Struggle in the Steam Age

It can be said that it is a normal behavior for the church to take away the ship and everything found on the ship. After all, for the church, after having these things left by the other party, they can try to lock the other party's position through the sacrificial ceremony . Maybe we will be able to fully understand the cause and effect of this matter.

So after everyone has done their checks. Lawrence let the tugboat that pulled the two-masted sailing boat pull to the outermost trestle that was half repaired to anchor, and then directly blocked the trestle to wait for the people sent by the church to come and receive it. The barnacles were spread, and the few barnacles that were caught were also taken by the people of the Agricultural Church to temporarily raise them in the church's pool.

"We were lucky this time. Although we didn't get any benefits, we know that this ship just came to the port by accident, so it won't cause any disaster." Nora said to Lawrence and Safiel after everyone bid farewell to each other. At this time, the three of them were going to have lunch in the back garden of the office building, so while setting up the table, they were discussing about the unmanned drifting boat before.

There is a reason for Nora to say this, because in this world, powers related to supernatural powers are generally double-edged swords. In addition to having the opportunity to bring benefits, the greater possibility will be to invite disasters. And the place of New Sauer is Lawrence's current home, so for them, for safety reasons, they would rather not have this kind of benefits related to the extraordinary, and hope that the morning will be safe and sound, and they must not cause all kinds of troubles.

"You're right." Lawrence nodded in approval. "Actually, the safety factor on our island is much better than that of the surrounding islands. At least those fishermen are willing to share their knowledge with those of us every time they come over, and tell us about the various anomalies around them. They can all help us a lot.”

Because Lawrence and the others built the only fishery processing factory in the surrounding waters, plus they were able to provide medical services and other services, and actively organized fishermen to build cooperatives. Therefore, except for a very small number of fishermen who are directly subordinate to the lords of the surrounding islands, basically all the fishermen on the surrounding islands regard New Sauer Island as their home now.

Under such circumstances, the fishermen on Sauer Island are naturally willing to do a lot of things for their homes. For example, consciously and actively observe the abnormal situation around during the fishing process and actively report to the staff on the island. For this sea, those fishermen who have been busy here for decades, or even stayed here for generations, can often find things that normal people cannot find through many very subtle places.

As for Lawrence, with the help of this group of fishermen, he established a maritime reconnaissance network centered on New Sauer Island and its surrounding areas. Although there are some problems with the transmission speed of the information collected by this method, it is already very good for other surrounding islands.

In the previous period of time, this group of fishermen reported various abnormal situations around them many times. Although after inspection, it was found that most of these situations were similar to rare sea beasts crossing the border, but at least it proved that such a reconnaissance network can be carried out smoothly.

Of course, telling the fishermen this news is not just for them to help watch, but also a reminder to them. At least from the things that monster did before, it is obvious that it is an evil guy to human beings. Therefore, if they can know the news in advance, these fishermen may have a chance to escape even if they encounter a monster unfortunately.

"To be honest, I just hope that the joint investigation team formed by various churches can quickly come and take that boat away." Nora shrugged and said, "To be honest, I'm a little worried about that boat now. After all, in many stories, such a ship is likely to trigger the next story."

"I'm a little nervous when you say that." Lawrence frowned when the little doll said this, "Nara, do you think it's a little unsafe for this two-masted sailing ship to be placed in the harbor? There is no need for a tugboat to tow that ship to within the range of the fort outside the port?"

"Good idea." Nora clapped her hands together on her chest and said, "Anyway, there are no hurricanes this season, so we can anchor this boat on the beach in front of the port, facing the direction of the island. And That place is just within the shooting range of the turret, and if there is any emergency on the ship or around the hull, it can be resolved in time."

Just do it when you think of it. Fortunately, there are also two tugboats in the port area. So in the backyard of the office building on a small high ground not far from the port area, Lawrence and the others soon saw a steam tugboat dragging the two-masted sailboat that had just landed all the way to the shoal outside the port. .

"It feels much safer now than before." Seeing the sailboat being dragged by the steam tugboat towards the exit of the port area, the little figure said from the bottom of his heart. "However, I personally think we'd better strengthen our ability to deal with all kinds of enemies in the sea. Considering the size of those barnacles, I think our defense work is far from enough."

"But our manpower is only so small, it is basically impossible to increase our water power." Lawrence said helplessly, "After all, a boat needs at least a hundred people to operate it. Even if we have money to buy a boat, it is impossible to find enough. warship operators.”

"I remember that there are some magic ships that only need a few people to operate, and not all magic ships are very expensive." Safir said suddenly at this time. "Although each of those expensive magic ships is equivalent to a magic tower, we definitely can't afford them. But we should be able to afford some cheap ones."

"But the problem is that those cheap goods have all kinds of problems." Lawrence shrugged helplessly and said. "For example, those magical ships that we can afford and only require a few people to operate are either as big as the small armed speedboats we bought this time, and their overall strength is at most equivalent to the combat effectiveness of 4-5 equivalent speedboats. Or It's the kind of ordinary ship that just adds some magical functions. Not only is the cost performance poor, but it also requires a lot of operators."

"Then what's the point of these ships?" After hearing what Lawrence said, Safiel looked puzzled. "You said that these ships can't save manpower, their combat effectiveness is not as powerful as imagined, and they are also expensive. Then why do those manufacturers and superhumans still make such ships?"

"Make money!" Lawrence shrugged his shoulders and said, "As you said just now, real magic ships, even those big countries, only have single digits, and they cannot be bought by ordinary people or even ordinary organizations. Therefore In response to these demanders. Many people have manufactured many ships of this type and sold them."

"How about the airship?" Nora said as if she suddenly thought of something. Obviously, as a shared soul with Lawrence, the little doll remembered Lawrence's lethality of air power against sea targets in his previous life. "If I remember correctly, an airship only needs a few people to operate it."

"You are right, and the airship can stay empty for a long time, and at the same time, it can have a large detection range." Lawrence said after thinking for a while. "But this thing has an obvious problem, that is, it needs a whole set of very professional logistical equipment and corresponding facilities. And we lack neither such funds nor professional manpower."

"But what you said reminded me. I thought of a few things that should be able to complete a basic defense against the sea as long as we can afford it."

After finishing speaking, Lawrence summoned his book charm, and then began to write and draw on a piece of paper.