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Chapter 253 Topaz-class warship! Sea Soul ship! [Please subscribe! Please vote!]

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After hearing Chen Lin's explanation, the members of the Sea Soul Mercenary Group all gasped in shock.

Then The Hague couldn't help but exclaim, "Chairman Chen! This is truly a brilliant idea!"

Saihun, the vice-leader of the Sea Soul Mercenary Group, nodded in deep agreement, indicating his approval of Hague's statement. Utilizing the power of steam was something they had never imagined.

Chen Lin smiled and nodded, remaining silent. The shock he felt when he first saw the steam turbine model was no less than that in The Hague. Although Chen Hong handed the steam turbine model over to the Soto Shipyard after creating it and then paid no further attention to it, the Soul Masters at the Soto Shipyard, inspired by Chen Hong, worked day and night and mastered the principles of the steam turbine in just three days.

Compared to the principles of soul engines, the simple power transmission principle of steam turbines is undoubtedly much simpler for soul masters. Furthermore, Chen Hong's steam turbine model is so exquisite that it has been carefully placed and enshrined in the center of the Soto Shipyard.

The reason why Chen Hong's steam turbine is so exquisite is because Chen Hong had a deep understanding of steam turbines in his previous life. His bachelor's thesis was a steam mecha powered by a steam turbine. The almost perfect power transmission and the rugged steam aesthetics made Chen Hong the most handsome guy among that year's graduates.

After Soto Shipyard finished explaining the power system, they went on to explain other information about the Soul-Guided Steel Armor Ship, which made Hague and the others' eyes light up and they praised it repeatedly.

Finally, Chen Lin smiled and said, "This soul-guided steel armored ship hasn't been officially named yet. How about we name it after your mercenary group's name, 'Sea Soul'?"

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?" A hint of interest flashed in The Hague's eyes, but he still remained somewhat reserved.

Chen Lin rolled his eyes at Hague helplessly and complained, "If it's not called Sea Soul, what else should it be called Soto? Technology? If you drive it out and cause trouble, aren't you just giving Soto City a bad review?"

As the first Soul-Guided Steel Armored Ship built by his own shipyard, Chen Lin was quite interested in giving this commemorative vessel a name related to the Technology Chamber of Commerce. However, he knew that the Sea Soul Fleet, formed by the Sea Soul Mercenary Group, would inevitably expand its territory in the future, and conflicts would be unavoidable. For example, if they deliberately provoked the Heaven Dou Royal Fleet, it would be somewhat impolite to name it something like the Soto Ship.

Moreover, even if it were to be called the Soto, that name should be reserved for a more powerful warship later on.

"Hehe! Great! Thank you, Chairman Chen! The Sea Soul Ship! The Sea Soul Ship is awesome! Hahaha!" Hague couldn't help but burst into laughter. It was clear that he was very satisfied with the Sea Soul Ship produced by the Technology Chamber of Commerce!

Barry then smiled and said, "The Sea Soul Ship is probably still a week away from being officially completed and delivered. During this week, Commander Hague can have his crew members learn how to operate the Sea Soul Ship from our shipbuilders."

The Sea Soul Ship is a soul-guided warship unlike any other ship in the world, so Barry needed to arrange for personnel to train its operators in advance. This is why the Technology Chamber of Commerce summoned the Sea Soul Mercenary Group ahead of time; they didn't want the Sea Soul Mercenary Group to be unable to leave the ship after a long delay when it was handed over, which would be embarrassing and invite ridicule from the residents along the coast of Soto City.

"Okay! Okay!" Hague nodded hurriedly with a smile, grinning, "Factory Manager Barry, don't worry, I'll definitely manage my men well and won't cause you any trouble! Brothers, did you hear that? Study hard, watch carefully, and don't cause any trouble for the shipyard!"

The hundred or so members of the Sea Soul Mercenary Group who had accompanied The Hague all excitedly replied, "Understood! We won't cause any trouble!"

Hague brought almost all the core members of his Sea Soul Mercenary Group this time. Clearly, he was going to great lengths to wrest the Sea Soul ship from the Technology Merchant Guild, even at the cost of abandoning his territory near the western islands and reefs. Of course, if others didn't seize it, Hague wouldn't suffer any loss. Even if they did, Hague's losses wouldn't be significant, as he had already handed over most of his money and treasures to the Technology Merchant Guild, and had brought almost all of his remaining funds with him on this trip.

According to the plan devised by Ning Fengxun, a member of the Ning family, Hague would exchange all his remaining wealth for soul-guided devices in Soto City, and then use the Sea Soul ship to conduct long-distance trade along the way to replenish the Sea Soul mercenary group's coffers. As for the worthless island reef strongholds, that would be taken care of once the Sea Soul ship returned.

As the financial steward and strategic strategist of the Sea Soul Mercenary Group, after several months of getting to know each other, most of the members of the Sea Soul Mercenary Group, including Haiya and Saihun, have come to have great faith in Ning Fengxun.

For the rest of the time, Hague had the deputy leader of the Soul Guild arrange for the crew to follow the ship's staff onto the ship to familiarize themselves with the environment. Then, he quietly went to Chen Lin's side and whispered, "President Chen, I want to ask if you have any soul tools here that can be used for attack?"

Hague noticed that there didn't seem to be any weapons on the Sea Soul Ship, so he couldn't help but ask Chen Lin about it. Although soul-guided cannons didn't exist in the world yet, Hague, who could think of soul-guided warships, could naturally connect them to soul-guided cannons. Seeing that there were no soul-guided weapons on the Sea Soul Ship, he couldn't help but ask.

"That thing..." Chen Lin looked at the Sea Soul ship in the distant dock, his tone somewhat hesitant.

He had discussed this matter with Chen Hong, and Chen Hong's answer was that the Technology Chamber of Commerce now had a slight chance to sit at the chessboard and be able to do things a little more freely, but it was still lacking, and the timing was not right.

Chen Hong believes that the Technology Chamber of Commerce is not strong enough. If it rashly develops soul-guided weapons, it will disrupt the current favorable development environment of the Technology Chamber of Commerce, which could easily trigger a chain reaction, accelerate the escalation of tensions on the mainland, and be detrimental to the development of the Technology Chamber of Commerce.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, it was found that for the current technology industry associations, quietly developing is the only way forward.

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"Please rest assured, Captain Hague. This will take time. Once the Chamber of Commerce has the latest achievements, we will definitely use them on the Sea Soul Ship." Chen Lin nodded slightly to Hague to reassure him.

"Weapons can wait. The most urgent task right now is to build up the Sea Soul Fleet of Commander Hague."

First, replenish the Sea Soul Fleet's supplies, and then load the weapons onto the warships.

(End of this chapter)