When Segalot, Orville, and Archibald arrived, Xia Zoe was watching the big ship that Samuel built to explore the New World in the shipyard in Wisas.
This boat uses the best materials and has the most comprehensive design... It is bigger and more beautiful than any boat in the Shazoe fleet.
When the big curtain covering the hull was pulled down, everyone present let out a voice of amazement, and even Xia Zuoyi opened his eyes wide and sighed - Samuel deserves to be known as the youngest shipbuilding genius. capable.
Samuel walked back and forth beside him excitedly.
He walked from the bow to the stern, and then from the stern to the middle of the ship, and introduced all the details of the big ship.
Then he said to Xia Zuoyi in a hurry: "Lord, the next step is to check it thoroughly. After there are no problems, you can go to sea for a trial voyage."
Xia Zuoyi nodded: "How long does it take to complete the inspection?"
Samuel touched his chin and raised his head to estimate: "Such a big ship... It will take at least four or five days, and it will still be overhauled all day with the full cooperation of all our personnel."
Xia Zuoyi smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work. After the overhaul is over, I will give each of you a bonus."
At this moment, with the cheers of the factory, Valk came over and told Xia Zoe that there were guests coming.
All three came at once, which was a bit exciting.
Xia Zoe almost didn't want to go down when she saw them outside the castle when she returned to Parshan.
Finally, he took a deep breath and stepped out of the carriage, showing a somewhat stiff but polite smile: "I thought that after the Anas Empire split, you should all be busy for a long time..."
"But it's only been so long before we meet again."
Segalot smiled back.
Orville paused and said, "More than two months have passed since you left the empire, a long time..."
Archibald stood a little behind and didn't speak.
There was a long line of carriages behind him.
Vincent and Judit are organizing servants to move the boxes from the carriage into the castle - these are all gifts from Archibald to Xia Zoe.
Boxes are filled with all kinds of things—from cheap but intriguing items to expensive and delicate collectibles that deserve to be handled with care.
After Xia Zoe invited them into the castle, he walked to Archibald and said softly, "You don't have to do this..."
Archibald: "I have to do something to get your forgiveness."
"You are one of my few friends, little Zooey, don't alienate me."
Xia Zuoyi looked at him: "We are still friends."
"Then please don't call me Mr. Leader, call me Archie."
Xia Zoe was silent for a while.
After Archibald's deep lake green eyes began to flicker, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, "It's a little intimate, I can't say it now, why don't you give me a few days?"
Hearing this, Archibald slowly shrugged his stiff shoulders and relaxed: "Thank you."
Segalot glanced back without a trace, his golden eyes narrowed.
Orville turned his head to look around, and finally found the briquettes protruding from a corner. The big black and fluffy head was really very conspicuous.
Snowball and egg yolk were about to come out from behind it, but stopped after being whined by the briquettes.
Yolk tilted his head, and his long tail swung behind him.
It watched as the big head of the briquettes came and tried to bite Snowball's ear and pull it back, but Snowball avoided it and slapped it with its big thick claws.
The briquettes snorted angrily, and then came over to bite the egg yolk's ear and pulled it back, and the egg yolk backed away obediently.
Xia Zuoyi thought they were playing some game, waved his hand and asked, "Where's the brown sugar?"
They had come to the three furry ones by this time.
The briquettes squeaked at the windowsill behind the corner.
Behind the cascading crimson curtains, a small black head emerged—
Brown Sugar yawned lazily, and then took a few steps out to lie on the wide window sill in the warm sunlight, and the golden eyes were undoubtedly more beautifully lined.
Xia Zoe couldn't help but secretly glanced at Segalot.
Segalot is looking at Brown Sugar: "It has grown a lot."
"Yes."
"I don't know if it still recognizes me..."
Saying so, Segalot stretched out the back of his hand in the direction of Brown Sugar, and then quietly did not move.
After a while, Brown Sugar slowly got up and jumped off the window sill, the paw pads stepped on the soft blanket and quietly approached…
The tip of the brown sugar's nose came close to the back of Segarot's hand and sniffed, and then two pairs of the same golden eyes looked at each other - Segarrot's expression remained unchanged, maintaining the movement of raising his arms, and finally got the brown sugar gently brushed of a rub.
Orville: "..."
Segalot smiled and retracted his hand: "It seems that it recognizes me."
Zoe Xia: "Brown sugar is very smart."
in the next few days.
Segalot seemed to be interested in brown sugar, and it took up a lot of time to exchange Xia Zuoyi's experience in raising brown sugar.
So that neither Archibald nor Orville's faces are very good-looking. Of course, the direction of their bad mood is in two aspects.
Five days later, all the ships built by Samuel were finally inspected, and they will go out to sea for sea trials at Cogit Seaport.
The naming rights of this big ship were handed over to Samuel by Xia Zoe.
Samuel named it Ride the Wind.
The wind and waves at sea are the most fickle, and the slightest carelessness can cause damage to the ship, or even overturn the ship and die in the sea. Samuel hopes that this ship can take the wind and the waves to lead them to find a new continent smoothly.
The hull of the Kaze is large, crimson red and engraved with the family crest of Desinia.
At the bow of the ship, Samuel found someone to create a statue of the sea god Leander. The handsome sea god holds a trident and has firm eyes, as if he is guarding the ship and blessing the smooth and safe sailing of the wind.
In order to ensure the speed of the wind, the number of sails has also increased a lot.
The ropes went straight down from the top of the mast, and the top of the main mast in the middle was flying the flag of thorns and roses.
The three of Segalots heard about the sailing of the Kaze, and they couldn't help showing great interest in it.
Xia Zoe invited the three of them to visit the harbor as well.
This harbour is the latest to be built.
At present, ordinary civilians and slaves in Weissus are prohibited from approaching, including some unrelated nobles. They cannot enter and exit at will without a warrant.
Samuel observed today's weather again: "No clouds, breeze, the weather is sunny, just the right weather for going to sea!"
"Lord, I will let some heavy objects be moved to the boat, and at the same time the corresponding number of people..."
"Today is the first time for the sea trial. After the success, we will choose different weather for the sea trial again, such as strong winds, cloudy and rainy days, and wind and waves at sea."
Samuel decided that he would not leave the sea easily without adequate preparations, otherwise accidents would occur frequently and there would be no timely measures and methods, which would be another failure for him.
And if this fails...
He can no longer ask for the blessing of the God of Creation - is it possible that he will have the second experience of being rescued without any danger
Xia Zuoyi nodded: "Your idea is correct, Samuel, you should be more careful about going to sea."
"Now, it's time to start the first step."
Samuel heard the words, and his face was a little red because of excitement.
The first step is to remove the cover of the wind, and let the wind slide down the ramp to the sea.
In general, the boat enters the water directly from the side, so relying on the stability of the boat itself to float on the water surface is successful.
However, the hull of the Kaze is huge. Before construction, we must first consider the way the ship goes into the sea, such as the buoyancy of the ship and the structure of the hull...
After comprehensive consideration, Samuel decided to adopt the method of the ship entering the water first. Therefore, the big ship was facing the magnificent sea level, waiting for the day to set sail.
The workers at the shipyard quickly unloaded the crossbar, and under Samuel's adjustment, the last shelter was slowly pulled away by them—
"Clang" sounded.
The sound of the hull rubbing against the track sounded, and then it slowly slid toward the sea under the expectation of everyone.
Finally, when the bow of the ship touched the sea, huge splashes of water splashed all over the place, and the sea water kept surging towards the dry ground. The people standing nearby had soaked their shoes and trousers, but still stared at Chengfeng eagerly and nervously. number status.
Samuel could not help clenching his fists.
His eyes gradually widened, and he finally couldn't help shouting when the sea god Leander, who was standing at the bow of the Chengfeng, appeared in the bright sunshine while bathing in the sea water without any hindrance.
He ran to the front excitedly, bathing in the crystal water droplets still splashing around the hull.
"The first step was successful!"
All are excited.
Xia Zuoyi raised his hand to signal that Samuel could start the second step as soon as possible—loading heavy objects and organizing personnel to board the ship…
He also intends to go to sea for trial voyages himself.
After all, the planned sailing route is not too far away, and within a safe range, Chengfeng will follow other ships to observe nearby to prevent timely rescue in the event of an accident.
Samuel agrees with Xia Zoe's decision, the first voyage of the wind should be experienced by the lord himself, which is absolutely great!
The three of Segalot then also expressed their willingness to go up and take a look.
Xia Zoe did not refuse.
When everything is ready, the wind will set sail.
The ship sailed smoothly and gradually away from the port, apparently without any problems.
Samuel was delighted.
Xia Zuoyi also thought that this sea trial would end peacefully, and then waited for the weather to change for the second sea trial.
However, his thoughts were somewhat taken for granted.
Just as everyone relaxed and looked at the vast and beautiful sea, a group of people in workers' clothes suddenly rushed out with weapons in hand—
Xia Zuoyi was lying on the side of the boat alone and looking out. Segalot had just walked away, and one person held him quickly with a dagger. come over.
This group is clearly well-trained.
They came even more prepared. After all, the latest batch of boatmen was recruited to work in the factory a month ago. This group of people has been lurking until now, and they have found a very good time to expose and attack.
Xia Zoe was restrained without resisting for two rounds in the opponent's hand.
But there is a very inconspicuous tail ring on the little finger of his left hand - one of the gifts he brought back from many trips in the three years before 098. With a little fist and force, a sharp needle can emerge from the top of the tail ring.
Then he was mercilessly stabbed by Xia Zuoyi into the wrist of the man who held him hostage behind him.
A large amount of medicine is applied to this needle of the tail ring.
This drug is not a poison, but as long as it touches a little bit, it can make people feel unbearably painful, almost life-like discomfort, and it will gradually fade away after a long time.
Therefore, the man immediately screamed in pain, and the hand holding Xia Zuoyi was released immediately.
But Xia Zoe underestimated the ferocity of this man, and the dagger in his hand stabbed horizontally—
Xia Zuoyi was startled. Behind him was the side of the ship, and there was no way to retreat.
At this moment, there was movement in the system interface, and 098, who went out to travel, came back.
"Crash" sounded.
Xia Zuoyi fell into the water without hesitation, and at the same time narrowly avoided the dagger that almost slit his neck.
Under the sea, a huge black shadow is gradually rising silently...