Seeing a cloud giant shipwright working in the Thomson shipyard had already surprised Lu Xi a little, but when he saw Mr. Thomson himself again, Lu Xi still looked at the other party with some fuss, until he suddenly felt that he was a little rude, and then he retracted his gaze with some embarrassment.

The kind and kind Mr. Cloud Giant had already made everyone a little surprised before, that was because he was more than five meters tall after all, but if you looked closely, on the whole, the other party's body size was still a standard slender streamline, but the legendary world's number one shipwright, Mr. Thomson, was a completely different setting. In Lu Xi's hometown, to describe a strong and sturdy man as "eight feet tall and eight feet waistline", of course, the above is an exaggerated statement with a nonsensical nature, but if it is placed on Mr. Thomson, it is an absolutely objective narrative.

The torso of this legendary shipbuilder looks like a huge ball with a diameter of more than one and a half meters, and his legs and feet are a little thinner compared to the round torso, and he is always worried that he will not be able to support such a weight and break off. He doesn't have a neck, or he can't see the neck at all, and his torso is a round face. This face, as round as the body, has some short beards, a pair of narrowed eyes, and a big grinning mouth, as if every wrinkle is full of kindness. In addition to being breathtakingly round, this is a particularly kind and likable old man.

Lu Xi's gaze swept over the sides of the other party's chin, making sure that the cracks exposed to the skin should be cheeks, and then took a closer look. You can also connect the webbing of fingers to the palm of the other person's hand, and some fins grow behind the elbow.

I see...... Sea Clan? Well. Or rather, a mermaid.

The so-called sea species. In fact, it is a multi-racial collective name, including the deep-water intelligent people mermaids and Naga who live on the bottom of the sea, as well as various civilizations such as the Yarmians and the Swamps, which inhabit the shallow rivers and swamps. Among them, the appearance of mermaids is the closest to humans. They are able to switch their lower body from their legs and tails at will, walk upright when they get ashore, and swim freely when they enter the water. In the concept of many people who don't have common sense, as long as it is a mermaid, it should be the kind of mermaid who has the upper body of a beautiful girl who is stunning and captivating. This kind of fairytale-level existence is naturally there, but it is a scarce resource in the world of mermaids, and more people are actually like this old Mr. Thomson. Appearance can easily shatter many childhood dreams.

"Little friend, is it Lu Xi? Belencaster? The old Mr. Thomson, who was already more than two meters tall, stroked the short beard of his chin, put one hand on his round belly, bent down slightly, looked at Lu Xi and asked.

"Well, exactly. I didn't think Mr. Thomson had heard my name too. Lu Xi looked up at the mermaid old boatsmith whose body was at least twice as wide as himself, and smiled dryly. He was a little uncomfortable with what the other party called him, although it was not the first time he had been called a "little friend", but this time he was particularly uncomfortable. He always felt that the tone and smile of the other party calling him was very similar to those Christmas mall promotions. The salesmen, dressed as some famous Christmas Eve trespasser who had to climb the chimney, hugged the reserve bear child who still believed that Santa Claus did have zài, and asked with a smile: "Sweet child, what Christmas present do you want?" This feeling......

"You're the owner of the last piece of my life. How could I not have heard of it? The old shipwright grinned, smiling like shark-like teeth, which were different from those of humans. But. Even so, Lu Xi didn't feel the hideous or terrifying ingredient at all. Being infected by such a smile, my mood suddenly improved a lot.

"Hmm. The appearance is exactly the same as the rumor, and it shouldn't be disguised. Thomson nodded, he didn't even pick up the slip that Lu Xi took out, it seemed that Lu Xi's identity was determined by the first glance, and he led the group through the workshop of the workshop, all the way to the outermost small dock.

"The old barrel has informed me. Originally, that boat was made for your teacher, that old green skin. However, since it is to be forwarded to you, it is naturally enough for you to receive and name it in the end. ”

"Esback, Francie, it's okay." The old shipwright gave instructions to the crew in the dockyard.

The two staff members, one was the very kind cloud giant who led Lu Xi and them into the door, and the other was a hill giant who was a head shorter than the cloud giant, but much more stocky, and he didn't know which was Esbuck and which was Franky.

The two giant shipwrights each pulled the corner of the curtain and slowly lifted it, and then, what caught the eyes of Lu Xi and his friends was a hull full of "futuristic style".

Sure enough, as Lu Xi expected, this is indeed a very ordinary ship, about 45 meters, which is smaller than the average standard frigate, but it is still larger than high-speed yachts like the Nicaron and the Unicorn. The slender, streamlined exterior gives the hull a long, slender appearance, and if the interior cabin is not carefully designed, it will feel very cramped.

In addition, there are many designs that make ordinary people feel weird: for example, the deck of the ship is small, divided by a Cambridge about one and a half stories high, and the front and rear sides are only the size of balconies; For example, there is no mast on the deck, only an extra retractable flagpole on the aft deck, and two more erected metal plates at the stern, but I don't know why they are used; In addition, the aft and middle sections of the hull have two small and two fixed metal wings protruding, and the larger fixed wings in the middle are each hung with two propeller-like things, in addition to this, there are some hooks and grooves, which should be able to fit something else on it.

"Okay, what a weird ship." Nicole stared blankly at the strange floating ship and frowned. Such a ship design is far beyond the imagination of the elf girl.

"What a beautiful boat!" Lu Xi, who came from another world, made a sound that bordered on amazement. Of course he understood the two fixed wings. What are the four propellers, and the vertical tail behind the stern, for; He knows better. This sleek hull without any edges and corners is also the most aerodynamic design.

Although in this world where the occult prevails. A lot of physical determination has been sadly subverted, but basic aerodynamics should still work, right? Probably......

The azure paint sprinkled on the hull of the ship made the gentle curves appear more elegant and light, like a swan about to soar.

"Beautiful...... Well, that's pretty to say. Nicole looked at the hull again, and finally nodded objectively.

In Lu Xi's hometown, an expert said: "The more aerodynamic the design of the aircraft, the more it conforms to the universal aesthetics." "Looks. That guy wasn't exactly fooling, either.

"But it's useless to be pretty? Lu Lu, is this thing really okay? ”

"You're amazing!" Lu Xi didn't pay attention to Nicole who had never seen the "world" for the time being, but sincerely expressed his admiration for the old shipwright. He knew that it was impossible for this old man to see those flying machines in his hometown, and in an era when mainstream ships were all square masts and sails, he made such a design, which showed that his knowledge and theory of the hull had indeed far exceeded the upper limit of this mainstream in the world. Just with this super vision, he can be called a master. Again, it shows how confident Mr. Thomson is in his "forward-looking" ideas.

From this point of view, no matter how kind the old boatsmith is, he is the same kind of person as his arrogant and black-bellied teacher in his bones. No wonder they're old friends.

"Oh? Terrific? That's a surprise. Children. I thought you would be surprised to see a ship that was completely different from what you had imagined, just like this little elf girl. But. You're going to say great? The mermaid old boatsmith was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "These are strange metal wings and spirals. Do you really know what it's for? ”

"If there are only two people in this world who know what they are for, if Mr. Thomson is one. Then I must be the other one. If memory serves, a few years ago, the Master tried to create a flight core that used hedron energy as an energy source to replace the Tisru Core, and it was successful. If you're not mistaken, this ship is powered by the legendary steering engine, right? ”

"What is an engine? Hey, such a trendy new word, our old man can't understand it. The old boatman disturbed his scalp and said with a smile: "However, the driving core of this child is indeed a new invention of Lao Qingpi, that is, the power of guidance named by you, a little friend." Thanks to the internal mechanism of the guò, the energy of the hedron can be applied to the four propellers of the wing, and at full speed, the speed will exceed that of any floating ship in service in the world. ”

"Yes, that's the engine. I've decided that all the mechanical cores that propel man-made objects will be named engines. Lu Xi's face did not change, and he was not ashamed.

The old shipwright naturally did not object, nodded, and continued: "Considering that the guiding force is a new thing after all, and there may be some unstable dìng, I still installed a tisru core on the ship, if ...... Well, if the engine you are talking about fails, it will not fall headlong into the sea of clouds. Of course, the flagpole on the aft deck can be raised and unfolded, and if the power is switched to the Tisru core, you can also hang sails on it. What do you think? If there's anything else I need, I can also make a temporary makeover. ”

"No, you've thought it through enough. If I were to be myself, I would never have thought of such a comprehensive picture. ”

"In addition, there are ten gun doors on each side of the ship's side, which can be equipped with weapons such as flame crossbows for self-defense. There is a gun emplacement on the front and rear wings, and you can install the magic crystal cannon, but this thing is one of the Federation's top military secrets, and it can't be bought on the black market, so you'll have to figure it out yourself. ”

"That's natural. And I'm not going to install the magic crystal cannon, since my good ship must be different from others. ”

The old shipwright nodded, looking at the other people: "Then, since you have no opinion, then, there is only one last job left." ”

"The last job?"

"The name of the ship, of course! Children, people need a loud name, and why not a boat? Mr. Thomson said in a serious tone: "For a truly good ship, a good name will not only bring good luck, but also accompany the history of the zào they created to future generations." Since it is the world's first floating ship driven by guided force, isn't it a very scenic thing if it is called a cat and a dog or something? ”

“…… Don't say it, if it is really called A Cat and a Dog, when future generations of students study this history, they will at least know that we, the pioneers of the leading revolution, are a group of wonderful people with a great sense of humor. (To be continued......)