On the Sea of Treasures, which was not much better than the Black Sea.
A fleet of twenty-three battleships of various sizes, mainly battleships, was in a double-column formation, braving the wind and waves, following the established route all the way to the south.
However, the flags flying on the mast obviously did not belong to one family. The fleet was dominated by Faletis and Tylo, with the flags of Palos, Thessaly, and the Duchy of Tulip mixed in.
On the surface, it looked mighty and majestic, but it was inevitable that it felt like a motley crew.
Because the opponent this time was not pirates, but the strongest country in the world, Shilius.
The upper echelons of the Alliance knew very well that sending low-level warships to participate in the battle would be a waste of time. For this reason, they had mobilized all their war potential, but the battleships that could be mobilized in a short period of time were basically all here.
The Tulip Alliance was located in the archipelago, consisting of six island countries. Unlike the land countries, which had vast continents as their depth. Everything they had came from the sea, and they could only rely on the sea.
Therefore, the Alliance's will to develop the navy and sea trade was also the strongest, especially with Faletis, whose national strength was thriving day by day.
However, even if Faletis, the strongest in the Alliance, had the ambition to replace them, the gap between them and the strongest country was still obvious.
Not only was there a gap in the number of ordinary battleships, but there was also a gap in the number of quasi-legendary battleships.
Although Shilius's colony in the southern continent was not large, because of the rich mineral and vegetation resources, there were two quasi-legendary battleships guarding it all year round. In the entire Tulip Alliance, there were only two ships in the southern continent, the "Northern Cold Wind" and the "Five Masts Peak".
Therefore, to them, this was a war that they could only win and not lose. Shilius's family might be able to afford to lose, but they could not afford to lose at all.
If they failed, the navy, which was the barrier of the kingdom, would be at least ten years behind. It was even possible that for the next few decades, they would not have the opportunity to shake Shilius's throne of the sea.
At this moment.
As the flagship and the leading ship, the "Long-Tailed Sparrow", a third-level ship.
The most experienced navigator used sextants, nautical chronometers, compasses, charts, and other navigation tools to accurately determine the route from time to time to ensure that the fleet would not deviate.
Although the weather in the Treasure Sea was equally dangerous, due to generations of adventurers who risked their lives, navigation between the two continents was already very common two hundred years after the start of the Great Voyage.
As for the route from the Tulip Alliance to the Southern Continent, it was impossible to bypass Ilya, and it was even more impossible to bypass the Garriott Family, who had once opened up this route.
Or rather, it was more appropriate to say that the current Gallot family was the Fallettis family.
With the rise of Brigadier General Garriott's reputation.
That name seemed to have been buried in history. Other than the scholars and professors who buried themselves in old books, adventurers and navigators who fought in unknown regions, everyone in the navy of the Kingdom of Faletis knew of it.
In particular, the navigator of the First Fleet of the kingdom, who also came from New Ewen Port, knew this very well. He also knew that the passengers who boarded the ship before the fleet set off had a close relationship with Garriott, but …
"Ah, what a pity for Colonel Gör …"
Putting down the brass binoculars in his hands, the old officer with a face full of hardships couldn't help but sigh even though he had been through many battles.
In the center of the fleet was a large supply ship.
Ten thousand meters above the supply ship, a huge albatross with a wingspan of nearly ten meters circled the fleet like a small plane.
Chirp chirp chirp …
On the supply ship, six pure white seagulls, which were much larger than ordinary seagulls, lined up in a row on the main mast.
On the deck below their feet, a young girl in a white dress with a clean and ethereal temperament, like a pool of spring water, slowly retracted her slender right hand that was blooming with white light.
"He's alive, Babu is alive!"
"Long live Miss Angel!"
“.....”
Seeing their companion lying on the deck slowly opening his eyes, the surrounding sailors couldn't help but burst into cheers. His body was burning, vomiting, convulsing, palpitating, skin swollen red, and half-conscious just now, but now he had completely regained consciousness.
Based on their experience, if stung by the Blue Beard Jellyfish, it would take less than three minutes to die from acute organ failure. And three minutes was not enough time for the clergymen on the Level Three Battleship to treat him.
If it weren't for the girl, Babu would have died.
"Let him drink more water for the next two days, there won't be any sequelae."
The girl's voice was like a mountain spring, sweet and refreshing, but not cold at all.
"Okay, thank you Miss Angel."
The crew thanked the girl profusely, even the captain and first mate on the supply ship who thought that they were going to have a non-combat casualty were no exception.
"You're welcome, I'll need your care for the rest of the journey."
As a natural White Witch, she had three talents: Holy, Healing, and Animal Affinity. Animal bites and stings were a piece of cake for Angel.
"It's my pleasure, my pleasure, if you need anything on the ship, just let me know."
Being in the fleet, the warships could join the battle at any time. Therefore, Daphne and her party, who had received a notice to go to the Southern Continent to meet Gör for the last time, were arranged to stay on the supply ship in the middle of the fleet.
Tat tat tat …
When the girl turned around, her white dress fluttered like a beautiful water lotus.
The crew watched her walk all the way to the cabin with the best living conditions on the aft of the ship, still praising her. If not for the fact that she was not wearing a robe and a holy emblem, they would have thought that she was a Saintess of the Church.
Walking into the aft, Angel lowered her eyes and lightened her footsteps.
Through the round window, she could see Ilante, who was slovenly wearing a wrinkled shirt, silently practicing his swordsmanship in the small cabin.
He gritted his teeth, his face cold and hard, as if he was facing an invisible enemy, using all his strength with every strike.
Where was the appearance of a chuunibyou from the past?
In the cabin next door, Daphne, who had put away all her colorful clothes, sat by the porthole and quietly looked at the sea.
She had lost a lot of weight these days, her shoulders were thin, and even her chin, which was slightly plump due to living a good life, had become a little sharp.
However, ever since she received the news of Gör's accident, Daphne had not cried from beginning to end, but in Angel's eyes, this situation was more heart-wrenching than crying.
Obviously, this sudden change had changed this originally warm home a lot.
"Angel, Teacher and Uncle Gör are not here. You have to be strong and take good care of your aunt!"
Biting her cherry blossom lower lip, Angel, who was also feeling terrible, pushed the door open and walked in with a bunch of tulips that she had used witchcraft to grow.
"Aunt! Look, what is this? "
.....
After killing the Steel Knight and returning to Treasured Tree Bay, nearly a week had passed in the blink of an eye.
"Storm Horn" still had not arrived. Milan sent a message through the spirit world messenger, saying that they had encountered a hurricane halfway and had delayed their journey. It might take another two days.
On the other hand, Elvin was gradually making progress in the creation of electromagnetic weapons.
The best choice was the "magnetic ohlite". As the crystallization of a civilization, it was obviously not that easy to crack.
Even with the addition of Olivia, an official Gem School Wizard, and the premise of obtaining some technical information in the city, copying the magnetic ohlite in the material world was not a process that could be done overnight.
In the end, Elvin's thinking was still too simple.
However, it was not completely fruitless. The two of them worked together to create a transitional product.
Natural gemstones, like the magnetic ohlite, belonged to the hexagonal crystal system, including apatite, beryl, and sapphire.
Olivia relied on the intuition of a Gem School Wizard and used the light blue "sea sapphire" in beryl as a substitute. She successfully copied some of the functions of the "magnetic ohlite".
It could be considered as creating a "supernatural battery" with extremely high energy storage efficiency. Although it did not have unlimited energy, it was enough for the electromagnetic weapons that Elvin was currently making. He only needed to store energy in advance for the "battery".
With this "supernatural battery" as the core, Elvin used these few days to successfully create the first prototype of the electromagnetic cannon.
The principle had long been understood. For a wizard with great practical ability, it was not difficult to turn the theory into reality.
Elvin's initial choice was two: the electromagnetic railgun and the coil cannon.
The principle of each was different.
The railgun's magnetic field and electric current interacted to produce a strong Ampere force to propel the projectile to an extremely high speed (theoretically, it could reach sub-light speed).
The coil cannon's magnetic field of the induction current and the magnetic field of the acceleration coil interacted with each other to produce a Lorentz force to accelerate the projectile's movement and launch it.
Comparatively speaking.
The rail of the railgun would produce a violent ablation effect. After a certain number of launches, the rail would need to be replaced. And even if the friction was ignored, because of the energy efficiency, the conversion of electricity and kinetic energy could only reach about 35% to 50%.
The coil cannon, on the other hand, could avoid mechanical contact between the projectile and the barrel through magnetic levitation technology, which avoided the generation of friction resistance. In theory, the coil cannon could reach 100% potential, which was almost twice the efficiency of the railgun.
Moreover, Elvin was already familiar with the [Esoteric Coil Cannon] and used the latter's technology.
Although the structure was relatively more complicated, in the end, he chose the "coil cannon" as his first electromagnetic cannon.
In other words, the [Transcendent Armament — Electromagnetic Cannon 1.0] could be carried on board or by hand (limited to Transcendent Rank-3 and above).
Because there was no need to worry about carrying it, it looked like a huge rotary cannon. The silver-white body of the cannon was covered with fine blue runes. The caliber was 23mm, and the barrel was four meters long. There were rings of golden external magnets around it.
Considering the conductivity, ease of acquisition, plasticity, and other factors, the material used for this electromagnetic cannon was pure silver that had been enchanted with alchemy.
When he looted the Golden Posthouse, he still had a lot of silver ingots left for ritual materials. It was more than enough to make a cannon.
At the end of the cannon was a hexagonal crystal "Sea Sapphire" battery that he got from Olivia.
At the same time, as a plug-in, there was a pair of wristguards connected to countless wires that could be manually operated at critical moments.
In order to increase the initial velocity, he used all the methods he could think of.
External parallel uniform magnetic field: A horseshoe-shaped magnet with an iron core was added outside the barrel to give the projectile a stronger magnetic field.
Increase the magnetic track: Because the kinetic energy at the end point was proportional to the square root of the length of the magnetic track.
Using lightweight projectiles: Under the same kinetic energy, the velocity at the end point was inversely proportional to the square root of the projectile's mass.
For an electromagnetic cannon that required electricity, there were two main types of ammunition: inert metal destructive element and active destructive element technology.
Inert metal destructive element mainly included aluminum, steel, tungsten, and so on. It could only destroy the target with the kinetic energy of high-speed flight.
On the other hand, active destructive element technology not only had the mechanical strength of metals, but also contained the chemical energy of high-energy explosives. It also had the safety of inert materials. It would only explode when it hit the target at high speed.
In theory, it was the best electromagnetic cannon shell.
"Unfortunately, I don't know how to make active destructive element technology!"
In the end, Elvin chose the enchanted aluminum bullets as the main ammunition for the electromagnetic cannon, which was lighter in weight, along with tungsten steel.
Even with the help of alchemy, aluminum was a precious metal that was comparable to gold and silver in this era. In fact, it was the metal element with the highest concentration in the earth's crust.
In the future, people might think that every shot of the electromagnetic cannon was extremely expensive and had great limitations. However, to Elvin, it was actually a piece of cake.
Therefore, after creating a weapon of mass destruction, he found another way to get rich.
There were many ways to get rich, so he would not worry about it for now.
As gun lovers, Elvin and Olivia circled around the silver-white cannon and touched it. They loved it so much that they could not put it down.
Now that everything was ready, they only had one question left.
"Who should I give this new and hot shot to?"
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