Bai Yu is twenty-five years old this year, not very old, but those who know him dare not underestimate him. The words used to describe young people as impulsive and inexperienced do not apply to him at all. Even if he humbly says that he has never seen something before, eight or nine out of ten times it is something that most people will not see in their lifetime.

  At this moment, he stood on Yongfu No. 28, staring at the thing floating on the water for half a day, with a look of shock and amazement.

  However, Mo Ge and Lao Guan had already done what they needed to do while he and Zhong An were stunned, and called out for them to jump up.

  That thing, it should be a small boat, right? It looks very strange. Ordinary small boats have cabins that are much smaller than the bottom of the boat. But its cabin covers from the bow to the stern, like... a walnut shell, with top and bottom tightly closed, with two windows open at both ends. There is a round board on the roof that can be opened and closed, and people enter and exit from there. The hull has no color, or rather it's the color of logs, painted with tung oil to match the color of reeds. Even the pattern on the hull is cleverly designed, filled with reeds. I don't know whose handiwork this is, but it looks very realistic. And if you decorate the boat with real reed stalks all around, I believe that once this boat enters the reed marshes, no one will be able to find its tracks.

  Bai Yu felt his heart pounding heavily. Such a small thing, if it could be used by the Great Zhou Navy, would it have an unexpected surprise attack effect that he didn't think of? Would it?

  "Mo Ge, is this a boat?" There were doubts, of course, not just Bai Yu, but Zhong An was kind and easy-going.

  "Of course it's a boat." replied the stinky fish.

  "Why put two small boats together?" Zhong An's description was also apt.

  "Not stuck together, how sink——" Stinky fish hehe smiled, just about to explain.

  "A few more, or else you'll be caught and beheaded under the scorching sun." Mozi timely stopped Chouyu from continuing.

  This ship, she named it the Olive Boat. From design to manufacture, all went through her hands. The Olive Boat was not a submarine, of course, because it was made of wood, and over time, the seams would leak water more or less. But as a fast boat, its advantages were many. It was small in size, could hide itself, and moved silently on the water. Each time they finished their transaction, she and Old Guan would sink the ship underwater. Because it was olive-shaped, when the water leaked to a certain extent, it would be subject to air pressure, and for a short period of time, it could maintain buoyancy, even in the water. Unlike ordinary wooden boats, once sunk, they were gone, and it was very troublesome to get them back up.

  In ancient times, the land was vast and sparsely populated. Even in bustling cities like Luozhou, there were places where people rarely set foot. She would often find struggling artisans to do temporary work for her, keeping secrets easily. Every time she went out, she wouldn't return to the mansion until nightfall, spending most of her time on carpentry work, including the Yongfu ship. The rudder control rod under the cabin was modified by her, allowing for quick adjustments to the ship's direction and avoiding hidden reefs in a timely manner. When passing through the Surging Fish Shoal, the water snake was at the bottom, controlling the rudder through the copper pipes connected above and below, transmitting the rudder's direction. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so smooth sailing through the treacherous waters. This is also why Old Guan and the others admired her, a young woman. It's worth noting that in ancient times, there was a superstition that women couldn't board fishing boats. Of course, they didn't know that these improvements were her ideas, thinking she was just skilled at craftsmanship and used high-quality ship diagrams to make changes.

  These improved ships turned Qiu Sanniang's originally unprofitable business into a basically stable huge income. The two voyages Mozi took, each earned over 10,000 silver coins, and the entire crew returned safely, not even needing to give out a single coin of family compensation.

  For Mozi, the Yongfeng had an olive boat, and the two ships were really a waste of resources. However, she was reliving the sense of accomplishment brought by the high-end treasures she had created, such as the ultrasonic detection torpedo dolphin boat, the small single-person submersible motorcycle boat, and countless others, in the drawings of the Yongfeng and olive boats. Having a ship is better than not having one. At this time, she would remember the benefits of Qiu San Niang. If it weren't for Qiu San Niang only asking about results and not processes, and not caring about the tool that was the ship, she wouldn't have dared to try her hand at all.

  This morning's shipbuilding technology is quite high compared to the world at the same time. But Mu Zi was clear that her improvements, although insignificant in her eyes, would cause a huge stir among her peers. Just like the olive boat, if used in military operations, it would be a sharp knife inserted into the heart of the enemy.

  Bai Yu Zhong An is a person of the Great Zhou court, which is beyond doubt. She stopped Chou Yu from continuing to speak, in order to reduce the opportunity for such ships to be used in warfare. She also had confidence that people who didn't understand ships, even if they looked at the olive ship with curiosity and retold it to a shipbuilder, would not be able to comprehend its craftsmanship. Like old Guan Chou Yu and others, who have been sailing for over a decade and are familiar with the operation of the olive ship, but when asked specifically, they can't explain it clearly. Because she had never shown anyone the most illustrative boat diagram.

  For some reason, as soon as she thought of her designs being used for war, she couldn't help but shudder all over.

  "What's being towed behind the boat?" Shi Lei's face turned pale, his body still swaying slightly as he stood up, but his curiosity got the better of him.

  "My goods." Mei Zi had nothing to hide, stretched out his hand, "Any more questions, let's talk on the boat."

  Bai Yu didn't take Mo Zi's hand, took a deep breath and stepped forward, entering the cabin first.

  The cabin size is similar to that of Yongfu, but it's narrow and long. One side can seat one person, with six seats in a row, and there are two rows. There are also empty spaces at the bow and stern.

  Lao Guan beckoned him to sit down.

  White Feather found another strange thing. Where he put his feet, there was a protruding short box, with a thick wooden board on each side of the box. His legs accidentally touched it, and the wooden board turned out to be movable.

  "Ah, sorry about that, White Brother. You move forward two seats, that spot belongs to our boat's helper." Old Guan scratched his head and chuckled thickly.

  "Lao Guan, what is this?" Bai Yu finally couldn't help but ask.

  "This is a foot-operated oar." Old Guan did not conceal it, and weighing a name revealed nothing.

  Foot-operated paddle?

  A name, Bai Yu was astonished. Without exaggeration, every part of this ship opened his eyes wide. Walnut shell, camouflage color, foot pedal oar. These... no, who could have built such a wonderful ship? Even the best shipbuilders in the great Zhou dynasty, whom he was familiar with, couldn't build something so exquisite.

  Bai Yu wanted to ask Lao Guan, but Mo Ge had already come down from the cabin. This person was very cautious and it was difficult to get anything out of Lao Guan in front of him. So he sat quietly, his eyes gleaming brightly, not wanting to miss any details. When everyone was seated, he observed that there were four foot pedals at the bow and stern of the boat, which were operated by Lao Guan and others. Mo Ge was at the stern, with both hands grasping a round wooden handle. The foot pedals were similar to those on a waterwheel, but not quite the same. The motion of pedaling reminded him of the waterwheels in his village, but it was different from them as well. Moreover, he saw through the small window at the front that the boat was moving, yet he couldn't hear any sound of paddling. It turned left and right, quickly becoming quiet again.

  Zhuo An, who was sitting next to him, pushed him, and he turned his face to see Zhuo An's astonished expression, with his sleeve rolled up, pointing at the foot on the oar.

  At this time, there was only one thought in Bai Yu's mind -

  We must find this shipbuilder!

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