The correct way to open the elf

Chapter 69 Iron Ship Launching
Before the weather got warmer, the flat-bottomed boat made by Clarence and Feng Yu was basically completed, and the crankshaft propeller driven by the steam engine was also built. However, before it could be installed, he urgently stopped the work.

Clarence looked puzzled and asked Feng Yu what went wrong. Feng Yu pointed to the ground under his feet and said, "If we can install the steam engine on land, we can't move it into the water."

It was a mistake. They didn't dig a dock by the river. The place where they built the ship was quite close to the blacksmith's workshop, but it was at least two or three miles away from the river.

Clarence also realized this problem and became embarrassed along with Feng Yu.

Feng Yu patted the right side of the boat vigorously. The iron flat-bottomed boat made a clanging sound under his strange power. He looked at Clarence who was worried and said, "Write the name of the ship here so that people on the shore can see it at a glance. Do you want to write it yourself or ask another elf to do it?"

Hearing Feng Yu mention this, Clarence felt embarrassed.

Feng Yu looked at the shy Clarence and shouted, "Jason, go and get the elf who can write the most beautiful characters in the camp."

Looking at Jensen who was about to speak but didn't move, Feng Yu asked, "What's wrong?"

"Boss, the elf who writes the best calligraphy in the camp is the Great Sage Anthony..."

Feng Yu patted his forehead and thought to himself, the elves are really versatile. A magician who can perform bronze sculptures and an alchemist, a great mage who can write large characters and a potion master, why don't you make them all-professional masters, and each of you publish a best-selling novel? !

"Go ahead and ask them to do what I said. Ask the great sage to come with the tools and write a name for this ship."

Clarence's face turned red with excitement, and he rubbed his hands back and forth, not knowing what to do.

"Illya, go get Dick and Alan. Ask Dick to find some dwarf 'strong men'. We need to carry this boat and its steam engine to the river."

Illya trotted away, and Feng Yu said depressedly: "I was originally planning to keep a low profile during the sea trial, and then tell everyone when it's done. Now, if this thing sinks into the water, our faces will be thrown into the river with it!"

After hearing what Feng Yu said, Clarence's face turned pale and he asked hurriedly, "No way, Brother Darren, didn't you say it was calculated?"

Feng Yu chuckled: "Of course not, I just saw that you were too nervous, so I was just joking with you!"

Clarence took a deep breath and said with a bitter face: "This joke is not funny at all."

Feng Yu imitated the dwarf and patted Clarence's shoulder vigorously. His extraordinary strength almost made the elven wizard fall down on the spot. "Don't worry, within a month, I guarantee that the Clarence will appear at the mouth of the tributary of the Misty Moon Forest. Your name will also accompany this ship, along with the salt and porcelain on the ship, and will be known to the entire elf race.

As an alchemist, your work will surely be recorded in the history of the elves."

Clarence staggered when Feng Yu slapped him, and his already pale face turned even paler. However, after listening to what Feng Yu said, his face turned red again. This rapid change of expression made Feng Yu laugh secretly.

Clarence rubbed his hands and said hesitantly, "Um... that... Brother Darren, do you think it's better to call it the Clarence or the Thundercloud?"

Feng Yu was stunned for a moment, then he realized that Clarence's full name was Clarence Lei Yun, and Lei Yun was his last name.

"That's up to you. I told you that the naming rights are yours. You can call it whatever you want. But you'd better think quickly. Look, old man Anthony is here."

Clarence gritted his teeth and said, "Let's call it the Clarence. It sounds better."

"Okay, we'll put a code on the steam engine later. This marine steam engine will be called the Thundercloud Type 1 Steam Engine. If it's improved in the future, it will be called the Thundercloud Type 2."

Hearing Feng Yu say this, Clarence was so happy that he didn't know what to say.

Feng Yu was overjoyed when he saw Clarence's excitement. He thought to himself that just a name in exchange for a laboratory's long-term free labor force to optimize the steam engine for him was a great deal. If all the elves were so easy to fool, the Elf King would have to give way to me in less than two years!

Feng Yu's knowledge of the elven language and writing was inherited from Nicole through magical grafting. Naturally, the little girl had no problem with both language and writing. His grandfather was a great elven calligrapher, so Feng Yu was not bad either.

He casually used a small wooden stick to write the four elven characters "Thunder Cloud Type 1" on the steam engine, and then used a small hammer and chisel to chisel the four words in the most conspicuous place of the steam engine before Anthony came over.

After chiseling, Feng Yu wiped the area around the characters with a cloth, then used a small wooden stick to dip the prepared ink and filled the indentation with it. After the ink in the indentation dried, Feng Yu wiped it with a rag again, and four conspicuous characters appeared there, looking very formal.

Clarence was already bubbling with joy at the side.

"Brother Darren, the elven writing is really good."

Feng Yu was delighted, thinking that it felt really good to have the elf flatter him willingly.

Since he had already taken the first step, Anthony simply went all the way to the end by trusting Feng Yu. When Anthony picked up the pen to write, he was surrounded by people who had received the news and came to help, as well as those who came to watch the fun.

Anthony also let go. After writing the words, he did not go back. He just watched Feng Yu and the others struggle like the onlookers.

Feng Yu really couldn't cooperate with the dwarfs to lift the boat, because he was at least 1.6 dwarves tall. He could only silently carry the stern rudder by himself and follow the team to the river.

Anyway, with Clarence and his apprentices, Feng Yu simply welded the steam engine directly to the stern. If he needed to replace it in the future, he could just ask them to "cut" it off. This way, he could even save the trouble of grinding the bolts.

Everything was installed, and the boat was pushed into the water by Feng Yu and others. While Dick was busy making a fire, Feng Yu had already added water.

When the steam drove the piston to move, Feng Yu hurriedly shouted for people to push the boat away from the shore. He stood on the shore and looked at the Clarence with five big words "Clarence" inscribed on it. He was neither sure whether to go on board nor off, and kept hesitating to move forward.

Feng Yu was delighted, thinking that this old man was either afraid of water or seasick.

At this time, the river bank was already full of people. Feng Yu saw Nicole waving at him, so he raised his hand and placed a salute on her forehead.

After returning the gift, Feng Yu jumped off the boat and pulled Clarence onto the boat. After Clarence got on the boat, the boat was slowly pushed away from the shore. Clarence could only hold on to the side of the boat and the iron plates of the compartments, and just stood there frozen.

(End of this chapter)