As a gigantic piece of Enchanted Equipment made from Spirit Wood, with a huge number of enchanted inscriptions carved into its hull, the Black Sail Vanguard Ship naturally possessed a great many special functions.
Zhou Xu had already learned about these functions on paper when he obtained the designs from the Dark Elves earlier.
But some things had to be seen to be believed.
"His Majesty!"
Zhou Xu's sudden arrival via Shrink Ground into Inches had left no one any chance to greet him in time. Lin Youshu, currently the General Commander of the navy here, hurried over and gave a military salute.
"All right, Major. There's no need for formalities. Begin the tests directly."
For the sake of a clear comparison, they had also dispatched the newest type of destroyer currently in service with Great Zhou to cooperate in the test.
In terms of their roles, comparing a destroyer with the Black Sail Vanguard Ship was reasonably appropriate.
"The first test is speed and maneuverability!"
Before Zhou Xu arrived, they had certainly already conducted multiple rounds of testing. After all, they were here to display their achievements, not to make fools of themselves.
Thus, they had long since prepared a complete testing procedure.
"We've set up a buoy at regular intervals across the sea. Every time a ship passes a buoy, it must circle around it once before continuing onward."
Lin Youshu gave Zhou Xu a brief explanation of the procedure.
"To save time, the straight-line distance for this test is ten nautical miles round trip. The actual sailing distance will be greater than ten nautical miles. Both ships will use every available means to complete this contest at the highest possible speed."
Zhou Xu nodded to show that he understood.
If they were conducting a long-distance endurance test,