In the 'Shattered Sea of Stars' where the rules were chaotic, an enormous fleet that was loaded with all kinds of assets and treasures was moving toward the east, away from the ocean.
At this time, the sky was filled with the setting sun, as if it had dyed the sea into a glaring blood red color.
No!
There was something else under the seemingly calm sea!
Hum —!
A large group of at least hundreds of thousands of blood-red creatures that looked like jellyfish, starfish, or some kind of weird plant turned into an underwater tornado and rushed toward the fleet.
Their bodies were flower-shaped, covered with a gorgeous chitin shell, and there were a dozen orange-red tentacles under their bodies.
This was a group of highly poisonous "Crinoids."
As expected of the "Shattered Star Sea", most of them were behemoths with a diameter of more than 10 meters, and even small sea monsters up to 30 meters long were not rare.
In the fleet with the flag of "Bramble Crown Sea Snake."
Ilante, wearing a black military uniform and a captain's cloak, stood on the deck of the [All-Heavy Artillery Battleship — Dreadnought — Black Sea Pearl].
With a solemn face, he glanced at the exploration fleet that had returned with a full load behind him and quickly issued his order.
"Order, range measurement team, currently on the starboard side, 10000 meters away, calculate the shooting data!"
"Yes, sir! Captain! "
Under normal circumstances, the calculation team of the range measurement team could only use manual operations with the help of charts, comprehensive shooting data correspondence table, shooting data ruler, calculation disk, command ruler, coordinate ladder, and so on.
Through the wind speed, wind direction, air pressure, air temperature, height difference of cannon sight, chemical temperature, deflection caused by the rotation of the planet, ammunition batch, number of shells, and other factors, the shooting data of the target was determined.
However.
Click … Click …
At this time, in the command room of the battleship, white steam spewed out.
Inside the "shipboard analyzer" modified by Charles Babbage, countless brass gears spun and quickly spat out a printed card into the hands of the range measurement team.
"Report! Measurement complete! "
There was no need for complicated manual calculation at all. In just a few seconds, the shooting data had been calculated.
Then, the gunner commander's order was transmitted to every cannon on the battleship through the radio.
"Main cannon ready, azimuth angle 27-00, firing angle 06-80 … Fire!"
This battleship's armament consisted of five 305mm 45 × diameter dual mounts [Back-mounted Rifled Turrets], 27 76mm 50 × diameter single mounts, eight main cannons on the sides of the ship, and six main cannons for forward firepower.
It had a maximum range of 17 kilometers, so hitting targets on the sea 10 kilometers away was a piece of cake.
Furthermore, the main cannons on the warship had the same ballistic performance, which made it possible to have a unified firepower control system, greatly increasing the accuracy.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The ship's cannons fired in unison, and the entire sea took a step back because of the terrifying recoil.
The Blossom Shell, which was loaded with military explosives, whizzed out with raging flames and death. The terrifying firestorm from the muzzle seemed to want to tear Twilight into pieces.
At this moment, even though the sun had not set yet, the lines of fire that resembled blazing halberds were still very eye-catching.
The calculations of the "shipboard analyzer" were completely correct.
Boom!!!
In the next second, the raging firestorm mixed with sharp shrapnel erased the poisonous "Crinoids" from the sea like a razor.
It even turned the sea into a blazing sea of fire.
This was not only because of the RDX's high explosive gunpowder.
It was also because of the [Ship's Bow Statue — Eight-Clawed Ghost Lizard] that was placed on the warship, which gave them three additional supernatural abilities: [Stealth], [Cannon Enchantment], and [Water Spray].
The [Black Sea Pearl] was the sister ship of the [Armored Knight].
Its original specifications were: 160.6 meters; ship width: 25 meters; length to width ratio: 6.4: 1; draft: 9.4 meters; full displacement: 21840 tons; speed: 24 knots; crew size: 775.
It was fully deserving of being called a "steel behemoth".
In addition to this [Ship's Bow Statue] that used supernatural powers, it had turned into a terrifying monster that was a perfect combination of military technology and witchcraft!
It was obvious that even though the world was in the midst of "compensation for the weak" and "the dawn of technology", Elvin would not give up eating just because he choked.
In fact, all the active battleships in the duchy had a custom-made Transcendent [Ship's Bow Statue]. Other than the fact that it did not have the amazing [Legendary Battleship Skill], it was not any weaker than a normal legendary battleship.
"Attention all ships, the alarm has been deactivated!"
"Roger!"
"Roger!"
"Even though it has been so long, every time I see the power of the [Black Sea Pearl], I'm still shocked from the bottom of my heart.
This' steel behemoth 'that can be mass-produced is destined to rule the seas of the material world in the future! Even if I exhaust my imagination, I don't know of any weapon that is more powerful than it. "
The vice-captain, whose long blue hair was coiled up elegantly, mumbled to herself as she looked at the small sea monsters that were torn into pieces without being able to resist at all.
As for the seemingly large airships, she directly ignored them. None of the airships that were used to develop the Shattered Star Sea could withstand the barrage of anti-aircraft fire from battleships.
In the foreseeable future, they would not be able to solve the problem of their weak survivability on the battlefield.
"Irina, it's still too early for you to be lamenting. Big Brother said that the second generation [Rear Dreadnought] of the [Full Heavy Artillery Battleship] is about to be launched, and the third generation [Super Dreadnought] has also been approved by the Academy of Engineering.
In a few years, these old models might be sold to the idiots of the [Monarch's Shield]. "
Hearing that, the female officer rolled her eyes at her captain.
"Hehehe … Ilante, don't simply say such military secrets. Be careful, or His Majesty will smack your butt when we get back."
Hearing the conversation between the two highest-ranking officers.
The officers in the command room all turned their heads away, afraid that their captain would see the mockery on their faces. It was because they knew very well who was the boss of the ship when it was not during wartime.
"Ahem, Irina, don't embarrass me in front of everyone."
Ilante originally wanted to show off in front of his wife, but he forgot that he had gloriously evolved into a "henpecked husband" just like his father, the Minister of National Defense, Count Gör.
As the captain of the ship, Elander and the vice-captain, Irina, had been married for several years after a long-distance love affair where they rarely got together and were often separated.
However, they also faced the same problem as the Transcendents. A Great Knight and an official Sorcerer had yet to have children.
Ilante, who had excellent training conditions, became a Great Knight earlier than Gary.
Milan's sister, Irina, belonged to the "Alchemy Tool and Enchantment Engineering Branch" of the School of Alchemy.
After Watt successfully became [Truth Manifestation: Hephaestus Cube], all the members of the School of Alchemy benefited greatly, and the difficulty of leveling up was greatly reduced.
Irina also became an official Sorcerer when she was in her twenties.
Ilante, who was secretly cheering himself on, had to regain his position as the husband tonight.
Suddenly, he saw an illusory figure appear on the surface of the sea in the messy slaughterhouse.
"Huh? Irina, look, what's that? "
At the next moment, the entire fleet saw the massive figure.
It was a huge ship that seemed to be pieced together by ships from different eras. It was moving in the same direction as the exploration fleet, and it was like a huge floating island on the sea.
"That's … Creepy Dream?!"
Irina, who was an official Sorcerer, blurted out.
'Creepy Dream' was a terrifying ghost ship. It was also a nightmare made of countless specters, wraiths, evil spirits, and even evil spirits, as well as certain high-level sources of spirituality.
It was said that half of it sailed on the sea, and the other half sailed in the dreams of creatures.
Its appearance was meaningless to it. It came from the memories of all the spirits that formed it, and it seemed to be pieced together by the concepts of all the ships from ancient times to the present.
Moreover, in this terrifying place that hid countless ghosts and dreams, there were real objects. The remains of the victims would also be left behind in the dreams.
Therefore, although Creepy Dream was dangerous, there were always people who actively pursued its footsteps. They were either looking for the power of the dreams, coveting the remains of the previous explorers, or wanting to discover ancient history.
It would usually wander around the world's oceans. Those who were awake could not see it, but those who did not want to see it could board it in their dreams.
Irina guessed that it was most likely because Creepy Dream, which had a terrifying legend, was passing through the dreams of these "Crinoids".
However, because of the sudden death of the owners of the dreams, it jumped out of the dreams and appeared in front of them for a short time.
In the blink of an eye, [Creepy Dream] disappeared into the dimming sea like a mirage.
"Is this ghost ship returning to the human world from the 'Shattered Star Sea'? Order: everyone is to supervise each other. No sleeping tonight! "
"Yes, sir!"
.....
Almost at the same time.
On the other side of the material world, located in the Peacock Islands, the sorcerer tower that belonged to the former chief of the "Gemstone School", Kejoshua Bein Ohgu, slowly opened.
The two great sorcerers of the "Gemstone School", Nympho and Olivia, walked in with mixed feelings.
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