After lunch, Marika also returned.

The king picked his teeth and asked, "What's going on over there?" ”

Marika took out a letter, handed it to the king, and said nothing.

Wang looked at the letter suspiciously, and first observed the sealing wax on the letter, which usually bears the coat of arms of the family or organization.

Unfortunately, the king, who was obviously unfamiliar with the heraldic science of the Thorn Islands, did not know about the heraldry, which consisted of gears and hand axes, and pointed out the coat of arms to the dwarf Gaines.

Gaines: "It's the coat of arms of the 'dreamer.'" ”

Wang: "Dreamer? ”

Gaines: "Torre Smith's brother, John Smith." He had always wanted to build the best airship in the Thorn Islands. ”

Wang: "This John Smith, does he have what it takes?" ”

"Yes." Gaines said and shook his head, "It should be said that he is too capable, so he always does not build ships according to the design and needs of customers." Gradually, no one lent him money to build a ship. ”

Xiaobai frowned: "Borrow money to build a ship?" ”

Elizabeth: "Ah, I know that. The deposit for shipbuilding is not enough to buy all the materials, let alone the wages of shipbuilders. Therefore, shipbuilding is to borrow money from a goldsmith or mint after taking a deposit, and use the borrowed money to start construction.

"After the customer pays the money, the borrowed money will be returned with interest.

"So in Langdon City, the shipyards are surrounded by goldsmiths and numismatists who are ready to lend money to the shipyards."

Gaines proudly said, "Don't you have a banking industry over there?" It's really backward. ”

Elizabeth: "I've heard that the countries of the Golden Bay have followed the example of the Sissel Republic in establishing central banks, and that Kosania will do the same in the future. But my brother probably had to become emperor of Kosania first. ”

Wang was speechless.

Kousania is currently in a stalemate, Elizabeth's eldest brother, the heir of the Duke of Langdon, who clearly wants to be emperor, but the other electors are grinding foreign work, and they are in disobedience.

Reports sent by the shadow thieves said that Kosania could fall into civil war within two to three years.

However, the situation in distant Kosania is now beyond the reach of the Salvation Squad Whip, and there is no way to manage it, so it can only provide all support except help.

Wang: "Go ahead and talk about this John Smith thing. ”

Gaines: "There's not much to say, after no one wants to borrow money, the Smith family's shipyard will be closed on the second floor." Torre Smith, who was originally the elder brother, became a captain in the Explorers Guild, sending the money he earned to his younger brother every month to support the family.

"My brother, on the other hand, has always been whimsical and wants to build an airship without balloons. The thing they built, which looked like an ugly duck, flew the farthest I remember flying for seven seconds. ”

At this time, the maid who happened to enter the door to collect the dishes heard Gaines's words, and followed with a smile: "Now I can fly for 20 seconds, from 7 seconds to 20 seconds, it took the dreamer a total of three years." Someone calculated that if John Smith lived long enough, he would one day build a new airship that could fly over Golden Bay. ”

Wang: "It can be made." ”

The maid stopped and looked at the king: "What? ”

Wang: "It can be made." Relying on wings is a better solution. ”

The maid asked suspiciously, "Do you mean, ornithopter?" ”

Wang: "No, no, you don't have to flap your wings. Actually, anyone who has watched the birds knows - wait a minute, you can ask the druids. Xiaobai, do you need to flap your wings all the time when you become a bald eagle? ”

Xiaobai: "No, in fact, most of the time my wings don't move, and I only flap when the speed becomes low." ”

"Look. Druids know that most of the time they don't have to flap their wings, and that flapping them is not so much about providing lift as about maintaining speed. ”

Xiaobai: "Hmm. Most of the time, you can fly in the sky as long as you spread your wings. Especially when the wind is blowing, it is particularly labor-saving. ”

Elizabeth: "Why is that?" ”

Wang: "The speed of air flow above and below the wings is different, and the lift is generated. Therefore, as long as there is the strength to pull the 'iron bird' forward, there is no need to flap the wings. ”

Gaines interjected: "Wait a minute, wait a minute! So what do you mean is that John Smith's idea is achievable? ”

Wang: "Why do you think it can't be done?" Have you been watching the birds fly? Or just ask the druids. ”

Gaines covered his forehead: "The druids don't want to deal with us, and we also think that they are barbarians who know magic, and we don't like to deal with them. So is this actually a viable technical route...... It was really said right by John Smith. ”

Wang directly tore off the sealing wax.

Elizabeth was stupid when she saw him directly break the sealing wax: "Don't! In this case, you have to use a letter opener to open it from the side! ”

Wang: "Whatever, aren't they all letters?" ”

Xiaobai exclaimed: "I thought the letter opener was to dismantle that red thing!" ”

Although the wax of candles is generally white, the wax on the envelope is red or dark red.

Elizabeth: "There is someone's family coat of arms on the wax, and it is rude to remove it directly." ”

The king glanced at the wax seal of the dreamer who had been arranged in two by himself: "It's all right, it's just superstition." Look at what this pioneer in building airplanes is looking for us. ”

Flint couldn't interject just now, after all, dwarves are good at forging, fighting armor and swords, and not good at making machines like dwarves.

Now he hastened to say, "Perhaps he has made that iron bird that does not need to flap its wings, and invited us to sail around the world in that thing." ”

Wang: "It's impossible, even if it is really built, there is no way to make something that can fly around the world at the current level of technology in this world." ”

He said as he pulled the letter from the envelope and unfolded it.

Marika carefully blocked the possibility of peeping at the contents of the letter.

However, the king read it directly: "Honorable Captain of the Salvation Squad, Ruler of the Floating Island, ...... of Kosania Omitted below. ”

"It's okay slightly." Elizabeth laughed, "You're annoyed by these long titles, too." ”

Wang: "No, it says 'omitted'. ”

"Huh?"

Ignoring Elizabeth's astonishment, the king continued to read: "Zhan Xinjia. I've heard that you're looking for an airship that can sail around the world, and you're already old enough to get a head or two out of the boring power struggle on this island.

"And I, as someone who participated in the design of the Leap Peak, I want to tell you that in fact, the Leap Peak was originally planned to build two, and the second one was stopped due to the infighting of the Explorers Guild."

The king stopped when he read this: "What do you mean, there is also a Leap Peak?" ”

Gaines: "There are rumors about it, but no one has seen him at any of the airship factories. The most important thing is that even if there is a ship, it is not finished. ”

Wang: "Wait a minute, the Explorers' Guild holds the Leap Peak, and the Council has materials for repairs. So if there is an identical Leap Summit, and we transfer it to the shipyard of the Council, can't we repair it ourselves? ”

(End of chapter)