Inut's words reminded Liszt that square sails and fore-and-aft sails were both types of sails. A large ship could have two or three masts, so why couldn't it carry both square sails and fore-and-aft sails at the same time?
Raise the square sails with the wind and race forward with a howl; raise the fore-and-aft sails against the wind and maneuver in serpentine paths.
That way, a sailing ship could basically move freely across the sea at any time, greatly shortening voyage times. Moreover, Liszt seemed to recall that during Earth's Age of Sail, many ships had triangular fore-and-aft sails at the bow and stern, with square sails hanging in the middle.
It was precisely because of Inut's suggestion that Liszt immediately ordered the shipyard's shipbuilders to devote themselves to researching hybrid sailing ships.
However, several veteran shipwrights had dismissed Inut's proposal of using wood to secure the sails as impractical, so Liszt had not paid it much attention at the time.
"Now it seems I need to have a proper talk with this creative magician. To earn the approval of a Smoke mission and stir the power of fate, he ought to be a talented individual."
The power of fate represented by Smoke missions was profoundly mysterious and fantastical. To this day, Liszt had yet to uncover its source.
But one thing was undeniable: those chosen by Smoke missions always possessed something unusual and extraordinary. Put simply, they were probably akin to "children of destiny," surrounded by a "protagonist's halo"... Of course, no matter how brilliant their halos were, they could not compare to Liszt's own "cheat."
Emily possessed exceptional battle aura talent; Lucy and Ruth were extraordinarily gifted in magic; Paris had led to the Light Magic Swordsman... As for A Ke, she was an exceedingly rare sea