Seeing the Death Sea after the firepower test of The Star, the sailors on the ship were all stunned, and even felt that it was surreal. Many of them had also seen naval battles, some of which were battles between armed merchant ships and pirates, and some of which were battles between pirates. They had all become bragging rights in the taverns. However, they now realized that the things that they had bragged about seemed to be child's play now.
Looking at the sea that had calmed down, Julio, who had regained his Legendary-level strength, couldn't help but feel emotional. Unlike the other sailors, he had personally experienced the terrifying power of the giant alchemical ships of the Gilded Kingdom. His fleet, which had been dominating the sea for many years, was completely vulnerable under the attack of the Gilded Kingdom's fleet. It could be said that the naval battle and the Gilded Kingdom's fleet left a deep impression in his mind, and he felt that they were invincible.
However, after seeing the powerful attack power displayed by The Star, the invincible image of the Gilded Kingdom's fleet in Julio's mind was instantly destroyed. He even couldn't help but fantasize that if he had a battleship like The Star back then, the Gilded Kingdom's fleet would probably be destroyed.
In the pilothouse of The Star, Lin Li was actually feeling rather uneasy. After all, it was a battleship that truly belonged to him. Although it was still lacking compared to the real The Star, he was certain that it was definitely the best in all aspects in Anril today.
After a series of tests, The Star ended its first trial voyage, and returned to Ortland Port to make some adjustments to the details in the shipyard. About three or four days after the first trial of The Star, the various forces of the Breezy Plains sent envoys to congratulate the Tower of Dusk.
While congratulating them, they also hoped that they could go to sea with The Star of the Tower of Dusk during the celebration of the founding of the Gilded Kingdom. After all, the Endless Ocean had never been a safe place, and the Gilded Kingdom had a powerful fleet that could freely travel to and from the Breezy Plains. However, the forces of the Breezy Plains did not have the protection of a fleet like the Gilded Kingdom's. At most, they could get two armed merchant ships, and it might not be a problem for them to travel to the coastal waters, but it would be a little difficult for them to reach the Gilded Kingdom.
Initially, the forces of the Breezy Plains were really having a headache about how to go to the Gilded Kingdom after receiving the invitation. However, after seeing that the Tower of Dusk had actually built a powerful battleship like The Star, they naturally thought of the idea of hitching a ride.
Lin Li readily agreed to the requests of those forces. After all, the Tower of Dusk was no longer just the Tower of Dusk, but the acknowledged leader of many forces in the Breezy Plains. Hence, it was actually very normal for the forces of the Breezy Plains to want to follow the Tower to the Gilded Kingdom.
The various forces of the Breezy Plains took the invitation of the Gilded Kingdom's founding celebration very seriously. After all, no one was really willing to have a war in the Breezy Plains, because that would not be beneficial to anyone. Although the Gilded Kingdom had stepped into the Breezy Plains, Gilded Kingdom, Sea, and King Kingdom, and the Kingdom, the Kingdom, Sea, and the God, Feng Kingdom, they God, that.
Many forces, in Kings, the Kings, the forces, and other forces God, Sea, Sea, Sea, and all, and, the God, Kings, Dragon, the Sea, Sea, Star, and all Sea, and. There were also major forces such as the Mithril Alliance who had cooperated with the Gilded Kingdom in the field of alchemy, and had also benefited greatly from the cooperation. Hence, for the time being, the forces of the Breezy Plains and the Gilded Kingdom should be considered to be in a honeymoon period.
Hence, for the time being, none of the forces of the Breezy Plains wanted to fall out with the Gilded Kingdom. Even though everyone knew very well that the Gilded Kingdom's development in the Breezy Plains would conflict with their interests sooner or later, at least the current peace was in line with everyone's interests.
In particular, the Mithril Alliance and several other top forces had more areas of cooperation with the Gilded Kingdom, and their businesses were also larger. Hence, they all sent important figures to the Gilded Kingdom's founding celebration to attend the ceremony. Of course, attending the ceremony was only secondary. The most important thing was to express their desire for peace. At the same time, they hoped that there would be further development in terms of business and cooperation.
The representative of the Mithril Alliance could be considered an old acquaintance of Lin Li. He was none other than Joseph, who had once been the controller of the Mithril Alliance. After the exploration of Prince Brahere's mausoleum, Joseph had been stripped of his position as the controller of the Mithril Alliance because he failed to handle the relationship with the Tower of Dusk well, and caused the Mithril Alliance to suffer a great loss in strength during that exploration. However, as the former controller of the alliance, Joseph still had a very high status in the Mithril Alliance. After all, he represented the Taylor Family, which was relatively powerful in the Mithril Alliance.
Although he had lost his position as the leader of the alliance because of Lin Li, Joseph did not show the slightest grudge after meeting Lin Li. When congratulating Lin Li on the successful trial of The Star, Joseph's wrinkled face was full of smiles, and he even gave Lin Li a congratulatory gift in his own name.
On the Caesar Family's side, the current patriarch, Claus, personally led the team. Although it was somewhat risky for him to go to the Gilded Kingdom to attend the ceremony as the patriarch, it also showed how much importance they attached to this event. However, after meeting Lin Li, Claus also told Lin Li in private that regardless of what happened in the Gilded Kingdom, he would definitely follow the lead of the Tower of Dusk during this event.
Of course, Lin Li did not take Claus' words seriously. He was well aware that for these people, interests were the most important. Claus' words were not so much a show of loyalty to Lin Li, but rather an insurance policy. If the Tower of Dusk was really at an absolute disadvantage, it would be the most unreliable to count on these forces to go through hardships together.
Although the Blood Moon Clan had always kept a low profile in the Breezy Plains, and could even be considered rather mysterious, they obviously did not want to miss the invitation of the Gilded Kingdom this time. Besides, the one who appeared this time was none other than the current president of the Blood Moon Clan, Mogadi. Moreover, it was said that at the end of the Dark Age, the people of the Blood Moon Clan had hidden in the Endless Ocean for a long period of time in order to avoid being wiped out by the allied forces of the various races. Hence, Mogadi and Lin Li got along well with each other in terms of sailing, which made the people of the other forces rather envious.
In addition, the Glittergold Trade Union also sent a representative this time. After all, the Glittergold Trade Union also had a lot of business in the Gilded Kingdom. Besides, as the Gilded Kingdom entered the Breezy Plains, the Glittergold Trade Union's business in the Gilded Kingdom also gradually increased. However, this time, the representative of the Glittergold Trade Union was not Hoffman and Thomas, but another shareholder, Master of Inscription, Elvan.
It was not that Hoffman and Thomas were arrogant, or that they did not attach importance to the exchange with the Gilded Kingdom this time. It was mainly because the Glittergold Trade Union was different from the other forces. The Glittergold Trade Union had business in almost all of Anril, and not to mention the two major shareholders, Hoffman and Thomas, even the minor shareholders could not stay idle.
The reason they let Elvan be the representative was mainly because he was the only person in the trade union who did not care about business affairs, and had always been in charge of inscription. At the same time, with his identity as one of the four major shareholders, he had enough authority to represent the Glittergold Trade Union, so that the Gilded Kingdom would not feel belittled.
This time, Elvis and the other pseudo-Sanctuary powerhouses of the major forces who had participated in the Battle of Cage Island did not come to the Gilded Kingdom to attend the founding celebration of the Gilded Kingdom. Their status in their respective forces was relatively high, and they generally did not bother with the affairs of their respective forces. However, a pseudo-Sanctuary powerhouse came uninvited, and he was none other than Cardson, who was known as the best gourmet of the Breezy Plains.
In fact, Cardson was not on the invitation list of the Gilded Kingdom this time, and they mainly invited the various forces of the Breezy Plains. Although Cardson was competent, he did not belong to any force in the Breezy Plains. In fact, his small restaurant was the only force he belonged to.
The reason why Cardson came uninvited was entirely because of his hobby. In his words, he had already tasted everything that could be eaten in Anril, and it was a good opportunity for him to try the exotic delicacies of the Gilded Kingdom. Besides, in addition to eating, he also liked to cook by himself. In the eyes of others, the Endless Ocean was a dangerous place where all kinds of marine magical beasts roamed, but to him, it was simply a treasure trove of ingredients.
Hence, as soon as Cardson saw Lin Li, he did not exchange any pleasantries at all, and immediately offered to be the head chef of The Star. To others, it was simply unbelievable that a pseudo-Sanctuary powerhouse wanted to be the head chef of the battleship. After all, pseudo-Sanctuary powerhouses were like gods in the eyes of ordinary people.
However, Lin Li could understand Cardson. Cardson's pursuit of delicacies was actually the same as his or the others' pursuit of power. There was no difference between them. Besides, although Lin Li did not have any pursuit of delicacies, there was nothing wrong with being able to enjoy delicacies during the voyage. Hence, he readily agreed to Cardson's request.
After successfully becoming the head chef of The Star, Cardson no longer treated himself as an outsider, and immediately began to set up his own kitchen on The Star. Although there was a kitchen on The Star in the first place — after all, apart from Lin Li, there were many sailors on the ship who needed to eat. However, the kitchen was far from Cardson's requirements.
Lin Li did not interfere with Cardson, and simply instructed his subordinates to listen to Cardson's arrangements for the renovation and layout of the kitchen. Anyway, no matter how the kitchen was modified, it would not affect the safety of The Star. Hence, Cardson was naturally free to do whatever he wanted.
In addition to the representatives of the top forces such as the Mithril Alliance, some other large and medium-sized forces also sent representatives to Ortland Port in hopes of following The Star to the Gilded Kingdom. After all, the Endless Ocean was extremely dangerous for most people, and it would obviously be much safer to follow a high-level Sanctuary powerhouse.
Lin Li did not reject anyone. Anyway, The Star had enough space, and there was more than enough space for thousands of people. Besides, the Gilded Kingdom did not invite every Tom, Dick, and Harry this time. Hence, even if all the invited people boarded The Star, there would only be 200 to 300 of them.
A few days later, The Star was ready to set sail, and Lin Li led the representatives of the various forces onto the deck of The Star. With a long whistle, The Star slowly sailed out of Ortland Port, and sailed towards the Gilded Kingdom in the depths of the Endless Ocean according to the route on the nautical map.
As for how to reach the capital of the Gilded Kingdom, it was not a problem for Lin Li because he still had the nautical information that he had extorted from the Gilded Kingdom. Although the military forces deployed by the Gilded Kingdom at sea and some confidential information of the kingdom were hidden in the nautical map, it was not a problem to determine a route to the capital of the Gilded Kingdom.
The territory of the Gilded Kingdom was extremely vast, and if the islands at the edge of the border were connected on the nautical map, the area would probably be no smaller than half of Anril. However, almost 80% of it was the boundless ocean, and the scattered islands were their real territory.
The so-called Kingdom of Thousands of Islands was really not an exaggeration at all. The Gilded Kingdom had already marked nearly a thousand islands on the nautical map. However, there were more islands that could not be marked on the nautical map, and there might only be a dozen or so households on some islands. Even the Gilded Kingdom itself might not be able to count the exact number of islands within its territory.
Hence, although the distance between the Gilded Kingdom and the Breezy Plains did not seem to be very far, it was only the distance between the island at the edge of the Gilded Kingdom and the Breezy Plains. If they really wanted to reach the island where the capital of the Gilded Kingdom was located, it would probably take them about a month to reach it even with the speed of The Star.
One of the excuses that the Gilded Kingdom used to delay the delivery of the Magical Crystal Cannons to Lin Li was that the transportation distance was too far. Hence, they only provided the Tower of Dusk with two Magical Crystal Cannons every month. That was also because they knew how to be a little embarrassed. Otherwise, if they had set the southernmost island of the Gilded Kingdom for the delivery of the Magical Crystal Cannons, they would probably have to deliver them once every six months.
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