Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 212 The New Chief Designer
After using the spell, Odysseus began to consider modifying the "Helmet of Wisdom" so that knowledge could be instilled multiple times and mastered permanently.

But he just thought about it briefly and observed the surrounding buildings and customs.

The architectural style of Intis is relatively exaggerated and ostentatious, and it also uses many bright colors and bold appearance designs.

Compared to the conservative Loen architectural style, there is indeed a significant difference.

Most of the pedestrians on the street were people from the Northern Continent wearing Intis-style clothing. Occasionally, a local person would pass by, also walking quickly with their heads down.

Soon, after leaving this street, Odysseus seemed to have entered another world. The buildings here were low and dilapidated, and some were even made of mud walls.

Odysseus looked back at the once bright street, then at this dilapidated street, and suddenly understood what a colony was.

Bernadette's rule only covers a few surrounding archipelagos. There are no special mineral deposits in the area, and the biggest "mine" may be cheap labor.

The "Mysterious Queen" was not here to alleviate poverty. She was able to build a bright street and a small palace, which should be mainly used to improve the cohesion of her subordinates.

After all, those who can live on that street can comfort themselves that they are better off than the locals, no matter how badly they are doing.

This dilapidated street is a true reflection of the local area: poverty, dirtiness and disorder.

The local residents generally dress simply, and the children playing around basically don't wear any clothes.

The pedestrians' faces were expressionless, as if they had no expectations for the new day.

The occasional carriage passing by also looked slow and listless.

Odysseus then asked, "How many people are there on the island ruled by the Queen?"

"About 500,000 or 600,000, or 700,000 or 800,000," Alia said. "I'm not sure, or perhaps no one knows. We can't do a population census on these natives, right?

"Many of their tribes are very uncooperative and even now attack people from the Northern Continent on horseback."

Arya shook her head. "Before we came here, there were no horses on these islands. They actually said they were monsters. They probably thought people who rode monsters were monsters too."

Odysseus glanced at Alia, who looked puzzled. "You must have suppressed them with cruel means, right?"

"They did not accept our rule and attacked our people."

Odysseus asked, "Why should they accept your rule? Because you are stronger?"

Alia was stunned by the question: "Yes."

Odysseus opened his mouth. For the first time, he felt so clearly the conflict between his own values and the pirate-like colonial values.

In his opinion, strength is only one of the characteristics of a ruler. If one rules only by being strong, such a rule will not last long.

Even with extraordinary help, social classes are severely solidified, and the lower classes have almost no power to resist, but such rule will still cause trouble.

Even to Odysseus, that couldn't be called ruling at all.

However, Odysseus said nothing more and decided to "do as the Romans do" and not express any opinions on the situation in the colony.

Alia also thought that Odysseus's question just now was a bit strange, but the two of them quickly changed their topic and she didn't take it too seriously.

Soon, they left the city.

Odysseus looked back and saw that the city was centered on a palace and a street with tall buildings, with dilapidated houses of the locals on the periphery. The location of their residence seemed to represent their status in the city.

After walking and chatting for more than twenty minutes, we arrived at an industrial area not far from the city.

The tall factory buildings here once again form a sharp contrast with the low local houses.

At this time, Odysseus did not express any opinion. He stopped in front of the dock on the seashore and paid attention to the money that Alia paid to the "chair carrier".

After walking such a long distance, they only paid 60 copeks, which is equivalent to 6 pence, and it had to be shared by four people.

It was indeed cheaper than taking a cab, but that was a bargain only in the colonies.

Led by Alia, the two entered the dock unimpeded.

Due to the need for shipbuilding and maintenance, Bernadette built a large shipyard on such a colonial island!
There are five large workbenches in the dock, but only three are in use now, and they are all used to repair ships. Judging from the damaged parts of the ships, their hulls must have been damaged by enemy ships and they had to enter the dock for repairs.

All three ships are wooden, with tall sails and a typical "three-masted ship" structure.

This type of ship is also the most commonly used ship type by pirates. It has smooth lines and a good speed. Most of the time, it can outrun the navy and church ships.

But one fatal weakness is that the defense is too weak. If protective plates are installed, the speed will be sacrificed.

Almost all pirates would choose speed. Whether on sea or on land, running fast is the key to survival.

On both sides of the dock are offices, design studios and other office spaces built against the high walls of the dock.

In the conference room, all the designers of the shipyard, as well as six or seven scholars following Bernadette, had arrived here in advance.

When they saw Arya, they greeted her warmly and smiled back at Odysseus.

After all, Arya had already informed them in advance. Unless they were stupid, they would not question Odysseus. After all, he was sent by the "Queen".

Even if this guy can't build a ship, they still have to pretend to respect him like a master of the shipbuilding industry.

After some politeness, Odysseus took his seat at the head of the table without hesitation. He took off the cloth bag on his back and pulled out a roll of blueprints. "This is the blueprint I drew. Take a look at it first. We can discuss anything you don't understand later."

Previously, in order to design a ship powered by "spirituality", Odysseus had specially found relevant information from the "Wilderness of Knowledge" and taught himself ship design.

At the same time, he also taught himself artillery design, tank design, semi-automatic rifle design, etc.

The designers were slightly stunned after seeing the drawings. First of all, the chief designer sent by the "Queen" understood shipbuilding, but he was a bit conservative in some aspects and seemed to be reading from a script.

It was a large seagoing vessel, divided into four decks. What puzzled the designers was that it had no sails or steam engines. In other words, it had no power whatsoever.

However, the location of the power system was marked at the rear of the bottom of the cabin, but that little space was not enough to install a steam engine.

Just as the designers were about to ask, Odysseus took out a second roll of drawings: "This is a detailed drawing of the internal structure of the engine system, weapon system, balance system, lighting system, etc.

"Well, but the ship designers probably won't understand it. Let's ask these scholars to take a look."

The scholars took it very politely, and after seeing the magic arrays, these extraordinary scholars could not take their eyes away. These were not things used on a ship, but infinite knowledge!

Gradually, the ship designers began to feel something was amiss. What were those drawings? Why did they take so long to examine?

One of the designers finally couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Odysseus, what will drive this ship?"

"Powered by the waves." Odysseus smiled and said, "As long as it is in a spiritual place, the waves will push it forward."

The designer was stunned for a moment, feeling that this answer was completely beyond his comprehension: "Sea...waves? What if there are no waves?"

Odysseus said, "You may not have understood what I meant. The second drawing I gave to the scholars is an explanation of the power system.

"As long as you follow my design and layout, waves will continuously form behind the ship, pushing it forward rapidly."

The designers were stunned. This was the first time they had heard of such a power system.

Then they thought it was a bit absurd, and some people even expressed their doubts: "Will this work?"

"It can work," one of the scholars answered. He took a deep breath before continuing, "It can work."

Then he smiled and said to Odysseus, "Thank you, Mr. Odysseus, for letting me see such an advanced magic circle. I never thought that a magic circle could have such great power!"

The scholar paused and asked, "I have never seen the mystical symbols used in the magic circle. Where did you find these mystical symbols with amazing power?"

Alia, who was sitting next to Odysseus, smiled slightly. She still remembered the scene when she first saw the magic circle in the "Flaming Arrow". She was probably just as surprised.

The extraordinary people on the "Mystery Peepers" path are basically half "mystic scholars". They may not understand the mystical symbols that appear in the magic circle, but just by looking at the structure of the magic circle, they know that this is definitely a high-level magic circle.

"I'll explain the symbols to you later," Odysseus said simply.

This was part of the "technology transfer" he and Bernadette had agreed upon, but he would only explain the symbols used in the magic circle, and would only explain the magic circle used on this ship, without giving any further explanation.

Several scholars looked at each other and saw joy in each other's eyes.

At this time, they finally understood why the "Queen" wanted to build such a ship. Mastering the construction of such a ship is equivalent to mastering many advanced and high-level magic arrays. It can even be said that Xara Island's research in mysticism will suddenly rise to several levels.

However, the ship designers did not quite understand this, and they were still very worried about the power and weapon systems of the new ships.

In addition to the power system, which they did not understand at all, the weapon system was also beyond their understanding of weapons, because there was not a single cannon on the ship, only some strange-shaped weapons.

These weapons were something they had never heard of.

Seeing that they had a lot of questions but didn't know where to start, Odysseus smiled and said, "I'm not an expert in ship design, but my research in mysticism has been recognized by the Queen.

“So don’t use your past experience to look at this ship.

"How should I put it... well, this is the first extraordinary ship in human history, and many problems require solutions through trial and error.

"We need to work together to complete the task assigned by the Queen."

When everyone heard the words "the Queen's approval" and "the task assigned by the Queen", they knew that the Queen attached great importance to this new ship.

Before they could express their opinions, Alia arrived first: "Mr. Odysseus, please give the order."

Everyone in the room was stunned. They knew that Arya was sent by the "Queen". Her statement meant that the "Queen" wanted them to obey the young man named Odysseus completely.

Odysseus was well prepared. He took out a list and handed it to the scholars: "These are the spiritual materials and extraordinary materials used in the magic array on the ship. You need to complete the purchase as soon as possible to prepare for shipbuilding.

“Because the magic circle above is very large and requires many carved parts, I will need you to be my main assistants in the future to share the task of building the magic circle.

"So starting this afternoon, you... well, there are still too few of you. We need at least ten people who understand magic arrays to come to the Jade Palace and listen to me explain the uses of these magic arrays, the meanings of mystical symbols, and other courses."

In order for the magic circle to work better, some extraordinary materials are needed. These materials basically belong to the "sailor" channel and are not difficult to buy on the sea, but there will definitely be some premium.

The scholars were a little confused after receiving the list. They didn't expect that their first task would be procurement.

Alia knew they weren't good at this job, so she said, "Leave the purchasing to me. You just need to make sure the quantity and quality are right."

The scholars finally breathed a sigh of relief and agreed.

Then, Odysseus said to the ship designers: "I need you to help me optimize the overall structure of this ship, but I want to participate in the whole process because I know which parts cannot be optimized.

"Once the blueprints are finalized, we'll begin construction immediately. First, we'll build the general structure, then we'll arrange the formations and test the waters at sea."

The ship designers also breathed a sigh of relief, as there were indeed many areas in the ship's design drawings that needed to be modified.

After determining the general direction, the construction of the new ship began immediately. Odysseus revised the blueprints with the designers in the morning and began to explain the magic circles he invented in the afternoon.

As for the ship's drawings, since Odysseus's design was originally quite reasonable, the drawings were basically finalized the next day.

That afternoon, the dock began to organize manpower and lay the keel.

This ship is basically an "experimental ship", so it was built using very mature wooden ship technology, and the entire shipyard's manpower was basically devoted to this work.

After Odysseus modified the blueprint, he finally had the opportunity to return the ashes and the extraordinary characteristics of the "Night Watcher" to the Church of the Night. He also planned to visit Bayam, the largest colonial city in the Raging Sea, when he had time.

(End of this chapter)