The wind on the surface of the lake was very strong, blowing the water of the lake with waves.The five-masted galleon in the dockyard, though held in place by wooden shelves, was still swaying gently, and there was a slight creaking sound from the hull.The water laps against the sinking stone pillars by the pier, and at this time of spring in the early spring, the water level of Weiyang Lake is very low, and the snow and ice on the top of Majaro Mountain have begun to melt, and the clear snow water is bubbling into Weiyang Lake, breathing new life into this crater lake.Senior Dylan glanced at the old shipwright lightly and said, "Hankler, you are worried that once the Adamantite Runes on these ships are removed, the plan of the mobile magic teleportation array will fail, and it will be difficult for you to get out of it in the future, this is not wrong, I am a little in a hurry, I never thought that the plan of the mobile magic teleportation array would fail." ”Hanklum, the old boatman, lowered his head slightly when he heard Senior Dylan say this, and he didn't dare to look at Senior Dylan.Senior Dylan turned his head to look at the nearest five-masted galleon, and said in an unwavering tone, "Now I can tell you very clearly that the Adamantite Runes on these ten five-masted galleons are destined to be torn down. ”When the boatmen at the dock heard Senior Dylan say this, they were even more excited and discussed.The dockyard keeper, Bradford, wanted to silence the opposition, but it was clear that he had little authority among the shipwrights.On the contrary, the old shipwright Hanklem waved his hand to calm everyone down, and the opposition around him was suppressed little by little.Senior Dylan looked at the black oppressive crowd in front of him, was silent for a while, and spoke again: "You want to keep the ten five-masted galleons in their current state, I can't promise you to keep all the ten five-masted galleons, but I allow you to choose nine of them and directly seal them according to the current situation." ”Senior Dylan's words made the boatmen quiet down for a moment, and everyone raised their heads, and their eyes fell on the young magician in front of them.Senior Dylan continued: "It's just that today we must dismantle the Adamantite Rune on a ship anyway to ensure that the installation of the next Adamantite Rune can go smoothly, otherwise the construction period will be delayed, I only ask you." ”"You don't want to do it, I'll get the other boatmen to do it."
This sentence accentuated his tone, and his voice was as clear and cold as the iceberg snow water in early spring.He turned his gaze to the old shipwright Hanklam, and said directly: "The fifty boatmen I have hired from Ignas City, Palestina Province, have arrived in the airport town, and they will take over your rune plate installation work from tomorrow, and in the next few days, they will assemble a five-masted galleon that can move the magic teleportation array. ”When he heard Senior Dylan's words, the old shipwright Hanklam's face became a little pale, and he raised his head in horror, as if he didn't expect Senior Dylan to have such a hand, so today's strike by the dock shipwrights not only has no meaning, but will also cause big trouble to the nearly five hundred shipwrights in the dock.When the boatmen heard the news, everyone was shocked and looked at Senior Dylan in surprise."
Hanklum, let me show you how fifty boatmen managed to build a movable magical teleportation array on a five-masted galleon in a month.But I don't want you to have any resistance or see you cause them some trouble, but I would rather you calm down and learn how they work on board. ”After Senior Dylan finished speaking, he turned his head and said to Bradford on the side: "Now, Bradford, you take someone to mark the nine ships you want to keep with red paint, and as for the remaining ship, I hope to remove all the Adamantite rune plates on the ship before sunrise tomorrow." ”Bradford took a breath, put away his round belly, and said loudly to Senior Dylan, "Yes, Master Dylan Scholar." ”The masters stood on one side of the dock, and Eustace frowned slightly in the crowd as Hanklem dispersed from the docks with more than five hundred boatmen, some of whom took barrels of lacquer from the dock warehouse and placed them on the wooden floor of the docks.The milky lacquer, which was originally intended to protect the hull itself from embalming and preventing shellfish from clinging to the bottom of the ship, was taken out and filled with some reddish vermilion powder to turn into buckets of red paint, and then the hulls of nine five-masted galleons were painted with red sealed words.The remaining nearly 400 or so sailors gathered around an outermost five-masted galleon, and with pickaxes and hammers, quickly removed the layer of adamantite runes from the hull.Senior Dylan walked straight up to the ten Masters and said to the one who was the leader among them, "Your Excellency Eustace, do you think that the failure of these mobile magic teleportation arrays on these ten ships is due to the fact that there are some problems with the drawings of the magic teleportation arrays?"
”This Ming Master was obviously still immersed in the wave of apologies from Senior Dylan just now, and did not come to his senses, put on a haughty posture, raised his neck and said to Senior Dylan: "That's exactly what happened, I like to speak based on facts." ”The corners of Senior Dylan's mouth twitched, and he sneered: "Hehe!
Your Excellency Eustace, I usually admire the magicians who are accustomed to speaking with facts. ”Hearing that Senior Dylan's tone was not good, Master Eustace realized that Senior Dylan came over this time, not to apologize again, and every sentence had a provocative flavor, so his face became a little ugly, and he said to Senior Dylan: "Just say what you want to say, Scholar Dylan." ”Senior Dylan stared at Eustace and said, "Originally, out of kindness, I asked the shipwrights to dismantle all the Adamantite rune plates on the ten ships, so as not to make the remaining nine ships parked in the dock after the new ships are assembled and successfully tested, which will make your Excellency Mingshi feel a little embarrassed. ”Eustace's face became even more ugly, and his gloomy face had a hint of hatred.Senior Dylan didn't pay attention to Eustace's face at this time, and said directly: "It's just that I didn't expect a strike on the dockyard side, I think these civilian boatmen shouldn't have the courage to stand on the dock and question me, they must be instigated behind their backs, and the dockyard matter can't involve other people, so the most direct beneficiary is Your Excellency." ”The green tendons on Eustace's forehead still flare, and he gritted his teeth word by word and said, "Scholar Dylan, do you think we are instigating this group of civilian shipwrights to make trouble?"
”He was like a volcano that could erupt at any moment, and the magma in his body was constantly surging.But Senior Dylan was still adding fuel to the fire with chatter, saying, "It's rare that I guessed wrong?
Are you trying to hide something?
You want to get out of the dockyard of Yanghu, but you don't dare to disobey the will of His Majesty Charles, and most importantly, you don't see any hope of success on the dockyard, so you think of ruining the plan to build a mobile magic teleportation array this time, or let this plan be shelved forever. ”Eustace angrily asked Senior Dylan, "Scholar Dylan, do you still stubbornly think that the design plan of the combined magic pattern circle blueprint is okay?"
”Senior Dylan was also at the tip of the needle, and refused to take a step back and said, "Your Excellency Eustace, if I say that the main reason why this combined magic teleportation array has not succeeded for a long time is that the fit of the magic pattern correlation lines between these sperm rune plates drawn by you cannot meet the requirements, will you think that this is an excuse I made?"
”Eustace's face turned purple with anger, and he asked loudly: "Scholar Dylan, do you think that our masters are not capable enough to paint your works perfectly?"
”Senior Dylan smiled strangely at Master Eustace at this time, and then said quickly: "Since we both feel that this matter is the other's fault, then Your Excellency Eustace, do you dare to make a bet with me?"
If this combined magic teleportation array can't start properly because of a design problem, even if I lose.If this combined magic teleportation array can't be activated properly because of a problem that occurred during the drawing process, then I win. ”Master Eustace almost didn't think about it, and directly agreed loudly, saying: "What's not to dare to do, I just hope you don't lose too badly, and since it's a gambling contract, then you can't have no bets, we always have to bet something?"
”Senior Dylan asked him quietly, "So what do you want to bet on?"
”I didn't expect Eustace to be so angry, and so irritable and impulsive, I actually mentioned the bet Eustace said without hesitation: "I bet on the fishskin hoods of your astrologers' union, I know that your astrologers' guild bought a total of thirty fishskin hoods, if I win this bet, ask Dylan scholars to return to the astrologers' guild and give me ten fishskin hoods." ”It turned out that he wanted the fishskin hood collected by the astrologer union, but I couldn't understand it, I had been with Senior Dylan for so long, did he not recognize me?
Ten fishskin hoods may be expensive magical items worth 18,000 magic crystals to everyone in the Imperial Capital, but to me they are only worth ten perfect mermaid skins!
Senior Dylan asked rhetorically, "What if you lose?"
”Eustace was so angry that he shouted loudly: "How can we lose?
If we lose, we'll give you ten fishskin hoods equivalent to gold coins or magic crystals. ”Senior Dylan seemed to be waiting for Eustace to say this, so he didn't hesitate for a moment to say, "Then it's decided." ”He took out a contract scroll from his magic belt bag, and took out a quill pen from his bosom, dipped it in some ink with great skill, and then quickly wrote on the contract scroll, Dylan's imperial writing was very beautiful.While writing the contract scroll, he continued: "But there is a little bit of a small matter that I didn't want to mention, but since our bet is related to the creation of a mobile magic teleportation array this time, then I have to say a few more words, in the past six months, the astrologer union has paid you a large amount of money every month, and it has also consumed tens of thousands of adamantite rune plates, if this bet is to determine which of us is responsible, then I would like to mention to your Excellency the Inscription, if it is a problem with the design drawings on my side, Then I will directly bear all the honorarium paid to you in the past six months, as well as all the expenses of the tens of thousands of Adamantite Runes that have been consumed. ”After saying these words, Senior Dylan's contract scroll had been written, he quickly signed his name under the scroll, and then straightened up and handed the scroll to Eustace on the other side, smiled faintly, and said to him: "But if I win this bet in the end, it means that you are not proficient enough in your studies, of course I will not let you return the six-month honorarium to me, but at least I hope you will bear the cost of the tens of thousands of Adamantite Runes you lost" He stared at Eustace, his eyes unblinking.And Eustace took the contract scroll, a little difficult to ride, glared at Senior Dylan angrily, gritted his teeth and said: "A word is a certainty, if I lose, I will compensate you for these pure gold runes" Saying, he paused, and then said to Senior Dylan: "But since it is a gambling contract, we can't wait for you to perfect this set of drawings little by little indefinitely, there must always be a deadline." ”Senior Dylan looked at me and spat out a word: "One month." ”Eustace immediately said, "Alright, this time next month, we'll come to the dockyard to watch the launch of your mobile magic teleportation array!"
”He turned around and wanted to leave the dockyard, and after walking a few steps, he came back again, at this time he seemed to have calmed down a little, his forehead was covered with a layer of cold sweat, and said to Senior Dylan with a cold face: "In addition, I hope that our people can come to the dockyard at any time and place to check the newly drawn Adamantite rune plates, we want to see if the new runes are different from the ones we drew before, if there are any differences between the drawings in the production process and the previous ones, Don't blame me for taking this contract and taking it to the Chamber of Representatives of the Magical Guild. ”"Absolutely."
Senior Dylan agreed without hesitation.Eustace then quickly left the dockyard with nine other masters.All the while, Eustace didn't look at me as if I were air.When their conversation was over, I said to Senior Dylan, "Senior, did you really go to Palestina Province to hire a group of boatmen to come back?"
”"Of course it's true, two months ago, probably a few days before the end of the winter vacation, I asked Noah to help bring the crew members of the Slave Trader to the imperial capital, but I didn't expect that the magic airship encountered a storm and was delayed on the way for some days, which was about to be delayed for two months, and those crew members just arrived in the airport town yesterday!"
Senior Dylan said to me with a smug face.Saying that, Senior Dylan took me to board a temporary passage on the wooden shelves of a five-masted sailing ship, from where you can get a close look at the Adamantite magic rune plates inlaid on the outside of the hull, until I walked into the five-masted sailing ship, I saw that the hull of the ship was a huge Adamantite rune plate, almost every Adamantite rune plate was ten feet long, five feet wide, one was posted on the hull, such a sea ship Dylan Senior actually built ten ships at the same time to think that the astrologer union is really financially strong, and this giant Adamantite rune board alone has prepared more than 10,000 pieces.Then I thought about the bet, and if Eustace had lost, I didn't know if I would have been able to get this huge sum of money, and I shuddered to think about it.