Inside the cave, a sketch of a sea ship is placed on a long wooden table.

Needle Gold, Purple Di, Cang Whisker, Mane Ge and others sat around, and everyone's eyes were focused on the sketch.

Sketches depict side views, top views, perspective views, etc., of the vessels.

The author of the sketch, the shipwright, said: "According to statistics, there are 247 survivors. The Pig's Kiss had already been dismantled by us, and I conceived the ship, counting the timber we had shipped, and estimating how much iron our iron ore would produce. ”

"The new ship is expected to be 42 meters long, 16 meters wide and 8 meters high, with a displacement of 300 tons. ”

"As you can see, the new ship will have two decks, with five guns on the top deck. ”

"There are three masts in total, and each mast has a mast tower. ”

"It's a slash. ”

"Both the mast and the headlash have sails, mainly square sails. According to our charts and routes, the wind direction is stable, and the square sail is the most practical. But on the rear mast is a spinnaker. More precisely, a spinnaker. ”

"It is expected that our mainsail will have more than 200 square meters. ”

"This is the bow floor, and it's mostly for big guys. This is the stern building, and there is your room with Needle Kin. There is a verandah behind the aft building, which has a wide view and can enjoy the beautiful scenery on the sea. ”

In the end, the fourth boatwright smiled flatteringly at the needle gold.

The new ship will be twice as small as the Pig's Kiss. At 76 meters long, the Pig Kiss was a large trading vessel capable of transporting large quantities of goods and people over long distances.

In terms of voyage, this island is located near the midpoint of the straight line between the Shengming Continent and the Wilderness Continent.

The purpose of the others was not to build a ship with excellent performance, but to leave the island as soon as possible and complete the second half of the voyage, so as to rush to the Wilderness Continent.

"How much is there in terms of supplies?" Needle Gold asked, breaking the silence.

The boatsmith replied: "Mostly ship nails." We need a lot of iron, and this is where the gap is greatest. ”

"Aren't we getting enough ore?" wondered Needlegold, who was afraid of this, and spent many nights turning into a monkey-tailed brown bear and mining. Most of the ore in their hands now was dug by Needlegold alone.

Zidi replied, "We have to thank those monkey-tailed brown bears, the ore is sufficient." However, to extract the iron from the ore, we currently use the method of ablation with chemicals. There are not enough agents in this area. ”

"I see. Needle Gold nodded, his eyes scanning the crowd, "What can you do about this problem?"

Zidi looked embarrassed: "At present, I am actively looking for alternative materials around, but I am not sure whether I will find it." After all, this is a rainforest, not a forest. Maybe we can organize an expedition to the forest landscape to collect these raw materials. ”

Cang Su shook his head: "It's too difficult, and it's too risky." Lord Needle Gold needs to defend the valley, and we don't have enough combat power to support an exploration team. Processing ore with chemicals is not a conventional method in itself. My suggestion is to make an earthen kiln. Not a small earthen kiln I made in an oasis, but a large earthen kiln. We can use charcoal fire to heat and melt the ore to get a large amount of pig iron. ”

"Is it possible to build a large earthen kiln here?" asked Needle Gold.

He remembered that when he was in the Oasis, Acansu's attempt to make an earthen kiln had failed.

But Cangsu nodded: "It's okay." The soil here is not the same as in the oasis, in fact, someone has already made it. He is a craftsman and has much more experience in making clay kilns than I do. ”

There is a high proportion of artisans among the survivors. These people all went to work in the Wilderness Continent.

In order for the Terrans to gain a foothold on the wilderness continent and win this war of aggression, they need to build a large number of castles, camps, and other fortifications.

These fortifications represent a large number of job opportunities, far exceeding the standard salary of the Shengming Continent.

Needle Gold nodded: "According to Cangsu's suggestion, we will build an earthen kiln." ”

After making a decision, Needlegold looked at the shipwright again.

"There are other gaps. The shipwright said.

The remaining notch, one is the sail. A large amount of cloth was required to make the sails, and the shipwrights had pinned their hopes on the sails on the Pig's Kiss. But after dismantling, only a few fragments of the sail were obtained. Because before that, the temperature dropped, and the survivors of Camp 1 dismantled and torn off the sails and used them as warm clothing.

The other is adhesives. The planks are made of flat joints and there are gaps. Under normal circumstances, it is filled with asphalt, hemp rope, glue, etc. There is also a large gap in adhesives.

The third is the crew sailor. Needle Gold and others need to train some temporary sailors.

Finally, there are the supplies.

Food and water are well stocked, but not enough.

Building a ship requires a lot of physical energy, which leads to increased food consumption.

After the ship is built, it is necessary to stock up on sufficient supplies. During the voyage, it was difficult to get supplies.

Some people may say that you can fish and fish at sea.

This is a very layman's statement.

Fishing operations are usually carried out in fishing grounds, and fishing in other areas is inefficient.

The work on the ship is very heavy, if everyone goes fishing and fishing, not to mention the low efficiency, the sailing speed will be slowed down, and the time will be long, the food consumption will be more, and the gain will outweigh the loss.

From this point of view, there is not much difference between the sea and the desert.

"How much time will it take to build this new ship?" asked the question of his greatest concern.

The shipwright replied: "Normally, ships are built in about two years. It is difficult to estimate the construction period of our new ship, but it should take at least half a year. ”

"It's too long, can you shorten it some?" Kuromaki wasn't happy with the time.

The shipwright sighed: "This is already the fastest speed. Mainly because of the potion of Purple Di, it can speed up the drying of wood. Generally speaking, the wood used for shipbuilding needs to be dried to completely remove moisture, and it will generally be dried in the shade for more than a year. ”

"Luckily, we have a lot of craftsmen. ”

"If it weren't for the two hundred people in this valley, even four or five years of our men alone might not be able to build a seafaring ship. ”

Needle Gold was very disappointed with this answer, more than half a year has passed, and the position of the Lord of Baisha City has probably been decided.

It is impossible for the Imperial officials to wait for the needle gold alone. The two Templars who competed with him for the position of city lord would never wait for the needle.

But there is no way.

Unless rescue arrives during this period, if the needle gold relies on building a new ship to escape, it can only accept this time.

The place where the shipbuilding was built was in the small valley.

With a little modification, the open space in the small valley is a good place to build a ship.

It's too much work to make a shipyard.

Of course, the material for the dock doesn't need to be as high as for shipbuilding, and the rainforest will never be short of wood.

Kuromaki, Sandao and others formed a logging team and a patrol.

Timber is constantly fed into the small valleys.

The sites where they cut down are mainly concentrated in small valleys and beaches. Clearing the forest here will also make it easier to build tracks in the future, which will facilitate the smooth launching of new ships into the sea.

The amount of work required to make a track is much smaller than that of building a dock directly on the beach.

After several days, the clearing in the small valley was finally cut off from raindrops, and even with the torrential rain, the ground remained dry.

Ships need to be built in a dry environment.

The shipwright and the others began to work on the largest trunk, which was the best material for making the keel. According to the words of the shipwright and the wooden class, even in the several major ports of the Shengming Continent, it is difficult to find such good materials!

Under the overall planning of Cangsu, the survivors in the valley are busy, and everyone has something to do.

Cyanobacteria and white buds were responsible for building and transforming the valley, forming fortifications, and laying traps and warning devices on the perimeter.

The fat tongue assists the canthus whiskers, and the purple pedicle is responsible for the research and development of the medicine.

Needle Gold, Mane Ge and others mainly cleared the surrounding herd and replenished food reserves.

The fan led the women and the wounded to make hemp rope and cloth.

After the keel was made, the shipwright and the others began to make the mast non-stop. Due to the lack of suitable timber, at least six masts had to be made, which were spliced together in pairs to form the foremast, mid-mast, and rear mast.

At the same time, the fat tongue led some people and applied the potion to the keel. With the potion, the keel will dry more quickly.

The dosage of the keel alone almost emptied Zidi's inventory.

Purple Tilly can only split the manufacturing steps of the potion and distribute it to others to make it separately to increase the yield.

This requires new manpower.

Fortunately, Ausu had a lot of experience, and he quickly drew enough personnel from other sources to avoid slowing down the progress of other projects to a minimum.

With ultrasonic scouting, the Needlegold didn't miss a single herd near the valley.

In every action, he has achieved a lot.

Mane Ge no longer competes with Needle Gold, and his record in this respect is second only to Needle Gold.

When the shipwrights, wooden bands and others began to make the planks, the valley was the center, and the 50,000-meter radius was all cleared.

But the work of clearing the herd will continue.

Because herds are mobile, empty territory and abundant food sources are great temptations for herds.

Clearing herds is no longer as frequent as it used to be, and the danger has dropped dramatically.

Those who are attracted are usually groups of beasts or monsters with weak competitiveness. Powerful monsters or herds are the overlords of their own territory and do not need to migrate.

Gradually, Needle Gold handed over this job to Mane, Black Roll and others.

The extra time he earned was used to practice the various forms in the heart core in private, and he made a lot of progress.

Heavy rains are becoming less frequent, and sunny days are starting to outweigh rainy days during the week.

In the evening, it cleared.

The light of the setting sun shone on the body of Needle Gold and a group of scaly panthers.

While Needle Gold was training privately on the edge of the cordon, the scaly panthers intruded into the range of his ultrasound probe.

The magic energy reserve sent to the door, the needle gold smiled happily.

After a fight, the battlefield calmed down.

"It's so easy...... As soon as they come into contact with the scaly panthers, they will be electrocuted by me. Needle Gold smiled with satisfaction.

Long-term persistence and hard work have yielded results.

He's now able to discharge with ease!

"I'm different from the Silver Squirrel, who will immediately wilt when he discharges, but if I discharge, it will increase the consumption of magic energy, and it won't have much effect on me. ”

"Who is it?" used the ultrasound again, and Needlegold suddenly noticed someone in the distance.

The complexion of the needle gold changed suddenly.

When he was just fighting, he stopped the ultrasound, and his main attention was on discharging, so he didn't notice it in time.

What did this person observe?

When did you get here, and what did you find?

The scorpion shell on the needle gold is easily associated with what Mane Ge saw at the beginning.

Who is this person?

Needle Gold ran wildly and chased after this man.

The mysterious man noticed it, turned around and ran wildly, fleeing to the valley!