Building a Dock
In the morning, Victor pushed open the cabin door and came out of the ship.
Walking on the deck, you can see a busy scene on the sea not far away.
Numerous ships launched their small boats, which shuttled back and forth between the shore and the fleet. Sailors and construction workers used the small boats to build simple docks on the sea near the shore.
The materials used to build the makeshift pier were prefabricated components long before the voyage began. They only needed to be fixed on the beach and then assembled together to form a makeshift pier.
Once fully completed, it will be able to build a wooden pier over 100 meters long with three piers. The key connecting parts of the pier are all made of iron and coated with a waterproof varnish made of Salt-leaf Tree and lacquer, which can last for more than six months in seawater.
These prefabricated components are constructed in 5-meter sections, and the segmented construction of the dock pier can still ensure the load-bearing capacity of each dock. Each section can bear a maximum load of about 5 tons, and the road surface is 3 meters wide, so that both warhorses and standard carriages can pass safely.
Just as Victor was watching the bustling scene, Captain Jack ran over, "Sir, you're awake!"
Victor nodded. Although Captain Jack was not the fleet commander this time, he was in charge of a sub-fleet. The Steam Paddle Steamer Victor was on was under his command. Captain Jack would also frequently go to this ship to report to Victor.
"Captain Jack, you've arrived. Approximately how long will it take us to complete the construction of the dock?"
"Sir, we confirmed with the construction team that the wind and waves have been very calm these past few days. If all goes well, the construction should be completed by tomorrow morning."
"Sir, if you get tired of staying on the ship, I can take you ashore in a small boat. We've already set up a makeshift camp there, which is much more comfortable than staying on the ship."
Victor shook his head. "Don't worry about me. I'm very comfortable on the ship. I'll go ashore with the rest of the group once the dock is built. It won't be long."
Captain Jack understood that Victor had no intention of leaving his crew and going ashore to enjoy the beauty of land, so he stopped trying to persuade him.
After chatting with Captain Jack about the fleet's arrangements for a while, Victor suddenly asked, "Where are the Sodoma? I haven't seen their Wavebreaker."
"The captain of the Sodoma fleet, with his Wavebreaker and two other fast ships, continued south, seemingly to check the current conditions and the number of ships in the vicinity."
Upon hearing Captain Jack's words, Victor knew what Sodoma had gone to do. It was probably to make contact with the patrol fleet of Great Oak Territory and exchange intelligence, as agreed upon last year.
Afterwards, Captain Jack had to direct the fleet to load and unload materials, so he said goodbye to Victor and left. Victor had been watching the construction of the dock from the deck. At first, he was very interested, but as time went on, he couldn't stand it anymore.
Just then, Little Paru came to the deck to release the Desert God Eagle. After being at sea for so long, they had finally made it to shore, and Little Paru wanted to let the three Desert God Eagle get some exercise.
The sailors carried the wooden cages of the three giant eagles onto the deck, and Little Paru opened the cages one by one.
As soon as Little Paru opened the cage of Gale burst out. It only spread its wings and ran a few steps on the deck before taking advantage of the sea breeze to fly up.
The Gale was overjoyed once it took to the air, whistling around the ship. Its dark golden feathers, illuminated by the sunlight, shone with iridescent colors, making it appear exceptionally majestic.
Victor also smiled. He got excited and went to help Little Paru opening the other two cages.
These two Desert God Eagle are still minors, about two sections smaller than Gale. They have just finished training, but cannot yet perform overly complex tasks.
Moreover, they were somewhat afraid of anyone other than Little Paru and Morey, so when Victor opened the cage, the two of them dared not come out.
"Sir, they all dare not come forward, why are you still standing at the cage door?"
Little Paru immediately reminded Victor, Victor then realized what was happening when he saw the two eaglets circling in the cage. He quickly moved away.
Soon, guided by Little Paru, the two eaglets left their cage. Once on the deck, they saw the Gale soaring in the sky and chirped, expressing their envy of the Gale.
However, they don't have the power of Gale; they can take off after just a few steps on the deck, and they still need the assistance of their keepers.
So Little Paru caught one and put it in his hand, then climbed up the mast by himself, and then threw the little eagle in his hand into the air.
The eaglet was very familiar with this maneuver; when it was tossed into the air, it simply straightened its body, spread its wings, and began to glide.
Victor had been watching from the deck, and when he saw the eaglet about to glide onto the water, he suddenly flapped his wings, lifted his body sharply, and soared into the sky.
After the first eaglet took to the sky, Little Paru repeated the process, sending the other eaglet into the air as well.
Victor watched with satisfaction as Little Paru climbed up and down the mast. With his intelligence, Little Paru had mastered all the methods of training the Desert God Eagle from the eagle trainer Morey.
"Well done. This war will depend on you."
Victor handed Little Paru a water bag and patted him on the shoulder to encourage him.