Rand left the parlor with old Sopa, who had not yet come out of his shock, and walked straight to the castle's quarters.

I have to say that although the castle of Rand is slightly dilapidated compared to the castle of the Imperial City, the interior decoration style is still quite good, especially the housing is enough, and Rand specially ordered people to clean up a few bedrooms to entertain some important guests.

For example, Modo, who was hiding in the room at this time.

An excellent shipmaker, Rand had long heard of his name, and even in Lindong City, where there were many famous craftsmen, Modo was among the top shipmakers, and most of the master craftsmen in the other shipyards had studied with him.

Ron's black galleon, which was used for plundering, was made by Mordo.

Fast, robust, high load capacity, and very easy to operate.

Rand remembered Touron's description of Modo's craftsmanship, and he couldn't wait to ask him for advice in person.

Although the air ferry territory is also a waterfront city, the water power in Rand's hands is too weak, except for the small boats used to carry passengers, there are no warships for war purposes and cargo ships to transport goods.

This made Rand feel a little difficult, the sale of weapons must be carried out, and the waterway is more suitable for large-scale transportation than land, plus there is still a large amount of ore in Eagle City to be pulled back to the air collar, all of which forced Rand to form his own sea fleet as soon as possible.

"Tuk Tuk!"

"Please come in. A deep voice came from inside the door, and Rand couldn't help but conceive in his mind the appearance of the voice's owner.

He is about fifty-five years old, burly, his skin has become dark due to the perennial sea breeze, his hands are covered with calluses, and his face always has that domineering look, after all, Moduo's status in Lindong City is extremely special.

"I say, hasn't your lord come back yet?" Rand saw a back, Modo seemed to be studying the drawings on the table, next to his right hand was a plate of bread, which should have been brought by the servant for breakfast, but Modo didn't eat it, in his opinion, the drawing in front of him was much more tempting than the bread slice, "I've been waiting for more than ten days, he can't help but be too insincere!"

"I've kept you waiting, Mr. Mordo!" Rand laughed twice.

Hearing the sound different from the usual servant delivering food, Modo turned his head in surprise.

"You're ......" Mordo saw the gold thread on Rand's neckline, a symbol of the Capetian family, which he had seen many times on Ron's uniform.

"Rand Capet. Rand held out his hand.

After hearing Rand's words of confirmation, Modo finally breathed a sigh of relief: "It's really not easy to see you. ”

"You know, the Imperial City is holding a banquet," Rand felt that his stomach was a little empty, and he hadn't eaten anything when he returned to the Empty Ferry Territory from the Imperial City, "This occasion is not suitable for a detailed discussion, how about we go to the meeting room to dine together?"

......

At the dining table, Modo was obviously not interested in the barbecue and cakes on the table, he waited anxiously for more than ten minutes, and after seeing Rand wiping the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, he couldn't wait to ask: "My lord, where is the owner of the drawings sandwiched in the letter you sent me, can you let me talk to him?"

"The master of the drawings, he is sitting right in front of you. Rand smiled: "If there is a problem, just ask." ”

Mordo looked up, his gaze brushing directly over Rand's face, and turned to Old Sopa next to him.

"You ......" Modo stood up directly, grabbed the drawing next to his right hand, and looked curious, "Can you tell me how this machine works?"

Rand was stunned, and then felt a little funny, compared to himself, old Sopa was obviously more in line with the image of the master in Modo's heart.

In response to Modo's question, old Sopa raised his eyebrows: "I'm sorry, I can't answer your question. ”

"You're looking for the wrong person. ”

Modo's eyes widened, and his neck turned stiffly, "You mean, all of these drawings are from Lord Rand?"

"Isn't it incredible?" said old Sopa, spreading his hands, "the son of a duke, a young nobleman, who understands these magical machines. ”

Modo's face turned pale, he was a little difficult to accept the old Sopa's statement, he had read these drawings more than once, the design was exquisite, interlocking, the most impressive thing for him was the water cooling channel used to dissipate heat, which can circulate the cooling water source in the machine through the heat dissipation blades, which is almost a genius design.

If all this was researched by an old craftsman who had been immersed in machinery for many years, then Modo would not have felt so shocked, but Rand was only a young nobleman in his early twenties, and even if he had learned the knowledge of equipment since he was a child, he might not be able to create such a miracle machine at this age.

Could it be that there really are transcendent beings in this world?

"My lord, did you really make this thing?" asked Modo in a solemn tone.

"If you can't, I can always redraw a new drawing. Rand shrugged his shoulders, "I'll name this machine a fuel engine, and I'm thinking it might be more than that, so I'd like to see if I can put it on a ship." ”

"Of course no problem!" Modo felt the pent-up excitement in his heart burst out, "Replacing manpower and wind power with mechanical power has been my dream for many years!"

"I had an idea many years ago to create a completely new kind of boat, to do away with the heavy oars and sails, and to allow the operator to sail above the sea without a lot of manpower," says Modo. ”

"In a chance experience, I discovered that boiling water creates an expanding force, and then I built a simple device that uses a flame to heat the water in the container, which in turn pushes the iron lid above. Mordo stretched out his hands and gestured to the appearance of the machine he had made: "It's just that because the problem of air leakage has never been solved, and those hot gases will burn the operator to serious injuries, this plan has been shelved for the time being." ”

Rand was dumbfounded, the machine Modo was talking about, it was obviously a steam engine!

Unexpectedly, in this era of poor knowledge, there were already craftsmen who could make simple steam engines, and if the smelting technology in Modo's factory was a little higher, maybe he would have made steam ships a reality by this time.

Modo is definitely a genius!