The Sunset was moored in the dock and was about to go on a long voyage.
Liszt rode the chocobo Loki and looked at the sky ship with a length of 65 meters, a width of 19 meters, and three huge and thick masts erected.
With the collapse of the civilization of the Sun's Child, this huge ship that soared in the sky in an unimaginable way has completely become history. When Liszt salvaged it and decided to transform it into a sailing ship, it had already said goodbye to the past and moved on to a new future.
"Sir Lord, the current state of the Sunset, from what I know, is not inferior to the palace fast sailing ship."
The speaker was Buck Driftwood, an apprentice shipbuilder.
He came from a shipyard on Leather Island, the property of Marquis Ramirez White Glutinous Rice, who was forced to leave the shipyard for some reason. Then he was invited by the Tulip family through the caravan channel to settle in Black Horse Island and serve as the master of the shipyard.
There were three families in the Grand Duchy of Sapphire that could build brigs: the White Glutinous Rice family, the Pineapple family, and the Sapphire family. There used to be the Marquis Bull family, which also mastered the shipbuilding technology of brigs, but now the Bull family has long since disappeared.
Among them, the Sapphire family also mastered the method of building a three-masted sailing ship, which was basically the world's top shipbuilding technology. It was strictly confidential and could not be leaked.
It was impossible for ordinary nobles to poach people from the Sapphire family to build ships. Even if they did take away the shipbuilder, they would soon suffer the wrath of the Grand Duke.
Therefore, Liszt could only ask his father Leewilliam to poach people from the White Glutinous Rice and Pineapple families. He could not poach a shipbuilder, so he poached an apprentice shipbuilder. This apprentice shipbuilder named Buck Driftwood was quite skilled and was responsible for presiding over the technical development of brigs.
It was believed that it would not take long for Liszt to master the technology of brigs.
Coupled with the keel fixing technology he got from Virginia Truth and the vertical sail technology he knew, he would definitely be able to build a high-quality sailing ship.
With his rich experience in shipbuilding.
Buck Driftwood also took over the heavy burden of transforming the Sunset from Captain Kosto.
After experimenting with new materials and new structures again and again, he finally completed all of the Sunset's modifications. "I've studied palace speedboats before. Those mortise and tenon structures are very complicated. I can't find the answers to many of the mortise and tenon techniques for bearing and operating weight. But the rubber glue of the territory can replace those mortise and tenon structures. "
The Grand Duchy of Sapphire was short of iron.
All the boats were made of wood, and there was no way to weld them, so they used mortise and tenon structures to build them. These mortise and tenon structures could not be understood with just a few observations. Barker wouldn't be able to understand even if he dismantled a royal ship and placed it in front of him.
But the most important specialty of Black Horse Island, which plays an important role in shipbuilding technology, is rubber water.
Materials bonded with rubber water were stronger than steel rivets. The solidified rubber water was resistant to fire, water, magic, and corrosion.
"In terms of the main keel, it still needs to be fixed by mortise and tenon structure, but the details can be replaced by rubber glue. Therefore, the Sunset's condition will not be any worse than the palace speedboat … However, to develop three-masted sailboat technology, I'm afraid it will take time to research. "
Barker was about thirty-five years old and started working in the shipyard at the age of fifteen.
He may not have any talent, but with many years of experience, there was absolutely no problem with his vision – the Sunset has reached the standard of long-distance sailing.
"Then let's go!"
Waiting for the Sunset to replenish its nautical supplies, Liszt led a Knight squad and boarded the ship with Gort, Blair, Kosto, and other officials.
The wide deck.
It felt wider than when he first rode the Taro family speedboat. The sea breeze blew, and the sailors immediately, under the command of the first mate and second mate, weighed anchor, raised sails, and rowed. The Sunset cut through the waves of the sea and slowly sailed out of the dock, from green water to blue water.
The ship was very smooth, and there were tables and cups on the deck. Liszt could sit under a parasol and taste the fragrant coconut juice.
At the top of the mainmast, a black Tulip temperament fluttered in the wind.
"My lord, the Sunset is really magnificent. Such a sailboat is definitely not inferior to the Grand Duke's palace speedboat." Gort held a fragrant coconut and said happily.
"It is indeed very mighty, but I always feel that something is missing." Liszt walked to the bow and said.
Gort looked at the bow and suddenly realized: "I know, my lord, the Sunset's repair work is very perfect, but there is no bow image installed. If you want to receive the favor of the Knight's glory on the sea, you should install a Sapphire Dragon bow image at the bow. "
The Sapphire Dragon was the ruler of the Azure Sea, and its bow image was naturally popular.
"Bow image?"
Liszt narrowed his eyes. He was not willing to install a Sapphire Dragon bow image. If it was to be installed, it should be a Fire Dragon bow image. But compared to the bow image, he preferred another tool to be installed on the bow – the ram.
At present.
There was only one navy in the Azure Sea, the Grand Duchy of Sapphire. It seemed meaningless to install a ram on a sailboat. There was no naval war. The small dinghies or oars produced by the land kingdoms simply did not dare to go out to sea. A wave would basically capsize the boat and kill the people.
"But …" Liszt still decided to let the shipwrights study the ram after returning. "If I can coexist peacefully with the Sapphire Family, the ram will naturally be useless. But in case the Sapphire Grand Duke cannot tolerate me, a naval war is bound to happen. The ram may be a strategic advantage. "
He looked for Kosto and Buck and described the armor to them: "After you go back, you must carefully study the ram."
"Yes, my lord!"
… …
The wide Sunset certainly could not compare with the palace speedboat, which was the speed of an ordinary brig. It was already sunset when they arrived at the Coral City port from Port Town. The setting sun hung on the horizon. Looking from the port, it just so happened to reflect the Black Tulip Flag.
Levis, who came to greet Liszt, looked at such a picture without much emotion. He did not know the meaning of the Sunset.
It was to commemorate the lost civilization of the Sun's Child. Since the sinking of the ship in the sky, the civilization of the Sun's Child had completely declined.
"Liszt, is this the three-masted sailboat that you salvaged from the bottom of the sea?" Levis saw Liszt disembark from the Sunset and could not help but ask, "It doesn't seem to be a three-masted sailboat of the palace. The hull shape and style are very different from the palace sailboat."
"Perhaps it is a shipwreck of the Magic Goat Family from a hundred years ago. Basically, only the hull is left, and the rest was repaired by me with rubber water."
"But it looks very good. It doesn't look like a shipwreck."
"The whole body has been polished, and many decayed materials have been replaced to make it look brand new." Liszt said with a slight smile, "It may not be comparable to the palace speedboat, but it should be more powerful than the Tulip. At least from the outside, it looks bigger. "
Levis flattened his mouth: "The Tulip is an old ship for more than ten years, it should have been replaced long ago … If it weren't for the fight with Mary and her son, I would have bought a more comfortable three-masted sailboat out of my own pocket." He had made a lot of money from cooperating with Liszt in many industries.
Therefore, his tone was very big.
He wanted to buy a three-masted sailboat that cost thousands or even tens of thousands of gold coins.
Liszt, who had long been enfeoffed, had no interest in fighting over the family property. He looked at the dockworkers carrying the Sunset's cargo and was very pleased: "With the Sunset, we can pull at least one thousand serfs per trip … You should buy a ship when you have money. With a ship, you can do big business!"
"The family does have a plan to continue to buy a batch of cargo ships, mainly because the glass produced in your territory is becoming more and more popular. Liszt, Loria has calculated that according to the current growth in sales, the glass business alone is enough to support the original Tulip family! "
Originally, liquor was the most profitable industry in the territory, but now the glass business had far surpassed it. This was an exclusive business, and an exclusive business with no cost at all.
"Let Loria be more relaxed. The Grand Duchy of Sapphire is, after all, a remote archipelago country with a small population and few nobles. The vast continent is the place to do business. Once I fully explore the glass technology and expand the scale of production, gold coins will be just a bunch of numbers. "
"Haha, that's right. In the future, gold coins will be just a bunch of numbers to us!" Levis was very excited as he imagined the beautiful blueprint, "Father has not returned from Blue Dragon Island, Grandmother doesn't like Madam Mary, Lvera has returned to Falcon Town, and Loria is not feeling well … Why don't we go directly to Gravel Castle?"
"For what?"
"An interesting party." Levis showed a lascivious smile.
Liszt calmly shook his head: "Brother, how many times have I said that I don't like this kind of party? I will rest at Tulip Castle for the night and return by ship tomorrow morning."
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