Great Power Industry: You're a private company building an aircraft carrier?

On the dock, Chetri and Anil kept their eyes on the boiler.

Smoke, disappear, smoke, disappear... Then, billowing black smoke rose up.

It's on fire!

At this moment, Chetri was so happy he almost jumped for joy. Lighting the boiler was the first step; once the boiler was lit, the water could be boiled, and once it was boiled, they could set off!

Soon, the sound of the blower began.

There are various stories about boilers. For example, it is said that a warship needs to be heated for more than ten hours before it can sail. This might have been necessary during the First Sino-Japanese War, but technology has advanced to the point that it is not.

The Russians' boilers are all pressurized boilers; once lit, they can be deployed in two hours!

"Do you need to stock up on some food on the warship?" The dockside soldier, who had received a $10,000 bonus, was very helpful and accompanied them as they busied themselves, offering this suggestion along the way.

“Yes, we do need to put some food in the truck.” Anil nodded. “We need a truckload of supplies…”

“I will be here on guard until dawn. You can drive your car up here.”

Before dawn, three hours later, the preparations for departure were finally complete.

After years of silence at the dock, the Novorossiysk has finally been put into operation again. It will be reborn and become India's most advanced, powerful, and proudest aircraft carrier!

The tugboat pushed the ship, slowly adjusting its attitude. When the ship had turned ninety degrees and the propeller at the stern was whirring, the warship was finally about to leave the dock and embark on its voyage!

Chetri, Anil... they all stood on the bridge, looking at the vast and magnificent sea in the distance, their hearts filled with excitement.

Drive it back!

Under the cover of night, the Novorossiysk departed Vladivostok and sailed into the vast ocean. It would cross the Sea of ​​Japan and then continue south, a route that most merchant ships were accustomed to taking.

It will even drive right under the nose of its opponent, showing off to them!

As dawn broke, Anil and Chett were both quite tired.

"Engine room report: all is normal!" Just then, a voice came through the intercom.

"Watch out, increase the power!" Anil suddenly shouted.

Chett looked at him: "Why?"

"Let's test it out first, and then we'll put on a show when we get to their waters."

This is a second-hand aircraft carrier. Its weapons and everything else are unusable. The only thing it can demonstrate is its speed!

“Okay,” Chetri agreed.

In the engine room, Vishal turned the rotary switch on the pipe to increase the output.

Eight booster boilers were burning vigorously, and the water inside was quickly turned into high-temperature and high-pressure steam, which was output to the fins of the steam generator outside. Here, a large amount of fresh water was sprayed on and then turned into high-temperature and high-pressure steam, which would drive the steam turbine to run at high speed.

As the boiler increases its combustion intensity, the temperature and pressure of the steam rise higher and higher.

Four megapascals, five megapascals, six megapascals...

Vishal glanced at the steam pressure gauge, then looked at the manual.

"We've reached maximum pressure!"

Wait, something's wrong!

The pressure gauge is still spinning!

Seven megapascals, eight megapascals... what's going on?

"Oh no, the pressure relief valve is broken!" Vishal immediately identified the cause of the malfunction: "Quick, reduce the fuel supply! Reduce the power!"

Eight boilers require eight people to operate. Eight Indian sailors rushed in and turned the oil supply valves.

Boom, boom boom!

Just then, an explosion rang out, and the entire engine room was quickly enveloped in white steam, followed by a brief but rapid scream.

"what……"

Vishal only felt the heat wave hit him, and the next moment, he smelled... the aroma of steamed buns.

Indians have many unique "delicacies," and steamed buns are one of them. Indians also like to eat them because they can eat them directly with their hands, saving time. Their buns are very distinctive, and they look like onion heads. There is always a small penis on the top of the bun.

However, they usually use chicken to make steamed buns, but the taste now...

The next moment, Vishal lost consciousness.

A few minutes later, more Indian sailors arrived. They displayed great courage and dragged the fire hoses for damage control towards the engine room. After a burst of spraying, the fire was thankfully extinguished!

When they went inside, they saw their dead companions. With a gentle touch, the flesh of their companions fell off. These poor wretches had been steamed!

As soon as Chett and Anil stepped outside the engine room, they were disgusted by the smell wafting from inside. With grim expressions, they asked the people inside, "What's going on?"

"Seven out of eight boilers exploded, and one remained intact, but..."

Even if there's still one intact boiler, who would dare to light it?

Chetri's face turned deathly pale.

The boiler factory on the Russian side has also gone bankrupt; their boilers exploded, so how can they be repaired? And this aircraft carrier…

Thinking about this, Chetri almost cried. The Cochin Shipyard was in such a terrible state!

However… his gaze fell on Anil: “Colonel Anil, it was you who requested full speed, so, the repair costs…”

Anil's face darkened: "This is clearly a quality issue; we're demanding compensation from Daming!"

Vilyuchinsk Base.

"Report: The search fleet has discovered a box of military-grade compressed biscuits at sea."

Khmelnov immediately stood up: "Is the serial number clear? Is it the one we assigned to the submarines at sea?"

"Yes."

Khmelnov sat back down abruptly: "They may have encountered a sea cliff; the submarine might already be..."

Of all accidents, underwater cliffs are the most terrifying.

Seawater has different densities and therefore different buoyancy. When a submarine suddenly enters a new sea area, the density changes, and the submarine's buoyancy will also change.

If it's too big, the submarine can simply surface. But if it's too small, the submarine will sink like a large rock!

This is extremely dangerous! If not handled properly, the submarine will continue to sink, exceeding its designed depth, and will break into pieces under the immense pressure of the seawater!

Only if a submarine breaks apart could the food supplies inside float to the surface.

Even the most advanced titanium alloy submarines can only dive to a depth of about 1,000 meters, while the deepest parts of the ocean are tens of thousands of meters deep!

Chirkov's expression was also very serious. No news was good news, but now that there was news, there was no need for rescue!

“We sold the aircraft carrier to India for one hundred million US dollars, and we can use a portion of that money as compensation for the crew members,” Khmelnov began. “Now, we should announce it to the public.”

Chirkov didn't say anything.

Just then, Sabanev rushed in: "Commander, Commander, something's happened!"

"what's up?"

"While we were away, the Indians secretly took the Novorossiysk away. As a result, when they got to the Sea of ​​Japan, the boiler in the engine room exploded, and they are now demanding compensation from us!"

Khmelnyov sighed, "Alas, misfortunes never come singly!"