"Ready … Fire!"
Boom! Boom!
First, there was a dazzling orange-red flash, followed by a thunderous roar, and finally, a thick greenish-white smoke that blotted out the sky. The 50-pound giant iron cannonball was enough to shatter the fragile small warships before the era of cannons.
Although there was only one giant "Lizard Cannon" at the bow of the ship, and the firing frequency was somewhat low, Olivia, who had a talent for shooting, personally commanded the cannoneers to fire. It was enough to turn it into a veritable killing machine.
Hundreds of years ago, during the last glorious era of sailing ships, countries called this monster-like thing the "Lizard Cannon" because it was ugly, short, and thick, and had a muzzle shaped like a lizard's mouth.
To put it bluntly, this was a very popular [Mortar Cannon]. It was usually installed on a mortar gunship to attack docks and port cities that large warships could not get close to.
And now, specialized mortar gunships were equipped with 330-millimeter mortar cannons that could fire 200-pound (90-kilogram) cannonballs with a range of 2700 meters. The "Lizard Cannon" could not be compared to its power.
However, this 50-pound "Lizard Cannon" was almost the limit of the 600-ton heavy Garai. The structural characteristics of the sailing ship determined that it was not a good gunship type.
On the way to the center of the "Giant's Eye", the heavy Garai did not need to find targets to hunt. The heroic spirit warships that seemed to have locked in the "aggro" state came one after another to kill them.
However.
As long as they were not surrounded by several warships, except for a few that could escape, most of them became the prey of the "Lizard Cannon" and then became Elvin's trophies.
Fortunately, during this period, they only saw a quasi-legendary warship belonging to the "Arcane Knight" in the distance. Because the routes did not converge, the other party did not deliberately come to kill them.
And after they captured a towering Carrack sailing ship, they finally gathered enough materials to continue upgrading.
On the afternoon of the first day of the war, the heavy Garai had gloriously completed its mission and received a second upgrade from the two great wizards.
However.
Because of the design concept and combat method of these ancient warships, the materials were not very particular, and almost did not reach the level of the current large battleships. As a standard model of the Invincible Fleet, they didn't run into Big Garen, which might have been made of better materials.
Therefore, the expected goal of the first phase, which was a heavy cruiser with a displacement of 2,200 tons and a cannon of more than 24 pounds, was temporarily impossible to achieve.
Elvin could only settle for the next best thing. By piecing together the keel, thickening the hull, and adding wood fiber reinforcement, he changed the original heavy Calais into an enhanced high-speed cruiser with a displacement of 1,100 tons.
Although the number of cannons on these warships was not much, and the caliber was also very small.
But there was also an advantage. Due to the lack of technology and the limitation of steel production, most of the cannons used on warships before modern times were bronze cannons, which were easier to cast and had a higher cost. The efficiency of reactivation was far higher than that of cast iron cannons.
In the end.
The new battleship completely removed the forecastle, increased the length and width ratio, and expanded the sail area. There were a total of two gun decks equipped with eighteen 24-pound cannons and twenty 18-pound cannons, which was thirty pounds more than a normal fourth-tier battleship. However, its flexibility was far above that, and its speed had reached 13 knots.
Referring to the design concept of the Georgia-type rifle, the "Lizard Monster Cannon" at the bow of the ship was remolded and used a hexagonal bore design to fire a 32-pound hexagonal bullet.
Under the premise of reducing the recoil, the effective range of this cannon was instead 2,000 meters, and the firing rate was one shot per minute. It also became Olivia's exclusive position.
In a battle between warships, this was an extremely accurate and long-range sniper cannon. Some quasi-legendary warships that were not good at attacking might not even have such a range of cannon fire.
If the heavy-armored cruiser "Morning Star" was compared to a third-tier battleship, then this warship was compared to a fourth-tier battleship.
Although it definitely did not have the lifespan of a normal battleship of 50 years, as long as they were careful, it should not be a problem to help them safely pass through the "Eye of the Giant."
"After going through two large-scale upgrades and being reborn from the ashes, there is no longer a match for it in a conventional warship!"
Elvin, Anita, Jeros, Olivia, Angel, Milan, Stephanie, and the parrot Lamu stood at the bow of the ship with their hands on their hips. After a short period of keeping a low profile, they had started to tremble again.
Milan held out her crystal ball and suggested to the others.
"The imagery of divination shows that our lucky point is in the northeast. Going in that direction should give us the greatest harvest."
Elvin waved his hand.
"Full sail, let's go!"
Whoosh!
At this moment, this "hatchet" was finally polished and bright. Like a crossbow arrow, it cut through the surface of the sea and flew toward the most concentrated inner circle of the floating islands.
Even though some of the outsider teams had the advantage of being the first to go, they were delayed for an entire day. However, by tomorrow morning, it was enough to level the progress and return to the same starting line.
Generally speaking, it was already very ideal for an ordinary sailboat to be able to run at a speed of 6 knots on the sea. In this ideal state, even if they did not stop, it would take at least 6 days to cross the 1,600-kilometer-diameter sea, not to mention searching, fighting, and detouring. The time wasted was far more than that.
Therefore, what happened on the sea on the sixth floor of the Clock Tower was destined to be a long and drawn-out battle.
However.
After they drove the new high-speed cruiser away.
A somewhat ethereal sigh that seemed to be separated by thousands of worlds was also scattered by the whimpering sea breeze.
"Time and space … The special characteristic that can enter the seventh floor … This is a bit difficult …"
.....
At this moment.
The progress of the vanguard team was slightly faster than Elvin and the others had imagined.
"You are the eagle soaring in the sky! You are the tree in the hidden forest! You are the sword in the warrior's hand! You are the shield that protects us in battle! "
The Iron Wall Knight, Macaulay Orston, who held the [Holy Sword Adrastel] given by the Angel of Victory, chanted the holy words praising the angel as he cleanly cut off the head of a giant fish monster with his sword.
Kacha!
The first line of defense protecting a small floating island was broken. The thick fog that originally covered the island also disappeared at the same time.
"Praise the Goddess!"
"Speed up the advance!"
A group of Iron Wall Knight had already shouted the holy name of the Goddess and rushed to the island as soon as possible. They were like heavy tanks that flattened everything in front of them.
The many forces represented by the Church of the Seven Gods wanted to get the [Secret Treasure of the Sea – Ancient Scroll] so that they could seize the opportunity in the great voyage. It was the icing on the cake.
If their own strength was not enough, even if they had a hundred [Ancient Scrolls], it would be useless.
However, the Iron Wall Knight and the Oathbreaker who had an important mission to fight for the [Holy Sword of Libra Equalization] together was related to the future path of their Lord God. The meaning was different, so naturally, they were more desperate.
Like a race of life and death, they started to push forward with all their might.
However.
The divine weapon [Holy Sword of Libra Equalization] was once owned by the Goddess of Commerce, Law, and Abundance, Demeter. She was also the God closest to the concept of "capital" in the history of the ancient continent.
The main clergy of the "Goddess of Royalty and Navigation", Hercatelle, was [Royalty] and [Navigation]. If there was a correlation between the powers, it could only be that navigation promoted the prosperity of commerce, rule the people through rules (laws), and protect the royalty.
The main clergy of the "God of Black Wings", Ceci, included [Unjust War], [Violence], [Plunder], and [Theft]. It could be said that each of the clergy was related to capital.
However, although the "God of Black Wings" had already used the new titles of "Lord of Gold", "Ruler of Capital", and "God of Capital and Wealth", for the time being, he was only using the similar paths to prepare for the migration of the clergy. He did not already have the corresponding powers.
Therefore, the convergence effect of the two sides and the divine weapon [Holy Sword of Libra Equalization] was not much different. No one could be sure who would win.
In the other direction of the "Giant's Eye".
The pinnacle Great Knight, Doane Douglas, raised the spear [Holy Spear Ratatoskr], which had a squirrel engraved on its tip. He was also praising the "Instigating Angel" under the "God of Black Wings".
"You are a word in the letter! You are the only spokesperson of knowledge! You are the spear that instigates the chaos of war! You are the sage that ignites the flames of thought … "
A bright red divine light descended from the sky and smashed a large group of giant stone men covered in moss on an island into pieces.
"All treasures belong to my Lord!"
"Great Lord of Gold, Supreme! Most Noble! Most Divine! Most Holy! "
“.....”
The "Oathbreakers" who followed closely behind him and rushed onto the island gave the outsiders a completely different feeling from the selfish impression they had in the past. In their slightly red eyes, the constantly flickering light actually had a hint of … the fanaticism of the Silver Knight from before.
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