Reborn Dragon Vein Warlock, Genius Beauty Mage

Although Christine has been recruiting shipbuilders since inheriting the title, now she can only build dhows, which are offshore cargo ships and fishing boats, not to mention warships. At present, the only option is to cut down as many giant trees as possible suitable for shipbuilding and dry them first to reserve materials for building large ships in the future.

The three-masted sailboat in her hand can sail as far as the Principality of Wende, but it is not safe because it is a merchant ship after all.

Battleships and merchant ships are fundamentally different in design and structure.

The former has a solid structure and can handle minor collisions, while the latter has a large space and needs to be loaded with as much cargo as possible. The former emphasizes controllability and maneuverability, while the latter can be controlled with the minimum crew. In other words, both three-masted ships, warships are much faster than merchant ships. So Kristen hopes to find a battleship so that she can escape danger at sea with speed.

Naval battles in this world are basically gang-hopping battles. In face-to-face fighting, no strategy is useful. It just depends on the quality and number of warriors. Christine has knights under her command and believes that she will not be afraid even if she encounters a large pirate group with several ships.

But if the other party didn't want to capture the ship but sent people to scuttle the ship, then no one else on the ship except Christine, who could fly, would survive. Besides, it is easy to encounter orcs when we reach the Oresund Strait where the Principality of Wende is located, so we still have a battleship as insurance.

It is winter now and there are a lot of ice floes on the sea in the Principality of Wende that cannot be sailed, so there is no rush. So Christine wrote to the elves hoping to buy a three-masted warship.

It didn't take long for the elves to get a reply. The warship could be sold but the price would have to be increased by 30%. Christine immediately agreed.

The warships of the mainland navy are divided into single-masted destroyers according to their tonnage. They can carry up to fifty people and are used for offshore defense and smuggling inspection. A two-masted light cruiser that can carry one hundred people, it is the main battleship of the navies of various countries. The three-masted heavy cruiser can carry one hundred and fifty people, and is generally the flagship of the navy of a small country. The four-masted war patrol can carry 300 people and is equipped with ten large crossbows for long-range attacks. A four-masted battleship with a crew of 400 people. The ship is tall and armored and equipped with twenty large crossbows. It is also equipped with a remote communication array and a fifth-level mage.

A battle cruiser costs 10,000 gold coins, and a battleship costs 20,000 gold coins. The craftsmanship is complex and the construction period is long. It also requires 10% annual maintenance costs. This does not include the cost of sailors and mages, so even a large country like the Kingdom of France cannot afford to use a few of these two warships.

Except for the kingdom's navy, the navy of the coastal nobles all uses ordinary merchant ships, which can defend against pirates. In this case, it would be a great honor for the elves to sell a three-masted heavy cruiser.

Half a month later, the three-masted battleship "Sari" sold to Christine arrived at the Port of Dominaria along with the merchant ship.

I have to admit that the technology of the elves is indeed better than that of humans in terms of shipbuilding. Not only is it more beautiful in appearance, but it is also stronger than human warships of the same level in terms of sturdiness and speed.

Of course, in order to improve the comfort of sailors and soldiers in the Elf Navy, the three-masted warship has nearly fifty fewer people than humans. However, ordinary soldiers of the elves have level three, so even if there are fewer people, the combat effectiveness will not be affected.

This was exactly what Christine wanted. She naturally took people to the Principality of Wende in the hope that they would live more comfortably on the way.

Thirty sailors were selected, and the original pirate leader Redbeard Hull was also brought along, possibly borrowing their sailing experience halfway. Choosing a suitable time, Kristen took Elena and the fox sisters and set sail under the protection of seven fourth-level professionals and thirty guards led by Eric Bernard's seventh-level knight. . Considering that the laboratory must be in a hidden place in the wild, Ronny St., a first-level druid, also needs to take it with him.

The reason why it is not full is to carry more supplies. Although there is a map, it still takes a long time to find it, and everyone is likely to stay in the wild for several months.

All the sailors and soldiers had trained for more than a month in advance for this voyage, so the sailing was very smooth. However, the scenery on the sea was quite fresh at first, but after a few days, they all got tired of it.

In particular, the humid sea breeze made people feel sticky and uncomfortable, and fresh water was an extremely precious resource and it was impossible to take a bath, so everyone basically didn't leave the cabin. Fortunately, Christine is a mage, and the zero-level spell "Magic Trick" can also be used to clean herself and the three women, which is relatively better.

If you bring a lot of supplies, you will naturally not be stingy with food. The baked white bread is compacted and placed in a wooden barrel and sealed with wax. It can be opened and heated when needed. There are also sealed sausages, bacon, bacon, and various fresh sea fish caught by sailors to choose from. There are vegetables that are dried and stored in clay pots. When eaten, they are boiled in a pot with water to make vegetable soup. As for the traditional lemons to prevent scurvy and light beer as a substitute for drinking water, they are enough.

This is just the food for ordinary sailors and soldiers, but Christine, Elena, the Fox Sisters, Eric Knight and Ronny Druid eat freshly baked bread by the chef and fresh vegetables grown on a small scale on the ship. , steaks and other vegetables frozen in a magic circle, and high-end red wine and tea, especially the use of spices, are even better than what some honorary nobles eat every day.

However, being on a ship is no better than on land, so the battleship "Sari" basically docks when it encounters a port, allowing everyone on the ship to have a good rest, and the most important thing is to take a shower.

Although Redbeard Hull is now a slave, he is treated like an ordinary sailor because he relies on his sailing skills. Even so, the food and accommodation conditions of these ordinary sailors had exceeded those of his time as a pirate leader, which made him secretly feel that his leadership as a leader for so many years had been in vain.

These small ports along the way are inferior to the previous Port of Salzo, not to mention the current Port of Dominaria. Although the lords and the church were required to pay attention to hygiene, a mixed bag of people and disorderly buildings were unavoidable.

But this has nothing to do with Kristen and his party. One seventh-level knight, seven fourth-level professionals and thirty elite soldiers are enough to sweep the port, not to mention Kristen, the third-level mage, and Ronnie. A first-level druid.

It was when we docked at the Port of Calais in the Kingdom of France that the numerous trestles, wide roads, neat houses, tall city walls, and especially the standing Master's Tower showed the style of a large port city.

Everyone stayed here for a few more days, and Christine also took the opportunity to inspect the construction and operation of the port.