The Black Iron Glory
Eriksson Little Fishing Boat Dream

Light Novels

Chapter 50

Eriksson Little Fishing Boat Dream

"Wait, one second," said Borkal as he pushed Eriksson away, "What are you thinking, Eyke? Why did you buy a broken fin shoe? There was a big hole in the middle and the entire bottom was broken! Even if you're buying it cheap, you still have to fix the whole hull. Only this fin frame can still be used. "

Eriksson nodded. "That's how I set my sights on."

After he said that, Eriksson raised two fingers towards Wakri. "Two thales. If you don't like it, pretend I didn't bring it up, Uncle Wakri."

Wakri smiled sadly. "Just add a little more .. You can't let me make a big loss on that …"

"I don't have any money for that," Eriksson said as he shook his head, "Uncle Wakri, two thales is my sincere offer. If you don't want to sell it, forget it. To be honest, I just wanted a fin skeleton. There's no point in fixing everything again. You'll only get about two or three thales if you unpack everything and sell the wood, and that doesn't take labor costs into account, so I doubt you'll be able to make more than what I paid for. "

Dismantling boats is a skilled profession in Whitestag. Usually, a shipbuilder would bring two or three apprentices to dismantle the boat as a side job. But only with their skills can one reuse the intact skeleton after dismantling. In the best case, an unskilled rough animal will remove important parts when dismantling a ship or breaking it down into firewood in the worst case.

Usually, only larger ships are worth dismantling. The fins are considered to be small vessels, but the ship's skeleton is still somewhat useful. Wakri was worried that if he tried to dismantle himself without hiring a shipbuilder to do so, the skeleton would not turn into trash. But it would be too expensive and not worth it for him to hire a shipbuilder. As Eriksson said, the amount of money he could sell fins might not even be able to afford the labor costs.

"Uncle Wakri, I think it's better if you just sell it. Otherwise, others will find out that you made a bad trade if you let these fins stay displayed outside your store like that. It will greatly affect your reputation. If you can afford to buy priceless fins, wouldn't that doubt the quality of the other items you sell? " add Claude.

Perhaps that was what Wakri was worried about, so his expression immediately changed. He waved his hand desperately and said, "Alright, those two silver thales. But please, bring the broken fins as fast as you can."

"alright. I'll ask someone to pick her up in the afternoon" Eriksson said as he happily handed over the two thales to Wakri, "I have to go back to class first, please, so we won't be here to pick it up so soon. If someone asks, let them know that I bought it and will only leave it for a while. "

It seemed that Wakri was thinking the same thing when he nodded and returned to his shop after receiving his payment.

After that, the four of them returned to school.

"Eyke, you can tell us why you bought those fins now, right?" asked Borkal, who was most curious about it.

"You've seen the drinking officer I have at my family's dock, haven't you?" Eriksson is still trying to put up a tense atmosphere.

The wavepiercer is an ordinary fishing boat in Freia. They are mostly carried on long-distance fishing boats to catch fish. Wavepiercers are seven meters long and about two meters wide. There are also small poles and sails on each of them and are usually manned by ten men, usually, one helmsman, six rowers, one sailing operator, one captain and a net spreader.

When a long-distance ship finds a pack of fish in the sea, its crew will send a ploughman to lower the net and catch as many fish as possible. Large ships usually have two wavepiercers that will work together with the main ship to catch fish. They can also be used as lifeboats or docking ships.

When a long-distance ship finds a pack of fish in the sea, its crew will send a ploughman to lower the net and catch as many fish as possible. Large ships usually have two wavepiercers that will work together with the main ship to catch fish. They can also be used as lifeboats or docking ships.

There was a rinseman at the Altronis pier, but it was broken. It is said that he hit the bedrock near the shore due to the waves and strong winds. Although no one was injured, the main backbone of the ship had suffered a large crack, rendering the trash sweepers useless. No one knew when the ship would split in two at sea.

So, even though the wavepiercer looks fine from the outside, the damage done to the main frame of the ship can be seen when it capsizes. Just like the fins that Eriksson bought, his repairs cost not much less than buying a new one.

"So, you bought a broken fin to use the frame for your healing officer?" Borkal said with awareness, before he wrinkled. "Wait, the fin frame is only about five meters long. Isn't that too short to use for a wavepiercer?"

Eriksson shook his head. "Nononono, I'm not trying to fix a water sweeper or fins. I want to put those two things together for a little fishing boat like Old Sunny."

"Actually, you don't realize that other than the main backbone of the fin, the entire skeleton is still intact. I just need to take off all the boards on the frame and use the better boards in the wavepiercer for a brand new, small fishing boat, "said Eriksson confidently.

"Well, we need to install wheels, folding poles, divide the boat into three cabins, add a roof, and so on. But we have old materials in the shed next to my family's dock. If necessary, we can also use the spare parts of the fins or wavepiercer and resize them for our needs. No need to buy it again. The only thing I have to consider is the cost of labor.

"I'm sure you didn't know that Uncle Pegg, the dock keeper, used to be a boat repairman in his youth. Only after he injured his leg while repairing the ship during a storm did he retire from sailing. I believe that he still has the skills because he once asked my father to get a new piece of backbone for our wav maker and make it to fix it, even if it was free. Seeing the broken wavepiercer at the pier seemed to make him a little clueless. .

"However, my father had already bought a new sweeper tool back then and the repairs, so he disagreed. I'm sure Uncle Pegg will be thrilled when we bring the broken fins back here. I'll tell him the specs and help him out a little. I am sure I will be able to have my own fishing boat without having to wait too long. "

"Will your father scold you for this?" ask Borkal.

Eriksson thought about it and said, "He shouldn't have .. If I asked him to buy me a gun like the two of you, he might have immediately ignored my request. But if I'm going to design a fishing boat myself, I'm sure he'll approve. Hey, I can even make him pay for the power to remodel it for me. "

Claude laughed at the thought. Given Captain Altroni's love for bragging, he would definitely support his son's shipbuilding efforts. If Eriksson succeeds, the captain can brag about his son's abilities in the city. Which ship captain actually had a son who had his own fishing boat at the age of sixteen? If Eriksson really managed to do so, the captain would definitely be able to flaunt it long enough.

After jumping over the back wall back to school, Claude stuffed a package of items into his desk drawer and prepared for the first period after the break: a swordsmanship class.

The class seeks to teach students to master three basic types of swords, namely, rapier, two-handed sword and short word. The rapier in this world was not much different from the one used in the west in Claude's past world. They are light and especially injure the enemy using a puncture. The two-handed sword on the other hand resembled a Chinese seven-star sword, which was quite long and wide. However, the handle is different because it is one foot long and can be held with two hands. It could hack and cut with great force. The short word on the other hand is a sharp weapon used in close combat situations and is a weapon that all the royal soldiers are armed with.

Typically, academic school students and female students who enroll for swordsmanship classes will be taught to use a rapier mainly because they are not as athletic as physical flow students. The light and smooth movements of the rapier became preferred among them.

Physical flow students on the other hand have varying preferences. They could learn to use all three types of swords if they had the time, but the instructor would only give direct instruction for some basic skills. After that, they would let the students learn through mock battles and give some pointers from time to time. They also sometimes act as referees in between student sparring matches.

Claude preferred two-handed swords better and he got the top spot in the two-handed sword competition among his second-year school students. Although Welikro was the strongest among the four, he did not choose a two-handed sword and preferred a short word like Eriksson. Eriksson used the word short because according to his father, it was easier to handle on a ship. The heavy two-handed sword could not be used to its full potential in the limited space of the ship and might even be trapped in a net or rope.

Welikro on the other hand uses it out of habit. His father had served in the military for 15 years as a guard and was only familiar with short word techniques. So, Welikro just taught that. And as hunters, short weapons such as short words, axes, and swords were much more practical in the forest. Thus, Welikro had absolutely no interest in the rapier sword or the two-handed sword. He was the best in school when it came to using the short word.

Borkal on the other hand did not specialize in any weapons. He was familiar with all three types, but his grasp on them was only average. Claude is best at two-handed swords, Welikro is best at short words, and while Eriksson is not number one with short words, he ranks among the top three in the competition. Borkal on the other hand is among the very bottom when it comes to all three types and is only better than the other three academic stream students.

Welikro on the other hand uses it out of habit. His father had served in the military for 15 years as a guard and was only familiar with short word techniques. So, Welikro just taught that. And as hunters, short weapons such as short words, axes, and swords were much more practical in the forest. Thus, Welikro had absolutely no interest in the rapier sword or the two-handed sword. He was the best in school when it came to using the short word.

Borkal on the other hand did not specialize in any weapons. He was familiar with all three types, but his grasp on them was only average. Claude is best at two-handed swords, Welikro is best at short words, and while Eriksson is not number one with short words, he ranks among the top three in the competition. Borkal on the other hand is among the very bottom when it comes to all three types and is only better than the other three academic stream students.

After the swordsmanship class, there were still two periods of horse riding classes. But Claude and the others will not be present. Eriksson will ask some sailors to bring the damaged fins back to his private dock. Since it was not far from the shop, they could easily use it by dragging it along the edge of the lake on a large wooden board, so Eriksson did not ask the other three to help.

Welikro on the other hand went with Borkal to his house to pick up his gun. They will also go to Borkal's warehouse for some targets before they will pick up Claude by train and head to the suburbs to practice shooting.

When Claude returned home, he took out a suitcase from under his bed and took a gun and a slow match out. He also had to buy a new slow match when it caught fire and took out three more similarly sized powder horns.

A powder horn is an accessory equipped with a match gun and used to store powder. They are shaped like hollow goat horns with holes on both sides. Large holes were used to fill the horns with gunpowder while smaller ones were used to pour gunpowder into the barrel of the gun. There are ten marks inside each horn that indicate the amount of gunpowder needed to make a shot. Each horn of powder can store exactly one unit of gunpowder, which is enough for ten shots.

Three full powder horns would allow him to shoot thirty shots. The horns also have two copper rings on their sides for easy transport. Claude recalls that Welikro wore two small black cow horns on him during a trip that might have been used to store gunpowder as well.

Inside the wooden box was a large leather sack that resembled a money pouch. There is a live knot at the top of the sack and it is used to store the gun. It can be hung around the waist for easy access to the gun.

Claude put 30 bullets into a leather sack and thought, I will practice shooting 30 shots for now. Wero says that the recoil is rather strong, so it is best if I do not shoot too often at first or I will wake up with a shoulder pain tomorrow. . .