The world in which the continent of Drifter is located has great needs with the earth in many aspects, and of course it is not the same in terms of shipbuilding technology.

Although the oceans here are still dominated by the same wind-powered sailing ships as they were in the Middle Ages on Earth. But this kind of sailing ship is unmatched in terms of specifications compared with sailing ships on earth.

The reason for this is that there are many trees in this world that are suitable for shipbuilding as keels, and the height of these trees is grown. Generally around seventy or eighty meters, some are tall. It even reached almost a hundred meters. And such giant trees can be found everywhere in the forests of Turalone and the dense forests of Ere, as well as in other forests on the continent.

The famous treehouses of the Elven Kingdom are built on these tall trees, and the capital of the Elven Kingdom, Pilbont City, is a super-large tree city composed of countless treehouses.

On Earth, seventy or eighty meters long sailing ship Chen Jian remembers that there seems to be only a treasure ship built in the Ming Dynasty in China, that kind of sailing ship was already a giant existence on the earth at that time, but in this world of sword and magic, this size of sailing ship can only be regarded as a medium-sized sailing ship, according to Sylvia. The largest sailing ships are even more than 130 meters long. Let Jian Chen secretly swallow his tongue. Because the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers on Earth are only more than 300 meters long, the wind sailing ship can achieve nearly half the length of a large aircraft carrier. It was hard for him to imagine.

However, thinking that there is such an incredible existence as magic in this world, Jian Chen is also relieved. This world cannot be measured by the common sense on the earth at all, and it is normal for some unthinkable things to occur.

The existence of this kind of giant tree ensures that Chen Jian's aircraft carrier tactical concept can be realized, and it is certainly not a problem for such a large sea ship to carry a black dragon, in fact, if it were not for the sailing ship of this world due to the sail mast that made the huge body of the dragon unable to land on the ship, and because the structure of the hull could not make enough space for the dragon to ride. Perhaps this tactic has been in vogue for a long time

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Just to transport these giant trees to Evermont Island, it took Chen Jian a lot of thought. This kind of shipbuilding trees can be purchased in areas where trees are abundant, or they can be cut down in the deep mountains and old forests, but transportation is a big problem.

In order to save money and to hide people's eyes, Chen Jian sent people to sneak into the mountains around Hammondale to cut down trees by himself, and Hammondale also had many forests in those years, known for its large number of oak trees, until the outbreak of the 150-year-long timber war began to become barren. But in those untouched areas, there are still some small areas of woods, and there are also giant logs for shipbuilding. According to Jian Chen's orders, Orison sent a small team of logging teams to quietly get more than twenty of these giant trees, and then Tren secretly led people there to build one. The magic portal, and the Black Dragon and Thor Trolls, were dispatched to transport all of these things to Evermont Island.

Other materials needed for shipbuilding were procured by caravans from outside the country and sent to Baierdes and then transferred back to the Evermont Islands.

There are now hundreds of thousands of people in Evermont. There was no shortage of available labor, but all walks of life on the island were in great need of manpower right now, agriculture, infrastructure, and foundry, and it was not until the autumn of the year that the Union shipyard was able to build the first seagoing ship that could actually be launched.

This is also the result of Chen Jian's emphasis on the maritime industry and his desire to vigorously develop the navy, so he specially transferred manpower to the shipyard.

However, the slow progress is also due to the difficulty in the supply of materials, the lack of personnel who know shipbuilding technology, and the initial construction of shipyards. If it weren't for Sylvia's family history, the dwarves and half-drools would be highly skilled. Whether the shipyard is operating or not is a problem.

In addition, the design of the ship has been changed again and again, which has greatly delayed the progress of production. The new powertrain has changed a lot of things, and people like Sylvia, Hesfa Jr., and Dominic have to take it step by step and grope their way forward, often finding problems and then having to reverse all the solutions and start all over again, which not only wastes a lot of time. A lot of material is also wasted.

But it's all worth it now. The first new-generation seagoing vessel developed and manufactured by the Harmondale Race Alliance has finally been completed.

Of course, Chen Jianjue's speed is actually not slow. At least compared to the speed of shipbuilding on Earth. Such a speed cannot but be said to be a god speed, but except for him, everyone thinks it is too much

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"It took us almost four months!" Sylvia is one of the most dissatisfied with the progress of shipbuilding, "Although many of us are involved in shipbuilding for the first time, it is still too slow!" At this pace, if we want to organize a slightly decent navy, won't we have to wait until two or three years from now? The Ragner pirates may come to the door at some point! We don't have that much time! And it's not enough to have a ship, we have to make the sea to the soldiers

When Sylvia reported to Jian Chen again, she couldn't help but complain that the former pirate had now been completely fascinated by his newly built ships and Chen Jian's new naval tactics. She couldn't wait to command such a unique fleet and spread the prestige of the Alliance at sea.

Chen Jian looked at each other with a smile and a smile, very helpless: "This kind of thing can't be rushed." It's useless for you to complain! Anyway, I think it's going to be soon. But is it really okay to build a ship in four months? If the water sinks tomorrow. You're the only one who asks! ”

Sylvia laughed, "Sink as soon as you get out of the water?" How is that possible? Not to mention the well-designed power system of Little Hesfa, I have put a lot of effort into other aspects! Whether it is the selection of materials or the handiwork, I am very strict about every detail, otherwise I would not have temporarily resigned from the position of commander of the corps to you, so I can focus on shipbuilding! ”

The next day, under the auspices of Chen Jian, the grand launching ceremony of the new ship began.

The Evermont Islands are a circular archipelago of six islands of different sizes, and the area surrounded by the archipelago is a deep-water harbour, at Sylvia's suggestion. Chen Jian moved all the fishermen who originally fished in it to other places, and then built a large wharf and dock here, and after the navy was established, this is the naval base it is today.

The newly-built ship was now in the dock. After several major modifications, the exterior of this ship now looks completely different from the sea ships of this world, the total length of this ship is about eighty meters, the width is about thirty meters, and there are five decks. In order to facilitate the carrying of the black dragon, in addition to leaving a 40-meter-long position at the bow of the ship for the black dragon to take off and land, a huge shed was built on the rest of the deck for the black dragon to live, and the stern building was used as a command room. Operational command and ship maneuvering are all concentrated here, so the stern building is the highest part of the ship.

Since the expert-level air mage can monitor the environment around the ship very well, and there will be other auxiliary ships in the future, it is because there is no lookout on this ship.

The second deck was the battle deck, where Sylvia had a large number of fixed ballistas and some shooting holes for archers. In the event of a close fight, this deck allows this type of ship to have some combat effectiveness.

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The third and fourth decks were the cabins and cargo holds where the soldiers lived, and the fifth and lowest floor was the power compartment, where the ironmen provided power for the ship, and in order to ensure sufficient speed, there were twenty large and small oars on board, evenly distributed on both sides of the ship, and in order to avoid damage in battle, these oars were not placed outside the side of the ship as before, but were cleverly designed inside the ship.

A hundred mighty iron men are used as perpetual motion machines in the power chamber, as they work together as they are commanded. The ship will have far more power to sail on the surface than sails and manpower, due to the complexity of the structure. The speed adjustment device was eliminated to reduce the failure rate, and the speed was adjusted in favor of a partial paddle shutdown.

One such ship could carry five hundred people and a black dragon, not counting the iron man. Based on his own experience and understanding of the new tactics proposed by Chen Jian, Sylvia deployed a 100-man gargoyle air force on the ship to cooperate with the Black Dragon operation, in addition to 250 full-time soldiers for sea combat, and the remaining 150 full-time sailors and various logistics personnel. This includes three expert air mages who act as radars.

Of course, according to Chen Jian's requirements, full-time combat soldiers must also be qualified sailors, and sailors and other logistics personnel must also master certain combat skills.

It was a pity for Jian Chen that there were not many high-level magicians in his hands, and they all had important positions. Otherwise, in order to enhance his combat effectiveness, he will also send all the poisonous scorpion lions that can carry people and the corresponding number of high-level magicians on the ship, and serve as the main force of the attack together with the black dragon.

That's it. In the cheers of the soldiers. The first ship of the Hammondale Race Alliance officially set sail at sea, and the Alliance Sea Legion with Sylvia as the captain was also officially established, although there is only one ship now, and how combat effectiveness is still to be tested on the battlefield, but this is the first step for the alliance to jump out of the land and start to set foot on the sea.

It's just that this nascent sea legion and everyone in the alliance don't know that they will soon have their first battle at sea, and the Rigner fleet led by the bald pirate Charles is heading towards the Evermont Islands in the Dead Sea.

And on the ships of this Rigner fleet. There are not only four mages stationed in the Rigner Islands, but also more than a dozen necromancers with unknown goals for the Evermont Islands. (To be continued), if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the heart, more chapters, support for it