Chapter 955 (1/2)
When Thunder brought up his question, Roland could not help curling his lips into a smile
He had to ad the nature of proble was handcrafted, the price of any massive industrial product would be an astronoe Thunder based on the actual overhead cost of shi+pbuilding It would just sound too businesslike and would definitely not help foster a healthy and sustainable relationshi+p between them
As a matter of fact, the immediate launch of the two concurrent projects, the steel shi+p and the railway train, was largely attributed to the newly built steel facilities after the success of the converter experiment in Neverwinter The steel mill, which had now become completely independent of the witches, had created a virtuous cycle for efficient production The whole steel in the Blast Furnace Zone, charcoal production in the coker unit, obtaining liquid steel, and forots had become mechanized
Other than a feorkers, there were only auxiliary ines in the entire plant The stealed with the ashes forrey fog People would notice the mountainside was overcast by a layer of ”smoky clouds” when they looked up at the Ih in the city
As the steel e daily output these days exceeded the annual output of a city in the past The astonishi+ng production rate thus lay a solid foundation for all the industrial projects in Neverwinter With the introduction of autoe, although few people understood what it actually represented
”We can talk about money later, but I assure you that it would be much cheaper than you think” Roland smiled faintly ”Because money isn't an issue, I've said that the exploitation of unknown seasof Graycastle, I would love to be part of that project”
Thunder's expression changed He said, ”I' to spend ible Even the Chamber of Co new routes that would bring potential benefits Although you can't participate in the exploration yourself, you have a er ambition than many explorers”
”So, you were just speaking civilities back in the old king's city?” Roland thought indifferently He believed nobody had a stronger desire than hiin of the Battle of Divine Will and the big secret behind it
”Anyway, let's board the shi+p first” Roland sed the subject ”Since you're here, I'll show you around”
”That would be great, Your Majesty!” Thunder grinned
Since Roland had no reference or precedent, the steel shi+p was a ”nondescript” as it adopted different features of various classic shi+p models Its front end resehtly leaned outward, with an embolon underneath the waterline The middle part of the shi+p was broadened to help the vessel maintain stability in severe sea conditions The rear was flat like a ht of the vessel was about 2,500 tons
Roland had once atteies, such as a bulbous bow and a fin stabilizer, into its design to optimize its performance However, a bulbous bow should be crafted separately based on the design and the speed of the shi+p, whereas a fin stabilizer required cole In consideration of the time limit and the practicality of the project, he had abandoned these pursuits that apparently exceeded the abilities of the current technologies
Nevertheless, it did not ed version of ”the Roland”, the shalloater gunboats The steam turbine assembled by Anna alone was beyond the scope of Thunder and his party's understanding Apart from that, it was the first time that a wind-up telephone was used for communication Several telephone lines connected the coether Compared to an on-and-off acoustic tube, the telephone worked much better The captain could hear reports from various parts of the shi+p clearly with the telephone despite the loud noises of the sea
It was also worththat the wind-up telephone was equipped with a bewitched Mini Dawn battery that could last long enough to coed trip