Chapter 14: Watching the Ship
Out of the weapons shop, it's almost time for lunch.
I wanted to hit others, but I didn't expect to hit myself in the end, Jiayi's mood couldn't help but be a little low, and only a meal of food could restore his mood.
Jiayi is looking for a place to eat delicious food here, but Becca is not in that good mood here.
Becca first thought that Jiayi was going to rob his dwarf "technology", and he was ready to fight to the death. But then Kaichi changed his attitude and showed that he was dispensable, and he felt that it was not necessary for him to hide this dwarf technique alive and dead.
After all, he himself has not been able to learn this technique for many years, to be precise, since his grandfather, no one has learned this technique. is still hiding alive and dead, and when his children and grandchildren learn it, I am afraid that this technique will not become obsolete.
If I can exchange some good things from the mage, I'm afraid it won't be a loss. After all, this technique is not unique, and the mages are said to be very mysterious and powerful, and they may be able to find dwarves, and this technique will not be rare for him at that time.
"You say, should I sell it to that mage?" asked Becca, unable to make up her mind, to the guy on the side.
"Master, how do I know this, anyway, I don't seem to be able to learn, and my body is not even as good as yours. At least, the mage seemed to be easy-going. "The guy turned out to be Becca's apprentice, not an ordinary clerk.
Rebecca was dismissive of his evaluation: "Cut, mages are moody, and looking easy-going doesn't mean really easy-going." If he provokes him and he demolishes our shop, the lord of the city will not do anything to him. ”
"That's amazing. His tone was full of envy.
Here, Jiayi came to a tavern, this tavern is not large, and the decoration is average, but the grilled lamb chops in the store are a must. The heat of the charcoal grill is just right, and the fat in the mutton is roasted out, so that the mutton is not so fatty, but it does not look firewood. And mutton is not an ordinary sheep, it basically tastes like no smell, only a mouth full of meat.
Good mutton does not have too much smell, some roast mutton that Jia Yi has eaten in his previous life is not good, the smell on it is not only heavy, but also very exaggerated, which is simply added by the flavor. The most exaggerated thing is that even urine is full of smell, which means that the essence cannot be absorbed by the human body.
Since that time, Kaichi has rarely eaten lamb skewers outside.
After Jia Yi entered the store, he came to the counter: "Boss, let's have a charcoal-grilled ribs, three ribs, and a portowere pigeon soup." ”
"It turned out to be Jiayi, I haven't seen you for a long time, why are you here now, the lamb chops will be fine immediately. After that, the boss went to the back kitchen.
Jiayi hasn't been here a few times, but it's familiar, because the chili powder and cumin for the roast lamb are provided by Jiayi. Originally, although his roast lamb chops were good, but the seasoning was too monotonous, after Jia Yi tasted it, he felt sorry for his craftsmanship, so he provided him with cumin and chili powder, so that he could improve the process of roasting lamb chops.
So the boss here admits his affection, and every time he comes over, he always entertains him with the best, although in his words, there is nothing bad here.
Soon, Jiayi's grilled lamb chops were served, the outside of the lamb chops was slightly charred, but the inside was indeed very tender and juicy, and it didn't look greasy in the mouth when it was late. Since Jiayi became an official mage, he has focused on the two series of spells of water and fire, and he has been able to control the temperature, but in terms of barbecue, the heat is still not as good as the boss here.
Jia Yi always felt that this was not just a matter of craftsmanship, the boss must have a special method of barbecue, but after Jia Yi visited the kitchen, he didn't find anything special. In this way, he can only admit that some people are very special in their own right.
After lunch, Jiayi's mood was much better, and after a little more shopping, he went back to the hotel.
In the evening, the steward of the Chamber of Commerce came and said that the ship had been found.
"So fast, when will it go? I'll have to wait two days before I can do it. Jia Yi didn't expect the efficiency of the steward to be so high, and said in surprise.
"Don't worry, the boat will leave in five days, is that enough? If not, we can let him leave two days later." ”
"Whose ship is this? "It's a little strange to know that a cargo ship departs every night and a day at a big cost. At this time, there are no special passenger ships, unless you charter your own boat.
"The ship's chamber of commerce has a cooperative relationship with us, so of course we have to curry favor with you, the big boss. The steward smiled and said, "If you have time, let's go and see the boat tomorrow to see if it suits you." However, this ship is almost the best condition of the nearest ship. ”
Jia Yi rolled his eyes, which meant that there was no choice, what else to see.
However, Jiayi did not refuse, and it is good to be familiar with the environment.
Early the next morning, Kaichi and the steward came to the dock and saw the boat they were about to take.
It was a large three-masted sailing ship, nearly 30 meters long and 6 or 7 meters wide, and thanks to the large enough river, otherwise such a large ship would not have been able to sail. However, probably because of the inland river driving, there are paddle wheels on both sides of the boat, so that the boat can travel against the wind.
Then the steward introduced the captain to Jiayi, and the captain was in charge of this ship. It's just that the captain's rights of inland rivers are much smaller than those of the ocean, and the captains of the oceans are the largest, but the captains of inland rivers are not so beautiful, after all, even if the boat capsizes, there is a great chance to swim back to the shore.
"It's a big boat. Jia Yi said with a sigh that the common sand carriers on the Yangtze River in his previous life were only this size.
However, this is also his short knowledge, the 10,000-ton freighter is more than 100 meters long, the Liaoning is more than 300 meters long, the width of the side is 75 meters, and the width of the waterline is 38 meters, which means that the cargo ship can be placed horizontally on the Liaoning. And this ship was built only in the 80s of the last century, and in itself lagged behind other aircraft carriers.
It can only be said that although Jiayi's insight is outstanding compared to the natives of this world, he was just a dick before he crossed it.
But the captain was still happy with Jiayi's words: "This is the largest ship in the vicinity, with a smooth ride and a large carrying capacity, which can carry more than 500,000 pounds of cargo, even in the offshore sea." In addition, if you use a paddle wheel, you can drive even against the wind and water. ”
Jia Yi calculated in his heart, according to the world's 400 grams per pound, it is almost 200 tons of load capacity, change the unit, and the B grid will drop in an instant. But this shouldn't be a small amount, Jiayi doesn't have a specific concept of this.
"Can we go in and have a look?"
"Absolutely. ”
The captain took Jia Yi and the nameless chamber of commerce steward into the cabin, the boat was quite clean, and there was no peculiar smell, after all, it was an inland river, and there was not so much smell of the sea. Moreover, wooden boats need to be well maintained, and if there is mold, then it will deteriorate quickly, so the environment of the ship is not as bad as imagined.
"This is your room, the conditions on the ship are limited, this is already the best, the bedding inside is new and clean. The captain led Kaichi to a room at the back of the ship, "If you're not used to being too bumpy, you can choose a room under the boat, but it's a little wetter." ”
The whole room is only 7 or 8 square meters, and after putting down a bed, there is basically no big space.
Seeing that Jia Yi was in a large room, the steward also said, "This is almost the best. Better yet, unless it's a special passenger ship for the nobles or the big chamber of commerce, but there are no such ships departing recently, it's okay to take a hitchhike. ”
"That's it, it's nice here, and I don't live in it. How long will it take to get to the emperor?"
"More than a month is needed, we load more goods, at this time, although the current is not fast, but the wind is also small, the ship is not fast. The captain said.
Wickham was downstream of Memphelbo, and the boat was swimming against the current, all by the force of the wind, and the wind was not strong at this time, and the boat was not moving fast. The role of the paddle wheel is not as big as imagined, it is too labor-intensive, and it is generally only used for emergency use.