Elder Jorre also nodded slightly, clearly agreeing with Nasry's words. He said, "Yes, these forces in the Breezy Plains are now in a state of disunity. If we force them too much, they might instead join forces. The Ledin Kingdom and the Felan Kingdom are examples. Besides, our foundation is far away overseas, and apart from using battleships to suppress the coast, it would be much more difficult for us to send troops into the mainland than the Ledin Kingdom and the Felan Kingdom. "
The few people from the Gilded Kingdom discussed for a while in the empty conference hall, and analyzed the current situation. They all felt that as long as they left the forces of the Breezy Plains hanging for a few days, they would know the strength of the Gilded Kingdom and the Illuminati, as well as their determination to enter the Breezy Plains. They would then naturally come crying for a restart of the negotiations. Hence, Cantory no longer took the accident that occurred during the negotiations to heart, and simply waited for those forces to beg him to settle the score.
When Cantory and the others left the conference hall, there was no longer a trace of anger on their faces. Instead, they all looked confident and confident. Cantory's original intention was to go to the brothel in Calon City to have some fun, but under the persuasion of Nasry and Jorre, he returned to the battleship at the port early, and waited for the representatives of the forces of the Breezy Plains to apologize and beg them to restart the negotiations.
On the third day after returning to the battleship, Cantory and the others were leisurely sipping wine on the deck while enjoying the fresh sea breeze. All of a sudden, Nasry's adjutant hurried over, and after bowing to them, he leaned close to Nasry and whispered a few words to him. After hearing the report from his adjutant, the smile on Nasry's face instantly froze, and it was as if the clear sky had suddenly been covered with dark clouds.
Seeing the change in Nasry's expression, Cantory, who was talking to Elder Jorre, also looked displeased. He didn't think that anything serious had happened, and was just displeased with Nasry and his adjutant's whispers. Hence, he asked in a low voice, "General Nasry, is there anything that needs to be kept from us?"
Nasry calmed himself down, and said to his adjutant, "Tell Envoy Cantory and Elder Jorre about what happened just now."
"Envoy Cantory, Elder Jorre, this is what happened. I just received news that one of the battleships we sent back to the country was attacked on its way back." The adjutant looked a little frightened. Although his position in the fleet was not low, he was still far behind the people in front of him. Although he wouldn't be held responsible for this matter as an adjutant, he knew very well that if these big shots were to vent their anger on him, they wouldn't care about responsibility.
"What?! The warship was attacked? Where is this place? Could it be that there are some powerful sea beasts roaming about? "
The ocean was the domain of the Gilded Kingdom, and no one could compete with the Gilded Kingdom in the ocean, except for the giant sea beasts hidden in the deep sea. Hence, when he heard that the battleship had been attacked, Cantory's first reaction was that the battleship had collided with a powerful sea beast.
However, after hearing Cantory's question, the adjutant shook his head, and said, "Lord Envoy, it wasn't a sea beast that attacked our battleship, but a powerful battleship. According to the surviving sailors, the flag of the Tower of Dusk was hung on the mast of that battleship."
"Impossible, how can there be a battleship more powerful than ours in this world? Even the Ledin Kingdom and the Felan Kingdom don't have one. The Tower of Dusk is just a local force on the mainland, how can they have such a battleship? Could it be that the sailors made a mistake, and are trying to shirk responsibility!? " Although Cantory was not from the navy, as a citizen of the Gilded Kingdom, he still had considerable confidence in the kingdom's battleships.
His confidence was not blind. In fact, the Gilded Kingdom could become the overlord of the seas because of the powerful battleships that were integrated with alchemy technology. With these powerful battleships, they could be considered invincible in the sea, and even the ferocious sea beasts could only become the prey of the fleet.
Although the Ledin Kingdom and the Felan Kingdom both had some coastlines, they had invested pitifully little in their navies, and the so-called battleships were trash that would scatter at a single touch. They were not qualified to be compared to the fleet of the Gilded Kingdom at all. If it weren't for the fact that the Gilded Kingdom did not have a powerful army, they would have probably blasted open the gates of the Ledin Kingdom and the Felan Kingdom with their strong ships and cannons.
According to the understanding of Cantory and the others, the Tower of Dusk was just a rising force located in Doland. Not to mention building a battleship that was comparable to the battleship of the Gilded Kingdom, they probably couldn't even build ordinary wooden battleships.
"No, Lord Envoy, according to the surviving sailors, the enemy's battleship seems to be very similar to the battleship that we lost in the nearby sea previously. Besides, the other party boarded the ship first, and only sank it after looting all the supplies on board. " Under the pressure of Cantory's aura, the adjutant felt that his legs were trembling, and his voice was trembling too.
"It's our missing battleship? Damn it, it must have been given to them by that old fogey, the Ashen Warlock! " Being robbed by their own battleship was simply a slap in the face. Cantory was so infuriated that he smashed the table into pieces. He turned around, and said to Nasry, "General Nasry, since the other party dared to provoke us like this, aren't you going to do something?"
The Gilded Kingdom had lost one battleship each in the Felan Kingdom and the Breezy Plains. They attributed the loss of the Felan Kingdom's battleship to the Supreme Council's arbitrator, while the Breezy Plains' battleship was attributed to the Ashen Warlock. In their opinion, only a true Sanctuary powerhouse like the Ashen Warlock would be able to capture their battleship so easily. Now that the flag of the Tower of Dusk was hung on the captured battleship, they naturally thought that it was given to the Tower of Dusk by the Ashen Warlock.
At this moment, Nasry was actually no less infuriated than Cantory. After all, the two battleships belonged to the Third Fleet, and as the commander of the fleet, he had an unshirkable responsibility for this matter. However, he did not explode like Cantory did. Instead, he suppressed his anger, and said to his adjutant, "Immediately hand over all the information to the General Staff, and let them formulate a perfect encirclement and suppression plan as soon as possible. The dignity of the Gilded Kingdom's navy must not be tarnished by others!"
Nasry did not give such an order because he had lost his rationality out of anger. Otherwise, he would have ordered the battleship to open fire and blast the entire Calon City into ruins. In Nasry's opinion, even though the enemy had a large battleship like theirs, it would be impossible to operate it without five or six years of practice. Hence, if he could capture that battleship, he would not only be able to make up for his previous mistakes, but he might also be able to play a certain role in this negotiation.
However, Elder Jorre stopped his adjutant who was about to deliver the order. He frowned slightly, and said to Nasry, "Wait, General Nasry, regarding military matters, although it's not convenient for me to interrupt, I have to say that the most important thing for us now is to obtain what we need through peaceful means. Once we start a war, I'm afraid it will have some negative effects on our subsequent negotiations. "
In fact, what worried Elder Jorre the most was not the war with the forces of the Breezy Plains. They all thought that the battleship of the Tower of Dusk was given to the Tower of Dusk after being captured by the Ashen Warlock, which meant that the relationship between the Ashen Warlock and the Tower of Dusk was not ordinary. If they were to start a war with the Tower of Dusk and provoke the Ashen Warlock, it would be difficult for them to gain any benefits with their current strength.
In fact, they had set up such a negotiation in a bid to obtain the resources they needed from the various forces through peaceful means because of the deterrence of the Ashen Warlock. Otherwise, how could the members of the Gilded Kingdom and the Illuminati sit together to negotiate with the local forces?
"What should we do then? Are we just going to tolerate it!?" Cantory had never suffered such a loss before, and was naturally unwilling to let it go.
With a sneer on his face, Elder Jorre stroked his beard, and sinisterly said, "Isn't the president of the Tower of Dusk in Calon City? The reason why there was no progress in the negotiation this time was because of his sudden departure. This time, we may have suffered a great loss, but if we can get the two Tera Mines from the Tower of Dusk, it will be enough to make up for our losses. "
Hearing this, Cantory and Nasry immediately had a look of realization on their faces. Although the attack of the Tower of Dusk this time had caused them to suffer a lot of losses, they had also given them something to use against them. In the following negotiations, they could definitely use this matter to force the Tower of Dusk to make concessions.
"Okay, that's it. Gil, go and inform the people of the Breezy Plains immediately. I want to see what else the people of the Tower of Dusk can say in this negotiation." After Cantory figured it out, he immediately ordered his subordinates to inform the representatives of the various forces of the Breezy Plains to convene another negotiation meeting.
At the same time, in the boundless sea outside Calon City, a large battleship with the characteristics of the Gilded Kingdom was slowly sailing in a certain direction on the surface of the sea. On the deck of the battleship stood several mages who were all wearing the unique badges of the Tower of Dusk. The one in the lead was Alan, the leader of the Tower of Dusk's mages.
After attacking the battleship of the Gilded Kingdom, Alan did not order them to leave the sea immediately, and even deliberately let go of a lifeboat in hopes that the people of the Gilded Kingdom would send another battleship over after receiving the news.
He was not being arrogant. Although the battleship in their hands was from the Gilded Kingdom, its performance was more than several times better than before after Lin Li and Angelano's modifications. Originally, although such a battleship was integrated with alchemy technology, it still required hundreds of experienced sailors to operate it in order to fully exert its power. However, after Lin Li's modifications, the operation of the battleship was much simpler, and only a dozen or so mages could operate it with ease.
In addition to being easier to operate, the mana cannons of the battleship had also been replaced with Legendary magical crystals, which made them more powerful. Besides, Lin Li also set up Guru-level mageweaths and Guru-level Alchemy Arrays on the battleship, making it truly an unsinkable fortress on the sea.
Even if the Gilded Kingdom dispatched all five of their giant battleships, Alan was confident that he could still leave safely after causing a huge loss to the other party. In fact, even if they encountered a Sanctuary powerhouse, the battleship would be able to last for a period of time, and it would be enough for the mages of the Tower of Dusk to leave calmly through the Teleportation Portal in the cabin.
However, it was a pity that Alan and the others did not see the Gilded Kingdom's battleship after waiting for a long time. In the end, they had no choice but to return.
The battleship of the Tower of Dusk naturally could not be docked at the port of Calon City. Instead, it entered the port of a coastal mine of the Tower of Dusk. Alan left the others to guard the battleship, and left the mine himself. It only took him half an hour to return to Calon City, and report to Lin Li about the gains of the operation this time. Just as Alan finished his report, the people of the Malfa Family also happened to bring the news that the Gilded Kingdom was going to restart the negotiations.
"Aren't the people of the Gilded Kingdom very arrogant? Why didn't they react at all after being slapped?" Alan was clearly not satisfied with the gains today, and he hoped that the people of the Gilded Kingdom would not be able to hold back so that he would have an excuse to get rid of them.
"Don't worry, there will be a chance in the future," Lin Li said nonchalantly while flipping through the Book of Eternity in his hand. He did not think that with the arrogance of the people of the Gilded Kingdom, they would let this matter go just like that. The fact that they suddenly said that they wanted to restart the negotiations might have something to do with this matter.
However, Lin Li did not care about the reaction of the people of the Gilded Kingdom at all. In any case, he did not intend to let the Tower of Dusk suffer any losses in this so-called negotiation.
As expected, as soon as the meeting began the next day, Cantory, who was the special envoy of the Gilded Kingdom, questioned the people of the Tower of Dusk angrily.
Initially, Cantory had planned to maintain some composure when he thought about the plan yesterday, but when he saw the people of the Tower of Dusk appear, he immediately lost his rationality. Without waiting for the people of the Tower of Dusk to sit down, he slammed the table and stood up. Glaring at Lin Li with bloodshot eyes, he hollered, "President Felic, one of our battleships that was transporting supplies was attacked by the Tower of Dusk at sea yesterday. How do you explain this matter!? Do you really want to drag the entire Breezy Plains into the war!? "
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