Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 61: Reborn, Gunboat Fierce

"The best in the world! Title special effects!"

The huge surprise came suddenly, and Byron, the designer and owner, was immediately dizzy.

Regardless of whether it is a person, a ship or a [holy relic], the [titles] on them that are deeply rooted in people's hearts represent real power.

Among these titles, of course, there are various famous world bests!

For example: the world's first matchlock gun; the world's first cannon; the world's most powerful gunpowder formula; the world's fastest horse.
These are well-known in the extraordinary world.

Of course, fame and legend alone would not be enough.

If a media tycoon spreads false information every day through the newspapers he controls and claims to be the richest person.

Even if thousands of people were deceived into believing that he was the richest man, he would not receive the corresponding title.

Because it doesn’t live up to its reputation!

The owner of the [Title] must truly influence history through some event, or will undoubtedly influence history, in order to gain recognition from the law and the world.

The matchlock changed the mode of war; the cannon was the god of war; the fastest horse could improve the horse breed, increase transportation efficiency and cavalry strength
But the real impact on the world is more important than the former.

The same is true for the Golden Deer, which represents the highest speed of current three-masted sailing ships.

Perhaps someone used forbidden knowledge, rare objects, or other extraordinary means to make the ship run faster than the Golden Deer.

However, the design and construction technology of the Golden Deer can be replicated on a large scale, thus improving the overall level of the shipbuilding industry for mankind.

Even after Byron, the inventor, passed away.

Other [craftsmen] and [naturalists] can also see the most original first-hand information in the inventor’s mind directly from the public library of the legal network!
The inheritance of civilization has made great contributions.

This is a victory for knowledge and a victory for human civilization.

【The world's fastest three-masted ship】Effect:
On the basis of the designed normal speed, it can increase it by an additional 20%, and the impact of severe weather such as big waves, strong winds, heavy rain, etc. on it will be reduced by 20%.

It may be because this ship is just a modified version, and it is still missing the V-shaped bottom and 5:1 aspect ratio from the most complete version on the design drawing.
There is still considerable room for improvement.

Therefore, it is the name "Golden Hind" rather than the ship itself that received the title special effect "The Fastest Three-Masted Sailing Ship in the World".

If Byron rebuilds any three-masted warship in the future, as long as he gives it the name "Golden Hind", it will inherit all the special effects!
The records on the pirate ship in the [Ship's Log] have also changed drastically.

"Golden Deer: A Tudor-style three-masted sailing ship that was improved from a galleon.

Specifications: total length 23.5 meters, width 6 meters, draft 2.55 meters, displacement 200 tons, maximum basic speed 11 knots, bonus speed 13 knots, capacity 100 people, actual number 56 people.

Armament: After heavy outfitting, there were 7 6-pound cannons on each side of the open deck and a 32-pound carronade on the rear deck.

Sails: bow jib (lifting sail), foremast square sail, mainmast and mizzenmast fore-and-aft sails.

Title effect: The world's fastest three-masted sailing ship.

Extraordinary pirate officers: Captain [Wild Hunt·Storm Knight] Byron; First mate [Iron Wall·Oath Knight] Bruch; Second mate [Phantom Blade] Guts.

Contract Object: 27 alienated man-eating sharks."

Although this type of mixed sailing ship is small in size and cannot carry many large-caliber artillery, it is of little significance in direct naval battles against naval fleets.

But it can be said that they were born for privateering.

Particularly worth mentioning is the 32-pound carronade on the rear deck that is covered with a rainproof cover and looks as terrifying as a monster.

This was the last tearful sale before Golden Palm Trading Company left.

Although Byron almost emptied out most of the savings of the Golden Deer, in his opinion it was all worth it.

The unscrupulous businessman Michael may make some money, but he will definitely not lose anything.

This type of artillery has a large caliber and a short barrel, and is between a mortar and a cannon.

Compared with ordinary cannons that are usually cast in one piece, this one is made using a boring machine. A hydraulic flywheel drives the barrel to rotate, and gradually pushes a fixed iron column into the solid barrel and then drills out of the barrel.

The bore shape is more regular than that of a cast barrel.

The spherical projectile fits more tightly against the inner wall of the barrel, making it less likely for gunpowder gas to leak when fired, and providing greater effective thrust.

The barrel walls can be thinner and the projectiles can be made larger.

Therefore, its lethality at a distance of dozens of meters is much greater than that of standard artillery of the same weight.

The carronade, which fired a 32-pound projectile the size of a grapefruit, weighed only one-third of a standard cannon of the same caliber.

A 32-pound long cannon that served as the main gun of a second-level battleship often weighed 3 tons, while the same 32-pound carronade weighed less than 1 ton.

It's similar to the standard 12-pound and 9-pound artillery that fires fist-sized projectiles.

The ultimate victory in robbing a merchant ship must be a boarding battle. The carronade can intimidate merchant ships with high firepower output at close range and even sweep across the opponent's open deck.

Byron believed that although not many people knew about its value now, this kind of artillery would shine on pirate ships and even small warships in the future.

The unscrupulous businessman Michael still sold it at a low price.

"Using a second-level ship's main gun to rob?
Cruel! So cruel!
It has high-speed mobility, is equipped with both long-range cannon and short-range carronade, and can attack at both long and short ranges.

This ship will surely become a nightmare for all enemies in the future.

The only shortcoming is that the Marine Corps does not have enough manpower to create an overwhelming numerical advantage over ordinary merchant ships.

But as long as we can successfully survive the battle at Anchor Bay, personnel will no longer be a problem."

Looking left and right, Byron simply couldn't let go of this great treasure he had created with his genius idea.

Already just under the "tentacles".

At this time, near the waterline, dark shark fins cut through the water and ran away into the distance.

Those were twenty-seven mutated man-eating sharks that served as knife-wielding guards.

After they devoured Blood Eye Salman and dozens of transforming secondary zombies in one breath, their bodies expanded even more.

The blood in his eyes almost condensed into substance.

There is no need to feed living people every three days as in the past. The blood produced by extraordinary people can be used instead.

And the effect is much better than that of humans.

By feeding it a few more times, the control effect can be completely solidified, and it will become an extension of Byron's eyes and ears that he can control at will.

"Turn, head into the wind, and sail close to the wind!"

Just as Byron ordered the ship to turn around and return to continue testing the ability of the fore-sail to catch the wind.

"Captain, at 1 o'clock, about 1.85 nautical miles ( nautical mile = kilometers) from our ship, there is a cloud of fog moving in a wrong path.

It’s coming towards us!”

The lookout on the mast suddenly issued an abnormal warning.

At the same time, a group of man-eating sharks were also caught in the sea water in the north. Gradually, a strong smell of blood came from them, and they all became a little restless.

Byron's [Weather Intuition] was also not lost, and he immediately sensed the abnormal weather changes on the opposite side.

When I looked up, I saw a cloud of white mist in the distance floating towards me.

And in the depths of the fog there was a huge black shadow, drifting closer and closer along the ocean current along the coast of the ice field.

(End of this chapter)