Fortunately, Lin Li had learned a lot from The Star, especially the design of the power system of The Star, which seemed to have opened a whole new door for him. Although he could not completely replicate the power system of The Star on the battleship that was under construction, he was confident that he could design a power system that was suitable for the battleship.
The people in charge of the shipyard, especially the shipbuilders hired from all over the world, couldn't help but have their eyes glisten as they listened to Lin Li's explanation of the design of the new power system. Some of them even couldn't help but exclaim in amazement when they heard the exciting parts. The various ingenious designs were no different from entering a whole new world for them.
The power system was the foundation, followed by the defense system and firepower system of the battleship. Of course, Lin Li did not copy the design of The Star, and instead made certain corrections to every detail according to the actual situation of the battleship that was being built. It was conceivable that when the battleship was completed, it would definitely be the most powerful battleship in Anril today even if it could not compare to The Star.
However, Lin Li had The Star as a reference for the technical issues, so there was no problem that was too difficult to solve. However, after the original design was modified, the construction of the new battleship would require a greater investment. For example, materials were an urgent problem that needed to be solved.
What would the result be if the Gilded Kingdom's giant alchemical battleship was replaced with a wooden hull!? Lin Li did not want the battleship that he had built with reference to The Star to end up in a bad state. Even if the battleship could not reach the standards of The Star, he still had to do his best, and the materials were crucial.
According to Lin Li's new design, the new battleship would require a large amount of rare magical metals, which the Tower of Dusk could no longer satisfy with the resources that it had. However, in order to put pressure on the Gilded Kingdom, almost all the forces of the Breezy Plains had suspended or reduced their transactions with the Gilded Kingdom, many of which were transactions of those rare magical metals. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Tower of Dusk successfully bought the stocks of those forces at a more favorable price than the Gilded Kingdom.
Those forces were also happy to have the Tower of Dusk intervene. Anyway, it didn't matter who they sold it to. Besides, the Tower of Dusk didn't deliberately lower the price. Besides, even if they resumed trading with the Gilded Kingdom in the future, it would not be easy for the Gilded Kingdom to lower the price that the Tower of Dusk had raised this time.
Soon, the shipyard began to build the newly designed battleships in an orderly manner. Due to Lin Li's personal participation, the construction progress was much faster even though the requirements for the design of the battleships were much higher than before. Of course, Lin Li did not only focus on the construction of the battleship. He would also return to the Sky Castle from time to time to guide the transformation of the Sky Castle.
Such days were not exactly leisurely, because both sides had many problems that required Lin Li's guidance. However, compared to Lin Li's adventurous life in the past or his life of studying in the inverted tower, the days were not that busy.
Time passed quickly, and it could be considered peaceful in the Breezy Plains. Not only did the Gilded Kingdom not cause any more trouble, the forces of the Breezy Plains also did not get into a fight over interests after truly submitting to the Tower of Dusk.
In the blink of an eye, a few months had passed, and the battleship that was being built in the shipyard of Ortland City had also reached the final stage. It would not be long before it could be launched for sea trials. Besides, the Tower of Dusk had more or less bought a few Magical Crystal Cannons from the Gilded Kingdom in the past few months. After Lin Li and Angelano's modification, the Magical Crystal Cannons were not installed on the Sky Castle for the time being. Instead, they were used to arm the newly built battleships.
However, just as the new battleships were about to be launched for sea trials, the Gilded Kingdom, which had been silent for a long time, finally made a big move again. Of course, they were not looking for trouble this time, but had instead specially sent a group of envoys, claiming that they were paying a friendly visit to the Tower of Dusk.
The ones leading the group of envoys were naturally Cantory, who was the special envoy of the Gilded Kingdom, and Elder Zumar of the Illuminati. At the same time, they were accompanied by nearly 100 people. The scale of such a group of envoys was already enough for a diplomatic mission between the two countries, especially with Elder Zumar, a high-level Sanctuary powerhouse. Even if it was a diplomatic mission between the two countries, it might not be worth it for Elder Zumar to appear.
Of course, the people of the Tower of Dusk did not feel flattered at all. Wasn't it only right for the other party to send a Sanctuary powerhouse? Their president was a true Sanctuary powerhouse too. Besides, the Gilded Kingdom's evasiveness in the matter of the Magical Crystal Cannons also made many mages of the Tower of Dusk very displeased. They were already giving the Gilded Kingdom a lot of face by not turning them away.
When the envoys of the Gilded Kingdom arrived, Lin Li was still in the shipyard of Ortland Port, conducting a final comprehensive inspection of the newly built battleships. After receiving the news from the Tower of Dusk, he did not deliberately ignore the people of the Gilded Kingdom, and simply carefully completed the inspection before returning to the Tower of Dusk.
When Lin Li returned to the Tower of Dusk, Gavin, a senior executive of the Tower of Dusk, was receiving the envoys of the Gilded Kingdom. The two main figures of the envoys, Elder Zumar and the special envoy Cantory, were invited to the reception hall of the Tower of Dusk, while the others were received by someone else.
"Elder Zumar, long time no see. Why did you come here today?" Lin Li greeted Elder Zumar with a smile as he strode into the reception hall.
Seeing that Lin Li had walked in, Elder Zumar immediately stood up from his seat, and with a smile on his face, he said, "I'm ashamed to say this, but I haven't had the chance to express my gratitude for your help on Cage Island previously. This time, we're here to pay a friendly visit to the Tower of Dusk, and we also want to express our gratitude to you for what happened on Cage Island. "
After the battle on Cage Island, Elder Zumar already had a rather high evaluation of Lin Li's strength. Hence, he did not put on any airs in front of Lin Li. On the other hand, although Cantory also had a diplomatic smile on his face, there was still some displeasure in his eyes.
"Haha, there's no need to thank me. Strictly speaking, it's just a transaction. If you really want to thank me, I hope that the Gilded Kingdom can fulfill the agreement between us and prepare the Magical Crystal Cannons that we want, "Lin Li said in a half-joking and half-serious manner. He meant that they'd better not talk nonsense. They all knew each other, and if they really wanted to, they wouldn't delay the order for the Magical Crystal Cannons.
"Erm, President Felic, you've misunderstood. We do have our own difficulties. It's not easy to manufacture Magical Crystal Cannons, and we have to reserve enough spare Magical Crystal Cannons for our battleships. However, please rest assured, once the new Magical Crystal Cannons are manufactured, we will definitely give priority to meeting the needs of the Tower of Dusk. " Elder Zumar was also a wily old fox. Faced with Lin Li's complaints, he did not seem embarrassed at all. Instead, he looked extremely sincere.
Lin Li did not continue to make things difficult for him. He walked to his seat, turned around, and said to Elder Zumar, "Elder Zumar, please take a seat. Although you're not here to deliver the Magical Crystal Cannons to me this time, you're still guests of the Tower of Dusk. Let's sit down and talk about anything."
"President Felic, we're here this time mainly to extend an invitation to you. The founding celebration of the Gilded Kingdom will be held soon. As the special envoy of the Gilded Kingdom, I was entrusted by His Majesty to invite you to attend our founding celebration as a friend of the Gilded Kingdom. " While speaking, Cantory took out a beautifully made invitation, and handed it to Lin Li with a smile.
Friend? Hearing this, the people of the Tower of Dusk couldn't help but snicker in their hearts. Politics is indeed hypocritical. As for the founding celebration, everyone knew that it was nothing more than a show of national power to intimidate those who dared to be enemies of the Gilded Kingdom.
If this trick was used on other forces or kingdoms, it might have some effect, but if it was used on the Tower of Dusk, the Gilded Kingdom would probably have the wrong idea. The Tower of Dusk now had a high-level Sanctuary powerhouse, a Sky Castle that was a war artifact built by the High Elves, and an elite team of mages. If everyone were to display their abilities, it would be hard to tell who would be the one to shock and awe.
Lin Li looked at the invitation in his hand, and smilingly said, "I've long heard that the Gilded Kingdom has a heritage of thousands of years overseas, and has a style that is completely different from the countries on the mainland. I'd like to go and see it if I have the chance. Apart from the Tower of Dusk, you must have invited other forces, right? "
"Yes, this time it's our millennium celebration, and the scale is far greater than usual. In addition to the Tower of Dusk, we've also invited the Mithril Alliance, the Caesar Family, the Glittergold Trade Union, and other forces of the Breezy Plains." Cantory did not hide anything, and he sounded rather proud. Clearly, he was already imagining how shocked the forces of the Breezy Plains would be after seeing the strength displayed by the Gilded Kingdom.
Hearing Cantory's answer, the people of the Tower of Dusk immediately understood that the Gilded Kingdom was clearly not trying to intimidate the Tower of Dusk, but the other forces of the Breezy Plains. They wanted to take advantage of the so-called founding celebration to show the strength of the Gilded Kingdom to the other forces of the Breezy Plains, and make them choose between the Tower of Dusk and the Gilded Kingdom.
In fact, the Gilded Kingdom had already played such a trick during the Cage Island incident. Why didn't they directly take the battleship to Cage Island to complete their so-called mission of strengthening the seal, and instead chose to travel by land through the Blackwater Swamp and the Levidan Canyon? Wasn't it just to show the powerful strength of the Gilded Kingdom in front of the forces of the Breezy Plains? Unfortunately, the performance was completely beyond the script set by the Gilded Kingdom. Not only did it not have much of a deterrent effect, they even had to seek help from the Tower of Dusk and the forces of the Breezy Plains.
"Okay, by the way, didn't you say that the Magical Crystal Cannons are large and inconvenient to transport? Why don't you help me prepare a batch of Magical Crystal Cannons first, and we'll transport those Magical Crystal Cannons back ourselves after attending your founding celebration? "Lin Li asked Cantory and the others without delay.
The Gilded Kingdom was dragging their feet and refusing to honor the deal for the Magical Crystal Cannons, and their excuse was that the Magical Crystal Cannons were inconvenient to transport. Hence, they could only give the Tower of Dusk two Magical Crystal Cannons a month. Of course, to a certain extent, that excuse was also considered a fact. The large Magical Crystal Cannons were indeed inconvenient to transport, and a standard cargo ship could only transport one Magical Crystal Cannon at a time. If the Gilded Kingdom only sent two cargo ships a month, they could indeed only transport two Magical Crystal Cannons.
On the other hand, Lin Li was very enthusiastic about solving that problem for the Gilded Kingdom. No matter how many Magical Crystal Cannons there were, they would not be a burden at all to his Ring of Endless Storm. If he were to open up and carry them, he would probably be able to carry the entire fleet of the Gilded Kingdom in the Ring of Endless Storm.
However, Cantory and the others did not know that Lin Li actually had such an incredible storage item. After all, in the entire world of Anril, storage items were extremely precious and rare, not to mention those that had a space as large as the Ring of Endless Storm. Generally speaking, even if it was a very precious space storage device that was called a divine artifact in myths, it would at most have a space of a few cubic meters. Even the most ordinary Magical Crystal Cannons would not be able to fit in a few cubic meters of space, let alone a Magical Crystal Cannon.
Hence, after hearing Lin Li's words, Cantory was not angry, and instead had a look of mockery in his eyes. He smiled, and said, "Is that so? We're more than happy that you're willing to share the burden of transporting the Magical Crystal Cannons for us, President Felic. Please rest assured, as long as you have enough transportation capacity, we will definitely satisfy you even if we have to use the navy's reserves."
When Cantory said that, Elder Zumar, who was at the side, vaguely felt that something was amiss, but he couldn't figure out what the problem was. As a high-level Sanctuary powerhouse, the only possibility that he could think of was that Lin Li might be using the Domain World to store the Magical Crystal Cannons. However, the Domain World was not omnipotent, and Sanctuary powerhouses were not gods. It was impossible for them to keep the Domain World open and transport the Magical Crystal Cannons from the Gilded Kingdom back to the Breezy Plains.
Hence, Zumar did not stop Cantory, and instead said to Lin Li after Cantory finished speaking, "President Felic, let's put the matter of the Magical Crystal Cannons aside for the time being. I have something else that I believe you will be interested in."
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