Pirates are born to be king

There are too many things to deal with recently, and the original breakfast meeting time is no longer enough. .

Valpo became increasingly accustomed to working in the luxurious king's office.

At this time, he had summoned a group of agricultural experts, and the professional opinions they gave were basically the same as before.Even if cold-resistant plants can be harvested in large quantities, the limited planting area of ​​Cigu Island can only supply the food gap of 1 to 2 people at most.

The greenhouses and soilless cultivation and other self-proclaimed black technologies that His Majesty the King has in mind already have precedents. Various technologies are not only expensive, but it is better to buy food. They are also restricted by the harsh climate and cannot be scaled up. change.

Faced with food, the Sword of Damocles hanging over the head of the Drum Kingdom, Valpo became worried. Sometimes he even began to think about whether it would be possible when Rhodes or other people from the Wheat and Sausage Chamber of Commerce came next time. Appropriately open up a few unimportant drug patents in exchange for more room for development.

Now his kingdom is too short of time. Everything is developing in a good direction, but accordingly, the power is more dispersed. He now needs time to straighten out domestic affairs and tighten his 'fists' before he can expand abroad. force.

Once the food supply becomes difficult, there will definitely be turmoil in the kingdom, slowing down or even seriously slowing down the speed of recovery. This is intolerable to Valpo, who has limited time and almost wants to race against every second.

His Majesty the King was so worried that when Mr. Shep from the shipyard and Notts, who discovered the sea shadow, came to report on the progress of submarine research, they were still discussing about food.

After being reminded by Jace, Valbo focused his attention on the two people in front of him.

Different from the first meeting, Shep and Notts' mental outlook and clothing were completely new. The highly regarded submarine department became a fragrant bun. As a minister, Shep's face was glowing. The old man seemed to have a second spring and became Even though I was full of energy, the only thing that didn't change was that my hands were still full of oil stains that couldn't be washed away.

Valpo glanced at his hand and nodded silently.

Yes, he is a man of work.

Knotts looked at him with admiration. He was wearing a specially tailored leather jacket. It was not as close-fitting and attractive as one designed for women. Instead, it looked masculine and heroic. It was very similar to the combination of an earth jacket and a windbreaker. Somewhat Weird, yet surprisingly handsome.

The lucky guy who discovered Haiying was a little uneasy now. He glanced at Boss Xiep hesitantly, then looked at Valpo, moving his lips, and his expression of hesitation to speak could not be more obvious.

"Haha, tell me what you want to say." Valpo shook his head. Before this guy came to see him, he must have been taught the rules by Shep once again. He still remembered the funny scene when they first met, recalling Recalling the time when he first arrived in the Drum Kingdom, His Majesty the King was filled with emotion, and even his worries about food were relieved a lot.

Notts said nothing and looked at Shep again.

The old man's face was red, his neck was thick, and he was obviously very irritable. But in front of Valpo, he had to hold his voice and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty asked you to tell me, what do you want me to do?"

"Oh, oh, then...what did I say?" Knotts still looked at him.

'crunch'

The sound of teeth clenching is clearly audible,

"talk……"

"Oh." Knotts shrank his neck and finally said, "Your Majesty, actually I...I...have a solution for food."

"Huh?!" Valpo was shocked. When he heard the topic he was concerned about, he immediately sat up straight and said, "Say!"

He and Jess on the side looked at Notts with burning eyes, "If the method works, there will be a reward."

"We can fish." Knotts said matter-of-factly.

"Fishing? Do you know what you are talking about..." Valpo frowned. There were no fish schools near the Drum Kingdom, and they had no fishing boats. Even the warships and merchant ships were only in the design drawings and had not yet been built. , what to fish with.

Moreover, it cannot be solved by just a few fishing boats to meet the food shortage of the entire population, not to mention that there are only a few people in the kingdom who know how to fish.

Is it possible to use diving...

wrong,

and many more……

An idea flashed through His Majesty's mind, and then it became clearer and clearer.

He looked at Jace aside, the chief of staff was thoughtful, "Submarine?"

Valpo nodded, a little excited, "Submarine!"

He looked at Notts to confirm again, "Do you want to say, use a submarine to fish?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Lucky Man is indeed a lucky man. He proudly handed over a copy, "This is the latest research report of our Submarine Department. After testing many materials brought back by Mr. Jess from the Shampoo Islands, the experiment The staff found that applying a layer of resin from the sea shadow on the outside of the sea shadow can have a good 'sound-absorbing' effect. The submarine we made with the sea shadow can be said to have become a sea killer that is truly invisible and inaudible at sea! "

He paused and shook his head regretfully, "Unfortunately, due to technical and material limitations in terms of diving depth, we can only dive to 500 meters at most. Any deeper will endanger the hull. The latest model test can only go further." The depth of 800 meters is maintained for 2 minutes.”

As a technician, Knotts talked endlessly about his major, and he slowly recounted some important data.

Unfortunately Valpo had already been attracted to the idea of ​​submarine fishing.

An invisible and silent submarine used for fishing.

What a mind-blowing idea.

But, it seems...

feasible!

He could think of so many advantages to doing so.

Not afraid of wind and waves, the depth of 500 meters is enough to catch many fish at the ocean level, and the sea shadow is extremely concealable.

In conjunction with deep-sea radar,

It's as convenient as taking food directly from the 'ocean warehouse'!

As long as submarine manufacturing can keep up, the food problem should be solved!

His Majesty the King did not even have time to look through the documents, and did not care about the progress of the torpedoes. He directly interrupted Notz, who was still talking endlessly, "Very good, I would like to ask, do you have any difficulties that need to be solved when using submarines to fish?" "

"Huh?" Shep and Notz looked at each other and shook their heads, "We don't have it. The fish habits, fishing design, and final transportation method require the cooperation of people who are familiar with fishing."

"This is not a problem." Valpo still remembers that when he bought the slaves, there were 200 slaves who were specialized in fishing, weaving, fine carving, animal husbandry, etc. Now that he has searched them, he should be able to meet the requirements. Looking at Jace, "It's up to you to fully cooperate in this aspect."

The chief of staff's thick lips were almost closed with joy. He had no idea that the problem that had plagued the Drum Kingdom for many years would actually be solved by their hands, "Your Majesty."

Walbo breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly felt a lot more relaxed both physically and mentally. Although this would delay torpedo research and other developments, instead of compromising with the Chamber of Commerce and begging for food, it was better to spend more energy now and support oneself.

Having control over the source of food in someone else's hands was not something a king wanted to see.

"Tell me what reward you want." His Majesty the King looked more and more pleased with Notts. First it was the sea shadow, and now it was the food supply. This guy was simply his lucky one.

"Reward..." Knotts looked at Shep habitually, and asked as if he was talking to himself, "Hey? What kind of reward do you want? Oh, what kind of reward do you want..."

The old man's face turned even redder, almost as red as a ripe tomato.

"Hahahaha, you guys." Valpo smiled happily and waved his hand, "Forget it, you go back and think about it. The reward promised by this king is always valid."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Both of them breathed a sigh of relief and left together.

After walking out of the door, His Majesty the King could faintly hear Shep's roar, "Why do you always look at me! Why won't you answer His Majesty directly! You still want to marry my daughter like this..."

"These two are really..." Valpo nodded at the table, chuckled, and stopped paying attention. He still had a lot of things to solve, "Let the next person come in."

The slave who was summoned this time was about the mountain structure.

A young man, all dark-skinned,

After nearly a week of recuperation, I seem to be in good spirits.

According to the original slave information, his name was Heigang and he was an adventurer. His favorite thing to do was to explore the ancient ruins of various islands and kingdoms, so he developed the ability to explore mountains.

At this moment, this man was smiling honestly in front of His Majesty the King, but Valpo always felt that there was a vulgar heart beneath his silly appearance.

For example, after Heigang heard about Valpo's actions of swallowing mountains, he looked at him with reverence, "Your Majesty's ability is really powerful, but..."

He paused and said, "Have you ever thought that eating from the top of the mountain would taste better..."

'Boom! '

A thunderbolt seemed to flash through Valpo's mind.

Yes, isn’t it good to eat from the top of the mountain? !

But who would have thought that it was like Yu Old Man moving a mountain? He didn't believe it. The old man had to carry a hoe and climb the mountain before starting to dig.

Valpo has always eaten from mountains, but he has fallen into a misunderstanding. He always thought that he could only eat from the bottom of the mountain to the top. He never thought that the danger would be greatly reduced by going the other way.

As for the trouble of going down the mountain, it is not a problem at all for the cableway powerhouse.

"Ahem...Ben, why didn't I think of this?" Valpo turned away and found that Jace was pressing his sausage lips together very hard, "I just, I just tested you first, and then asked you to Come and find a way to strengthen the mountain."

His Majesty the King looked at the mountain peaks not far away outside the window and gritted his teeth bitterly.

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