"Squeak, squeak..."

In the midst of the frenzied screams, two long long lines of sand flew in the desert, and two poisonous tails with shining spurts rose high in the flying gravel.

I don't know if the toxin in it will be fatal, even if it is a half-meter-long hook stab, it will not be pleasant.

Whoa!

Two orange-red flame bombs the size of a human head, carrying a high temperature that almost scorched the desert, crossed an arc and landed precisely in front of the sand line.

Boom –

It was as if the shelling of two heavy cannons had blasted two scorching craters in the sea of sand, and the 3,000-degree current easily melted the sand into shiny crystals.

Meantime.

Under the yellow sand, two giant sand scorpions covered in shells like transparent topazes exploded into the air.

Thorn -

A sharp blue lightning bolt sliced through the bodies of the two sand scorpions, easily slicing through their topaz shells and splitting them in half from head to tail.

The screaming stopped abruptly.

Boom!

Evan returned his sword to its sheath, and the ruby ring on Miss Moonstone's right index finger slowly dimmed beside him.

After more than a dozen nights of concerted action, one hour corresponds to a day and a half.

The two of them had actually been together in the spirit world for more than twenty days, and the cooperation between them was already very tacit.

Moreover, this strange creature, which is almost impossible to exist in the material world, clearly has the common characteristics of both the "living chemical school" and the "gemological school".

It is also the norm of the spirit monsters when the two act together during this time, which comes from the added benefits of the mysterious binding of the two.

Although they couldn't see each other's expressions, the two of them were relatively satisfied with the mysterious knowledge that came with the spiritual feedback.

"A way to grow organic gemstones?

Escorted by a third-order physical side transcendent who can enter the spirit world, Miss Moonstone's exploration of the spirit world during this time is really easy and pleasant.

Not to mention the knowledge gains related to one's own path, even after killing these spirit realm demons, the growth rate of spirituality is at least ten times faster than when he explored alone a few days ago.

It's not a bad feeling to have a neighbor like that, it's... It seems like I'm a little too non-existent. ’

Although she feels a little depressed, she also knows that her situation is almost unattainable for others.

Even if there are powerful high-level physical side transcendents who are willing not to harvest and take huge risks to act as bodyguards, those great knights whose spirit (will) is as hard as iron and stone cannot enter the spirit realm at all.

It's like a piece of sea that can absorb a lot of water, but if you poke it with a needle, it will poke a hole in the sponge. Compared to the priests, the great knights are the needle!

Subsequently, words are not needed.

The two of them glanced at each other, and together they turned and came to a dark crack in the ground not far away.

Whoosh!

Jumping into the cracks in the ground, after turning around the underground grottoes and underground rivers, they have returned to the side of the beacon anchorage of the two.

Before saying goodbye, Moonstone, who looked very petite in the body comparison, looked up at Ai Wen and said lightly:

"Mr. Red Hemlock, after a few days of discussion, I think your design plan is very complete.

In response to your question today about the use of xenomorphs or homogeneous gems, I will consider answering you tomorrow. ”

Although the tone remained as cold as ever, the arrogance had almost disappeared.

"Thank you for your help, Miss Moonstone. ”

"It's nothing, it's kind of hyacinths in return. ”

Olivia silently added a sentence in her heart:

"The stronger the Storm Horn, the safer I am. That's right, that's it!'

Ai Wen felt that he didn't know if it was because of the familiar relationship, Miss Moonstone was much stronger than the arrogant appearance at the beginning, and she was actually not difficult to get along with.

"See you tomorrow, then!"

"Goodbye!"

After waving goodbye, Ai Wen looked at the back of the girl who disappeared into the forest, and said to himself slightly:

"Although we get along with each other quite happily, I always feel that my relationship with Miss Moonstone is strange now.

Every hour of the night, I have to be alone with each other for a day and a half.

Spending time in the spirit world is like another life, and longer than the time in the physical world. That's sort of... Strange soul mates?"

......

After dawn, the work continues.

After completing the refit of eight privateers and the last fifth-class ship, the Rocking Row, Evan and Milan did not rest for long.

With enough steel in place, they immediately started a project to rebuild the Storm Horn.

The seawater in Dock Room 1 has been re-drained, and all outfitting on the Cape Storm has been removed and is fully prepared.

He gestured to the craftsmen and engineers who were watching from the sidelines.

Evan slowly raised his hands.

sta——！

The next moment.

It has long been carved, and on the five corners representing fire, water, earth, wind, and soul, are placed in an array of small cannons, golden cups, golden lions, sword staffs, and Milan.

Transparent jade-like emerald green brilliance erupts.

Swish!

Ai Wen has once again activated the [Overlimit Ritual: Activation Skill] that he used when transforming the "Daystar"

Aven's ability has been greatly enhanced, and this time the "activation skill" easily covers the entire battleship.

With his current soul strength being enough to handle the multi-threaded operation, it was as if countless skilled craftsmen were working together under the same brain, and the wooden ribs that had been firmly fixed in the battleship were loosened and peeled off little by little.

No damage was caused to the hull itself.

Click... Click...

In fact, the keel of the battleship could have been replaced normally.

Even the current shipbuilding habit in the entire Tulip Alliance is to use inferior materials as keels when building. Finally, the keel was knocked out and replaced with a real keel made of the best materials, so that the keel launched into the water was as "new" as possible, and it was inconvenient to bear the hardships of construction.

This also prevents keel deformation to the greatest extent.

It can be said that most of these battleships currently in service with Tulip have already changed keels at least once.

And compared to the keel of the wooden structure.

Steel is a crystalline state at the microscopic level, and its interior is completely coherent on the macroscopic level, which determines that steel has good macroscopic mechanical properties and mechanical conductivity.

Wood, on the other hand, is completely different, because the naked eye can see the texture of the material – the "growth rings".

It is composed of many xylem fibers arranged in parallel, and the strength of the connection between these fibers is far from the inside of a whole fiber, so it is said that "chopping firewood does not follow the pattern, and the woodcutter is tired to death".

If you want to build bigger, stronger and stronger warships, the material revolution is an inevitable trend.

It's just that the wooden sail battleships have only appeared for a few decades, and no country has launched any iron-ribbed wooden hull ships.

In Aiwen's memory, even the earliest iron-ribbed wood-hulled warships generally needed to use wrought iron box keels and riveted ribs, which had extremely high requirements for craftsmanship and materials.

And the technology of this world is stronger than that of the contemporaneous Blue Star, that is, because of the need to configure the appropriate weapons for the powerful knights, the production and processing technology of materials science, especially steel, is relatively mature.

With the idea in place, the tech tree is almost ready to meet the pre-requirements of small-scale manufacturing.

The material of choice is mild steel, which is relatively easy to shape.

To put it bluntly, steel is a carbon-iron alloy, and it only has different properties because of the different carbon content. Wrought iron (wrought iron): C%<0.0218%;Steel: C% 0.0218%~2.06%;Pig iron: C% 2.06-4.3%.

The iron components on normal warships (such as fixed strips) are generally wrought iron with better plasticity.

Ai Wen is well aware of the difference in strength and hardness between wrought iron and steel, and for him, the increase in material hardness is nothing more than a matter of effort, of course, it must be done in one step.

Jingle bell...

Wooden keels, ribs, nails, strips, etc., can be easily hollowed out by "activated hands".

Then the whole section that he had handled in advance, the long piece of steel had already raised its head on its own, and crawled into the bottom cabin like a snake.

From beginning to end, it embeds itself into the gaps left by the original keel and side ribs.

Whether it is the hollow box structure of the keel or the connection between the steel components, it is a piece of cake for Aiwen.

Streaming down...

After the whole steel comes to the predetermined position, it will grow naturally like a tree, and the keel, ribs, and steel beams are formed in one piece, which is a hundred times more clever than welding and riveting.

Then the steel and wood of the "Storm Horn" grew at the same time, like two living acacia trees growing together.

Then, in the inevitable gaps, tar and linen have been automatically filled in, providing an excellent cushion and turning the entire battleship into a perfect whole.

After the renovation was completed, Ai Wen also cleaned the bottom of the boat wrapped in copper by the way, and activated the spiritual light, and the copper skin immediately shiny like new.

Succeed with flying colors!

Walkley, an old friend of Evan who had assisted him in the transformation of the Daystar, rushed aboard the Stormhorn and used his expertise to examine it carefully, and couldn't help but sigh:

"Your Excellency, this iron-ribbed wood-hulled ship... It's the future of the kingdom's warships!"

Walkley's experience certainly shows that.

The advantages of the iron rib structure are very obvious, without greatly increasing the weight of the ship, the ship can be built longer, can better withstand the recoil of the gun, and increase the number of guns.

At a time when the accuracy and power of artillery are limited, more is stronger!

Moreover, when building a new ship, the rib drying time can be greatly shortened, and the steam drying of the ship's plate can shorten the production cycle of a battleship from several years to several months.

Evan smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

In fact, the steam ironclad is the future of warships.

However, with the gradual scarcity of large, high-quality timber throughout the colony, the use of relatively inexpensive iron-ribbed ships should be an over-the-top option.

Of course, the premise is that with the progress of industrialization, the production capacity of steel can further keep up. At a time when naval strength is measured by the number of cast-iron cannons, this wish is difficult to achieve in a short period of time.

However, Ai Wen doesn't care much about the development of future warships, but the "Storm Horn" is ready, and only the final finishing touch is needed to usher in a gorgeous rebirth!

"Miss Moonstone, I hope you have good news for the Storm Horn tonight. ”