Afterward, John, filled with excitement, followed Hiccup to the new recruit training grounds.
Looking at the timid new recruits, Hiccup casually pushed John forward and said, "Take him along for training! Remember to pay extra attention!"
The instructor responsible for training the new recruits heard this and immediately showed a mischievous smile, then placed his right fist over his chest, bowed respectfully to Hiccup, and said, "Understood, sir!"
Hiccup turned his head and looked at John, saying, "If you can't endure it, be sure to yell for help!"
After saying this, Hiccup left directly. John secretly vowed, "I absolutely cannot lose face for the Divine Emissary. I will absolutely not yell for help!"
However, ideals are beautiful, but reality is exceptionally cruel.
After all, to become a Dragon Knight, it's not just about being able to fly on a dragon. Such soldiers are merely ordinary soldiers, not worthy of being called knights, and certainly not powerful Dragon Knights.
Such people would only be a burden and completely unfit for the battlefield.
Upon returning to his residence, Hiccup directly said to the Dragon Riders, "When the snow stops later, go pull John's boat back!"
"Understood!"
Hiccup remembered that John's boat still had some good things on it.
Days passed one by one, but Hiccup was not idle. Although fans are indeed not needed in winter, they were still invented by Hiccup.
Because with fans, it's equivalent to having electric boat propellers! With some utilization, they can be made into speedboats!
In a naval battle, large warships and Dragon Knights can indeed play a role, but if one wants to trade with a country, driving a warship there would surely make them think you are provoking them, and they would definitely send heavy troops to guard against you. If you ride a dragon in, it goes without saying, you would certainly be arrested on the spot.
Even if an outsider comes to Second Island, Hiccup would still make him disarm his weapons and equipment; there's no way he'd let him swagger in.
So, when entering someone else's territory, one must certainly abide by some rules. This is where the importance of speedboats becomes evident.
They are merely fast but not dangerous, so they can easily enter some towns and will not be suspected by the armies of those countries.
When Hiccup thought of this, he couldn't help but smile, thinking, "I'm afraid in their impression, Vikings are pirates! Regardless of gender, age, or youth, all of them are insane pirates!"
The way these kingdoms deal with pirates is either to hang them or burn them alive.
"It seems it's time for some changes in attire! Especially that horned helmet, which symbolizes Viking Pirates! It must be changed!"
Prejudice is not something that can be resolved in a short time.
Now with electricity, the time it takes to turn black wheat into flour can be shortened, and electricity can also be used to bake bread.
To make the entire house warmer, Hiccup also invented electric heaters...
After all, he has two dragons accompanying him, and he can also release flames, but the villagers on the island do not. They can only endure the cold of minus thirty degrees Celsius in their wooden houses.
Although they wear sheepskin, they won't freeze to death, but that kind of cold is not something an ordinary person can endure.
And today was the day Hiccup created the electric heater.
In fact, electric heaters are very easy to manufacture, and the materials are abundant. The only ones who suffer are those few Thundercall Dragons. They have to fly out every day to find lightning to charge, then return to release it, and then go back into the storm...
This back and forth is enough to support all the electricity consumption of Second Island, and there can even be a surplus.
Of course, Hiccup would not treat them unfairly; as long as they go out to work, they will be given mutton upon their return!
Now, every household has installed electric heaters, and all the villagers looked at this item in their homes with great curiosity.
They all couldn't help but exclaim, "What amazing thing has the Divine Emissary created again!?"
"By Odin! These outdoor light bulbs are already your grace! No need to trouble the Divine Emissary to send so many wondrous things!"
"Oh my god~ Are all these the Divine Emissary's grace to me? By Odin, I will definitely offer my most devout prayers to you every morning, noon, and night!"
After such a long period of interaction, they not only saw Hiccup taming dragons and bringing convenience to their lives but also believed that all these conveniences were the grace of god.
Hiccup thus rightfully solidified his identity as a Divine Emissary. From then on, these people had no intention of resisting.
Because if they resisted Hiccup, they would be resisting god!
An ordinary person not only received salvation from god but also received grace from god, so how could they disobey?
Perhaps if Hiccup told them he was the true god reincarnated, they would surely believe him and even sculpt statues of him.
All the Dragon Knights came to Hiccup's side, bowed to him, and said, "Respected Divine Emissary! All the divine objects have been distributed to the villagers!"
Hiccup did not correct their way of addressing him. After all, it was the early stage of creation, and calling these things divine objects could strengthen their indoctrination.
So he merely nodded faintly, then, without looking back, said, "Connect them to the electricity!"
"Yes!"
The electric heaters run on a separate circuit!
So, after being powered on, it would not affect the streetlights or the light bulbs in the villagers' homes.
When they were first powered on, there was no temperature, and all the villagers were very confused about what these strange-looking things were for.
Some villagers even knelt and prayed directly to these electric heaters, as if treating them as merit boxes, believing that by treating them devoutly, they could tell Odin their innermost thoughts.
Some people, to show their devotion to Odin, even placed offerings on the electric heaters.
When enough time had passed and the electric heaters should have warmed up, Hiccup pulled over a microphone, connected it to the small broadcast system in every household, and said, "The divine object I bestow upon you today is called an electric heater!"
"As long as it's plugged in, it can bring you warmth!"
"You can now reach out and touch these electric heaters! They should be very warm now!"
After hearing Hiccup's words, the villagers tentatively placed their hands on the electric heaters.
Everyone was very careful when reaching out, not because they were afraid of getting burned, but because they were afraid that too much movement would displease the gods...
When they placed their hands on the electric heaters, their eyes immediately lit up. Some villagers even pressed themselves directly against them...
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