Speaker Grover returned from Oulu College with a full load. Although the all-metal steam battleship in the Ibur Shipyard was a bit unexpected, it was within an acceptable range. No matter what conspiracy the meteorite wanted to use this battleship, it was impossible.

With a hastily built new warship, the balance of power at sea was changed.

Not to mention that the maneuverability is very worrying, without prototype ship testing, without continuous technical polishing and design improvements, there is a high chance that this kind of all-metal warship will roll over and sink into the sea directly after launching.

Just remind the Saxon engineering fleet to pay attention.

The biggest gain from Oulu Academy is undoubtedly the change in Qingkong's attitude, which shows that his strategy of starting from a common idea is correct. Now Qingkong is clinging to the meteorite in the incident of the Magic Botanical Museum ruins, and is working on both land and sea. You can

He is so cunning and cunning, but under the crushing force of this absolute strength, he can only do somersaults like a clown in the stands.

Ridiculous! Poor!

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The Saxon engineering fleet's blockade of Cape Port is very effective. Their main fleet cruises on the sea outside Raging Waves City, sending recruited pirates to intercept passing ships. Ships holding passes from other ports in Raging Waves City are allowed to pass, without passes, or

It is clear that ships entering and leaving Cape Port will be looted.

The Imperial Navy stationed in Raging Waves City was unusually calm. Even though the Cape District informed them many times that pirates were present at sea, the Navy still stood still. It even terminated routine maritime patrols on the grounds that the fleet warships needed maintenance.

Only reconnaissance airships were dispatched to monitor the movements of "pirates".

In addition to the ongoing construction at Haijiao Port, the number of ships on the dock has decreased significantly. This has put the livelihood of many people in crisis, and the interior of Haijiao District has also become unstable.

Shelley led the special forces to guard the city day and night to maintain law and order, but this was not a long-term solution. The prestige of the Meteorite Chief Inspector would eventually be exhausted. When the Secret Service was unable to suppress the underground turmoil, it would be uncontrollable once it broke out.

Luke would ask about the construction progress of "Unit 1" every day, and Yanyang Group would spend a lot of money every day to appease all parties.

In the seemingly prosperous and peaceful Raging Wave City, a string in the sky collapsed tighter and tighter.

Finally, Ibur Shipyard sent the news that the "No. 1 Unit" was completed, and Iwaya sent the cruise route of the Saxon Engineering Fleet and the schedule for the next rest and replenishment.

Luke immediately ordered "Unit 1" to be loaded with ammunition and fuel into the sea and sail to the waters of Fishbone Island. Time was tight and there was no time for "Unit 1" to be tested. When they arrived at Fishbone Island, Mrs. Tasia accepted the battleship.

Finally, all testing and training are conducted while sailing to the attack position.

Then Luke took a boat to Fishbone Island.

At night, "Unit No. 1" slowly sailed out of the dock. The moonlight shone on the hull, and the steel battleship, which had not had time to be fully painted, had a bright metallic luster in many places.

The battleship with a full load of nearly 3,000 tons, because the hull is entirely made of steel, is much smaller than wooden ships of the same class. Compared with those 4,000 tons, 5,000 tons ships look even more like children.

"Unit No. 1" was towed away from the Ibur Shipyard by a ship much larger than itself. In this way, even if it was discovered that it had completed construction, it would be thought that there was a serious problem with its power.

The steel battleship quickly disappeared into the night and sailed towards Fishbone Island.

In the Anno game, Luke landed on Fishbone Island more than once. He killed some Nagas to obtain materials once and then left in a hurry.

After the Clover airship robbery, Mrs. Tasia, the Naga Queen, was hanged, and Fishbone Island completely declined. It became a place for hunting Nagas, and a large number of Nagas were turned into slaves and sold everywhere.

Only this time Luke changed the fate of Lady Tasia and Fishbone Island.

Connected to the sea route in the Cape District, Fishbone Island can easily and cheaply obtain supplies on land. The formation of the anti-smuggling fleet in the Cape District allowed Mrs. Tasia to command a powerful fleet.

With money, supplies, and ships, Mrs. Tasia no longer engages in pirate business, but instead engages in pirate business. Fishbone Island has become a free port, which connects the Cape District, and supplies plundered by pirates pass through here.

Turnover, you can safely enter Nutao City and turn it into cash.

Just taking commissions is enough for the survival of Fishbone Island, not to mention Luke's tireless investment here.

Cape Port is a commercial port, and stationing an armed fleet affects making money. Moreover, Luke regards this fleet as his own private armed force, and it cannot be stationed within the empire.

The position of Fishbone Island in Luke's heart has become very important.

Defensive fortifications are naturally also the focus of the construction of Fishbone Island.

In Luke's vision, Naga uses the seabed around the island to build a circle of reef areas with a depth of one kilometer to two kilometers. Ships entering and leaving Fishbone Island can only go smoothly under the guidance of Naga pilots

Through this reef area.

If there is an external invasion, you only need to lay mines over a large area in the reef area to effectively prevent enemy ships from approaching.

Many permanent defensive forts are built on the islands, and the most advanced heavy artillery is purchased to carry out devastating strikes on sea targets that enter the range.

Although the current Fishbone Island has not been built into what Luke imagined, the existing defense measures are enough to deter the Saxon engineering fleet from attacking by force.

After Luke landed on Fishbone Island, he immediately summoned commanders at all levels of the anti-smuggling fleet to hold a meeting in a newly built defensive fortress.

In the middle of the conference room, there is a tactical table that is five meters long and three meters wide, and a sea chart is spread out on it. The sea area surrounding Raging Waves City is drawn in detail on the sea chart, which is full of intricate lines and symbols.

Luke couldn't understand the chart, so he handed a piece of paper to Mrs. Tasia beside him.

Mrs. Tasia took the paper and quickly used the model to lay out the situation diagram of the maritime conflict.

After the arrangement was completed, Mrs. Tasia looked at Luke: "Chief Inspector, do you have any other orders?"

Luke said: "This is a very accurate piece of information. I hope you can use this information to eliminate the pirates who are provoking the anti-smuggling fleet in the Cape District.

Now Mrs. Tasia will explain the details of this intelligence, and then you will give me an annihilation plan."

"As you command, Chief Inspector."

Then Mrs. Tasia picked up the command pole and explained the voyage schedule of the Saxon Engineering Fleet to the commanders at all levels of the anti-smuggling fleet. Several staff officers held push rods and pushed the ship model on the chart according to Mrs. Tasia's description.

Make a move.

"Based on the sailing route of the Saxon engineering fleet, it can be seen that they are also afraid of provoking the imperial fleet stationed in Raging Waves City, so they do not dare to approach the waters of Raging Waves City excessively.

By following this route, they can effectively deter ships traveling in this area, allowing ship owners to choose other Raging Waves City ports other than Cape Port.

According to the intelligence, the main force of the Saxon Engineering Fleet should now be in the 7846:6894 area and arrive at the Brilliant Island Free Port for a replenishment in nine days. The replenishment of ten to thirteen ships can be completed on the first day, and all of them can be completed on the second day.

Thirty-four ships were replenished. During the replenishment period, all crew members went to the island in shifts for one day of repairs. The next morning, which was also the morning of the 24th, the first batch of repair crews had just boarded the ship, and the second batch of repair crews had just disembarked.

You must know the state of the fleet at this time."

Mrs. Tasia's words made all the commanders laugh.

After drifting at sea for half a month, the crew members must have indulged themselves wildly once they landed ashore. Alcohol and women could drain all their strength. Even if a bunch of soft-footed shrimps discovered an enemy attack, they would not be able to quickly transform the fleet into a war-ready state.

How can we fight if we can't even hold a cannonball?

Mrs. Tasia and the commanders didn't know where the chief inspector got this information, but with this information, a beast that was weighing them down and breathless turned into a lamb that was ready to be slaughtered.

The atmosphere in the combat conference room instantly became relaxed.

A battle plan was quickly drawn up.

The main force of the anti-smuggling fleet in Cape District immediately launched an attack, making a large circle on the sea to avoid the reconnaissance ships and reconnaissance airships sent by the enemy fleet. Calculating the voyage and time, they approached Brilliant Island on the night before the 24th, and in the morning they attacked the Saxon docked at Brilliant Island.

The engineering fleet attacks.

"The auxiliary fleet is responsible for forcing the defenders of Brilliant Island. I know Jeff, the lord of Brilliant Island. As long as our deterrence is sufficient, he will not fight for us for the Saxon engineering fleet.

It cannot be ruled out that Saxon Engineering will offer a large price that Jeff cannot refuse. We may suffer heavy losses, but I guarantee to lead the main fleet to sink the entire Saxon Engineering fleet in the port.

Please give the order, Chief Inspector!"

Mrs. Tasia was very decisive.

This opportunity is so rare that it can reverse the strength ratio between the anti-smuggling fleet and the Saxon engineering fleet in the Cape District in one fell swoop. As long as the auxiliary fleet can contain the firepower of the Brilliant Island defenders, she can break the blockade these days in one fell swoop.

The other commanders were all holding back their anger. Seeing that they could block the Sachs Engineering Fleet in the port and beat them up, they immediately asked Luke for a fight.

"Please give the order, Chief Inspector!"

Luke looked at the war deduction on the sea chart. The anti-smuggling fleet blocked the Saxon engineering fleet in the port of Brilliant Island, with a posture of swallowing up the enemy.

If he wants to win, he will have to use all his hard-earned maritime wealth. The only variable now is whether the defenders of Brilliant Island will help the Sachs Engineering Fleet, and to what extent they can help.

Most of the anti-smuggling fleets are warships converted from merchant ships, which have no advantage in fighting against shore defense artillery.

"This attack plan will first make alternative plans..."

Hearing that Luke did not agree to this attack plan, Mrs. Tasia was a little anxious: "Chief Inspector, if our fleet wants to approach Brilliant Island without being discovered by the Saxon engineering fleet, it needs to make a large circle on the sea.

.If you waste time in formulating a plan, you will most likely miss the best opportunity to attack.

Once the supplies are completed by the Saxon engineering fleet, we will fight head-on at sea and will not be a match for the enemy fleet.

Chief Inspector, given our current strength, there is no better way."

Luke said: "A new ship will arrive tonight. I believe that after seeing this warship, you will have a more stable combat plan."

"New ship! Stumped..."

Hearing Luke say that a new ship had arrived, Mrs. Tasia instantly became excited, and the scales on her neck and cheeks flapped slightly uncontrollably.

Luke made a secrecy gesture: "Let's talk before we meet. You first see if the tool is capable of combat, so as not to make everyone happy in vain."

"Yes, yes, Chief Inspector."

Mrs. Tasia's voice trembled with excitement.

She knew that the Chief Inspector had entrusted the Ibur Shipyard to secretly build an all-metal steam battleship, but she did not expect that this battleship would be built so quickly.

If it really has maritime combat capabilities, it will be the world's first all-metal steam battleship. The chief inspector promised that I will be the captain of this battleship.

"Let's adjourn the meeting first... Everyone go back and mobilize. The battle on Brilliant Island must be fought."

"Yes, Chief Inspector."

Although commanders at all levels were wondering what kind of warship made Mrs. Tasia so excited, the chief inspector said it was kept secret, so they did not dare to ask more questions. They could only leave with curiosity, since they would see it sooner or later anyway.

At night, Mrs. Tasia accompanied Luke to a pier on Fishbone Island that was separate from other areas. There were hundreds of sailors standing neatly on the pier. They had all completed training on the Adonis-class steam battleship and were the recipients of "

The crew of Unit 1.

Naga warriors are on duty around the dock and at sea, and no one is allowed to approach this area.

The sea breeze blew the velvet blanket on Mrs. Tasia's body. She straightened her snake tail to stand taller and looked toward the dark sea, her eyes filled with anticipation.

Luke did not disturb Mrs. Tasia's mood. He wanted to smoke a cigarette, but after thinking about it, he took a piece of candy and put it in his mouth.

After waiting for a while, a Naga warrior rolled over from the sea and jumped onto the dock. He saluted Luke and Mrs. Tasia, his expression full of shock and excitement: "We received the 'Unit No. 1', this invincible battleship is approaching

Come on."

"coming!"

Mrs. Tasia's body lifted up again, almost using the tail end of the snake to support her entire body.

Soon a piece of metallic color appeared in the dark night in the distance under the moonlight, and then a giant steel ship sailed out of the night and moved quickly towards the dock.

It has a streamlined hull, and the bow lightly separates the water, giving people a feeling of ease when sailing.

"Awesome!" After just admiring it for a moment, Mrs. Tasia couldn't help but admire: "It's hard to imagine that a warship made entirely of steel appeared in front of me like this. Looking at its speed, it can definitely catch up with Asia.

The Dunes-class steam battleship, although I don’t know how its acceleration and steering performance are, I am sure that it is capable of competing in any naval battle environment.

Chief Inspector, this is an invincible battleship. No ship on the sea can sink it. No... there are no guns that can sink it.

The future ocean is your ocean!"
Chapter completed!