A shipyard on the west coast was surrounded by people.
The reason why "one" is used to describe it is because there are more than one shipyard standing on the west coast, including as many as eight official shipyards of Wangting.
It has been nearly a year since the black dragon emperor issued the reward. Since the high reward was announced, countless shipbuilders have flocked from all over the country to join the black wing court, and the government has also given sufficient support to the shipbuilding industry - as long as qualified shipbuilders, whether they choose to study independently or cooperate with other masters, the relevant funds Applications for manpower will be processed quickly.
But at the same time, all participants will be registered. Every month, official personnel will go to each shipyard to check the progress. It is impossible to take money without doing anything. The Empire has also strictly reviewed the R & D Progress of each shipyard. The heads of two manufacturers have been hanged on the tower of the port.
Today is the day when the new ship of the shipyard is launched. People are surrounded by the shipyard with curiosity - the shipyard has never announced its research projects and research progress, but has quietly passed the official review every month.
What''s more strange is the scale of this shipyard. It has been continuously expanded within a year, from the original small wooden shed workshop to a closely guarded factory. The scale even exceeds the official shipyard, which is obviously strongly supported by the Empire.
According to the latest news, the shipyard is building an epoch-making ship, which does not need magic support. It looks like a large sailing boat sailing on the sea, but it is actually made of steel.
Everyone knows that steel is no different from stone on water. If there is no magic effect, you can''t even see a shadow when you throw it into the water except for a pop.
The crowd of onlookers can be roughly divided into two categories. One is the new tourists who come to the west coast. They are curious about the news, or they can''t believe it. They look at it with a skeptical attitude, including businessmen and sailors from the South and the West. The other is local residents. They are not interested in the new ship. They just heard that the imperial ruler may be present in person and want to see the shadow of the Black Dragon Emperor.
Karen belongs to the former.
After the West Coast official posted the news and the new recruitment order on the notice board, he said he would come here anyway. Pino, who lived with him, had no choice but to ask the owner of the store for a leave to accompany him. They had just come to Beidi, where they were strangers and mixed up, Pino was really worried about letting the old man run to the place where the crowd gathered. Once pushing and shoving crowded and trampling occurred, the threat to the old man would be fatal.
"You underestimate me too, son." the old man waved his hand and motioned that he didn''t have to follow him: "when I was young, I had the title of ''Warrior'', and I had experienced great storms and waves. Although I am old, my body may not be much worse than you."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Pino said disapprovingly, "anyway, I''ve asked for leave. It''s no use what you say. I''m the only one who asked for leave after just five days of work. I just don''t understand. You said you wanted to see the Dragon Emperor. I can understand why you had to see that thing go into the water? Isn''t it a ship?"
"But you said it was made of steel."
Credo shook his head and said, "you can make steel float on the water without magic support these days?"
Blame me for being talkative, Pino thought. When chatting with the old man, he mentioned the notice on the West Coast bulletin board: "maybe it''s just the exaggeration of the Empire. You know the rulers like to do this. Maybe a wooden ship is wrapped with a layer of iron?"
"That''s nothing new."
Clendot''s beard shook: "but think about what the reward offered by the northern royal court last year. If it is such a simple thing, the shipyard must not get strong official support, and it is said that the shipbuilder inside is still a master from nisdu."
Pino was surprised and said, "you seem to be very interested in this?"
"I used to be a captain, boy."
The old man spewed out a white breath: "at that time, I was also a young man eager for the sea. I carried a large number of goods between Qunxing island and zedi Bay, entangled with pirates and fought with monsters. Thirty years ago, I came to Beidi fjord and sailed to vilost on the other side of the West Sea. Later... Because of some things, I finally came to this point."
"You''ve never told me that," Pinot''s eyes widened.
"You never asked," the old man smiled and spread his hand.
"You are the captain. Do you have a hidden wealth or a treasure map of a pirate king?"
"Don''t laugh." credo shrugged. "I know something about velost. Unfortunately, the aladians are not interested in the other side of the sea. It''s useless for me to know."
"All right."
Pino turned his eyes to the shipyard: "so what you are really curious about is the research of the Empire, a new ship that will be launched soon."
"No captain will not be curious, because no captain doesn''t like ships."
Clendo touched his beard and said, "I''ve never heard of a steel ship, but there''s no magic support. Do you know what this means? If the truth is true, it means that it will only take a year or two for the Northern Fleet to cover the whole west coast and go wherever it wants to go."
Pino glanced sideways at the old man: "you''re not going to go back to your old business at your age, are you?"
The old man smiled: "I can''t always eat your bread for nothing."
Pino opened his mouth and wanted to say something. The old man''s eyes suddenly lit up and pointed to the sky: "here it is."
Pino then looked into the sky. A black spot on the other side of the sky was rapidly magnifying, and suddenly there was a strong wind. He hurriedly helped the old man to prevent him from falling, but found that kelundo''s body was much stronger than he thought, even more stable than him.
There was a panic in the crowd, because the huge dragon had landed on the platform outside the shipyard, with two front claws on the edge of the platform, sticking out his head and looking down on the four sides.
"King of the dragon."
The old man pulled the corner of his clothes, motioned him to bow his head to show respect, and whispered, "it''s much larger than rumored. It''s said that it can rival the gods. I think it might be true."
The black dragon emperor did not speak and squatted on the high platform. The relevant person in charge of the shipyard immediately came out to meet him. Standing in front of him was as small as an ant and mosquito.
"Corvette, it''s him."
The old man said, staring at the same gray haired shipbuilder at the front of the queue: "the master of inland city, Corvette NAIS, this guy has also run to the north."
"No, how do you see it clearly?"
Pino stood on tiptoe and looked around, wondering. With his eyesight, he could not see the faces of the people in that place, let alone identify who was who.
Clendot didn''t speak and stared at the trend of the shipyard. Under the sign of the Black Dragon Emperor, the cadence of slogans sounded. Countless workers came out of the shipyard. They opened the side of the shipyard facing the West Sea, and a corner of a 100 meter long steel hull was exposed.
Under people''s attention, its side was pulled by the Black Dragon Emperor, slid down the mud slope into the sea, and slowly disappeared into the surging sea water.
Pino''s heart was completely lifted up. He almost thought it would pour directly into the sea bottom. Unexpectedly, when the rest of it was submerged in the water, it really floated on the sea surface, stirring up a huge wave on the side.
"God, is it really made entirely of steel? It really floats."
Pino was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized: "but how can it sail on the sea without the help of the magician? That speed is unimaginable."
"No, you should think that its manufacturer is master Corvette. These shipbuilders must consider carefully before manufacturing. If the ship has only any fatal defects, they will not act recklessly."
Clendo said that when Pino turned to look at the old man, he found that his eyes were shining with excitement: "what''s the name of this ship? I have to find a way to be its captain."