If you are only building destroyers, the dock doesn't need to be too big, but if you want to build large ships such as battleships and aircraft carriers, a small dock is not enough.

However, there is only one construction machine, and after the thing is put down, it will be integrated with the dock. Unless the entire dock is abolished, there is no way to remove it.

what does this mean? This means that when you can't summon the destroyer girl, you can put it in the small dock, and when you want to summon the battleship girl, move it to a larger dock. It can only be in place once, and directly equip the construction machine with a dock that is large enough to build large warships.

This is not easy to do.

After all, not every shipyard has the qualifications to build large ships, and not every shipyard has a large enough tonnage dock. It is not easy to find a dock that agrees with the requirements.

Even if you find it, people may not be willing to sell it. You must know that the positioning of that thing in the shipyard, just like the 10,000-ton hydraulic press, is enough to determine the life and death of the shipyard. Even if Shi Xiaolei was willing to spend a lot of money, he could not easily let go and promise to sell it to him.

Taking a step back, even if people are willing to sell, Shi Xiaolei may not dare to buy with confidence.

It's not that I'm afraid of being scammed and losing a lot of money, but because that thing was bought for the purpose of summoning the ship's maiden...

A shipyard with a large dock in its hands is definitely not small in scale. Think about it and know that there must have been countless people gathered near the shipyard, relying on the shipyard to make a living. In such a crowded environment, does Shi Xiaolei dare to use the dock to summon the ship's mother? The answer is obviously no.

After much deliberation, it is still the safest way to 'start anew'.

In this way, the question in Shi Xiaolei's mind changed from 'Where can I find a large dockyard' to 'Where can I build a dock'.

"Emmm...there is~!"

With a smile on his face, Shi Xiaolei closed his laptop and took out his mobile phone from his pocket.

"Hey, Pepper~, are you busy?"

Because I usually call Tony directly, so suddenly I received a call from Shi Xiaolei, and Pepper on the other end seemed a little surprised: "Locke?"

"it's me."

"Why did you suddenly call me? I'm in the company and I'm not with Tony..."

"No, no, you misunderstood. I'm not looking for Tony." Shi Xiaolei said with a smile, "I just wanted to find you, so I called you this time."

"Huh?" Pepper was even more confused: "Then... what's the matter?"

"It's not a big deal. I just wanted to ask about Nihau Island. Pepper, has the construction started? Or is it still in the design and planning stage?"

As Stark's plenipotentiary agent, Pepper not only assumed the position of CEO of Stark Industries, but also held many messy positions and managed many miscellaneous things. For example, she is responsible for the follow-up of the planning and design on Nihao Island, and she also supervises some important projects related to the construction.

"The first phase of the project is already under preparation, and it is expected to start construction in half a month... What's the matter, Locke?"

"Is that so..." After thinking about it, he felt that he might not be able to explain clearly on the phone. Shi Xiaolei simply proposed: "How about I go to find you, let's meet and talk? By the way, Pepper, you are not busy now. If you are not free , we can make another appointment later."

"I'm in Florida now." After explaining his location, Pepper then asked, "Rock, are you in a hurry? If you're in a hurry, I'll go back to New York this afternoon..."

"No, no, no, you don't need to change the itinerary for me. You are busy with yours. I'm not in a hurry here. It's okay to wait a few days."

"Well, according to the scheduled itinerary, I can't go back until the day after tomorrow, see you the day after tomorrow?" After a pause, Pepper added: "Or, you can contact Tony directly. You know, he's in New York right now, and I'm quite busy... Hehe, just yesterday, he told me on the phone that he wanted to go to your house for a meal, I believe he would be very happy to receive your call."

"...Okay, I'll look back and see if there's anything else to eat at home." At this point, Shi Xiaolei smiled involuntarily: "Speaking of which, Pepper, you should almost nag him. Come every day. I don't have much to eat here, but just eating and not practicing... Don't you think he has gained some weight recently? Especially the lump on his stomach."

"I have already contacted." Pepper also laughed: "When I go back this time, I should stay in New York for more than a month without going out. At that time, I will stare at him every day, and I will make him practice well. practice."

"That's right, you must not be soft-hearted. It's best to let Jarvis shoot some videos when you practice. I can't wait to see Tony looking like a dog tired."

"No wonder you two have such a good relationship, well, I'll try my best."

After chatting a few more words, Shi Xiaolei took the initiative to end the call when he heard something going on from Pepper's side, as if he was busy with something else.

Put down the phone, looked at the clock on the wall, it was past eleven o'clock in the evening.

Thinking of going to the store tomorrow, Shi Xiaolei got up and stretched, stretched his back, and then walked out of the study.

"Huh?" Going back upstairs, Shi Xiaolei was a little surprised when he found that Yixian was still sitting in the living room: "Yixian, you haven't slept yet?"

"Commander." Putting down the embroidery arm, Yi Xian raised her head gently.

Because it was at home, Yixian put on her favorite cheongsam again. Under the light of the creamy yellow light, she looks like a lady walking out of the painting, pure and generous, elegant and demure, gentle and dignified.

"I made mung bean soup, do you want to drink some?"

"Do you have mung bean soup?" It's fine~lightnovelpub.net~ After Yixian said this, Shi Xiaolei really felt a little thirsty.

Smiling, Shi Xiaolei nodded in anticipation: "Then I have to have a bowl. By the way, add some ice cubes for me. It's hot, so it's more comfortable to drink cold."

"It's all in the refrigerator, it should be cold."

Turning around and walking towards the kitchen, a happy smile appeared on Yixian's face. As a ship girl, and also a wedding ship, what makes Yixian the most happy is to be able to do something for Shi Xiaolei, even if it's just some inconspicuous little things.

While Yixian went to the kitchen to make mung bean soup for herself, Shi Xiaolei came to the coffee table, put down the two magazines she brought back from the study, and picked up the hand rest that she just put on the armrest.

The high-quality white soft satin was stretched out by a hand to form a face-sized round surface, on which some thin colored threads were already embroidered... Because Yixian's female red is very good at craftsmanship, there is no need to draw patterns with pencils for embroidery. There are too few embroidered parts. For a while, Shi Xiaolei really didn't see what kind of work she was embroidering.

"Commander, does it look good?" Yi Xian came back with a tray.

"Uh." Scratching his head, Shi Xiaolei could only smirk: "I don't understand this, I can't see it. Yixian, what are you embroidering?"

"The scenery of the port area." He came to Shi Xiaolei, put down the tray and picked up the small bowl, handed it to Shi Xiaolei, and took the handcuff from his hand. Pointing to the embroidered part, Yixian's face showed a look of memory: "Look here, this is the combat command center, this is the central square, this is our dormitory..."