Pirates making memes: get eight magic skills at the beginning

The sky was gloomy, and there was light rain floating in the sky.

The City of Seven Waters has a huge dock near the pier, which leads to the sea outside and the river to the inside. There are circles of ripples on the surface of the river. When the gate of the dock is opened, the river flows in, following the preset plan. The channel spreads.

The slightly chilly spring breeze swept in from outside, and all the shipwrights in the dock tightened their work clothes to avoid catching a cold in this cold weather and delaying the work at hand.

Yang Ming intends to forge a closer ally relationship with the Revolutionary Army. Naturally, he has to show his muscles to the allies properly so that he can gain greater benefits in the next alliance process. Tied to his own chariot, when the time comes to deal with Kaido of Beasts together, there will be an extra bargaining chip.

As the contact person of the Revolutionary Army, Kerla was naturally invited by Yang Ming to visit this shipyard belonging to the Carrera Company.

The dock covers an area of ​​more than [-] mu of land, bordering the land on two sides, the sea on one side, and the river on the other side. Its basic components are divided into dock mouth, dock room and dock head.

The dock is often used to enter and exit the ship, and it is equipped with a water-retaining dock door, and the irrigation and drainage flow is carried out from the channels hidden on both sides.

Ships under repair or under construction are docked in the dock room. On the bottom plate of the dock room, keel piers and side piers are set to support the ship, which are used to stabilize the parked ship and prevent it from being washed away by the current. It is also good for the whole ship to be parked stably, so that it is convenient for shipwrights to board the ship for repair or construction.

The dock head and dock mouth are at the opposite end. It looks like a snail mouth. There are many tools here, and there are specially placed security guards here. Franky, as the security captain, is always on duty here to prevent outside prying eyes. people broke in.

Kerla looked left and right, secretly amazed in her heart.

Before coming to meet Yang Ming, Kerla only thought that Yang Ming was an exceptionally gifted naval genius, and he might become an admiral of the navy headquarters in the future, but he was just a warrior with outstanding combat power, and would only become a Tianlongren in the end senior thugs.

But the experience of getting along during this period of time has already overturned Kerla's previous thoughts. He only felt that the young man in front of him was hiding something, and he had accumulated considerable power without making a sound.

The current huge shipyard alone requires at least hundreds of millions of Baileys to be successfully built, but Yang Ming relied on his superb skills to merge the original Tom Shipbuilding Company into it by injecting capital into Carrera Company. Take Mr. Tom's property into his name without hesitation.

This approach did not give people the impression of stealing. On the contrary, the two parties involved, Mr. Tom and Espagu, wished Yang Ming could do this, and were very grateful for it.

I have to say that this method is really clever.

Kerla boasted that it would be Yang Ming instead, but she probably never thought of doing so.

Now Espagu, as the apparent boss of Carrera, is using a large amount of funds provided by Yang Ming to take advantage of the impending drought Jack and the people in the capital of seven waters to buy a large number of other companies at a low price. The shipbuilding company has recruited all kinds of skilled shipwrights, making Carrera a giant that dominates the shipbuilding industry.

Seeing this, everyone probably understands who is secretly promoting the news of Drought Jack's arrival.

Of course, Yang Ming is not trying to deceive the public.

In fact, the surveillance ship of the Naval Headquarters has already identified that Jack's ship has crossed the calm zone, and there is no need to guess where the destination is.

The arrival of a disaster will make the rich sell their fixed assets in exchange for cash, leave the local area with their families and seek refuge in other places.

Under normal circumstances, this would lead to the dissolution of a large number of shipbuilding companies, the unemployment of countless shipwrights, and the impoverishment of countless families.

Yang Ming did this for both public and private reasons.

The shipbuilder who was supposed to be out of work has doubled his income after joining the Carrera Company, which is a blessing in disguise.

Giant steel ships under construction can be seen everywhere in the giant shipyard. Shipwrights of various colors are sitting on the erected wooden frames, either holding hammers and "clinking" non-stop, or disassembling and installing propellers for steel warships. and the tail shaft, or applying waterproof paint, everyone is busy with their own duties.

"What kind of ship is this, why have I never seen it before?"

Looking at the huge steel ship with a length of more than [-] meters in the dock, Kerla's heart was shocked, and her face showed horror.

In this era, most kingdoms are still using wooden sailboats, at most the number of sails has changed, or a layer of iron is plated on the hull, and there is no real steel giant ship.

There are not only limitations in technology, but also limitations in materials and cost.

As a result, the size of the ship is limited, and it cannot sail continuously for more than one year, at most half a year, it needs to be docked for repairs, otherwise the ship will be damaged and it is easy to have problems during the voyage.

The current giant steel ship has completely subverted people's imagination in the past.

First of all, its whole body is made of a large amount of steel materials without using any wood, which also means that the giant steel ship is not afraid of long-term sailing, for fear that the ship will be corroded and rotted by seawater after being soaked in seawater for a long time. Corrosion requires regular trips to the dock for maintenance and repairs, but the one-time voyage time is more than double that of the past.

Secondly, there are no sails installed on the deck of the steel giant ship, which means that it does not need to rely on wind power to drive, but is driven by other energy sources.

Finally, most of the guns that are popular today are solid ammunition. Due to the limited explosive power, they will not have much impact on the giant steel ships, which means that these giant steel ships can sail at will, becoming a nightmare for many pirates and even the revolutionary army. !

In this sea, an important criterion for judging whether a person is a great swordsman is whether the person can cut through a three-masted sailing ship with one blow.

There are countless strong men like Great Swordsman in the New World.

Even in the plot of the original book, a large number of naval warships often come to serve as background boards, as if they came out for a cutscene, and were sunk by a powerful move.

But once the navy is fully armed with these giant steel ships, the old thing of sinking warships with one move by the strong will be gone forever!

Kerla naturally understands this truth. Apart from being shocked, she is not a silly and sweet girl. On the contrary, because of her experience of being a slave of the Tianlong people in her childhood, Kerla's mind is sharper than others. Soon he realized the purpose of Yang Ming taking her to visit the dock.

"Is this a show of muscle to our revolutionary army?"

A wry smile appeared on the corner of Kerla's mouth.

Among the allies, there is also a competition to determine who will take the lead.

Obviously, Yang Ming has never been a person who is used to handing over the initiative to others. He hopes to firmly control everything in his own hands, but he doesn't want to show this meaning through a direct way. Domineering and rude, in addition to disgusting allies, will also create a gap between people, it is better to reveal the meaning in this tactful way.

Yang Ming didn't seem to notice Kerla's slightly resentful eyes, and said to himself:

"The Carrera Company has now undertaken a large number of projects for the Navy to build these steel warships. With the current manpower and material resources, the Carrera Company can build two steel warships a month, and 24 steel warships a year. If the proficiency of the shipwrights improves in the future, perhaps more can be built."

Passing over the giant steel ship that was still under construction, Yang Ming brought Kerla to the completed giant steel ship.

This giant steel ship is 128 meters long, longer than the largest warship currently serving at the Navy Headquarters, with a standard displacement of more than 1.7 tons. The speed has not yet been tested, and a steam engine can be used as a power source. In terms of speed, it is much faster than sailing warships, at least able to reach a speed of 20 knots per hour.

Not only that, there are three rows of gun ports on the steel giant ship, and the jet-black muzzle with a diameter of 150 mm is polished, revealing a ferocious side, and the armor thickness at the waterline of the ship reaches 432 mm.

The commonly used disposable chopsticks are about 200 mm, which means that the armor at the waterline of the ship is as thick as two disposable chopsticks. The way of piercing the bottom of the ship will cause the ship to sink into the sea, and will hit the steel plate with one head, and get a nose dust.

Hearing Yang Ming's eloquence, Kerla was numb.

If the navy continues to develop like this, how can the revolutionary army make waves?

At this moment, Kalifa twisted her slender waist and came slowly with lotus steps.

Khalifa leaned over slightly, the fishnet-shaped corsage outlined a blood-spitting arc, a smear of white and greasy skin came into view, and the red lips smeared with lipstick moved close to Yang Ming's earlobe and exhaled like blue, teasing Yang Ming's ears Itchy.

"Captain, you are really engrossed in your predictions. Lu Qi and the others have monitored that Drought Jack is currently less than [-] kilometers away from the capital of the seven waters, and it is estimated that he will arrive in the capital of the seven waters in more than two hours."

Kerla pricked up her ears, and was shocked when she heard the news.

"Drought Jack has always been brutal and bloodthirsty, once he is allowed to land in the capital of seven waters, it will be a big disaster!"

Yang Mingxu pressed his hand, signaling to Kerla to stay calm.

Immediately, he invited Kerla to set foot on the giant steel ship and travel with him.

The young man stood at the bow of the ship, with his hands folded in front of his chest, a navy cape on his shoulders, and the word "justice" behind him caught people's attention.

"In the face of disaster, if even the heroes run away, who else can stand up?"