Heavenly Dao Formula

At 4:00 p.m. (16:00), the first flat ice boat loaded with frozen fish slowly left the port from the inland river wharf and headed towards Baihe City along the river.

Many people have witnessed the first voyage of this strange ship—compared to those common inland sailing ships, its side is even lower than the trestle, almost like an ice brick laid flat on the water, but its size is average The size of the boat is several times that of the boat, and its length has reached as much as nine feet. It is definitely the "ship king" in the inland river.

It also has no sails, and even if it goes up the river, it doesn't look like it's strenuous. In addition to the frozen fish piled up on the deck, there is also a Xuanwu Mechanism Beast and a dozen or so tightly wrapped soldiers. . Everyone knows that there has been a large-scale famine in various parts of Shenzhou, and this large ship is the disaster relief team that went to Baihe to support it. Therefore, when it set off, there were enthusiastic farewell sounds on the pier.

"I never thought before that it would take half a day to build a ship." In a corner by the pier, Mo Yun couldn't help but sigh.

Ning Wanjun, who came here in disguise with her, was puzzled, "Isn't the previous ice ship also produced by the Mechanical Engineering Bureau?"

"This new ship is simpler than the previous batch. It is so simple that the Machine Building Bureau only provided templates and astronomical components." Mo Yun shook his head, "In Xia Fan's words, it is to install a piece of wood on a board." Power source, just let it move.”

The fact is also the same. The ice ships used for naval warfare still have cabins and front hatches, while flat ice ships even omit the concept of cabins. This type of ship seems not suitable for the sea, but it is surprisingly easy to use in the inland river-there is no rough sea, and the ultra-low side makes it very easy to load and unload cargo. As if walking on flat ground, even people who have never been in the water will not feel any dizziness or discomfort standing on it.

In other words, this ship type is inherently suitable for transportation.

When Xia Fan came to the door and said that the first finished product would be built and put into actual operation before evening, Mo Yun was still deeply skeptical. After all, no matter how easy it is to make an ice ship hull, one day is always needed. In addition, it is a ship type that has never been seen before. It takes several trials to determine whether it is feasible. Officially enabled?

The result was still beyond her imagination.

With the assistance of Qianzhi and Qianyan, the launching test of the hull was completed in only half an hour, followed by the adjustment of the rudder and astronomical instrument in two hours. Not long after noon, the first flat ice ship was launched Sail requirements have been met.

Obviously, Xia Fan had expected this situation long ago, and one day was even a conservative statement.

Mo Yun only realized this later.

Questions are such an ugly but effective thing, how did he come up with it?

Can the listener not only hear various sounds, but also see the actual scene?

There was a saying in the family of mechanism art that the more powerful the mechanism is, the more beautiful and moving it is, and she deeply believed it - the Xuanwu mechanism beast created by combining her life experience and knowledge is the most vivid example.

But this flat ice boat propelled by the astronomical instrument...is it also a kind of mechanical creation? For some reason, seeing its rough and crude shape, Mo Yun didn't want to admit that it was his own work.

"If it is built openly, how many ships of this kind can be built in a month?" The princess's question brought her back to her thoughts.

"That depends on whether the living dead have enough energy," Mo Yun calculated in his mind, "but at least thirty or forty ships are guaranteed."

"That is to say, as long as the inland river can cover the place, I can mobilize an army of machine beasts to go to the battlefield in a short time at any time. If it is limited to the territory of Shenzhou, it only takes one day?"

Mo Yun thought for a moment, "...you can think so."

"Now I understand somewhat what he meant by the brand new city." Beneath Ning Wanjun's calm tone, there was a hint of uncontrollable excitement hidden.

"Your Highness?"

Whether it is receiving news that night, mobilizing the whole city and sending out the first batch of aid the next day, or large-scale troop mobilization, reaching the entire territory of Shenzhou in one day, it is far beyond the imagination of the world, because from common sense From a practical point of view, these are impossible things to achieve.

However, Jinxia City can do it.

It is difficult for Ning Wanjun to accurately describe the difference between the two, but she can already vaguely feel that Jinxia and other cities in Qiguo are already in different eras.

"It is a brand new city that can do things that other cities can't match." She said word by word.

...

At noon on the third day, the first batch of ground relief troops sent by Jinxia appeared on the outskirts of Baihe City.

This time point was more than two hours earlier than the scheduled arrival time.

The soldiers didn't care about rest, so they set up camp in front of the east gate and lit a fire to cook porridge. This group of Jinxia people wearing uniforms and looking energetic immediately attracted the attention of the residents of Baihe City.

The news of Jinxia City distributing relief porridge quickly spread in the streets and alleys without any publicity from the affairs branch.

"Have you heard? Jinxia's relief team is really here!"

"How much food did they bring?"

"There seems to be a dozen cars."

"Is this enough? There are tens of thousands of people in our city. Even if they are all cooked into porridge, they won't last for half a month."

"Having said that, the fact that they have enough energy to save Baihe City now means that Jinxia herself is not short of food, right? Otherwise, how would they have the time to support us?"

"By the way, are there any conditions for receiving the porridge?"

"It doesn't seem to be. There is a limit of one bowl per person, and if you drink it, just stamp it on your hand."

"How about... let's try it too?"

"Honestly speaking, the porridge is quite unpalatable, thin and astringent... If it's not that there is nothing to eat, I suggest forgetting it."

Conversations like this can be heard everywhere in the city.

Pelicans are no exception.

Pretending to be a homeless person, he leaned against the city wall and looked at the relief camp in the distance. At the same time, he had already confirmed one thing in his heart, that is, the Baihe Affairs Branch had a means of instant communication with Jinxia City. Any changes that happen here can be known immediately over there, otherwise there is no way to explain it, and after a day and a night, the relief troops have already approached the city.

Soldiers guarded the camp all around, and there were not many shelters in the outskirts. It was undoubtedly much more difficult to cause trouble here than in the city.

Things got tricky.

The pelican knew in his heart that panic was the root of turmoil—famine could indeed create such panic, but it would take a certain amount of time to consume stored food, not as fast as floods and diseases. After all, the former is a process of gradual expansion. As long as he is given another month, he will definitely turn the wildfire in people's hearts into a city-burning flame, but now, this eruption process is suppressed by the relief food.

Today's food prices in various grain shops have not continued to rise, which is proof.

Obviously everyone is waiting to see what Jinxia City can do.

And this kind of wait-and-see is undoubtedly quite unfavorable for the Privy Council.

Those grain shops... Maybe they can't stay.