The village of the sword-wielder.

Liya stopped what she was doing and looked at the sparkling sea: "Lord Lord is really, he said that he came back after going out for a few days, and it has been more than half a month." ”

Alice lowered her head and looked at the drawings on the table, shook her head and said: "Yes, I originally planned to ask the lord to talk about the design ideas of the new battleship before arranging the transformation, but the lord has not come back for so many days, and the improved version of the Galen-class battleship is about to be launched, and I haven't seen the lord come back yet." ”

Lia pouted: "What good advice can he give you, I think it must be very good for us to improve like this, you see, the displacement of the battleship has increased from 800 tons to 1350 tons, the guns have increased from 20 to 32, and the secondary guns have increased from 8 to 24, and the sail power of the ship has not decreased, and the speed is even faster than the original." ”

Lea proudly looked out the window, and the two improved Galen-class battleships in the dockyard were undergoing final commissioning and installation work, with a hull more than 80 meters long and a mast more than 10 meters high, setting off the mighty and domineering posture of the battleship. Unlike the original Galen-class battleship, the improved version had a total of 2 gun decks, each deck with 16 main guns and 8 secondary guns symmetrically arranged on both sides, and the upper deck with 8 secondary guns as the original version.

The firepower has been doubled.

In addition to firepower, the defense was increased even more because the hull was all made of Kusunmu imported from Sanrai.

Alice and Ria added a layer of copper armor to the hull below the waterline, which made the improved Galen-class battleship extremely resistant to sinking, and at the request of Senior Captain Clifford sent by Mulberry Country, the three masts on the ship were also strengthened to improve the resistance in strong winds and waves, and ensure that the mast was not easy to break.

Of course, Alice also liked her masterpiece, but she was still a little worried: "Miss Lia, the improved version of the battleship is indeed more than twice as powerful in combat, but ...... I'm worried that the lord will have a hard time accepting it. ”

Leah said casually, "Don't worry, it's a little more expensive." ”

"It's not some, it costs 55,000 gold coins, which is 38,000 gold coins more expensive than before the improvement." Alice pressed her cheek helplessly, "Moreover, the most important thing is that no one can drive our ship once it is built, a 1350-ton ship needs a senior captain to control, and the territory will not exceed the middle captain at the highest now." ”

"Huh? Is that the case? Leah poked her finger at her lips.

Alice rolled her eyes: "I told you several times before I started. ”

Liya's fingers stiffened: "Ah-la-la, it seems to be so, but it's okay, the stupid lord must have a way to solve this problem, we just burn it if we do research...... Well, with money, research the most powerful and bullish weapons and equipment! ”

Alice sighed slightly, "However, the dwarven merchant seems to be very interested in these Galen-class battleships. ”

A week after Lu Cheng left the territory, a guy who claimed to be a dwarven merchant came to the territory, and after landing on the dock, he shouted that he wanted to do business, because the lord was not there, and Chiyan, Leah, Mike and others received the dwarf named Barty.

There are 3 merchant ships brought by Barty, all of which are 1,000-ton large cargo ships, each of which can carry 20,000 sets of supplies, and depending on the draft, these three ships are all in a light-load state.

The two sides talked for a long time, and the things that Barty wanted to buy were mainly food, fresh water, and various types of wood and other supplies, and what was ready to be sold was mainly all kinds of raw materials, such as various animal skins, animal teeth, spices, etc., of course, as the favorite of the dwarves, wine was also an important trading item.

Red Flame and the others certainly wanted to trade something more valuable, but Barty obviously didn't have a lot of interest.

The price of the goods brought by Barty was indeed much cheaper than that of the exchange, and the supplies he needed were well stocked in the territory, so the first deal was happily struck.

After the deal was completed, Barty offered to visit the Lower Territory.

Mike, Arthur, Selina and other adventurers do not support allowing Barty to visit the city for safety reasons, but Red Flame and Leah decide to let Barty visit the village because they think Barty is a potential trading partner.

After entering the village, Barty was shocked by what he saw, and Barty said that he had come into contact with many Chosen Ones and visited many of the Chosen ones' territories, but this was the one that shocked him the most. The neat architecture was not surprising, as Barty had seen a lot, in fact the first thing Barty noticed when he entered the village was a row of tall waterwheels and dry docks next to the watermills, as well as the Galen-class warships under construction in the dockyards (the improved ones had only begun to lay keels at that time).

"Your lords are stronger than many minor principalities."

Barty said this with a slight meaningful look at the dry dock in front of him.

A few days later, Barty arrived with three more of his ships, also procuring a lot of supplies, selling a batch of furs and other items, and talking a little about the improved Galen-class battleships in the dockyard, showing a hint of intent to buy them.

Of course, Chiyan and the others can't make their own claims, and they euphemistically told Barty that this matter must wait for their lord Lu Cheng to come back before they can talk about it.

Liya habitually poked her lips with her hand: "He is a merchant who has run around the world with 3 merchant ships, and his luck is not ordinarily good if he has not been robbed by pirates until now, it is necessary for him to buy a few warships, but I don't know if our lord is willing to sell them." ”

"I don't think the lord will sell it...... bar. Alice thought for a moment and continued, "Although the lord loves money more, he still keeps his promise, and the recent situation on the Sanglai country is so bad, and it is very necessary for such a powerful warship to support the scene." ”

"What are you talking about?" As Leah and Alice were chatting while working, the door creaked open, and it was Red Flame with fiery red hair striding in.

Alice hurriedly got up and said hello with a smile: "Miss Red Flame, Miss Liya and I are talking about the Dwarves and the Mulberry Kingdom. ”

Chi Yan grabbed the teapot on the table and poured it violently: "Oh, you don't know how annoying that person named Minglian is, pestering me all day long to ask us to send troops." ”

Liya squinted at Chiyan, who continued to pour tea: "I said muscle girl, can you drink tea from a cup?" Is there a teapot like you drink every time? ”

"Where is the little girl so preaching, if you go and talk to Minglian, it took me a long time to calm down." Chi Yan pursed his lips, "Speaking of which, it is really unlucky for the Sang Lai Kingdom, how can there be so many troops of the Chosen One intercepted on the sea route, and our transport ships have been sunk by them several times, and they have lost thousands of gold coins." ”

Liya put down the charcoal pen in her hand: "Don't you have to ask this, after the first transport ship was sunk, I asked you to send an escort, now it's okay, you have lost 3 transport ships, how are you going to explain when the lord returns?" ”

Chiyan sat on the chair and rubbed her hair: "The old lady is annoying, don't mention this stubble." ”

Alice asked Chiyan softly, "So what's going on in Sang Lai Kingdom now?" ”

"What else, it's a mess, since the sea line between us and Sanglai was cut off a week ago, they have no way to continue to replenish supplies from the outside." Chi Yan looked at the busy dry dock outside the window, "The news brought by Minglian said that Kandi has launched an offensive on land, and warships of unknown nationality can often be seen wandering in the sea off Longwan Village, it is likely to be Kandi's warship, if it weren't for the first batch of Galen-class warships delivered to Sanglai to deter Kandi, otherwise it is likely to have started." ”

Red Flame retracted his gaze and looked at Alice: "Alice, when will these two battleships be launched?" ”

Alice didn't think about it and replied directly: "You can go into the water the morning after tomorrow, and the cannons you asked Ian and Shamer to send are also stored in the warehouse for later use, at most the day after tomorrow can all the guns be installed, so that the battleship can be delivered to the navy." ”

Red Flame nodded: "Well, then the territory will soon be able to have 2 improved Galen-class warships and 7 Calais-class warships, well, plus the lord's 8 Calais-class and 15 merchant ships, this kind of strength can still have a good fight with the small ships of those Chosen One." ”

"Forget about the Galen level, no one of us can drive it, so we can only let Sang Laiguo pick up the goods, so how many gold coins do you think adults will sell?" Liya thought for a moment, and turned her head to look at Chiyan, who was pouring tea again, "Muscle girl, Minglian, did she bring the money?" The price of 2 improved Galen is at least 100,000 gold coins, and the territory is very short of money now, so we can't give it away for free. ”

Red Flame said, "She brought the gold coins, but only if we immediately reinforce the Sang Lai Kingdom, otherwise she threatens to find other Chosen One who is willing to help." Speaking of money, Jona also sent someone to ask for money, saying that there was no money on the Skull Castle side, and the dry dock had stopped construction. Really, I wouldn't have taken this mess if I had known I. ”

"Hehe, Musclegirl, I remember you were very active in asking to be the interim manager." Leah disdained, "What, do you regret it now?" Don't look at me, I don't have any funds here, and I've already used up all the gold coins given by the lord in order to build these 2 Galen-class battleships. So, theoretically, I'd have to ask you for money too. ”

Chi Yan rolled his eyes: "It's not that you all burn money like burning paper, and it's really a shame that Lord Lord can withstand your consumption, if you want to change me, you will have to stop doing it a long time ago." ”

There was silence for a while.

"If the lord doesn't come back, he'll be in trouble."

The three of them sighed in unison.