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Chapter 4255 4257 [Terrible Prophecy]

"How dare you speak so carelessly?"

"How dare you talk nonsense?"

"You are simply exaggerating!"

Hearing what he said, everyone present was shocked, stunned, and then they all refuted.

The most excited person was Mr. Ismay, the ship's director. He looked at Xiang Nan angrily and was about to punch him.

"I'm telling the truth." Xiang Nan said as he cast a spell. In an instant, a huge ship appeared in the banquet hall, startling everyone.

The giant ship then collided with the side of the iceberg, and the sealed cabin on the bottom layer was cut by the iceberg, causing a large amount of water to enter. As a result, the hull could not bear the weight, and eventually it broke into two and sank into the sea.

The passengers cried and screamed, and fled for their lives, as anxious as dogs that had lost their homes. The survivors were fortunately rescued by nearby ships, but most of the others could only die helplessly at the bottom of the sea.

  (Seeing this scene, everyone present turned pale with shock and trembled all over. This was the most cruel scene they had ever seen, and it was as horrible as hell.)

Xiang Nan then showed several people before they died. One of them was Captain Edward, who was buried in the sea with the ship. His last words were "die like an Englishman";

One was the designer Andrew, who was also buried with the ship. His last words were, “I’m sorry for not making the ship stronger”.

One was King Astor IV, who sent his wife and maid onto the lifeboat and stayed on the ship alone; the other was the Strauss couple, the founders of Macy's Department Store, who chose to stay on the ship together and accept death.

One was Mr. Guggenheim. After he sent his mistress to the lifeboat, he and his attendant changed into evening gowns and sat in the banquet hall together, quietly waiting for death. He left a famous saying, "No lady or child stayed on this ship because of my cowardice."

The pictures shown by Xiang Nan were so real and vivid that everyone was deeply moved after seeing them, and they all paid their respects to those brave gentlemen.

……

"Mr. Dawson, why did the ship collide? Can anything be done to change it?" Mr. Guggenheim asked.

Hearing him ask this, everyone present looked at Xiang Nan.

"Okay." Xiang Nan nodded. "The reason why this tragedy happened is the result of a combination of factors. First, in April, the icebergs melted, and there were already many icebergs floating in the Atlantic Ocean.

Second, steel will become cold brittle when the temperature is between zero degrees and minus forty degrees Celsius, its toughness will be greatly reduced, and it will break very easily; third, the cold front formed by the warm air creates sea fog, which affects the lookouts' observation.

These are all natural disasters, and the following are man-made disasters.

  First, the Titanic was traveling at full speed in order to reach New York faster so as to grab headlines and create news;

Second, since arriving at Southampton, the ship's binoculars have been locked in a cabinet, so the lookouts can only rely on their naked eyes. Therefore, even if they find an iceberg, they will not have time to avoid it.

Third, for aesthetic reasons, the ship was not equipped with enough lifeboats. In the event of an accident, the lifeboats could only save half of the passengers.

Fourth, the crew's coordination was not high. Some crew members were familiar with the tiller instructions of the sailing ship era, while some crew members were familiar with the rudder instructions of the steamship. These instructions were different, so the ship did not turn in time..."

After hearing what Xiang Nan said, everyone present looked at the ship's director Ismay and the ship's designer Andrew.

"Mr. Ismay, Mr. Andrew, is what Mr. Dawson said true?" asked Astor IV.

Ismay suddenly became a little nervous and stammered, "Well... of course... I think... I should..."

He didn't expect that Xiang Nan knew so many secrets.

For example, he secretly ordered Captain Edward to rush to New York to report the news first, so that the Titanic would be in the spotlight and the White Star Line would benefit greatly.

For example, he instructed the designer Andrew to reduce the number of lifeboats in order to provide more space for first-class passengers. Another example is that the cabinet containing the telescope was locked, and since Southampton Port, the lookout could only rely on the naked eye.

These are secrets that no one else could know, and he didn't know how Xiang Nan knew them.

Coupled with Xiang Nan's strange and unpredictable abilities, he really didn't know what other secrets Xiang Nan knew, so he didn't dare to deny it outright, and could only stammer and quibble.

"Except for the cold brittleness of steel and the weather, which I don't know, I can guarantee that everything else is true." At this time, the ship designer Andrew said, "I'm sorry."

When everyone heard this, they glared at Ismay.

Although everyone had realized from his stuttering words that what Xiang Nan said was basically true, but Ismay still wanted to quibble even though the ship designer Andrew had admitted it, which really made them very angry.

Ismay also panicked.

Everyone present was a celebrity, a nobleman, or a high-ranking official, including several U.S. senators.

Even though he was a ship director, he was nothing compared to these bigwigs, so he could not bear the anger of these people at all.

……

"Mr. Dawson, what should we do now?" Guggenheim asked.

"First, reduce the speed of the boat. In the night environment, it is no longer possible to drive at full speed. What is the difference between that and riding a bull blindfolded? The faster the bull runs, the faster you will die.

Second, I gave my telescope to the lookout. This is an infrared night vision telescope that can see things dozens of kilometers away at night. These two are basically enough. "Xiang Nan said, and suddenly took out a telescope.

This was a military-grade infrared night vision telescope that he had specially purchased. It could see as far as 30 to 40 kilometers above the sea level. This distance was enough for the Titanic to avoid the iceberg in time when it discovered it.

When everyone saw that he could take out an item with just a wave of his hand, they couldn't help but be stunned.

"Oh my God, it's so clear~" After taking the telescope, Astor IV couldn't help but put it close to his eyes to take a look, and couldn't help but exclaimed in amazement.

It was pitch black outside the boat, but with Xiang Nan's telescope, he could still see the outside world clearly. It was really amazing.

When everyone heard him say this, they all wanted to take a look, and those who tried it were all amazed.

"If we had this thing in the war, my God, I can't imagine how useful it would be," exclaimed Colonel Gracie.

As a professional soldier, he realized the military value of the infrared night vision binoculars as soon as he got them.

Because war cannot be fought without sneak attacks, which are often launched suddenly at night when vision is obstructed.

With this infrared night vision telescope, night attacks are very difficult to happen. After all, even in the darkest night, it can see everything clearly, so the enemy has no chance to get close.

"It's best not to use it in military affairs." Xiang Nan waved his hand, but he knew that this was inevitable.

(End of this chapter)