"How is this even possible?!"
Tang En wanted to flip the table. There was no other reason. The effect of the hydro-powered magic engine on the battleship was too good. It was too good!
At first, he only considered the lack of speed of the battleship, so he tried to simplify the various extra equipment on the battleship as much as possible. He even planned to use magic shields as protection armor. This greatly reduced the weight of the battleship, but he did not expect that the final result would be too fast!
And this was not the speed of an empty ship, but the speed after it was loaded with supplies and ammunition!
After the return trip, the old navy members were scared out of their wits. They vomited after getting off the ship. Even they could not stand the high speed, let alone the new group of rangers that Tang En had recruited.
The situation at sea was different from the situation on land. The situation at sea was too complicated. Turbulence, undercurrents, ocean currents, monsoon, seabed topography, and so on would all affect the ship. The speed of the ship could reach 180 kilometers per hour. This was not high performance, it was deadly!
It was good to be able to sail so fast on a calm day, but if the ship was to sail so fast in a stormy sea, the ship would be destroyed in minutes. What was the point of fighting then?!
At that speed, if the ship wanted to turn and the angle was slightly larger, the people on the deck would be thrown out by the inertia. The people in the cabin would not have it easy. It would be good if they were stuck on the wall, but if they were unlucky, their heads would be thrown into a bulge, and it would be game over.
So the speed had to be reduced. It had to be reduced to at least 120 kilometers per hour, which was about 66 knots. Only then could it be considered safe!
Why use a kilometer instead of knots? The answer was — because it was convenient! Anyway, this world did not have the old sailing traditions of Earth. The crew worshipped Anita Lyle, the Goddess of Water, or Icaldis, the God of Wind. There were no special traditions. A kilometer per hour was enough.
Even if it was 120 kilometers per hour, this sailing speed was already very impressive. After all, the sea was not like the land or the air. There were too many unexpected situations.
Reduce, reduce, reduce!
Tang En immediately began to modify the engine's speed. Fortunately, this kind of work only required him to adjust the upper limit of the magic array's Mana output. There was no need for any major engineering, so it wouldn't take too much time.
However, Tang En did not completely throttle the engine. He redesigned the speed range. 60 kilometers per hour and below was the low-speed safe cruising speed, 60-80 was the green standard cruising speed, 80-100 was the yellow high-speed cruising speed, 100-120 was the red emergency evasive speed, and 120-160 was limited by a single small magic circle. Under normal circumstances, this speed could not be activated. Only when the captain pressed a hidden button could this extreme speed be unlocked. As for the situation where it was used... perhaps it would only be used in a life-and-death situation.
It took Tang En a few hours to adjust the engines of the sixteen warships. Then, he carried out the second armed test. This time, the old navy and the newly recruited rangers needed to be on the warships. Danny and the others, who had personally operated the weapons, would teach these people step by step.
Although the ordinary crew members were not usually required to operate the weapons, if there was a dangerous situation, such as when the rangers encountered an accident and there was no one else available, they would have to bite the bullet. So, the necessary operating knowledge was still needed.
There was still half a month left. In this half a month, these rangers, as well as the warriors supported by Twain, had to stay and eat on the warship to adapt to the upcoming battle at sea.
After watching the fleet carrying the warriors out of the port, Tang En turned back to deal with the remaining matters of the Feira Shipyard.
For example, wages and so on.
Tang En promised these people that their bonuses would be doubled for every day they completed the project. Unfortunately, no matter how cunning the employees were, they could not be compared to the boss. They had worked hard and barely managed to complete the task on the fourteenth day of the night. Now, the group of people sat there anxiously, waiting for Tang En to settle their wages.
Even the original head of the shipyard, Bismarck Hood, was waiting with his eyes wide open. Although he was not poor, he did not want to miss out on such a sum of money.
"Have you calculated it?"
"Yes, I have."
Fiona raised her head and said expressionlessly. Then, she repeated to confirm, "Are you sure you want to do this? You have to know that with just one sentence, you've made us pay double the salary. "
Originally, according to the agreement with Tang En, these people did not complete the task in advance. Each of them only received a salary of 1,000 gold coins. However, Tang En felt that they were very hardworking and should be rewarded. So, each of them received an extra 1,000 gold coins as a bonus.
The 1,165 people in the shipyard, plus the 246 technicians from Ellington who came to support, each of them received a bonus of 2,000 gold coins. This meant that Tang En would have to pay 28.2 billion gold coins this time.
"Money is not the most important thing to us, is it?"
Tang En spread his hands and said very innocently, "Besides, it is because of their efforts that we can successfully complete the task. So, don't disappoint the supporters who believe in us, dear Madam Fiona."
Tang En's "dear" immediately captured Fiona, who was in her cold and emotionless mode. She blushed slightly and then muttered, "Forget it, as long as you are happy."
Fiona followed Tang En outside with the book under her arm. Her face once again returned to the rigid and emotionless look. This was a very good disguise, making people who wanted to get close to her and gain sympathy feel that she was invulnerable.
"Everyone, before you receive your salary, I want to inform you of something."
Fiona's indifferent voice clearly reached everyone's ears. "Before the start of the work, His Majesty and you reached an agreement that the bonus would be doubled for each day that the work was completed in advance. Now, it seems that even though you have recruited a lot of support, you have not fulfilled this agreement. So, according to the contract, each of you present can only receive a salary of 1,000 gold coins."
The workers standing below the stage were very depressed, but they were speechless. They could not help it. It was indeed they who had not fulfilled the agreement, and it was not His Majesty who reneged on the contract.
However, they soon became spirited again. Even if the salary could not be doubled, a salary of 1,000 gold coins was not a small amount.
"However."
Fiona changed the topic and looked down at the people below. "The benevolent Tang En Majesty empathizes with the people. He knows your hard work and how much you have contributed to the completion of the task. Therefore, he will give you a special encouragement award. Everyone's bonus will be doubled, and you will receive 2,000 gold coins!"
2,000 gold coins!
The whole audience was in an uproar, followed by loud and enthusiastic cheers. At this moment, Tang En had really conquered them and won their heartfelt support.
For the sake of the gold coins, as long as he was willing to give out gold coins, he was a good king.
"Cheers for Tang En Majesty!"
"Long live Tang En Majesty!"
"Tang En Majesty is invincible!"
All kinds of chaotic cheers rose and fell one after another. Tang En even heard the jaw-dropping blessings, such as "Tang En Majesty is majestic with a thousand women at night."
Damn it, a thousand women at night? Is that guy cursing me for being a one-shot!?
All in all, after the bonus was distributed, it could be said that both the guests and the host were happy. Everyone was beaming with joy and planned to spend a lot of money in the evening to reward themselves for working hard day and night for the past half a month.
"Did you see that?"
Tang En pouted his lips at the people below. "If they get enough gold coins, they can make their lives more comfortable. The first thing they will think of is to use it to spend and improve their lives. These gold coins just go around in their hands. After they reach the hands of the bosses, part of them will be returned to the national treasury as tax, and the other part will go to other places to stimulate the operation of society. This is the real effect of money."
Fiona was thoughtful. In fact, she could now faintly understand Tang En's unique views on the economy. However, she had been taught how to make money since she was a child. She had not thought about other reasons at all, so she could not wrap her head around it for a while.
When these temporarily recruited workers left, they patted their chests and promised that if there was a need, they could come back again at any time as long as the salary was still so generous.
After Tang En watched those people leave, he returned to Ellington with Fiona and the others.
He did not need to worry about the fleet for the time being. Nokia, Locke, and the veterans of the Navy would train the recruits into veterans. The brand-new equipment and new ships would consume their energy in the past half a month.
After a week of trials and training, the fleet returned to the port to resupply, then rested for two days. Then they needed to set off under the leadership of Naga's messenger to the center of the Sea of Abyss, the sea where human footprints were scarce.
The Heaven Breaker on Clotho's side would also set off with the fleet on the day of departure, providing escort for the fleet in the sky and observing the sea conditions and other intelligence work.
The only thing Twain could do now was to wait.
Of course, in addition to waiting, he could also be busy with other things.
For example, Oscar and Levitz's orders.
After the completion of the warship parts processing, there were enough manpower and resources to process the civilian production line of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. This made Tang En once again have the idea of expanding production capacity.
However, there was still a shortage of manpower.
Tang En suddenly thought of a way, "Why don't I use my identity to announce that Ellington is recruiting workers? I think that would be very effective. "
"Of course."
Fiona stared at Tang En, "I thought you had thought of this way long ago."
"Not only that!"
Tang En's eyes suddenly lit up as he said, "We can also take advantage of this opportunity to announce the labor laws and necessary personal protection policies."
"Yes, but how can you guarantee the implementation of the policy?"
Fiona's words made Tang En dumbfounded.
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