On the west side of Jingyue Strait, Banguo Island.
This small island in the strait is still in the ocean further west than Hopeland, and is now considered to be at the rear of the battle.
"Lord Black, Master Lund is here."
In a giant shipyard on the island, Blake stood under the giant battleship that was about to be completed, looking up and feeling emotional.
It has been almost five years now. I left Hopeland and came to this small island to carry out my mission. Time flies so fast.
He was just a neglected orphan in Hopeland. He was later adopted by the Carites family and became a guard. He was then promoted by Miss Lacey and finally grew to where he is now. Unknowingly, he has experienced
So many things.
I still remember Miss Lacey calling him into the office that day, asking about his ambitions and future plans, and then assigned her this task.
"Although we gained independence and signed a contract with the Frost Alliance, this was just a short truce. With the support of the Dayas Chamber of Commerce, the Frost Alliance's steel battleships will be explored and realized step by step." Luo Lanxi
As you said this, your light-colored pupils were like clear crystals.
"And we, Kalites, cannot fall behind. We even have to make arrangements in advance to prepare for possible wars in the future."
"So, I need someone trustworthy to carry out difficult tasks."
"Blake is willing to follow the will of the eldest lady." He knelt down on one knee and vowed to promise.
After that, Miss Lacey gave him a thick set of drawings, a lot of information, inherited gems, and even a panacea to improve his own strength. So a year later, he entered Sequence 5, and now he has just been promoted to Sequence 5.
Sequence 6.
Over the years, he continued to travel to the island and other places, purchasing various materials, and then handed them over to technicians. Under his witness, this giant shipyard was built step by step, and it took several years to gradually complete and complete the shipyard.
Several giant battleships.
It is not until today that these steel battleships have been completely completed.
"Master Lund is here." A guard came in to report, and then a man in a gray and black coat walked over.
His clothes and hands are still a little dusty and oily, and most people can't see the demeanor of a master. However, only the staff here know that this alchemist has studied battleship technology diligently, and his knowledge and understanding is so deep that outsiders can hardly imagine it.
In order to test the best hull structure, he led his mage apprentices to conduct hundreds of thousands of experiments in the nearby waters, building model and experimental ships one after another. Until the last three battleships were born.
"Lord Black, what do you want from me?" Although Lund is the chief technical officer of the island, Black, as Miss Lacey's agent, is in charge of everything and has a higher status.
"Miss Lacey recently wrote to... "Black has nothing to hide about Lorraine Hill's instructions.
Lund took the letter and looked at it carefully.
The letter told Black and Lund that the Youngberry Kingdom has now agreed to form a comprehensive alliance with Crancia, and Kalites and New Verga will also participate. After the three warships are reorganized, they will be launched directly into the water and headed to the front line.
Join the fleet of the Young Berry Kingdom, and then fight the fleet of the Frost Alliance.
"Has this day finally come?" Lund sighed.
Although he was born in the Frost Alliance, because he was poor and in a small faction, he was ostracized and despised a lot, and then he led the students to move to Verga. He did not expect that many years later, he would end up on the opposite side of his former country.
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However, in Ivar's world today, the concept of family and country is not prominent. He did not receive any favors when he was in Lurna, and later moved away with his family, so he does not feel uncomfortable because of this. He just laments that things are impermanent and life is unpredictable.
The difference in circumstances is huge.
The third-rate alchemist who was previously ignored and looked down upon in Lurna has now become the technical chief of the Carites Chamber of Commerce. If the war is won, he will be able to obtain a good position in the country in the future. This
It was something he could never imagine before.
"I understand, I will let the apprentices and juniors take care of it." He looked at the giant battleship in front of him that was towering close to the dome, took a few steps forward, slowly approached, and then gently touched the hard steel hull.
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While the Young Berry Kingdom was still using sail-driven battleships, the Frost Alliance had already begun to use sail- and tail-rotor hybrid iron-clad battleships. Its shape was probably similar to the battleships in Lorraine Hill's memory during World War I.
The outer layer has a thick wrought iron shell, and there is a half-meter-thick teak partition in the middle to cushion the impact and shells. There are also several layers of steel structure on the innermost side, which is considered an ironclad warship mixed with wood and steel.
The technology left behind by Lorraine Hill was aimed at improving the classic design of World War II in memory from the beginning, the template of the dreadnought. From the beginning, the heavy and wind-catching masts and sails were abandoned, and instead relied purely on the strong tail.
Propeller propulsion.
The size of the battleship has also been stretched to more than 200 meters, with a displacement of more than 24,000 tons. There are two sets of magic steam turbines inside, which can reach a speed of up to 28 knots. It can also travel at a speed of 20 knots at ordinary times, which is far higher than the current average speed of the Frost Alliance of 18 knots.
ship.
The bottom of the hull adopts sealed compartments, and the armor structure is optimized. There are five twin 300mm caliber main gun turrets on the hull, three in the front and two in the back. The main gun was originally designed to be an ordinary magic cannon. But last year, Lorraine Hill
Combined with the information from the Twilight Era, a new design drawing was sent.
Lund has still not fully digested the profound carvings and theories. Fortunately, he only needs to follow the pattern. No matter what the meaning of this pattern is, as long as he can run, it seems to be enough.
And such a main gun that is far superior to the Frost Alliance, the [blazing air piercing cannon] (evaluation: rare pearl level), was built. This is currently the best combination that Lorraine Hill can create after using the system's estimation.
She knows that there are many extremely advanced technologies and weapons in the Twilight Era, but currently due to a series of industrial chains such as basic materials, personnel, and facilities that have not been completed, she can only look back and sigh, and keep them in the system for the time being.
"Has Miss Lacey decided on the names of the three battleships?" Lund suddenly asked.
"Well, they are the No. 1 ship, Aglaia, the No. 2 ship, Thalia, and the No. 3 ship, Ophronne, which are the three goddesses of grace."
As the three 'Dreadnought-class' battleships were launched, thousands of sailors from the Carites Chamber of Commerce boarded the battleships and gradually became familiar with them under the guidance of the technical officers. Then they drew long light blue trails on the sea, thinking about the southeast
Heading towards the Young Berry Kingdom.
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A week later, Jingyue Strait.
"Report to Lord Black that enemy troops have been spotted ahead!"
In the spacious and light-colored command tower, before Blake could fully adapt to this new warship, a warning sound came from the loudspeaker on the side.
"It seems that the other party didn't give us time to prepare this time, Master Lund." Black, wearing a purple and white military uniform, said to the alchemist on the side.
"Indeed, but it's just a good time to test our results." Lund looked at the surging waves outside the window, his heart surging. A desire and thoughts to prove himself swirled in his heart.
He also wanted those who had looked down on others to be surprised and experience the unparalleled power of this battleship.
"Prepare the main gun." Blake pointed at the loudspeaker on the side and said.
"Yes!" A series of neat responses came from the pipe.
The heavy and oppressive large main gun turret slowly rotated. As the sight continued to focus and adjust, the muzzle of the main gun slowly drooped, aiming at the armored fleet in the distance. And the new magic furnace in the battleship
As it continued to charge, complex and exquisite enchanting patterns appeared on the barrel, and the cannonballs gradually turned red, and then turned blazing yellow.
"Fire!"
There was a dull concussion sound from the cannon muzzle, and the huge recoil caused the warship with a displacement of more than 24,000 tons to tilt slightly. Then several gold-branded cannonballs glowing with red light directly broke through the atmosphere, directly penetrating through the air with terrifying power.
Enemy ships kilometers away will be directly blown apart, forming rising fragments and flames.
"How is that possible?"
On the Iron Armored Ship of the Frost Alliance, a high-level mage could not believe it. He stared blankly at the battleship that was churning and burning on the sea surface, and then slowly sinking.
As an elite mage from a large faction in Lurna, he has always been proud of the technology possessed by the country. Where did the warship with the purple flower and starlight flags come from? How could it have such a powerful magic cannon?
Battleships several times the size of our own.
Is that the masterpiece of Hinazuki Council? But don't they reject machinery and steel? What is going on? Countless questions are swirling in my mind, but there is no time to think about it at this moment.
The terrifying giant cannon on the opposite battleship spit out fire one after another, and the blazing red shells shot out with astonishing power.
Even though light blue barriers were raised on the hull, they were blasted through by the wrathful hammer of the god, allowing countless water to flow in, and finally the ship gradually sank.
"Counterattack, counterattack! Counterattack!"
A naval commander shouted eagerly to the gun crew in the battleship, his face glowing red with excitement.
Bang bang——
As the cannons engraved with magic lines fired, the 40 cannons on the ship fired in sequence from the back to the front, each shell shooting at the three enemy warships like screaming black dots.
But it is a pity that most of them fell into the sea before they reached the three battleships, and they could only splash useless water.
"Damn it, speed up!"
The general of the armored fleet became angry and asked his flagship to hoist a special signal flag. Then he ran the magic furnace at full power to increase the propulsion power and wanted to sail forward.
On Carites' side, the observers also reported the situation to the flagship at the head after seeing it.
"Lord Black, the other party is speeding up and chasing us."
"Then let's speed up and try to get rid of them and keep our distance."
As a result, the two fleets launched an exciting chase on the sea. On the one side, more than 30 ironclad ships broke through the waves and continued to move toward the southwest. On the other hand, the three Aglaia-class battleships were rowing across the sea.
The long curved arc continuously bombarded the enemy ships on the sides and rear.
Compared with the armored fleet that can only chase the enemy with its bows, the three Aglaia-class battleships can not only maintain range and superior distance, but also have the ability to swing out and make their own ships appear in a tilted T-shape.
Keep bombarding the opponent.
"No!"
In the chasing armored fleet, one warship after another exploded under the opponent's gunfire, broken wrought iron and wood chips flew, and a huge orange-yellow ball of broken flames rose, and then sank to the bottom of the icy abyss.
Such scenes happened again and again, causing the crews and mages in the fleet to gradually lose their mentality. They also tried to let a few mages take off to attack the opponent's warships, but unfortunately, the floating mages were killed before they could get close.
The dense secondary artillery pieces shattered into pieces in the air, turning into a human-shaped firework, and finally fell into the sea.
And when the general of the armored fleet was struggling and hesitating whether to retreat, a high-level mage advisor next to him stepped forward and said.
"Sir, our reinforcements are coming."
Over the three Aglaia-class battleships, layers of dark clouds broke through, and iron-gray airships emerged from them one after another. There were still traces of water mist airflow on the sides of the sails of these airships that had not yet dissipated.
, leaving a long wake in the air.
And as the swarm of more than 200 airships arrived, shrouded in huge and layered shadows, the three warships that set sail for the first time seemed as small as fingers.
The sky seemed to suddenly darken, and the roar of the huge propellers echoed in the sky, like a heavy gray sky falling. The intense and dense fluctuations of extraordinary magic power made the crew members on the three battleships feel a suffocating and terrifying pressure.
There are dozens of mages on board each airship. In total, there are more than 3,000 mages of the magic sequence on the airship cluster. Among them, there are even elites of sequence 6-7, and they can even feel magic.
Existence of sequence 8 or above.
In order to deal with the powerful Youngberry Kingdom, the Frost Alliance transferred its key forces to the Strait of Silence, striving to block and defeat this sect from the south, which was another line of wizards left over from the Kingdom of Oz.
Shocking red cannonballs fired into the sky from the turret one after another, and were then blocked by the vast chain array.
Thousands of mages cast spells at the same time, and a blue magic array formed in the sky. The vast and complex lines were like a new sky, pressing down layer by layer, blocking the cannonballs under the array.
Bang bang——
Broken shells exploded in the sky like fireworks, then fell, scattering on the deck and sea below.
Blake walked out of the bridge. He looked up at the airships in the sky, stretched out his hand to block the falling sparks and ash, clenched his fist, and then weakly released it.
"Even with years of preparation and technological advantages, can't we resist such a huge national advantage?"
The airships in the air opened the hatches below and began to extend their gun barrels to aim at the three weak and lonely warships below. The muzzles of the guns gradually turned from dark to orange, and gradually charged up.
Just as the crew on the battleship was slowly losing hope, a flash of light lit up at the edge of the sky, followed by rolling thunder.
"Is it thundering? This time."
A mage in the armored fleet looked up casually and looked back. At this time, the battleship under him had already stopped chasing and was quietly watching the destruction of three enemy ships in the distance.
At dusk, under the thick, almost pitch-black lead clouds, a bolt of lightning surged across the sky. It was an almost deformed figure. His body seemed to be made of golden lightning. As he ran close to the limit, he was pulled by time and space.
The growing Razer. The terrifying coercion transmitted by this shocking lightning truly conveys the power of the extraordinary Sequence 9.
The blazing magic power blooming in this golden electric light was like a sharp arrow, piercing the oppressive and stagnant gray sky, and piercing directly into the layers of dark airships above the sea.
And a spreading ripple suddenly rose in the airship cluster.
A man wearing an elegant robe appeared in the sky. His short black hair gradually turned white as the magic power continued to emerge and release, and then turned into a blazing white-blue. Another sage of Magic Sequence 9 appeared.
"The Secret of Time and Space III: Stagnation."
A huge clock dial appeared in the sky where the airship was located. It showed extremely precise gears and hands, and then six small clock dials were divided into it. As the hands rotated, everything around it seemed to solidify.
If the air is compared to clear water, and now the water seems to have frozen, in Blake's perception, everything seems to have become extremely slow. He wanted to open his mouth to say something, but it took a long time for his teeth to leave his jaw slightly.
A few millimeters.
The fired cannonball had just left the muzzle and was sliding slowly in the air, not much faster than a snail. He could clearly see the lines on it and the spreading waves of air.
The propellers on the airship in the sky also seemed to have stopped rotating, and everything became quiet.
And when the blazing lightning plunged into the stagnant gray sky, it was like breaking countless pieces of glass, creating a noisy trajectory in the space as quiet as dead water.
"Ulevis, it's you." The man in the sky looked at the increasingly clear lightning, and the face in it allowed him to confirm the identity of the visitor.
"Long time no see, Silver Wheel Pointer Clark."
Although the words on his lips were soothing and peaceful, the lightning in the sky suddenly flashed.
Click————
A shocking thunder exploded the thick lead clouds in the sky, breaking the almost silent space with the most violent force. After the blinding bright light and thunder, the cold moonlight appeared in the night sky, and the airships
The propeller rotated again in the moonlight, and the world seemed to suddenly have sound again.
But the battle did not end there. The clock dial in the sky reappeared, its color was like silver, transparent and cold. When its hands turned, the two hundred airships in the sky suddenly disappeared and then reappeared.
"The Secret of Time and Space II: Transfer."
Layers of airships were arranged in a huge ring in the sky, surrounding the golden electric light in the center. The cannons on the airships suddenly fired, and the dense fires merged into one. The sound was so dense that it was impossible to distinguish the intervals. The cathartic gunfire converged towards the center.
, as if drawing a pattern in the sky that densely points to the center of the circle.
And just when the lightning flashed again, another sage in the sky spoke again.
"Secrets of Time and Space IV·Cut"
The electric light in the center seemed to be briefly trapped in a small spherical space, and then was drowned by countless firelights and cannonballs.
After a few seconds, the fire gradually extinguished and smoke filled the air. Just when some mages were rejoicing, trembling purple-red electric sparks lit up all over the airship, and then exploded.
Along with billowing black smoke, these airships crashed into the sea, and the mages inside flew out like ants and fled in all directions.
The lightning in the sky galloped again, carrying the natural power of heaven and earth to break through all obstacles.
And the silver roulette wheel also rotated again, and the secret techniques passed down from the ancient witch were used one after another, using the human body to capture the awe-inspiring thunder light traveling between heaven and earth.
Electric fire overflowed, thunder tore through the layers of space, the hour hand rotated, and the pointer on the silver wheel rotated backwards.