"Are we going to build a ship here..."

Hanji took off his dirty overalls and sat down on the ground.

"I always feel... It's incredible..."

"It's only been a year, and a year ago we didn't even take back the Wall of Mary, but now we're thinking about sailing..."

"But... Ships made of steel... Can it really float on water? Alan asked softly.

"Yes." Ian said: "As long as the buoyancy provided by the water for the ship is equal to the weight of the ship, the Marais use a ship made of steel, and the power problem is solved by giants, we don't have the technology to make a large engine like the Marais for the time being, but we have giants, and for this reason, haven't we found a dozen 'special giants' who can only move at night?" ”

"Do you use giants as propeller power?" Hanji turned his head to look at the giants who were dressed in clothes and covered in mud, "Giants, it's really great, it can come in handy anywhere." ”

Ian said: "Keep up the good work, although we have been monitoring the movements of the Marais in the port for the past year, but we don't know when they will lose patience, and they must build the ship quickly." ”

"yes... There's no time to rest..."Hanji patted the ash on his palms and stood up from the ground.

Although the framework of the underground shipyard was completed, the task was far from complete.

Making a ship that can travel long distances is their current goal.

The design drawings and basic concept of the ship were completed in a period of up to four months.

In my free time, I made a small model, and the rest was to turn that model into a steel battleship that could sail on the vast seas.

Since November last year, the government's steel mills have been receiving orders to start making parts related to ships.

Some of the parts have already been made and transported to the shipyard's warehouse.

In the shipbuilding room, they will assemble the parts one by one, make the chassis of the ship, the cabins of different levels, the cannons and machine guns used on the ship, and other objects, and then transport them to the sea for final assembly.

It is expected to build a battleship that can carry at least twenty giants and three hundred crew members, including beds in the crew's quarters, kitchen equipment, anchors, propellers... A series of parts, from large to small, all need to be made and assembled by them.

It's a huge project, and fortunately, most of the resources and manpower of Parady Island are currently invested in this project, and if all goes well, their ship will be able to move on the sea in the summer.

...

Inside the walls, the royal capital.

The sun is shining in early spring, and the sparrows stand on the branches, squeaking and calling.

Today is Sowing Day, a festival within the walls.

Heatheria attended the celebration as the princess and walked through the crowded streets with her entourage.

Next to some unfinished buildings, there are standing architectural giants on standby, and people are accustomed to this, crowding at the feet of giants to welcome the arrival of the princess.

Standing in the carriage, Heatria, wearing a crown and gorgeous costumes, smiled and waved to the people.

The lively atmosphere lasted until noon, and when it was time for lunch, the group dispersed.

But Heatheria did not go back to rest, but went to the soldier training camp in the suburbs with Ervin Smith and Doto Pixis, two important government officials.

They shared a carriage and set off from the royal capital to the training camp base on the grassland.

In the soldier training camp of the royal capital, only the best soldiers can be selected.

Heatheria is occasionally asked to come here to "visit" recruits, and her popularity is so high that she is an "idol" in the hearts of many people, and a slight appearance can boost the morale of recruits.

However, today, she did not come to "visit" the soldiers, but to hold a send-off ceremony for the selected soldiers.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the training camp, Erwin and Pixis were the first to get out of the carriage, and the team stood on both sides to greet them.

"Is that Her Royal Highness? It's beautiful..."

Inside the training camp, Jean Kirchstein pulled back a corner of the tent curtain and quietly looked at Heatria's face.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, I'll take a look too." Connie Springer's shiny bald head squeezed out from under Soldier Jean's arm and glanced at Heatheria from afar.

This is the tent for the conscription, and they are all selected soldiers, who have signed a confidentiality agreement.

The exact location of the expedition and the kind of mission to be carried out have not yet been revealed to them, but they know one thing, it is a very important task, after all, it seems that this is the only second time since the establishment of the new government that the princess has come to see off the soldiers.

By the way, the last time the soldiers were sent off were the team that fought back at the Wall of Mary.

However, Jean and Connie are not official soldiers, they are too young, although they are honored to be selected into this team, but they debuted as trainees, and the main purpose of this trip is to learn and sharpen and open their eyes.

They were the same trainees who were drafted into the army last June, and they were only 12 years old when they were selected, and they are only 13 years old this year.

When they enlisted in the army, they took physical fitness tests, one of which was a test of swimming skills, and both of them were children who grew up in the village, and they loved to go wild on weekdays, and they often went to the river to swim and play, so they performed quite well in this item.

Most of them can feel that they have been chosen because they are proficient in water.

After the physical fitness test, they were divided into a separate training group, except for basic training, all their training was carried out at the water's edge, even in the cold winter, they were ordered by the instructor to practice in the cold water, many people did not survive this torture, and applied to withdraw from this special training camp.

However, the two endured, although they were young, they were both in the top ten of the current soldiers, so they could be selected to the training camp in the royal capital.

"Hey, you guys, hurry up and stand in line, it's time soon!"

At this moment, someone came to this tent and instructed them to go out for the farewell ceremony.

Jean and Connie immediately stood up straight and saluted: "Yes! ”

They followed the pre-rehearsal and went to the meadow with the rest of the soldiers.

A total of two hundred soldiers, the famous Captain Levi, stood in the first echelon of the ranks.

The trainees stood in the last row, and the total number of soldiers did not exceed ten.

Jean Kirchstein blushed slightly and looked at the short-haired female soldier standing to his right, Mikasa Ackerman, whose name he had only learned when he arrived at the training camp in the royal capital.

Compared with the princess who shines like the sun, he really still likes this one, and he thinks that he must try to talk to him if he has the chance.