Realm of Power

■The roaring sound of thunder echoed across the cloudless sky over the sea. Two Falcon Army Dragon Tooth ships were lying across the sea, with thick smoke still rising from the black muzzles that had not completely dispersed. The huge hulls It swayed slightly on the water, causing ripples that spread in all directions.

Through the lens tube of the telescope in his hand, Frye saw several plumes of black smoke rising from the island in the distance, and several white seabirds flying out from the dense forest on the island. A trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes. ,

Nothing gained again 1

His fleet has been delayed here for four days, but has found nothing until now. The complex sea area has caused greater trouble to the fleet's search than originally expected. In order not to miss any island, Frye can only use limited The fleet was divided into three parts, and they shelled one by one on the periphery of the island, hoping to alert the target. But so far, the other party's cunning and calmness exceeded their expectations, just like a fish lurking under the sea. You can't come out even if you try hard on your own

"Is there any news from other detachments?" Frye handed the scope in his hand to the adjutant.

"We haven't received any news that other teams have discovered the target yet!" the adjutant took the telescope and said cautiously. He knew that Commander Frye had been very grumpy recently.

"This slippery fish," Fry said to himself, looking at the unchanged island in the distance, and said angrily, "If I find him, I will definitely beat him up before I give in?"

Suddenly, a rapid whistle sounded from the watch whistle at the top of the mast, resounding throughout the ship.

"What's going on?" The adjutant and Frye raised their heads at the same time, high up on the mast, and the watch whistle hurriedly waved the flag in their hands. On the southwest sea, an unidentified fleet approached at high speed. According to judgment, it was probably the Norman fleet.

"Commander, what should we do?" The adjutant looked nervously at Frye's gloomy face. Although the Falcon Navy was not afraid of the Normans, with the squadron scattered in all directions, it could only attack with the existing Dragon Tooth ships. Even if it can fight, it will never be able to compete with the Normandy fleet with thirty warships.

"What else can we do! Of course we will fight!"

Frye glared at the adjutant with dissatisfaction and secretly felt a little worried about the Navy Department filling a large number of newbies into the fleet in advance. This revealed whether the newbies who had not really experienced the test of naval battles could adapt to such a tense situation. Let him What I felt relieved was that the response of the new sailors was pretty good. As the battle order was issued, the deck began to boil.

"Raise the battle flag and open the cannon warehouse!"

The sailors ran back and forth. The sailors on the side of the ship quickly pulled up the sails of the warship. The turbulent wind blew the warship's sails into a round shape. The warship turned to a favorable upwind position in accordance with Fry's order. The waves hit the side of the slowly turning warship. Spreads of white waves were stirred up, and the portholes on the side of the ship were quickly opened, and the dark and ferocious barrel of Thor was quickly pushed out by the combined efforts of the sailors.

Well-trained and methodical. Although they still lack experience, these sailors who went to the battlefield for the first time still showed great qualities. The wooden boxes where the Thor cannonballs were stacked were opened, and the round cannonballs were stuffed. It entered the barrel of the steel-forged gun, making a high-pitched sound of metal sliding down.

"Raise the colorful smoke and order the other squadrons to come closer to me!" Frye personally walked onto the slightly arched bridge of the Dragon Tooth, opened the long tube-shaped telescope in his hand, and stared at the sea level in the southwest.

The two ballistas installed on the front and rear decks of the Dragon Tooth Battleship also opened their bowstrings, and the shooters took their positions. The ship's soldiers were wearing black armor and standing on the side of the ship with tall shields and spears in their hands. , once the enemy relies on their numerical advantage to move closer, the ship-borne heavy infantry will give the enemy a ruthless blow.

"Target 800 meters southwest of the target! Number of 28 ships." The accurate report came from the watch post. Everyone looked to the southwest and saw a row of black dots rising and falling on the white line formed by the sea level. ,

When the target entered the range that could be seen clearly, there were about twenty or more large warships coming over the waves. The mast of each ship was hung with a black cross flag sewn with silver edges. It was not noticeable even from a distance, but When these warships stopped 200 meters away, everyone took a deep breath of air-conditioning.

"Is this still a warship?" Even the most experienced Frye looked at the behemoth 200 meters away with some hesitation. The warships he discovered were different from the original Normandy warships. These warships were larger than the Normandy warships. It is even bigger, with an unprecedented length of more than 100 meters. The hull is covered with iron armor rivets and copper sheets. Behind the huge deck is a huge floor up to five floors. The black cross flag is fluttering in the sea breeze.

Baring its teeth and claws, it is a ferocious beast. Even compared with the Falcon Army's latest Dragon-class main battleship, the size of the giant ship in front of him is one-third larger than the Dragon-class. Although he doesn't know who the opponent is, Fry is also aware of it. I was secretly surprised when I encountered this navy in this sea area. Could it be that there was something wrong with the intelligence? The Normandy navy was not the only one wandering in this sea area?

The opposite fleet put down a small boat, and a middle-aged nobleman wearing bronze iron armor boarded the deck of the Fry Dragon Tooth battleship. He swept the deck with a slightly disdainful gaze, and finally stared at the man standing in the middle of the deck. Fry suddenly mumbled something. Fry didn't understand a word, and everyone around him looked confused.

"What did this guy say? Fry asked the adjutant next to him.

"I don't know, but it feels like a warning!" The adjutant's eyes slid over the opponent's exciting armor, and he gritted his teeth and said, "If I had known better, I would have brought one or two Salander sailors on board. At least they would still be alive." Been there before and we don’t understand it at all! “

"My Lord, I think I may know what he is talking about."

At this time, an old sailor standing next to him said hesitantly, "I have been to Normandy with a merchant ship, but I can guarantee that he is not speaking the language of Normandy, but more like the language of the Principality of Dunkirk, which borders Normandy to the north!"

The old sailor paused at the parked giant battleships and continued, "And these battleships, called giant whales, can only be built by the Principality of Dunkirk!"

"What is he talking about?" Frye asked with a calm face.

"He said he was Baron Bea of ​​the Kingdom of Dunkirk, and he asked us to leave their waters immediately!" the old sailor said intermittently. "He also said that Antuoros now belongs to the Principality of Dunkirk! Our behavior near here, It is an invasion of their principality. If they do not retreat, they will start a war immediately. They have a hundred such warships, which are enough to completely destroy us! "

"The bastard intelligence department! If you make the wrong opponent, you will get killed." Frye shuddered unconsciously in his heart. If he hadn't encountered it by accident, such a major omission would not have been discovered until the war started. For the Imperial Navy to attack this time Saying that will undoubtedly cause an unimaginable heavy blow. Even if we win, it will be a tragic victory.

The corpses of tens of thousands of Imperial soldiers will cover the sea. His Majesty Falcon's wrath cannot be extinguished by just a few heads from the Intelligence Department.