157: Official reform

Because he had previously randomly drawn a product called magic crystal cannon from his Portable Shop.

The shells it fired were comparable in power to Ninth-level Magic, which was more than enough to use for the sea calming's attack!

Speaking of which, the sea calming's magic shield was still one-way; things couldn't enter from outside, but things could exit from inside.

Arthur could already imagine the scene: the sea calming raising its magic shield, and then the magic crystal cannons on its hull continuously attacking the enemy!

It would definitely be quite shocking!

As for the compatibility issues between the magic crystal cannon and the sea calming, the sea calming originally had similar magic cannons, but they were dismantled by the Thunder Empire.

After a slight modification, the magic crystal cannons could be placed on the hull.

All in all, Arthur was satisfied with the sea calming!

During the subsequent tour of the sea calming, Arthur pretended to take out a magic crystal cannon from his storage ring, but in reality, he exchanged it from his Portable Shop for three million gold coins!

As soon as the ten-meter-long magic crystal cannon, crystal clear like a crystal yet covered in mysterious patterns, appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

Amidst their puzzled gazes, Arthur spoke!

"The magic crystal cannon, as long as it has high-grade magic crystal or other similar energy, can fire shells comparable to Ninth-level Magic. It can just be used to fill the gap in the sea calming's attack power.

This one is a sample; you can use it to experiment with how to install such magic crystal cannons on the sea calming.

Once the plan is finalized, I will have the remaining magic crystal cannons sent over!"

Arthur would definitely replicate the sea calming as a commodity, but he had to wait a bit longer.

He would only replicate it after Eric and the others had modified the sea calming to accommodate magic crystal cannons.

At that point, the sea calming would be a perfect vessel, capable of both offense and defense.

As Arthur spoke, Eric and the others were also stunned into silence, rooted to the spot.

All they could think was:

"Such Sharp Weapon as the magic crystal cannon is actually being placed on the sea calming by Arthur, and there are many of them! Then won't their navy be incredibly powerful!"

One must know that the magic cannons on the original, unreduced sea calming only had the power equivalent to Intermediate Magic.

Additionally, while the magic released by the magic array could possess power comparable to Ninth-level Magic,

the entire ship's energy was limited. When the sea calming used Ninth-level Magic for a full-power attack, the strength of the magic shield would significantly decrease.

Conversely, when the original sea calming fully charged its defensive magic shield, the power of the magic released by the magic array would also significantly decrease.

But now, if Arthur's sea calming were equipped with magic crystal cannons, both the magic crystal cannons and the protective shield could achieve the power of Ninth-level Magic.

Combined, it would even be more formidable than the original sea calming.

For Eric and the others, as naval personnel, this was a huge surprise!

After all, as naval personnel, who wouldn't want their ships to be more powerful!

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, we will complete the modification of the sea calming within three days, turning it into a giant ship capable of housing magic crystal cannons!"

They even worried that Arthur might go back on his word, because they knew the price of magic crystal cannons was not cheap; each one cost at least thirty million gold coins.

Eric repeatedly patted his chest, assuring Arthur.

Arthur naturally expressed his trust in them.

After another while of visiting, Arthur returned to the royal capital.

That dock was currently in ruins, with no suitable residence for Arthur's status, so he couldn't stay there for too long.

But Arthur, back in the royal capital, didn't sit idle. The Lionheart Kingdom had already completed many reforms, but some areas were still not perfected.

For example, regarding officials like the former Kate Kingdom Chancellor, although Arthur found them easy to use, he still trusted the people summoned from his Portable Shop more!

However, the position of Chancellor was not one that just anyone could hold. Among the people Arthur could summon from his Portable Shop, only the Merfolk Queen could undertake this important responsibility.

After all, the Merfolk Queen controlled the entire Mermaid Kingdom, and as her clone, serving as a Chancellor was more than sufficient.

Speaking of which, Arthur had previously summoned three Mermaid Legendary, and currently, only Melita, one of the Mermaid Legendary Experts, had appeared openly in the Lionheart Kingdom.

The other two, France and Emma, had always been hidden in the shadows.

So Arthur directly had France return to the open, concealing her cultivation and displaying Grand Magus level strength.

After all, although there was only one level difference between a Legendary Mage and a Grand Magus level expert, the significance was completely different.

If the Lionheart Kingdom gained another Grand Magus, others wouldn't care, but if it gained another Mermaid Legendary, others would be terrified!

The current Lionheart Kingdom was essentially Arthur's absolute domain.

So after returning from the largest southern dock, Arthur directly had France replace the former Chancellor, Hulian.

This move caused a certain stir in the court, as the Chancellor was the most powerful official in the Kingdom.

Now, he was replaced just like that, and his successor was a Merfolk expert.

Others couldn't help but overthink it!

Of course, they could only think about it, as the royal family represented by Arthur not only controlled the highest military power, the Legendary Experts,

but the army was also completely under Arthur's control, rendering these officials helpless.

After France became Chancellor, she began to place people summoned by Arthur in some key positions.

For officials, their strength didn't need to be too high, so Arthur only spent twenty million gold coins.

He summoned two thousand Silver Experts and replaced all the officials in some important positions within the Kingdom!

Since the entire Kingdom was under Arthur's control, the entire process took a relatively short time, only one week!

After this incident, the Lionheart Kingdom, both militarily and politically, was completely under Arthur's control.

During this week, Eric and the others on the sea calming completed its modification as agreed on the third day.

Upon receiving the news, since the Kingdom was still undergoing official reforms,

he merely spent another fifteen million gold coins to exchange for five magic crystal cannons.

He had someone take them to the sea calming for physical testing!

Now that the official reforms were complete, Arthur also planned to visit the southern dock again to see the modified sea calming!

Thinking of it, he did it. Arthur, as before, rode the Two-Headed Wyvern Andel, with Victor as his bodyguard, and headed to the southern dock.

Upon arriving at the sea calming again, Arthur immediately noticed the difference in the sea calming.

The six magic crystal cannons Arthur had previously given to Eric were now installed on this three-hundred-meter-long giant ship!

The overall arrangement was two at the bow, two at the stern, and one each on the left and right sides.

This was different from the traditional placement of giant cannons on ships!

Traditional ships primarily placed their cannons on both sides of the hull.