In this world, giant sea creatures that were as large as ships were called "sea monsters."
Generally speaking, sea monsters were all extraordinary creatures. Even the smallest small species was at least 30 meters long, and the larger species were usually 50 to 100 meters long. It should be noted that the largest warship built by humans in this era was only 70 meters long.
The giants were usually around 500 meters long, longer than seven first-class warships joined together.
Above them, the sea monsters at the top were called "children of the sea god." They were at least 1,000 meters long, not much shorter than a small island.
Now, just the main body of this large species, the Sea Devil, was 80 meters long, not to mention the dozens of tentacles on its body that were more than twice its body length. It was clearly at the peak of the large species, and was even half a step into the ranks of giants.
As a descendant of Erketo, it was already filled with bone-deep hatred for humans. It was inexplicably captured and brought here by humans, and now it was forced into a desperate situation by an unknown force. As soon as this large species appeared on the surface of the sea, it immediately went berserk and launched a violent charge at the nearest warship in the north.
"Attention all cannons. Load solid shells. Ready … fire!!"
On another second-class warship, even though his nose and mouth were filled with the stench of the sea breeze, the captain was still calm as he calmly gave the order to fire.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! … "
Orange-red cannon flames bloomed on the surface of the sea, reflecting the sea on the port side of the warship red.
Forty-five cannons on one side of the three-story cannon deck fired at the same time, including thirteen terrifying 33-ton 32-pounder cannons. The scorching shells carried enormous kinetic energy and made ear-piercing screeches as they smashed into the ferocious and terrifying Sea Devil.
At a distance of 800 meters, there was no reason for such a large target to miss.
A large cloud of blue blood instantly exploded on the sea monster's body.
The scorching iron shells easily drilled into the sea monster's flesh. Some rolled and stirred in its body, while some blew off its tentacles and flew further into the sea.
With just one round of fire, even the large sea monster's charge was directly interrupted. The number of shells hit more than 20 times, and almost took away half of its life.
"Load!"
The gunner captain on the warship calmly gave the order, and the gunners quickly loaded the shells.
The use of special gunpowder bags made of gunpowder made of tinder cloth ensured that all materials could be completely burned in the barrel of the cannon, and it also greatly accelerated the loading speed of the shells.
Thus, even when operating the 33-ton 32-pounder cannons, the experienced gunners could guarantee a firing rate of two rounds per minute. The smaller cannons of 24-pounder, 18-pounder, and 12-pounder were faster, and guaranteed a continuous firepower.
"Fire!"
There was no need for the help of the other three battleships that were slowly approaching. After the second round of barrage, the "sea devil" that was riddled with holes had completely lost the ability to move.
At this moment, the Sword of Frost finally approached the battlefield where the smoke had yet to disperse.
Elvin was also able to see the full appearance of this large sea monster. At least, Elvin had never encountered a large sea monster after being on the sea for so long.
But then again, it was lucky that he didn't encounter one. If he didn't have the protection of a big shot (such as the Rose Sword Sage), he might not have been able to make it back alive.
It was said that Shilius's treasure fleet had capsized four times in the sea. Two of them were due to storms that exceeded their endurance limit, and the other two were due to hordes of sea monsters.
As a large sea monster, the Sea Monster was obviously much more tenacious than the Mirage Fog Starfish.
"Bam! Bam! Bam! "
Even though it was floating on the sea and couldn't move, its dozens of thick limbs were still instinctively slapping the surface of the sea. Elin had no doubt that it could destroy a single-masted fishing boat with a casual strike.
However, everyone knew that the battle was … over.
It ended without any loss of life!
The Sea Monster was only struggling in its death throes. As time passed, it would naturally return to silence.
At least in a battle on the sea, the large sea monster was no match for a second-level battleship equipped with the most advanced conventional weapons.
At the same time, the result of the battle also proved the success of the Song of the Sea Monster.
This test mission was successfully completed.
As the inventors of the Song of the Sea Monster, Elvin and Anthony couldn't help but clap lightly to celebrate the victory of the battleship. Of course, it was also their victory!
"Perfect! Hahaha … "
At this time, the four battleships had reassembled.
The excited Elvin noticed that the battleship guarding the west was actually a first-level battleship in the entire kingdom — the Weston Castle. The royal flag was flying high on its main mast!
There was no doubt that the noblest people present were on this first-level battleship.
"Lieutenant Colonel Elvin, Lieutenant Colonel Anthony, please come over here."
When they noticed the first-level battleship, a voice sounded in their ears. Even without the "Violet Eyes" identity card, it sounded like someone was talking to them.
It was … the voice of the Princeton principal.
The two looked at each other and recognized the source of the voice at the same time.
Most of the members of the "Violet Eyes" had dual identities. They were the kingdom's navy and also the wizards of the secret society "Violet Eyes".
No matter which side they looked at, as the former admiral of the navy, the principal of the Royal Naval College, and the head of the society, Princeton was a real boss to them!
The two didn't have time to use the longboat equipped on the warship to slowly row over.
Thump!
Elvin jumped down from the deck and ran on the waves with his boots. He was even faster than when he was on the ground.
Anthony didn't need Elvin to worry about a player like him. A "Water Walking Ring" perfectly solved everything.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Without wasting too much time, the two of them had already jumped onto the Weston Castle.
"Your Highness/Mr. Principal, good day!"
When they saw the crowd on the deck led by a young lady and a white-haired old man, they respectfully saluted.
"Hahaha, look at these two handsome young men. They are our heroes!"
The principal of Princeton was like a generous and gentle elder. He smiled from the bottom of his heart and introduced the inventor of the "Siren's Song" to the "guests" behind him.
With his current status and power, he could ignore a lot of complicated etiquette and just say what he wanted to say.
"Over the years, under the leadership of the principal of Princeton, the Naval Academy and the Violet Eyes have produced many talents. It is because of the principal that these two outstanding young men have the opportunity to show off their talents! "
The leader of the observation group was a tall man with a noble coat of arms embroidered on his collar. His voice was like a bell as he complimented the old principal.
He had already complimented three people in a row. Well, this was very noble.
Elvin glanced at the noble coat of arms embroidered on the man's clothes. The blue represented loyalty and truth, the red represented the perseverance and fortitude of a soldier, the white horse represented the readiness of the monarch, and the unique sunflower on the right side.
For Elvin, he could "remember" the appearances, lives, and strengths of hundreds of people. This kind of heraldry, which only required rote memorization, was naturally not a problem for him.
Well, the hardcore Marquis Hansa family was an old bureaucrat.
The old principal smiled. Flattery was nothing to be taken lightly, especially when it came from a great noble who was a great Knight.
When the country was in a stable period of growth, most of the contradictions between the various factions could be covered up by real interests. It seemed to be harmonious, but if one believed what he said, one would be a real fool.
The second person to speak was an old clergyman in a black robe. He stood in the position of the Church and spoke with his usual vision and perspective.
"The half-month test plan has been completed. We have all seen the effects of the Siren's Song. The pace of conquering the unknown territory of the sea can be appropriately accelerated.
With the obstacles cleared, the development of human navigation will definitely take a big step forward! The glory of the Goddess will also be spread to even more distant places! "
This was none other than the old bishop of New Ein Cathedral, Benedict, who had worked together with the principal of Princeton to kill the evil god's projection when the evil god Purcell descended.
However, now, with the strong support of the local forces led by the royal family, and the Iron Wall Knight team he had sent to rescue the clergymen and some of the people in Beluga Harbor, it was a rare eye-catching performance by the authorities in the entire massacre incident.
In addition to his decades of conscientious service, the old bishop was about to become the bishop of Faletis Diocese.
Before leaving New Ein Harbor, he came here as a representative of the Church of the Goddess to verify the effectiveness of the new alchemical equipment.
And it was the kingdom that took the initiative to invite the Church.
It was not that the kingdom's upper echelons did not have a sense of confidentiality. Unlike the previous "practical prevention and treatment plan for scurvy," the Siren's Song, as a precision alchemical equipment, had a higher technical content. Others would not be able to discover the secret just by looking at it.
This significant invention could be used as a monopolized military product. It would be produced by the Faletis Kingdom, which held the secret, with various security measures, and then sold to various allies in the form of arms procurement.
And the Church, which had more credibility, was the best middleman!
The kingdom's upper echelons did not care whether the Goddess could benefit from a more prosperous navigation and gain more power because the result of infinity plus a hundred plus a thousand was still infinity. The Church was the Church, and the Goddess was the Goddess. They were more concerned about their own worldly interests.
The exploration of the unknown ocean had always been a high-risk activity. Even with a new weapon like the Siren's Song, it was impossible to immediately make the progress of the ocean exploration progress by leaps and bounds.
But.
The higher safety at sea was enough for the military of various countries to generously contribute.
They could already see that more stable and lucrative returns than ocean exploration were already waving to the kingdom …
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