"Lord! That construction method is a type of shipbuilding mold; it's the form and rule of shipbuilding. Each type of ship has a fixed style, as well as mnemonic verses for inheriting the method... Uh... You don't understand? How should I put it, each type of ship has a fixed style, but no fixed dimensions. So the shipwrights remember the construction method, memorizing not the exact length and width, but the ratio of the components, like this many parts to that many parts..."
"Ah! Forgive me, Lord, my words are clumsy, and I still haven't made it clear. Let's talk about this Ocean Shielding Ship!... This sea ship's construction method was passed down to us from the Upper Country Ming. I, together with several shipwrights, participated in the construction of this ship, and have memorized the construction method..."
