The Flying Zealander. This ship taken from Ivar is undoubtedly the largest warship in the world today. Its huge hull is like a fortress, and its deck is wide enough to accommodate dozens of carriages parallel to it. It is full
There are nine masts, twelve sails, and sixty-eight pairs of oars that require ten people to work together. Just to make it sail normally on the sea, it requires nearly a thousand sailors.
A total of eight counterweight trebuchets are equipped on both sides of the deck. Their power is far greater than ordinary trebuchets. Even the flying Zealander will shake violently due to the recoil of the stone projectiles. Ella
I found a device designed by Archimedes to reduce recoil in ancient books, and applied it to this trebuchet, which allowed it to be used on ships. And removing any one of them can make the army quickly
Breach a fortress known for its strength.
In the middle of these eight trebuchets, a total of sixteen giant crossbows are now added. The ammunition is not the common crossbow bolts, but special spears. This is the crystallization of the engineering of the Seven Hills Empire. The Seven Hills Empire
The army would use this huge weapon to nail their spears to the enemy's walls, and then climb up the enemy's walls on the spears.
There are still huge gaps between the trebuchets, giant crossbows and masts. When the sails are furled, these places become places for flying hot air balloons - if the sails are not furled, they can also be released on the bow, but the number
It will be much less. When the wind direction is correct, hot air balloons can be used for reconnaissance; even if the wind direction is wrong, they can replace the role of watchtowers after being tied with ropes and raised high; during naval battles, hot air balloons can also be loaded with ocean fire, from
Attacking the enemy fleet from the air has many uses. The only problem is that the hot air balloon cannot always return to the deck accurately. Every time the hot air balloon is released, Ella has to send a small boat to search and salvage the crew members who have fallen into the water.
The bow of the ship was originally a place where ocean fire was sprayed, but now it has become a statue of Amy, used to ward off evil and avoid disasters during voyages. On the statue, Amy is holding a book in her right hand and holding a torch in her left hand.
Lighting ships at night.
There are four floors below the deck. The right cabin on the first floor closest to the bow is the ship's commander's room, but the person living in it is not Ella, but a general promoted by Ella. Commanding such a large ship
Navigation is a very complex task and requires considerable sailing experience. Ella does not have enough sailing experience to be able to do it. Moreover, Ella lives here as a house, and she does not want to get up and command the ship while sleeping at night.
Sailing.
The second cabin on the right side of the first floor is the largest on the entire ship, but it is empty. This was originally Ivar’s room, and later Andrea also lived there. The things inside have not changed much, and Ella
This place is left empty to show the most basic respect for the original owner of the ship-in any case, it was him, not Ella or Amy, who gave Ragnar the fatal blow in the end.
Ella's room is the third one on the right side of the first floor. It is filled with documents. There is also a wooden window that can be pushed horizontally. Ivar uses it to display the green will-o'-the-wisp to the outside, while Ella is by the window.
Equipped with a small Eye of Hermes, the lens is a little green and not transparent enough. Transparent lenses are very rare and are used by Ella in more important places, but it can still pass through this Eye of Hermes.
Use your eyes to observe the situation in the distance.
Most of the cabins on the first floor are used by important personnel such as officers, and the remaining cabins are used as cargo warehouses. Among them, Amy's room is at the stern of the first floor. In this way, both the bow and stern can be used in emergencies.
Those who give orders at all times and those who report the situation no longer have to rush to the bow of the ship.
The second floor is the sailor's room, which is the residence of the soldiers. The people who live on this floor are mainly the deck staff. In addition to the sleeping cabin, there is also a larger cabin on this floor for the soldiers to gamble and play in their free time.
Play chess and drink. When the ship is anchored, this cabin is always full and smells of alcohol. But once the ship starts sailing, there are only a few soldiers here - ocean navigation is a hard job, and the soldiers need to work day and night.
Shift work, lack of sleep is common, and it is difficult to have free time. However, the smell of alcohol is still common. Sailing on the sea for months, if there is no alcohol to relieve worries and boredom, the soldiers will soon riot. Moreover,
, wine, like water, is an important source of moisture needed by soldiers.
The infirmary and kitchen are also on this second floor, equipped with specialized doctors and chefs, all of whom are hired at a high cost. Originally, Ella wanted Paracelsus to serve as a doctor, but unfortunately Paracelsus was busy
In order to deal with the Black Death epidemic in England, there was no intention to go to sea. In addition, there was a warehouse specially reserved for lumber for emergency repairs of ships, and of course carpenters were equipped accordingly.
The third floor is also the sailor's room. The sixty-eight pairs of oars on the Flying Zealander are on this floor. The soldiers responsible for rowing live here. In addition, there are free cabins that are used as cargo warehouses.
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As for the fourth floor, it is the material warehouse. Because it is of vital importance, it is set up on the bottom floor that is not easily damaged even in the event of a naval battle. It stores the food and water that the soldiers rely on for survival, as well as a storage room to keep the animals.
Some sheep and cattle were used to improve the food of the soldiers. The grizzly bear sent by Gan and the captured Ippolita were all imprisoned here.
"Your Majesty, although you said that Lübeck's merchant ship was loaded with cargo, this mobile fortress... even without cargo is much heavier than the opposite!"
After the ship left the port, Amy was still worried.
"Why don't you, Your Majesty, we return to Hong Kong first and remove a few of the stones before pursuing us?"
"How can that be done! We are going to sea to deal with the evil dragon this time, how can we reduce long-range firepower for the sake of Lubeck!"
Amy looked at the sky worriedly.
"But you see, Your Majesty, we are facing a headwind, and the fleet can only use oars. If this continues, let alone dealing with the dragon, the crew will be exhausted just by rowing the boat in front of the dragon!"
"Headwind? So what?" Ella raised her head proudly, "Amy, didn't you notice? There are several sails on the ship that have changed from square to triangular!"
"Attention, I noticed it...isn't it for the sake of beauty?"
Ella glanced at a pirate next to her, and the pirate stood up and explained, "This is a technique we learned from near the red sea on the way to Isfahan, which is not red at all! Use this
Plant a sail and you can sail even if the wind is against you!"
"Sail against the wind with a sail?" Amy's mouth closed in shock, "How... is this possible?"
"It has been tested on a small boat, so it was installed on the Flying Zealander. Amy, look, I haven't ordered the oars to be used, but isn't our ship sailing forward now?"
When Ella said this, Amy noticed that although the speed was slower than that of the square sail, and the sailing direction was sometimes left and sometimes right, there was no doubt that the flying Zealander was moving
Move forward against the wind driven by the sail!
"So I said there's no need to worry. We are heading against the wind, and Lübeck's fleet is the same, but we use sails and they use oars, so the speed is not of the same order!"
"And the technology of the hull is also different. Our ship has a keel, but theirs doesn't." The pirates next to him also imitated Ella and added proudly, "With Alemanni's shipbuilding skills, their ship
It would be nice if it doesn’t fall over halfway!”
"That's right, if you don't turn it over, then...wait a minute, what did you say? Turn it over?"
Ella, who was not in a hurry at first, became anxious again by these words:
"How can it be turned over? That's all my goods! Why are you still stunned? Use the oars together, hurry up and catch up!"
