Chapter 51: Stormfang
Located in the easternmost part of Turing, Esola Bay is the closest territory of the Turing Empire to the Endless Sea.
The land that stretches out from the province of Esola is like a "C" shape at the ends of a man's hand, and the bay is at least half the size of Chablis, and there are many islands, man-made land, and even miniature floating cities scattered around the edges, making it the liveliest port in the human world.
The ocean is a treasure trove, and neither on Earth nor in Lokan has changed. It has an area far beyond the land, a resource reserve far beyond the land, and because of the existence of the sea tribe, there are various buildings and treasures that are more than tens of thousands of years old hidden under the sea. As a powerful civilization, the world in which the Sea Tribes live is no worse than the human world.
The relationship between the sea tribe and humans is not friendly or tense, it is a very delicate balance.
Driven by the Sea Clan, a large number of fish and low-level sea monsters flock to the Turing Coast every year away from the deep sea and escape to the Turing Coast, and these rations and goods delivered to the door are undoubtedly accepted by the Turing people, which seems to be a good thing.
But again, along with these, there are also a large number of low-level seafood people. Dominated by incompletely developed fishmen with five short body bulb eyes, they formed a team to invade coastal cities, causing a lot of trouble.
The two sides seem to have reached a tacit understanding, on the one hand, in order to relieve their own pressure, the sea tribe took the initiative to expel the useless population and over-breeding fish and shrimp, and on the other hand, the Turing people accepted food as a reward to fulfill the obligation of slaughter. The two sides took what they needed, and on the surface there were constant disputes, but in fact they did not commit any crimes.
This also makes Turing the only country among the three empires to have a change of army in peacetime...... Although they switched to the navy, the cavalry that the Turings were proud of were still idle in the interior.
In fact, the Turings did not try to go to sea, and even the natives of the southeastern coastal islands were conquered by them with their navy, the invincible naval fleet was called the "Iron Sail Navy", and the commander of the regiment, General Dalein Prussia, served as the commander of the navy, and he did not taste a defeat in the sea for twenty-five years, thanks to this great military achievement, his status is comparable to the hand of the king.
But the problem also lies in this exploit...... At that time, the king was very inflated, thinking that he could not only conquer the natives, but also conquer the sea tribes!
So after five years of rest, digesting the results of the coastal war, and greatly increasing the strength of the country, the king finally could not contain his excitement, and sent General Dalin again, and gave him a naval fleet of 500,000 men, in an attempt to conquer the legendary Sea Clan.
This move naturally caused countless waves of opposition, and the one who took the lead was actually Dai Lin himself! The general even claimed that it was a self-defeating stupidity.
Dai Lin knew that the reason why he was undefeated was because the enemy was weak and I was strong, after all, the enemy was only the indigenous humans who had lived on the island for generations, but now the king was full of food to fight the sea tribe...... What are you kidding, how can a living person go to a depth of several kilometers underwater to fight?
But the king didn't listen to it at all, and even though Dai Lin pleaded hard, and even forced him to die, he didn't let go in the end, just changed the number to 100,000 and allowed Dai Lin to "tentatively attack".
Then this invincible navy disappeared, like a mud ox into the sea, and there was no news.
More than 700 years have passed since the year of going to sea, and there has been no news coming...... So in the silence of the royal family, in less than ten years, this matter gradually faded out of people's field of vision.
In fact, the Turings knew that these 100,000 people must have died in the belly of the fish, but no one dared to say it explicitly. So someone suggested to the king, persuading him to punish the Prussian family of treason, saying that it was Daelin who surrendered to the Sea Clan with human ships and soldiers, otherwise no one would return! That's 100,000 people! 100,000 people were wiped out, and there was not a single survivor left, who believes this! What's more, the king's order was only a "tentative attack", and it was Dai Lin who really did not obey the rules.
When the king heard this, he immediately felt that "this is a great good", so he slapped his thigh, and the Prussian family was demoted to commoners, and their descendants were never allowed to join the army.
It was not long after this incident that the Sea Tribes began to invade the land, and the coastal fishery became more and more developed, gradually becoming a pillar industry of Turing.
From then on, Turing no longer dared to despise the Sea Clan, and regarded such a gesture as a gesture of goodwill - praising them for correcting their mistakes, punishing Dai Lin for offending the Sea Clan, and sending a friendly signal.
Today, the "cooperative" relationship between Turing and the Sea Tribes has lasted for more than 700 years, and the development of Esola Bay is naturally inseparable from this help. Turing's largest shipyard, the Tooth of the Storm, is located here, and Turing's navy is now called the Eye of the Storm, and the relationship between the two is literally obvious.
As for the name Iron Sail, it was abandoned for historical reasons, and it became a forbidden word.
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Walking on the wet deck, the fat supervisor's chatter and praise kept coming from his ears, and Mu Yan had to look farther away to avoid showing an impatient expression.
The morning sun is rising, and a dazzling light falls on the sea level, which is like a brocade. In the harbor, the chirping of seagulls can be heard from above, and the horn of the slender boat when the ship docks is loud, and even the swear words and foul language of the sailors are gathered into a perfect white noise, which is blown everywhere by the sea breeze.
It's all much better than the dead fat man's nagging.
Miss Grace had placed an order in the Eye of the Storm four months ago, and with her knowledge of the Storm Fang, it was enough time for them to finish, after all, this was a sea beast-class ship, and it might not be possible to sell one in ten years, so how could it not be possible to work overtime when encountering such a big business.
Originally, everything went smoothly, but when Mu Yan came to make up the final payment, there was a problem.
The reason for this lies with Miss Grace...... At the beginning, her old man bargained too fiercely, and the person in charge of Stormfang was stunned for a moment with a rhetoric, and agreed without thinking it through. Now they finally reacted - the deal was a big loss!
For businessmen, not making enough money is equivalent to losing money, hence today's scene: a fat supervisor who is known for his lot of words begins to brag, showing pain and regret between the lines, and asks for four times the final payment. Otherwise, they would have extended the ship's time out of Esola Bay, and the promise to use Stormfang's background to recruit quality sailors for him would be a dead letter.
If you force it, I won't pay an extra gold coin if you praise this ship as Noah's Ark. Mu Yan said in his heart.
“…… You see, every plank on this deck has been soaked in Rofomel Type IV Warming Solution, and for another three days, all the isothermal solution is absorbed by the wood, and these excellent woods will have the texture of steel, the luster of jade, and the strength of keel, no matter how wind and sun shine, it will not rot and deteriorate, and it will be difficult for swords to pierce them! ”
Mu Yan stood still suddenly, tilted his head and glanced at him a few times, and the fat man immediately laughed.
"You're telling the truth?" He asked.
"It's true! The quality of this plank is good! And lo and behold! ”
The fat man trotted two steps, jumped up, and his body of more than 200 catties jumped high, and then fell to the ground with a "tom".
The moment he touched the deck, he squatted down and fell, and the sole of his shoe rubbed a white mark on the wet deck, and the whole person drew a white line forward.
But the fat supervisor quickly got up as if nothing was happening, and sneered: "You, you see, it's so sturdy......"
"In fact...... I suspect you're a swordsman above the Matsuki rank, and you have excellent control over your strength, so it's nothing. Mu Yan shrugged his shoulders, took out the black sword Cantusha, the tip of the sword was facing down, and the hilt of the sword was between his two fingers, and motioned to him: "For example, I just hold a sword of unknown origin, and then let go of it......"
swish
The black sword fell freely, like a soldering iron falling into butter, piercing through the deck without hindrance, leaving only one hilt exposed.
The fat supervisor's smile suddenly froze on his face, and he couldn't spit out half a word in his mouth.
"See? The outcome is controllable, and you can't convince me, just as I can't convince you. Mu Yan patted him on the shoulder and drew his sword again. I'm walking around to see how the sailors are recruiting, can you tell me where the head of personnel is at Stormfang? ”
"In, in front." The fat director swallowed and pointed to Port Four.
"Thank you. In addition, as far as I know, the main ingredients of Rofomel IV warm nutrient liquid are silver amaranth and dark violet, which are not as precious as you say, in addition to this, I also know two formulas, which can reduce the cost by at least half, if you are interested, you can let him come to me. Don't forget, I'm from Fa Lan City, understand? ”
"Clear, understood......"
"Thank you. Say hello to me. ”