Chapter 1678: Research on Warships

At this time, Europe.

Britain.

The research and development of the Dreadnought-class battleship has entered a critical period.

Its initial model has been built nearly to completion, and this Giant Steam Engine from Longyan has been figured out by Stephenson.

Now is the most critical debugging stage.

Newton does not know how to build a ship, but he knows how to maximize the power of this steam engine.

After starting it up several times, both he and Stephenson clearly realized just how much power this Longyan-manufactured Giant Steam Engine could possess.

After their careful calculations, this Giant Steam Engine can provide power for a Warship with a displacement of at least over three hundred tons.

This is only theoretical data.

It does not include the other data and other designs of this Warship.

If one accounts for the unique designs this Warship employs to achieve higher speeds and greater displacement, then it can reach a displacement of at least four million tons.

The more they fantasized like this, the more they perceived how terrifying Longyan's research and development capabilities are.

It is hard to imagine just how much displacement a Longyan-manufactured Supply Ship has!

No wonder Longyan's Supply Ships have the largest frames, yet their speed is exceptionally fast.

Even ordinary Warships and Destroyers cannot be his enemy at all.

Regarding such a Giant Steam Engine, Stephenson only has two words in his heart: excited.

The prototype Dreadnought-class battleship they are building has long abandoned traditional wood designs, and the overall design utilizes steel.

They want to build a steel vessel that gallops on the sea.

But Stephenson does not have much to be excited about.

Although this research is equally shocking to the world, it is far from the steam train he has in mind.

To him, building such a Warship is merely constructing a weapon of slaughter.

But a steam train, this kind of vehicle for transporting goods, is completely different.

They will not be manufactured for slaughter.

Newton understands his thoughts but did not dissuade him; he, who is usually very irritable, is very easygoing regarding this matter.

"Once the prototype of the Dreadnought-class battleship is finished, I won't be needed here."

Stephenson said indifferently.

He looked at this big guy lying in the Factory base.

Newton stood beside him and said, "If you have made up your mind, I can help you leave here and head to Longyan."

"I know of a ship that is about to depart from Britain for Longyan to transport tea leaves."

Stephenson looked quite surprised at this man who only had theoretical research on his mind; he actually said he could help at a time like this.

This was simply an impossible thing to happen.

"How would you know?" Stephenson asked.

Newton smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "You know, besides research, I also like other things."

"Longyan's tea leaves can help me restore my spirit; they taste much better than bitter and astringent coffee."

Stephenson smiled and nodded: "That sounds very Newton."

Newton laughed heartily.

After thinking for a while, Stephenson looked at Newton's face and said extremely seriously, "Thank you."

"No problem, remember to write to me when you get to Longyan."

"Tonight, come to my place; I think Mo Cheng and Hu Xi'er have something to say to you."

Stephenson nodded, indicating he understood.

Mo Cheng and Hu Xi'er are Longyan people, and their help to him was not just a little bit.

Stephenson understood that if he were to leave, Mo Cheng and Hu Xi'er would be his greatest support.

Thinking of this, Stephenson said again: "You are right, I will go find them first."

And at

this moment.

The other end of the world.

At the banquet at Mount Vernon.

Qiaozhi personally served Masha a plate of a dish called "Three-Not-Sticking."

"My dear, believe me, this dish is a taste of egg custard you have absolutely never eaten before."

Seeing the pastries on the plate, along with various other dishes, although they were rich, they looked quite unique.

They didn't look like common British delicacies at all.

"What is this?"

"I have never seen such egg custard."

Masha said in surprise.

She curiously and carefully used a silver spoon to cut a small portion of the egg custard and put it into her mouth; her originally uneasy mood suddenly became sweet.

Watching the change in expression on Masha's face, her two children revealed curiosity.

They had never seen their mother show such a smile before.

They couldn't help but be surprised: what is this thing that looks so delicious, smells so delicious, and seems delicious in every way?

The two children picked up small spoons, dug out a mouthful, and put it into their mouths, immediately revealing sweet smiles.

Although Masha lived a very affluent life, she had never had any good experiences when it came to food.

This point was the same as most families in Britain.

"What is this made of?"

"It tastes very tender, but it doesn't melt in the mouth; instead, it's somewhat like thick milk, and the flavor is sweet too," Masha asked.

Qiaozhi smiled and explained: "This is a dish called 'Three-Not-Sticking' made by a chef from Longyan."

"This dish uses eggs."

"Eggs?" Marie was stunned.

"Yes, just the most ordinary eggs."

Hearing this answer, Marie was completely incredulous; this was simply magical, as she had never seen eggs made into such a form.

Unbelievable!

Qiaozhi's sister-in-law Danni felt a bit uncomfortable watching the intimate manner between Masha and Qiaozhi.

Her good friend, Lady Sultan, also walked up at this moment.

Looking at Danni's current expression and thinking of what Danni had just said, she said quite unhappily: "Danni, we were just helping you earlier."

"You still..."

Danni turned her head to look at Lady Sultan and said apologetically: "Sorry, it was my fault just now."

"But Qiaozhi has taken a fancy to her; I know him, he wouldn't care about your opinions at all."

"Things he has decided on will not change."

"Alright, sisters, I have prepared dishes and wine for you, try them."

"Today's dishes were personally cooked by a chef from Longyan."

"The egg dish he made made me believe that magic exists in the world."

"You all come and try it."

Lady Sultan felt slightly surprised watching Danni's praise, as they had never seen Danni praise any dishes before.

It was not that Danni was picky.

It was just that the food in Britain was truly mediocre, except for potatoes and some dishes cooked by top British chefs.

Other dishes could only be said to be indistinguishable from one another.

Looking at the very sumptuous dishes on the dining table, Lady Sultan couldn't help but say: "Then let me taste just how delicious the food is that the ethereal Danni has praised to the heavens."

After Lady Sultan sat down, she used a silver spoon to put a dish that looked like a pastry into her mouth.

Her expression changed abruptly.

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