Infinite Journey to the World of American Comics

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In the dock of Shuizhai, Zhang Baozai and seven or eight blacksmiths stood on the ground with their mouths wide open as they watched Richard working on it.

At this moment, he was like a monkey knocking here and there on a big ship, and he only used a hammer. But the amazing thing is that he didn't know what the mystery of his hammer was. The steel ingots turned into pieces of steel plates in everyone's eyes, and then were embedded into the hull of the ship piece by piece. After pounding the outside, Richard got into the big ship again and continued to pound.

"This wooden boat with iron armor can really go into the sea." Zhang Baozai looked at the picture that was like child's play and a bit fantasy, and couldn't help but ask the old master next to him.

"It's OK, but such a ship must be very heavy, and it must be too slow to drive." The old master scratched his scalp and hesitated. China and several countries around Asia have never studied armored ships, and Korea has The turtle ship in China and the iron-clad ship in Fuso are both the product of research. However, the shortcomings of this kind of ship are also obvious. The speed is too slow. It is okay to fight in the near sea, but it is useless in the ocean.

After finishing speaking, the old master added, "However, Mr. Li's casting technique is amazing. Maybe he can solve this problem."

This is not a skill, this is obviously a spell

Zhang Baozai is too lazy to refute his master, but fortunately, this world is not Newton's world. There are all kinds of incredible magical technical props everywhere, so Richard is nothing. However, from this aspect, He quite admired Mrs. Qing's vision for actually daring to place such a heavy bet on such a person whom he had only met once.

Mrs. Qing finally decided to take a gamble on Richard, and even planned to directly give him an armed merchant ship. It was a large ship like the Black Pearl and one of the best ships in the Red Flag. Unfortunately, Richard did not appreciate it. Instead, I asked for an old lock boat.

This kind of ship that combines Chinese and Western methods is considered a relatively advanced ocean-going ship in China, but it is definitely incomparable to battleships for combat, and it may not even be comparable to armed merchant ships. But the main reason why Richard chose it is that Its appearance is more like the steel battleships of later generations.

Yes, Richard really wanted to build a steel battleship. This was his idea after he learned the master craftsmanship. As Cheung Bao Tsai said, personal bravery is of little significance on the sea, unless he is strong enough to be in the anime. In One Piece, it's like pushing mountains and reclaiming seas, so an advanced battleship is very necessary.

However, it was easy to build a ship, but Richard couldn't build the supporting power system. Let alone a diesel engine, he couldn't even build a steam engine. As a result, he could only modify it on the original basis.

Therefore, armored battleships became his first choice, which is to add armor to wooden sailing battleships. This is not difficult for the forging master. Moreover, this skill can also help him choose ships. At first, he also wanted to directly arm merchant ships. Wearing armor, but unfortunately, when he started to use the skill, the skill reminded him that tall Western-style warships are not suitable for wearing armor, because the center of gravity of the ship is too high, and it is easy to roll over after wearing armor. On the contrary, low Chinese-style ships are more suitable for wearing armor. , so he chose the old lock ship that combines Chinese and Western styles as the target for renovation.

Knock the iron ingots into steel ingots, and then knock the steel ingots into steel plates, and then knock them on the hull of the ship, and knock out several cabins in the ship. Richard doesn't know what the doorway is here, but he wants to An armored warship, with its own hand holding a hammer, got busy.

For three days, in addition to eating and sleeping, Richard was knocking here. This made him feel that there is room for improvement in this skill. Look at the cartoon, Tom and Jerry want to build something, why don't they get a The hammer struck out in a few seconds, which was obviously more powerful than Tony and Ivan.

Finally, after the last hammer was struck on the bow of the ship, the entire old lock ship trembled as if it had come to life, and the armor shone brightly in the dock, making Cheung Po Tsai below dumbfounded.

The long hull is slightly wider in the middle, but overall it is much slender than the current battleships in the West. Neat and smooth steel plates cover both sides of the hull, and a blue dragon is carved on the steel plate. The position continues to the bow of the ship, where it merges into a leading bow. The deck is not covered with steel plates, but the three masts are covered, so there is no need to worry about being interrupted by gunfire during the battle.

"This...this is..."

"Zhiyuan Ironclad, how do you feel?" Richard came to Zhang Baozai at some point. He held his hands and looked at the big ship in front of him with him, as if he was seeing it for the first time.

"Why is the Zhiyuan called this name? I thought Mr. Li would name it Canglong."

"No, that name is unlucky. The Zhiyuan is quite good. We Chinese people should go as far as possible. It would be better to spread all over the world. That would be interesting."

"Sir, can this boat be launched?"

"Nonsense, you can't go into the water. I'm just building a model ship."

"Then I'll report to Mrs. Qing and ask her to come and see our armored ship being launched."

"Okay, let's go."

Not long after, everyone in the village heard that a unique armored ship in the world was about to be launched, so they all came to the dock. Mrs. Qing, the commander of the red flag, also came to the dock with her soldiers and stopped to watch.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the sea, turning it golden.

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A huge wave splashed out from the dock entrance, and then the Zhiyuan slowly sailed into people's sight. The steel hull was also coated with a layer of golden light in the sunset, and the whole ship looked like a golden dragon. Passed by everyone.

"Wow, did you see it? What a beautiful boat. It looks like it is made of gold."

"You ignorant woman, beauty has its uses. This is a steel ship, Mr. Li's masterpiece. It is a powerful weapon that can defeat one against a hundred on the sea. With this in the future, our red flag will be able to move sideways in the sea."

"That's great, but this boat is moving too slowly."

"Uh...it's an iron boat. Go slowly and steadily."

"But, in that case, can we still catch up with the enemy's ship?"

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The village is full of people who make a living at sea. Everyone can see the advantages and disadvantages of the Zhiyuan at a glance. It's hard to say how good the ship's defense is, but the speed has dropped a lot. These words and this scene also fell into place. In the eyes of those who were interested, the news that Hongqi had such a Zhiyuan soon reached the ears of the East India Company's Far Eastern Governor.

"An ironclad ship is good. It can be used as a gift to His Majesty. Now that the position of the red flag has been mastered, we can set off."