As the sun sets, the afterglow of the setting sun shines through the clouds, creating a crimson pillar of light. At the end of the pillar of light, the royal castle made of white marble is reflecting beautiful colors in the sunset.

And the owner of this castle in Wonderland, Queen Victoria, is standing in front of the carved balustrade of the terrace, quietly looking at the sky in the distance.

Her short blonde hair is dyed a fiery red in the sunset, and the light and shadow of her face are accentuated by the delicate side of her face, like a noble goddess in ancient mythology.

Green had been standing here with her for a while.

Even though night had fallen and it was time to go back, Green didn't say goodbye—he had something to say.

"It's not fun to be a queen...... Victoria sighed softly, turned her head and whispered.

"What?" Greene couldn't hear clearly.

"When I was very young, my father told me that I was going to be the first queen of the kingdom of Navia, so I have been waiting for this day. I think that when I become a queen, I can do whatever I want, and I don't have to worry about other people's opinions, and I don't have to restrict my freedom. As a result, when I became the queen, I realized that I had to take on more responsibilities, consider more people's opinions, and do more things, and this honor became even heavier. ”

"Your Majesty, you ......"

"When no one is around, just call me Victoria. The girl walked over to Grimm and took his hand.

"But fortunately I have the hand of a mighty king. ”

Victoria looked at Green, who didn't dare to look at her, and continued, "Thank you, Green, thank you for helping me so much, and thank you for saving my father. ”

"Ahem... That's what I'm supposed to do. Green withdrew his hand a little unnaturally, then changed the subject and said, "By the way, Your Majesty... Victoria, don't you know that the construction of the new ship that was planned last time has already begun?"

"Not yet, what? Is my Hand of the King interested in shipbuilding?" asked Victoria, curiously.

"Uh... I'm really interested. Green nodded.

"I wonder if you can let me preside over the construction of these ships?" he said with a serious face.

After the last time he returned from his search for the Puff Dragon, Sam told him that they wanted to build a sailboat that could take off and land dragons.

In this way, no matter where they go in the future, they no longer have to think about the voyage.

In fact, Green has always considered this matter.

The lifting of the Viking ban brought them not only new opportunities, but also new troubles.

The pirates last time were proof that the world wasn't as rosy as he thought it would.

If you want to touch the outside world, you must have strong force.

Only in this way can you ensure that you have enough strength to deal with all kinds of troubles in the face of various unknown situations, and at the same time not be imposed on your head by other people's rules.

And the dragon knight is their ultimate force guarantee now.

If you want to build a ship that is suitable for all kinds of dragon take-offs and landings, the Viking dragon ship with a combination of sail pulp in the past is definitely not suitable, not to mention the speed, even the load capacity and the size of the ship.

As for the slave ship "Wings of Freedom" on the Southern Continent that they had recently captured, it was also unsuitable.

ropes, cables, ladders, numerous superstructures...... There are so many things in the way, each of which is an obstacle for a dragon like Nightwrath who needs to run a distance to take off.

So after thinking about it, Green felt that a completely straight deck ship like an aircraft carrier would be the most suitable.

But at present, he has not even built a Watt steam engine, and he can't even think of a steel giant ship like this.

After much thought, Green felt that the only way to achieve this was by renovating a traditional sailboat.

To take off and land the Wyvern, the most important problem to solve is the ropes that are pulled horizontally and diagonally on ordinary sailboats.

So Green immediately thought of the Chinese hard-sail sailing ship on Earth.

It was the kind of sail he knew of that used the least rope.

However, the disadvantages of the Chinese hard sail are also obvious, because the sail can only be pulled to the top and the mast is shorter, so the total area of the sail is relatively small. As a result, the speed of the ship is very slow, and the carrying capacity is small, which is obviously not suitable for ocean navigation.

So Grimm thought about it, and he had to make up for these shortcomings somewhere else.

The bow of the ship is "shear-type", with a narrow front and a wide hull at the rear, which minimizes the drag of the boat when sailing in the sea.

The mast is reinforced with steel to ensure the strength of the mast and extend the length of the mast as much as possible.

The use of a combination of a jisphon sail and a Chinese stiff sail allows the sail area to be increased while the number of cables and sparks is reduced as much as possible.

In addition, the entire sailing ship left a small aft at the stern, and the other superstructures were completely abolished.

Finally, the ship will also be equipped with no guns, thus guaranteeing the load and speed of the ship.

It's just that this boat, which mixes the characteristics of a variety of sailing ships, is completely imagined by Green based on theory, so the real effect needs to be verified by reality.

That's when he asked for him to preside over the construction of the ship.

"This should be fine! In addition, you will need to discuss this matter with the leaders of the other tribes, after all, this is built by everyone at their own expense. After listening to Green's account, Victoria nodded earnestly.

In the past, the Vikings' ships were indeed too far behind, and now that Green has captured a ship from the Southern Continent, it can be imitated with the Vikings' exquisite shipbuilding skills.

In addition, she had just learned that her Hand of the King had studied the construction of ships as well.

Looking at the night sky, which had been completely darkened, Victoria straightened her hair, which had been tossed by the evening breeze, and then stood up.

"My Mr. Dragon Knight, I've never experienced the feeling of flying in the sky, I wonder if you can let me feel it?"

Grimm paused for a moment, then hurriedly bent down and saluted, "It is my pleasure, Miss Victoria. ”

......

In the bright moonlight, Green carefully helped Victoria to climb off the back of the Nightshade.

Mary had already come over with a wind lantern at this time, and she stared at her master's red face with big round eyes and wondered, could it be that something inappropriate for children had happened when she had just flown up?

"Ahem~" After seeing Victoria turn around and walk towards the castle, Green hurriedly coughed and said, "Your Majesty, I ......"

"Alright, my Mr. Dragoon, your queen needs to rest, and you can leave now. ”

“......”

Looking at the back of the hurried departure in the dark, Green wiped his cheeks helplessly.

Things are getting more and more troublesome.