"This is the cement that we invented in Storm Castle, you can use it as a hardener, you can use sediment and other things like hardened steel, so that the road will no longer have to be afraid of wind and rain erosion, and at the same time, the driving speed will reach a peak!"

Duke introduced it to Old Watt in the simplest language, because this kind of thing seems to be just a cement road, but if you really investigate the principle, it involves various physical and chemical changes, so let Old Watt understand the general effect of cement.

"Your Excellency, my son told me in his letters about the differences in the Storm Territory, and I didn't believe it before, but now that I see what you call a concrete road, I begin to believe that everything he says is true, because this path is so amazing and amazing. ”

"Your Excellency, you will see more magic and amazement. ”

Duke replied with a smile, because the Storm Fortress he was going to see next was the first large-scale reinforced concrete building in the world, which could be said to be epoch-making. When such a fortress stands in front of you, the people of this world will even think that it is a palace of gods!

After nearly two hours of driving, the Storm Carriage began to emerge as a massive reinforced concrete building, the Storm Fortress built by Duke.

The Storm Fortress built by Duke was built according to the standards of World War I, so it is completely different from the small bastions of this world, but the entire base is a product of fortressization. If you look at it from afar, it's like a super castle by the sea.

Looking at such an amazing fortress city, the shock in Old Watt's heart was even more conceivable, and he even forgot to walk after getting off the carriage, and just stared at everything in front of him. Soon, though, a look of horror appeared on his face as a strong group of fish-man warriors was walking towards Duke and them.

Compared with dwarves and elves, the sea tribe has always been far away from humans, and even a kind of enemy-like existence. The reason why the ocean trade in this world is so difficult is not only because there are various water monsters and monsters in the ocean, but also because there are harassments from the sea tribe in this world.

You must know that the sea tribe is also intelligent creatures, coupled with their extremely backward productivity, and their thirst for materials even surpasses the barbarians in a sense. In addition, the relationship with humans is not very good, so naturally these merchant ships sailing on the sea are the first target of the sea tribe. More importantly, there is no good way for human beings to deal with the raids of the sea tribe, after all, even in modern society, the sea can be said to be a forbidden area for human beings, not to mention the level of science and technology in this era.

As an old shipbuilder, Old Watt's hatred and fear for the Sea Clan are naturally much deeper than those of Duke and them, so as soon as he saw the arrival of the Sea Clan, Old Watt subconsciously thought that they were enemies, and such a well-equipped fish-man warrior must have come from the Sea Clan tribe, and it could even be a direct legion of the Atlantis Dynasty.

Seeing Old Watt's move, Duke naturally knew why, only to see him say with a faint smile on his face: "Viscount Watt, you don't need to panic, these sea tribes are the fish-man army of Storm Fortress, and they are also the current guardians of Storm Fortress, and these fish-man warriors will also ensure the safety of you and the shipyard in the future." ”

When he heard Duke's words, Old Watt looked at him with surprised eyes, these sea tribes are actually the fish-man warriors of Storm Castle? Being able to co-opt the fish-people is something that many big lords have not done, let alone a small territory like Storm Castle, so Old Watt's surprise can be imagined.

Soon the fish-man warriors confirmed Duke's words, and when they came to Duke's presence, they all saluted him respectfully, "Your lord." ”

When he heard these Sea Clan soldiers so respectfully call Duke Lord Lord, Old Watt believed that what Duke said was true, and that these fish-man warriors were really the Storm Army. But this time Old Watt was even more surprised, because a small storm territory, even if it has Alpine City and Storm Fortress, it can still have a giant building like Storm Fortress, and now even the fish-man warriors have appeared, how much hidden strength does Storm Castle have?

"Viscount Watt, in the future, I will send fish-man warriors to guard the Storm Shipyard, because in this sea of death, there are still my enemies, they are also sea tribes, called the Shark Tribe. At the same time, these fish-man warriors are the future Storm Navy, and will follow the human warriors aboard the ship to escort the merchant ships on the storm's voyage. ”

After saying this, Duke took Old Watt directly to the Storm Shipyard, which was still under construction. For this Storm Shipyard, it can be said that Hansduk is one of the tallest planned buildings, and even in a sense, it surpasses Storm New City, and it is also the highest development plan for Stormcastle in the future, which is on the same level as the industrial revolution of the steam engine.

However, the Stormcastle shipyard has little to do with the shipyard now, and can only be regarded as a giant warehouse, because there are countless huge pieces of air-dried wood stacked in it. At present, Duke has been preparing for this since two years ago, even when manpower is scarce, he has recruited the dwarven army to cut wood on Mont Saint-Michel.

Because Duke knew that the warships of this era, it was impossible to directly evolve into the steel warships of the later generations, and they could only come from wooden warships little by little. The requirements for wood for wooden warships are very high, not only for the wood itself, but also for the air-drying conditions. It can be said that if the timber used to build a large sailing ship is to be durable and not disintegrate on the surface of the sea, then it will take several years to dry and completely drain the moisture from the wood, otherwise the large ship that has been built at a huge cost may disintegrate into wooden blocks in a few years.

The timber is air-dried here over several years, and it is a very high-quality giant teak and oak wood, because they are very dense and corrosion-resistant, making them the best hardwood species, which is very suitable for the shipbuilding industry.

The only thing Duke feels fortunate about is that the shipbuilding industry in this world is very underdeveloped, so he can leave him so many excellent giant trees, because wood directly determines the quality of future sailboats, and also determines the cost of cutting and transportation.