While Maria Hill gained her authority and began walking around the bridge, observing the specific layout and learning the functions of each piece of equipment, the ship's crew also arrived at the bridge one after another.

Ethan had not specifically notified anyone, but after finishing organizing their belongings, everyone came over on their own. Even Ada, who had been wandering around to familiarize herself with the environment, came to the bridge at this time.

Such a large ship could not be explored all at once. Ada had done a general tour, looked at the commonly used areas, and then, comparing them to the map in her hand, calculated distances and other data.

After everyone gathered on the bridge, Tony gestured for them to clear the central area.

"Prinz Eugen, raise the round table."

"Round table?"

Everyone was curious about what the "round table" was. It was not until a circular platform rose from the empty central area that they realized what the "round table" referred to.

"What is this thing for?"

"A multi-functional platform. It has many uses."

For example, projecting the surrounding environment for meetings was just one of its functions. Tony raised the round table to introduce the Prinz Eugen in more detail to everyone present.

"Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce your new home: The Prinz Eugen!"

As Tony spoke, everyone gathered around the round table saw a projection of the Prinz Eugen appear on the platform.

Tony had been working with this technology for years, and the Prinz Eugen used his latest achievements. The effect was better and more realistic. What appeared before them was not just the Prinz Eugen, but even the surrounding sea area was projected, and unlike the single-color projections he used before, this was different.

Having acquired more advanced technology, Tony had refined this system. Everyone looking at the round table felt as if they were standing with a "God's-eye view" looking at "themselves."

With a wave of Tony's hand, a series of data appeared next to the image of the Prinz Eugen.

Standard displacement: 17,000 tons; Full load displacement: 21,500 tons.

Overall length: 215 meters; Beam: 23 meters.

Draft: 5.5 meters.

Propulsion system: A jet propulsion system powered by the latest model Arc Reactor.

Maximum speed: 40 knots.

Endurance... Theoretically, it can run continuously even at maximum speed.

Weaponry includes four twin-mounted 203mm multi-functional main guns, capable of energy attacks and conventional shell firing depending on the situation. The main guns can charge up for powerful bombardments, requiring a ten-minute cooldown after a charged shot, during which even normal firing should be avoided as much as possible.

Secondary armament includes six twin-mounted 105mm dual-purpose anti-aircraft/surface guns, with the same functions as the main guns.

A vertical launch system disguised as a chimney, equipped with multiple anti-ship and land-attack missiles.

Anti-aircraft weaponry includes six specially modified Stark Phalanx CIWS and six missile launch boxes.

In addition, there are four underwater bomb launchers, also specially manufactured by Tony Stark. There are various types of underwater bombs, which can be selected according to the situation.

Two new model Quinjets. These are the ones used by the Avengers in the second Avengers movie. Their wings can fold, and they are normally stored in the hangar below the elevator platform.

The aircraft's functions include landing, since such a large warship cannot anchor near islands like before, so landing must be done by flight or small boats.

The aircraft can also perform reconnaissance and lock onto specific targets, helping missiles lock onto their targets.

There are also two small boats for convenient landing, which are normally placed on the edges of the elevator platform and can be lowered to the sea surface.

Looking at this long list of data, everyone except Logan had their eyes wide open. People like Jonathan and Evelyn, who were not very knowledgeable about weapons and equipment and did not really care, simply thought it was very impressive.

Ada, Hill, and O'Connell, who were more knowledgeable, just felt this new ship was absurd.

Tony told everyone that this was nothing. The truly powerful aspect of this ship was not these weapons, but its terrifying defense.

With a snap of Tony's fingers, the Prinz Eugen's most formidable feature was finally displayed on the projection device.

The magical defense shield personally arranged by Ethan would form a spherical protective cover on the outermost layer, establishing the first line of defense for the Prinz Eugen (in reality, the first line of defense should be the Phalanx and missile launch boxes).

Then, through Tony's breakthroughs, he finally managed to understand the principle of the defense layer on the magic stone equipment that adhered closely to the gear, and installed it on this warship.

Even if the outermost magic shield was broken, it did not mean attacks could directly hit the Prinz Eugen.

They would encounter an energy layer the moment they touched the hull. No matter which part was hit, the impact force from that attack would be dispersed across the entire energy layer to be absorbed. Unless this defense layer could be completely penetrated or shattered, no real damage could be done to the hull.

In a game world, this would be like a health bar. Even if you cut off a head with one strike, at most it would just lose some health (consume defense energy), and it would not instantly destroy the opponent.

Coupled with the fact that the hull itself used the most advanced warship steel technology, even if both layers of defense energy were broken, the opponent might not be able to sink the Prinz Eugen. By that point, whether the opponent even had any shells left was another question.

Maria Hill, who had the most experience with warships, felt immense pressure. If she were to sink this ship, she really should just find a place to kill herself.

Such a ship, if brought to Earth, could completely declare: Who can sink me?

It is truly difficult to sink. Looking at this exaggerated defense, even a nuclear bomb strike would probably struggle to cause real damage.

"Alright, I believe everyone now knows how amazing this new home is, but I must remind you all that the data shown here is the complete version, and the current Prinz Eugen is not yet the complete version."

Mainly because Ethan has not started setting up the magic protective shield on the ship yet. This takes time and effort, and the Prinz Eugen was still being built in the shipyard at that time. He had to wait until he truly got his hands on it and the technological issues were resolved before he could start the setup.

Otherwise, he would have spent a lot of effort setting up the magic protective shield, only for there to be a problem with the ship requiring rework and adjustments, which could potentially render all his arrangements useless.

Only after all tests are completed will the outermost magic defense system begin to be set up.

"Now, our mission is to conduct detailed tests on the Prinz Eugen."

This includes testing the effectiveness of various equipment and conducting various extreme navigation tests. These tasks need to be executed by Hill, which is why Ethan gave Hill authority right away instead of letting her stay for a while before starting work.

"If you have any objections to this arrangement, you can raise them directly. I highly respect personal wishes."

"No, this is the best arrangement for me. I am very willing to start working immediately." Maria Hill is a woman with a very strong career drive, an absolute career-oriented powerhouse. While Ada and Diana can also be called powerhouses, they are still women and will do some seemingly meaningless but enjoyable feminine things.

Maria Hill... often she did not see herself as a person, but rather as a machine, especially when performing tasks. For her, joining Ethan's team was a long-term mission.

"Then let's start directly, Commander Hill."

"Yes, Captain!"

Hill also felt more comfortable with this way of interacting, which was very similar to her previous situation at S.H.I.E.L.D.

The platform Tony called the round table did not descend, but continued to display the status of the entire Prinz Eugen to everyone. As Hill controlled the ship, the Prinz Eugen began to gradually increase speed, maintaining it for a considerable period at various speed stages.

Various data from the ship were truthfully reflected on the platform in front of everyone, allowing everyone to more intuitively understand the status of the ship and the surrounding sea area.

This also reflected how powerful the Prinz Eugen's detection capabilities were. Within the spherical range centered around the Prinz Eugen, everything was completely under control, without missing any details.

"It looks like our future life will be very comfortable."

After a period of acceleration, the Prinz Eugen had already reached its theoretical maximum speed of 40 knots, but those on the bridge still did not feel any discomfort. The stability of the Prinz Eugen exceeded everyone's imagination, which was the result of the stable equipment reverse-engineered from magic stone technology.

As things stood, when the Prinz Eugen was completely stopped on a relatively calm sea, it was almost like being on land, with virtually no sensation of shaking.

As for tests like whether the propulsion system suffered any damage during high-speed navigation, Ethan was not too concerned about that now. He sat in the captain's chair, quietly observing the various data not far in front of him, and watching the expressions of the people looking at the projection screen.

He could see that everyone was happy. Regardless of their true thoughts, at least at this moment, they were genuinely happy to have a better new home.

This meant that everyone was starting to feel a sense of belonging to this group.

"What are the plans next?"

Tony watched for a while. Based on the current performance, the subsequent tests should not pose any major problems. He would not have much opportunity to intervene, so he might as well consider this a vacation.

"First, set up the defensive magic... and then..."

Ethan looked towards the glass window in front, gazing through it at the vast, almost boundless sea ahead.

"Onward to the new world!"

(To be continued.)