Chapter 139: The Treaty of Fort Riptide
The departure of the main force of the Tulip Navy gave Greene the opportunity to enter the Bay of Otland while the defense of the coastline was lax.
The battle for the fortress of Otlan is still facing off, but with more and more dwarves entering the fortress, Tulip's defenders should not be able to hold out for long.
"Hey, little ghost, since we're already at our destination, why don't we dock yet?"
Looking at Sarah, dressed in leather pants and a leather jacket, walking around the deck with long legs, Green rolled her eyes.
The more familiar he became, the more he found that this woman was not only a lily, but also a female man! She was very arrogant, spoke unscrupulously, and sometimes liked to talk about meat and tease others.
If it were someone else, he would have been angry, but fortunately Green didn't care too much about that. And indeed, as Sarah said, she has a lot of experience and knowledge in sailing, and it is very appropriate to serve as the captain of the Dragon Wings fleet. After a period of ocean going and training, the sailors of the Dragon Wings fleet have grown a lot in sailing and tacit understanding.
"We docked on the Tieliu River for three days, and when Leopold had taken control of Moria's situation, we went ashore. “
"Can he do it alone, doesn't need our help?" said Sarah, her voice much softer, "Is it true that we have no problem locking Moria's Dwarven King in the cabin?"
"As long as Leopold is truly in control of the situation and changes the attitude of the dwarves, they will pretend not to know even if they find out that Leo Warhammer is on our ship. ”
After Mary next to her explained the problem, she looked at Green again, "It's better to leave the dwarf's problem to the dwarf to solve, let's not get involved too much." ”
Green nodded, he naturally understood this truth.
The dwarves of the Warhammer Clan used to be extremely xenophobic, and while most now understand that they must change, their attitudes towards humans cannot be changed all at once. If they interfere too much, they may not only not help Leopold, but will have the opposite effect.
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Three days later, outside Fort Riptide.
"They're coming!"
"Oh my God, these Vikings are so tall!"
"Look, Viking dragon knights!
"Goblins! When did these cunning and greedy goblins mingle with the Vikings, and they even rode dragons?"
"The black dragon, the red dragon, the green dragon, and the gray dragon...... Hey, look, isn't that scary-looking gray dragon a dwarf?"
"Ahh
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Under Leopold's introduction, Green shook hands with Moria's key officials one by one.
Listening to the exclamations of the welcoming crowd in the middle of the road, he secretly smiled in his heart: this is the effect he wants!
After three days of waiting, I don't know what Leopold did, but when they arrived at Riptide Castle, on the surface, the attitude of the dwarves was completely different from the last time.
The dwarves expressed their emotions in a more subtle way, but the curiosity and amazement on most of their faces could not be hidden...... Among them, the gnomes who were mixed in the crowd continued to exclaim one after another, and every time they saw something that shocked them, they would shout excitedly for a long time. It was also interesting to Green that he saw some halflings in the crowd.
"These halflings ......," Green asked Leopold curiously as he walked forward with the group.
"Hehe," Leopold chuckled, looking in a good mood.
"We dwarves are good wines, and the unique winemaking process of halflings is unmatched, so although Moria does not welcome foreign races, they are still very tolerant of halflings, and halflings are also very good at agriculture......"
Is this a world conquered with delicious food?Green rubbed his chin amusedly.
Once in the city, the sailors and dragon knights of the Dragonwings fleet were taken aside for a host, while Green led the main members of the fleet to a council chamber.
"Hello, Your Excellency, Commander, we have seen the magic of gunpowder, and I wonder if we can see the steam engine...... By the way, and cement. ”
Green had barely entered the council chamber and had no time to sit down when he saw a bald dwarf wearing two small glasses walking out impatiently.
"You are ......"
"This is Fritz Haber, president of the Moriah Alchemy Society and professor at the Dwarf Engineering Academy. Leopold immediately stepped forward and introduced.
Green thought that the dwarf's large head might have something to do with their messy curly hair, but looking at the slick head in front of him at the moment, he realized that the dwarf's head was really big.
"Absolutely!"
Green opened a large box that he had just carried into the room, and pulled out an iron object from it. Noticing the dwarf Haber's disbelieving eyes, he hurriedly explained, "Uh...... This is a demonstration model, not a real thing. ”
After saying this, the dwarves and gnomes who were watching all breathed a sigh of relief.
If such a little guy could drive a huge machine and pull a minecart as His Highness said, they really wouldn't have to mess around!
Ignite, heat.
As the hot water in the boiler boiled, the steam engine model drove the connected flywheel to turn.
Green looked at the people around him who were holding their breath and staring at the model of the steam engine and said, "When boiling water, the hot steam sometimes pushes the lid open, a phenomenon that everyone must have seen...... The most powerful steam engine we have built today is about 10 horsepower. ”
"This bit of power may be enough to drive ordinary machines, but there is still a big gap when it is used to propel thousands of tons of ships. ”
Green pulled out two more iron models from the box.
"This one is called a ship, this one is called a train. The former can be used for water navigation, while the latter can be used for land transportation......"
As Green explained, the eyes of the dwarves and gnomes sparkled with their eyes. Although these two things are only the imagination of the Vikings combined with theories, the future depicted is enough to make all of them excited.
"Your Excellency, you just said that the power of the steam engine you made is too low, so how do you make a high-power steam engine?" said the dwarf Haber suddenly.
Green glanced approvingly at the bald dwarf, "That's why we're here in the Dwarven Kingdom this time, to build a high-powered steam engine...... In the past, the steam engine we produced could only be counted as a low-pressure steam engine, and the higher the pressure in the steam engine, the higher the temperature...... A high-temperature and high-pressure steam engine is more suitable as a power engine than a low-pressure steam engine, and it is more powerful...... However, because the high-pressure steam engine is relatively difficult to make materials and production processes, it ......"
Speaking of this, Green paused, "I hope that we can develop and produce together." ”
The dwarven officials glanced at each other, and they weren't too surprised by this, because His Highness had already told them something, and now they wanted to talk about something more substantial...... Leaving aside the steam engine, gunpowder was the kind of thing they had to get.
"1. In exchange for the technical drawings of black powder, cement and steam engines, the two sides will cooperate in the research and development of ships, trains and high-performance steam engines, and the research results and derived related technologies shall be jointly owned by both parties. ”
"Second, after achieving results, Moria needs to build three ships with a displacement of at least more than a thousand tons in exchange. ”
"Third, after the results are achieved, Moria is obliged to help Navia to establish the corresponding shipyards and locomotive factories. ”
"4. In exchange, Moria is required to provide 8,000 dwarves to work for Navia for three years, during which time Navia will be paid a normal salary, and provided with housing, medical care, and other related living conditions. ”
"5. After the expiration of the period of work, the person concerned has the right to choose whether to settle down or to return, and neither party shall interfere. ”
"Six 、......"
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"Green, do you think the dwarves will say yes?" Sam asked in a whisper as he walked out of the council chamber, "When we came out just now, the faces of those dwarven officials couldn't be darker. ”
I'm back!Sorry for the private things that happened at home