Bolu was concentrating on continuing his practice of digging dirt at the construction site. He took a deep breath, held his breath, and guided the shaping process. When he was holding up the entire piece of soil, he suddenly heard someone not far away.
Shouting: "Boru, Boru!"
He did not dare to look back. He steadied his breathing and gently put the mud aside. Then he looked up and found that Master Hendrick and Zhu Yiwei had already walked in front of him.
He quickly saluted Master Hendrick: "Sorry, Master Hendrick, I was practicing just now." He casually tilted his head slightly and smiled at Zhu Yiwei.
Hendrick waved his hand: "It's okay, let's get straight to the point. When can we start building the ship?"
Both this style of work and this problem made Polu feel a little shocked. But the current conditions are really not enough, so he can only decline: "Shipbuilding? We haven't even started construction of the shipyard yet, and shipbuilding may not start for a while."
"
Hendrick didn't want to give up, he continued: "It doesn't need to be a very complicated ship, and it doesn't have to run very fast. A cargo ship the size of your small gunboat will do. The current wooden ships are only that big. As long as they can arrive on time, they will be able to
It can meet the current transportation needs of Star Island. My requirement is that there must be no need to rely on wind power, no crystal power supply, and no need for mages to guard the ship! How long will it take?"
"When the shipyard is completed, the fastest we can build cargo ships will be after the spring of next year."
"Why does it take so long? Doesn't it mean that there is no need for enchantment?"
Hendrick frowned.
"It is true that there is no need for enchantment, but the shipyard must be located next to the port. We haven't even started to level the land there. We don't have enough manpower, and the reconstruction of the factory has not been completed. There is absolutely no manpower to devote to the shipyard.
.The shipyard would have to dig two large pits 200 meters long and 50 meters wide in the ground. Now we can only rely on manpower, and it may take a long time to dig."
In order to emphasize the objective difficulties, Polu directly presented the shipyard's mid-term plan. In fact, building a ship of this size does not require a dry dock at all. The problem is that he does not know what the structure of the sliding slipway is, but it can support ships of several thousand tons.
I'm afraid the movable support is not just a few iron frames. I don't dare to use the launching method of throwing the boat sideways into the water and letting it right itself. He only knows how to dig holes and release the water.
It's safest to let it float.
"That's all?"
Judging from Hendrick's tone, he doesn't seem to think that this terrible amount of earthwork is a problem?
"If I help you solve the problem of digging holes, how long will it take you to build a cargo ship?"
Polu was very puzzled by his pursuit of placing an order. How could there be such an urgent need in the first place?
"Can I ask why there is so much urgency?"
"It's not because of you! Our crystal reserves were burned down to the emergency reserve line that cannot be used at will! The north wind blows in winter, and now the cargo ship to Star Island is facing a headwind! If the newly harvested food cannot come in,
We can only rely on the ship that burns crystals to tow the cargo ship until the crystals are more expensive than food. But we can’t burn them this time! Who are we looking for if not you?"
Bolu was immediately dumbfounded. Is this still my fault?
Having said this, it would be disrespectful to refuse any further. He had no choice but to agree: "Don't worry! I will adjust the small gunboat now and let it tow the cargo ship to Xingdao. It is not afraid of headwinds.
, there shouldn’t be any delay.”
"Where's the new cargo ship?"
Bolu could only laugh: "Isn't this a hole that hasn't been dug?"
"How long will it take to dig it out?"
The topic came back again, and it seemed that there was no way to escape it. Polu had no choice but to tell the truth: "It will take about two months to dig it out."
After all, shipbuilding nowadays basically relies on manpower to make progress, regardless of cost, the ship is not big, and the system is relatively simple. There are no supporting dock facilities anyway, so just build a shell and add a power system, and the speed should be enough.
"Okay, if we can tow the cargo ship to Star Island, we can only make do with it first. Let's go to the port!"
Before Polu could react, he found that in front of him were several rows of houses huddled in a corner of the harbor. Small gunboats were moored at the only pier. And he was standing in front of them in a completely desolate area.
on the beach.
He rubbed his eyes to confirm that he was not hallucinating: "...is your execution ability so strong?"
At this time Hendrik's voice pulled him out of his confusion.
"Where will it be built? What will it cause? Hurry up, I will solve it for you now! My time is precious, and I don't want to hear anyone bothering me all the time, saying that this month's food has been delayed again, or that this month's crystals are still available.
Reports like "I didn't come, the warehouse has bottomed out" are really annoying! You can do it once or twice, but I can't stand it if I have to deal with it every day! I can't even do normal work anymore!"
It seems that the constant reports really made the boss very irritated, and he would rather solve the problem himself than hear any more reports. Polu, who came to the port out of nowhere, complained in his stomach: "All the domineering bosses in this world are like this.
Is that so? If I give you a benefit, you can’t refuse it? And you can cash it in on the spot?”
But he had a smile on his face. He just started to draw a schematic diagram on the ground. Hendrick said: "You draw more accurately. I will modify it according to this."
Polu immediately became serious and drew the floor plan of the first and second phases of the future project on a piece of smooth mud. As for the third phase - he hadn't thought about it at all. He explained while drawing, using Hendrick's
Understanding ability, by the time Polu finished speaking, he had basically grasped the key points of this project.
Hendrick looked at the floor plan and touched his chin: "It's very interesting, but do you know how high the tide is on the island? That's right, you haven't experienced the spring tide here yet. The place under our feet will definitely be submerged during the spring tide. This
It’s not okay to do this in the local area. Only by doing this can we prevent it.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Hendrick flew into the sky again. He took out a thin staff from his waist, raised his hand to mobilize the magic in the air, and his powerful control even caused the entire background behind him to
The magic power surged towards him!
It was the first time that Bolu's eyes almost flew out of his eye sockets when he saw a legendary-level man casting spells seriously. He pointed at Hendrick in the air and looked back at Zhu Yiwei: "This... this... this! Too much
Is that an exaggeration?"
The wet mud on the tidal flats became like living things, actively tumbling up. They formed mudslides and collapsed downwards as if the ground collapsed, and then rushed towards the place pointed by Hendrick's staff. There were several huge pits in the
Mud, rocks and unknown objects are like half of an orchestra obeying the orders of a conductor in the sky.
In just ten minutes, like a group of controlled nano-robots, they formed a wall, formed a peripheral breakwater, and even filled the ground level except for the dock!
However, Hendrick was not satisfied. He looked at the silt that was collapsing along the wall and frowned. It was not perfect! Now that everything has been done, the final result must of course be consistent with the status of a legend!
He simply waved his hand again, and the magic light strip swept across the formed pit, and the mud in the pit had turned into a hardened surface with the luster of rock.
Polu, who had experienced too many frights recently and whose mental endurance has been greatly improved, has come to his senses. He remembered a question and saw the master still casting spells in the air, so he secretly asked Zhu Yiwei: "I see it too
I've been teleported by the mage many times, can't I just equip it with a space ring and teleport here?"
"A ring that can hold dozens of cubic meters of goods? We don't have such a treasure. Most of our rings can only hold one or two cubic meters of food, which is not much. The elves do have one, and I heard it seems to be a necklace. But
It’s impossible to lend it to us just to transport goods?”
"Ah! I've seen that one before. It turns out that what Ella brought last time was such a high-end treasure? No wonder she had to break through the blockade herself and brought two weapons masters as bodyguards."
At this time, Hendrick floated down from the sky: "Okay! I helped you solve the infrastructure problem. In exchange, I want to see your cargo ship delivered to Xingdao as soon as possible!"
He pointed to the small gunboat parked on the pier opposite: "Such a big one! Two of them!"
Polu quickly agreed. Just kidding, he exchanged two cargo ships for the boss to take action once. He saved so much time at once and made a lot of money! In other words, the boss can only do this if he has a need. He can't even ask for it.
!
A bit of steel hull and a bit of steam engine at most, in exchange for such benefits, the price is simply gold!
Regardless of Hendrick's request or not, the shipbuilding technology tree must always be lit. After all, it is an island base. Sooner or later, a crystal mineral transportation fleet must be established, but there is almost no chance of completing the preliminary construction of the shipyard in an instant!
He single-handedly pushed back the entire construction schedule by at least half a year!
Master Hendrik fulfilled his promise and the foundation of the entire shipyard was formed almost in an instant.