Half a month later, when Rudolph boarded the ship again, he saw that there was already quite a crowd on the ship.
The ship had its Carolingian military livery washed off and painted a gray-blue civilian livery. The ship was covered with colorful flags. According to Mackenz, these colorful flags were not for decoration, but signal flags.
Represents all letters and ten numbers.
The ship's new name, "Redbud", was written on the side of the bow, and Cooper adopted the name of the circus.
Today is the day of trial operation after the repair of the steam turbine. Rudolf can't wait to go to sea. The army led by the earl has not returned yet, which proves that the war is not as smooth as the Royal Navy advertised. If the army comes back, other accidents may occur
, Rudolph didn’t want to delay it any longer.
In the engine room of the Bauhinia, Rudolph met the ship's chief engineer Salmon, a level 3 alchemist. According to Cooper, he and Mackenzie recruited this alchemist with a monthly salary of 50 gold shields.
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This salary is very exaggerated. 50 gold shields is not a small amount. Rudolf calculated it for him. If he relied solely on salary, it would only take 40 years for Salmon to save enough gold shields to be promoted to a fourth-level alchemist. The war caused many alchemists on sea ships to
The teacher has no job, otherwise Salmon's salary would have to be higher. I heard from him that his normal salary is 80 gold shields a month.
"Captain Salmon, how are the Royal Navy's alchemical engineers repairing it? Is the steam engine ready?"
Salmon heard Mackenzie say that Mr. Rudolph in front of him was the largest shareholder and investor of this ship. From the tone of Captain Cooper and First Officer Mackenzie, Mr. Rudolph was the real owner of this ship.
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Rudolf is of course the owner of this ship. It was Rudolf who snatched this ship back. So far, he has spent 5,000 gold shields on this ship and invested his capital.
"Those knight nobles are disgusting, and the alchemists who take refuge in the knights are even more disgusting. However, those alchemical engineers are very good. They have accumulated rich experience and abilities by maintaining so many warships. After cleaning the sea water and sea salt, those engineers came
I have installed new engine oil and replaced many parts. I have checked it several times and there should be no problem."
Rudolph said: "Captain Salmon, Captain Cooper and I don't want to get involved in the war between you and the knights. I hope your views on the knights will not affect our voyage. We want to try our luck in the southern continent and see if we can
There can be no chance of making a fortune."
"Of course, you don't have to believe me, but you have to believe in the salary you pay. In this chaotic situation, I am very satisfied with my job. Please believe in my professional ethics."
I heard Rudolf say that he went to the Southern Continent to look for opportunities to make a fortune. Salmon didn't believe it. How could someone who could get a warship be short of money?
After leaving the engine room, Cooper said:
"I have inquired, and Mr. Salmon has been working on ships. He is a trustworthy chief engineer, but his salary is too high.
The salary of the crew is divided into two types, alchemist and others. The salary of the alchemist is tens of gold shields, and the salary of other crew members does not exceed 10 gold shields. The alchemist can always raise their salary to a sky-high price, this is their professional skill
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If it wasn't for spending your money, I would definitely be heartbroken."
"Do you hear this as a human thing?"
"There is also good news. The corpses have done all the work of ordinary sailors. I have saved you... a small amount of money."
First mate Mackenzie took Rudolph to inspect the artillery. 60 artillery rounds were repaired and ready for use. The ammunition was not ready yet. The alchemy artillery shells were controlled materials. Kedrick had promised to contact them, but it would take some time.
"Mr. Rudolph, Captain Cooper and I have been discussing it for a long time, but we haven't decided on the business scope of the Redbud."
"Business Scope?"
This was something Rudolf had never thought about. When he got this ship, he just wanted to go to the Southern Continent. The center of the Southern Continent is desert or grassland, and the big cities are located along the coast. It is much more convenient to have a ship.
Armed escort ships, armed merchant ships, or, more directly, pirate ships, are all areas that are unfamiliar to Rudolph.
First Mate Mackenzie said:
"This ship is a warship you captured from the Carolingian Navy. She has a huge firepower system. The firepower system of this ship is too abundant on the Sarago Sea. Even if half of the artillery is removed, it is enough to deal with the vast majority of enemies.
Some pirates.
Excessive artillery makes this ship heavily loaded. The navy has professional supply ships, but we don't.
My opinion is that the ship can be modified to reduce 20 guns and the remaining 40 guns will be enough to deter pirates. This can reduce a large part of the ship's load, and the free space can also be used for loading cargo. This ship
The ship is no longer a warship, and there is no need to maintain such a huge firepower."
"Captain, what's your opinion?" Rudolph looked at Cooper.
Cooper said: "This is a very big change and requires your approval. I agree with Mackenz's proposal. 60 artillery pieces and ordinary artillery shells are of little use in naval battles only added by high-level apostles. The burden of purchasing alchemical artillery shells is too much.
Heavy, I just recently learned that alchemy cannonballs still require constant maintenance by alchemists, which costs a lot of money."
"McKenz, will modifying the artillery system delay our departure to sea?"
"No. It is difficult to install the artillery, but it is very fast to dismantle the artillery. After reducing the load, it will make the Bauhinia faster and allow us to reach the Southern Continent earlier."
"Okay, then I'll do as you say." Rudolf asked again: "How is the alchemical reinforcement circle on the side of the ship now? Has it been repaired?"
"Engineer Captain Salmon helped contact a level 4 alchemist and repaired the reinforcement circle for us, but the price was very high. He spent 500 gold shields for one attack, which is simply outrageous."
"No way, alchemists are always so greedy."
In the expectant eyes of everyone, black smoke came out of the chimney of the Bauhinia. After a long period of debugging, the ship slowly left the dock with a sharp whistle. Her destination was a few hundred meters away.
At the civilian dock outside, this ship is not a Royal Navy ship, and now it needs to make room for a warship.
The vibrations brought by the steam turbine to the Bauhinia were very smooth, proving that the turbine was operating normally.
When the Bauhinia sailed into the civilian pier, many people stood not far away and cheered at the pier. The Port of Codor was blocked by the Royal Navy and no ship had docked for more than a month. Those who made a living on the pier
People are cheering for the arrival of the new ship.
A week later, Nairn, the steward of the Earl's castle, met Rudolf on the Bauhinia.
"Mr. Rudolph, Captain Cooper, I am Nairn, the traveling steward of the Earl's Castle. Master Caleb sent me to the Earl's Castle's manor in the southern continent. We will travel together. When can we set off? If possible,
I hope to leave tomorrow."
Rudolf saw the ship of the manor steward Nairn. This ship was flying the golden anchor flag and parked next to the Bauhinia. The ship was slender and equipped with only 12 guns. It looked like a very fast seagoing ship.
"Tomorrow! Then tomorrow!"
Rudolph's first impression of Nairn was very good. He was wearing a tuxedo, with a straight back and a tough face that only a soldier could have. I hope this level 4 knight can protect Rudolph from the wind and rain.