Chapter 24: Strange Things
In addition to Ethan's disdain for the main body of this ship, it is also more convenient for him to study these magic stone equipment, and after a deep understanding of these technologies, he can integrate them into his knowledge system and use them.
At present, the development of magic stone technology in this world is far beyond its expectations, and there seems to be countless perfect knowledge on the guild's side, but it has not taken out all of it.
This feeling is not good, and Ethan always has the feeling that the guild is engaged in a conspiracy. In addition, he doesn't like important things to be controlled, and only when he really masters them can he use them with confidence, so he must study them clearly. Otherwise, he would rather discard the magic stone technology and use it as a pure energy source.
For the rest of the day, Ethan's focus shifted from the magic stone on the island to dismantling the specially built ship.
Ethan didn't know the specific structure of these magic stone equipment, and was very careful when dismantling them. You even have to run back and forth to the console to get the overall picture of the ship and make sure you don't get anything wrong.
Naturally, this speed was not fast, and it took three months of busy work before Ethan completely dismantled the magic stone equipment on the ship and moved it to the Goddess of Dawn. The remaining wooden hull did not escape Ethan's clutches, and the better parts were dismantled and preserved, and the remaining damaged parts were burned directly.
He did it to be on the safe side, not wanting anyone to find out about this guy. Therefore, the magic stone equipment he obtained and the wood of this ship will not be seen by outsiders, let alone sold.
He would do more processing of the wood and make it into something else. Magic stone equipment will take advantage of the work at sea to completely change its appearance, and even if it is to be used, it must ensure that the appearance changes greatly and will not be recognized.
For this reason, he gave up the magic stones in the warehouse, and gave priority to taking out some poor quality magic stones, and the experiments that would have been abandoned by wasting a lot of magic stones before were all on the agenda, and after not caring about the loss of magic stones, Ethan's understanding of magic stones was also improving rapidly.
Even so, under the premise that the warehouse of the Dawning Goddess was full, a large amount of materials were still piled up on the deck, and the seriously overloaded Dawning Goddess had a much deeper draft, and it became a lot more stable in this stormy sea.
This state of affairs was inevitably affected, but fortunately, Ethan was not in a hurry to return to the central island, and the food reserves were sufficient, which could be replenished from the sea, and there was no shortage of fresh water after having treatment equipment: even if the equipment was broken, Ethan would not be able to worry about the problem of clean water.
What Ethan wants to do most now is to combine the magic stone technology with his own knowledge to further transform the Dawning Goddess.
The Magic Stone equipment currently installed on the Aurora includes the cooking equipment in the galley, the temperature control device in the warehouse, the water purification equipment for bathing and drinking water throughout the ship, the balance and stabilizer installed on the exterior of the ship, the lighting equipment used in each room and the most important control console.
These devices all have independent energy supply, not so much for ease of use as for the lack of a systematic system and architecture, and the role of each device is very clear, and the technical content is not high.
These devices are devices that bring out the characteristics of the magic stone itself and make it more convenient for adventurers to use. Even that console requires a specific magic stone to function properly.
It can be said that the magic stone equipment used by Ethan so far is mainly based on magic stones.
This time, it was different, the propulsion unit was completely different from the equipment on his own ship.
On this thruster, Ethan vaguely saw a similar direction to himself and Tony's time when they were studying the combination of magic and technology. It is not simply to give full play to the attributes of the magic stone itself, but to have its own due function, and at the same time, this function can also make better use of the ability of the magic stone itself, from focusing on magic stones to paying equal attention to both. Not only does it not conflict, but it promotes each other perfectly and produces better results.
"Therefore, the development of magic stone equipment is how to perfectly match the two, so that one plus one is greater than the effect of two. ”
The idea is clear, and the specific way to do it has to be studied slowly, Ethan looked at the scattered propulsion devices that had been dismantled by himself, and its detailed structure had been imprinted in his mind, and it was not difficult to install it back with his hands-on ability.
But he wasn't going to restore it to its original state, the set was snatched from the enemy, and it was packed on his own ship as it was, who knows if it would cause trouble?
He's going to have to give it a makeover if he wants to, and he wants to make some improvements to see if he can make some optimizations.
In addition, the water supply system on the Aurora is still very primitive, and he would like to install a modern water supply system, in addition to the complete energy supply system for the Aurora - completely abandon the current system and use a main energy source for energy supply, which should be considered with an energy delivery system.
Thinking about it later, Ethan found that if he wanted to make this set of things, the biggest hidden danger was the hull of the Dawning Goddess, the wooden hull was too fragile, and any damage in any place after his own transformation could lead to the collapse of the entire system.
"Headache!"
Ethan pressed his temples and found that the more he thought about it, the farther he wanted to realize his idea perfectly, the current Dawning Goddess would definitely not work, he would at least have to build a steel battleship first.
In fact, he has a similar idea for a long time, but the steel battleship is not a bicycle, and it can be hammered out by his own hand, and it is really unrealistic to want to build a steel battleship with a displacement of tens of millions of tons by himself.
"Leave it to the shipyard OEM?"
If he had considered this method before, now he has completely given up.
"Looking for Ant-Man for help?"
Come to think of it, it seems that the most reliable way is to ask Tony to help build his ideal ship, and then find Ant-Man, ask him to help make the boat smaller with Pym particles, and then bring it into the world himself.
You'll have to ask for some extra Pym Particle equipment to get the ship back to its original state. Otherwise, it can only be used as a model.
Old Dr. Pym didn't think about it, so with his friendship with Tony, he wouldn't help himself if he found this old guy, and he would be ridiculed if he didn't get it right.
"Other than that, it seems that Blackbeard is also an option there?"
He suddenly remembered Blackbeard in the Pirates of the Caribbean, a kind of black magic that bottled ships and could be learned more easily than Pym particles in some ways.
The problem of the ship seems to be solved, then a new question arises: what about maintenance?
Ethan, who had a headache, decided to put this problem aside for a while, and continued to be busy in the following days, living on this island for half a year, and only then did Ethan start to pack his things and prepare to leave.
"Hmm......"
Xiao Ou saw that Ethan wanted to take him away, and he was very reluctant, squawing there and constantly selling cuteness, as if he wanted to persuade Ethan to stay.
"The island is about to sink, and if you stay, you'll be drowned, do you want to become food for those guys in the sea?"
"Hmm......"
It's a good thing to have wisdom, at least to be able to communicate, and the little thing understands that staying will not end well, and agrees to leave with Ethan in frustration.
It's just that before leaving, the little thing kept motioning to Ethan to follow, and then led him to an ordinary place, and kept signaling to Ethan: "Dig!"
"Dig here?"
Ethan walked back and forth a few times, and found that there was nothing unusual about this place. The most special thing about this is that it is the most inhospitable place on the island.
No trees, no ores, just frozen hard land.
Touching his chin, it seems that this situation is not normal either, on an island full of trees and ores, there is nothing here, which in itself is the biggest abnormality.
Looking left and right, Ethan carefully compared the distance around him, and was surprised to find that he was standing at a central point, and the surrounding trees, whether it were trees or ores, perfectly avoided this area, and the distance between the front and back and left and right was all the same, forming a perfect circle.
"Interesting. ”
Ethan has needed to dig some magic stones from time to time in the past six months, so he carries the tools for digging, and he doesn't have to waste time to get them at this time, so he starts digging directly.
A dig is a week.
The number and frequency of the tremors are increasing, and by the time of the day, the tremors will be felt almost every short time.
"Dig for another hour, and we'll have to go, with or without something. ”
Xiao Ou has been holding Ethan's shoulder, staring at the direction Ethan digging, and when he heard Ethan's words, he stood up and patted his chest with his little paws: Trust me!
“......”
Ethan watched the little thing's movements, shook his head speechlessly, and continued digging. After digging for another half a day, the feeling of shaking became more intense, and it happened every few moments, Ethan had already had to leave, but he didn't expect the little thing to suddenly jump off his shoulder, and frantically gouge on the ground.
Walked over and grabbed the little thing, and just as he was about to leave, Ethan felt a ripple on the ground.
"Huh?"
Ethan has been nurturing magic recently, he has been avoiding using mental power to detect any energy, and he often wears the pair of detection glasses on his eyes, but even if he has passively felt a trace of energy fluctuations, there is still no hint on the glasses.
"What is this?"
He put Xiao Ou on his shoulder, and then dug something the size of a watermelon out of the ground with both hands.
"Meow!"
A cat meow sounded from the shoulder, conveying a very clear meaning: "Run!"