Solway Firth, Bristol's No.1 deepwater port.
In the past, this was always one of the busiest ports in the UK, with densely packed ships and boats connected to each other.
But now, it is calm here and there is no sign of a ship.
However, there were no less than a dozen helicopters in the air, making bursts of roaring sounds and circling in the sky.
The helicopter's door opened, and a row of high-definition cameras popped out, aiming at the bottom.
At this time, two giant transport ships slowly approached from the other side of the port.
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When the two huge ships approached, all the cameras in the helicopters were aimed at them.
This clear picture was transmitted directly to the exhibition site at the port and, of course, to every corner of the world through these high-definition cameras.
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Seoul, South Korea.
Citizens from all districts poured out of their homes and came to various squares, watching the scenes on the live broadcast with excitement.
At the same time, accompanied by a uniform rhythm, deafening shouts rang out.
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Emerald Isle.
All the LED screens embedded in the walls of the Endless Building merged into one, turning into a live broadcast of Bristol Port No. 1.
On the streets below the building, in the "Vertical Forest" skyscraper opposite, on the giant observation deck of the "Big Funnel", and in every corner of Emerald Island, all the people on Emerald Island were watching the upcoming sailing competition through the live broadcast.
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At a certain moment, the live broadcast screen suddenly switched to close-up mode, and two LNG ships of similar tonnage appeared in the sight of all viewers.
Samsung Heavy Industries and Emerald Island both brought their products to this ship expo, and it is obvious that the LNG carrier is the high-end product that best reflects the shipbuilding technology of both parties.
Therefore, there is no doubt that both parties have tacitly chosen this high-end ship product, which is regarded as the high ground of competition, as the object of competition.
I am afraid that there has never been such an amazing sight in the history of world navigation.
Two giant transport ships with a tonnage of nearly 100,000 tons can become racing ships one day...
However, since this is a sailing competition to test the latest shipbuilding technology, it does not feel abrupt but instead arouses everyone's expectations.
How much can the so-called "supercavitation", an underwater propulsion technology that only exists in science fiction novels, increase the speed of a ship
In addition, what is the latest technology that Emerald Island brings this time
These questions in the minds of all the audience became the main highlights of this sailing competition.
Finally, when the two LNG ships were running side by side and forming two vertical lines on the vast sea, the sound of starting orders was heard in the live broadcast.
With bursts of roars, the power propulsion devices of the two LNG ships were started at the same time. The huge hull, like a sea monster, began to slowly break through the water and slowly sailed on the sea.
At the beginning, since both ships were just starting out, they were able to run side by side.
However, at a certain moment, the LNG ship from Samsung Heavy Industries suddenly became abnormal. A violent roar suddenly came from the rear of its hull.
At this moment, the surface of the sea water at its tail seemed to be boiling, and a large number of bubbles began to emerge.
As the waves rolled, waves rose up.
From the live TV broadcast, one can clearly feel the shock brought by the rolling waves.
The next moment, a deafening roar was heard, and a huge air wave suddenly gushed out from the tail of the Samsung Heavy Industries LNG ship, and it moved forward rapidly at an extremely fast speed.
The huge ship drew a silver shining strip of water on the sea, leaving the Emerald Island's LNG ship far behind!
When this picture was displayed in front of all the audiences in the world through live broadcast, the whole world was boiling!
"Oh my god! Is this supercavitation technology? It's amazing!"
"It feels like a thruster was added to the tail, why is the speed so amazing?"
"Samsung Heavy Industries is awesome. My Lord Jiang, what on earth are you doing? That ship is really useless except for its cool appearance!"
"Emerald Island, I am so disappointed..."
"That's right, Island Master Jiang, stop embarrassing yourself and go back to Emerald Island. This so-called technological paradise is nothing more than this."
"After this competition, Samsung Heavy Industries will surely become the world's most powerful company again. Supercavitation technology is amazing. I hope this technology can be popularized around the world soon."
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On the Internet, all netizens who watched the live video began to express their opinions.
Most people expressed their disappointment with Emerald Island. Of course, there were also a small number of rational netizens who expressed their praise for science and technology.
After all, technology has no borders. No matter who develops the technology, as long as it can benefit human society, it is something worth praising.
Compared to the unanimous criticism of the Emerald Island around the world, there is a surge of jubilation in South Korea.
"The technology of the Republic of Korea has completely changed the world!"
All Korean citizens gave up their work, took to the streets and started a celebratory parade.
The whole country is in jubilation!
However, at this moment, when most people had given up watching the live broadcast, there were still a small number of loyal fans of Emerald Island who kept staring at the live broadcast.
Because they were really unwilling to accept it!
They couldn't believe that the Emerald Island, recognized by the world as a "technological paradise", would only bring out such a superficial product to participate in such an important World Ship Expo.
Perhaps it was sensing their inner voices, because in the live broadcast at this moment, the Emerald Island LNG ship, which was far behind, suddenly showed a strange phenomenon!
The ship, which was sailing slowly forward, suddenly shook.
Although the amplitude of this vibration is very small, it was still discovered by sharp-eyed netizens.
Immediately afterwards, a series of shocking scenes that had previously appeared on the hull and stern of the Samsung LNG ship appeared again!
However, compared with the injection scale of Samsung LNG, the ship of Emerald Island is absolutely incomparable.
After a sound like thunder was heard, the entire sea surface seemed to have been hit by a devastating tsunami!
In an instant, huge wolves suddenly rose up on the sea surface at the stern of the ship, causing waves of huge disturbances!
The next moment, the sci-fi-looking Emerald Island LNG ship, like a cannonball, suddenly broke through the sea in front of it and sailed towards the vast ocean.
In a short period of time, it surpassed the past with a speed several times faster than Samsung's LNG ship!
At this moment, the whole world was silent.
(End of this chapter)