A month later, Grote Island had changed a lot. Various buildings began to be built on the island like mushrooms after rain. They even built a new dock near the port, and Jerez and his old brothers began to resume their old business here.
That day, Xiao Chen and Luo Ling came to the dock again. Under his watch, the tattered Xingtian sailed into the dock with great effort. One of its masts was broken, half of the sails were missing, and the iron sheet wrapped around the ship was also damaged.
Heres looked at the ship with heartache. This warship, which he had personally participated in the transformation of, now looked like a poor creature that had been beaten up and was staggering on the hospital bed.
Seeing his sad expression, Xiao Chen said, "This is still my fault. If I hadn't insisted on stopping the space stabilizer and testing the ship's own power, the Xingtian wouldn't have been in such a miserable state."
Herrez shook his head and said, "No, Chairman Xiao, you are right. On the sea, we never know what will happen. And no one knows how the two artifacts work. If they really stop working at a certain moment, we can only rely on the two ships themselves.
That day, we had achieved good results with the magic shield on board, sailing in the real violent sea for nearly an hour. If it weren't for the malfunction of the shield generator later, the ship should still be intact. "
Luo Ling frowned as she looked at the broken mast and said with some worry, "From the time the shield disappeared to the time the space stabilizer was opened, there was only about ten minutes in between. Moreover, with the shield protection provided by us magicians, the ship became like this. This shows that the current design is still not good enough."
Herrez said: "This is mainly because our ship is too big. The shield you cast cannot cover the entire area of the ship."
Xiao Chen said: "No, it's still because we are not strong enough. When the people in the Source Tower fled to the Western Continent, there was more than one saint. That's why they were able to send the ship safely to the other side. We are not as strong as them, so we naturally have to find another way. This ship must be modified!"
Jerez said with embarrassment: "The current modifications have been done to the extreme based on the original two ships. After all, these two ships are wooden ships. If you want to make them stronger, I'm afraid you must build new ships with completely new materials. I have read a lot of your shipbuilding materials, but we lack the tools to build that kind of steel ship, and no one has that kind of experience. I'm afraid it won't be completed in a short time."
"Yes. Maybe I am too cautious. We should choose to trust He Xiaoxi's space stabilizer." Xiao Chen said.
Luo Ling said, "More haste, less speed. Perhaps instead of heading west, we should choose to head north first and find the trace of the Forging Tower. Maybe we can get a better way to strengthen the ship."
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "The things in the Origin Tower may be more important than those in the Forging Tower, but you are right, this may really be a solution. I should ask Farrell and Sinclair to come and talk about it."
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Three days later, Xiao Chen met Farrell and Sinclair in the conference room on Grote Ile.
Along with them came the alchemist Morel, five dwarf craftsmen, and a whole battalion of dwarf infantry.
"Xiao Chen, are you going to the Dwarf Kingdom to look for the Forge Tower first?" Farrell asked loudly, "You called me to this island. Are you going to fulfill your promise to go to the Dwarf Kingdom together?"
"Yes. I promised you during the meeting two months ago that I would give you a chance to return to the Dwarf Kingdom. I would allow you to use the forging technology developed here to teach a lesson to those who drove you away." Xiao Chen looked at Farrell and said.
"Yes, yes! I have never forgotten this! Those short-sighted guys drove me out of my hometown and caused my wife to die outside early. I will not let them go easily. I want to let those old guys know that the path I chose is the right one. They have been marking time for generations! After all these years in the Tower of China, I believe that even my sons are much better than those old guys."
Xiao Chen said: "You will get what you want, but you have to remember that our most important goal is to find the Tower of Forge. However, humans have almost no way to infiltrate the Dwarven Kingdom. We only know about it from hearsay, so we still need your help in this matter. I think you should have some friends there, right?"
"Friends? I think so." Farrell lowered his voice, "But so many years have passed. I don't know what they have become now. However, as long as I go back there, I will always find a way."
Xiao Chen looked at Sinclair again and said, "The dwarves are now a very important force in our China Tower. Except for the Farrell family, the other dwarves are from your village. I promised you last time that many of you should want to go back and take a look."
Sinclair's thick eyebrows knitted together. He thought for a moment and said, "Chairman Xiao, to be honest, the fathers of us dwarves were all poor people betrayed by the dwarf nobles. Those who have seen the Dwarf Kingdom have all passed away. I and the dwarves younger than me don't have any feelings about the Dwarf Kingdom except disgust and hatred. You have to know that our hometown was originally in that valley, and now it is on the territory of the Tower of China. But I believe that if you give them this opportunity, there will still be many curious people who want to take a look. But everything will be based on your orders. I believe that you asked us to come here because there are places that need our dwarf identity. No matter what it is, we will do it for you."
Xiao Chen looked at Sinclair with relief and said, "I don't know what will happen there, and I don't have a clear plan. But I always have a hunch that taking you there will be the right choice.
The Xingtian is still under repair. The day after tomorrow we will board the Houyi and head north. I will replace most of the human marines with a dwarf battalion. My planned destination is Crowell, the southern port of the Dwarf Kingdom. Uncle Farrell, what do you think of this location?"
"This port is the main trading port for dwarves and humans, but if our ship passes by, it will probably cause a stir."
"Sensational? That's not necessarily a bad thing." Xiao Chen said with a smile. (To be continued)