Magicraft Meister Part 1

Jin was still wondering what kind of ship he should build.

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"Oh, I see. ......"

Then the only thing that stands out is Jin's magical engineering technology. He can make the same thing anywhere. And he can go anywhere with impunity.

"That could be interesting."

Thinking along these lines, the idea came together quickly.

"10 meters in length and 4 meters in width. Basically made of wood, partially reinforced with light silver. Powered by a water propulsion system (Aqua Thruster) based on wind propulsion (Wind Thruster). ......

The basic specifications of the boat were decided without any trouble.

"Maximum capacity of 8 people, with living space for up to 4 people."

In this way, it is clear that they were trying to reconcile conflicting and contradictory conditions.

Even the Magecraft Meister, a magical engineer, could not reconcile the conflicting conditions.

"We should install a small warp gate and a force field generator for emergency use.

As Jin said these words, a rough design was forming in his mind.

He made a new drawing of it. He drew it on the leather of a tanned hexenbiest. It was a ship that would have the highest performance in the world, even though it would be made of materials that exist in this world.

"All right, Reiko, let's get to work. First, let's prepare the materials.

"Yes, Father."

The construction is not done in the laboratory, but in a corner of the shipbuilding dock that was built near Tatsumi Bay. A cruiser is currently being built at the dock.

With his eyes watching from the side, Jin set about building a ship of his own.

The hull is to be made of teak.

Teak is a wood mainly found in the tropics of Asia, and is hard and water-resistant due to its oil content. It was also used for the deck of the ship.

A considerable number of teak trees grow naturally on Horai Island, which is located on the Tropic of Cancer, and there was a considerable stockpile of the tree as lumber.

"We decided to partially reinforce the ship with 64 light silver," he said.

The hull is a monocoque structure, which means that the outer panels are designed to support the stresses in the hull, thus ensuring a large space inside the ship. This is important to provide a large amount of comfort in a small ship.

In short, the hull is completely empty. This is done using several techniques unique to the Magecraft Meister, a magical engineer.

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The joints are integrated to increase the strength of the hull.

"Father, you look happy."

Reiko, who is helping him, looks happy.

This time Erza is not present, and the two of us alone working on this project reminds me of the early days of the development of Horai Island.

(In those days, your father relied only on me. ......)

Even now, Jin still loves Reiko and relies on her.

Reiko knows that now that Jin has more people around him, it is inevitable for him to be conscious of others, and she also knows that it is good for Jin's sake.

Still, it was an irreplaceable pleasure for Reiko to be looked at only by herself.

"Okay, next is the Aqua Thruster.

The body is made of 64 light silver, which is resistant to water. Bronze would have been fine, but this much would be fine, Jin thought as he proceeded with the work.

To enable the direction of travel to be controlled not only by the rudder but also by the aqua thruster, a jet port was installed on the port side of the ship. A total of 10 aqua thrusters are installed, including those for retreating.

The energy for these is supplied not from <> but from <>. It is the same as a common golem.

However, since it is also equipped with a mana supply machine that uses an <>, it can navigate virtually without supplying mana.

The reason for this inefficient method is, of course, camouflage.

"Now, all that's left to do is to finish it."

After completing 80% of the ship in less than three hours, Jin begins to finish the living space.

"I want to sleep on the ship, just in case.

Four beds for one person are set up on board, although they are rather small. There are also built-in sofas and tables.

"It's nice to be able to relax inside."

A small refrigerator is included to store drinks and food. And of course, there is a small warp gate for emergency use.

"We should also carry some weapons to deal with danger.

With Reiko with us, there is no need to worry about any opponent, but we must take precautions just in case.

A small laser cannon and a Magi Cannon are each equipped so that the Death Serpent can be repelled.

"So that we do not have to panic in case of emergency."

The interior was completed by installing a manacam for communication, a magi detector, a compass, a searchlight, and a force field generator.

"The brighter the color, the better."

The outside of the hull is coated with lacquer mixed with light silver powder. The hull now shines in silver.

After loading floats, food, water, and recovery medicine, the work is complete.

The sun was still high after all this work. Jin thought of holding a launching ceremony before launching the boat to Tatsumi Bay.

According to Jin's limited knowledge, a ship is treated as a woman and floats on the water only after naming it.

Jin does not mind that some details may be wrong, but it is just the way things are done in this world, so he proceeds with the preparations.

"The name is ......<>. Reiko, you name it.

"Yes, sir."

Reiko writes <> in black lacquer on the silver hull, and Jin uses <>.

Lacquer does not dry but polymerizes and <> with moisture and oxygen in the air. Jin added moisture and oxygen to the lacquer by .

"Okay, Reiko."

I name you ."

As soon as the formal naming words were out of Reiko's mouth, Jin and Reiko boarded the Shark and moved it into the ocean. < made the task easy.

The Shark slid into Tatsumi Bay without incident and floated on the calm surface of the sea.

"Okay, it's our maiden voyage."

After checking the hull for balance and leaks, Jin activates the aqua thrusters.

The Shark slowly begins to move. First, the maneuverability was checked in Tatsumi Bay. The water leak was checked again, but there was no problem at all.

"Okay, let's go to the open sea!"

Once it was clear that the Shark was working fine, Jin decided to test its overall performance.

Shark heads for the open sea at twice the speed it has ever been. It is just after 2:00 p.m. The old man ordered Sky 1 and 2 to escort him from the sky just in case.

Once in the open sea, Jin first tests the maximum speed. He moves the aqua thrusters except for the backward propulsion system and drives Shark at full speed.

"Oh, this is much faster than I expected.

The old man, who has been keeping track of their position with his MagiRadar, has contacted us.

"Well, that's good enough. That's good enough."

Although the Aqua Thrusters are not as efficient as the Hydro Series, they are still quite powerful when eight of them are in full operation.

"Okay, let's try using the force field generator.

Jin moves on to test the maximum speed he can produce in an emergency.

The waves are calm on the open sea today, perfect for testing.

"Switch on."

The force generator is activated and the output is slowly increased. Acceleration is generated around the entire hull. The passengers do not feel the acceleration, but the ship is steadily gaining speed.

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When the speed reached 150 km/h, Jin slowly reduced the output of the force field generator and stopped it.

"That's enough. If push came to shove, we could reach a speed of over 200 kilometers per hour.

For a small ship only 10 meters long, 200 kilometers per hour is far beyond the norm.

To prevent theft, two 40-centimeter-tall little craftsmen (Smiths) are placed on board as security for Shark's exclusive use.

If the need arises, I will blow them up to prevent theft. Most of the bandits would be neutralized by the little craftsmen (smiths) before that.

It was after 4:00 p.m. and Shark was heading for Tatsumi Bay on the red surface of the ocean at sunset.

"In building a fleet, we still need a geostationary satellite to know our position. ......"

Jin began to think about re-launching the geostationary satellite that had failed once before.

It should be easy if he used a force field generator instead of gravity magic.

"This is getting fun. ......"

Jin muttered as he gazed at the growing Horai Island through the windshield of the Shark.

Reiko was also smiling happily as she looked at such a happy Jin.