the next day.

"It's going to set off soon." Looking at the steam-powered ship parked in front of you, Fang Yan sighed. The 20-meter-long and 5-meter-wide, and in comparison, the Sword Sword, which is 70-meter-long and 15-meter-wide, is simply a giant. If Old Tom hadn't repeatedly guaranteed, Fang Yan wouldn't believe that such a small ship could sail from ocean.

The main color of the cabin is red, and the bottom of the ship is white. The architectural style is clear and angular, looking like a sharp arrow ready to go, quite imposing. As a new steam-powered ship, the layout on the ship is somewhat different from that of traditional sails. In addition to the two raised sails, there is also a high black chimney erected, and a spiral oar on both sides of the hull, which makes the ship a little new. Fang Yan looked at it with a little excitement.

At this time, Fang Yan was staying in the dock inside the "Tom and Jerry" shipyard. In addition to the two brothers Old Tom and Old Jerry, the owner of the shipyard, and a number of boatmen under them, he also followed several pirates.

These pirates were naturally the crew members found by Fang Yan. It is not enough for a boat to have only the captain and a bare commander. It also requires division of labor and cooperation to sail successfully. Although there are few crew members at present, it is barely enough for this steamship. Moreover, even these few people were found by Fang Yan who returned to the Sword Sword, which was still resting and not setting sail, and asked Hawley for help. There is no way. The steam-powered ship of the Tom brothers is really famous in Bilgewater Harbor, and no one dares to sit. These pirates came because of Hawley's face and high temptation - of course, the main reason is the latter.

Well, why did Fang Yan end up risking his life to go to sea? In addition to the fact that the Tom brothers repeatedly guaranteed that the ship was absolutely fine, Fang Yan had a little trust, there is another small reason that the 1,000 gold coin reward that Old Tom promised Fang Yan yesterday to increase to 2,000 gold coins... It's really just a small reason!

In short, today Fang Yan brought a few pirate crew members who were tricked into driving this not-so-safe steam-powered ship to sail to the devil's waters to find the Dark King.

The shipyard is built near the sea. The dock is connected to the sea water outside on three sides. Now the steam-powered ship is anchored in the outlet. As long as the dock door is opened, it can sail along the waterway and head straight to the sea. After the final debugging, it is no problem, Fang Yan took several pirate crew members on the ship.

"Is it finally going to set sail?" Old Tom looked at the ship and was stunned.

Old Jerry, who was standing beside him, looked at the boat with deep eyes: "Yes, our children are going to go on the road... They will definitely succeed! Sure!"

There was a loud "Woo--" sound. The dock door that divided the sea and the dock into two worlds slowly opened at this moment, and the dazzling sunlight shone in from outside, placing a layer of golden light on the dark water surface.

Old Tom raised a smile of hope on his lips: "Yes, it will definitely succeed."

At the chimney on the ship, a stream of black smoke rose straight, and the propellers on both sides of the hull began to rotate. The ship moved slowly.

Old Tom seemed to have a flash of light in his eyes. He walked forward a few steps, put his hands beside his mouth and trumpet-shaped, shouting at Fang Yan, who was standing at the bow of the ship: "Young man! Give this ship a name!"

Fang Yan was stunned for a moment, and silently looked at the two gray-haired old men on the shore from afar. The boat moved forward slowly but firmly. Just as it was about to leave the dock, a clear and determined voice came from the boat:

"Hope! Its name is hope, it is our hope!"

"Hope... hope?"

The old brothers looked at each other, saw the tears in each other's eyes, and laughed loudly at the same time. Perhaps no one present could understand. The two old men devoted their whole life to the boat. The boat was not a tool for them, but their own relatives and children. The look they looked at the boat at this moment. How similar was the look when Dolan sent Fang Yan away?

"Steam-powered ships will definitely replace wind sailing ships and become the mainstream of the sea." Looking at the Hope, which had turned into a black spot in the distance, Old Jerry suddenly said.

This is the concept that the two brothers have been adhering to for many years. However, it has gradually faded away from their failures and has also worn away their best years. Mocking, contempt, neglect... The heart that had been silent for more than ten years, and the hope that had been extinguished by the repeated encounters... Could it be finally realized at this time?

Turning his head and staring at the old brother who has been by his side for many years. Old Tom smiled peacefully: "It must be, because...it's hope."

The sunlight quietly sprinkles on the water surface. It is covered with a layer of gold.

The ship sets sail.

...

The scorching sun is in the sky.

A white shadow quickly crossed the sea, stirring up a large number of rolling waves, and dragging a long white line behind him.

"This speed! It feels like flying!" Standing at the bow of the boat, spreading his arms to embrace the sea, Fang Yan raised his head and closed his eyes slightly, with a hint of enjoyment on his face.

Now, Fang Yan can finally confirm that what Old Tom said is true. The speed of the steam-powered ship is indeed much faster than that of the wind sailing ship. Now the speed of the "Hope" is even higher than that of the "Stabolical Sword" at full speed!

You should know that if the load on the ship is not counted, the larger the hull, the faster the speed in the ocean, because the wind power borrowed by the large ship increases exponentially. The Sword Sword is an undefeated five-masted large ship, especially the speed type, but the Hope is more than twice the smaller than the ordinary three-masted sea ship. If it is replaced with the Sword Sword Sword Sword Sword Sword Sword, it will definitely open up a huge speed gap. However, the reality is that the speed of the Hope is more than that of the Sword Sword.

It can be seen from this that the Tom brothers' praise for steam-powered ships is not without reason.

However, Fang Yan was worried about one thing: "... Will this ship suddenly fall apart halfway? I heard that those test ships in the past had been well offshore test sailing for many days, but this kind of problem occurred when they sailed from a long ocean. I don't know what happened..."

However, since he had already boarded the ship, it would be a little unnecessary to consider these things. He could only try his best to take precautions, and the final result was really fate. Fang Yan had already prepared the shipwreck, and he was confident of escaping and survive anyway.

After walking on the boat for a while, Fang Yan found that he was the only idle person. The pirates he hired performed their own duties, because it was not an exaggeration to say that he was diligent in his reputation. Only because he was not very knowledgeable and could not help, Fang Yan was happy to be idle.

After staying on the deck for a while, I was tired of the sea scenery. Fang Yan returned to the cabin, thought about it and then walked to the power cabin to take a look. Because it was a steam-powered ship, the power cabin of the Hope was particularly large, occupying half of the cabin area and was divided into a wall.

The main body of the power chamber is a huge boiler, with flames burning inside. The high temperature causes the water chamber inside to continuously turn into steam and pass along the pipeline. The propellers on both sides of the hull rotate continuously because of the driving of water vapor. In addition to the boiler and many necessary tools, the power chamber is filled with a large amount of coal as the fuel for the boiler.

According to Old Tom's calculations before departure, these fuels could even be used by Hope to Demacia west of Valorland, which was enough for this flight to and from. What's more, because of the forge, Fang Yan's storage wristbands also store a large amount of Falvat coal. This high-quality coal that is often used by Fang Yan as a hidden weapon is enough to burn for half a day, so Hope's fuel is completely free of problems.

Because of the power structure of the steamboat, the most workload on the ship is to shovel coal into the boiler, which is impossible for ordinary people to bear the frequent long-term work of machinery. So Fang Yan used the summoning scroll from Gilgamesh to call out the domesticated troll to take charge of the work.

The troll's body is two meters long, but it looks not much taller than a human because of its hunchback, but its strength and physical strength are much stronger than ordinary people. This job is not a problem for him. Fang Yan also gained the support and awe of the pirates of the ship.

Looking at the hardworking troll with satisfaction, there was no shame of ruthlessly squeezing labor force, because this was Valoran's reality. Taking out a piece of jerky from the storage wrist guard and rewarding it with the troll, he took the big mouth with excitement and ate it, and after eating, he devoted himself to work. For the troll, being able to eat enough is the greatest favor.

Seeing this situation, Fang Yan turned around and left the power cabin with satisfaction and returned to the deck. Lie on the railing and looking at the scenery that was floating by quickly, Fang Yan thought in his heart: "At this speed, you can reach the devil's sea in about three days... It's not a good thing to arrive too early. Who knows what danger there is? Anyway, there are still six days left, so slow down and let Hope arrive one day in advance."

"Then let's take advantage of the past few days to study the ship carefully. I felt that there were some similarities between shipbuilding and forging before, so I must figure it out this time." (To be continued)
Chapter completed!