When Roland walked into the port surrounded by guards, two three-masted ships with black and white dragon head flags were unloading. . The officials of the city hall stood around the piled wooden boxes, exclaiming from time to time.
"Long time no see, Your Majesty," Margery quickly walked up to him, smiled and bowed to him, "Please forgive me that I can only meet you in this way... It's really hard to run around at sea. Not suitable for long skirts, and I hope you don't mind."
And a man beside her also touched her chest and saluted, "Your Majesty, Sander Bird from Shuanglong Island greets you. I wonder if my outfit will satisfy you?" He then blinked, " It should be very consistent with Gao Xiang's word seabird, right?"
In fact, before he could speak, Roland had already noticed this conspicuous dress, saying that a humanoid target with feathers all over his body would be hard to keep from looking at him. The clothes are ordinary fjord maritime merchants, but from the turban wrapped around the head to the moccasins under the feet, the tassels made of bird feathers can be seen everywhere. Just after a long voyage, many feathers have turned into bare poles, and even those decorations still hanging on the clothes have lost their original luster, which makes people think of the word rooster.
"No... You misunderstood," Roland said while holding his forehead. The Sander Bird in his heart was just a very ordinary blue icon. Anyone of the same sex and a few of the opposite sex who were of the same age as him could not wait to click on it. its experience. "Although you don't want Lightning to recognize you, I bet that if you enter the castle like this, you will be stared at by her inseparable partner Maisie, Mr. Thunder. In that case, even if you have a fake face on your face. The beard, I'm afraid it's hard to hide it."
"Hahaha... Is that so?" Lei Ting laughed heartily, "It's a pity, I'm quite satisfied with this outfit. You don't know, since I asked a tailor to order this set, it's been a few times now. popular on the island."
Is this the power of example? Roland rolled his eyes silently. In addition, the other party is indeed the most outstanding explorer of the fjord. He is almost forty years old, and he can maintain such a young mentality. The name is so tossing.
Everything starts with the letter before the expedition.
After the steel sea ship is finished, the next stage should be the trial voyage. Roland has always kept a distance from the unpredictable sea. At the same time, he also knows the level of the first iron ship he designed. There is no doubt about it. Even if a lot of equipment and functional areas are cut, it is still far from a completed product in the true sense. a long distance.
It is not a pile of iron blocks that can float and move forward and backward, even if it is a qualified sea ship. Under the turbulence of the waves, the working environment of the hull machinery is completely different from that of the inland ship. With the first use of the steam turbine, the reliability of the entire power system is still in doubt.
What's more troublesome is that he has no problems with the ship's controllability, or the human-machine interaction part. He can also go to the dream world to search for solutions. Before the electronic assistance system is popularized, I am afraid it is an answer for a type of ship. There is no other way but to grope for yourself.
Therefore, inviting Lei Ting to test the voyage in person was the best option he could think of.
The other party is not only an experienced navigator, but also the leader of an expedition team with as many as 100 outstanding sailors, whose feedback must be more valuable for reference.
Roland intends to take this opportunity to adjust while testing, and record all the data of the ship while it is sailing. In this way, when the next ship starts construction, there will undoubtedly be a leap forward. And these data will also be a valuable asset for Neverwinter manufacturing.
Because this link may take two or three months, it is necessary for Thunder to stay in Neverwinter for a while. In order not to reveal his identity, Roland casually made up a fake identity for him in the letter, which was Sander Asuka. Unexpectedly, he not only accepted it readily, but also added a lot of settings to this identity, and his acting spirit really made the King of Greycastle astonished.
"By the way, Your Majesty, did you really finish the construction of the steamship so quickly?" Lei Ting changed the subject, "In the fjord, even the best craftsmen, with the most suitable materials, will take several years. time."
"It's already slow, after all, steel is much easier to process than wood, and you don't need to spend time soaking it for preservatives, or waiting for it to dry in the shade, as long as it's ready." Roland shrugged, "It's in the harbor now. in the dock, if interested, we can take a look now."
"I can't ask for it!" Lei Ting's eyes lit up immediately, "I've been thinking about it since I was still at sea!"
"But what happened to those golden dragons?" Roland pointed to the wooden boxes that were being removed one after another. The city hall seemed to be counting the coins in the boxes. "As I said before, this boat is calculated at cost."
"Of course, we don't dare to shirk your kindness," Margery replied. "Those are the sales of perfumes and Chaos drinks."
"There are so many?" He was slightly surprised, "It's not yet the delivery date stipulated in the contract, right?"
"Because it happens to be on the way, it can also reduce the burden on the next delivery." Margery covered her mouth and smiled, "Also, you guessed right, Your Majesty, these two products are very popular in the fjords, especially after the It can be said that they are selling like crazy. A variety of good taste can make the price increase tenfold after changing hands a few times, and some people are willing to collect it. symbols of."
Roland couldn't help raising his eyebrows. It seemed that it was the right choice to let professional resellers do this business.
"Your Majesty, there is a magical reaction in the crowd." Suddenly, a Nightingale whispered in his ear, "Are there witches in their team?"
Only then did he notice that not far behind Margery, a woman seemed to be looking this way. Most of her figure was hidden behind a maid, with only half of her head exposed. When the eyes of the two met, she quickly retracted her head again, panicking like a frightened rabbit.
Roland vaguely remembered that the businesswoman had mentioned this in her previous letter, "Is that person your former witch friend?"
Following his gaze, Margery nodded slightly, "Yes, Your Majesty, she is Joan."