In Pulitzer Harbor, more than ten nautical miles away from Oak Island, four huge ships cut through the waves and moved forward at a speed of 11 knots, and they were still increasing in speed.
These are two iron-clad wooden-hulled ships with teak hulls. There is iron armor with a thickness of more than 100 mm in key places such as the deck, and there are about 50 mm of iron armor protection in other places. Under the iron armor is a 450 mm teak board, which is nearly 100 meters thick.
The front and rear of the ship are covered with 36 breech-loading guns of different calibers and 16 rapid-fire guns.
But these two behemoths are just frigates. They are surrounded by a ship. The ship is slightly larger than the four frigates, and there is almost no big difference in appearance. But everyone on the frigate knows that if it is
In the event of a naval battle, the frigate will definitely sink to the bottom of the sea first.
Because that ship is not an iron-clad wooden hull ship, but a real iron-clad ship. The armor thickness alone reaches 457 mm. The artillery between the two is not much different, but the iron-clad ship can completely attack with its own thick armor.
On board, use the four 356mm torpedo tubes to sink the frigate.
This is the Pulitzer, the Kingdom of Loen, no, it is the world's first ironclad ship. With it, the Kingdom of Loen can dominate the sea.
Two nautical miles away from the Pulitzer, two battleships were also heading along the route. Together with the four frigates, the three battleships trailing behind, and the ironclad Pulitzer, they formed the Kingdom of Loen's first ironclad fleet.
fleet.
This is the first time this fleet has conducted long-distance training, and will sail all the way to Tuscat Island, the easternmost territory of the Loen Kingdom. Of course, if you encounter pirates, even the seven pirate generals at sea, or even those
Four pirate kings, this armored fleet will sink them without hesitation.
In a room on the battleship on the left, Rawls was half-lying on the bed. His face was a little pale, and his lips had no color. His black military boots were thrown beside the bed, and there was a red army hanging on the wall on one side.
Dress and ribbon.
He squinted his eyes and chewed his mouth from time to time, and his throat could be seen moving obviously. There was a trash can next to the bed. After a few minutes, Rawls's complexion improved significantly, but his expression seemed even worse.
Uncomfortable.
He stretched out his hand and took out a dusty money bag from under the pillow beside him. Within ten seconds of holding it in his hand, his face turned pale again, and he felt a strong sense of dizziness.
There were double images, and the food in the stomach seemed to flow upstream due to the strong stimulation.
Rawls quickly stuffed the money bag back under the pillow, half-lyed down skillfully, and pointed his mouth at the trash can...
Well, he was seasick! It was just controllable seasickness.
After killing "psychiatrist" Stephen Mossos last time, he obtained an extraordinary item. It was a collar button from a "Rageful People", which can greatly increase the wearer's strength and also
It can generate a layer of magic scales on the body surface to withstand a certain amount of damage, allowing the wearer to move freely underwater for more than half an hour.
But it also has a negative effect, which Rawls cannot avoid, which is seasickness. As long as you are on the boat, you will feel dizzy and nauseated, lose your balance, and even lose your ability to resist.
Before setting off, in order to avoid trouble, Rawls threw the revolver, "Scepter of Power", and the collar button into his money bag, but he forgot that the negative effects would affect himself through the money bag, and even more
To be precise, he never thought that the negative effects of collar buttons could affect him.
In order to prevent others from noticing the abnormality, he could not become seasick immediately. He could only temporarily separate the wallet from himself after entering the single room specially prepared for him, but he had to touch it from time to time.
, and let yourself get into a state of seasickness again.
"Dong dong dong"
"Please come in."
The door was pushed open, and a man in his thirties wearing a dark blue navy captain's uniform walked in. He had a much better hairline than most Loen men, and a skin tone that was slightly darker than bronze.
He looks a bit like a Southern Continent race, but his three-dimensional facial features show that he is just a sunburned Loen man.
He is the captain of the battleship Glorious, Philip Negan's friend and classmate, Colonel Delin Harker. Although Rawls, who was half lying on the bed, could feel the huge shaking, the colonel did not seem to be affected at all.
, the steps were very big, and he walked to the bed in three or two steps.
Delin Hacker stood there with a smile on his face, his arms folded across his chest, and his gray-blue eyes looked at Rawls' slightly pale face:
"Didn't Philip take into account that you would get seasick when he arranged your identity?"
"I don't think he knew I was seasick, because I didn't know it myself." Rawls didn't need to perform. He only had to lower his voice slightly, and the whole person seemed weak.
Delin Harker shook his head and said with a smile:
"Mr. Barrister, if you can't adapt to life on the ship, it will be difficult for you to get out of this room. My soldiers will definitely not believe that a Marine Corps officer can get seasick."
Colonel Delin knew Rawls's identity, but he didn't know why he chose to take this battleship, nor did he know the purpose of his trip. But as Philip's friend and classmate, the colonel didn't want to know too much.
Thinking of the identity Philip gave himself, Rawls glanced at the red military uniform on the wall, and his pale face was a little helpless. He was now a captain of the Royal Marines and had urgent military affairs to deal with, so he took the Glory.
Battleship.
The Marine Corps has a long history. It first served on naval ships as gunners or supply personnel. However, in the battle with Feneport more than three hundred years ago, two thousand Marines held on with the support of naval guns.
Nearly a year later, the fortress was completely converted into an amphibious force and played a huge role in the opening of new shipping lanes.
Although the Marine Corps is affiliated with the Royal Navy, their uniforms are not blue, but red. However, it is said that there is a trend of changing it. Because when a certain Marine Corps attacked a tribe hiding in the forest in the southern continent, because
Bright clothing and heavy losses.
It is precisely because of the special relationship between the Marine Corps and the Royal Navy that Rawls boarded the HMS Glorious as a Marine Corps captain officer without being suspected by others.
"I thought it would be fine in two days. I can feel better than before."
"That's because you've almost vomited." Colonel Delin held up his wider chin, "But once you get used to vomiting, you won't get seasick anymore."
"Don't leave this room for the next two days. I will bring you food. Although I don't know what task Phillip has given you, but judging from his arrangements, if it is leaked, it will definitely cause big trouble. You first
Have a good rest, I still have things to do."
After saying that, Delin Hacker ignored Rawls's answer, turned around, opened the door and left, slamming the door shut.
Rawls shook his head, it was good this way, he wouldn't need to touch the money bag frequently, which would make himself more uncomfortable.
…
Aboard the USS Pulitzer, in the captain's room.
A man wearing a tuxedo and a ruby red tie sat behind the desk. He had a broad face and a thick beard, but he didn't take care of it. He looked messy and shiny, and stared at him with a pair of copper bell-like eyes.
The man opposite him had his thick and powerful arms propped up on the desk, which made him feel oppressive even though he was sitting.
Opposite him stood a middle-aged man wearing a rear admiral uniform with slightly rough features. He was the captain of the Pulitzer, Rear Admiral Wilson. But at the moment, he lowered his head and did not dare to look at the man sitting in his seat.
Although he is the captain, he is not the one who really calls the shots in this fleet.
It was the man sitting in his seat. He was the former Commander-in-Chief of the Navy and the cousin of the previous king, William Augustus the Strong, Marquis Pablo Connelly, although he had resigned as Commander-in-Chief in the 16th century.
In 2006, even his title was passed on to his son.
As a Sequence 5 "Punishing Knight", Major General Wilson knew that the man in front of him was a demigod, a Sequence 4 "Law Mage", and he was the real commander of this armored fleet.
"Wilson, this is not just a voyage training, but also needs to make those pirates realize the power of ironclads. MI9 is already collecting corresponding targets. Unless they encounter those four guys who arrogantly claim the throne, the rest, even if they are
I won’t take action against a pirate who calls himself a general, do you understand what I mean?”
"Understood, Your Excellency." Wilson tapped his right foot and gave a military salute.
"Very good, go down!"
Pablo waved his thick arm and asked Wilson to leave the captain's room.
The iron door closed, and a figure appeared in the room.
He has a rectangular face, a white hair cap on his head, two slightly upturned beards at the end of his mouth, thick eyebrows, and large eyes, which are somewhat similar to the characters on the playing cards.
Wearing a formal dress, a large cloak, and extremely long toe shoes, his attire is out of touch with the current era, as if he is living in the last hundred years.
Pablo lost his previous strength, stood up from behind his desk, and greeted the figure:
"Your Highness."
The visitor was Prince Sunia of Loen Kingdom, Grove Augustus. His eyes seemed to be through the iron gate and wall, and he saw Major General Wilson leaving.
"Is he really fit to be captain of the USS Pulitzer?"
"In terms of strength, he is a Sequence 5 'Punishing Knight', so he is very suitable. He is just not tough enough, but if you want to truly master this fleet, someone like him is the most suitable candidate."
Pablo's shiny beard was trembling, and he pressed his hands on the desk. Even though he was facing Prince Grove of Sequence 3 "Chaos Hunter", he still showed enough strength.
Prince Grove tilted his head slightly. Pablo's strength was very similar to that of his predecessor, King William VI, but he seemed more reckless.
"Give up the search for those pirate generals. I have asked MI9 to abandon related tasks. We cannot take risks. That matter is the most important thing now."
As Prince Sunia of the Kingdom of Loen, Grove knows those pirate generals very well. Even though they are not demigods, they all have various backgrounds. Although eliminating them will not have any impact on Loen, for the sake of
In that matter, there was no unnecessary increase in risk.
Pablo had a look of dissatisfaction on his face, and he punched the desk with his right fist:
"Then find Lieutenant General Dusk. Behind him is the Church of God of War. It will be good for us to attack them."
Prince Grove was silent for a while and nodded. As the commander of this fleet, Pablo has a certain degree of freedom. Although doing so may lead to the "King of the Five Seas" Nast Solomon convening a pirate conference.
Although he can take action, he can also give him a heavy blow. This can also be considered as making this fleet prepared. It will always have to fight him anyway.
What's more, it would be very difficult for MI9 to find only one "Vice Admiral Dusk" on the vast Sunian Sea. They may not be able to find him during this training voyage.
Seeing that Prince Grove agreed to his suggestion, Pablo was relieved. If Prince Grove insisted, there was nothing he could do. Although he was the cousin of William VI, he was not Augustus after all.
It is impossible for a member of the family to command MI9.
"Still no news from Edward Leto?"
"No." Prince Grove shook his head, "He was not only chased by Nast, but also by intelligence agents from various countries. Who knows which island he is hiding on?"
"Island?"
"As the former first mate of the Black Emperor, he will definitely be hiding at sea. There is no place for him to survive on land! Now it is suspected that he is hiding behind a certain black market businessman. It's just that there are too many people behind those people and it's very complicated.
It’s hard to find out.”
"If we can't catch him, can we only rely on luck and that damn extraordinary aggregation of characteristics to track down Nast?" Pablo's messy beard trembled like an angry lion.
"Connery!" Prince Grove stopped giving in and turned to look at Pablo Connery. The big cloak on his body seemed to be flying.
He has always disliked this guy without aristocratic cultivation, and was not even willing to confront him head-on. If he didn't need him to control the royal power within the navy, how could Prince Grove tolerate a Sequence 4 "Law Mage".
No wonder His Highness Drinker asked him to come. If Georgina came, I'm afraid she wouldn't have any say at all.
If a suitable candidate hadn't been found, people like Pablo Connelly would have been sent back to the territory to retire!
Pablo was not to be outdone. He needed the complete command of this fleet, instead of having one sitting on top of him. If a fleet had two voices, facing the "Black Emperor" and facing Nast,
You will definitely be caught, and that is the biggest mistake.
But this powerful former navy commander faced not only Prince Sunia of the Loen Kingdom, but also the "Crazy Hunter" of Sequence 3. Without taking action, he could suppress Pablo with his momentum alone.
.
Pablo Connelly's breathing became heavier and heavier, the veins and blood vessels on his neck popped out one by one, and his greasy beard trembled with his clenched teeth. He supported the desk with both hands, and his body
Leaning forward, the desk and the floor beneath his feet creaked.
Prince Grove's upturned mustache trembled slightly. He knew that the gap between the two could not suppress Pablo to this level. Pablo did not resist, but just held on.
"Huh!" Grove snorted, and suddenly relaxed, Pablo almost fell forward, but then stabilized again.
"George Negan has been arresting people recently, including people from the School of Life."