of black tea." Scrooge said.

Scrooge didn't sit here for long, though, because a gust of sea breeze was blowing from the north, making it unusually cold on the back deck.

"Hell, the wind is blowing from an iceberg." Scrooge said that he was suddenly stunned, and he suddenly remembered that one of the important reasons why the Titanic sank on an iceberg was that the manager of White Star Shipping asked the captain to run faster, and then run faster? Damn, it's winter, it's cold, in case......

Scrooge immediately walked towards the captain's room, knocked on the door, and Captain Blair's voice came from inside: "Please come in!" Pushing open the door, Scrooge saw Captain Blair sitting in a chair drinking tea. Seeing Scrooge walk in, he put down his teacup in surprise, stood up, and asked, "Mr. MacDonald, is there anything else you have to do?" ”

"Captain Blair, I know you've been on this route many times, can you tell me that icebergs will appear in the waters off Greenland during this season?" Scrooge asked.

"Not now." Captain Blair replied, "Because it's still the end of January, and Greenland's glaciers haven't melted yet." It is known that at the end of March and the beginning of May, a large number of glaciers will collapse into the sea, forming icebergs. And in the current season, there shouldn't be any icebergs. ”

This answer made Scrooge feel a little more at ease, anyway, as the money increased, Scrooge became more and more afraid of death. "Captain Blair, I hope you'll slow down a little bit at night and be safe. In addition......" Scrooge suddenly remembered that the lookout on the Titanic didn't have a telescope, and hurriedly asked: "Is our night lookout a telescope?" He doesn't have night blindness or anything, does he? ”

"How is this possible?" Captain Blair said, "How can there be such a ridiculous problem as night blindness when the lookout post is equipped with a seven-time telescope with a six-inch aperture for the night, and our sailors have been specially examined?" He looked at Scrooge, who seemed uneasy, and added, "Sir, I will send two guards to the lookout." No problems are guaranteed. ”

"Ah, I'm sorry for you, Captain Blair." Scrooge said politely to Captain Blair. Anyway, the lifeboat on this boat is absolutely adequate. And, even if it is not enough, as long as there is a lifeboat, there will definitely be a place for him.

……

In less than a week, the Aurora Goddess arrived in London. After Scrooge arrived in London, he did not hide his whereabouts, and at this time he was already a world celebrity, so it was not long before British reporters noticed Scrooge.

Scrooge first visited Lawrence, then visited some scientists at the University of Cambridge, talked to them cordially, and finally donated a small amount of money to the University of Cambridge, and on behalf of the University of Cleveland and the University of Cambridge reached a series of cooperation programs, including visiting Wèn scholars and exchange students.

A reporter remembered that Scrooge had not left New York for too long, and he quickly found relevant reports to corroborate it, but now, it took Scrooge less than seven days to arrive in London from New York, and the average degree of his 3,000-ton private yacht during the entire voyage was as high as 23 knots. This frightened British journalists, and this degree was more than twice as fast as that of an ordinary steamship. This is a staggering degree, considering that at that time, even the fastest cruiser of the Royal Navy could not reach such a level at the highest altitude under the most ideal conditions, let alone reach such a high average degree. So a reporter asked Scrooge about this.

"Mr. MacDonald, do you know that your ship has set a world record for the shortest time to cross the Atlantic?" A reporter stopped Scrooge at Cambridge University and asked him this question.

"Ah, I know that my ship is one of the fastest cruise ships in the world, but I don't know if it's a record or something. Maybe I should go and congratulate Captain Blair. Scrooge replied.

"We want to know, where did you buy this boat?" The reporter asked again.

"Oh, this is my shipyard's own shipyard, and our shipyard is not as large as the famous British shipyards, but it has its own unique characteristics. For example, we can produce the fastest cruise ships in the world. Scrooge seized the time to advertise.

"The fastest cruise ship in the world?" The reporter laughed, "Are you talking about the 'Aurora Goddess' that is parked in the harbor now?" Being able to cross the Atlantic in less than seven days, it's really fast, and the boat looks very beautiful. ”

"Thank you for the compliment." Scrooge replied with a smile, "Strictly speaking, the 'Aurora Goddess' is not the fastest cruise ship in the world, but the 'pirate' of my old friend Mr. Morgan is." ”

"And a ship faster than the Aurora Goddess?" The reporter was a little surprised.

"To be honest, I don't think 'Pirates' can beat 'Aurora Goddess' on a long voyage like the Atlantic. 'Corsair' is our previous generation, it's faster, but it's also more extreme. Well, let's say, even when fully loaded, the 'pirate' can run more than twenty-eight knots. During the light load test, he even ran more than 30 knots. In contrast, the highest degree of the 'Aurora Goddess' is about 26 knots. But the design of the 'Corsair" is very extreme, she only focuses on the degree, and her seaworthiness is very poor. So in her follow-up product, the 'Aurora Goddess', we took into account seaworthiness and comfort. So our maximum has decreased, but our ability to continue high sailing has increased significantly. This voyage is a testament to this. ”rg

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