When the Shield of El, Hou Yi and Xing Tianhao approached the city of El, more and more ships began to appear on the surrounding sea. Xiao Chen could see that this was a very busy port. Before they saw the shadow of land, they encountered more than ten ships. The shipbuilding technology on this continent had already entered the steam age. Large and small ships sailed on the sea with chimneys and smoke.
Mao Kai checked the power system of the El Shield. This ship uses a reciprocating steam engine. Although the structure is slightly different from the reciprocating steam engines in Earth's history, the principle is the same. The biggest difference is the fuel. The steam engines here in the Western Continent can burn two kinds of fuel, one is naturally coal, and the other is magic crystal. Xiao Chen asked Balivian, isn't the power in this magic crystal the power of the devil
Bali Vian said as a matter of course that if the Saint determined that these crystals were usable energy, then there was nothing wrong with it. The same energy was diffused in the heaven and earth. When used by people to perform devilish witchcraft, it was devilish power. However, if it was turned into crystals and used in man-made machines, it would be usable energy. These energies were not meant for human use.
The main fuel of the El Shield is crystal, and the auxiliary fuel is coal. The former is more efficient and very clean, but coal is cheaper, so it usually burns coal when sailing in the open sea, and uses crystal when sailing in the near sea. If it encounters severe sea conditions, it will also use crystal to enhance power.
According to Balivian, the power system of the El Shield is not particularly advanced, and some more advanced warships and merchant ships have begun to use equipment similar to steam turbines.
This made Xiao Chen and others feel very surprised. They had never thought that there would be a magic continent and a technological continent in the same world.
Houyi and Xingtian look like two large sailing ships. Such ships have gradually been phased out in the Western Continent. Except for some small sailing ships used by fishermen, wooden sailing ships are mostly still used by small chambers of commerce or pirates.
Therefore, Hou Yi and Xing Tian attracted the attention of many passing ships. However, because they were led by the El Shield, no ship came to inquire, perhaps just thinking they were some refitted old ships of a certain chamber of commerce.
By the afternoon of that day, the fleet was very close to the port. From the Houyi, we could vaguely see land appearing between the sky and the sea, and now reefs and small islands were beginning to appear on the sea. At this time, a huge ship approached in the distance.
"That's a warship." Balivian used a word Xiao Chen had never heard of. After confirming with him, Xiao Chen understood that this word specifically refers to a warship of this size. After observing the ship, he decided to translate the word as cruiser.
Compared with the Earth warships Xiao Chen remembered, this ship had thicker armor and larger and more gun turrets. The ship was about 170 to 180 meters long, but it was equipped with six triple main guns that were estimated to be much larger than 200 mm, and nearly eight 200 mm twin secondary guns. This ship was like a hedgehog, covered with densely packed gun barrels.
Ma Anmin beside Xiao Chen said, "Oh my god, is there a guy from the Multi-Turret Cult who has traveled to this place?"
Xiao Chen said: "Why do I feel a tingling sensation on my scalp when I see this ship? I feel like a kid in front of a strong man, and I could be beaten up at any time?"
"They shouldn't be able to penetrate our shield, right?" Ma Anmin said.
"I think so..."
"You have to know that on Earth, there has never been a monster of this magnitude, because the power is insufficient, but magic crystal is a very efficient power source. So it can make such an iron lump run.
Such a ship is enough to play a very important role in the First World War, no, even the Second World War on Earth."
"This is the Red Cloud, the flagship of the Ayr City Fleet. It was built six years ago and is one of the most powerful warships in some of the surrounding cities." Seeing the shocked expressions of the visitors from the East Continent, Balivian proudly said, "This is not even our largest and most advanced warship. I heard that the two latest battleships, the Breaking Wave and the Chopping Wave, are more than half the size of this ship, and their firepower is nearly doubled. If you don't use the power of the devil, you won't be able to compete with such a guy."
Ma Anmin said: "No, you don't understand. In my hometown, there are warships that are much more powerful than these. The two you see are just temporary modifications we bought."
He said to Xiao Chen: "If we can get this ship, or even the Breaking Wave, and then modify it with our magic, it will definitely become a much more powerful weapon than the Hou Yi."
Xiao Chen said: "That's right, if my guess is correct, we may not have such a cooperation opportunity."
This cruiser was not like other merchant ships that ignored the existence of Houyi, but sailed directly towards them.
Those ferocious cannons adjusted their positions and locked onto the directions of the Houyi and Xingtian.
Xiao Chen did not dare to neglect it and hurriedly ordered the two ships to prepare shields. Once these cannons suddenly opened fire, they could instantly hit the hull of the Houyi. As long as the opponent's shell-making technology matched their shipbuilding technology, one round of bombardment could send the Houyi into the sea. In this case, there was no time to open the shield. Xiao Chen did not dare to take such a risk, so he raised the shield without caring about the possibility of arousing suspicion from the opponent.
Two vaguely visible spherical light curtains enveloped the two ships.
This action surprised the people on the battleship, and they obviously didn't understand what was going on. So they kept their distance and began to contact the El Shield with flag signals, asking them to explain.
Bali Vian saw the flag signal and asked Xiao Chen: "Master Xiao Chen, the other party wants me to explain your origins. What should I say?"
Xiao Chen said: "You can tell them the truth. Tell them that we are from the East Continent, but we are not subordinates of gods or demons. We came to the West Continent to find allies to fight against the God of Nature who is about to awaken. So please don't attack us and take us to the port. We need to talk to the mayor of Ai'er City."
"Such a complicated meaning cannot be expressed by flag signals. Let's go over and tell them the situation here." Balivian used flag signals to tell the people on the Red Cloud that they would send someone over to explain the problem, and then lower a small boat to carry the messenger to the Red Cloud.