Newport, Royal Naval College, in the quiet office of the vice-chancellor.

Hanging on the wall is a bust belonging to the contemporary Her Majesty the Queen Besitia Phaletis. Behind her is a huge map of the explored world. The mahogany bookshelf is filled with geography, politics, economics, and armaments.

, literature, art and other books.

Of course, a weapons rack with muskets and various sophisticated cold weapons is also indispensable.

Obviously, in addition to being the vice-principal of the college, as a crown prince, Her Royal Highness Levina’s daily life is also extremely fulfilling!

"Well, Lieutenant General Gustav and Donglun Branch Company moved very quickly. The first batch of silver ingots has been produced without the relevant foundation in the kingdom's colonies?

Although they only share the silver mines on Island 3 with Sark and Atlan, it should be enough to make the Kingdom's Finance Minister breathe a little sigh of relief this year.

Along with the specific action process, a detailed battle report and a drawing of the battleship were sent back?"

Didn't check it out immediately.

Levina, who had been handling administrative matters for a long time, stretched out in a somewhat unladylike manner. The tight navy uniform outlined the perfect figure of this peak knight, but it was a pity that no one had the eyes to see it at this time.

The beauty of Her Royal Highness the Queen.

In order to cultivate the crown prince's abilities, a copy of all the information currently sent back to the royal capital Bekele, various documents that require the queen's inspection, and the kingdom's administrative decisions will be sent to Levina.

Although these things have already gone through multiple approvals from the queen and the adults in the capital, it is just a formality for her to come here. But she also needs to give her opinions on how to deal with it, because a lot of teachers are still waiting to approve her "homework"

.

Now that there is no rush to hand over power, undergoing sufficient experience is obviously the path that any outstanding heir must take!

Moreover, the situation of Phaletis is different from that of Silius. Although the queen balances the interests of all parties very well and controls the army and the highest-end extraordinary power with absolute power, she is still far from the totalitarianism of Silius.

Very far.

Because the economic base determines the superstructure!

The domestic steam industry, which is currently booming as a model for mainland China, cannot tolerate the kind of political system that has excessive concentration of power and attempts to control everything and possess everything.

When most people lose their subjective initiative, career paths, and even personal wealth, the country will only become lifeless, especially in industry and commerce.

So after going through several adaptive reforms.

Rather than saying that it is the supreme and noble Queen who rules this country, it is better to say that it is a large group of interest groups that share the same ideals and goals with the Queen, but Her Majesty the Queen controls most of the armed forces to protect this country.

Of course, Levina's performance has been stared at by many pairs of eyes, even though she is now the only legal heir.

But if her performance is really unqualified, or even harms the interests of the ruling class due to lack of ability, then some of her rights will inevitably be weakened by the members of the Senate headed by the great nobles who also adopt the hereditary system.

This is a political game. Unless you want to become a tyrant who rules by force, this kind of thing has nothing to do with who has the bigger fist.

"Hey, sometimes I really envy my eldest sister."

Levina looked out the window at the gradually rejuvenating scenery on campus, patted her cheek gently, put back her inexplicable divergent thoughts, and picked up the drawing.

Just looking at the signature, a smile appeared on her face:

"As expected of my guardian knight!

The performance in the battle for Potosi was really impressive.

He was the first to obtain information about the silver mine, and blocked the main supply line of Silius while hiding himself, and finally completed the battle to break the advance island.

Hilius, who had used the time difference to put his overall strength at an advantage, had to compromise and give up some of Potosi's interests.

And it didn't take long for him to be promoted to an official wizard, which is really impressive.

Let me think about what should be rewarded to him besides military duties?

Higher authority in 'Violet Eye'? Ocean secret treasures? Witchcraft materials? Mysterious knowledge? Or"

Because of Ivan's status as a guardian knight, his military exploits are certainly part of Levina's, and his recent performance has made her blush hard.

Even the finished silver ingots belonging to No. 3 Silver Mine have not been shipped back yet, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has received a lot of praise in recent times.

Even the "Rose Sword Master" who has never paid much attention to mundane affairs has rarely expressed his concern for him. It is obvious that "Jian is in the emperor's heart".

Of course she was in a good mood when she saw Alvin's name.

Then I looked at the contents on the drawings, the ship structure, the principle of modification, and finally the firepower configuration and performance parameters of the entire ship. After a long time, I sighed with a complicated expression:

"Huh! Ivan didn't study under the president of Princeton, and I don't know whose loss it is."

Weapons invention can only be of maximum value in the hands of a large force at the national level. Moreover, the transformation plan was completed jointly by Irvine and the ship engineer named Walkley Jeffery, and there is no reason to continue to hide it.

necessary.

He simply dedicated it to his master. He was very reassured by Levina's style, at least he would not suffer any loss.

Sudden.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

"come in."

Assistant Linda, also dressed in military uniform, pushed open the door and placed a pot of freshly brewed black tea and a letter from "Violet Eyes" on Levina's table.

"Your Highness, please rest for a while. There happens to be a personal letter from you here."

Putting down the drawing of the heavily armored cruiser, he picked up the letter that had been sealed by the recipient of the witchcraft association, and with some surprise pulled out a piece of paper that was as thin as cicada wings.

The slender eyebrows raised slightly:

"Huh? An urgent letter sent using the 'Spirit World Messenger'? The person who sent the letter turned out to be Alvin?

Not long after he was officially promoted, he already had his own spiritual messenger?"

He unfolded the letter and took a quick glance, and couldn't help but let out a chuckle:

"Is this the "Overlord Disqualification Plan" aimed at Cyrus? Haha, our Captain Ivan is quite arrogant!"

Levina knew what the letter was about when she saw the title. She didn't pay too much attention to it at first. After all, with her own experience at this time, she couldn't imagine how to completely defeat the seemingly invincible Silius.

Pull down the altar.

Even no one among the kingdom's top officials could come up with a feasible plan, and Levina didn't think that a young man who was only seventeen years old could have such a far-sighted vision.

If someone else had written this kind of thing, even if it were the young nobles known as the elite in the royal capital, she would have thrown it into the trash can without even taking a glance at it.

But even if it’s just because of the name Ai Wen, it’s worth taking the time to read this letter, and write a reply to give him some guidance (show off) on what the mainland situation is, what strategy is, and what a great power is.

Game, otherwise I will be sorry for the theoretical knowledge I have learned.

Even if you don’t think the plan in the letter is feasible, you still have to resolutely maintain this guy’s original intention of making suggestions for the kingdom!

However.

Although the paper is thin, it contains a lot of information, and there is not a single false statement or some inexplicable slogan. There are long sections of theoretical analysis and specific solutions, and various data are listed clearly.

After just one glance at the text, Levina was completely immersed in it.

Then, as I watched it over and over again, the expressions on my face kept changing.

Wow

It wasn't until the pot of tea brought by Linda was almost cold that she suddenly stood up, almost knocking over the chair behind her:

"Linda, hurry! Let's go find the President of Princeton. I need to use his power to have an instant call with His Majesty!"

Before leaving the room with a windy walk, she didn't forget to pick up the blueprint of the battleship.

If this "Overlord Disqualification Plan" can be implemented smoothly, perhaps this new type of warship that abandons large fleet operations and is specifically designed to break up wars will have a very different meaning to the kingdom!

time flies.

One week later.

Santa Cruz, the capital of Cyrus, where the festive atmosphere of the previous engagement ceremony still lingered in the streets, welcomed a dusty battleship with fiery red sails.

After escaping the "Maelstrom", the "Red Maple" no longer dared to cross the "Eye of the Black Sea" along the established route. Instead, it deviated northward and entered the Trident Current, returning at an extremely fast speed with the help of its own extraordinary abilities and ocean currents.

Under normal circumstances, it would take more than two months for the fleet to take the shortest route via the "Eye of the Black Sea", and the voyage from the "Eye of the Black Sea" would also take more than a month. The "Red Maple" only took eight days.

But they did not bring good news to the senior officials of Silius who had been waiting eagerly for a long time.

Or it would be more appropriate to say that it brings bad news.

The large fleet, loaded with countless gold and silver treasures, encountered the invincible "Maelstrom" Charybdis and was completely destroyed in the "Eye of the Black Sea"!

Shocked by the news, everyone from Philip II to the top leaders of the kingdom could no longer care whether it was a natural disaster or a man-made disaster. They were more concerned about the huge losses that would make people vomit blood.

Because there are more pressing problems before them.

The destruction of the Treasure Fleet also means that this country, which is founded on an army, will spend almost all of its military expenditures for the next entire year in vain!

And we must do everything possible to make up for it, otherwise it will trigger a series of chain reactions that no one can even imagine.

And where can such an astronomical deficit be made up?

"Still an overseas colony"

at the same time.

The aftermath of the earthquake has spread far and wide.

Even under extreme blockade, the impact of this news is no less than that of a financial tsunami in the modern world.
Chapter completed!