Extraordinary Sailing

mid-may.

The sun was shining brightly and the sky was blue.

Five hundred kilometers west of the Kingdom of Phalatis, a Tier 4 battleship flying the blue long flag of Phalatis stayed on the sea in the form of a sailboat braking.

On the deck, three young men, two men and one woman, wearing navy uniforms and wizard robes, are chanting a long spell around a brass instrument composed of rune disks, crystals, and gears with their hands raised. Word.

As they continue to chant.

A soaring blue beam of light shot out from that strange instrument straight up to the clouds, and a circle of bright ring-shaped light belt bloomed, which was magnificent.

at the same time.

In their north, south, and east, different numbers of beams of light rose simultaneously.

detu——

The last incantation that seemed to contain inexplicable fear sounded.

With the numerous blue beams of light as the center, invisible light waves spread rapidly.

In this huge oval-shaped sea area with a total area of ​​more than 160,000 square kilometers, human beings and various animals were instantly enveloped in a deep sense of panic, and they fled desperately outwards, no longer caring about other things.

The spell has only one effect: creature banishment.

but.

This is already the sixth activation of [Witchcraft·Creature Expulsion] within three days, and the number of animals fleeing outwards has been sparse, and the remaining ones are simply unlucky ones who can only drift with the flow, or even be unable to move at all.

Soon this area was almost extinct. Although it was still the blue sea and blue sky, it looked obviously lifeless after losing most of the creatures.

After three days, the task given by the social circle was finally completed, and the only woman among the three breathed a sigh of relief:

"Anthony, guess what the Kingdom is doing here?"

"Come on, look into my eyes."

Hearing this, Anthony rolled his eyes vigorously so that Dillis could see his big whites clearly.

Alva, the brown-haired young man next to him, laughed heartlessly:

"Haha, Dillis, do you want to see mine?"

"Idiot, don't!"

These three wizards are none other than friends that Ivan has not seen for almost two years: Dilys, Anthony, and Alva.

Under the order of the chief wizard Princeton, all the wizards of the "Eye of Violet" were mobilized to go to sea with the cooperation of the Royal Navy to carry out this mission that no one could understand.

Don't talk about them, even the official wizards don't know the inside story.

"If Aiwen comes back, he should be entitled to know in his position, right?"

While muttering, Anthony looked at the exquisite pocket watch in his hand.

What the high-level people want to do, with the arrival of the task deadline, the answer should be revealed soon.

at the same time.

The kingdom's strongest warship, the "Steam Fortress", has slowly approached the center of this oval sea area, and it is only a few kilometers away from the predetermined position determined by the wizards of the alchemy school.

call--

The sea breeze blows.

Wearing a solemn and majestic dark blue dress that is only worn at major ceremonies, Queen Isabella stood quietly at the bow of the ship, and beside her was Crown Prince Rivina in a navy dress.

Behind them are the members of the House of Lords represented by the great nobles, the important ministers of the kingdom, the chief and second of the think tank, envoys from various countries in the alliance, and a clergyman.

"Ambassador Steele, don't you have any inside information in Tyro? What is Phalatis doing? He even dispatched a legendary battleship. Is this another new weapon to be tested?"

"What new weapon will require Her Majesty to personally test it?"

"What is that for?"

"Heh, don't you know after a while?"

The internal personnel of the kingdom are still calm, and the envoys of various countries in the alliance have begun to whisper, talking in low voices about Phalatis' purpose of summoning everyone.

Except for a few parties, the queen and the crown prince, only a handful of high-level officials who are absolutely loyal to the country know what they are going to do now.

The envoys from the tulip countries who were invited here, the Bishop Benedict of the Phalatis District representing the "Iron Cross Church", still don't know what ceremony they are here for.

Princeton, who was standing behind Isabella, took out his pocket watch and glanced at it, then bowed slightly to remind the Queen:

"My lord, the time has come."

After the battle to protect the "King of Sea Monsters" was over, the three people who didn't dare to delay even took the "Steam Fortress" to the "Blue Hole" determined by the church and directly sent them to the sea off Phaletis.

While saving a lot of time on the road, it also avoided the possible final resort of the "Brotherhood"-robbing the island and destroying it!

In the depths of the Black Sea, there is a large trench that can submerge even the highest mountain on land. Throwing an island into it will ensure that even a wave will not be turned over.

This is not conjecture. After thinking about it in another way, this is a compromise plan that the Brotherhood will most likely adopt after failing to kill Kraken.

However, because of the "blue hole" that can't be intercepted by ghosts and ghosts, this worst situation cannot be turned into reality after all.

After returning to the kingdom, the three of them had an audience with Queen Isabella for the first time, and then Phalitis's departments at all levels launched operations with unprecedented efficiency.

As long as the island does not fall into the sea for a day, it may be taken away, and Her Majesty will have to sleep and eat for another day.

And today is the day to complete all the preparatory work and let the island really take root!

Hearing that the scheduled time had finally arrived, Isabella instantly lifted her spirits and looked towards the sky:

"Where's General Garriott?"

"Your Majesty, they are already here."

The voice just fell.

-

A blue lightning shot down from the sky, and the huge Thunderbird flew around the "Steam Fortress" amidst the exclamation of the envoys. A heroic black-haired female officer rode on the bird's back and flew towards the Queen. salute.

Her Majesty, who had regained her graceful posture, smiled and waved.

Whoosh!

Aiwen fluttered his wings and came to the sky above the predetermined position, hovering here for a while, and Olivia had thrown down the pocket island "Ugol" in the shape of a light ball.

After just a few minutes.

grunt grunt

In the gradually turbulent spray, a small island shrouded in a haze of spiritual light emerged from the water. Then it expands rapidly like a water-absorbing sponge, getting higher and bigger.

In the blink of an eye, it has grown into an oval-shaped island. The aura on the surface protects the island from being submerged in sea water, avoiding the tragedy of becoming a saline-alkali land before it is put into use.

Then it seems to expand from another dimension, and it is constantly enlarged in equal proportions.

This way of slowly unfolding allows the seawater to recede naturally, without causing a terrible natural disaster like a tsunami due to the accumulation of huge amounts of material in the seawater.

"Hahaha, it's done!"

"God bless Phalitis!"

"Long live Her Majesty the Queen!"

Seeing this mythical and mysterious scene.

On the "Steam Fortress" that had already started to retreat slowly, except for those who were stunned and unaware, all the high-level officials of the kingdom who knew the inside story laughed out loud.

When the shortest route between Cyrus and the New World was blocked by Hipponoah's "Eye of the Storm".

The position where the island landed directly faced the only way to communicate with the old and new continents—the warm westerly current, which is often called the "Trident Current" by navigators.

The starting point is the "Golden Sea" in the middle of the New World. It traverses the entire Black Sea from southwest to northeast. When it reaches the Old World, it is divided into three parts a little west of Ugol:

One is the Canary Ocean Current that wipes the Kingdom of Ilia southward to the Treasure Sea, the other is the Ilminger Ocean Current that continues north into the Northern Islands, and the smallest Tuscan Current returns to the northern part of the New World.

This is an important sea passage connecting the New World and the Old World, and it is also the return route in the triangular trade. Of course, it is limited to the passage of large-scale powerful fleets.

For individual ships or fleets that are too small, this is off-limits ground.

The rooting of this "Ugol Island" means that the sphere of influence of Phalitis has been pushed forward by at least 350 kilometers toward the far sea, and it has also completely occupied the diversion of the Trident.

Whether it is Atlan, a powerful country in the northern archipelago, or the Cyrus Empire, which needs to turn to the south, this is almost an inevitable place for large-scale merchant fleets to pass through.

It is equivalent to artificially creating a cornucopia of unlimited opportunities.

Because of this transportation hub-like location factor, even a stone island with nothing can make a lot of money, let alone a treasure island rich in mineral resources and fertile soil.

After laying down the foundation, they have the confidence to turn this place into the Tulip Alliance, or even the center of trade in the entire Old Continent.

The future of ocean exploration must also belong to Phalitis!

This is also the original intention of this group of high-level officials to choose the site for the island.

When the legendary battleship was boiling, Ivan and Olivia in the sky occupied the special seats with the best view.

Looking at the large island that seemed to be gradually unfolding from another dimension, Olivia hugged Ivan's neck and asked softly:

"Aiwen, has the matter of the territory been settled?"

"Hey, I heard that I am going to carry out a territory replacement. Her Majesty the Queen is too happy, and all the documents related to the promotion of the title have been completed in the first time.

As long as we return to the New World, we can go to the Georgia Governor's Palace for the final confirmation. "

Ai Wen knew very well that based on the significance of this island to the kingdom, if he dared to choose the territory here, he would not know how many intrigues and intrigues he would have to experience in the future.

The mind is darker. Maybe it is not that no one in the high-level kingdom wants to directly seize his ownership of the island. In the face of great interests, the so-called promises and credits are not binding at all.

Many people, even Her Majesty the Queen, were greatly relieved by her choice.

So Aiwen finally made a land exchange with the kingdom.

Then it obtained a large piece of land in the New World adjacent to the northern part of the Far Sail Territory—the royal colony of Georgia, which is rich in iron ore, coal and white oak trees.

Ai Wen didn't feel that he was at a disadvantage.

If one chooses where to base a country's development and ignores all external factors, a vast land with a pleasant climate is of course much better than an island country with limited resources.

The foundation of Phalitis and the entire alliance is in the Tulip Islands. Whether it is the royal family or the nobles as vested interests, the foundation of their rule for hundreds of thousands of years is here, and it is impossible to give up.

But for Ivan, there is no such concern at all.

And he is very clear that it may not take decades, after a large number of steam-powered ships go to sea and the logistics support network is gradually established.

At that time, although the role of ocean currents is important, they can no longer restrain those powerful steel ships.

After explaining to the girl on his back, Ivan smiled and said:

"60,000 square kilometers of land was exchanged for 100,000 square kilometers of Georgia, plus a title of viscount. Speaking of which, we still earned it. Hersey, we will be neighbors in the material world in the future, are you happy?"

Of course Olivia knows that Georgia, which has not been developed for too long, is currently at the lower middle of the six royal colonies. It is self-evident for whom Aiwen chose there as his territory.

Holding Ivan's neck tightly, the girl responded seriously as if saying "I do" in a sacred ceremony:

"happy!"

I have made up my mind that I must do my best to help Aiwen develop the territory as soon as possible.

At the same time, a certain old father in Yuanfanling shuddered involuntarily.

As for the slightly lower title compared with the territory, Ivan doesn't care too much. Didn't Viscount Jerome, the leader of Ilia's merchant aristocracy, control the political situation in that country together with Wright?

He is very clear about the thinking of the high-level people.

It just allowed him to obtain huge economic benefits while excluding him from the center of the kingdom, more precisely, from the qualifications of members of the upper council headed by the great nobles who adopted the hereditary system.

Whether they are traditional nobles or court nobles, the ancestors of the dozens of great figures in the kingdom at least started as earls.

After several reshuffles and tens of hundreds of years of interest struggles, the interest pattern was finally formed. No one wants another tiger that divides the meat.

Economic rights can be given, but political rights cannot.

Even the Marquis of the Aymore family has completely withdrawn from the core power circle, let alone this kid who seems to be just lucky.

but.

After all, Aiwen retained ownership of a port city on Ugol Island.

In any case, the current level of development in the New World is still too low, and the value of this golden channel is still huge. When the time comes, unite the forces of Garriott and Aymore, and they are fully qualified to get a share of this feast!