Chapter 848 Gray Whale No. 1, the first large steam, soul-guided dual-powered iron ship

Below the deck is a sophisticated space filled with a mechanical feel. The space, which should have been dim, is extremely bright because of the lighting soul guides attached to the walls.

Through the spacious passage, Quan Yi personally led Ye Lingling and her family to visit the accommodation area, the restaurant, and the most important power room.

"This ship is our latest large-scale pure metal iron ship. The entire hull is made of refined iron and various rare metals to form an alloy hull.

Its strength can withstand attacks from soul beasts under 100,000 years old. It is the largest and most powerful steam and soul-guided dual-powered iron ship we have today."

On the way to the engine room, Quan Yi introduced the details 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 earliest steam iron-clad wooden boats to small steam iron boats, in the process of continuous practice, the drawings designed by Quan Yi earlier were transformed into reality one by one by a large group of shipbuilders and blacksmiths with their sweat and hard work.

This newest and only large iron ship in existence today is also the latest achievement explored bit by bit by all the workers 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 reached an astonishing 10,000 tons. Excluding the weight of the hull and the weight of necessities such as fuel, it still had at least several thousand tons of surplus to carry.

Even if it is not a dedicated cargo ship, in theory it should not be a problem to carry tens of thousands of people."

After listening to Quan Yi's explanation, the Ye family exclaimed in amazement. Their hearts had become somewhat numb, and their brains could hardly imagine the scene of tens of thousands of people gathered on a ship.

But even if they couldn't imagine it, they knew how terrifying this ship was.

In fact, Quan Yi was actually observing the internal structure of the ship with an attitude that was half appreciative and half introductory.

The raw materials of this giant ship, that is, a large amount of metal materials, are all rare iron ore newly mined from the Blue Silver Island. The newly joined group of tens of thousands of blacksmiths and the original group of workers jointly built this transoceanic giant ship.

In fact, the development and production of this giant ship was carried out in parallel with other iron ships from the very beginning.

This is because, when sailing in the extremely dangerous Douluo Sea, small and medium-sized iron ships can only be temporary transitional products.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Quan Yi had no intention of concentrating all his energy on small and medium-sized iron ships with limited functions.

His ultimate goal has always been a large iron ship that can cross the entire ocean.

Knowing Quan Yi's thoughts, Lou Gao, as well as senior craftsmen such as Yuan the Blacksmith, are constantly developing the processes and configurations for forging large iron ships by accumulating experience.

Subsequently, the mining of island ores solved the shortage of metal materials, and the additional recruitment of 10,000 members of the Blacksmiths Association further accelerated the production of iron ships.

Until recently, when Quan Yi was experiencing the Soul Master Competition, the production of the Gray Whale No. 1 was nearing completion.

After about half a year of final debugging, this "giant whale" finally completed its long-distance voyage today.

By the way, this was the first day that Gray Whale 1 participated in a long-distance navigation mission.

Knowing this, the Ye family members felt flattered.

However, having said that, they were still very grateful for everything Quan Yi did out of his concern for them.

During the conversation, everyone passed through the complex internal passages and came to the core power room inside the cabin.

As soon as I walked into the entrance, the extremely sweltering heat wave and the pungent smell of smoke rushed into my nose.

Fortunately, everyone present was not spoiled and did not show any disgust towards this unfriendly environment.

Walking into the open entrance, what comes into view is the huge boiler devouring large amounts of black coal, emitting terrifying flames 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 causes the linked levers to move at high speed.

Compared to the first time Quan Yi rode on the steamship, the entire structure became smoother, and although the structure looked complex and delicate, it did not have any redundant or missing parts.

A pointer-type measuring gauge is installed under the cylinder to detect the internal steam pressure.

With the data divided above, the crew can operate the air intake valve and exhaust valve in an orderly manner to control the inflow and discharge of steam.

Watching this precision-operating steam engine was a huge shock to all the soul masters who believed in soul power and martial spirits.

"It's really possible to propel a giant ship forward with just firepower...."

When Ye Xiaoxiao saw that the workers operating this precision machinery were all ordinary people without any cultivation at all, some solid belief in her heart seemed to shatter with a teeth-grinding sound.

For some reason, she felt physiologically uncomfortable with this place.

Quan Yi noticed the reactions of this group of people, but he felt very calm inside.

This is a process that everyone who enters the Quan family must go through. Even if there is some discomfort, as long as you get used to it, you will adapt to it.

A wonderful silence flows amid the noisy sound of steam and machinery.

After admiring for a long time, Quan Yi took them to the other side.

In the entire power room, in addition to the steam system that occupies most of the area, a special soul guide device that has never appeared before appeared on the other side.

It was a special metal platform, whose 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 connected to the support column connected to the ground.

Following the lines that extend across the sphere and pillars, the entire platform is covered with lines and sinks downward along the contact point 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 control console that emitted the special soul power fluctuations of the soul guide and introduced:

“This is a soul-driven device created by our soul-guiding device research department.

As long as you release your soul power towards the metal ball, this device will convert the soul power into propulsion and release it from the special soul-guided metal ring surrounding the stern of the ship.

Therefore, when the fuel in the ship is exhausted or acceleration is needed, this alternative power unit can be used to drive the ship forward. "

The hull was submerged in the water, and apart from the huge propeller that was constantly rotating, the walls of the ship were covered with lines that flashed blue fluorescence.

These patterns are welded together by soul guide 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.