At the beginning of March, in the third year of Zhenguan, a huge fleet began a long voyage from the four northern islands to America.
This time, the number of people led by Li Chengdao reached 70,000. The fleet had also increased from the previous 50 ships to more than 70 ships. This number could already be said to be a fleet.
There were no accidents during the voyage, and even the original speed had increased a little. The original time of about a quarter had now been reduced to about a hundred days. When they arrived in America, it was just the beginning of summer.
After about 20 days of sailing, the group finally returned to the base after almost a year. Or rather, they returned to Los Angeles in the future.
At this time, the development of the entire Los Angeles base had exceeded Li Chengdao's expectations. Although the mental network in his mind had already told him that the population had increased by a lot.
The base's population had increased from 10,000 to 50,000. It was a five-fold increase. However, it was just a feeling. They didn't have a concrete understanding of the situation. As for the level of the entire base, it was just a fantasy.
Now, he was witnessing all of this development with his own eyes. This had already surpassed any of his fantasies.
The huge base could not be compared to before. He had previously built a city that could accommodate about 20,000 to 30,000 people, and this city was the most obvious.
Not only was it bigger, but its scale had also expanded further. It made people feel as if they were not in the desolate land of America, but in a state capital of the Great Tang. The people coming and going, as well as the gradual improvement of various facilities.
The first thing to be affected was the road. If he was not sure that this was the ancient times of a thousand years ago, he might have found that he might have traveled back in time.
Many cement roads ran through the entire base, extending in all directions. In the future, each road would be a continent with more than eight roads. In this era, it could be said to be super straight roads.
Around the road were patches of cultivated farmland. There seemed to be golden wheat or green rice there. Many Native Americans were working there.
In the distance, the workshop in his memory had expanded further, almost covering most of the area on the other side. The thick walls blocked all vision, but the smoke rising high was enough to explain the development of the workshop.
As for the seaside, the harbor that he had chosen earlier was now filled with ships. The number of ships was even larger than his fleet. Everything had undergone a qualitative change in just a short year.
If the base before he left was just a temporary camp, then the base before him was like a real base. It was even starting to move closer to the city. Not only did the camp expand further, but the number of Native Americans had also increased significantly. This was probably the main reason for the increase in personnel.
Looking at all this, even Li Chengdao couldn't help but open his mouth slightly. The Chinese immigrants who were brought here were even more dumbfounded. Although they had a mental network, their thoughts were still their own. It was also because of this that they were deeply shocked at this moment.
They had indeed followed Li Chengdao here, but they had only followed him here. As for where they were going, none of them knew. They were curious and worried.
They had even thought of countless possibilities, but they had never thought that such a scene would happen. The scene that the entire Los Angeles base presented gave them an unimaginable shock and impact. They had never thought that such a scene would happen. Therefore, at this moment, most of the people could not help but open their mouths slightly as they looked at everything in front of them in a daze.
Li Chengdao was not too immersed in this change. It was not because he did not care about it, but his gaze was quickly attracted by the scene above the harbor.
He could clearly see an extremely eye-catching ship on top of the large ships. Its huge body formed a perfect contrast with the surrounding Karak ships. Compared to the Karak ships, it was like the difference between a tower ship and a small sampan, making people have to focus their gazes.
"Scissors Sailboat!"
Li Chengdao took a deep breath and looked at the huge ship in front of him. He naturally understood what it was. The last ship that the official shipyard could build was also the ship he requested to build more than a year ago. It was just that he didn't have enough time at that time. It was obvious that after a year, it had been completed.
Although Li Chengdao had already predicted this type of ship, the size of the ship was far beyond his imagination. He even felt that this ship might not be the simplest scissors sailboat. It should be the product of a Level 2 shipyard. Otherwise, it would not be so huge. Only a ship with a displacement of 3,000 tons manufactured by a Level 2 shipyard could have such a scale.
A displacement of 3,000 tons was 3,000 tons. What kind of concept was this? The displacement of a Karak ship was only 700 to 800 tons, and the displacement of a Galen ship was just over 1,000 tons. This was equivalent to three Karaks and three Galen ships. This was only a matter of size. The key to this ship was not its size.
Especially in this era where the Great Voyage had yet to begin, a displacement of 3,000 tons was almost equivalent to a giant ship at sea. What was even more terrifying was that this giant ship not only had unimaginable long-distance sailing ability, but also an incredible speed. Its maximum speed could easily exceed 20 knots, and even its ordinary speed could exceed 15 knots. Under such a speed, it could teach any ship a lesson, whether it was in the Pacific Ocean. He could even walk freely in the Atlantic Ocean.
Just one ship was enough to completely crush the other ships by dozens of streets. Even the Karak Ship and the Galen Ship could not compare to it. This was not an exaggeration, but a fact.
Looking at this ship, Li Chengdao's emotions couldn't help but rise and fall. At this moment, the fleet had completely docked. Wang Gui and the others were already waiting on the shore.
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