goddess of revolution

Chapter 1079 Shipbuilding Frenzy, Prince Familia and Fleet City
In the southwest of Valentine, near the fjord of St. Step City, the enchantment obscured the scene in the fjord, and also blocked hundreds of millions of tons of seawater.

This is the Royal Shipyard of the Dawn Empire. Since the empire put the shipyard under strict protection with a space barrier three years ago, the 10,000+ citizens of Holy Order City have been bound to the safety of the shipyard.Once the barrier is destroyed, the Holy Rank City will be washed into ruins by the terrifying tsunami. Even if the Dawn Queen Theresia is reborn, it will be difficult to rescue everyone in a short time.

Of course, the Dawn Empire would not be so stupid as to rely solely on human shields to protect the shipyard. The barrier constructed with several space stones actually placed the shipyard in a space similar to a subplane, and even the ninth-level forbidden spell could not break this barrier.

In the past, floating ships and airship troops were deployed outside the barrier, second only to the guard area of ​​the Emperor's Castle, and the ground, underground, and even the seabed were also heavily fortified. Now they can breathe a sigh of relief.The empire has found a way to enter the floating land inside the restricted sky zone, which can expand the defense circle to hundreds of kilometers in the air, and thus integrate the protection of the emperor's castle and the shipyard into one, without having to squeeze a large number of floating ships and airships together .

In the enchantment, viewed from the viewing platform at the top of the lonely fjord, it is thousands of meters long and 300 meters wide. The fjord of the same height is almost filled with a giant ship.

Of course, this is just the effect of various scaffolding and construction facilities surrounding the battleship, but even so, this battleship, which looks like a huge triangular arrow, is so large that it is doubtful that it is a creation of the era of the magic empire, and it is full of spirits beyond the era. pressure.

"If there is no Ted family's super element furnace and flying furnace, even if it can fly, it can only be regarded as a yacht rather than a warship."

Baron Encourt-Tennyson, director of the Royal Dockyard, said with deep emotion: "Not only is it about to fly, but it will also be the most powerful warship in the Imperial fleet."

He respectfully said to the people next to him: "My lord, my lord, this is the Imperial Eagle that we have been building for more than three years. Now it has finally entered the final assembly stage, and it will be able to fly into the sky in a month at most. With his body and terrifying firepower, punish those evil heretics for our lord."

"Please allow me to briefly introduce this warship to the adults. It is 280 meters long, with a maximum width and height of more than 80 meters, and a maximum empty weight of [-] tons. It can rise to the sky at a height of [-] kilometers. Flying at a speed close to [-] kilometers per hour."

"It is equipped with an eight-level forbidden curse dissociation cannon, 36 seven-level forbidden curse rapid-fire cannons, and each cannon has three modules: violent flame, ice ray, and magic cluster missile. There are a total of more than 3 other mid- and low-level magic cannons."

"It is also equipped with large torpedoes and countless defensive missiles. Even without using the main gun, it can wipe out the incoming Red Fleet."

"Its protective barrier is enough to resist the saturation attack of the seventh-level forbidden spell. With the floating armor and enchanted armor plate, even the Red Federation's Super Thor's Hammer cannot cause major damage under targeted protection."

"It will also carry sixty airships of various types, as well as four small knight-class airships, to perform various tasks. When fully staffed, it can accommodate [-] officers and soldiers. It is a fleet in itself!"

Cardinal Brinto of the Holy See of Order snorted: "Did Hathaway just give the magic furnace and the floating furnace? It's not enough to get the understanding and tolerance of our lord, right?"

Tennyson nodded repeatedly: "Of course, the Ted Magic Industry Group also gave a lot of things, including the drawings and semi-finished products of the eighth-level forbidden spell dissociation cannon, the high-level enchantment process of enchanted elf wood and copper, and the tower spirit that manages the magic circuit. Material and so on."

The legendary magician of the royal family smiled and said, "These are all the materials and technology that Hathaway used to build the Phantom. She also emptied her family."

Brintto's face was full of anger: "Running back to the Storm Islands to seek independence, for this little price, it's really cheap for her!"

Prime Minister Duke Tangus smoothed things over: "The most important thing now is to destroy that so-called Silver Moon Heart as soon as possible. Let's talk about other things later. With this battleship, our chances of winning are much greater."

The Minister of Military Affairs Charbonne-Dangus said in a rough voice: "What do you mean the chances of winning are much greater? The chances of winning are sure! By the way, has the guy's name not been decided yet? Ordinary names are not worthy of it!"

Tennyson laughed and said, "It's up to His Majesty the Emperor..."

Brintto snorted: "I mentioned this battleship yesterday, and he excitedly wanted to put his nanny's name on this battleship. He is really a child who is not weaned, so don't pay attention to him!"

Not only were the others not surprised or angry because of the bishop's contempt for the emperor, but they also showed expressions of disdain along with the bishop.

The Prime Minister's tone was full of nostalgia: "Let's call it Theresia, only this name is worthy."

Brinto shook his head: "This battleship was born bathed in the divine radiance of our Lord. It shouldn't be named after a mortal. I think it's still called...Order."

Chaboni coughed and said: "The Theresia and the Order are both good, but this battleship is going to charge into battle, no matter how powerful it is, it will always be... injured, and it will have bad effects on these two names." Affect it? Those guys with different intentions will take the opportunity to spread bad rumors."

This makes sense, the bishop and the prime minister fell into deep thought.

The officials, clerics and magicians behind him made suggestions until the dispute was endless.

The officials naturally wanted the warship to be branded with the empire and the empress, while the priests wanted to be branded with the goddess.The magician is mischievous, and even created the "Holy Trinity", saying that it symbolizes the union of the gods, the empire, and the magician.

The bishop and the prime minister joined hands to reprimand the magician, but they still couldn't compete with each other, and finally turned their attention to the designer and supervisor.

Tennyson was stared at with sweat all over his back, and timidly made a suggestion: "The original intention of building this warship was to allow the Queen to tour the empire with enough dignity. In the empire's shipbuilding plan, it is actually only a prince-level. There are also King-class and Emperor-class ships on it, which are not the largest battleships that the empire will have in the future."

"The Queen's ship that was originally built, after the Queen gave it to Marshal Sylvie, the name of the ship became empty. It was originally planned to be used on this battleship..."

The bishop and the prime minister interrupted in unison: "No! Absolutely not!"

Prince Familia?
How can that work! ?

Now of course they know who the empress gave this name for, and the relationship between the empress and Li Qi is well known all over the world.In the Battle of the Emperor's Castle, the rumor that Leia, the witch of the Red Alliance, was the reincarnation of Theresia could not be banned, and the source of the rumors was still the priests who participated in the battle.

The two were taken aback because of this unexpected tacit understanding, and changed their minds again.

Brinto said: "This battleship is not valuable. If necessary, as long as it can destroy the Heart of Silver Moon, even if it hits it, I don't hesitate to use it. It doesn't matter what it's called."

The flesh on Chaboni's face twitched, but he couldn't say a word.

The Prime Minister said: "Since it is a predetermined name, if we change it, it will prove that we are guilty. Are those rumors true?"

"I think it's called Prince Familia. Of course, we have to implement this name on a specific person, and don't let those young people make use of it. As for who this prince is..."

He smiled and said: "After the old prime minister went back to retire, he has been requesting to turn the Kingdom of Hadrang into a territory directly under the empire. I think this can be agreed, and the prince will be given to the old king."

The officials and magicians applauded one after another, but Brintor and the priests were silent.This is also a good thing for them, and the Holy See of Order has one less layer of restraint in Hadron.

"Is it still the Prince Familia? Just forget about the name."

Chaboni asked impatiently: "How long will it take to build it? I want the exact time!"

Tennyson said hesitantly: "Now it is already under construction day and night, and it will take... 25 days at the earliest before it can be lifted into the air, and it will take at least one and a half months to make necessary tests and adjustments..."

Brinto said resolutely: "One and a half months is absolutely not enough! My lord's oracle is to get rid of the heart of the silver moon within one month. After 25 days, it will not only go into the sky, but also lead the fleet to the battlefield!"

Tanksen was about to cry: "But the progress..."

The Prime Minister said: "It is not resources that affect the progress, but manpower, right? How many people are needed, and who are they, just grab them! This is something that our Lord is directly concerned about. We have to put aside all concerns and do whatever it takes!"

Brinto added: "The Inquisition will cooperate with this matter..."

The prime minister looked at him, and the bishop looked back, as if an invisible storm was rolling in the eyes of the two, and then...the prime minister turned his head and did not speak.

Chaboni continued to follow his own train of thought: "It is impossible for us to rely on this warship to defeat the Chilian. The progress of other warships built in Redstone, as well as flying boats scattered in various places, must be accelerated."

There was a fiery light in his eyes, which was a flame called "Vengeance": "One Prince class, twelve Marquis class ships, sixty Earl class ships, 130 Viscount class ships, three hundred Baron class ships, three thousand A battle airship, a total of 30 troops, let me see how the Red Demon will deal with it!"

………………

In the canyon made of reddish-brown rocks, the sound of knocking was like drizzle, and whistles of different heights sounded from time to time.

Penetrating through the ordinary city defense barrier, the scene in the canyon can be seen at a glance.On the mountain walls on both sides of the canyon, there are slipways one after the other, countless workers are like ants going up and down on the scaffolding, and the floating ships of different sizes show different construction progress.

Behind the slipway is a large area of ​​buildings, in addition to the grand and orderly warehouses and workshops, there is also a large area of ​​messy residential areas.Looking at the floating castle at the top of the city defense barrier, any Dongfeen people who have some knowledge and can touch the illusion screen will recognize where it is.

The city that stretches along both sides of the canyon is Fleet City in the Redstone District of the Dawn Empire, and the castle floating in the sky is the flagship castle of Mosmut, the uncrowned lord of Fleet City.

In the minaret hall at the top of the little castle, Mosmut was complaining to his friends.

"Twenty Earl-class ships, forty Viscount-class ships, and eighty Baron-class ships are all built here! The Red Federation's fleet will all have to be reimbursed!"

"I discussed with the Ministry of Military Affairs and wanted to get some more defense expenses. What did Chaboni say? You put more civilians. Since the Red Federation claims that their belief is to pursue the happiness of all mortals in Fein, they will never dare to attack the city. hurt civilians."

Zold said with a chuckle: "This is just a trouble of happiness, so don't complain. The Royal Shipyard is the same. Even if it is set in the second plane, you have to tie the citizens of the holy city together to be at ease."

He said firmly: "I also have sixty baron-class, one hundred knight-class and three hundred airships in the workshop here, so there is nothing to worry about. The same is true for Sibner. Putting the workshop next to the Sachdonian capital, everyone relies on this trick to ensure safety."

Mosmoot sighed: "Well, the safety issue is only secondary, and the manpower issue is the key. Our Fleet City is completely self-made, and that fellow Simberna is cunning, and he directly built a workshop in the capital of Sachdon. .He has 80 million people available in the capital alone, and our 20-odd population is not enough to fill the workshops!"

Mosmoot rubbed his forehead: "There is still one-third of the project, and it is too late to deliver it all within one month!"

Zold laughed, which annoyed Mosmut even more: "You are easy, except for the flying boat and knight class, there is only a little baron class, and you don't lend me the workers and the slipway, what a joke!"

"Friendship is friendship, business is business, just give me the list if you are too busy," Zold said: "And how can I relax? I still have a large number of orders for golems, magic vehicles and magic guns. The workshops are operating at full capacity.”

"As for the slipway..."

Zold raised his hand and popped up a light curtain: "I'll give you a suggestion for free. You can see how Simberna built a large number of floating ships with very few slipways."

In the light curtain, with the slipway below the ground as the center, several tracks extend out, connecting small construction sites.Some have a roof, and some are open to the air.

Several people are dragging carts, transporting huge components to the central berth.The berth has already revealed the general outline of an Earl-class battleship, but only the front half.

Mosmut stared: "He, he built the various parts of the battleship first, and finally put them together? Can this work?"

Zold spread his hands: "Why can't it be used? As long as a complete set of drawings is drawn in advance, the dimensions of each component are clearly marked on the drawings, and the size of each component is clearly marked, and the assembly will not cause too much deviation."

"Of course, this requires the designer to consider every detail. The previous process of only setting rough indicators, or giving a prototype, and handing over the details to the supervisor of each warship cannot be used."

"The model of assigning each warship to contractors can no longer be used. In addition to a unified designer team, there must also be a unified supervision team that strictly supervises the construction according to the drawings."

"This is the idea that Simberner gathered after inspecting various magic workshops. He has more orders and tighter construction schedules. It's too late to use his brains on all aspects."

"A lot of ideas and procedures have already been developed, and you just ignore the trouble. This is what I did when I built the airship before. Even if I hand over the airship to the Zhentarim... self-employed, they must strictly follow the blueprints. Come on. I will not accept goods that do not meet the standards. I am very relieved to hand over the order of another [-] flying boats to them."

Mosmoot frowned first, and then frowned tightly again: "This kind of process requires the magician to know more, the workers to be more obedient, and the work to be more delicate. And then give the following people a ship. Compared with getting it done, it’s too much trouble, at least the leather whip is useless.”

Zold said leisurely: "So, I have persuaded you a long time ago, but you still don't listen. They are still employing a large number of long-term contract workers and even slaves. What use are they for besides working hard?"

"The leather whip can work, that is, things like mining and cargo delivery. You still count on the leather whip for things like building a battleship. Even if I restrain myself and don't do it, other workshop owners will make trouble secretly and put you men dug through. We have no whips there, but copper and silver pennies."

Mosmut snorted, "No wonder Fleet City has been restless. Those troublemakers are just like mice, they can't finish shoveling."

Then he asked puzzledly: "What we earn is Jinpuer. We don't want to squeeze it out from these people, but still spend Jinpuer on them?"

Zold spread his hands: "Then don't expect to complete the order on time, deliver on time, and if the quality is good, you won't lose money."

With his hands behind his back, Mosmut walked to the French window at the end of the hall.

Through the windows, you can see the ants coming and going from the residential area to the factory building, and then to the slipway.

A light curtain was opened on the window, and the scene on a certain berth was magnified.

The foreman responsible for the construction of the entire battleship took a thin design drawing and led the magician up and down the battleship with only the shell, filling up the shell bit by bit according to past experience and his own understanding.

The workers in ragged clothes are being yelled at by the supervisor, weakly swinging the hammer, smashing the rivets into the enchanted ship planks, and connecting them with the keel.

The supervisors led another group of workers to inspect the rivets one by one, calling on the workers to use long pliers to check whether the rivets are stable.The whips in their hands were either beating the workers who smashed the rivets, or the workers who were testing the rivets, without stopping for a moment.

The workers who were whipped by the leather whip were all numb, and they did not resist, but no matter how hard they were whipped, their hands could not move quickly.The overseers are too numb to pay attention to their progress, as long as they move.Only when the slack was too conspicuous, or when the foreman yelled, they dragged out one or two unlucky ghosts, pressed them to the side of the slipway, stripped off their clothes and beat them with sticks, screaming high-pitched and screaming to warn other workers.

The light curtain was switched to another slipway, and it could be seen that there were significantly fewer people there, mainly because there were no supervisors patrolling around with whips.Magicians like foremen and designers wandered between several berths, just doing random inspections, and did not go deep into every detail.

The workers on the berth were led by some small foremen, and they worked on their own. Although they could not be said to work hard, they were much more active than the workers on the berth just now.

The previous slipway belonged to Mosmoot, and the workers were all indentured workers or even slaves who had signed contracts for at least ten years. Apart from accommodation, food and clothing, there was only a small amount of copper to buy low-quality beer every month.The latter slipway belonged to Zold, and those workers only had contracts of two or three years, and they could leave at any time.But the amount of copper that was two or three times higher than that of Mosmut's workshop made them want to sign a longer contract. "

Mosmoot's face twisted: "There are tens of thousands of contract workers, and each of them adds a copper coin a month, which is dozens of Jinpuer."

(End of this chapter)