Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

For this trial run, Bernadette and the key members of "Dawn of Elements" were all present as usual.

However, this time they didn't need to take a small boat; they could observe from the captain's cabin on the new ship.

The raised section on the deck was the captain's cabin, but the glass hadn't been installed yet, and the flooring hadn't been laid. Everyone could still see some small-area magic arrays on the ground.

Oudis reminded everyone, "Please be careful not to step on the magic arrays."

Several key members of "Dawn of Elements" carefully observed the magic arrays, only to realize they couldn't understand them at all.

The magic arrays in the captain's cabin were mainly "central control arrays," used to control the magic arrays on different floors of the new ship, allowing them to operate in coordination. Without understanding the situation of the magic arrays on other floors, it was impossible to comprehend them.

When the tugboat towed the new ship to its designated position in the harbor, all the magic arrays on the ship had already been completed. The entire ship hadn't been fitted with flooring or wall panels, so the exposed magic arrays could be seen.

The cabins hadn't been decorated in any way, only leaving the door and window frames, without installing doors or windows, resembling a bare-bones apartment.

After reaching the designated location, Oudis blew the whistle hanging around his neck, and the scholars guarding in front of the different magic arrays injected the initial spirituality to activate the arrays.

The magic arrays on the new ship activated one after another. Bernadette and the others saw faint white rays of light appearing on the deck, some entering the new ship's new weapons, and some entering the captain's cabin.

All the magic arrays, large and small, in the captain's cabin were activated, also flashing with faint white light. Soon after, all the light disappeared, and the appearance of the entire ship no longer looked so conspicuous.

At the same time, such a ship with sophisticated magic arrays could be operated by only three crew members.

One helmsman, responsible for course and speed; one signalman, responsible for opening the weapon safeties and transmitting attack orders.

And one observer, responsible for observing whether other magic arrays were operating normally. If other magic arrays suddenly had problems, they would immediately activate the backup magic arrays.

These operations didn't require spirituality; they could be completed with levers and buttons.

Oudis, dressed in formal attire, said to Bernadette, "We can begin."

Bernadette gave an "Mm" sound.

"Activate the power system," Oudis began to issue orders.

The helmsman pushed the control lever on the left side of the large ship's rudder forward, and everyone felt that familiar feeling of abnormal spiritual fluctuations again.

The helmsman reported, "Normal startup."

Oudis continued to order, "Forward one."

Then he explained to Bernadette, "This ship has a total of six gears. The highest gear is forward four, and there are also neutral and reverse gears."

Captain Aubrey, with a face full of beard, smiled and said, "I heard that large ironclad ships of various countries also use this method to differentiate sailing speeds."

"Those four gears, forward one is low-speed sailing, forward two is normal-speed sailing, forward three is high-speed sailing, and forward four is full-speed sailing."

"And they have to burn the best coal, and the crew members have to work together to achieve a speed of about 15 knots."

Unlike the last sea trial, he was very polite to Oudis at this time, after all, not everyone could build such a ship.

Oudis nodded and said, "I was referring to the gears of ironclad ships."

"At forward four, this ship is at full speed, but I'm not sure about the fastest speed, I can only carry out actual measurements through this sea trial."

Captain Belinda, a seemingly cold female captain, asked, "At forward four, will it damage the ship's… um, power system?"

This word was still a bit unfamiliar to her.

"No," Oudis said, "Because there are three extraordinary materials in the magic arrays as key 'spiritual valves'. After reaching a certain limit, they will no longer continue to increase the output of spirituality, which can effectively prevent the magic arrays from being damaged."

While the two were talking, the new ship had already accelerated to about 10 knots.

Oudis ordered again, "Forward four, verify the balance system."

Everyone could clearly feel the large ship accelerating again. Logically speaking, even if an ironclad ship sailed at this speed, it would feel a bit shaky when breaking through the waves.

But the people in the captain's cabin still felt very stable. They couldn't understand how the so-called "balance system" worked.

At this time, Oudis explained, "The design of the 'balance system' is that even in the face of storms, the ship can basically remain stable."

"However, this system has not been verified. In the future, when encountering storms, you still have to drive carefully."

Several captains looked at each other. They didn't expect it to be so fast and so stable.

Even if it couldn't "basically remain stable" in a storm, as long as there was a balancing force, it could greatly reduce the risk of capsizing.

The new ship continued to accelerate. After about ten minutes of acceleration, it finally reached the fastest "design speed" of 30 knots, but the acceleration process didn't stop there, continuing until it reached about 38 knots before finally stopping the acceleration process.

The captains all took a deep breath. They didn't expect that the 30 knots that Oudis had mentioned before was still a conservative speed.

People like Oudis, who didn't often travel by sea, didn't feel anything, but the captains who dealt with the sea and ships every day could clearly feel how fast this ship was.

Oudis just said calmly, "Basically reached the design effect."

Oudis issued another order, "Prepare the rapid-fire cannons!"

At this time, it was already some distance from the dock and the coast, and the target ship had appeared in sight. First, test-fire the main weapon on the ship: the extraordinary rapid-fire cannon.

After receiving the order, the crew member in charge of the weapon system used the button in the captain's cabin to open the safety of the rapid-fire cannon.

The people in the captain's cabin saw four armored extraordinary rapid-fire cannons on the deck, rotating left, right, forward, and backward, making the final adjustments.

The turret of the rapid-fire cannon was similar in shape to the turret on an ironclad ship, generally square, looking very mechanical.

The barrel of the extraordinary rapid-fire cannon was not long or thick, but after opening the safety, a section of illusory red barrel extended from the rich spirituality.

Everyone suddenly had a feeling that this was the beauty of industry and the extraordinary combined.

This feeling was not the ghost ship sailing on the sea, not the ironclad ships that various countries were proud of, but a combination of the two.

Just as everyone was marveling at the appearance of these new weapons, the scholars and assistants responsible for operating the rapid-fire cannons successively used the "teleportation magic array" to indicate that they were ready.

The observer outside observed that the new ship and the target ship had entered the range. Everyone held their breath and heard Oudis order, "Bow guns, fire!"

Bang bang bang bang bang ~

The red illusory barrels of the extraordinary rapid-fire cannons continuously fired fireballs, which looked like bombs, or continuous fire crows, flying towards the target.

The first target ship instantly plunged into a sea of fire.

The people in the captain's cabin were all extraordinary people, and their eyesight far exceeded that of ordinary people. They saw that, in addition to the explosive effect, the "bomb" also seemed to have a ball of fire spreading out at once, exploding in the middle and burning in all directions.

According to the experience of the captains, ordinary wooden ships would lose their combat effectiveness after only a few shots.

Even if steel ships were not blown with holes, the deck would be covered with flames.

Oudis was quite satisfied with this effect, "Next round of testing, all four guns fire together."

"Bow fire cannon, midship ice cannon, stern water cannon, attack three target ships at the same time."

One of the rapid-fire cannons was on the other side of the ship, and the four rapid-fire cannons could not fire in the same direction, but one of the target ships was set on the other side.

As the new ship quickly sailed forward, the four extraordinary rapid-fire cannons successively aimed at their targets, but the colors of their barrels were different.

The cannon on the bow was still red, the one in the middle was white, and the cannon on the stern was dark blue.

"Fire!" With Oudis' order, the four guns fired together, and the cannon on the bow still fired flames "shells."

The two extraordinary rapid-fire cannons in the middle fired white ice and snow "shells" towards both sides. After a few shells were fired, the target ships on the left and right were immediately covered with a layer of ice and snow, and even the sea water was frozen. The two target ships really became targets.

If there were people on the deck, they would be frozen immediately.

This cannon was not used to destroy enemy ships, it was simply used to control enemy ships and enemies, which was somewhat different from what the captains had imagined before.

Another thing that was different from what they thought was that the water cannon was also very powerful. One shell went down and blew a big hole in the ship.

Unlike the "flame" bomb, the "water bomb" did not cause an explosion, and the formed bullet hole was smaller than the bullet hole caused by the "flame" bomb, and it was the kind of "through hole", entering from this side and exiting from the other side.

Everyone didn't expect that the "water bomb" was actually a "armor-piercing shell"!

In a blink of an eye, all four target ships sank.

Oudis said, "Stop shelling, pay attention to recording, collect data."

At this time, the captains came back to their senses one after another, each with a smile on their faces. Captain Aubrey smiled and said, "After such a round of salvo, even the 'Black Emperor' would not be able to withstand it."

Although it was a bit exaggerated to say that, everyone laughed, and they all felt that except for the flagship of the "King of the Five Seas", other ships could not withstand such shooting without a demigod.

At this time, Oudis ordered, "Release the flying target!"

Two crew members released a wooden figure at the stern.

This wooden figure had a "levitation magic array" on its legs, which could quickly float in the air, floating for about ten minutes.

Everyone immediately looked back, they knew that they were going to test the "electromagnetic gun".

The "electromagnetic cannon" is a solid metal rod connected at its lower end to a turret that can be adjusted to different orientations.

It looks like a metal lever that moves back and forth.

Only with the wooden figure gradually flying into the sky as a reference can the new ship's speed be demonstrated; in just a few minutes, the wooden figure has become very small.

Everyone roughly predicted that if the opponent was a Sequence 5 Beyonder, the new ship would not yet be within the range of the opponent's Beyonder abilities at this distance.

At this moment, the wooden figure suddenly began to fly left and right, and its flight path had no fixed trajectory whatsoever.

This is another flying mechanism on the wooden figure, striving to imitate a real enemy as much as possible.

Audrey ordered: "Electromagnetic cannon, charge!"

Everyone heard a distinct "sizzle" sound. At the top of the "electromagnetic cannon's" metal lever-like barrel, a small, pure white ball of lightning appeared.

This lightning ball continuously emitted arcs of electricity around the turret, illuminating the surroundings in a snow-white light.

"Fire!"

The lightning ball was launched at a speed that could barely be captured by the naked eye, and it exploded not far from the wooden figure almost instantly.

In mid-air, it formed a large electric ball with constantly flashing arcs. For a moment, the white lightning in the sky made the sea surface appear snow-white, and in that instant, even the sunlight in that area seemed to weaken.

When the electric light disappeared, the wooden figure still maintained its human shape, its surface burning with white flames, and it fell straight into the sea.

It wasn't until the wooden figure fell into the sea that everyone reacted and began to wonder if they could evade such an attack.

After thinking for a while, they realized that although they wouldn't be as miserable as the wooden figure, covered in flames, the attack had such a large range that it would be difficult to avoid, and they could only try to minimize their injuries.

At this moment, everyone's gaze towards Audrey changed. This didn't seem like a manufactured weapon at all; it felt more like a Beyonder ability!

Audrey continued to explain: "Excess current will be directed into the sea through the built-in metal rod. When firing, as long as you are not within a one-meter radius outside the turret, you will not be harmed by the electric arcs."

"Moreover, this weapon can also be used to electrocute fish."

Who the hell would use such a weapon to electrocute fish?

Everyone mechanically smiled along, but at this moment, they had already realized that from the moment this ship was born, the "Mysterious Queen" was already the king of kings in this sea area.

Because the power of this ship is equivalent to at least two Sequence 5s joining together to launch an attack.

"We've finally arrived at the 'Spirit Wave Cannon' target area." One could hear a hint of excitement in Audrey's tone.

Everyone saw that the target of the "Spirit Wave Cannon" was a reef exposed on the sea surface.

That reef had already formed a small hill, about three or four stories high. It looked like a behemoth on the sea, and many seabirds were standing on it to rest.

According to the captains' experience, such reefs cannot be significantly damaged by artillery fire. Using Beyonder abilities might be able to blast a pit.

Audrey ordered: "Spirit Wave Cannon, prepare."

A turret on the front side of the captain's cabin suddenly opened, revealing a complex mechanical structure inside. The barrel of the Spirit Wave Cannon consisted of two metal rods, divided into left and right wings.

It was usually hidden in the turret, but now it quickly extended out using the mechanical structure.

After the preparations were completed, it began to charge, and visible, dense spirituality immediately appeared between the two wings of the "barrel."

Even for Audrey, this design looked very sci-fi.

After the "Spirit Wave Cannon" automatically made fine adjustments, Audrey ordered: "Fire!"

A pure white ball of light was silently launched from the "barrel," and in the blink of an eye, it hit the target.

Boom!

The intense light of the explosion spread across the entire sea surface, and a large portion of everyone's vision was obscured by the explosion.

The intense explosion silenced everyone once again. They had never seen such a powerful explosion.

When the intense light of the explosion weakened, the reef exposed on the sea surface had almost been completely blasted away. Everyone quickly formed a consensus: perhaps only a demigod could possess such powerful strength.

The intense light generated by the explosion gradually disappeared, and that large reef had simply vanished!

At this moment, the shock wave and sea waves formed by the explosion struck.

Because the captain's cabin had no protection, the captains were already preparing to use their Beyonder abilities to resist the seemingly violent shock wave.

Audrey immediately issued an order: "Set the protection system to the maximum threshold."

The crew member responsible for monitoring the operation of the array forcefully pushed a metal rod to the maximum.

At this moment, the shock wave and sea waves arrived, and the new ship shook violently.

The people in the captain's cabin saw the shock wave hitting a layer of illusory film, forming layers of ripples.

Everyone only felt the ship shaking, but they didn't feel any impact.

The powerful shock wave was fleeting, but the sea waves formed by the explosion were still causing the new ship to sway slightly. Soon, under the action of the balancing system, the new ship became stable again.

Bernadette was the first to regain her senses and asked: "How long can this shield last?"

Audrey smiled and said: "With all other weapon systems fully operational, it can last for 20 minutes."

"Well, if it is continuously attacked by Sequence 5-level attacks, the duration of the shield will be significantly reduced. If it is attacked by demigod-level attacks, there is a high probability that the shield will disappear instantly."

The captains looked at each other, forgetting to praise Audrey.

They also had such Beyonder shields on their ships, but they could only last for a few seconds, and their strength was far inferior to the new ship's shield.

Putting aside the strength for now, being able to last for 20 minutes and continuously resist Sequence 5-level attacks was enough to shock them.

"Everyone, please wait here for a moment." Audrey said, "I'll go check the operation of the array, and then we'll return."

Bernadette waved her hand, indicating for him to go and be busy.

After Audrey left the captain's cabin, Bernadette asked her subordinates: "Any thoughts?"

Deputy Leader Raymond asked: "Your Majesty, where did you find such a genius?"

"Backlund." Bernadette saw the surprised expressions of her subordinates and was also very happy: "I helped him with a favor."

"This favor is simply too worthwhile." Captain Belinda said sincerely.

Everyone slowly nodded, all thinking the same way.

Who knew that Bernadette would say: "As a result, the thing he asked me to help with put us in a desperate situation, and we were only able to escape after sealing a weak god."

Belinda smiled awkwardly, not knowing what else to say.

Captain Aubrey said: "The greater the risk, the greater the reward."

Raymond asked: "Your Majesty, has he joined 'Dawn of the Elements'?"

Bernadette frowned and said: "Theoretically speaking, he is my subordinate."

Everyone was stunned, and it sounded like the "Queen" didn't seem very confident.

Raymond was about to say something else, but Bernadette had already raised her hand and said: "No need to remind me, I know how important Audrey is."

For a moment, everyone didn't know what to say. After all, with a genius like Audrey, they couldn't force him to serve them. If he threw a tantrum and quit, it would be troublesome.

At this moment, Audrey returned to the captain's cabin and smiled at everyone: "The array is operating normally, and this sea trial was a very successful success."

The three crew members in the captain's cabin immediately stood up and applauded. At this moment, they still felt a little unbelievable that this powerful ship was built in just over half a month!

During the return journey, Bernadette asked Audrey: "I see that your ship is almost finished."

"The array hasn't been set up yet." Audrey smiled and said: "And I heard that the decoration will take some time, maybe a week or two before it can go to sea."

Speaking of this, he sighed: "The prototype of the pirate group is already there, but there is no ship yet."

"Let those scholars who are following you help you set up the array." Bernadette said, "As for the decoration, after the array is set up, give me the decoration drawings, and I'll give you a hand so that your ship can go to sea this week."

The captains looked at each other, all realizing that the "Queen" was trying to win Audrey over.

"I forgot that there are Beyonder abilities that can speed things up." Audrey scratched his head: "Thank you, Queen."

Bernadette asked again: "What are your plans after going to sea?"

"Just sail on the sea." Audrey smiled and said: "There is no clear purpose at the moment."

"Well, then I'll send you to the Rage Sea later." Bernadette explained: "The sea area around Racha Island has fewer islands, and they are far apart."

"For novices, this sea area is not very interesting."

Audrey also noticed: Why is she suddenly so easy to talk to?

So he smiled and said: "Is it because this ship far exceeded your expectations, and you don't know how to thank me?"

Bernadette told the truth: "I guess so."

She suddenly realized that after the ship was built, the transaction between the two of them would be over, and if Audrey left Racha Island, he might never come back.

"Actually, there's no need to be so polite. You've been a great help to me during this time, and I'm already very grateful to you." Audrey smiled.

Bernadette breathed a slight sigh of relief... Suddenly, she realized that she was paying too much attention to this matter?

Admittedly, a genius like Audrey is indeed rare, but for her, maintaining a certain connection is enough. There is really no need to keep him on Racha Island.

Bernadette didn't say anything more; she realized she hadn't handled this matter calmly enough.

Back at the shipyard, Audis gave the scholars a day off and asked them to help him decorate the small boat again on Friday.

At this point, the scholars were almost worshipping Audis, and of course, they gladly agreed.

That evening, Bernadette held another banquet at the Emerald Palace, honoring Audis, the scholars, and the ship designers.

The appearance of the new ship directly elevated the strength of "Dawn of Elements" to a new level, but unfortunately, these new ships couldn't be fully announced to the public, which was a bit of a disappointment.

Audis was also very happy with this sea trial. This ship was the first large-scale application of his core research. Although it wasn't the most advanced research, it was an important attempt.

At the same time, it was a huge affirmation of his research direction.

Although the underlying logic of the extraordinary world is chaotic and disordered, there is a certain order within the chaos and disorder. The unique power of this world can be utilized through these orderly things.

This is actually a scientific way of thinking: observe the world, find the rules, and utilize the world.

The only difference is that science utilizes physical rules, while Audis now utilizes "extraordinary rules" within and beyond physical rules.

Everyone was very happy and toasted Audis one after another.

Audis didn't refuse anyone and drank a lot of wine again.

…

Bayam, Kent Lane.

Thursday, around six in the morning, there weren't many people on the street yet.

Rupert, in disguise, quickly arrived at the Wizard Affairs Office. Basel was already there and asked Rupert to sit down and wait.

Rupert asked, "Are you participating in the operation today?"

"Yes," Basel said. "I have some connections in Taccar that might be useful."

Taccar is a small town within Blue Mountain Island.

Blue Mountain Island is very large, with three ports alone, but the largest and most prosperous is Bayam. The other two ports exist mainly to facilitate ships and transportation from other directions.

However, in terms of cargo throughput, the two ports combined are less than one-third of Bayam's. In terms of function, they are not on the same level as Bayam.

There is also a railway on Blue Mountain Island that almost runs through the entire island, transporting all the spices, grains, and minerals on the island to the port, and some industrial products to the interior of the island, where they have very good sales.

Taccar is a very important town within Blue Mountain Island, where many Loen people live.

Of course, many wanted criminals also flee there to avoid the limelight, so Basel often goes to that town to earn bounties and has certain connections there.

At about six ten, Audis, also in disguise, wearing a formal suit and holding a cane, arrived. He smiled and said, "This is the first operation for our entire crew."

Basel nodded solemnly, but Rupert showed a meaningful smile. Suddenly transforming from an adventurer into the first mate of a pirate crew, he was still a little unaccustomed to it.

Audis yawned and took the lead in boarding the rental carriage that Basel had already found.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The physique of the extraordinary is really much stronger. If it were before the transmigration, after drinking so much wine yesterday, he would definitely mess things up today.

Taking public transportation to find people, instead of having Audis use "Travel" to take them to find people, was Rupert's suggestion. His original words were: I feel it's easier to find the target this way.

The carriage swayed slowly forward. Audis asked Rupert, "Have you encountered any enemies tailing us in the past two days?"

"No," Rupert said affirmatively. "My feeling is correct. Bayam is more suitable for hiding traces."

Audis nodded in his heart and said: It's also possible that the opponent divined where they could encounter you, so they didn't tail you at all.

Then he asked Rupert again, "Where exactly was that farmer named Blair Colin sold to, or what specific clues have you found?"

"I heard he was sold to a local slave trader named Duke," Rupert said. "I've also asked people about it in the past two days and got the specific address of this slave trader."

"I've also heard of this slave trader," Basel said, expressing his doubts: "But the problem is that the slave trader in Bayam who handled Blair Colin was killed last week."

"Are you sure we can still find Duke after we get to Taccar?"

Theoretically speaking, after the opponent obtained the information from Bayam last week, they should have immediately gone to Taccar.

And now, Duke has either already given up the whereabouts of the farmer Blair, or he has already been killed for several days. This clue should be broken here.

Rupert said confidently, "Yes, we will. Well, maybe we don't even need to find Duke."

He had full confidence in the day of the week or the date for action that his teacher had instructed him to take.

It had been proven more than once before that as long as he acted according to the date his teacher said, he could generally accomplish what he wanted to do more smoothly.

The reason why he found a helper this time was because Rupert realized the strength of the opponent and that his actions might not be so smooth.

Audis didn't ask anything more, but closed his eyes to rest and maintain his best condition.

Basel was always paying attention to the back to see if anyone was following them.

Fortunately, there weren't many carriages in the morning, so it was easy to distinguish whether they were being followed.

At about six thirty, they arrived at the train station and would take a train from Bayam to Taccar.

There are several trains departing from Bayam to the interior of Blue Mountain Island every day, but there are no dedicated passenger cars. Basically, there are only one or two passenger carriages, and the rest are freight carriages.

The three boarded the earliest train, observing every passenger who boarded the train without leaving a trace, but all the passengers in the carriage seemed to have no problems.

Woo ~

As the whistle sounded, the train slowly left Bayam and soon entered the forest.

Originally, some people in the carriage were chatting, and the atmosphere was relatively cheerful, but after entering the forest, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

At this time, Audis saw several armed police officers coming out of the driver's cab in front. Some of them went to the carriages behind, and some were on guard in the passenger carriage.

Basel whispered to Audis, "The Resistance Army likes to attack trains in the forest, or simply plant bombs."

Audis nodded and said in his heart: That was before. Now that the "Sea God" has been replaced, the Resistance Army's attacks should be greatly reduced.

After spending more than half an hour in a tense atmosphere, the surrounding rainforest seemed to disappear suddenly, turning into fertile farmland.

Everyone also breathed a sigh of relief and arrived at the first stop outside Bayam.

During the process of the train slowing down, Audis looked out. The surrounding area was an endless plain, dotted with houses or small courtyards.

Basel explained again: "This is one of Bayam's main grain-producing areas. The places we can see are all farms."

Audis asked seemingly casually, "Is there any land belonging to the locals here?"

"The slaves here… no, after the new law was promulgated, they can't be called slaves anymore, but should be called 'farmers renting land'." Rupert joked with a smile: "What a civilized word."

Then he said again: "The 'farmers renting land' here are locals. It is said that this was the land reclaimed by their ancestors.

"Currently, the land of the locals is not here, but on the mountains over there, and in the hills on the other side. In short, those lands are very barren…"

Just as he said this, Rupert noticed three passengers boarding the train and then naturally turned his head to look out the window.

Audis saw Rupert's reaction and looked at the passengers who boarded the train, and probably understood what was going on: People from the "Rose School" boarded the train.

Thanks to 【揾 大钱 撒撒水】 for the reward.