"Report, have traveled to the offshore area, out of sight of the docks. ”

"Left full rudder, maintaining the current distance from the shoreline, began to conduct speed tests. Speed increases by one section per minute. ”

"Yes. ”

Under the command of Captain Gates, the amateur captain, the Tempest had begun to move quickly on the surface of the sea.

"Lord of the Castle. We, the Griffin Knights, are already on guard in the vicinity, and the ship's trials can safely begin. Sano walked over to Alan's side.

And at the top of the cabin, a griffin is resting there, and the setting of this battleship, there is also a great advantage, that is, there are many spacious places, at least twenty griffons can be allowed to stay at the same time.

"Okay. Sano, you've been in the air before, so this time you should enjoy what it's like to be at sea. Alan said with a smile.

Sano nodded, his eyes fixed on the completely unseen devices around him.

Compared with the unfamiliar Sarno, Corot still has a little experience in sea navigation, but it is the first time he has taken such a large ship. Looking out the window at the calm sea, he felt a sense of excitement in his heart.

Stomp and tread

At this time, the door to the captain's room was pushed open, and a whitebeard with a red face walked in.

"It's amazing, it's amazing. With the boiling water, it was possible to make such a large ship move. Whitebeard said in amazement.

"Mr. Captain. Wait a minute, you'll see more surprises, and get a good idea of this ship that could become your companion. Otherwise, you might miss it. Alan laughed and said that if the whitebeard couldn't do what he was satisfied with, he wouldn't mind changing the captain.

"I've grown fond of this boat. Lord of the Castle, the captain of this ship must be me. Whitebeard said confidently, he looked at the ship Gates in front of him, although his movements seemed a little clumsy, but in the wide sea, it was nothing, anyway, it was just a sea trial.

Report. The battleship has been accelerated to seven knots. ”

Report. The speed of the battleship is now eight knots. ”

............

In the crowd from the beginning of the satisfaction, to the excitement later, to the later surprise.

Report. The speed of the battleship has reached fourteen knots. The power room reports that the boiler has produced a situation of slight heat and whether to continue to accelerate. ”

Gates smiled and ordered, "Keep accelerating." We're just getting started. ”

Whitebeard looked at the receding sea outside, and he said in amazement: "I didn't expect that I would be able to sit on such a fast battleship in a year." Perhaps this will be the fastest warship in the world. ”

"It may be the fastest now, but I'm sure it will be faster soon. Alan said with a smile.

Right

The power of technology is magical, and now that Alan has officially pressed the switch, they will take a big step.

Report. The speed of the battleship has reached fifteen knots. ”

"Keep accelerating. ”

Report. ”

"The speed of the battleship has exceeded sixteen knots. The boiler is already hot. ”

"And then continue to accelerate. Gates already had a crazy look on his face.

It's like seeing a child who has been raised by himself perform on stage.

"The speed of the battleship has already exceeded seventeen knots. It's time for the alert. ”

"Go on. Don't stop. ”

At this time, almost everyone's hearts were raised, and Sano and Corot next to them looked at Alan with a little worry.

However, there was no other expression on Allen's face.

Now that he's handed things over to Gates, he'll be 100 percent relieved.

"The speed of the battleship has reached eighteen knots, which really can't be faster. Even the herald's head was sweating, and his tone trembled a little.

"Maintain this speed for a minute, and then drop to fifteen knots after a minute. If there is any special situation in one minute, report it to me immediately. And ordered the inspection team in charge of the steam engine to observe and inspect the scene. ”

"Yes. ”

Little by little, time passed.

"Report the captain. A minute was up, and there was nothing wrong with the steam engine and boiler. We're going to start slowing down. ”

"Yes. ”

"Woooooooooo ”

A loud whistle was heard from the roof of the cabin.

The speed of the battleship also began to slow down.

The expressions on everyone's faces finally relaxed a lot.

Whitebeard, however, clenched his fists excitedly.

The fastest speed is eighteen knots and eighteen knots, and it is really eighteen knots

He was an old sailor, and he had been staring outside just now, and with his experience, there was no moisture at this speed.

It's only a minute, but if it happens in a naval battle, it can change a lot of things.

Report. The speed of the ship had dropped to fifteen knots. The boiler has cooled down and everything is normal. ”

"Alright. Continue at this pace and have someone from the testing team come and report to us. ”

"Yes. ”

Gates also seemed to be relieved at this time, and he turned to look at Alan behind him.

"Lord Castle, our first step of testing has been completed. Just wait for the inspection team to come and report the situation. ”

Alan nodded, and he said appreciatively, "Very good." It's good that you can build such a good ship. ”

Stomp and tread

There was a rush of footsteps, and I saw several dwarves covered in sweat and bare sticks walking in.

"Oops. How they don't wear clothes. The black rabbit, who had been staying quietly next to him, covered his face at once, and the black cat next to him pouted.

Mirana, on the other hand, didn't have any expression, looking at the scenery outside, with a faint smile on her face.

"Report ...... Report. Everything is normal in the power room, everything is normal in the steam engine, and the boiler is in normal use...... All data is normal. The gasping dwarf said excitedly.

The dwarf next to him added, "It's just too hot." We have to find a way to install a cooling device there, otherwise it's like standing on top of a fire in the scorching summer sun. We're okay with this, the crew in the power room not only took off their clothes, but also had a big pants left in the lower half of their bodies. ”

"Hahaha. ”

Everyone laughed.

"Good. I'll find a way to improve it later. Gates smiled and nodded, then looked at Allen, "Lord of the City, then we can now conduct the second important experiment." ”

"Well, weapons, right. Let's go. Alan nodded and said.

"Herald. Ten guns on the left, fired in turn. ”

"Yes. ”

This time, Alan and the others came outside.

Preparations have already begun for the crews on deck, which are graduates of the artillery major.

The artillery major was specially set up by Allen at the beginning, and he took out the things in his mind and arranged for professional people to conduct experiments, thanks to Zack's experience as a hunter in the process.

However, the graduation rate of artillery is relatively low, and the loyalty of artillery Allen is very high. So this time the Tempest was commissioned, and Allen transferred all the almost forty gunners who graduated at once, accounting for almost two-thirds of the number of artillerymen who graduated in the first phase, and Zach also reported to Allen about this.

Still, Allen stressed the importance of battleship artillery. Therefore, the first thing those artillerymen did when they came to the beach was to get used to life on a ship, and to adapt to the difference between firing on a ship and firing on land.

"Ready, request to fire. ”

"Open fire. ”

At this time, Alan specially said to the person next to him: "Stand firm." ”

"Huh?" Neither Sano nor Whitebeard reacted.

"Boom, boom, boom. ”

The ten guns on the left were fired in turn, and because of the recoil of the guns, the hull inevitably shook slightly.

"Oops. The black cat did not stand firm on his feet, and fell into Allen's arms at once.

"Be careful, definitely. Alan said with a smile.

The black cat blushed and stepped away.

"Oh my God. Whitebeard next to him looked at the scene in the distance in surprise, the shock just now was nothing for him, a person who is often at sea.

It was about six or seven hundred meters away, and there was a splash.

An excited look appeared on Corot's face, and this was ...... That's Stormwind's strength

Report. Launched. The gunner shouted.

"Ten guns on the left are ready, salvo," Gates shouted again.

"Yes. ”

"You're going to have to stand firm this time. Alan said with a smile.

The black cat grabbed the handrail next to it with a special acquaintance this time.

This time Whitebeard's eyes widened, and they didn't want to miss a moment.

"Reloaded. Ten guns on the left, salvo ready. ”

"Launch. ”

This time, almost all of them's bodies shook a little.

Even the hull of the ship was tilted more than ten degrees, but this was also temporary for the ironclad ship, and it slowly returned to stability.

In the distance, a column of water rises to the sky.

"This ...... This weapon ......" Whitebeard swallowed, he looked at the black cylinders, if ...... If they had such weapons, then who else could be their opponent at sea, and they could attack the enemy from a distance of 500 meters.

What is the concept of a distance of 500 meters? Even at an average speed of fifteen knots, it would take about three minutes to travel.

If it were a normal boat, it would take at least five minutes.

In five minutes, it was a living target.

Wrong

Whitebeard seemed to have thought of something, the strong shaking recoil generated by the weapon just now, if it was on an ordinary wooden ship, then the planks would be difficult to withstand that kind of momentum for a long time, unless it was a large wooden warship.

"Because we consider that the enemy of naval warships is generally warships, most of the ammunition magazines that have been prepared for a long time are solid shells, but there are also a few flowering shells. However, solid shells work best in naval warfare, and even the kind of large ships we dismantled before, as long as they suffer four or five solid bullets, then they will only have the fate of sinking. Gates said.

Alan nodded, he looked at the slowly calming sea, as if he had seen the wreckage of a large enemy warship there.

The ocean of the future, that will belong to Stormwind