The deep-sea technicians and deep-sea witches were the two most important technical fish in the Siren Kingdom. They were far more skilled in engineering and theoretical research than other sirens. In order to strengthen their abilities, they would even create structures in their bodies that could enhance their computational ability to help them think. Kassandra herself was a deep-sea witch, but if she wanted to deal with a behemoth like the Firmament Station, one deep-sea witch was obviously not enough.
Although Gwen had said that the repair of the space station was not urgent when they left the Firmament Station, now that General Vanessa had brought a group of expeditionary forces here, Kassandra casually asked. If General Vanessa had brought enough technical fish, perhaps she could let her sisters take a look at the ancient systems left behind by the Voyager in advance.
"Deep-sea technicians and deep-sea witches?" General Vanessa was stunned for a moment. "Not much. I only brought the necessary team to maintain the war machines and conduct research on the wasteland. I brought an army, not a scientific research team."
"Well … okay." Kassandra was a little disappointed. The sisters who maintained the war machines and conducted research on the wasteland were obviously indispensable to this expeditionary force. Since the number was limited, there was no way to send some of them to space. "Then forget it."
"Why do you suddenly ask this?" General Vanessa asked curiously. "What do you need the deep-sea technicians and deep-sea witches for?"
Kassandra looked back at the towering tower in the night. She turned back and whispered, "His Majesty Gwen Cecil plans to repair the space station. This requires the help of the Dragons and the sirens. According to my previous exploration in the Firmament Station, the space facilities left behind by the Voyager will be … very enlightening for us to repair the Antaverne. I hope to start this as soon as possible. "
"He wants us to help repair the orbiting space station?!" Vanessa's eyes widened. She immediately realized that this was not only the help that the Antaverne provided to the Cecil Empire, but also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the sirens. In fact, after learning about the Firmament Station from Kassandra, the siren general had been thinking about how to ask the actual controller of the Firmament Station to allow more sirens to enter space. She did not expect that the Voyager would take the initiative to throw an opportunity at her. "You've agreed, haven't you? It's good that you agreed, that's good … We're at the critical stage of repairing Antavine … "
Then the Deep Sea War Lord frowned, quickly calmed down, and said in a deep voice, "But none of the sisters I've brought can be useful in this regard. What we need are people who understand space engineering and the general theory of the outer space environment … I'll send a message to Antavine and ask the queen to select a group of sisters who are better at the corresponding fields. Fortunately, we won't be affected by the Roland Continent's shielded area here, and we have high-powered communication equipment. "
As she said this, a complicated smile appeared on Vanessa's face. It was an expression of joy mixed with endless emotions. "They have really waited for this day for too long …"
Kassandra looked at the smile on the siren general's face. After hesitating for a long time, she couldn't help but remind him, "It's okay to wait for too long. This day will come eventually. The key is that they don't swim in the opposite direction this time …"
"… We are not swimming in the opposite direction!" Vanessa said.
Thirty minutes later, the imperial expeditionary fleet, which had been anchored near the tower of the Navigator for a whole day, finally set sail. Under the leadership of the siren navigator who had recalibrated the course, the huge fleet led by the Winter once again turned the bow of the ship to the Roland Continent in the northeast direction. Under the brilliant starlight, the towering warship cast a huge shadow on the sea. The calm sea was broken by the metal bow of the ship. As the fleet kept moving away from the sea where the Navigator's Tower was located, the unique "environment" near the tower gradually faded. Normal waves appeared on the abnormally calm sea again. The salty sea breeze blew across the deck and lifted the sailors' navy uniforms.
The deep-sea expeditionary force from Antavine accompanied the Winter.
Byron stood on the edge of the upper deck of Winter and looked at the fleet in the night. His eyes could not help but fall on the sea near the fleet. Between the undulating waves, he saw the light of the "navigation lights" of the Antawayne Expeditionary Force that penetrated the sea from under the sea.
The light came from a large ship sailing underwater — the flagship of the Antavine Expeditionary Force, the Abyssal Pacifier. It was a large, grayish-white ship with a wide body like a manta ray. Its shape did not conform to the human understanding of any kind of "ship," but it could move at high speed under the sea using a strange power mechanism called a "vacuum fluid engine." Its extremely spacious cabin could send thousands of deep-sea warriors and war machines from Antavine to another distant continent. Its seemingly illogical hull was made of a special alloy and had the characteristics of elemental affinity. The deeper it sank into the sea, the less resistance it would encounter, allowing the ship to sail at high speed close to the seabed.
Anyway, from the beginning to the end, it was an incredible "deep-sea advanced technology," but it was not suitable for human use. There was no other reason — the ship was not sealed or pressure-resistant at all. It was full of water …
Around the Abyssal Pacifier, there were several smaller ships sailing with it. They were the auxiliary ships of the large deep-sea troop carrier. At this moment, in order to mark their position for their allies and assist in controlling the nearby sea conditions, these "submersible ships" from Antavine were sailing at a depth close to the sea surface. They relied on the powerful beacon lights to outline a huge and clear "arrow" pointing to the Lolun Continent on the sea surface in front of the Winter.
Pushed by the powerful currents created by a large number of sirens, the entire "joint fleet" was approaching the Lolun Continent at an astonishing speed.
Byron recalled the scene when the 'Ocean Abyss Pacifier' emerged from the distant sea and approached him. To be honest, he was really startled at that time. Such a huge ship emerged from the sea with a rumble. While it was sailing towards him, it was leaking water from all directions. During the leaking process, sirens constantly condensed from the rushing water and scrambled back into the cabin. Later on, Byron learned that the sirens who hung on the outer armor of the ship to 'feel the touch of the current' fell down because they could not react in time during the rising process. Byron asked them later and found out that the sirens who hung on the outer armor of the ship to 'feel the touch of the current' fell down because they could not react in time during the rising process …
It was a thrilling scene in all senses of the word. It was very invincible and full of martial virtues.
The sound of snake scales creeping on the deck came from the side. Byron turned his head and saw that Kassandra was "walking" towards him. The latter raised her chin and motioned to the undulating lights in front of the fleet with a little pride on her face. "What do you think? The Abyssal Pacifier is the largest ship we can currently operate. What do you think of it? "
"It's incredible. It's the first time I've seen such a ship. It's even more amazing than the 'deep-sea shuttle' you used when you arrived at North Harbor," Byron said frankly. "But what surprised me the most was not the ship itself, but the fact that your expeditionary army came here by ship. When I first saw General Vanessa and the advance party she brought with her, I thought they all swam directly from Antaverne."
"The world always has a lot of misconceptions about a race like us who are talented in certain fields. They think that the sirens who are good at swimming must swim wherever they go, just like you think that the Giant Dragon who is good at flying must fly wherever it goes. But in fact, we are just like you humans. We have convenient transportation available, so why do we have to swim by ourselves? What's more, the expeditionary army has to carry a lot of weapons, equipment, and supplies. Without a big ship, it's not easy to carry out an expedition across the ocean. "
Byron thought for a moment and felt that what Kassandra said made sense. But he could not help but think of another siren he knew. "But Tyre swam directly from Antaverne to our place."
"So that guy is really awesome."
Byron was speechless.
There was a moment of silence on the deck. Kassandra looked in the direction of the Abyssal Equalizer and seemed to be lost in thought. After a long time, she suddenly broke the silence in a low voice. "Unfortunately, we haven't been able to build a ship bigger than the Abyssal Equalizer for many years. The power furnace of Antaverne is damaged, which limits the size of the foundry. And for a long time, we couldn't find a way to get other forms of energy, even though magic is always around us. But fortunately, the situation has finally changed. The deep-sea technicians have begun to try to replace the original power system of Antaverne with more and more magic circuits. Perhaps one day in the future, we can show you something more amazing than the Abyssal Equalizer. "
"So you need the knowledge of the Voyager to help you repair your 'spaceship,'" Byron said casually. "And His Majesty also needs you to help him repair his' other body. 'This is a beneficial cooperation for both sirens and humans. We finally have a new field of cooperation outside of magic and rune technology."
Byron wasn't someone who was good at thinking and scheming. In the past, he wouldn't have said these words no matter what. However, he had been by Gawain's side for many years, and now he understood many principles that he had never thought of before.
After all, he did not want to lose to Pea one day in the future.
"General Vanessa has just contacted Antaverne through the communication device of the Abyssal Equalizer. Her Majesty will soon select a group of excellent space engineers and scholars. We have recorded the location of the 'orbital elevator.' We can send people there at any time," Kassandra said. "I hope Tarlonde and the Dukedom of the Holy Dragon will soon realize the significance of those things in space. But we should not worry too much in this regard. After all, the Dragons were also —"
An indescribable feeling suddenly hit Byron in the face as if the fleet had crossed an invisible 'boundary.' Kassandra stopped mid-sentence and then frowned slightly as if she had heard some kind of 'sound' that human ears could not distinguish in the waves. This made Byron a little nervous. "What's wrong?"
"I heard Tyre's psionic song. We have entered the shielded area of the Roland Continent."
Byron quickly reacted. "Can you respond to her directly?"
"Yes, as long as we use the gain antenna of the Abyssal Equalizer." Kassandra nodded immediately. "Our communication with the land is restored!"
…
At four o 'clock in the morning, Gwen, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up. When he learned that the person who came to see him was Tyre, he fell into a serious state of confusion.
He, Gwen, one of the most conscientious people in the entire empire, was woken up by Tyre, the slacker of the empire (and a fish himself), who was usually asleep most of the time, at four o 'clock in the morning when normal creatures should be asleep.
How could this be justified?
Gwen, who hurriedly put on his pajamas and came to the study, saw Tyre, who was swaying left and right on the ground. Before Tyre could speak, Gwen said, "Is your biological clock fake? Or are you a fake? "
However, Tyre's reply directly dispelled all of Gwen's remaining sleepiness. "Let's not talk about this first. I have contacted Kassandra!"
Gwen was stunned. He knew where the Winter and Kassandra were, but he did not expect Tyre to get in touch with them so quickly. In fact, after confirming that Byron was safe and that Kassandra and Asalena had safely left the Firmament Station, he temporarily shifted his attention from the Winter to the situation on the Roland Continent, waiting to receive news from the Winter in a few days. He did not expect the news to come so quickly. "You have contacted them? Have they returned to the vicinity of the continent? "
"They are still at sea, but they are approaching at a very fast speed," Tyre said, wagging her tail quickly. She seemed to be excited by the exciting news. "Kassandra said that they had lost their way near the ruins of the Voyager. It would have taken at least seven or eight days to sail the ship back. Fortunately, they met General Vanessa's expeditionary force. Now they are sailing at full speed in the sea currents created by the sirens. She contacted me through the gain antenna of the Ocean Abyss Pacifier. Otherwise, it would not be so direct —"
Gwen did not wait for Lily to finish. He was already dumbfounded. He quickly interrupted, "Stop, stop, stop. General Vanessa's expeditionary force? Where did the expeditionary force come from? What is the Ocean Abyss Pacifier? "
"The Ocean Abyss Pacifier is one of our combat transport ships. You can also translate it as' The Mighty General of the Ocean Abyss Pacifier '…"
The popular translation that came out of Tyre's mouth instantly confused Gwen. But he was more concerned about the expeditionary force that Lily had just mentioned. "Stop, stop, I didn't ask you that … I asked you, what is the expeditionary force?"
"Oh, our queen found out that something had happened to Loren, and it seems that the sentinels had tricked them. So she sent our most powerful war lord to lead five thousand elite troops to support the Alliance …"
Gwen was completely energized. When he heard this, he instinctively glanced at the map not far away. A question popped up in his mind. "Wait, then why are they in the southwest of the continent? Isn't Antavine in the east …"
Tyre thought for a moment and naturally came to a conclusion. "They must have swam in the opposite direction. Then the planet is round, and they swam in the opposite direction …"
"Do you think everyone is like you?" Gwen asked.
"But the sirens are not humans."
Gwen was speechless.
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