Hoo —
At the end of autumn, in the sea breeze from the southeast.
Two huge fleets had set up a battle array on the sea that was the natural border between Faletis and Ilya. Only each other could fight against them. Even if a ferocious sea monster broke in here, it would be mercilessly torn to pieces.
This war was destined to be a war between the alliance and the establishment of the Ilya Republic. Neither side had room to retreat.
For the Tulip Alliance, betraying the alliance, slaughtering the nobles, and subverting the monarchy were all heinous crimes. The alliance army would enter every city and every village to let the rebellious bourgeoisie understand what the iron fist of the monarchy was.
For the bourgeoisie, all conspiracies and tricks were no longer appropriate at this time. Even if there was a true god behind them, they could only gain a foothold on this land by defeating the alliance's powerful coalition forces fair and square.
Moreover, among the countries of the Tulip Islands that lacked strategic depth, the most powerful was the navy that acted as a sea barrier. As long as the navy was the winner, the war could basically be declared over.
The strength of both sides:
The coalition forces had a total of 45 battleships above the fourth level, led by the Kingdom of Faletis's "Glory" and "Storm Horn", the Kingdom of Tyro's "Royal Guard", the Duchy of Tulip's "Saint Anna", the Kingdom of Palos's "Prince of Asturias", and the Kingdom of Thessaly's "Neptune Poseidon", a total of six quasi-legendary battleships.
On the Ilya Republic's side, the original kingdom's navy had 36 battleships above the fourth level, and the three quasi-legendary battleships were the "Great Republic", "Freedom and Equality", and "Bourgeoisie" that had been urgently renamed by the Constitutional Assembly.
There was also a larger number of three-masted fast ships led by the Pirate King's flagship, the quasi-legendary "Eternal Icon". Those were pirate raiding ships with black sails.
In fact, in the two hundred years of sailing, a naval battle of this scale might be rare.
Normally speaking.
If a country invested money in merchant ships, the merchant ships were actually "capital". As long as they could run a triangular trade, it would be at least 600% profit. As long as a few trips back and forth, they could make a lot of money.
However, if the money was spent on warships, unless it was used to plunder, it would be difficult to generate any direct benefits.
Therefore, the cost of maintaining naval forces was usually enormous, but the results were very slow.
As a result, naval fleets were often used by countries as a tool to deter and prevent war. Countries could often achieve their political goals by mobilizing or threatening to use their navies without starting a war.
For many marine economies, an arms race was more attractive than a direct war.
The key to victory in such a competitive model was the overall strength of the country, such as extraordinary strength, navy, trade, politics, talents, and industrial assets. It could prevent the destruction and losses brought about by a real war.
Also.
Any reliable armed force on the sea would need a suitable sea trade as its foundation. The navy had to escort the merchant ships, and the taxes paid by the merchant ships would be invested in the construction of the fleet.
No one would be so stupid as to throw money into expanding their armaments and fight for the title of the world's number one navy regardless of the actual situation.
They paid more attention to building a sea power than a simple naval power. Therefore, the comparison of the naval power of each country could basically be drawn with the overseas interests.
This was the case for Cirrius, Faletis, and Ilya, who was currently being besieged, were the same.
While the battleship fleet was confronting each other, the quasi-legendary warships of the Alliance and the Republic opened up another battlefield. On the surface, it was six against four, and the situation was greatly advantageous for the Alliance.
Elvin stood in the command position on the stern of Storm Horn. The slightly cold sea breeze blew his cloak, making it flutter.
Behind him, apart from his sister Anita, first mate Boris, navigator Milan, boatswain Gary, boatswain Vader, newly promoted Warrant Officer Flake, and other officers were performing their respective duties.
A warship with five Transcendent officers was a luxurious lineup, but it was nothing to Elvin, who could mass-produce Transcendent officers.
In addition, there were three mysterious figures in gray robes and hoods who surrounded Anita like bodyguards.
Anita, who was carrying the huge Dragon-slaying Sword, no longer wore the golden mask. Her heroic face, magnificent emerald long hair, and tall figure made her look both valiant and beautiful.
Among the upper echelons of the New World and the Alliance, it was no secret that one of the two kings of the Golden Sea, "Emerald Light", was Elvin Garrett's sister, and it was no longer a secret.
The brother and sister were no longer insignificant people who needed to carefully hide themselves to avoid being discovered by their enemies. They now had the confidence to live under the sun.
And on this day, ten years later, they would settle the score with the culprit of the night of blood and fire in Blackstone Town!
This was because Hereford City behind the Republic fleet was the base of the Egret Chamber of Commerce, which was also the place where Wright had made his fortune. Even the "mental network" had directly captured him and Zerom's figures.
Obviously, in this battle that would determine their fate, they could not sit still and do nothing.
With Elvin's current status, he was qualified to read most of the king's confidential information. Currently, the total tonnage of the battleships of the Ilya Navy was 65 tons, and this fleet was probably the collection of all the forces under their control.
Therefore, this battle would not last long, and the fate of the Ilya Kingdom would be decided in one battle.
Suddenly, a sneaky voice rang in Elvin's ears.
"Elvin, hehehe …"
As usual, the "mental network" had enveloped the entire fleet, and the major officers were all granted secondary communication rights. Before the battle, they were even allowed to communicate with each other in private using [Whisper].
Among the six quasi-legendary battleships, on the right side of the "Storm Horn" was the flagship of the fleet, the "Glory", and on the left side was his old friend, the "Royal Guard" of the Tyro Kingdom.
"Bertram, the battle is coming. What do you want?"
Elvin recognized Bertram Solomon's voice, and he was not in a good mood. If it were not for the fact that the Tyro Kingdom was half the financial backer of this large-scale military operation, he would not have bothered with this guy who had ulterior motives.
After experiencing a huge loss, of course, the Nederland banking group would not let go of the opportunity to retaliate against their archenemy, Huggins. After learning about this operation, they supported the Tyro Kingdom and the Alliance with a large amount of military funds.
However, the Alliance could vaguely feel the Nederland's deeply hidden attitude. After all, when it came to wealth, who in the entire human civilization could compare to them? If it were not for Huggins, who was on the opposite side, it would be hard to say who these big bankers would choose to help.
"We're all good friends, and we haven't seen each other for three years. Can't we catch up? Miss Anita, don't you think so? Erm … I wonder if I have the honor of inviting you to dinner after this battle?
Ilya's grilled sardines, seafood rice, Ilya's roasted suckling pig, smoked ham, they're all famous. "
This rich young master who was a glutton obviously had an ulterior motive. Using Elvin as an excuse, he led the conversation to Anita before he could finish his sentence.
Obviously, even after a few years, he still could not forget the powerful female Knight who once saved him from the large sea monster "Ironclad Seahorse". When he found out that she was actually Elvin's sister, he jumped three feet high.
Anyway, this guy who felt good about himself felt that among all the unmarried people here, in terms of family background, ability, and sincerity, no one could compare to him except for Elvin.
He glanced sideways at Solomon who was standing on the stern of the ship next door. It was the contempt of a pirate king, and he said faintly, "Not interested. Men will only affect the speed of my sword."
When Anita first returned to the New World to take over the "Dragon Knights", she already had the strength equivalent to a Grade 3 veteran. Now that she had finally reached the level of a veteran Dragon Bloodline, her attributes were almost not inferior to a normal human at the peak of Grade 3.
Coupled with the [Activated Skin – Upper Sea Emperor Dragon], it would not be a problem for her to touch a Grade 4 in a short period of time.
After three years, under the training of the famous thousand-year-old wizard Solomon family, although the 31-year-old Bethlem Solomon already had the strength of a peak official wizard, it was still not enough in front of Anita.
"Miss Anita, I …"
Unwilling to give up, he still wanted to try harder.
Wuwuwu …
A fierce wind suddenly blew.
Suddenly, a thunderous roar sounded in the sky above the sea.
"Ghoul Pikeman, come up and accept your death!"
A golden light from the "Alliance Fleet" shot into the sky. The titular monster of the "Republic Fleet", "Taunting Tunnel Forager" Pikeman, also shot into the sky without showing any signs of weakness.
Rumble …
Immediately, accompanied by rolling thunder in the sky, fluttering frost and snow sprinkled down.
The battle of Grade 4 Transcendents was enough to affect the weather.
In the Tulip Alliance, the number one Kingdom Guardian of the Faletis Kingdom was "Glorious Glory" Grand Duke Lionheart and "Rose Swordsman" Elvedi. The number two Kingdom Guardian of the Tyro Kingdom was "Lightning Halberd" Augustus.
The Tulip Duchy (Theocracy) did not have a Conferred Knight. The Kingdom of Palos had the 'Hand of God' Grover, who was both the founder of the Fourth Dynasty of Palos and the Church's Divine Knight. The Kingdom of Thessaly had the 'Wrestling with Bears' Antonio.
Of course, all the Titled Knights in the Tulip Alliance who relied on [Potion – Seven God Stairs] to advance were essentially subordinate to the Goddess. It was the embodiment of her ruling power in the mortal world.
In addition.
Other than Ilya's "Raging Tide", there were a total of five Kingdom Guardians. Although "Glorious Glory" and "Wrestling with the Bear" were much younger than "Raging Tide", they were still people of the same era and were not suitable to casually leave the capital to engage in high-intensity battles.
This was because the Titled Knight, who was the pinnacle of strength, was related to the foundation of the various countries. It could also be said that the current situation of the Tulip Alliance was more than enough to defend but not enough to attack. Even if the number of Titled Knights was similar to that of Shilius, they were still at an absolute disadvantage.
In the sky, while the two pinnacle combatants were fighting.
The conventional fleets of both sides had begun to slowly approach each other. The Republic's main fleet used conventional linear tactics, while the numerous three-masted speedboats gathered at the two ends, vainly trying to take advantage of the pirate's specialty and take advantage of the chaos to board.
As the fleet commander, Major-General Desmond Brand simultaneously issued an order to the entire fleet.
"Order: All fleets, advance in two columns and cut them off!"
At the same time.
As the flagship, 'Brilliance' suddenly shone brightly. Countless runes and magic patterns carved on the hull and the sails connected together. A huge golden ball of light formed on the spear-shaped head of the ship, dimming the sunlight in this area of the sea.
[Transcendent Ability: Sun Spear]
A beam of light turned into a shining sun spear, carrying with it a heat that seemed to boil the sea. It flew towards the Eternal Icon, the flagship of the Republic's fleet.
This attack was definitely not weak even among the true legendary warships. It was just that the cooldown time was too long and the limitations were too great. Even in the middle of summer, half a month's worth of sun energy could only be used once.
Huggins, who was dressed in a marshal's uniform, stood on the aft deck and laughed wantonly. He gently raised his hand.
* Splash … *
A huge dark blue warship, the size of a first-level warship, suddenly broke the surface of the sea and emerged from the bottom of the sea with a huge bubble. It blocked the Eternal Icon's path.
* Whoosh — *
Without a sound, the hull of the ship seemed to be vaporized. A huge hole with a diameter of several meters was directly broken at the waterline, and turbulent seawater gushed in.
However, before the people of the Alliance could recover from their shock.
As the seawater gushed in, the hull of the ship began to recover rapidly. This was the characteristic of the [Legendary Warship: Sea Spirit] — "Homogeneity of the Current".
"Since you didn't bring the legendary warship, you are destined to be defeated! Hmm? "
Just as Huggins was about to control the Sea Spirit to launch a counterattack, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a butterfly that seemed to be made of emerald slipping past from the corner of his eye.
Then, a second one, a third one …
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