Chapter 424: Set Sail, Set Sail!
There is one thing to say.
Xia Ling is indeed sincerely grateful to Mr. Jin from the bottom of his heart, this is by no means a commercial blow.
Without such a big help from the Jin family, it is undoubtedly a fool's dream for him to want to build such a mighty and domineering Dongfeng.
Relying on him alone to hammer hard, even if he is a god craftsman, he will be tired to death!
Compared with the small wooden ships of the current era of the Sun and Moon Empire, the Dongfeng Ship's anti-risk ability is definitely one in the sky and one underground.
How could he be upset when others treated him like this?
It's really not a thing like that, isn't this the Ice Qing Jade Jie Tang God King?
Never!
Old Man Jin waved his hand nonchalantly.
"Don't take anything big or big to heart. Old man, I'm just for my own selfish desires. When the time comes, we will set off as soon as the old guy from Hongchen comes, and then I will enjoy the happiness of my grandson, old man, hahahahahaha...... Let's take a walk, let's go in and take a look, and I'll introduce you to a few talents. ”
At this time, Father Jin, who was far away in the City of Treasure Food, sneezed inexplicably.
Father Jin never dreamed that he would be left behind by his own son and son.
Xia Ling silently lit a wax for Father Jin in his heart.
Who let the Jin family keep the same line?
With such a big stall on the Sun Moon Continent, someone must take care of it.
Looking at these well-trained soldiers in front of him, Xia Ling said that it was a lie not to be greedy.
After arriving in the Douluo Continent, we must try our best to keep these soldiers as much as possible.
If it really doesn't work, find a way to let Old Man Jin stay longer, and at the same time pay a high price for them to help Wuhun Hall cultivate their own high-quality navy.
Every sailor who has participated in an ocean voyage and survived is an absolute baby bump in this era.
The valuable experience they have gained during their ocean voyages alone is a rare thing.
After entering the interior to visit the barracks, Xia Ling received an unexpected surprise.
Among them, the most surprising thing for him was an ordinary officer of Old Man Jin's Lijian.
Potato, an extremely ordinary name.
But it is the most indispensable presence in this fleet.
Don't look at him as a soul master, but he is definitely the most talented officer in this army.
It's not because of anything else, it's just that this guy has successfully figured out the compass with an ore called Yuan Iron Ore!
A precision compass that can be used for navigation!
really underestimated the heroes of the world.
I didn't expect that there would be such a strange person under Old Man Jin.
Once in the Jin family's fishing fleet, he was the best navigator, not one.
It can be said that with the presence of this navigator and his compass, this Dongfeng can be considered complete.
Otherwise, as long as Xia Lingyi is not on the ship, this cross-era giant ship will lose the ability to sail across the ocean, how can this work?
Back at his residence, Xia Ling still couldn't help but feel excited.
Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed!
Oh no.
The east wind is already there!
Now it's just a matter of waiting for Luo Hongchen and them to come!
......
Luo Hongchen didn't let him wait too long.
A month later.
A team of about 300 people, led by Old Man Jin, rushed to the port where the Dongfeng docked.
Half of them are soul masters, and the remaining half are their partners, heirs, and so on.
Among the more than 100 soul masters, the lowest are all fifth-level soul masters.
Not counting Luo Hongchen and the three of them, there are seven eighth-level soul masters, and there are more than a dozen seventh-level soul masters.
These are all people who want to explore the secrets of the ninth-level soul guide and have nothing to worry about in the Sun and Moon Continent.
There are also some high-level soul masters who also want to come.
But most of these soul masters who are in high positions and have deep cultivation have a huge family behind them, and they can move their whole bodies with a single hair.
The vast majority of them are the breadwinners of their families.
Because of their responsibilities, they deserve to sacrifice their lifelong dreams.
Entrust it all to your companions who are about to travel far away.
Therefore, there are only seven eighth-level soul masters who followed Luo Hongchen, and they are all Contra Luo cultivators.
A month ago, Luo Hongchen applied to the school after secretly contacting these colleagues who were absolutely reliable.
Claiming that they want to form a joint exploration team and explore the deep sea with the Jin family.
At the school's high-level meeting, the application was quickly approved without even having a chance to fight.
It's very painful.
The reason is that their group of people are all serious academics, and they have been fighting openly and secretly with the royal faction directly under the emperor for many years, and they don't like each other.
Now most of these people have taken the initiative to ask Ying to study the sea, which is simply giving them a royal opportunity.
Just took the opportunity to elevate several elders, including Luo Hongchen, so that the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Master Academy completely became the shape of the Sun and Moon Royal Family.
As for whether they are dead or alive or do something else, it has nothing to do with the royal faction.
It's better for these people to die on the sea and never come back.
Under this premise, the royal family gave the green light all the way, and even provided supplies and shelter along the way.
Luo Hongchen and his team easily came to the beach.
To Xia Ling's surprise, his senior brothers Sun Mingfeng and Jin Zheng also came.
When the brothers met, Sun Mingfeng was excited and had some psychological comfort at the same time.
It turned out that his junior brother was hanging like this on another continent, so it seemed much more reasonable for him to be crushed.
Compared with Sun Mingfeng, Jin Zheng's adaptation speed is so fast that he flies.
It turned out that Xia Ling had always called him Brother Zheng.
It's good now, after learning his true identity, Jin Zheng directly changed his name to Brother Ling.
The one that is called is called a natural.
Xia Ling suddenly had the feeling that she was watching a copy of Ma Hongjun.
Next.
The sea is calm, and it is a good time to go out to sea.
"All board, ready to go!"
Standing on the golden dragon sculpture at the bow of the ship, looking down at the neatly arranged thousands of people below, the summer spirit is full of pride.
As his command was issued, the well-trained sailors marched in formation, carrying supplies and boarding the ship one by one.
These materials are nothing but large quantities of rare metals.
In addition to a large number of daily necessities and military supplies, the various soul guides and cargo compartments on the ship are also stuffed with a lot of rare metals.
Originally, Mr. Jin just planned to go on a trip to the mountains and rivers, and he didn't plan to bother to do business.
After all, the Jin family is already rich in the Sun Moon Continent, and it is just like that if there is more money and less money.
It's like the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect.
With the natural advantage brought by the martial spirit, it is too easy to make money.
In addition, the Jin family has always been sparsely populated, even if Jin Zheng, Father Jin and Old Man Jin are the three losers, the number of this property is also increasing.
But he doesn't want to sell it, Xia Ling wants to buy it!
Many of the Sun Moon Continent's specialty mineral veins are not produced in the Douluo Continent, and after this village, I don't know when the next store will have to wait.
Therefore, while the Dongfeng was responsible for opening up the ocean route, it also made a cameo appearance in the work of transporting cargo ships.
"Set sail, set sail!"
Although the Dongfeng had no sails, Xia Ling still raised his fist and shouted loudly.
A melodious flute sounded, and the loud sound shook the onlookers on the dock and covered their ears.
As the command was conveyed in the wheelhouse, the sailors in the power cabin methodically activated the huge soul guide engine block.
The hum of the formation sounded.
Soul power turned into a torrent and poured from the storage pool to each power component.
The array of propellers buried deep under the water rotated at high speed, and the strong and steady power pushed the Dongfeng to slowly leave the port.
The whistle sounded again.
Both on the boat and on the dock were cheered enthusiastically.
In just a split second, they conquered this immensely magnificent steel ship.
Cannons and giant ships, that's the romance that every man can't refuse!
Seeing the Dongfeng in front of his eyes, or even carrying his own carrying, the unparalleled excitement is almost impossible to describe in words.
Luo Hongchen, who was standing on the deck, felt the movement of the Dongfeng under his feet, and his heart was also extremely shocked and surprised.
Two years ago, when he heard that Xia Ling had designed a steel giant ship and wanted to ask Old Man Jin to help build it, he was a little unconvinced.
Judging from Luo Hongchen's current knowledge, he didn't believe that ships could only be built with steel.
How can steel float on the water?
And without sails, how can this ship move?
Now it seems that he is too shallow.
This Dongfeng, which was designed by Xia Ling and built by Mr. Jin himself, can not only really float on the water, but also be more stable than the wooden sailboat he once ridden!
That set of soul guide engine sets was even more genius design, and half of the core magic circles couldn't even be understood by themselves.
For this ocean voyage, the moment he saw the Dongfeng, Luo Hongchen's heart was already full of confidence.
The Dongfeng slowly sailed away from the coast.
Soon, the pier had become a tiny black spot.
At the suggestion of Xia Ling, the soul guide engine also began to speed up continuously, and finally stabilized at about twenty knots.
Twenty knots, which translates to the more well-known parlance of thirty-seven kilometers per hour.
It's not that the maximum speed of the Dongfeng is only so fast, but considering that the sailors are actually manipulating this big guy for the first time, it is still mainly safe for the time being.
According to Xia Ling's own estimation of the soul guide engine unit, the maximum speed of the Dongfeng should be able to reach about thirty-five knots.
If the soul guide engine unit is overloaded at any cost, the speed should be able to soar to more than forty-five knots in a period of time.
In order to ensure that the hull can be kept stable under high-speed sailing, at the beginning of the design of the Dongfeng, Xia Ling designed several jet ports on the hull of the Dongfeng.
These ports work by spitting out compressed soul power.
Not only can it assist steering, it can anchor the hull in huge waves, and it can also be used to accelerate the ship, which can be described as killing multiple birds with one stone.