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After resting for a night, Lawrence quickly headed to Dume Harbor the next day.

"Reese, Rao, I plan to renovate the three-masted sailboat and build a house on it that can accommodate 300 people."

Reese is the best shipwright here. After hearing Lawrence's whims, he first thought about it instead of questioning and denying it.

Lawrence is the prophet here and the master of everyone. The gap in status requires everyone to think about his words and pay attention to his attitude.

"Prophet, our ship doesn't have that much room. Continuing to add wooden houses will make the sails unmanageable."

Rao stood aside while other shipwrights and carpenters nearby came to listen, an act Lawrence allowed and encouraged.

"Then reduce the role of the sail!" Lawrence introduced: "The role of this ship is not to sail and accelerate, it is to become our city wall and sentry tower on the sea!"

"All you need is a sail that can move with the wind, and the rest can be used by sailors or ships behind to charge against it!"

"You can cut off the current sail and replace it with a small sail that won't get in the way!"

Reese had never thought of this design concept, and the other shipbuilders gathered to consider this possibility.

Build a house on the ship, a house for offense and defense.

It sounds strange, but if you think about it carefully, you will find it very useful.

The traditional pirate longships that we built most before were always single-layered hulls, and even the sails were single.

After working with Lawrence, shipbuilding became more and more complex, and the boats he built were much more powerful than the previous boats.

Rao asked: "With 300 people and a tall house, will the boat be unstable?"

Slaves can ask their master questions and express their opinions, which is also a strange thing here.

This makes many people who have just joined the Wave Kingdom find it incredible.

"No, as long as the balance is correct, there will be no problem. Our ship is large and the draft is relatively shallow. The most important thing is that we can test various problems while building the house."

"No matter how many ideas you have, they are just ideas. Now let's give it a try. First, let people draw a black line on the bottom of the ship where it meets the sea water, and then 300 people will go up to see how much it can be suppressed."

"I have already called over the carpenter leader Fral who built the house in Pumixiu Town. When he comes over on his sheep, we will sum up the experience together."

The rest of the people naturally had no objections.

"Yes, Prophet."

Everyone quickly stopped making the [Oak] and began to experiment with the performance of the three-masted sailboat.

The Oak is a third-generation ship, the third-generation warship after the three-masted sailing ship and the Reese. It will be equipped with sophisticated equipment such as rudders, buildings, sails, logs, and anchors.

The properties of the [Oak] will surpass those of the Lys, whether it is capacity, functionality or speed.

It’s just that the current construction time is too short, and the ship will not be launched until at least next summer.

While the others were preparing, Lawrence watched his fleet near the beach outside the shipyard.

In addition to the three-masted sailing ship docked in the distance, a large number of flat-bottomed boats were docked in the shoal, and some ships were going to sea for training or transporting goods to Feiyu Port.

The bottom of the "Oak" is also flat. It can be docked on the beach like an inverted turtle shell, and the draft area will not exceed two meters.

The draft and width of the ship depend on its purpose. Lawrence wants to drive the Oak into Feiyu Port. The straight waterway of Feiyu Port is only more than ten meters wide, so the width and waterline of the Oak must be controlled within this range.

If sea areas and ports that must be visited are discovered in the future, the fourth-generation ships will also design length, width, and height and other indicators according to the specific conditions.

If they win this naval battle, the fourth-generation ships will focus on transportation and loading. If they lose, then the fourth-generation ships will focus on offense.

Soon the carpenters and soldiers from Port Dum gathered together.

Everyone first rowed a small boat to the side of the three-masted sailboat and used paint to draw lines where the sea water touched. "Get on the boat! Get 300 people on board first!"

After Lawrence's order was given, nearby boats approached.

No planks are needed. These people hook directly to the side of the ship with hooks and quickly climb up.

Some people also used the ropes put down by the people above and climbed up directly with their hands.

The ropes were lowered one by one, and the sailors climbed up excitedly under Lawrence's watch.

Soon someone climbed halfway and fell into the water, which quickly caused ridicule from the rest of the people.

"The rope is too slippery! My hands are stained with water!" The person who fell into the water quickly found a reason to argue.

In this place where force is valued, especially under the watchful eye of the prophet, poor performance will make the person involved feel very embarrassed.

Lawrence stood on the side of the boat and looked at the waterline, and then at the soldier who climbed up from the water holding on to the rope.

"Rao, when you go back, make a ladder with a hook. It will be much more convenient when fighting in the future. You can climb up and fight, and you don't have to worry about your hands slipping and not being able to grasp the rope."

Rao said respectfully: "Yes, Prophet."

Akda, the Valkyrie standing nearby, thought this was a very bad thing.

"It doesn't need to be so troublesome. Our sailors can climb up with only ropes. Those who fell into the water are all people from the Southern Kingdom!"

Lawrence said calmly: "As long as you are willing to fight, fight bravely, and never give up, then there will be no difference between the Valkyries and the people of the Wave Kingdom here. Everyone is the people of God."

"Everyone may fall into the water. You must remember that God will not give up on you, and neither will I. So I hope you will not give up on yourself, and I hope the people on the boat will not give up on your partners and brothers. .”

"The men on the boat lowered the rope and pulled him up."

"You must remember that when you encounter misfortune, the only ones who will reach out to you will be your brothers and companions, and me."

The people in the boat quickly dropped the ropes and six ropes landed near the man in the water.

People of this era have probably never encountered such a saturated rescue.

Many people from the Wave Kingdom have been here for three or four months, and Lawrence used common words. Whether they were people from the Wave Kingdom, Kojako, or people from the south, they all roughly understood what Lawrence meant.

Even people who don't understand can quickly understand the meaning from other companions.

The person who fell into the water was quickly pulled up by everyone.

Lawrence continued to test the effect of 300, 500, and 600 people on the draft of the ship and the effect on balance.

Several shipwrights also expressed their opinions, provided suggestions, or asked about things they didn't understand.

Akda stood aside quietly. Even though the Valkyries were used to seeing life and death and believed in the concept of the strong living and the weak dying, Lawrence's words still convinced many Valkyries.

This also includes Akda, who is not very powerful.

In fact, the Valkyries, like Andrew, are willing to make real friends and follow the truly strong.

Lawrence quickly determined the feasibility, because the three-masted sailing ship is a pointed-bottomed ship, so if a high-rise building is built, it can only maintain balance in waters above ten meters, and the durability of the modified ship will be reduced and it will not last for a few years. .

"As long as it can defeat the navy of Telland's Great Hoof City, it doesn't matter if it is used once or scrapped!"

"This time, we must win!"

"If necessary, I will join the battle myself!"

Several of the most powerful combatants are waiting for Lawrence. If Lawrence is willing to participate in the battle, he can be worth one or two hundred people. (End of chapter)