In the Southern Continent's Treasured Tree Bay, Tedardis Castle, a large bastion jointly managed by the Tulip Alliance.
It was the captain's exclusive entertainment room.
A capable officer with short brown hair and wearing the Tylon Kingdom's military uniform put down the expired newspaper in his hand and sincerely praised the captain beside him.
"Hey, Captain Gör, your family really has an amazing person!"
For them, who lived in the remote areas of the Southern Continent all year round, other than the internal military bulletin, they could only learn about the news of the other two continents through these expired newspapers.
And this Bechler Post used an entire main page to praise Brigadier General Elvin Garriott, the vice commander of the New World Garrison Force, and his great contribution in leading his subordinates to catch the mastermind behind the scenes and solve the infectious disease in the New World.
At the same time, in order to recognize his achievements, the Royal Society of Medicine was ready to award him a Hippocratic Medal, which had not been awarded for at least three years.
The captains of several nearby garrisoned fleets all smiled and echoed the same sentiment.
"If my son is half as good as Brigadier General Garriott, I'll wake up laughing in my dreams."
"Me too!"
"By the way, Colonel Gör, let's find a chance for the younger generation to sit down together. My daughter is beautiful, and she's a genius from the Tulip Academy of Arts … Hey, hey, why are you dragging me? "
As colleagues who had worked with Gör for a long time, of course, they knew the relationship between the two. Although they had different surnames, the brigadier general was actually no different from Gör's eldest son.
Some people even got a few high-quality potions from Gör that were extremely difficult to get from the kingdom's channels. Needless to say, they were all made by Elvin, who did not forget his uncle after he became rich.
And Gör, who enjoyed the treatment of being surrounded by stars, felt a little emotional. He originally predicted that Elvin would become a general within ten years. How long had it been, and now it was time for his uncle to rise up because of his nephew?
But … this feeling was really f * cking good!
Gör's gaze looked through the window of the bastion and across the boundless Black Sea, as if he saw the vast continent on the other side of the sea.
"This is probably far from your limit, right? Elvin. However, I should be able to break through soon. Once the garrison mission is over, I'll go back and break through in peace! "
Subconsciously, he touched the amber potion in his pocket that never left his side.
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Treasure-Tree Bay was located 2,300 kilometers north of Cape Eggarth, the southernmost tip of the continent.
When the various countries had just begun to colonize the Southern Continent, the area was dry and dry, with a subtropical and semi-desert climate. It was a barren land.
However, the Tulip Alliance, as a colonizer, had no right to be picky.
After occupying a piece of land in the Zaire Basin that was better than nothing, they had no choice but to continue to explore the south.
Perhaps their luck had really taken a turn for the better. In this barren land located at the southern tip of the continent, they had found two great treasures in succession!
One of them was the Witwatersrand Basin, which was found in the central highlands.
There was a gold-bearing conglomerate belt that spanned hundreds of kilometers. On average, every ton of gold-bearing conglomerate could yield 10 grams of gold. The total proven gold reserves were 12,000 tons. It was called the Rand Gold Mine.
It was also one of the foundations of the Ilya Kingdom's rise after the discovery of the new sea route.
Later, as the proven reserves of the gold mine continued to increase, the Ilya Royal Family quickly realized that it would be difficult for them to monopolize it. Through various exchanges of interests, the Tulip Alliance finally had a share of the gold mine.
They had also gathered the strength of the entire Tulip Alliance to firmly occupy this place!
The other was Treasure-Tree Bay, located on the west coast.
Even though the climate, soil, and geographical location here could be said to be harsh, it was not suitable for large trees to grow. However, after the exploration of the wizards, it was actually located at the key "magic element" node of the entire continent.
The extraordinary power created a group of oak trees of extraordinary quality — "Iron Oak."
As a superior shipbuilding material, iron oak was excellent in terms of hardness, toughness, and water expansion. The best of them was called "Treasure-Tree." It was an extraordinary material that could be used to build legendary warships. It was also the origin of the name "Treasure-Tree Bay."
Because of the enhancement of extraordinary power, legendary warships had already existed before the first battleship was launched in the true sense of the word. The classification of warships from level one to level six had to be after this.
After that.
The battle around Treasure-Tree Bay was also the most intense. The gold mine might have to weigh the consequences of one against six. However, Treasure-Tree Bay was like a natural nuclear arsenal in this era. It was an existence that powerful countries would want to have a share of regardless of the price they had to pay.
In particular, the Tulip Alliance had discovered this treasure land very late. It was already after the colonial structure of the new continent had been established.
At that time, Shilius already had the capital to be an overlord. He had the infinite power to destroy the two native Atrian empires in one fell swoop, and his style of doing things gradually became more domineering. The Desert Kingdom, Heimar, on the other hand, had gradually become complacent and rested on its superior geographical position.
With Shilius, the Tulip Alliance, and Atlan as the main forces that were qualified to take a bite out of it, they fought more than a dozen wars of various sizes.
In the end, they settled their interests in Treasure-Tree Bay in the form of a contract.
As the first discoverers, the three strongest countries of the Tulip Alliance — Ilya, Faletis, and Tyro — were in charge of this place.
They occupied a total of 30% of the treasure-tree share and 50% of the normal-grade iron oak share.
The price was to give the overlord, Shilius, 50% of the treasure-tree share and 10% of the normal-grade iron oak as tribute. (The Alfonso Peninsula had the best oak forest in the source continent. Some scholars even believed that the rise of Shilius was due to the heavens.)
After setting aside a share for the Tulip Alliance, the rest was divided between Atlan and the other countries of the Tulip Alliance.
Even with the restrictions of the contract, in order to ensure these shares were guaranteed.
In normal times, each of the Three Kingdoms of the Tulip Family would station a Great Knight in this small place. Under the joint sharing of military power, they maintained a formidable combat power of three rank 3 Great Knights and a quasi-legendary ship all year round.
The standard was comparable to their colony in the new continent.
However.
As the situation in the country became more turbulent, the rank 3 Great Knights of the Ilya Kingdom had already left in advance. Obviously, they were busy taking sides.
While the other two countries were a little angry, they were not surprised. The Great Knight who had the potential to advance to the titled rank and was loyal to the Ilya Kingdom had all been summoned back to work hard to succeed the throne of the Ilya Kingdom.
It was obvious that those who were still hanging around outside had either defected to the new nobles or were fence-sitters.
The other two kingdoms had to bear the consequences of the lack of combat power. Now, there were only two grand knights from the Kingdom of Faletis and the Kingdom of Tylon supporting them, as well as the quasi legendary warship of the Kingdom of Tylon, the Five Masts Peak.
Obviously, not only were they clear about the situation of the Ilya Kingdom, but even the Shilius people were clear about the situation.
So.
When the war came.
It was so unexpected for them, but it was also so natural.
Whoosh —
The scorching sea breeze in the subtropical region blew the military flag and made it sound fiercely.
"Fire!"
"Kill —!"
On the vast sea outside the Treasure-Tree Gulf, two long lines of battle lines were anxiously pouring firepower at each other.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The thunderous cannon fire shook the sea and made people's hearts tremble.
In the billowing smoke, warships capsized from time to time. Under the blood-red sunset, it was as if the entire sea was burning. No one knew how much of it was the sunset and how much of it was hot blood!
But the Shilius people who came prepared, whether it was in the level of battleships or the strength of Transcendents, they were obviously superior.
Even after dividing their forces, they launched a joint attack on several main targets at the same time. But the Treasure-Tree Gulf and the Rand Gold Mine were undoubtedly the most important.
Not only was the strongest military force stationed at the Treasure-Tree Gulf, but it was also personally commanded by the peak-level Great Knight, Griffith.
While the battle lines were lined up to fire at each other.
This peak-level Great Knight handed over the command to the deputy commander of the Royal Faction, the Steel Knight, Kungang Taita. He alone successfully suppressed the joint attack of the two Great Knights of Faletis and Tyro.
At the periphery of the gulf, the Red Maple, which was as fast as the wind, was also firmly suppressing the quasi-legendary warship of Tyro, The Five Masts Peak, which had the dual ability of [Unbreakable] and [Self-Healing].
At this moment, the only thing the Tulip fleet could rely on was the bravery and determination of the soldiers who dared to seize the upper hand and cut off their escape route!
The situation seemed to have reached a critical point where it was impossible to salvage the situation.
Tap … tap … tap …
Two figures wearing wizard robes with strong technical temperament had already arrived at the second floor of the bastion, which was also the battery level of the bastion.
Lifting a huge oil cloth, a ferocious cannon with golden runes flowing around it was revealed. Compared to ordinary cannons, it was simply a giant cannon.
The current Shilius was not the Shilius of the past, and Faletis was obviously no longer the Faletis of the past.
Although most of the alchemy wizards from the "Violet Eyes" School of Alchemy were not good at frontal combat, no one could underestimate their war potential.
This [Alchemy Cannon], which was powered by alchemy stones and used all the most advanced artillery technology, was proof.
The caliber was 203.2 millimeters, the muzzle length was 9300 millimeters, and the total combat weight was 17000 kilograms. The muzzle velocity was 933 meters per second, and the firing rate was 2 rounds per minute. The weight and range of the fired projectiles were: conical concave projectiles, the projectile weight was 95.9 kilograms, and the maximum range was 40 kilometers.
Although it could not be installed on any sail warship due to the terrifying recoil and weight, the bastion was the best carrier for it, which was equivalent to another immobile quasi-legendary warship.
Rumble —!
With a loud noise that seemed to shatter the sky, a large hole with a diameter of several meters was blasted through a level-three warship in the distant sea. The seawater poured in, and it was no longer worth salvaging.
Half a minute later, another warship in Shilius' line of battle.
And Shilius' reaction was also extremely fast.
Under the cover of five or six small mortar gunships (equipped with two 330-millimeter mortar cannons, which could fire 200-pound and 90-kilogram shells with a range of 2700 meters, they were usually used to attack docks and port cities with strong defenses that large warships could not approach).
The other great Knight in Shilius' fleet, Kungang Taita, had already rushed to the port like a steel rhinoceros and went straight for the "Alchemy Cannon" on the bastion.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The heavy steel boots stepped on the ground, and each step could crush the stones. Facing the bastion that was no longer protected by a level-three warship, a cruel smile appeared on his face.
"Haha, die, wizard!"
Seeing this scene.
Gör, who was commanding the battle on the Maywind, narrowed his eyes slightly.
Both sides of the battle knew very well that the key to the battle at this moment was not the quasi-legendary warship, the line of battle, or the three great Knights. Only the Alchemy Cannon was the Alliance's only hope to turn the situation around!
However, if a level-three great Knight charged into the bastion and started a massacre without any hindrance, the ordinary soldiers would not be able to stop him at all before the weapons in their hands changed qualitatively.
The difference between an official Knight and a great Knight was not as simple as having one more type of supernatural energy.
A level-two knight might be forced to retreat by the flintlock guns, and they might even be surrounded and killed by the flintlock array if they did not retreat. However, a level-three knight, especially one who was fully equipped with heavy armor, would have no problem slaughtering an entire army by himself.
If the bastion fell, there was no other possibility other than a great defeat and a massacre.
The Alliance had no way out at this moment!
Looking at the warships around him that were sunk by the level-three warships' heavy cannons and his comrades who were dying at any time, Gör secretly gritted his teeth and shouted, "Chief Officer Perry, command the battle!"
He took out the bottle of amber potion that was still warm with his body temperature and poured it into his mouth. It was a precious potion that could increase the probability of becoming a peak Knight, "Behemoth's Breath."
[Physical Liberation — 100%!]
[Extraordinary Mystery — Iron Flow!]
The [Rhinoceros Talisman] that Elvin gave him on his waist suddenly lit up, and his strength increased again.
Boom —!!!
The next moment, the blazing combat aura flames exploded in his body like a volcano!
Whoosh —
Under the incredulous gazes of the enemies and allies, a crimson meteor brushed against the surface of the sea and rushed toward the bastion at the port.
However, it contained the power of a volcanic eruption, plus the same … chaos and violence!
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