"New battleship?" Madeleine said: "Do you mean the new row-plating battleship that was launched a few days ago? That battleship is really great, but it's just more flexible and maneuverable during naval battles, and it can't do it. At the same time, deal with more than a dozen enemy ships."

Number Two also said: "Yes, if we let the enemy fleet into the port deliberately and undefendedly, they will definitely bombard all the ships in the port at the moment of a sneak attack. The ships that can fight in here will lose more than half of them in an instant. Even if our cutting-edge warships deliberately parked a little farther to avoid being affected by the first round of sneak attacks, it would still be difficult for the enemy to attack more than a dozen warships."

Robb said: "No, I'm not talking about the low pressure battleship with platooning, I'm talking about the newer and sharper..."

Upon hearing this, Madeleine's eyes lit up instantly: "Ah, Mr. Robert, do you have any new inventions? You are the best at inventing weapons. You must have something good."

The queen couldn’t help but lifted her spirits. She saw the Katyusha and landmines invented by Robert Smith. They were really great weapons. Later, through the “miniature camera” invented by him, she obtained Mondela and the Holy See of Light. The demons were used as evidence of the battle, and they gained the hearts of the people in an instant.

Therefore, the queen is still a little looking forward to the invention and creation of the little baron in front of her, but she doesn't believe it blindly like Madeleine.

Robb said: "It can't be said that it is my invention, it should be regarded as my teacher's invention, but my teacher likes to use the inventions for people's livelihood, and I am good at using weapons."

As soon as the queen heard this, her eyes lit up. It turned out to be the invention of a ghost man, so it must be easy to use. She couldn't help but said with excitement, "Let's listen, what is it?"

Robb said in a serious manner: "Now Jonah’s faked letter from the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty has just arrived in the Lost City, and the fleet will have to come to'retrieve the princess', it will definitely have to be delayed for a month or two, because the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty is far away from here. The fleet is coming too fast and the acting is not like it. Let’s use this or two months to build a warship made entirely of steel, and it will become an elephant, no matter how the wild dog sneaks, It can slap the wild dog honestly with a backhand slap."

"Steel ship?" The princess, Madeleine, and Number Two were all a little confused.

Number Two couldn't help asking: "Can a ship made of steel float on the water? Will it not go deep?"

Madeleine also said: "How big is the sail of a steel boat to run?"

Robb did not explain to the two of them, but turned directly to the crystal ball, and said to Miss Queen, "Your Majesty, you should be familiar with the steam engine."

The queen's eyes lit up: "Use a steam engine for power?"

"That's right." Robb said: "Have you ever seen a waterwheel. It is the kind of waterwheel that can be used to push a watermill when the water turns on a wheel. If we turn it around, let the steam engine turn the waterwheel and let the waterwheel go? Paddling, what do you think will become?"

In an instant, the queen seemed to understand something, the huge water wheel, constantly spinning and paddling, how much kinetic energy would it bring? Since the steam engine can drive a train made of steel to run fast, of course it can also drive a big ship made of steel to run fast.

A ship made of steel!

The queen immediately thought of the steam tank in Westwind Town. That thing is simply a perfect combination of offense and defense. The king of land warfare, if there is an all-steel ship, wouldn't it be possible to become the king of the sea. Can those broken wooden boats fight against such things? Needless to say.

She said decisively: "Madeline, No. 2, you immediately hand over the boatman from the Wang's Shipyard to Baron Robert, and build a giant steel ship at the fastest speed! We are going to prepare an elephant in the Lost City."

Madeleine and No.2 didn't chat with Robb as often as the Queen, and they had broad vision. The two of them hadn't reacted yet, and they didn't understand what the Queen and Robb were going to do.

However, since the queen has given the order, there is nothing to hesitate, so hurry up and call someone.

That evening, a group of boatmen came to Robb's room.

The first one is a fifty-something veteran boatman who looks very experienced. The drainage design is his handwriting. It can be said that he is the leading ship design expert in Siege.

When he saw Robb, his expression was obviously a little weird: "Mr. Baron, we are the boatmen of the Wang's Shipyard. Your Majesty ordered us to see you, saying that you have a better ship design plan, and let us assist you in completing it. ."

Robb had no choice but to say: "Well, she passed the award. I don't have any systematic plan, just a small idea."

"Only imagine?" The old boatman's expression obviously brought up a touch of discomfort. It was obvious that he took the "imagination" that Robb planned to say as a layman who was going to be blind.

Robb can understand what he is thinking now. He must be thinking: Where did the rich second generation come from, and want to point fingers at the experts, suggesting a rubbish, meaningless idea, which made us blind. Toss about it.

But it’s okay. It’s right to have doubts. The advancement of science has been hobbled step by step amidst countless doubts. If no one doubts, it is not conducive to the improvement and development of technology.

Robb smiled and asked, "Do you think that a ship made of steel will sink?"

"Of course not." The old boatman also smiled: "That's a layman's guess. As long as the relationship between buoyancy and gravity is calculated, it will not sink."

"That's good." Robb said: "If you can say this, I am very confident in my vision. Come on, let's not talk nonsense. Let me show you a drawing first."

Robb took out a drawing of a "steam ship". This drawing was very simple, similar to a children's stick figure. The internal structure was not drawn at all, only the outline was drawn.

However, for an experienced old boatman, having a look is enough to understand a lot of things.

He saw the conspicuous large water wheel in the middle of the hull at a glance.

"This is the only power on the boat?" The old boatman said: "From this shape, it is used to pull water. If it rotates fast enough, it can quickly pull the water backwards, and the whole ship Paddling forward... However, this requires a lot of power. I don't think this is something that can be done by dozens or even hundreds of people. After all, this entire ship is made of steel and it will be very heavy. ."

"Yes, so it needs a steam engine."

"Huh?" The old boatman looked dumbfounded: "What is a steam engine?"

It turned out that the steam engine, something that everyone knows in Westwind Town and Guangming Road, has not yet reached the Lost City.

Robb smiled and waved his hand and opened a portal: "Go in, go to the holy city of West Wind. You are responsible for the design of the ship, and the dwarf craftsmen there are responsible for providing power."