Sea Origin Calendar, November 192.
Phaletis Kingdom Mainland, located south of New Inn Port at the Portsmouth Royal Navy Shipyard.
Elite Navy, Royal Dragon Cavalry, Army Knight Order, Crowman Team... Several core military forces belonging to the Kingdom have already completed the tightest blockade here.
Whoosh——!
In the temporarily renovated large dock, the alchemical rituals burst with dazzling golden-red light, and the roaring heat waves surged past.
Massive steel structures were heated and reshaped in the air, then precisely installed at specific positions on a giant ship in the center.
Decks, turrets, gun barrels, steam turbines, nickel-aluminum bronze alloy propeller blades... and more.
The core of the ritual consisted of four people:
Looking much younger, resembling a middle-aged man, the "Crowned Wizard" nnon Watt; serving as the first assistant, Aiven; wielding the [Magic Book: Jade Record] Olivia; and Principal Princeton, who was there to lend a hand.
These four were all powerful wizards with profound knowledge in alchemy, material transformation, and shipbuilding industry.
And as for the steel warship under construction.
Signs belonging to both the [Crown of Miracles] and the [Steam Fortress] were nurous, although it was a version completely devoid of extraordinary abilities.
Hull length-to-width ratio, bulbous bow design, propeller with optimal disk ratio, dual-gun turrets...
Outside of the ritual track.
Because the opportunity to witness the birth of a [Truth Embodint] was just too rare, aside from Kingdom high-levels led by Queen Livena and the Kingdom Guardian "Rose Sword Saint" Ilvendi.
The entourage from both nnon Watt and Aiven included nurous mbers, almost all of them Tier 2 and above wizards.
Except for his sister, "Mother of Water" lro, and mother-in-law who were guarding the house, Serra, Angie, Calvin, Jacob, Kael, Bach, Outsider Apprentice Midorra, Milan were all present.
After obtaining the [Bioenergy Conversion Switch Technology] and the Muriyan's biotechnological knowledge, Clareesa and Leonara's research progress increased significantly.
The two of them were only a step away from reaching the prerequisites to beco Tier 3 Grand Wizards.
And from March until now, November, during this span of half a year.
Aiven's students virtually took over all spiritual overflow in the Northern New Continent, progressing rapidly in strength.
As the saying goes, predecessors plant trees and later generations enjoy the shade. Aiven had laid out a vast territory ahead, planted the "Tree of Rest" to prevent the spawning of spirit bodies, dispatched werewolves to eliminate any remaining powerful spirit bodies, and subdued two high-rank Totem Gods "Mother of Water" and Lady Crow...
These disciples beca the biggest beneficiaries as well.
And don't be fooled by Milan's intact appearance among the team, the deeds done in the Animal Kingdom back then didn't escape his wife's keen sense.
Apsuya, as a Tier 2 Peak [Hunter], excelled at distinguishing scents. No matter how many tis Milan washed himself, she easily picked up the traces.
As Aiven and Olivia inadvertently eavesdropped with their extraordinary senses, preparing for a spectacle, their minds projected scenes like:
"Hunter Furiously Stabs Cheating Scumbag 81 Tis, Skillfully Avoiding Vital Organs!","Midnight Howl, Is It Human Nature's Distortion or Moral Decay!","Shocked! You Have a Rabbit Outside?"...
Yet, they heard Apsuya, high heels stomping, gently wielding a small whip, tenderly say to Milan:
"Darling, do you want to experience cat ears... Queen, or bear ears Queen? I can fulfill all your fantasies, unforgettable for a lifeti, oh hohoho..."
Aiven hastily covered Olivia's ears.
"Pft, how can he play more extravagantly than !"
But in the end, Milan survived, how splendid, how splendid.
Ding ding clang clang...
Under the collaboration of a Crowned Wizard and three Grand Wizards familiar with the shipbuilding industry, the new battleship with not a single piece of wood used, nor any extraordinary powers added, progressed rapidly in construction.
Nowadays, the Kingdom's needs have changed from when contending with the Hilus Empire for naval supremacy.
Even though Hilus still has the [Royal Alfonso], [Glory of Splendor], and [Golden Bird Flower] three Legendary Battleships.
It was completely overshadowed by the Alliance's [Crown of Miracles], [Jade Coronet], [Sea Soul], [Theseus], [Gem River], [Steam Fortress], [Divine Demon Wings].
Although most of these battleships belong to Aiven and the Galliot Duchy, Livena has long since grown accustod to relying on him.
One more, one less Legendary Battleship at the Kingdom level doesn't affect the overall situation, but there's still a significant lack in dominance at the mundane level.
While both Phaletis and the entire Tulip Alliance have started establishing their own Sea Great Wall on nurous global sea routes.
Relying on just over a hundred sail battleships is far from having a decisive force.
At least Hilus still possesses the world's largest fleet, and the Sak Empire occupying half of the Southern Continent, supported by nurous evil gods from the Lowland Republic, cannot be underestimated.
Can't resort to showcasing a Legendary Battleship like a "Mushroom Bomb" against every small fish and shrimp, can we? It's necessary to have a tiered array of conventional weapons.
Therefore, the Kingdom and Alliance urgently need naval forces that align with their overseas interests.
In contemporary naval warfare, conventional sail battleships are increasingly unable to determine the outco of a battle, only serving as backup to maintain dominance.
Back when constructing the [Jade Coronet], Aiven did say he would return a Legendary Battleship to Liweina, provided they themselves prepare the materials.
But the extraordinary materials capable of sustaining a ship to ascend to legendary status were exceedingly rare. Although pure steel could et the requirents for a legendary battleship's extraordinary transformation with large-scale alchemical enchantnts.
Just like back then when the [Legendary Battleship: Steam Fortress] was completed with the full support of the Phaletis Kingdom and the "Alchemy School".
After weighing the options.
Aiven and Watt exchanged opinions, ultimately providing her with a better choice.
That is sothing only a country that has completed the "Steam Industrial Revolution" can achieve—mass production of "Legendary Battleships" without [Legendary Battleship Skill]!
To harvest the [World's Favor] of the "Steam Industrial Revolution trend".
Both the "Alchemy School" and the "Life Tree School" generously provided technology at least 50 years ahead of the current mundane world to jointly complete the design for the new battleship.
Today is the mont of reckoning.
Finally.
By evening.
Under the wizard's minds comparable to supercomputers and their abnormal execution power.
In just a day, they crafted a majestic full-steel battleship by hand and successfully launched it.
Splash—!
"By the Goddess, unbelievable!"
Even though Liweina had seen the blueprints, she was deeply shocked by the violent aesthetics of military industry as she gazed at the towering steel giant on the sea.
[All-Heavy Cannon Battleship: Dreadnought: Armored Cavalry]
[Specifications] Ship length: 160.6 ters; Ship width: 25 ters; Length-to-width ratio: 6.4:1.
Draft: 9.4 ters (maximum load); Full load displacent: 21,840 tons; Speed: 24 knots; Crew complent: 775 people.
[Power System] Host: Watt-style improved steam turbine 2 sets/4 shafts; Main boiler: Coal-fired water boiler 18 units.
[Military Preparation] 305mm 45-caliber dual-mounted [Post-loading Rifled Gun Turret] 5 units (two forward, one aft, one on each side); 76mm 50-caliber single mount cannon 27 units; Maximum broadside firepower: 8 main guns, forward firepower theoretically: 6 main guns.
305mm 45-caliber cannon range can reach 17 kiloters!
[Full body armor] Broadside: 279mm, Deck: 76mm, Gun mount: 279mm, Gun turret front: 279mm, Command tower: 278mm.
It is particularly noteworthy that the weapon system provided by the "Alchemy School"—[Post-loading Rifled Cannon].
The new closed structure allowed the combination of breech block, powder chamber, and rifling, realizing the classic structure of the post-loading rifled cannon.
The use of screw breech significantly improved the cannon's range, accuracy, and firing speed, ultimately facilitating the launch of this new-style cannon battleship.
[All-Heavy Cannon Battleship: Dreadnought: Armored Cavalry] can be considered the prototype of steam battleships, a preview of the "Giant Ship Cannon Era"!
Even Aiven, who served as the main builder, couldn't help but murmur as he watched this battleship devoid of any extraordinary power but surpassing many "Quasi-Legendary Battleships" in combat power:
"When it appears on the sea, 'the truth and justice exist only within the range of cannons' will beco axioms everyone follows!"
It can be said.
Now a series of technical prerequisites for the "Giant Ship Cannon Era" have been completed. As long as the engineers fully understand the blueprints, with current technology, replication is entirely achievable.
Estimated cost is around 400,000 Golden Lions, equivalent to the cost of ten Level 1 Sail Battleships.
But unlike the century-old oak, which cannot be bought even with money, as long as one's tallurgical industry is up to par, these weapons can be batch-produced.
Whether it's pirates or traditional sail battleships, they can be swept into the dustbin of history.
Rumble!
Soon, in the wizards' keen senses, with the launch of this epoch-making weapon, the vast spiritual world began to boil gradually.
The "Steam Industrial Revolution trend" is... completed!
The surging [World's Favor] roiled continuously, slowly descending toward the direction of the Phaletis Kingdom, as if the entire material world was celebrating jubilantly.
In the eyes of high-tier transcendents, one could even see a vast layer of azure clouds slowly forming above.
Especially for nnon Watt, the absolute protagonist of the trend, he felt this most deeply; this is the strongest support for him to achieve [Truth Embodint]!
He was already trembling with excitent.
However, at this mont.
Toot—!
"Where did the whistle co from?"
A sudden chaotic whistle from the depths of the Black Sea made everyone feel as if facing a formidable enemy.
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