161: Nine giant ships appeared

Arthur was satisfied with his answer and nodded.

"Then I look forward to your performance!"

Following Endri's further assurances, Arthur shifted the topic to the present situation.

"Our current position is in the sea ten miles away from the southernmost pier of the Kingdom.

The main task now is to sail these nine Main Battleships into the pier!

And currently, I only have ten Naval Generals, similar to you, who understand ship operation. Is that a problem?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this is simple. Although the Main Battleship beneath our feet requires about a thousand people to unleash its full combat power.

If we only need to move it, one person is enough!

After all, this type of Main Battleship is the crystallization of the efforts of the Empire's Craftsmen and Mages, and possesses a certain degree of Automation Technology!

For example, regarding the ship's power drive, I can use a Magic Array in the Captain's Cabin to activate it.

Then, by personally steering it, theoretically, I alone can sail it!"

Speaking of which, the Main Battleships manufactured by the Empire are entirely wooden, so they don't use Propellers as a driving method like modern ships in his previous life.

Instead, they use magic as the power for propulsion.

There are two specific implementation methods.

One method is the Sails. After the ship opens its Sails, the Magic Arrays inscribed on the hull constantly blow massive wind towards the Sails after drawing energy, greatly increasing the ship's speed.

The second is Water Magic, which greatly reduces the ship's resistance in the water and can even use water currents to propel the ship forward.

The Empire's Main Battleships possess both propulsion methods, which is why, despite being a 300-meter Giant Ship, it can reach speeds of 200 kilometers per hour.

That is much faster than the Aircraft Carriers of his previous life.

Furthermore, the Sails of the Empire's Main Battleships are not yet capable of automatic deployment and require manual opening.

Therefore, Endri's mention of single-person operation must refer to using the second method: propulsion via Water Magic!

"Automation Technology!"

On the other side, hearing this familiar term, Arthur was momentarily dazed.

Thinking carefully, the appearance of such a term was not strange. After all, although the worlds and the forces they commanded were different, the pace of development eventually leads to the same destination.

So Arthur quickly dismissed this strange feeling. Since sailing them back was not an issue,

Arthur ordered Endri and the others to act quickly, as he did not want to spend the night at sea.

Under the operation of Endri and the others, strange Magic Patterns began to flash on the battleships.

Then, the sound of water surging behind the nine battleships could be heard, pushing the warships quickly toward the pier.

Since the area near the pier had been cleared by Arthur, the arrival of the group did not cause any immediate commotion.

Arthur's order to seal off the pier was only for one night. Fearing that the Soldiers and Eric's group would arrive at the pier the next day and be startled by the sudden appearance of the battleships,

Arthur left Victor behind to explain the situation to everyone, while he rode the Two-Headed Wyvern Andel to the newly constructed Lord's Mansion to rest.

Arthur didn't feel there was anything wrong with this action; after all, subordinates were meant to be used.

The next morning, Arthur leisurely got up to Cultivate, then ate breakfast, and only unhurriedly headed to the pier when the sky was fully bright.

The pier at this time looked calm and peaceful, as if the Soldiers and Eric, the former Crew Members of the sea calming, were not surprised by the sudden appearance of the nine battleships.

This was not the case. Just as the sky was beginning to lighten and Arthur woke up to Cultivate, Eric and the others who came to retake charge of the pier and prepare for work,

were greatly astonished by the nine battleships that had suddenly appeared at the pier.

Their first reaction was the absurd thought that the Empire Army had come knocking, the reason being that the Dawn Merchant Guild's battleship had been acquired illicitly.

Just as everyone was feeling anxious, Victor flew into the sky from the ship and explained to the crowd.

"Everyone, there is no need to panic. These nine battleships were recently purchased by King Arthur and will all be members of the Kingdom's Navy in the future."

Everyone knew Victor, recognizing him not only as the Sky Knight who guarded the Royal Capital year-round.

He also often appeared as Arthur's Guard, so his words were practically the same as Arthur's. Thus, everyone immediately turned their sorrow into joy, even cheering.

Because they all understood the terror of the sea calming, and now that there were nine more such battleships, the Kingdom's Navy strength had skyrocketed.

As members of the Lionheart Kingdom, they naturally shared in the glory.

The army should normally be solemn, but since this was a joyous event, a great joyous event, the Officers did not stop them for a while.

It wasn't until several minutes had passed and everyone had vented their emotions that the Officers ordered the Soldiers to maintain silence and strictly guard their posts.

However, this had nothing to do with Eric and the others who belonged to the naval system.

Their only thought at the moment was to go and check out the other battleships to see if they were truly identical to the sea calming.

After all, Eric and the others had previously worked for the Dawn Merchant Guild, and they understood better than the people of the Lionheart Kingdom what an Empire Main Battleship signified.

Although they were reduced versions, they were not something ordinary people could purchase.

Especially buying nine at once!

You should know that the Dawn Merchant Guild had to pull strings just to purchase one sea calming.

After all, this type of battleship not only took a long time to build, but many Wealthy People who cherished their lives rushed to buy them.

How could the Lionheart Kingdom, situated in a remote location, purchase nine ships at once? Comparing this fact, one could understand their disbelief.

They even worried that the ships were fake and that the Kingdom had been swindled.

Since they belonged to the same Navy sequence, and Eric's group was even among the very first batch of the Navy,

Endri readily agreed to the request of Eric and the others to inspect the other ships.

After boarding and careful inspection, Eric and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Because they discovered that these battleships were indeed the same type of Vessel as the sea calming, and all of them had completed the modification for the magic crystal cannon.

They were not fakes!

Having resolved their inner concerns, they, as fellow members of the Navy, broke into sincere smiles.

In short, everyone had already expressed their astonishment earlier, which is why everything seemed calm and uneventful when Arthur arrived.

When Arthur arrived at the pier and saw Eric and the others on the same battleship as Endri, he knew they had already met.

This could be seen from Eric's respectful manner as he answered Endri's questions.

After all, Endri was the Naval Commander personally appointed by Arthur, and Eric belonged to the naval sequence, so naturally, he was extremely respectful after understanding the situation.

As a Clone, although Endri possessed a lot of information in his mind, most of it was related to combat.

Therefore, Endri was currently asking Eric about information he did not know himself.

Such as the specific shipping routes near the Lionheart Kingdom, and the naval situation of other Human Kingdoms located on the continent but not particularly far from the Lionheart Kingdom.