On the blue sea, several seagulls were flying in the sky.
On the surface of the sea, a huge ship was sailing through the wind and waves. Suhlen was wearing a pirate captain's three-brimmed hat. He held a telescope in one hand and hugged Kris in the other. He was commanding the ship in high spirits.
On the calm surface of the sea, the ship's sailing speed had reached 35 knots. If he used a skill, the speed could easily reach 50 knots. In this era, even magic ships couldn't reach such a high speed.
Suhlen even tried the weapons on the magic ship. Those ballistae could easily shoot 500 meters away. Under the operation of the animated ropes, they could shoot 6 times per minute. After activating Rapid Fire, the firing rate could be doubled, reaching an astonishing 12 bolts per minute.
This magic ship had a total of 24 ballistae, which could still shoot 288 bolts per minute. Such a high firing rate could completely turn a ship into a hedgehog. Compared to the bolts, the flamethrower of the Red Dragon's Fury was more powerful. The range of the flamethrower was only 50 meters, but the surface area of the flamethrower was 1,500 square meters.
Suhlen tested it on an ordinary ship. In less than 10 minutes, the flamethrower completely ignited the entire ship. Moreover, the flame of the Red Dragon's Fury could burn on the surface of the sea. When it burned, it would release poisonous smoke. Its lethality was very strong.
After speeding on the surface of the sea for a while, Suhlen let the ship slow down. The entire magic ship didn't need sailors to operate it at all. Those animated ropes could complete all kinds of movements.
Following Suhlen's order, the magic ship suddenly shook slightly. Then the deck of the ship began to move. An invisible force appeared around the ship. The surrounding seawater began to enter the ship. The entire magic ship quickly sank to the bottom of the sea.
In less than a minute, the ship disappeared from the surface of the sea. On the bottom of the sea, Suhlen looked around. The bottom of the sea wasn't dark. A layer of light blue energy shield wrapped around the entire ship. The seawater was separated from the ship, and the surroundings exuded a layer of gloomy luster. From the magic ship, one could clearly see the surrounding seabed.
In addition to separating the seawater, the energy layer around the ship also had a concealment function. From the outside, there was nothing in the seawater. The speed of the magic ship at the bottom of the sea was slower than on the surface, but it was more than enough for a sneak attack.
At this moment, he was completely surrounded by light blue seawater. It was as if he was in a crystal palace. It was very beautiful. Su Lun was overwhelmed with excitement. He pulled Kris here to play a game of two, and then let the boat float.
After playing in the sea for almost a day, Suhlen tested all the abilities of the magic ship, and then sailed the ship back. The only regret he had was that there was not even a single pirate ship in the surrounding sea, let alone a merchant ship. This made his idea of fighting a naval battle completely fail.
After returning to the Deepwater Port, Suhlen and Kris returned to the land. As for the magic ship, it directly sank to the bottom of the sea and slept. It would only wake up again when Suhlen or Hathaway summoned it. This kind of sleep was also a way for it to accumulate energy.
The magic ship was not equipped with an energy source like the elemental pool. After all, it would cost too much to move the elemental pool onto the ship, and it would be easily damaged. Therefore, Hathaway used another method, similar to a battery. The magic ship had a special conversion array that could absorb the energy in the sea, convert it into elemental energy, and store it.
Usually, it would not consume energy when traveling normally. It would only consume energy when casting spells or in a state of battle. Under normal circumstances, the ship could fight for about two days when it was full of energy.
When they arrived at Deepwater City, the whole city was in full swing construction. The shipyard on the island in the middle of the Red Sand River had been completed. This shipyard covered an area of 30,000 square meters and had a total of six docks.
The shipyards of this era had not formed the kind of closed docks yet. Many of them were directly built by digging a pit. Suhlen made a lot of improvements when the shipyard was built. The largest dock in this shipyard was 70 meters long, and it could build a merchant ship with a displacement of up to 2,000 tons.
This kind of ship had a large cargo capacity and could carry a lot of food and water for long-distance voyages. It would take about a month to sail from the Eastern Continent to Deepwater City. If they went to a farther city, it would take even longer.
There were not many islands along the way from here to the Eastern Continent, so it was necessary to prepare enough food and water. This kind of merchant ship with a displacement of 2,000 tons could transport four or five times more goods than ordinary sailing ships.
The smallest of the six docks in the shipyard was only 30 meters long. It could build small merchant ships. In addition to these merchant ships, warships could also be built here.
In fact, the difference between merchant ships and warships in this era was not too big. Many pirates drove modified armed merchant ships. There were often conflicts between pirates and navies. The navies could not rely on their ships to gain an absolute advantage. Sometimes, pirates would take the initiative to attack the navies.
The biggest difference between a merchant ship and a warship was the shape of the ship. In order to transport more goods, a merchant ship would increase its width when it was built. On the other hand, a warship was different. In order to pursue the enemy at a faster speed, a warship was generally built to be more slender.
Such warships were usually faster than merchant ships, but the armed merchant ships modified by the pirates were not slower than the warships. Another difference was that the wood used for warships was teak or other high-grade wood, which was rarely used by merchant ships.
Warships made of wood such as teak were usually more sturdy. In naval battles in this era, rams were often used. Rams could be said to be the most powerful means of attack in this era, other than magic ships. Many times, a high-speed ship could rely on rams to directly break another ship in half.
If the wood used for such a violent collision was not up to standard, it was likely to cause serious damage to the warship.
The pirates' favorite way to fight was to jump ship. This kind of battle allowed them to better preserve their goods and ships. It was said that the pirates in the Southern Seas had used this method to seize many warships. Compared to the navy, pirates were even more insane. Under normal circumstances, pirates preferred to use human wave tactics. Often, there would be dozens or even hundreds of pirates on a pirate ship.
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