Master of Thermodynamics

"Under the crown, do you plan to accept the baronial title?" Moose asked respectfully.

"Of course not." Renault sneered. "You tell the Duke of Byron and let him tell the king that I only want the population and don't want any **** titles."

This shows that it is honey with poison hidden in it, and fools will accept it.

According to the rules prevailing in other worlds, if Renault accepts titles and fiefdoms, it means that from now on, he will become a vassal of the king and have certain obligations to the king.

Once a war breaks out, he must serve in the military and fight for the king. He must also bring his own dry food, manpower, equipment, food and supplies, all of which he needs to pay for himself.

On the other hand, this also means that Renault will become a member of the ruling class of the Thousand Lake Kingdom, and will be obliged to pay certain special taxes when the kingdom needs it, the most typical of which is the "war tax."

If in peacetime, the king offered extremely generous terms, and the benefits of accepting titles and fiefdoms were significantly greater than paying, this would be an extremely cost-effective business.

This is now a time of war. It is foreseeable that in the next few years, the flames of war will loom over this land. Not only does Renault have no time to manage the fief, but also a large amount of money, manpower and material resources, which is simply a loss. Go to grandma's house.

He pondered for a moment, put a finger up, and said:

"If the king is willing to provide a population of 10,000, I can guarantee that I will not continue to pursue Prince El Fallon in the future."

This is absolutely naked blackmail, and it is also the "life money" that Renault issued for the king-if you want not to fall to the end of the prince, you should honestly pay the "protection fee" to the master, otherwise you will wait to be settled by the autumn queen.

Moose responded with a smile:

"Under the crown, I will definitely tell the Duke as many as possible, and convey your request to the Kingdom's capital, Blue Lake City."

Renault nodded and said:

"By the way, you help me invite the leader of the Knights of the Duke, Alex the Extraordinary, to be at Ocean Tide Manor at noon tomorrow. I want to have lunch with him..."

"Alex?" Moose was taken aback, and asked curiously, "What can you do for him?"

Renault grinned:

"Dig the foot of the wall!"

Odin Island, port.

At this time, the port was unprecedentedly busy. Workers rushed around, roaring, crashing heavy objects, and turning magic motives.

The dock is filled with mountains of cargo, and the magic forklift drives back and forth on the dock, transporting the stacked cargo boxes to the magic crane, and then transfers the crane to the sailboats.

Among these goods, in addition to the various commodities produced in the territory, there are also a large number of munitions, including hundreds of boxes of air gun bullets and heavy machine gun bullets, totaling more than 5 million rounds, 500 magic air guns, and 1,000 magic pistols. , And 50 magic heavy machine guns.

These arms will be sent to the base island and stored in warehouses to prepare for the upcoming war.

Among the 16 sailboats moored in the berth, the most noticeable is a weird-looking catamaran. Workers working at the pier, as well as civilians watching nearby, frequently cast their eyes on this ship.

Please note that this is a "catamaran", not a catamaran "sail" boat.

That's right, this ship has no masts, and no sails can be seen. In the tall forest of masts, it simply subverts the existence of the Three Views.

When everyone sees it at the first glance, when they are shocked, they can't help but think, "Without sails, can this special be called a boat?"

This is heresy!

Not to mention its appearance, it's so weird.

This catamaran is made up of two 1200-ton hulls connected together. Each ship is a ribbed wood shell structure. The connecting structure in the middle, the middle deck, is integrated with the keel. The whole body is made of magic metal alloy. , Unusually strong.

Its super-deck building was actually built on the middle deck, forming a tall ship island, which is extremely eye-catching. The hull decks on both sides are flat, and at first glance, it looks like two runways.

What is even more surprising is that the decks on both sides are not wooden decks, and their surfaces are covered with a layer of metal.

This is the latest magic catamaran transport ship-"Haier" manufactured by the shipyard.

Since the opening of the Magic Crane in Port Odin, the workers have discovered that the existence of the mast has greatly affected the operation of the crane. When the jib rotates, the mast must be very careful, otherwise, if the two collide, the consequences will be disastrous.

During the unloading process not long ago, due to negligence, the cargo carried by a crane tower collided with a mast, and the pallet tilted during the violent collision, causing 8 cargo boxes weighing more than 1 ton to fall on the deck of the sailing ship. Four sailors were killed on the spot, six people were seriously injured, two large holes were also smashed into the deck, and the sailboat was severely damaged.

The tragedy shocked the entire territory. The lady consul was furious and directly knocked off the person in charge of the port. A large number of people followed suit, ranging from the director of the Office of Government Affairs to the staff operating the crane tower. , As many as 20 people lost their jobs.

After this incident, the port comprehensively strengthened its safety management, and each crane specially arranged a safety officer to pay attention to the operation of the boom at all times to avoid further accidents.

In addition, this incident also prompted the Council of State Affairs to make up its mind to abandon the mast and sails and turn to a pure Thermo-powered ship. The Haier is the first result of this plan.

At this time, on the 6th and 7th piers, 24 "barbarian" magical armored vehicles and 120 small fat donkeys were neatly arranged in a square array, waiting to be lifted.

This is the military equipment produced by the Modong Vehicle Factory during this period of time. They will be the first formed armored unit of the island guard team and will be transported to the mainland by this ocean-going fleet to become the trump card against the black orc army.

This batch of magic vehicles is a comprehensively improved model. During the training trip to the mainland a few months ago, the "experimental version" of the bull and the little fat donkey have withstood actual combat tests and found many problems. They were officially finalized. These issues have been improved in this version.

"Bang!" The heavy metal tray fell on the ground with a muffled noise.

"Squeak...squeak..."

A sharp whistle sounded immediately, and a dispatcher in a red vest was waving his hands while shouting at a magic armored car:

"Hey, drive this big guy onto the tray, speed!"

An island guard hurriedly retracted his head into the cockpit, activated the Heat Demon engine, drove the armored car onto the tray, and stopped steadily.

The red vest blew another whistle, walked around the pallet, carefully checked the steel cable connecting the pallet, and after confirming that there was no problem, he raised the red triangle flag in his right hand and issued the "lifting" semaphore to the cockpit of the pendant tower. .

"Kaka...Kaka..." Along with the vibration of the magic motive, the steel cable was tightened in circles, and the huge pallet and the armored car were hoisted together.

Seeing that the nearly 40-ton behemoth was lifted easily by the crane tower, more than a dozen Goshima teams couldn't help but exclaimed.

The magic motive started again, and the boom slowly rotated, hoisting the armored car to the Haier. As soon as the pallet landed on the deck, the armored car drove off the pallet and drove to the designated position. The metal crawler rolled over the metal deck and issued " "Rumble" sound.

The Haier's deck uses all-metal decks to transport these armored vehicles. The fragile wooden decks simply cannot carry the heavy body of the bull. If they are repeatedly ground several times, they will experience severe wear.

An hour later, all materials and equipment on the dock were loaded.

At this time, Ronald, Director of the Recruit Training Department, gave an order:

"Board!"

The long-awaited 1000 newly promoted island guards, all wearing uniform uniforms, carrying magic air guns, and wearing magic pistols in their belts. They lined up in a neat line, walking the same orderly pace, towards the fleet. Walk away.

At the top of a three-story building next to the pier, Angela, who was standing by the railing, suddenly sighed after seeing this scene.

She did not know how many of these vigorous faces after a cruel expedition of blood and fire could return to this island that they regarded as the land of hope, and how many people would be buried in a distant foreign land. , Turned into a handful of ashes when he returned, and finally lay in the Wellington Cemetery at the foot of Eagle Cliff Mountain.