Chapter 848 Gray Whale One, the first large-scale steam, soul-guided dual-power iron ship
Under the ship's armor, there is a sophisticated space full of mechanical feeling. The space that should be dark is extremely bright because of the lighting soul guide attached to the wall.
Through the spacious passage, Quanyi personally led Ye Lingling's family to visit the accommodation area, restaurant, and most importantly, the power room.
"This ship is our latest large-scale pure metal iron ship. The entire hull is an alloy hull made of refined iron essence and fused with various rare metals.
Its strength can withstand the attacks of soul beasts that are less than 100,000 years old. It is the largest and most powerful steam and soul-guided dual-power iron ship we have today. ”
On the way to the power room, Izumi introduced the situation of this giant ship in detail.
Although he was not directly involved in the production of the giant ship, he designed and participated in a large part of the most fundamental design drawings.
From the initial steam iron wooden ship to the small steam iron ship, in the process of continuous practice, the drawings designed by Quan Yi were transformed into reality one by one by a large group of shipwrights and blacksmiths with their own sweat and efforts.
And this newest one, which is also the only large-scale iron ship today, is also the latest achievement that all workers have explored bit by bit with the help of their accumulated experience.
Although it is not perfect, it symbolizes the level of craftsmanship mastered by the Quan family.
Speaking of forging, Quan Yi's expression became very excited.
"The displacement of this iron ship reaches an astonishing 10,000 tons. Throwing away the weight of the hull, fuel and other necessities, it has at least a few thousand tons of surplus to carry.
Even though it is not a specialized cargo ship, in theory it is not a problem to carry tens of thousands of people. ”
After listening to Quan Yi's explanation, the Ye family exclaimed repeatedly. Their hearts had become a little numb, and their brains could not imagine the scene of thousands of people gathering on a ship.
But even if they couldn't imagine it, they knew how terrifying this big ship was.
In fact, Quan Yi was actually observing the internal structure of the ship in a half-appreciative, half-introduction manner.
The raw materials of this giant ship, that is, a large amount of metal materials, are rare iron ores newly mined from the Blue Silver Island, and the newly joined 10,000 blacksmith groups and the original worker groups worked together to create a transoceanic giant. ship.
In fact, the development and production of this giant ship have been in parallel with other iron ships from the beginning.
Because, sailing in the extremely dangerous Douluo Sea, small and medium-sized iron ships can only become short-term transitional products.
Therefore, from the beginning, Quan Yi had no intention of focusing all his energy on small and medium-sized iron ships with limited functions.
His ultimate goal has always been a large or larger iron ship that can cross the entire ocean.
Lou Gao, who knew Quan Yi's thoughts, and senior craftsmen such as Yuan Tiejiang, were accumulating experience and constantly developing processes and configurations for forging large iron ships.
Subsequently, the mining of island ore solved the shortage of metal materials, and the addition of 10,000 additional personnel from the Blacksmith Association further accelerated the production of iron ships.
Until not long ago, when Quan Yi was going through the Soul Master Competition, the production of the Gray Whale One was coming to an end.
After about half a year of final debugging, this ‘giant whale’ finally completed its long-distance voyage today.
Speaking of which, this is the first time Gray Whale 1 has participated in a long-distance navigation mission.
The Ye family members felt quite flattered when they learned this.
However, having said that, they are still very grateful to Quan Yi for all his actions out of the importance he attaches to them.
During the conversation, everyone walked through the complex internal passages and walked to the power room, the core of the cabin. As soon as I walked into the entrance, the sweltering heat wave rushed into my nose along with the pungent smell of smoke.
Fortunately, everyone present was not a spoiled person, and no one showed any disgust at this unfriendly environment.
Walking into the open entrance, what you see is a huge boiler swallowing a large amount of black coal, emitting terrifying firelight and heat.
This terrifying heat boils a large amount of water vapor, transmits it to the complex and precise pipes connected together, enters the cylinder, pushes the internal piston, generates continuous vibration, and drives the linked levers to move at high speed.
Compared with the first time Izumi took a steamboat, the entire structure became smoother, and although the structure looked complex and delicate, there were no redundant or missing parts.
Under the cylinder, there is also a pointer measuring meter that can detect the internal steam pressure.
With the data divided above, the crew can orderly control the intake valve and exhaust valve to control the inflow and discharge of steam.
Seeing this precision-operated steam engine has a huge impact on all the soul masters who believe in soul power and martial arts.
"It's actually possible to propel a giant ship by relying only on firepower. This."
When Ye Xiaoxiao saw that the staff who controlled this precision machine were all ordinary people without any cultivation, a certain solid concept in her heart seemed to make a heart-breaking sound.
For some reason, she felt physically uncomfortable with this place.
Quan Yi noticed the reaction of this group of people, but his heart was extremely dull.
This process is something everyone who enters the Quan family's influence has to go through. Even if there is some discomfort, as long as you get used to it, you will adapt.
A wonderful silence amidst the noisy sounds of steam and machinery.
After admiring it for a long time, Quan Yi led them to the other side.
In the entire power room, except for the steam system that occupies the vast majority of the area, there is a special soul guidance device that has never appeared before on the other side.
It was a special metal platform. Its color and material were completely different from the surrounding gray hull metal.
On the platform, there is a special metal sphere covered with mysterious patterns. This sphere is combined with the support pillars connected to the ground.
Extending along the lines all over the spheres and pillars, the entire platform is covered with lines, and is submerged below along the contact part with the ground.
It is not directly connected to the steam-powered propeller, but is connected to the bottom of the hull through the material itself and the texture.
Quan Yi pointed at the console that emits the special soul power fluctuations of the soul guide and introduced:
"This is a soul driving device manufactured by our soul guidance device research department.
As long as the soul power is released into the metal ball, this device can convert the soul power into driving force and release it from the special soul-guided metal ring surrounding the tail of the ship.
Therefore, when the fuel in the ship is exhausted or acceleration is needed, this alternative power device can be used to drive the ship forward. ”
The hull of the ship was hidden under the water. In addition to the huge propellers that were constantly rotating, the walls of the ship were covered with flashing blue fluorescent patterns.
These lines are welded by soul metal and alloy metal. While they together form the bottom of the cabin, they also play the role of pushing the hull and releasing thrust into the water.
(End of chapter)