After using the spell, Odis began to consider modifying the "Helmet of Wisdom" so that knowledge could be instilled multiple times and permanently mastered.
However, he only considered it briefly before observing the surrounding buildings and local customs.
Intis's architectural style is relatively flamboyant and extravagant, employing many bright colors and bold exterior designs.
It is indeed quite different from the conservative Loen architectural style.
Most of the pedestrians on the street were North Continent people dressed in Intis-style clothing. Occasionally, a local would pass by, but they would walk quickly with their heads down.
Soon, after leaving the street, Odis felt as if he had entered another world. The buildings here were low and dilapidated, some even being mud-walled structures.
Odis looked back at the once bright and clean street, then at the dilapidated one, and suddenly understood what a colony meant.
Bernadette's territory consisted only of a few surrounding islands, and the area had no special mineral resources; its biggest "mine" was probably cheap labor.
The "mysterious queen" wasn't there to help the poor; the main reason she built a bright street and a small palace was probably to enhance the cohesion of her subordinates.
After all, those who live on that street can comfort themselves by thinking they're better off than the locals, no matter how badly they're doing.
This dilapidated street is a true reflection of the local situation: poverty and filth.
The local residents generally dress simply, and the children playing are mostly unclothed.
The pedestrians' faces were listless, as if they had no expectations for the new day.
The occasional passing carriages looked slow and listless.
Odis then asked, "How many people live on the island ruled by the 'Queen'?"
"Probably five or six hundred thousand, seven or eight hundred thousand," Aria said. "I'm not really sure, or rather, nobody knows. We can't exactly conduct a census for these natives, can we?"
"Many of their tribes are uncooperative, and even now they still attack Northlanders on horseback."
At this point, Aria shook her head: "Before we came here, there were no horses on these islands. They actually called them monsters. They probably thought that people who rode monsters were monsters too."
Odis glanced at Aria, who looked puzzled, and said, "You must have used cruel methods to suppress them, right?"
"They do not accept our rule and have attacked our people."
Odis asked, "Why should they accept your rule? Because you are more powerful?"
Arya was taken aback by the question: "Yes."
Odis opened his mouth, for the first time he felt so clearly the conflict between his own values and the pirate-like colonial values.
In his view, power is only one aspect of a ruler's power, and if a ruler relies solely on power, such a rule is unlikely to last.
Even with extraordinary assistance, a society with rigid social stratification and little power to resist among the lower classes would still face constant troubles.
Even Odis believed that it could not be called a reign at all.
However, Odis said nothing more, deciding that he should "do as the Romans do" and not comment on the situation in the colony.
Aria also found Odis's question a bit strange, but the two quickly moved on to other topics, and she didn't take it too seriously.
Soon, they left the city.
Odis looked back and saw that the city was centered around a palace and a street with tall buildings, with dilapidated local houses on the periphery, their location seemingly representing their status in the city.
After chatting for more than twenty minutes, we arrived at an industrial area not far from the city.
The towering factory buildings here once again form a stark contrast with the low-rise local houses.
At this moment, Odis did not express any opinion. He stopped in front of the dock by the sea and watched as Aria paid the "chair lift".
After traveling such a long distance, we only received 60 copes, which is equivalent to 6 pence, and we have to split it among the four of us.
It was indeed cheaper than taking a horse-drawn carriage, but this kind of price was only available in the colonies.
Led by Arya, the two entered the dock without any hindrance.
Due to the need for shipbuilding and maintenance, Bernadette managed to build a large shipyard on this colonial island!
There are five large workbenches in the dock, but only three are in use now, and they are all used for ship repairs. Judging from the damaged parts of the ships, they must have been bombed by enemy ships and had to be brought into the dock for repairs.
All three ships are wooden vessels with tall sails, typical of a "three-masted ship" structure.
This type of ship is also the most commonly used ship type by pirates. It has smooth lines and good speed, and most of the time it can outrun the ships of the navy and the church.
However, it has a fatal weakness: its defense is too weak. But if it is fitted with armor plating, its speed will be sacrificed.
Almost all pirates prioritize speed, whether at sea or on land; being fast is the key to survival.
On both sides of the dock are offices, design studios, and other workspaces built against the high walls of the dock.
In the conference room, all the dock designers, as well as six or seven scholars who followed Bernadette, had already arrived.
When they saw Arya, they greeted her warmly and smiled back at Odis.
After all, Aria had given prior notice, and unless they were fools, they wouldn't question Odis, since she was sent by the "Queen".
Even if this guy doesn't know how to build ships, they still have to pretend to treat him with the same respect they would show a master in the shipbuilding industry.
After exchanging pleasantries, Odis took his seat without any hesitation, sitting at the head of the table. He took off the cloth bag on his back and took out a roll of drawings: "These are my drawings. Take a look at them first, and we can discuss the parts you don't understand together."
In order to design ships driven by "spirit", Odis had previously sought out relevant materials from the "wilderness of knowledge" and taught himself ship design.
He also taught himself artillery design, tank design, semi-automatic rifle design, and so on.
The designers were slightly taken aback when they saw the blueprints. First of all, the chief designer sent by the "Queen" knew about shipbuilding, but he was somewhat conservative in some aspects and had a tendency to follow the book blindly.
It was a large ocean-going vessel with four decks. What the designers couldn't understand was that the ship had neither sails nor a steam engine.
In other words, it has no power.
However, the location of the power system was marked at the rear of the bottom of the ship's cabin, but there was simply not enough space to install a steam engine.
Just as the designers were about to ask questions, Odis took out a second volume of blueprints: "These are detailed blueprints of the internal structure of the engine system, weapon system, balance system, lighting system, and so on."
"Well, ship designers probably won't understand it. Let's ask these scholars to take a look."
The scholars accepted the items politely, but once they saw the arrays, these extraordinary scholars couldn't take their eyes off them. This wasn't something used on a ship; it was simply boundless knowledge!
Gradually, the ship designers sensed something was wrong. What were those drawings? Why did it take so long to look at them?
One of the designers finally couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Odis, what will propel this ship?"
"Driven by the waves," Odis smiled. "As long as there is a spirit, the waves can propel it forward continuously."
The designer was taken aback, feeling that the answer was completely beyond his comprehension: "Sea...waves? What if there are no waves?"
Odis said, "You may not have fully understood what I mean. The second set of drawings I gave to the scholars is an explanation of the power system."
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
"As long as the layout is done according to my design, waves will continuously form behind the ship, propelling it forward rapidly."
The designers were stunned; they had never heard of such a power system before.
Then they found it somewhat absurd, and someone directly expressed their doubts: "Will this even work?"
"It will work." One of the scholars answered him, taking a deep breath before saying, "It will work."
Then he smiled and said to Odis, "Thank you, Mr. Odis, for showing me such a high-level magic array. I never imagined that a magic array could have such great power!"
The scholar paused for a moment and then asked, "I have never seen the mystical symbols used in the magic circle before. Where did you find these mystical symbols with amazing power?"
Sitting next to Odis, Aria smiled slightly. She remembered the first time she saw the magic circle in the "Flaming Arrow," and she was probably just as surprised.
Those extraordinary individuals who follow the "Mystery Seeker" path are essentially half-scholars of the mysticism. They may not understand the mystical symbols appearing in the magic circle, but simply by looking at the structure of the magic circle, they know that it is definitely a high-level magic circle.
"I will explain those symbols to you later," Odis said simply.
This falls under the "technology transfer" agreement he made with Bernadette, but he will only explain the symbols used in the magic circle, and only the magic circle used on this ship, without providing any further explanation.
The scholars exchanged glances, and all saw joy in each other's eyes.
At this moment, they finally understood why the "Queen" wanted to build such a ship. Mastering the construction of such a ship was equivalent to mastering many advanced and sophisticated magic arrays. It could even be said that the research on mysticism on Shara Island would suddenly be several levels higher.
However, the ship designers didn't quite understand these issues; they remained very concerned about the new ship's power system and weapon systems.
Aside from the propulsion system, which they didn't understand at all, the weapon system was also beyond their comprehension of weapons, because there wasn't a single cannon on the ship, only strange-looking weapons.
These weapons were completely new to them.
Seeing that they had a lot of questions but didn't know where to start, Odis smiled and said, "I am not an expert in ship design, but some of my research in the mystical has been approved by the Queen."
"So please don't use your past experience to judge this ship."
"Well... this is the first extraordinary ship in human history, and many problems need to be solved through trial and error."
"We need to work together to complete the task assigned by the Queen."
When everyone heard that it was "the Queen's approval" and "the task assigned by the Queen," they knew that the Queen valued this new ship very much.
Before they could even respond, Aria spoke up first: "Mr. Odis, please give the order."
Everyone in the room was stunned. They knew, of course, that Aria was sent by the "Queen," and her statement meant that the "Queen" wanted them to obey this young man named Odis completely.
Odis was prepared and took out a list, handing it to the scholars: "These are the spiritual materials and extraordinary materials used in the magic array on the ship. You need to complete the purchase as soon as possible to prepare for shipbuilding."
"Because the magic array above is very large and requires a lot of carving, I will need you to become my main assistants in the future to share the task of building the magic array."
"So starting this afternoon, you... well, the number is still too small. At least ten people who understand magic arrays need to come to the Emerald Palace to listen to my explanation of the uses of these magic arrays, as well as the meaning of mystical symbols and so on."
In order for the magic circle to function better, some extraordinary materials are needed. These materials are basically available through the "sailor" route and are not difficult to buy at sea, although they will definitely be at a premium.
The scholars were somewhat bewildered when they received the list, not expecting their first task to be procurement.
Knowing they weren't good at this job, Aria said, "Leave the purchasing to me; you just need to determine the quantity and quality."
The scholars breathed a sigh of relief and readily agreed.
Then, Odis said to the ship designers, "I need your help to optimize the overall structure of this ship, but I want to be involved throughout the process because I know which parts cannot be optimized."
"Once the blueprints are finalized, construction will begin immediately. We will first build the basic structure, then arrange the magic array, and finally test it at sea."
The ship designers breathed a sigh of relief; the ship's design drawings did indeed have many areas that needed modification.
Once the general direction was determined, the construction of the new ship began immediately. Odis spent the morning revising the blueprints with the designers and the afternoon explaining the magic arrays he had invented.
As for the ship's blueprints, since Odis's design was already quite reasonable, the blueprints were basically finalized the following day.
That afternoon, the dockworkers began organizing manpower to lay the keel.
This ship was essentially an "experimental vessel," so it was built using already mature wooden shipbuilding techniques, and almost all the manpower in the dock was devoted to this work.
After Odis revised the blueprints, he finally had the opportunity to return the ashes and the extraordinary properties of the "Night Watchers" to the Church of the Night. He also planned to visit Bayam, the largest colonial city in the Raging Sea, when he had time.