Arriving along the escalator all the way to the bow main gun deck, Soshiyan's senses were soon surrounded by various noises, hot fog and flashing sparks. In this busyness, he immediately saw Mikaniz, who was standing on a small bench with a data board and talking to the surrounding technical priests, and who was also one of the most outstanding engineering masters of the Great Sorien League.
Hearing Soshiyang's voice, the engineer in protective suit and gray windbreaker turned around, revealing his old but hard face, a snow-white beard and hair tied in thin braids.
"Oh, come here, Lord Soshiyang."
While speaking, he did not forget to take a sip of the pipe he held in his mouth, and twisted it into a strange and profound shape as the smoke rose.
"The progress is quite smooth, of course if the sales volume can be higher."
As if he heard something from the master of engineering, Soshiyang smiled slightly and waved his hand to signal the surrounding mechanical sages to work hard. The master of engineering also jumped off the stool and walked all the way to a relatively secluded place with a cigarette.
"Mikazni Engineering Master, have you encountered any trouble or problems?"
"Well... it can't be said to be a problem. Although I had already prepared myself before coming, I have worked with these mechanical priests in the past..."
The frowning old short-soft man had a serious smile on his face, as if he had remembered some things from the past.
"Please don't get me wrong. I'm not belittle them. Many of my compatriots do believe that they are strange religious madmen, turning good science into messy rituals, but I can understand all this. After all, the human empire is in a more complex environment. The evil power of the supreme heaven is terrifying. I have seen things that are enough to make people crazy and can understand their fear. In fact, there is no distinction between high and low in academic thinking. The inspiration of the furnace comes from the laws of existence in reality and the wisdom of the ancestors. The spirit of the mechanical priests' technology comes from deeper places in the soul. In fact, we are the same source."
The engineer then patted his beard that covered his broad chest, and the snow-white one was covered with an ancient rune.
"It's just that their biggest problem is that they are too unfocused to put their attention and efforts into the things in front of them. When they perform a job, they always seem to be calculating other things. If this continues, the current progress will be extended sooner or later."
The other party said it very tactfully, but Soshiyang still heard what the big engineer was going to complain about—
Members of the Ulanhuda Mechanical Council who participated in the main gun manufacturing work always use their working time to do something else, and are likely to be spying on and stealing the furnace-born technology.
This is mediocre for the Mechanical Society, but for this engineering master, it is a kind of slackness and dereliction of duty, and it also disrupts the work progress of the people.
Maybe Bangula had instructed the wise men to deliberately delay the construction progress and take advantage of this construction opportunity to steal all technical knowledge from the stolen people as much as possible.
After thinking for a moment, Soshyan responded:
"I will remind Director Bangula and thank you very much for your patience in supervising this project. I know it is difficult."
"Haha, this work is interesting for me, the old beard. I haven't hosted such a big project for many years. I still want to ignite my own creative fire."
"Fire of Creation?"
"Yes, it exists in our blood, in our bones, and the pure need for making things is rooted in the soul of the furnace. Perhaps it is a heavy task for you, but it is the inner life of the furnace. We use everything at hand, metal, rock and anything else to shape things that others have not seen before, and surprise everyone. In fact, I have no prejudice in the mechanical practice. The religious ritual may have the necessity of its existence, but... It is disappointing that the religious ritual does not bring them a simpler and pure heart as a religious ritual. In fact, I am often shocked by their horrible utilitarianism and selfishness, as if everything they do is to step on the heads of the same kind and climb up until they fall down."
Soshiyang was silent for a moment and nodded slightly.
"I also agree with it, but this is a combination of the entire empire environment and the traditions and bad habits of the Mechanical Society for thousands of years... I can't do anything about it."
Afterwards, Soshiyan asked about the approximate completion time. Mikazni told him that the enhanced plasma fighter cannon will take at least about 3 years to be installed at an ideal schedule, which also takes into account that the transportation of core components has not been delayed and that there are no unexpected situations at the construction site.
Fortunately, Soshiyang is not in a hurry to use this giant ship now, and some are waiting patiently.
However, after installing this special plasma fighter, the length of the abyss class will also change. The original main gun deck needs to be extended partly, that is, its bow will become longer, and the final length of the ship will reach a huge 31km!
You should know that the longest known warship in the empire, the flagship Makuragor, the flagship of the Extreme Warrior, is only about 26km. After retrieval, the Avesta made detailed measurements, and the length of the hull was only 23km. In other words, this abyss class is likely to be the longest warship in the empire. Of course, this is partly due to its unique ship type. If calculated based on tonnage, it is actually similar to the Avesta, which is only 5-7%.
Finally, after a walk around, Soshiyang returned to the bridge.
Currently, only equipment is in this place, and there is no decoration at all. Many places are still under construction. They look a bit messy, but the area is large and the design is very unique. They are not the conventional theatre structure of the empire, but a layered tower structure with a height of 100 meters and roughly divided into four layers. Each layer represents a different functional area. There is a transparent lift in the middle. The top floor is the captain's command center. A huge panoramic screen will be built there, which can make the captain in it seem to be in the universe out of thin air, and various combat data will also be gathered here.
But when he came here, Soshiyan saw an unexpected person.
"Instructor Saul?"
Sol, wearing silver-gray armor, stood in front of the camera, looking at the slowly rotating abyss-level ship structure. There was no special expression on his face, but he was a little curious.
After everyone around him was busy, Soshiyang walked over alone, came to Thor and whispered:
"Already... finished chatting?"
Thor raised his brows slightly and replied softly:
"Yeah, the conversation is over."
"Then what are you going to deal with him?"
"What if my opinion is a little hard for you to accept?"
Soshiyan put his hands on the railing of the camera, thought for a few seconds, and said slowly:
Chapter completed!