Marquis Dominique de Zaus Firenziano is a lady lord of the province of Zaus in the southern part of the Kingdom of Elias.

She is an intelligent woman with dark blonde hair usually pulled back in an updo and blue eyes slightly slanted.

She was taught the usefulness of < by Jin and has popularized topopo dishes such as topopo chips, fried topopo, German topopo (directly from Jin), meat topopo, etc. Topopo was originally used as a savior food.

Since topopo was originally an excellent relief crop, it helped to improve the food situation in the Kingdom of Elias and other countries.

For this reason, the people called her or simply in her honor.

The Marquis of Florenziano received Nido in his house.

"Sir Nido, thank you very much for your kindness. I would also like to thank you for your help yesterday in killing the Death Serpent and rescuing those in distress.

No, I was just there.

No matter. Thank you very much.

The Marquis bowed deeply.

"And that's why I've invited you here today.

After some small talk, the Marquis finally got down to business.

"I would like to ask for your help in the construction of a large ship.

A large ship?

Yes. I understand that you once participated in a project to build a large ship called the Bernstein in the Shoro Empire.

Yes, that's right.

"I'm not asking you to stay on as long as you did then. I would like to ask you to participate only in the planning and design stages of the project.

Jin thought for a moment before replying.

"Only for a limited period of time, if you are willing to temporarily leave the project in some cases.

The Marquis Florenziano's face broke into a smile.

Yes, that would be fine. Thank you for accepting.

Thank you very much for accepting my offer.

In fact, the project to develop a large ship in the Kingdom of Elias had already started.

Jin agreed to participate in the project and was to return to Potrock on the same day.

"That's great, this airship is ......!"

Jin took the Marquis aboard the and headed for the project site.

"Good news, gentlemen. We have a strong helper today, albeit on a part-time basis.

With a bit of mischievousness, Marquis Florenziano announced Jin Nido's participation.

"My name is Jin Nido. I'm Jin Nido, and I've decided to participate in the development project, although it may be irregular. I look forward to working with you."

Jin Nido greeted as usual,

"Who's Jin Nido?　<

"Wow!　I'm so impressed!

"It's nice to meet you too!

The mood was one of welcome.

From what Jin saw, there were many young people. In fact, all of them looked to be under 30 years old.

Jin guessed that this might be the reason why Rodrigo, who used to participate in the development of the high-speed boat in the Shoro Kingdom, was not invited to the meeting, in addition to the request for the development of the high-speed boat.

To Jin's surprise, he saw the faces of Bacchus and Jamie.

Both had been employees of the Marcia workshop. Marcia had said she was <, but in fact she had participated in this project.

"Mr. Jin, it's been a long time!

"That's reassuring!"

They remembered Jin and greeted each other again.

"Well, then, everyone, I look forward to seeing you again."

After the Marquis Florenziano left, the project finally began.

I am , the leader of this project. I will give you a brief introduction.

After a few words of greeting, Sergio, the leader of the project, seeing that the atmosphere had calmed down, began to explain the current status of the project to Jin and to reassure him of their intentions.

"It is 50 meters long and 10 meters wide. We are targeting a capacity of 50 people, a payload of 200 tons, and a maximum speed of 30 kilometers per hour."

Except for the Horaishima, these are the highest specifications of the era.

So, how far have you come?

"Yes. We have already decided on the approximate shape of the boat. This is the model.

"Oh..."

A clay model had been made, just as Jin had demonstrated during the development in the Shoro Empire.

According to the model, there is no problem with the shape as far as Jin could see.

The ship has a round bottom with a dragon bone through it, which indicates that it is supposed to be made of wood.

On Earth, as large ships were built, giant trees were cut down and their number was drastically reduced, but in this world where engineering magic exists, we do not need to worry too much because we can use <.

As long as the supply and afforestation are properly managed, the risk of resource depletion can be avoided.

"In my opinion, I don't think there is any problem."

Hearing Jin's comment, a voice said, "Oh, I think so.

< is taken that seriously.

"The dragon bone also seems to be solid, so it will ensure the strength of the ship's bottom."

However, he says that this model does not show the internal structure of the ship,

"That's something we'll have to work on from now on," he replied.

He replied, "That's something we'll have to work on in the future.

If Mr. Jin could participate in this project, he would be a great help to a hundred, or even a thousand people!

With these words, the meeting turned to a discussion of the internal structure of the ship.

"In the large ship we built before, the interior was divided into small sections to increase strength and to stop flooding in each section.

First, Jin showed one of his previous know-how.

"I see, then, in the case of a cargo ship, the size of the cargo needs to be determined first.

"Yes, that's right.

Then he says,

"If you don't expect a large cargo, you can divide it into smaller pieces."

"But even so, it would be a lot easier if we had a standard like for containers."

"We also have to think about the loading of cargo," he said.

"Heavy cargo should be placed at the bottom of the ship," he said.

"If you're going to be sailing for long periods of time, it's important to store water and food. We need to make space for them first."

"Shouldn't we decide on the placement of the propulsion system first, and then decide on the placement of the other parts?

Various opinions were expressed.

These opinions were summarized and prioritized.

The top priority this time was the placement of propulsion units.

"There are two main propulsion units. We want to place them on the left and right near the bottom of the ship.

"The one for turning around should be on the port side."

What about the backward propulsion system?

Heated discussions were held from the very first day.

Jin, who loves this kind of atmosphere, sometimes expressed his opinions while imagining the era of large vessels that would soon come.

But on the other hand.

(......The fleet that surrounded Horai Island was also 50-meter class, wasn't it?)

Jin felt a little sad, imagining that if they spread, not only for peaceful purposes, but also for use as weapons like the <>.