Below the ship's deck was a precise space filled with a mechanical feel. The space, which should have been dim, was incredibly bright because of the lighting soul-guided devices attached to the walls.
Through the spacious passageway, Quan Yi personally led Ye Lingling's family on a tour of the living quarters, the dining hall, and most importantly, the power room.
"This ship is our latest large-scale pure metal ironclad. The entire hull is a alloy hull constructed from refined iron essence, fused with various rare metals.
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Its strength can withstand attacks from soul beasts below 100,000 years. It is the largest and strongest steam and soul-guided dual-powered ironclad we currently possess."
On the way to the power room, Quan Yi introduced the situation of this giant ship as if he was familiar with every detail.
Although he didn't directly participate in the production of the giant ship, a large part of the fundamental design drawings were designed and participated in by him.
From the initial steam-powered iron-skinned wooden boats to the small steam-powered iron boats, in the process of continuous practice, the drawings Quan Yi had designed earlier were transformed into reality one by one by a large group of shipbuilders and blacksmiths with their sweat and efforts.
And this latest, and currently the only, large iron ship is also the latest achievement explored bit by bit by all the workers with the help of accumulated experience.
Although it is not perfect, it symbolizes the height of the craftsmanship level mastered by the Quan family.
Speaking of forging, Quan Yi's expression became very excited.
"The displacement of this ironclad reaches an astonishing ten thousand tons. After deducting the weight of the hull itself and the weight of necessary items such as fuel, it has at least several thousand tons of surplus available for carrying.
Even if it is not a dedicated cargo ship, theoretically, carrying tens of thousands of people is not a problem."
After listening to Quan Yi's explanation, the Ye family exclaimed repeatedly. Their hearts had become somewhat numb, and their brains could hardly imagine the scene of tens of thousands of people gathered on a sea vessel.
But even if they couldn't imagine it, they knew the terror of this big ship.
In fact, Quan Yi was also observing the internal structure of the ship with a half-appreciative, half-introducing attitude.
The raw materials of this giant ship, that is, a large number of metal materials, were all jointly created by the newly mined rare iron ore from Blue Silver Island and the newly joined group of ten thousand blacksmiths and the original group of workers, to create this transoceanic giant ship.
In fact, the development and production of this giant ship was carried out in parallel with other iron ships from the very beginning.
Because, sailing in the extremely dangerous Douluo Sea, small and medium-sized iron ships can only become temporary transitional products after all.
Subsequently, the mining of the island's ore solved the shortage of metal materials, and the addition of the newly added ten thousand members of the Blacksmith Association further accelerated the production of iron ships.
Until recently, when Quan Yi was experiencing the Soul Master Competition, the production of this Gray Whale No. 1 was also nearing completion.
After about half a year of final debugging, this 'giant whale' finally completed the task of long-distance navigation today.
Speaking of which, this is the first day that Gray Whale No. 1 has participated in a long-distance navigation mission.
The Ye family and others who learned about this felt a sense of being flattered.
However, that being said, they are still very grateful for everything Quan Yi has done out of his attention to them.
During the conversation, the group passed through the complex internal passage and arrived at the core power room inside the ship's cabin.
As soon as they walked into the entrance, an extremely hot wave, accompanied by a pungent smell of smoke, rushed into their nostrils.
Fortunately, everyone present was not pampered, and did not show any disgust for this unfriendly environment.
Walking into the open entrance, what came into view was that a huge boiler was devouring a large amount of black coal, spewing out terrifying fire and heat.
These terrifying heat boiled a large amount of water vapor, which was transmitted to the complex and precise pipes connected together, entering the cylinder, pushing the internal piston, generating continuous vibration, and driving the linkage lever to move at high speed.
Compared with the first time Quan Yi rode a steam ship, the entire structure has become smoother, and although the structure looks complex and detailed, there is no redundant or missing part.
Below the cylinder, there is also a pointer-type measuring meter that can detect the internal steam pressure.
Cooperating with the data divided on the side, the crew can orderly control the intake valve and exhaust valve to control the inflow and outflow of steam.
Looking at this precisely operating steam engine, it was a huge shock to the soul masters who believed in soul power and martial souls.
"It can actually propel a giant ship by firepower alone, this..."
When Ye Xiaoxiao saw that the staff operating this precise machine were actually ordinary people without any cultivation, a certain firm concept in her heart seemed to make a tooth-aching cracking sound.
For some reason, she physiologically felt uncomfortable with this place.
Quan Yi noticed the reaction of this group of people, but his heart was extremely calm.
This process is something that everyone who enters the Quan family's power has to experience. Even if there is some discomfort, as long as you get used to it, you will adapt.
A strange silence flowed in the noisy steam and mechanical operation sounds.
After admiring it for a long time, Quan Yi led them to the other side.
In the entire power room, in addition to the steam system that occupies the vast majority of the area, a special soul-guided device that had never appeared before appeared on the other side.
That was a special metal platform. Its color and material itself were completely different from the surrounding gray hull metal.
On the platform, there was a special metal sphere covered with mysterious patterns. This sphere was combined with the support column connecting the ground.
Following the extension of the patterns all over the sphere and the support column, the entire platform was covered with patterns and submerged into the bottom along the contact part of the ground.
It was not directly connected to the steam-powered propeller, but was connected to the bottom of the ship through the material itself and the patterns.
Quan Yi pointed to the console that emitted the special soul power fluctuation of the soul-guided device and introduced:
"This is a soul power-driven device manufactured by our soul-guided device research department.
As long as soul power is released to that metal sphere, this device can convert soul power into propulsion, and release it from the special soul-guided metal ring surrounding the stern of the ship.
Therefore, when the fuel in the ship is exhausted, or when acceleration is needed, this alternative power device can be used to drive the ship to continue moving."
Hidden in the water, in addition to the huge propeller that is constantly rotating, the walls of the ship are covered with patterns that flicker with azure fluorescence.
These patterns are welded from soul-guided metal and alloy metal. While they jointly form the bottom of the cabin, they also bear the role of propelling the ship and releasing thrust into the water.
