Chapter 386: Chapter 225: Set Sail, Embark! _2
The Fishing Team of the Vine Tribe, after experiencing the benefits of the sailboat, has become quite disdainful of bamboo rafts and canoes.
Especially Jing Jie, after hearing Jiang Xuan’s stories of great rivers, lakes, and seas, he longed for those vast water territories.
Sailing far with bamboo rafts and canoes is clearly unrealistic, unless you are a naturally born stone monkey.
To travel farther along the river, one must have a sturdy large ship that can withstand winds and waves.
"Yes, after our trial sails, we will deliver them to the Fishing Team as soon as possible!"
All ships manufactured by the shipyard must go through strict inspection and a period of trial sailing.
This is also one of the rules set by Jiang Xuan.
The waters are dangerous, especially in this primitive and wild world, with countless terrifying giant fish and water beasts.
Although most warriors of the Fishing Team have learned to swim under Jiang Xuan’s guidance, when a ship encounters danger in vast waters, those who can swim only gain a slight chance of escape.
Therefore, the quality of the ship itself is extremely important, and it must be thoroughly inspected and trial sailed before use.
In the following five days, the Vine Tribe’s second batch of sailboats shuttled back and forth on the river, testing the performance of the sailboats in various ways and identifying any issues.
On the sixth day, six sailboats with excellent trial performance and no defects were finally delivered to the Fishing Team.
When Jing Jie boarded the first sailboat with three sails, he was overwhelmingly excited.
These six sailboats are slightly larger than the previously manufactured ones, each over ten meters in length, accommodating more warriors.
Jiang Xuan also boarded the deck and asked Jing Jie, "From today on, these six sailboats will be the first fleet of the Vine Tribe."
Jing Jie looked at Jiang Xuan, his gaze passionate, and said, "Leader, give the fleet a name!"
Jiang Xuan thought for a while, then said, "I haven’t thought of any particularly good names, so let’s just call it the Vine Tribe Fleet."
"Vine Tribe Fleet, what a great name!"
Jing Jie became very enthusiastic. Once a fleet is given the name of a tribe, it represents the glory of the Vine Tribe.
After naming it, Jing Jie selected a hundred warriors from the Fishing Team who were the best at water skills and sailboat manipulation as the crew of the fleet.
September 23rd.
The crew of the Vine Tribe Fleet boarded the new ships, the six new ships moored in the bay, their bows lined together.
Jiang Xuan and Chi Shao, along with all key figures of the Vine Tribe, stood on the deck of the largest ship, participating in the ceremony.
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Another twelve massive Black-toothed Birds took off and gradually faded into the distance.
In the trading area, Dong Kui said enviously, "If only we had such big birds too, then we could go very, very far."
Throughout the Vine Tribe, only Jiang Xuan owns a flying mount, apart from the Old Witch’s giant eagle.
As for those giant dragonflies, they are suited for battle, not long-distance flights, not to mention that giant dragonflies can only survive for half a year.
Jiang Xuan said, "Don’t worry, as long as we find suitable big birds, one day, our Vine Tribe will have a flying team."
"Hmm!"
Dong Kui trusted Jiang Xuan’s words immensely, since Jiang Xuan said there will be, there certainly will be in the future, she firmly believed this!
Many in the Vine Tribe have an almost blind worship and trust in Jiang Xuan, and Dong Kui is no exception.
Jiang Xuan has also never let them down.
September 15th, deep autumn has arrived, the hot weather gradually cools down.
The Vine Tribe’s Planting Team’s work is nearing completion, with all the grains, except for some vegetables, stored away.
The Breeding Team’s work, however, has just begun.
In winter, when snow seals the mountains, finding forage and other food becomes very difficult.
Therefore, the Breeding Team needs to slaughter more than half of the well-fed and strong adult livestock and poultry.
Leave the younger ones or those intended for breeding, and feed them with autumn-stored forage and food.
"Work quickly, peel off the beast hides and send them to the clothing workshop, slice the meat into strips and hang them up to smoke dry, and remove all bones, use the useful ones to make tools, and the useless ones to stew soup for everyone."
Da Jiao stood in front of the warriors of the Breeding Team, reminding them while lending a hand.
The entire breeding area was extremely busy, first slaughtering the livestock and poultry, then concentrating them for distribution to various areas according to different tribal uses.
For example, rabbit fur from Long-tailed Rabbits is one of the main materials for making winter beast hide clothing in the clothing workshop.
As for beast bones, meat, and teeth, they are all arranged accordingly, ensuring nothing goes to waste.
This year’s breeding results were delightful; this winter, the Vine Tribe people could often enjoy meat.
This is an incredible achievement.
Apart from the Breeding Team, other teams are also preparing for winter.
The Hunting Team needs to capture more prey, the Fishing Team needs to catch more fish, and the Engineering Team needs to repair the tribe’s buildings...
Everyone must work together to make this winter more bearable.
On the other side, the shipyard has manufactured a second batch of sailboats.
"Leader, most of the issues found in the first batch of sailboats have been resolved in the second batch."
The shipyard warriors provided Jiang Xuan with detailed information about the second batch of sailboats.
This batch of sailboats has six vessels, an improved version of the first batch.
Many of the issues found in the first batch of sailboats have been addressed in the second batch.
For instance, the issue of anchors getting stuck sometimes.
The anchors of the first batch of sailboats had hooks on both sides, and after dropping the anchor, the hooks would catch on stones or other objects at the water bottom once the ship moved forward slightly.
However, the conditions of the water bottom are complex, and no one knows what the anchor will catch.
Sometimes, when anchors catch onto some hard-to-unlock items, it becomes impossible to retrieve them.
If the underwater environment is rather dangerous or hostile, one can only abandon the anchor and the bronze chain connecting it, incurring a significant loss.
When forging the second-generation anchors, the craftsmen exercised full creativity and ultimately decided to add a chain to the middle position of the anchor’s bottom.
Many times, the reason the anchor got stuck was that the iron hook was caught due to improper angles and couldn’t be pulled up.
After adding a chain to the anchor’s bottom, whenever a stuck situation arises, simply pulling the chain can quickly change the angle of the iron hook and free it from the stuck spot.
The second modification was about the sails.
The first batch of sailboats had only one sail, which required specific wind directions. If the wind was unfavorable, the ship could only rely on water currents or rowing movements to continue forward.
To resolve this, the shipyard adopted Jiang Xuan’s suggestion and set three sails on the second-generation sailboats.
These include a main sail and two side sails.
With three sails, the requirement for wind direction is greatly reduced.
No matter which direction the wind blows from, cooperation among more than two sails is possible to utilize wind power to propel the ship forward.
Many other issues found in the first batch of sailboats were also effectively solved.
After listening to the shipyard warriors’ introduction, Jiang Xuan praised, "It’s very good, whether it’s shipbuilding or anything else, think more, improve more, only then can we create better things."
"Since the second batch of ships is ready, deliver them to the Fishing Team. Many of them are still rowing bamboo rafts and small boats, so having these boats will make traveling on the river much more convenient for them."
The Fishing Team of the Vine Tribe, after experiencing the benefits of the sailboat, has become quite disdainful of bamboo rafts and canoes.
Especially Jing Jie, after hearing Jiang Xuan’s stories of great rivers, lakes, and seas, he longed for those vast water territories.
Sailing far with bamboo rafts and canoes is clearly unrealistic, unless you are a naturally born stone monkey.
To travel farther along the river, one must have a sturdy large ship that can withstand winds and waves.
"Yes, after our trial sails, we will deliver them to the Fishing Team as soon as possible!"
All ships manufactured by the shipyard must go through strict inspection and a period of trial sailing.
This is also one of the rules set by Jiang Xuan.
The waters are dangerous, especially in this primitive and wild world, with countless terrifying giant fish and water beasts.
Although most warriors of the Fishing Team have learned to swim under Jiang Xuan’s guidance, when a ship encounters danger in vast waters, those who can swim only gain a slight chance of escape.