Chapter 163: New Ship Hypothesis

After an unknown amount of time, Anna ushered in a new carriage. Seeing Sofia's blushing face, she probably guessed something, so she took the initiative to sit in the coachman's seat.

Ethan, on the other hand, pulled Sophia into the car.

As soon as the door closed, Ethan was about to take action.

But Sophia didn't let him get what he wanted. Instead, she slapped Ethan hard in the face.

However, after the slap, he showed a distressed look, greeted Ethan, and even gave him some sweet treats.

Then... another slap.

Ethan was confused by Sophia's weird behavior, which made Monk Zhanger confused.

The relationship between the two is constantly changing, sometimes passionate and sometimes cold.

In such a strange atmosphere, the carriage arrived at Port Velen unknowingly.

As soon as they arrived, a team came forward to clear the way for the carriage, which led them to a passenger ship belonging to the family.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Anna jumped off the seat and slowly walked outside the carriage.

She did not rush to open the door, but said first: "Miss, we are here!"

Seeing that there was no strange movement inside, he cautiously opened the door.

Sofia walked out of the carriage expressionlessly, and then followed Anna onto the boat expressionlessly.

Ethan held a silk scarf to his face, coughed twice, pretended to have a cold, and followed the two of them silently.

Soon after a few people boarded the ship, the passenger ship named "Oliver" raised its sails and slowly left the port.

In the next few days, the "Oliver" sailed smoothly on the sea, heading towards the port of Bolivia.

Although the boat was very stable, Ethan was in a state of ups and downs and was shaking badly.

Because Sophia seemed to be a different person since she got on the ship.

The two of them were obviously on the same boat, and they even had rooms next to each other.

But no matter how close they are, it is difficult to even see them.

Even if she accidentally met him, Sophia looked cold and could not speak at all, and she was still guarding Ethan as much as she was guarding against thieves.

This made Ethan suffer internally.

Fortunately, Ethan met the captain Pluto, and the two discussed some issues about ship navigation together, and their life was not too boring.

At this time, he was at the bow of the ship, tapping on the deck, and occasionally measuring the length with his steps.

Captain Pluto saw Ethan's weird behavior, handed him a cup of coffee, and asked: "Knight Ethan, what are you doing?"

Ethan took the coffee and thanked him, and then replied: "Captain Pluto, I want to add something to the bow of the ship. Do you think it's feasible?"

"That depends on what it is." Pluto leaned on the edge of the boat and said with a leisurely expression: "If the weight is not too big, as long as the horizontal center of gravity is adjusted, there will be no problem.

But if that thing is very heavy, it will definitely not work.

Otherwise, the center of gravity of the ship will be unstable, which will easily cause a capsizing accident. "

Ethan thought for a while: "The thing I want to install is a cylinder, about two meters high, and its own weight is about 500 kilograms."

"If it only weighs 500 kilograms, the horizontal center of gravity is still easy to adjust, so I think there should be no problem!" Pluto smiled: "It's just that I'm curious, what exactly do you want to add, Ethan Knight?"

Ethan smiled slightly: "An inscription device, or an inscription system. Its function is to keep the ship sailing with the wind."

"Always sailing with the wind?" Pluto was shocked: "Wow, that sounds incredible.

But...Ethan Knight, can I ask, what is a chrome device? "

Ethan then remembered that not everyone knew about chrome patterns, and not everyone could understand inscription patterns. In fact, introducing these to Captain Pluto did not make much sense.

"Perhaps, you will be able to see it after a while!

There is no point in saying more now, after all, it is still just an idea.

However, I still have a question that I would like to ask Mr. Pluto. "

"Please tell me!"

“If you keep sailing with the wind, you will still go in a straight line and sail day and night.

In this situation, how long does it take to get from the Port of Velen to the Port of Bolivia? "

After Pluto lowered his head and thought for a while, he replied: "Taking the boat under our feet, if we can maintain a super downwind state and travel in a straight line, I estimate that it can reach a speed of almost 20 knots.

The distance between the two ports is only about 400 nautical miles. At this speed, it takes almost a day!

Maybe not even for a day.

If such a ship existed, it would be no different than flying over.

Moreover, the original 4 to 6-day voyage was shortened to 1 day, which not only saved time.

You must know that if you keep going with the wind, you will keep walking in a straight line, and complicated boat operations such as adjusting the sail angle will be eliminated.

This also greatly saves manpower and material resources, and the cost will naturally decrease.

Once this kind of ship is born, I think it will soon dominate all routes.

Because if you look around the world, you can’t find any rivals! "

When Ethan heard that it would only take one day and there were good predictions, he smiled with satisfaction.

Perhaps people who have never been on a ship will never understand Ethan's mood at this moment.

"I think Sofia would be very happy if she knew there was such a thing!"

"Huh? Something's wrong!"

"Why do I want to please Sophia first?"

"Huh? Please?"

"Damn it! Damn it! This little girl is still thinking about training me?"

"No wonder she's cold and hot to me!"

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