Pirates: Green Bull Marshal

Chapter 299 The Future Salamander! (Please subscribe!!)

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The warship slowly sailed into the port of the G-1 branch base. On both sides were huge warships of the same specifications, with dozens of generals standing below to greet them.

The person at the front should be the base commander here, Lieutenant General Edwin.

It stands to reason that Vidal is only a major general, and there is no need for a lieutenant general to wait in person for his military rank.

But who let him still have the position of head of the naval base stationed in Chambord, so the two are actually the same in status.

In order to show equal respect, Lieutenant General Edwin had to come out and meet.

"I didn't expect you to know scientific research. I was actually quite surprised to hear that you were invited by Dr. Vegapunk yesterday."

At this time, the warship has not yet docked, Sakaski said to Vidal beside him.

"Well, this, I don't know if I understand it, anyway, the doctor thinks I understand it." Vidal spread his hands and smiled.

"Let's go, the ship has stopped, I'm looking forward to what the science force really looks like!"

After the warship stopped, the two walked off the plank. After a brief greeting from Vidal and Lieutenant General Edwin, they followed Sakaski into the interior of the base for a tour.

This kind of thing, of course, does not need to be done by the base chief himself. Sakaski is just right as a brigadier general, and the two are very familiar with each other.

Upon entering, Vidal discovered something different from other G-series branches, such as the semi-mechanized animals that can be seen everywhere, and the various facilities here are also very futuristic, with silver metal plates and electric lights everywhere. .

"Next, go in by yourself. I think the doctor only wants to see you."

Sakaski sent Vidal to the gate of the Science Corps to stop.

"When I come out, let's have a good drink."

"Okay, but just drink sake."

Vidal was amused when he heard this, patted the other party's shoulder, and walked into the building guarded by four sailors.

Walking in the corridor inside the building, Vidal had an inexplicable sense of déjà vu, that is, the decoration style here was very similar to the interior of Pluto in Alabasta.

The metal floor, the metal wall, and the sound of stamping when the leather shoes step on it, at this time, Dr. Vegapunk came up from the other side of the corridor.

"Welcome, welcome, you are here. I heard that you were left behind in Marie Gioia, and I scolded the five old stars."

The short Vegapunk has no inferiority complex in the face of the three-meter-tall Vidal.

"Come, come, I've already solved what you said before so that the warship can sail in the windless zone!"

Dr. Vegapunk did not take him further into the interior of the base, but headed outside. Vidal guessed that he should show him the samples.

The samples of the warship will naturally be placed on the dock outside.

Sure enough, after walking with the doctor for a while, they came to a closed shipyard, where there was a strange looking warship.

The reason why it is strange is that there are two large chimneys behind it, one long and one short, which are very conspicuous, and there are huge paddle wheels on both sides. Vidal can basically see its principle at a glance.

Steamboat!

The steam from boiling water drives the paddle wheels on both sides to rotate, so there is no need to rely on wind power.

However, he still patiently listened to Vegapunk's exciting introduction, and then raised his own questions.

"Then what does it rely on to boil water?"

This question was what he wanted to know most. After all, boiling water also depends on how it is boiled.

"Come on, I'll show you!"

Dr. Vidal took Vidal onto the warship and walked quickly into the cabin. As soon as he entered the cabin, he saw a lot of metal pipes attached to the walls on both sides.

Soon, the two came to a huge steel creation.

boiler!

There are also many black stones piled nearby.

"So that's it, is it just burning coal?" Vidal was a little disappointed. He thought he could see some black technology energy, but it turned out to be this.

"Why, aren't you surprised?"

Vegapunk saw that he had finished introducing the principle and effect of the boiler, but Vidal didn't respond at all. He just looked at the boiler calmly, feeling very surprised.

"Well, how should I put it, it is indeed a genius technology to change the propulsion force of a warship from human and natural force to mechanical force, but"

Vidal touched his chin and hesitated, he was wondering if he should say it in advance.

"Just what?"

Vegapunk asked curiously, he wasn't angry at all, instead he expected Vidal to come up with more interesting ideas.

"That's what I think. Burning coal is a bit too troublesome. From the Navy's point of view, this will greatly increase our supply and labor costs."

Vidal spoke slowly, sentence by sentence, because he was still thinking about what should be said and what should not be said, for fear of making a fuss.

"Look, if this kind of steamship becomes popular in the future, we will not only have to carry a lot of coal with us at all times, but also have to assign some people to burn the coal."

"But the problem is that the frequency of warships needing to pass through the windless zone is actually not very high, so this kind of ship is not suitable for the whole army. It is only suitable for a few special ships. This is somewhat different from my original idea."

Vegapunk thought about these words and asked at the same time: "Then what were your thoughts before?"

"I want all warships to have the ability to cross the calm zone at a low cost, and even speed up the speed of warships in normal sea areas. You must know that our current warships are very large and full of firepower, but the speed is high. But it is very slow, and often has to give up because it cannot catch up with the pirate ship." Vidal sighed helplessly.

"This" Vegapunk frowned.

"Have you ever thought about replacing the cumbersome and inefficient energy source of coal with a more efficient energy source?" Vidal already had an idea.

If it is only to strengthen the combat capabilities of warships, isn't it just to improve the strength of the navy? Although the world government also has exclusive ships, it is far from comparable to the navy in terms of scale.

Moreover, I believe the world government will not object to improving the efficiency of warships.

"Do you have an idea?" Vegapunk looked up expectantly.

"Well, look at the electricity. Use electricity to burn sea water into steam, and turn the propeller to provide propulsion!"

Of course, Vidal knew how difficult it was to burn seawater. Those warships and aircraft carriers in his previous life were actually softened freshwater.

But who made the person in front of him be Vegapunk? He is not an ordinary scientist, but a black scientist!

"It's an interesting idea to boil water with electricity," Dr. Vegapunk muttered to himself with his head down, his brain began to spin crazily, trying to determine the feasibility of this idea.

There seems to be no problem, and he is not unfamiliar with electricity.

At the same time, Vidal stared at the coal boiler in front of him, because he seemed to recognize the identity of this warship in the future.

In the theatrical version of 'Adventure at Death's End', there is a special superhuman software fruit user, Gaspardi's ship with a bounty of 95 million Baileys, and the Salamander, a large steam warship emitting black smoke. .

Isn't it the experimental ship in front of me!

So that Gaspardi is an admiral directly under the G-1 branch?

This guy killed all the sailors under his command, snatched away the first coal-fired steamship entrusted to his management, and took advantage of the opportunity to become a pirate.

It can be said that he is a full-fledged big bastard!

However, the special warships used by the navy to pass through the windless belt later, although there are also paddle wheels on both sides, the chimneys no longer emit black smoke. It must be that Vegapunk has improved it.

"I just don't know how old this kid is, and if he's here now, you can ask Sakaski when you find time"

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