The hulls of these three ships, which are completely out of this era and even the world, rested quietly on the sparkling blue waves. The golden glow of the sun's seawater spreads all the way down the waves onto the hull, creating a gorgeous lace on the smooth hull. The golden sparkle seems to merge the ship and the ocean.

But that's not all. The streamlined hull is filled with a sense of flowing speed and explosive power, instantly reminiscent of a cheetah running on a field. The metal wingspans on both sides are sharp and angular, and the horizontal plane is smooth, proudly flattening the body harder than steel, and it feels like it will not be shaken even in the violent wind. The metallic luster flowing around this ship was haughty and awe-inspiring, cold and hard but solemn. Compared to the inevitable gaps in the wood, it looks like a warrior in armor, with a firm gaze and a long body.

Their tonnage is actually not large, that is, the size of a medium-sized cruise ship, and it feels like (if you don't take into account the occult) the load is at most more than 1,000 tons. However, compared to the huge and cumbersome wooden cargo ships in the rest of the harbor, they are so prominent, so elegant, so splendid, as if they were born noble.

The girls present were still very confident in their concentration, but when they saw this scene in front of them, they were a little distracted for a while. It may be the first time they have seen such a scene, and they only feel a sense of magnificence, but they don't know how to describe it.

This is the so-called industrial beauty. It's just that they don't really understand what the industrial age is, even if they are all extremely smart elites, they can't describe the impact in their hearts.

"Tsk...... In this way, I was shocked, and when I saw the blast furnace, lathe and assembly line, I couldn't go over? Lu Xi thought to himself, although he was actually quite proud in his heart, he still knew how to behave calmly. After all, not all the people who are busy in and out of the boat are the little ones who can be trusted in all directions, so they have to show their aura and mystery. Although there is a suspicion of pretending to be coercive, the prestige of the superior is often established in this way.

This kind of routine, Lu Xi is now becoming more and more proficient.

"So, that's what you call a gift?" Karin's eyes began to light up: "Hey, little Luxi...... I really didn't expect you to hide this hand. ”

"Don't talk about you, even I only found out about it yesterday when Nanoka notified me." Swift Wind sighed and glanced at Lu Xi faintly: "I originally thought that I was the head snake of Neosfia, but I didn't expect you to be able to do such a big thing under my nose." ”

"That's the only way to be a surprise." Lu Xi said with a smile: "As early as two years ago, when we began to lay out Neosfia, I began to think that the various specific products of Guiding Technology will definitely be a Guiding Floating Boat. In the future, the size and technological content of the floating fleet will represent the strength of a country. Whether it's the Rotary Club or the Future Chamber of Commerce, we must have our own shipyard and ship research institute. ”

"I remember that my uncle and grandfather wrote last time that you were going to jointly build a new shipyard to produce new types of guided sea vessels. I thought you worked well with him. ”

Karin's maternal grandfather, Marquis Luxus van Assert, brother of Estelle of the Light, is now the richest man in Neosfia and a member of the Board of Directors of the Standard Shipping Association. During the Empire's Civil War, he was Karin's most powerful supporter of military spending. Now that the civil war has been won, it is natural to be rewarded. Although they are relatives, at this time, the more relatives they are, the more they need to be commended and rewarded for official business, otherwise they will owe a debt of favors. But as a ruler, you must understand that personal debts are the hardest to repay, especially those owed by superiors.

As a result, in addition to continuing to serve as the No. 1 royal merchant of the Holy Spring Royal, controlling more than 30% of Auckland's trade routes to Chenhai, Karin also planned to let the other party take a stake in the leading enterprise that the royal family was going to open - that was the proposal that Lu Xi had put forward to Karin very early on, and it was a series of clustered industries from training, mining, metal processing to finished product production.

Even the place has already been chosen, and now it is in the midst of a great construction. The Qiyao mine and nearby iron ore mines have even begun production. Karin eventually became a company called the "Yongquan Industrial Group" to manage all of the above. The royal family naturally accounts for the majority, but the Future Chamber of Commerce and the Ashute family, represented by Lu Xi, are the second largest shareholders in the tie.

In addition, it is Luci who is ready to set up a new shipyard in Neosfia. Although the Ashut family is the richest man in the capital of the seven seas, their main business is shipping and real estate, and they do not have their own shipyard, so of course they will not let go of this opportunity.

As a result, the Future Chamber of Commerce and the Newport Shipyard, a subsidiary of the Aschut family, were established, and construction was being carried out on the outer island somewhere in Neosfia with a natural harbor.

Although I don't know what the hell this "Newport" is, anyway, there are too many times Lu Xi messes around, and everyone says that they are completely used to it, and they really don't want to complain, so let's just go.

"Of course, His Excellency Earl and I have cooperated very well, although it has not yet been officially put into production, and the orders sent by major shipping companies have been scheduled for the year after tomorrow."

It's just that the guiding engine that can support tens of thousands of tons of superships is still far from mature, so it is estimated that for a long time, it will still be the guiding force and the sail that will be used together at sea, and even the sail will still be the power theme. However, with the engine, it can still sail without wind, which can greatly increase the efficiency of shipping, and at the same time further expand the space for civilization to explore and explore. In this way, it is only natural that maritime merchants and explorers will flock to it.

Of course, Lu Xi knows very well that it is impossible for himself and the Future Chamber of Commerce to permanently monopolize the technology of the steering engine, but the purpose he has set for the Rotary Club has always been to always be at the forefront of the guidance technology.

A few years of leadership in a certain field is enough to give a company the opportunity to negotiate with the national government on a reciprocal basis. Not to mention the whole world of guidance?

Let's take a look at our Newport shipyard, which hasn't even had time to go into production. Just these orders, which are scheduled for the next year, have brought 20 million gold milla income to the major shareholders just for the deposits.

Karin's uncle and grandfather said that he was confused, he had never seen this kind of business in his life, and all the investments that had just opened were returned, and he had a lot of income. But Lu Xi withdrew his share of income and asked Gillit's military advisor Mr. Mu to help him take over a hidden island.

"The Four Kingdoms of the Falling Star Sea are known as the land of a thousand islands, but the Neosfia Islands are the real pearl island chain. In addition to the abundance of seafood brought by the warm currents, there are countless islands that can be carved out into ports and shipyards, and some of the more remote ones are even more unknown. My Mr. Qingmu helped me take it down, and then hired the construction team of the Sea Clan. In the future, it can be used as our secret base. ”

Lu Xi's tone when he said this "secret base" did not have the dark and deep feeling of the hidden demon nest organized by the secret society at all, but it was more like what the bear children said. As a result, the girls all showed doting expressions.

Well, men are teenagers until they die, and women have motherhood when they are Lori. It's just a matter of nature.

"I didn't know the Sea Tribes could build shipyards, and I thought they would only raise corals." Karin laughed.

"Well, it's true, they're not allowed to ask for ships, and of course they won't repair shipyards. However, the Sea Clan has the ability to quickly change the landscape and size of the islands by cultivating various coral reefs through magic. I asked them to make some changes, the open sea was filled with illusion formations, and the deep-water harbor was hidden in a huge cave formed by the coral reef. If it weren't for the masters of cracking the mechanism and illusion who had the heart to find it, it wouldn't have been found in the sky. Of course, the shipyard was built by Twilight engineers. The elves not only have first-class shipbuilders, but also first-class illusionists, who can do all the work in one go. ”

This is equivalent to using your personal connections to the extreme. However, Lu Xi said that one of his stunts was that he was popular, and he was unconvinced.

"Good, that's amazing!" Artoria had no other thoughts, her starry eyes flashed and she unabashedly expressed her adoration.

"No wonder there's no news at all." The wind glanced at Lu Xi with a smile.

"Well, wouldn't there be no surprise if the stuffing was exposed? Of course, the reason why it did not pass our future chamber of commerce is because it has lost to a member of the Standard Shipping Association, and autonomy will always be affected by points. As I said, we need some high-end factories that are directly part of us. ”

"Hmph, it's part of your strange secret society, right?"

"It is not a secret society, but a pioneer and a ray of hope for the progress of world civilization to guide civilization, and a guardian to maintain the harmonious development of world order, just occasionally making a little money. In addition, everyone is low-key, so they don't want to be known by the world, that's all. ”

Well, I can say such shameless lines without changing my face and without any fluctuations in my heart, should I be proud or sad? Lu Xi was a little entangled and continued: "Fortunately, I have also found the best person to run this factory. ”

"Oh, who is it?"

"That's Mr. Thomson, who made my Aurora! Who else is the world's best shipwright? The old man was about to retire, but after my sincere invitation, he was willing to help me watch for a few years until his disciples grew up. This kind of laboratory factory, with no urgent production tasks, is quite suitable for him to use his creativity and ...... Uh, the spirit of craftsmanship? ”

That round fishman old man still has a few fame in the world, even if he doesn't know him, but when it comes to the invincible Qiyao Aurora, everyone will naturally understand the strength of the other party.

"But, the lab?"

"Yes, lab. Isn't it common sense that the combat effectiveness of the test machine is more than ninety-nine times that of the mass production machine? Lu Xi continued: "In short, I named our secret laboratory the Dawning Society, as long as we don't make a pool of golden things in the future, it will be excellent." If you have any ideas in the future, you can also let them demonstrate and make them. The Dawning Society is subordinate to the Rotary Club, and we all have their command. ”

Of course, my own orders take precedence over all Rotarian members, but this kind of thing does not need to be too detailed.

Now that Blastwind is also beginning to learn about mechanics and conduction, she was also a master of alchemy, so she naturally made rapid progress. It is estimated that she will soon be able to become a high-level scholarly beauty scientist. Anyway, in addition to the ability to make money, Lu Xi is still very confident in all of the abilities of the wind.

Tempest nodded noncommittally, looked at the three floating ships on the dock, and quickly identified the one that belonged to him—a ship with black heraldic patterns on a white background. It was the first time she had seen this coat of arms, but with her eyesight, she could instantly see that it was the mark of the Implied Legion of the previous (terrorist organization) era, and the dragon and titan spelling of her own name. Although it does not particularly conform to the design rules of the existing noble coat of arms, it is beautiful and tall enough, and is definitely worthy of the current status and strength of the wind.

"You should have your own personal coat of arms, too." Lu Xidao.

Because the heraldic pattern made of black embellishment is too complex and magnificent, it only occupies less than 30% of the exterior area of the hull, but it gives people the feeling that this is a black ship.

Just the specially designed coat of arms has already satisfied the wind, although he is happy in his heart, but looking at the "black" ship, he always feels that something is wrong: "...... So, Artoria's is red, Karin's is blue, and mine is black. How dark do I have to be? ”

"How good black and white is, a pop color that will never go out of style."

"Hey, Hurricane, you see, we have our own boat too." Nanoka stood on the side of the boat, waving vigorously to the wind, her face full of excitement, like a bear child who had received a toy of his choice.

"It's not our ship, it's mine!" Blizzle replied loudly, just because of a ship, he didn't hesitate to ruin the plastic sisterhood with the other party. Anyway, people and Fett are the positive Indian lily, and they are the third party, so if they are destroyed, they will be destroyed.

"Yes, yes, the wind said it was your ship, it was your ship." Fett also stood on the side of the boat, smiling like an old mother. Therefore, it is of course clear who is the most well-behaved of the three giants of a certain (whitewashed) international terrorist organization.

"So, that's a gift for everybody. All three are ships of the same class, and they are the world's first generation of high-speed guided floating cruise ships...... Of course, most of the cabins inside are unused, and there is a lot of room for modifications. Even at a normal sailing speed, it wouldn't take more than ten days to get from Elichar to you. In the future, everyone will have the most advanced and gorgeous means of transportation when they travel, and it will be easy to come and see me. ”

"Cruises? That is, what weapons are left? The wind caught the most crucial word, and even sank suddenly.

"Yes, nothing. If you want to renovate, think about it yourself. Lu Xi said: "What's the matter, is it possible that you are still ready to take these three ships back to go back with me to quell the rebellion?" ”

"Isn't that so? These three ships look pretty good, but they're only a third of the size of the white ship last time, right? I've also heard that your messy group of emergency committees have three floating warships of the same size, the same black, red, and blue. Karin said, "Even if you want to put down the rebellion, you must at least have the same number of troops, right?" ”

"You're really well-informed, huh? How many spies have been planted in the Federation? Lu Xi smiled.

"That's not the point. Even if I tell you that I know the highest decision of your government before 90 percent of the senators and generals of the Federation, does that have anything to do with our current topic? ”

Of course it does! You ambitious non-mainstream! If it weren't for me, would you really be ready to conquer the skies?

"Well, what if I told you that a year ago, a group of guys took 50 million kamira, turned around a few times through intermediaries, and bought 5 guide engines for battleships from me. Well, you know the Tempest, right? ”

"Yes, the same engine as the white boat...... At that time, I objected, but you said, "If a fat sheep comes to the door, if you don't slaughter it, you really can't understand it." ”

"In fact, there were 10 engines produced at the same time. 5 were given to them, 2 went into our storeroom, and 3 were put on these children...... As for the 50 million golden milla, in addition to being used to make these three children, where do you guess the rest? ”

“……”

"So, you, those who raise the baby, those who take the baby, just wait for my good news."