On the sea, a three-masted sailboat was breaking through the wind and waves and traveling at a speed that was obviously beyond the ordinary.

At the bow of the ship, a beautiful goddess statue with a hazy face and graceful figure spreads her arms, supporting an extraordinary aura that is invisible to the naked eye, giving the warship a speed and stability that is difficult to achieve by ordinary ships.

Considering that they are all on the same ship, the abnormal speed of the warship cannot always be hidden from the crew. At this time, the captains and officers who are qualified to contact the extraordinary world have already learned from Ivan about the magical ability of this new ship's bow statue.

At this time, all the officers who were not on duty for the time being gathered around the bow of the ship and looked at the treasure.

After all, when have they, who have always been in the sixth-level ships at the bottom of the Kingdom’s fleet’s despised chain, ever seen such a magical thing?!

Everyone was amazed.

"Is this magical power witchcraft?" Borg, the first mate in charge of logistics, is the most knowledgeable. Unintentionally, he has already revealed the essence of this "ship's bow statue".

"Hush! What kind of witchcraft is this? This is the power given by God!" A cautious person quickly stopped his loud-mouthed colleague.

"Hey, what can't you say? This is on the sea! So what if you don't say that witchcraft items are wizards? You don't think that the alchemy weapons distributed on the battleship are made by ordinary people in the military factory, do you?"

Having been a first mate for many years, even if he does not have access to high-level officials, some of the inside stories in the navy cannot be hidden from this old sailor!

However, although everyone was chatting about it, no one dared to touch it in person.

Worry about unknown witchcraft is only one of the reasons. The most important thing is that this is the personal belongings of the captain, and they cannot afford it if it is damaged.

Among the group of people chatting around the bow of the ship, Captain Wade seemed particularly enthusiastic.

At the age of only twenty-two, he became the sail master with his excellent sail control skills and professional abilities. He was also the youngest captain officer on the "Conch" before Irvine joined the ship.

Unlike Ivan, a guy who came from a declining aristocratic family and had a legacy, Vader, who was born as a commoner, had nothing but a spirit of studying professional skills.

Even when Ivan was describing the effect of the "Prow Statue Monsoon Goddess", he was the only one who had the courage to ask questions and tried to discuss with Ivan the working principle of this magical item.

Although, after a little inspection, Ivan told Wade with great regret that he did not have the necessary qualifications (wizard qualifications) to delve into this magical power.

But Wade also successfully entered Ivan's sight.

After all, in addition to his military rank, Captain Vader is currently one of the few "talents" on the "Conch" who still hopes to take a further step on the road to transcendence.

After Ivan asked the officers to temporarily limit the spread of the "ship's bow image", he returned to the captain's cabin alone.

Gu Gu Gu Gu

Of course, the captain's "pet" owl Bess accompanies him.

Sitting on the captain's chair in a very casual posture, Ivan closed his eyes, and his vision had automatically connected to the seabirds' reconnaissance network.

In the few months after the Evil God incident, Alvin finally perfected his "Garriott Bird Transformation Technique 2.0".

The black-feathered frigatebird and the great albatross, two large seabirds, were mainly used for transformation. To be more precise, they were demonized to a certain extent through artificial induction.

After the transformation, the average wingspan of the black-feathered frigatebird has increased from three meters to five meters. Its feathers are tough and iron-colored, and can withstand close range musket fire.

The beak and claws of the bird are sharp and cold, and even the hard head of the wild boar cannot stop it from pecking down from the sky.

Even if they don’t have any spell-like abilities for the time being, their size and defense alone are already comparable to those of a peak-level trainee knight. Only three of them are needed to be dispatched together, and with the coordination and command of Bess and the tacit understanding, like the "Shark Tooth Pirates Group"

"The kind of ordinary cadres who can suppress them directly.

Compared with the success of the Black-feathered Frigatebird, the transformation of the Great Albatross was not so smooth.

Ivan was inspired by its huge size, and his original idea was to transform a seabird into a mount that would use a warship as a platform and be able to carry people into the sky to form an "Aerial Knight" unit.

But the final result was unsatisfactory.

During the final test, the Great Albatross had indeed grown much larger, with a wingspan of seven meters. Although it successfully launched into the air carrying Angel as an experimental assistant, it was far unable to carry Ivan, who had completed the extraordinary transformation of muscles and bones.

A formal knight whose density has greatly increased.

Ivan guessed that reaching this size and strength is probably the limit of mortal beings. If he wants to truly break through this limit, his level of witchcraft needs to be further improved to help them complete their complete demonization.

Analogous to human beings, it is to undergo extraordinary transformation and complete the violent transformation of the body!

However, at that point, it’s hard to say how many of the first-generation Great Albatross, with a total of only about ten in total, will be left. There are great risks in human beings’ extraordinary transformation, let alone a mere seabird?

There seem to be many creatures in the outside world that have withstood the test of "violence" and formed a stable group of demonized creatures, but that is based on a huge base of natural creatures, and it does not mean that they are more capable than humans!

Except for the black-feathered frigatebird and the great albatross.

The most common white seagull, which is the main force of the scouts, has not undergone any external modifications. The nature of its work is of course to be as unobtrusive as possible. It has only further strengthened their senses and environmental tolerance, and the extent of the modification has been too great.

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The petite and fast-flying needle-tailed swifts, while maintaining overall coordination, have focused on strengthening their wings and bones to make their bodies lighter and fly faster!

In fact, with Aiwen's current knowledge accumulation, it is not that he cannot give seabirds more intensive transformation, but he wants to reserve the greatest room for progress for them. When his level of witchcraft is higher, he can continue to follow in his footsteps.

Go down.

Now, Alvin's bird flock has been transformed and replenished several times, forming a reconnaissance team dominated by needle-tailed swifts and white seagulls, an aerial combat formation dominated by black-feathered frigatebirds, and a large reserve mount that Ivan is not so satisfied with for the time being.

albatross.

However, Ivan is not ready to leave them idle. For now, he will use this big bird with a wingspan of seven meters and all-weather flight capabilities as a large early warning aircraft.

As a transfer for Owl Bass, the existing detection radius can be greatly expanded again.

After repeated updates, the detection radius of Seabirds has now increased linearly from the initial ten kilometers to more than fifty kilometers. As long as it is within this range, the detection network can ensure real-time transmission of images without any delay.

At this point, Ivan's Seabird Force has taken initial shape, using warships as offshore platforms, with its main functions being reconnaissance and assisting in combat.

However, it is like a brand new army that has just been equipped with new equipment. It still needs subsequent training and running-in before it can truly exert its combat effectiveness.

After returning to Garbrad, this work is exactly what Alvin has been doing.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The "steel" wingspan that had reached five meters easily controlled the turbulent airflow on the sea. A flight formation of three black-feathered frigatebirds flew past the "Conch" and shot towards the distant sea.

Relying on the signal relay amplification of the "base station" Bass and the "early warning aircraft" Great Albatross, in addition to passively receiving the seabird signals at the terminal, Ivan can also project part of his mental power in reverse to accurately control the seabirds' actions.

However, considering the size of the Blackfish Frigatebird, three is already the limit. No matter how many there are, they will lose sight of one thing and their combat effectiveness will decrease instead of increasing.

Now Ivan is ready to continue the training subject that he has failed many times before: the arrival of consciousness, using human consciousness to control the strengthened body of the frigate bird to perform extraordinary swordsmanship!

This is also a somewhat helpless alternative due to the lagging development of spell-like abilities.

Whoosh

A frigate bird vibrated its wings awkwardly, accelerated to the extreme and dived towards the sea. Its sharp beak pierced and shredded the air like a sharp sword, making a piercing scream.

But it still failed.

If we hadn't reacted promptly and controlled its rapid climb, this poor "experiment" might have plunged into the sea as soon as we took it.

You must know that although the frigatebird is a seabird, its feathers are not waterproof and it cannot swim at all. It makes a living by robbing other birds. If it plunged into the sea just now, it would never come back out.

"It seems that this idea is difficult to realize. The foundation of knight's swordsmanship is the breathing method, but the body structure and breathing methods of birds are very different from humans. I was really a little fanciful before.

To achieve that kind of effect is equivalent to establishing a new practice system for bird creatures, which is far beyond the limit of my ability.

Will it ultimately come down to the development of spell-like abilities?"

Alvin was mentally prepared for the experiment's failure again, and was not particularly frustrated at this time. Instead, he recorded his experimental process again and again, temporarily sealed it, and then explored the possibility in another direction.

Consciousness controls the frigate bird flight formation, which is already a little far away from the "Conch".

"Hey, is there a boat here? That sign is the Egret Chamber of Commerce?!"

Looking down from the perspective of a frigate bird in the sky, through the clouds and smoke, two ships are sailing side by side on the blue sea. However, it is obvious that they are not companions.

An armed merchant ship was hung with white sails painted with the logo of the Egret Chamber of Commerce, while another three-masted sailing ship was hung with black sails unique to pirates.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The continuous roar of artillery fire from below can also be heard from high in the sky. The two ships traveling side by side fired at each other while continuing to approach. The sailors on the two ships were sharpening their knives in preparation for the inevitable boarding battle.

Be prepared.

However, when he saw the armed merchant ship being robbed by pirates, Ivan had no idea of ​​going up to help.

Because the "Egret Chamber of Commerce" is the property of his enemy, Count Wright of the Kingdom of Ilia!!!
Chapter completed!