Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 251 The Power of New Ship Weapons

For this test, Bernadette and the important members of "Elemental Dawn" were all present.

But this time they no longer had to take a small boat, but a new ship, and could just watch from the captain's room.

The raised part of the deck is the captain's room, but there is no time to install glass yet and the floor has not been laid yet. You can still see some small magic circles on the ground.

Odysseus reminded everyone: "Please be careful not to step on the magic circle."

Several important members of "Elemental Dawn" carefully observed the magic circles, but found that they could not understand them at all.

The arrays in the captain's room were primarily "central control arrays," used to control the arrays on different floors of the new ship, allowing them to operate in coordination. Without knowing the arrays on other floors, it would be impossible to understand them.

When the tugboat towed the new ship to the port, the magic circle on the ship had been completed. There were no floors or wall panels on the entire ship, and the magic circle could be seen exposed outside.

There was no decoration in the cabin, only the door and window frames were left, and the doors and windows had not been installed yet. It looked a bit like a bare house.

After arriving at the designated location, Odysseus blew the whistle hanging around his neck, and the scholars guarding different magic circles injected the initial spiritual energy to activate the magic circles in front of them.

The magic circles on the new ship were activated one after another. Bernadette and others saw faint white lights appear on the deck. Some of them entered the new weapons of the new ship, and some entered the captain's room.

All the magic arrays, large and small, in the captain's cabin were activated, also flashing with a faint white light. Then, all the light disappeared, and the entire ship's appearance no longer looked so eye-catching.

At the same time, such a ship with a sophisticated magic array only requires three crew members to operate.

One of them is the helmsman, who is responsible for the course and speed, and the other is the messenger, who is responsible for opening the safety of the weapons and conveying the attack orders.

There is also an observer who is responsible for observing whether other magic arrays are operating normally. If problems suddenly occur in other magic arrays, the backup magic array must be activated immediately.

These operations do not require any intelligence and can be completed using a single lever and button.

Odysseus, dressed in formal attire, said to Bernadette, "We can begin now."

Bernadette said "hmm".

"Start the power system." Odysseus began to give orders.

The helmsman pushed the joystick on the left side of the large rudder forward, and everyone felt that familiar, abnormal spiritual fluctuation again.

The helmsman reported: "Starting normally."

Odysseus continued to give the order: "Forward one."

He then explained to Bernadette, “The ship has a total of six gears. The highest gear is forward four, and there is also neutral and reverse gear.”

The bearded Captain Aubrey smiled and said, "I've heard that large ironclad ships from various countries also use this method to distinguish speeds.

“The four gears are: forward one is low speed sailing, forward two is normal speed sailing, forward three is high speed sailing, and forward four is full speed sailing.

"And they have to burn the best coal, and the crew has to work together, so that the speed can reach about 15 knots."

Unlike the last sea trial, he was very polite to Odysseus this time. After all, not everyone could build such a ship.

Odysseus nodded and said, "I just referred to the gear position of the ironclad ship.

"At four o'clock, this ship is in full sailing gear, but I am not sure of the maximum speed. I can only test it through this sea trial."

The seemingly indifferent female captain, Belinda, asked, "If we advance four times, will this damage our ship's... um, power system?"

This word is still a little unfamiliar to her.

"No," Odysseus said, "Because the magic circle contains three extraordinary materials that serve as key 'spiritual valves'. After reaching a certain limit, the spiritual output will no longer increase. This can effectively prevent the magic circle from being destroyed."

While the two were talking, the new ship had accelerated to about 10 knots.

Odysseus gave another order: "Four forward, verify the balance system."

Everyone could clearly feel the ship accelerating again. Logically speaking, even if an ironclad ship was sailing at such a speed, it would feel a little shaky when breaking through the waves.

But everyone in the captain's room still felt very stable. They had no idea how the so-called "balance system" worked.

At this time, Odysseus explained: "The design of the 'balance system' is that the hull can remain basically stable even in the face of a storm.

"However, this system has not been verified, so you should still drive carefully when encountering a storm in the future."

The captains looked at each other. They didn't expect that the ship was not only so fast but also so stable.

Even if it is not possible to achieve "basic stability" during a storm, as long as there is a balancing force, the risk of rollover can be greatly reduced.

The new ship continued to accelerate for about ten minutes and finally reached the fastest "design speed" of 30 knots, but the acceleration process did not stop there. It continued to accelerate until it reached about 38 knots.

The captains all took a deep breath. They didn't expect that the 30 knots mentioned by Odysseus before was still a conservative speed.

People like Odysseus who rarely sail at sea didn't feel anything, but the captains who dealt with the sea and ships every day could clearly feel how fast the ship was going.

Odysseus simply said slowly, "It basically achieved the designed effect."

Odysseus gave the order again: "Prepare the machine guns."

At this time, we are already some distance away from the dock and the coast, and the target ship has appeared in our sight. We will first test-fire the main weapon on the ship: the extraordinary machine gun.

After receiving the order, the crew member in charge of the weapon system used the button in the captain's room to open the safety of the machine gun.

Everyone in the captain's room saw four extraordinary armored machine guns on the deck, rotating left and right, forward and backward, undergoing final adjustments.

The turret of the machine gun is similar in shape to the turret on an ironclad ship. It is square in shape and looks very mechanical.

The barrel of the extraordinary machine gun was neither long nor very thick, but after the safety was turned on, an illusory red barrel extended out from it, filled with spirituality.

Everyone suddenly had a feeling that this was a beauty that combined industry and the extraordinary.

This feeling is not that of a ghost ship sailing on the sea, nor that of an ironclad ship that all countries are proud of, but a combination of the two.

Just as everyone was marveling at the appearance of these new weapons, the scholars and assistants responsible for operating the machine guns used the "sound transmission array" one after another to indicate that they were ready.

Observers outside noticed that the new ship and the target ship were within range. Everyone held their breath and heard Odysseus give the order: "Fire from the bow!"

Bang bang bang bang bang~
The red illusory barrel of the extraordinary machine gun continuously fired fireballs. These fireballs were like bombs or continuous fire crows, flying towards the target.

The first target ship was instantly engulfed in flames.

Everyone in the captain's room was an extraordinary person, and their eyesight was far superior to that of ordinary people. They saw that in addition to the effect of the "bomb" exploding, it was as if a ball of flame suddenly spread out, exploded in the middle, and burned on all sides.

According to the captains' experience, an ordinary wooden ship will lose its combat effectiveness after just a few shots.

Even if the steel ship is not blown into holes, the deck will be covered in flames.

Odysseus was quite satisfied with the results: "In the next round of testing, we will fire four cannons simultaneously.

"Bow guns, midship ice guns, stern water guns, attack three target ships simultaneously."

One of the machine guns was on the other side of the ship, and the four machine guns could not fire in one direction, but one of the target ships was set on the other side.

As the new ship quickly moved forward, the four extraordinary machine guns took aim at their targets one after another, but their barrels were different colors.

The machine guns at the bow are still red, the midship ones are white, and the machine guns at the stern are dark blue.

"Fire!" With Odysseus's order, four guns fired at the same time, and the bow cannon continued to fire flaming "shells".

The two extraordinary machine guns in the middle fired white ice and snow "shells" towards both sides. After a few shells were fired, the target ships on the left and right sides were suddenly covered with a layer of ice and snow. Even the sea water was frozen, and the two target ships really became targets.

If there were anyone on the deck, they would be frozen instantly.

This type of gun is not used to destroy enemy ships, but simply to control enemy ships and enemies. This is somewhat different from what the captains had imagined before.

Another point that was different from what they expected was that the water cannon was also very powerful. One shell blew a big hole in the boat.

Unlike the "flame" bomb, the "water bomb" did not cause an explosion, and the bullet hole formed was smaller than that caused by the "flame" bomb. Moreover, it was a "counter-penetration hole", entering from one side and exiting from the other side.

No one expected that the "water bullet" was actually the "armor-piercing bullet"!
In the blink of an eye, all four target ships sank.

Odysseus said: "Stop the bombardment, pay attention to record and collect data."

At this time, the captains came back to their senses one after another, and each of them had a smile on their face. Captain Aubrey smiled and said, "Even the Black Emperor can't withstand such a round of salvos."

Although this was a bit of an exaggeration, everyone laughed, feeling that other than the flagship of the "King of the Five Seas", no other ship could withstand such shooting without a demigod.

At this time, Odysseus ordered: "Release the flying targets!"

Two crew members at the stern of the ship released a wooden man.

There is a "levitation magic circle" on the legs of this wooden man, which allows him to float quickly in the air for about ten minutes.

Everyone immediately looked back, they knew that they were going to experiment with the "electromagnetic gun".

The "electromagnetic gun" is a solid metal rod with the lower end connected to a turret and can be adjusted in direction.

It looks like a metal lever moving back and forth.

Only with the reference of the wooden man gradually flying higher and higher can we reflect how fast the new ship is. In just a few minutes, the wooden man has become very small.

Everyone roughly predicted that if the opponent was a Sequence 5 Beyonder, the new ship would not be able to reach the opponent's Beyonder capabilities at this distance.

At this time, the wooden man suddenly began to fly left and right, and there was no fixed flight trajectory at all.

This is another flying mechanism on the wooden man, designed to imitate a real enemy as closely as possible.

Odysseus ordered: "Electromagnetic cannon, charge!"

Everyone heard a distinct "crackling" sound, and a small, pure white lightning ball appeared on the top of the metal lever-like barrel of the "electromagnetic gun".

This lightning ball continuously emitted arcs of electricity around the turret, illuminating the surroundings in snow-white.

"fire!"

The lightning ball was launched at a speed that could only be captured by the limit of vision, and exploded almost instantly not far from the wooden man.

In the air, a large electric ball with continuously flashing arcs was formed. For a moment, the white lightning in the sky made the sea surface look snow-white. At this moment, the sunlight in that area seemed to have weakened.

When the lightning disappeared, the wooden man still maintained his human form, with white flames burning on its surface, and fell straight into the sea.

It was not until the wooden man fell into the sea that everyone reacted and began to wonder if they could avoid such an attack.

After thinking for a while, they realized that although they would not be as miserable as the wooden man, covered in flames, the attack had such a large range that it was difficult to avoid. They could only try their best to avoid getting hurt.

At this moment, everyone's eyes looking at Odysseus changed. This didn't look like a manufactured weapon at all. It gave people the feeling of an extraordinary ability!
Odysseus continued to explain, "Excess current will be conducted into the sea by the built-in metal rods. When firing, as long as you are not within one meter of the outside of the turret, you will not be harmed by the arc.

"Also, this weapon can be used to electrocute fish."

Who the hell would use a weapon like this to electrofish?
Everyone smiled mechanically, but in their hearts they had already realized that from the moment this ship was born, the "Mysterious Queen" had become the king of kings in this sea.

Because this ship is as powerful as at least two Sequence 5s attacking together.

"We've finally arrived at the target area of the 'Spirit Wave Cannon'." You can tell there's a bit of excitement in Odysseus's tone.

As you can see, the target of the "Lingbo Cannon" is a reef exposed on the sea surface.

The reef has formed a small hill, about three or four stories high. It looks like a huge monster on the sea, and many seabirds stand on it to rest.

According to the captains' experience, artillery fire cannot cause much damage to this kind of reef, but using extraordinary abilities may be able to blow a hole in it.

Odysseus ordered: "Prepare the spiritual wave cannon."

A turret in front of the captain's room suddenly opened, revealing a complex mechanical structure. The barrel of the Lingbo cannon consisted of two metal rods, divided into left and right wings.

It is usually hidden in the turret, and at this time it is quickly extended out using the mechanical structure.

After the preparations were completed, energy storage began, and a visible and rich spirituality immediately appeared between the two wings of the "gun barrel".

Even for Odysseus, such a design looks very sci-fi.

After the Lingbo Cannon automatically made minor adjustments, Odysseus ordered, "Fire!"

A pure white ball of light was silently fired from the "barrel" and hit the target in the blink of an eye.

Boom~
The bright light from the explosion spread across the entire sea, blocking a large part of everyone's vision.

The violent explosion silenced everyone again. They had never seen such a powerful explosion.

When the bright light of the explosion faded and the reefs exposed on the sea surface were almost blown away, everyone quickly reached a consensus: perhaps, only a demigod could have such powerful strength.

The strong light produced by the explosion gradually disappeared, and such a large reef disappeared just like that!
At this time, the shock wave and waves generated by the explosion hit.

Because the captain's cabin had no protection, the captains were already preparing to use their extraordinary abilities to resist the seemingly fierce shockwave. Odysseus immediately gave the order: "Open the protection system to the maximum threshold."

The crew member responsible for monitoring the operation of the magic circle pushed a metal rod to its maximum.

At this time, the shock wave and the waves arrived, and the new ship shook violently.

The people in the captain's room saw that the shock wave hit a layer of illusory film, forming layers of ripples.

Everyone only felt the boat shaking, but did not feel any impact.

The powerful shock wave was fleeting, but the waves formed by the explosion still caused the new ship to shake slightly. Soon, under the action of the balancing system, the new ship became stable again.

Bernadette was the first to come to her senses and asked, "How long will this shield last?"

Odysseus said with a smile on his face: "With other weapon systems fully activated, it will last for 20 minutes.

"Well, if you're continuously attacked by Sequence 5, the shield's duration will be significantly reduced. If you're attacked by a Demigod, there's a high chance that the shield will instantly disappear."

The captains looked at each other and forgot to praise Odysseus.

Their ships also had such extraordinary shields, but they only lasted for a few seconds and were far less powerful than the shields on the new ships.

Putting aside the intensity, the fact that it could last for 20 minutes and could continuously resist attacks from Sequence 5 was enough to make them drop their jaws.

"Everyone, please wait here for a moment." Odysseus said, "I'll go check the operation of the magic circle, and then we'll return."

Bernadette waved her hand, indicating that he should go on with his work.

After Odysseus left the captain's cabin, Bernadette asked her subordinates, "What do you think?"

Deputy Chief Raymond asked, "Your Majesty, where did you find this genius?"

"Backlund." Bernadette saw the surprised expressions of her subordinates and felt happy in her heart: "I helped him."

"This favor is really worth it." Captain Belinda said sincerely.

Everyone nodded slowly, all agreeing with the same thought.

But Bernadette said, "The thing I asked you to help with ended up putting us in a desperate situation. We were able to escape only after sealing a weak god."

Belinda smiled awkwardly, not knowing what else to say.

Captain Aubrey said, "The greater the risk, the greater the reward."

Raymond asked, "Your Majesty, has he joined Elemental Dawn?"

Bernadette frowned and said, "Theoretically, he is my subordinate."

Everyone was stunned. It sounded like the "Queen" was not sure.

Raymond was about to say something else, but Bernadette raised her hand and said, "You don't need to remind me. I know how important Odysseus is."

No one knew what to say for a moment. After all, a genius like Odysseus could not be forced to serve. If he got angry and refused to work, it would be troublesome.

At this time, Odysseus returned to the captain's room and said to everyone with a smile: "The magic circle is functioning normally. This sea trial was a complete success."

The three crew members in the captain's room immediately stood up and applauded. At this time, they still felt a little bit unbelievable that this powerful ship took more than half a month to build!
On the way back, Bernadette asked Odysseus: "I think your ship is about to be capped."

"The magic circle hasn't been set up yet." Odysseus smiled and said, "And I heard that it will take some time to decorate it. It may take a week or two before we can go to sea."

At this point he sighed, "We have the prototype of a pirate group, but we don't have a ship yet."

"Have the scholars accompanying you help you set up the magic circle," Bernadette said. "As for the decoration, once the magic circle is set up, give me the design drawings and I'll help you get your ship out to sea this week."

The captains looked at each other and realized that the "Queen" was trying to win over Odysseus.

"I forgot that there are extraordinary abilities that can speed up the process." Odysseus scratched his head and said, "Thank you, Queen."

Bernadette asked again: "What are your plans after you go to sea?"

"Just sailing on the sea." Odysseus smiled and said, "There's no clear purpose at the moment."

"Well, then I'll send you to the Raging Sea." Bernadette explained, "There are relatively few islands in the waters surrounding Lasha Island, and only one island is found quite far away.

"For beginners, this sea area is not very interesting."

Odysseus also noticed: Why did she suddenly become so easy to talk to?

So he smiled and said, "Is this ship far beyond your expectations? You don't know how to thank me?"

Bernadette said honestly: "I guess so."

She suddenly realized that the deal between the two would end after the boat was built, and if Odysseus left Lasha Island, he might never come back again.

"Actually, there's no need to be so polite. You've been of great help to me during this period, and I'm very grateful to you." Odysseus said with a smile.

Bernadette breathed a sigh of relief... Suddenly, she realized that maybe she was paying too much attention to this matter?

Admittedly, a genius like Odysseus is rare, but for her, it is enough to maintain a certain contact. In fact, there is no need to keep him on Lasha Island.

Bernadette said nothing more, realizing that she had not handled the matter calmly enough.

Back at the dock, Odysseus gave the scholars a day off and asked them to help him decorate the boat on Friday.

At this time, the scholars' worship of Odysseus reached the point of worship, so of course they readily agreed.

That night, Bernadette held another banquet in the Emerald Palace to honor Odysseus, the scholars, and the ship designers.

The emergence of new ships has directly raised the strength of "Elemental Dawn" to a higher level. Unfortunately, these new ships cannot be fully announced to the public yet, which is a bit of a pity.

Odysseus was also very happy about this sea trial. This ship was the first time he had used his core research on a large scale. Although it was not the most advanced research, it was an important attempt.

At the same time, it is a great affirmation of his research direction.

Although the underlying logic of the extraordinary world is chaotic and disordered, there is a certain order within the appearance of chaos and disorder. Through these orderly things, we can utilize the unique power of this world.

This is actually the scientific way of thinking: observe the world, find patterns, and use the world.

The only difference is that science uses the laws of physics, while Odysseus now uses the "extraordinary rules" within and outside the physical rules.

Everyone was very happy and toasted Odysseus.

Odysseus accepted all the wine and drank a lot of it.

……

Bayam, Kent Blue Street.

It was around six in the morning on Thursday and there weren't many people on the streets.

Rupert, disguised as he was, hurried to the wizarding office. Bazel had already arrived and asked Rupert to sit down and wait.

Rupert asked, "Are you going to join the operation today?"

"Yes." Bazel said, "I have some channels in Takal that might be useful."

Takal is a small town in the interior of Blue Mountain Island.

Blue Mountain Island is very large, with three ports alone. However, Bayam is the largest and most prosperous one. The other two ports exist mainly to facilitate ships and transportation in other directions.

However, the combined cargo throughput of these two ports is less than one-third of Bayam's, and in terms of their function, they are not even on the same level as Bayam.

There is also a railway on Blue Mountain Island that runs almost through the entire island, transporting all the spices, grains, and minerals on the island to the port, and transporting some industrial products to the interior of the island, where they have a very good market.

Takal is a very important town in Blue Mountain Island, where many Loen people live.

Of course, many wanted criminals would flee there to hide, so Basel often went to that small town to earn bounties and had certain channels there.

Around 6:10, Odysseus arrived, also disguised in formal attire and holding a cane. He smiled and said, "This is the first operation for our entire crew."

Bazel nodded solemnly, but Rupert smiled meaningfully. He was still a little uncomfortable with the sudden change from an adventurer to the second mate of a pirate group.

Odysseus yawned and got on the rented carriage that Basil had found long ago.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The physical strength of the extraordinary people has really become much stronger. If he hadn't traveled through time, he would have definitely made mistakes today after drinking so much alcohol yesterday.

It was Rupert's suggestion to take public transportation to find people instead of letting Odysseus take them to find people by "travel". His original words were: I feel it will be easier to find the target this way.

As the carriage wobbled slowly forward, Odysseus asked Rupert, "Hasn't there been any enemy pursuit these past two days?"

"No," Rupert said confidently. "My feeling is correct. Bayam is more suitable for hiding his tracks."

Odysseus nodded and thought: It is also possible that the opponent has divined where to meet you, so he didn't follow you at all.

Then he asked Rupert: "Where exactly was the farmer named Blair Colin sold to, or what specific clues did you find?"

"I heard that he was sold to a local slave trader named Duke," Rupert said. "I also asked around these past couple of days and got the slave trader's specific address."

"I've heard of this slave trader, too," Bazel said, raising his doubts. "But the problem is, on Bayam's side, the slave trader who handled Blair Colin was killed last week."

"Are you sure we can find Duke once we get to Takal?"

Theoretically, the enemy should have gone to Takal immediately after receiving the intelligence from Bayam last week.

Now, Duke has either already revealed Farmer Blair's whereabouts or has been killed several days ago. This clue should have ended here.

Rupert said confidently, "Yes, well, maybe we don't need to look for Duke at all."

He had complete confidence that he had to take action on the day of the week or the date instructed by the teacher.

It has been proven more than once before that as long as you act according to the date given by the teacher, you can generally complete what you want to do smoothly.

The reason why he sought help this time was because Rupert realized how powerful his opponent was and that his actions might not go so smoothly.

Odysseus didn't ask any more questions, but closed his eyes and rested, trying to stay in the best condition.

Basel kept an eye on the back to see if anyone was following him.

Fortunately, there were not many carriages in the early morning, so it was easy to tell whether you were being followed.

At around 6:30, they reached the railway station and were going to take a train from Baiyam to Takkar.

There are several trains departing from Bayam every day and heading to the interior of Blue Mountain Island, but there are no dedicated passenger cars. Basically, there are only one or two passenger cars, followed by freight cars.

The three of them boarded the earliest train and observed every passenger who boarded the train without leaving any trace. However, all the passengers in the carriage seemed to be fine.

Woo~
As the whistle blew, the train slowly drove out of Bayam and soon entered the woods.

There were some people chatting in the carriage and the atmosphere was quite cheerful, but after entering the woods, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

At this time, Odysseus saw several armed police officers coming out of the front cab. Some of them went to the rear carriage, while others were on guard in the passenger carriage.

Bazel explained to Odysseus in a low voice: "The rebels like to attack trains in the woods, or simply plant bombs."

Odysseus nodded and thought to himself: That was in the past. Now that the "Poseidon" has been replaced, the rebel attacks should have been greatly reduced.

After spending more than half an hour in a tense atmosphere, the surrounding rainforest seemed to disappear all of a sudden and turned into fertile farmland.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and arrived at their first stop outside of Bayam.

As the train slowed down, Odysseus looked out and saw an endless plain all around him, dotted with houses or courtyards.

Bazel explained, "This is one of Bayam's main grain-producing areas. Everywhere we look are farms."

Odysseus asked seemingly nonchalantly, "Is there any local land here?"

"The slaves here... no, after the new law is enacted, they can no longer be called slaves. Instead, they should be called 'land-renting farmers.'" Rupert laughed and quipped, "What a civilized term!"

He then continued, “The ‘farmers renting the land’ here are locals. It is said that this was once the land reclaimed by their ancestors.

"Currently, the local people's land is not here, but on the mountain over there, and on the hills on the other side. In short, those lands are very barren..."

Just as he said this, Rupert noticed three passengers getting on the bus, and then naturally turned his head to look out the window.

Odysseus saw Rupert's reaction, then looked at the passengers getting on the bus, and roughly understood what was going on: someone from the "Rose School" got on the bus.

　Thanks to [搵大钱撒水] for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)