Chapter 2770 The First Ship of the Empire
Along the escalator to the bow main gun deck, Soshyan's senses were quickly surrounded by various noises, heat mist and flickering sparks, in this busy place Among them, he immediately saw the person in charge of the Forgeborn Machine Forger who was standing on a small bench holding a data tablet and talking to the surrounding technical priests. He was also one of the most outstanding engineering masters in the Great Thorian Alliance. of Mikanitz.
Hearing Soshyan's voice, the engineering master wearing protective clothing and a gray windbreaker turned around, revealing an old but tough face, as well as a snow-white beard and hair tied into thin braids.
"Oh, you are here, Lord Soshiyang."
While speaking, he did not forget to take a deep puff of the pipe in his mouth, and when the smoke rose upwards Sometimes it twists into strange and meaningful shapes.
"The progress is quite smooth, of course if the sales can be higher."
As if hearing something from the engineering master's words, Soshyan smiled slightly and waved to the surrounding mechanical sages to go about their business. A master of engineering also jumped down from his stool, smoking cigarettes and walking all the way to a relatively secluded place.
“Master Engineer Mikazny, did you encounter any trouble or problem?”
“Well, it can’t be said to be a problem, although I was mentally prepared before coming here. , I have also cooperated with these mechanical priests in the past."
The frowning old dwarf furnace man had a serious smile on his face, as if he remembered some things in the past.
"Please don't get me wrong. I'm not belittling them. Many of my compatriots do believe that they are strange religious lunatics who have turned good science into messy rituals. But I can understand all this. After all, the Human Empire is in a more... In a complex environment, the evil power of the Supreme Heaven is terrifying. I have seen things that are enough to make people crazy, and I can understand their fear. In fact, there is no distinction between high and low in academic thinking. The inspiration of He Yi comes from The laws that exist in reality come from the wisdom of our ancestors, and the technical spirit of the mechanical priests comes from a deeper place in the soul. In fact, we have the same origin."
Then the engineering master patted the shield. The bearded man with a broad chest lives in his heart, and an ancient rune is covered under the white snow.
“It’s just that their biggest problem is that they are too unfocused and cannot devote their attention and efforts to the things in front of them. They always seem to be calculating when performing a job. For other things, if this continues, the current progress will be extended sooner or later.”
The other party said it very tactfully, but Soshyan still heard what the big engineer was complaining about——
The members of the Mechanicus of Ulanhuda who were involved in the manufacture of the main cannon always used their working time to do other things, and most likely they were spying on and stealing the Hearthborn's technology.
This was unremarkable to the Adeptus Mechanicus, but to this master engineer, it was a form of laziness and dereliction of duty, and it also disrupted the work progress of the Hearthborn.
Perhaps Bangura had already instructed the sages to deliberately delay the construction progress and use this construction opportunity to steal as much technical knowledge as possible from the Hearthborn.
After thinking for a moment, Soshiyang responded:
“I will remind Director Bangura, and thank you very much for supervising this project so patiently. I know it is difficult. ”
“Haha, this job is interesting for an old beard like me. I haven’t hosted such a big project for many years, and I am still eager to ignite my own creative fire.”
"The Fire of Creation?"
"Yes, it's in our blood, in our bones, the pure need to make things is rooted in the Hearthborn's soul, and maybe for you it's It's a lot of work, but it's intrinsic to being a Hearthborn, we use whatever is at hand, metal, rock, and whatnot to shape something no one else has ever seen and surprise everyone, actually the Adeptus Mechanicus I personally don't have No prejudice, religious rituals may be necessary to exist, but what is more disappointing is that religious rituals do not bring them a simpler and pure heart like believers. In fact, I often feel sorry for their terrible They were shocked by their utilitarianism and selfishness, as if everything they did was to climb up on the heads of their fellow humans until they fell down." Soshiyang was silent for a moment and nodded slightly.
“I agree, but this is a result of the overall environment of the entire empire and the thousands of years of tradition and bad habits of the Adeptus Mechanicus.”
Afterwards Soshyan asked about the approximate completion time, and Mikazny told him that it would take at least three years to install the enhanced plasma destroyer according to the ideal schedule. This also takes into account that the transportation of core components has not been delayed. , and there were no unexpected situations at the construction site.
Fortunately, Soshyan is not in a hurry to use this giant ship now, and is waiting patiently.
However, after the installation of this special plasma destroyer, the length of the Abyss-class ship will also change. The original main gun deck needs to be extended partially, which means that its bow will become longer. The final hull length will reach a huge 31km!
You must know that the longest warship currently known to the Empire, the Ultramarines' flagship Macragge's Glory, is only about 26km, and the Avesta conducted detailed measurements after it was recovered. The length of the ship is only 23km, which means that this Abyss class is likely to be the longest warship in the empire. Of course, this is partly due to its unique ship type. If calculated in terms of tonnage, it is actually the same as Avis. The tower numbers are almost the same, so they are only 5-7% heavier.
Finally, after strolling around for a while, Soshyan returned to the bridge.
This place currently only houses equipment and has no decoration at all. Many places are even under construction. It looks a bit messy, but it is very large and has a very unique design. It is not a regular theater in the empire. structure, but a layered tower structure, one hundred meters high, roughly divided into four floors. Each floor represents a different functional area. In the middle is a transparent elevator. The top floor is the captain's command center, where the building will be built. A huge panoramic screen can make the captain feel like he is in the universe out of thin air, and various combat data will also be gathered here.
But when he came here, Soshyan saw an unexpected person.
"Instructor Thor?"
Wearing silver-gray armor, Thor stood in front of the imager, looking at the slowly rotating Abyss-class ship structure. There was nothing special about his face. His expression was just a little curious.
After everyone around him went about his business, Soshyan walked over alone, came to Sol, and whispered:
"Have you finished talking?"
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Sol raised his brows slightly and replied softly:
"Well, the chat is over."
"Then what are you going to do with him?"
"If, my Is this opinion a bit difficult for you to accept?”
Soshiyang put his hands on the railings of the imaging device, and after thinking for a few seconds, he said slowly:
"I will consider your opinion."
(End of this chapter)