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Maple Leaf Castle.

About three hours after the Battle of Paddlefish ended, Earl Robert received a detailed battle report.

He was so shocked that he almost swallowed his tongue: "The Storm Fleet was almost completely destroyed, with only four of the 20 warships left, and the surviving warriors were forced to surrender."

"The Paddlefish Navy is unharmed!"

"How could this naval battle end like this?"

In his mind, naval warfare is a replica of land warfare.

It's nothing more than two ships approaching each other, using various spells, arrows and crossbows to shoot at each other. When the two ships are close to a certain level, they rush to the opposite ship and fuck violently.

Even if one side wins, there will definitely be damage. How can it be a damageless battle of annihilation?

He couldn't figure it out.

A few days ago, his cousin sent to Paddlefish Island reported to him the situation of the Blackstone Battleship. He said it was very exaggerated, saying that it was the best battleship in the world.

Although he thought it was good at the time, firstly, the number of battleships was too small, and secondly, it had not been verified in actual combat. How could it be called the best in the world?

But now, he was truly shocked!

The spy who inquired about the information was Assan, Earl Robert's most trusted confidant.

The deep shock still remained on his face.

"Lord Earl, the battleships on Paddlefish Island are running very fast, as fast as the best horses, almost splitting the sea in half!"

"The Thunder Flame Magic Artifact hits hard and far. It can hit two or three miles away, far exceeding the range of the Explosive Flame Crossbow."

"Although it's not very accurate, the power is very, very amazing. As long as it hits, it will definitely penetrate the battleship's defense!"

"During the entire battle, the paddlefish warships kept following an eight-shaped trajectory in the sea. After hitting the left, they hit the right. After hitting the right, they turned sideways and hit the left. They kept going back and forth."

"The battle mages were forced to fly over at the risk of death. As a result, the paddlefish warship deployed a large number of lightning torrent crossbows and fired countless lightning balls."

"Mother Nature, I have never seen so many and dense lightning balls in my life!

"It was a horrific massacre!"

"The Storm Fleet couldn't run away, couldn't catch up, couldn't hit, so it was beaten in vain for more than an hour in the sea!"

The count understood perfectly.

This is a cavalry archer versus a group of infantry with only melee weapons. The only fate of the infantry is to be shot by the cavalry archers.

He took a long breath, and after a moment of silence, he made his final decision.

"Pass my order, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Maple Leaf Chapters must assemble, go to the Ministry of Government, drag Master Williamson out of the Ministry of Government building, and chop off his head in the street!"

The destruction of the Storm First Fleet completely strengthened his confidence.

"Yes, Lord."

Asan left with the secret order document.

Earl Robert looked at the closed door and suddenly felt a little bored, so he poured himself a glass of wine and drank it himself.

He subconsciously looked in the direction of the round window, and immediately recalled the young man who once stood at the window.

At that time, he had a feeling that this young man was not like a mortal, but then he thought it was an illusion.

Now, time has proven him right.

That black-haired young man is indeed no mortal!

He said that there would be a new world that no one had seen before. At that time, he thought that when facing the new world, both of them would be passive spectators.

But now he suddenly realized that he was just a spectator, but the other party might be the creator of the new world!

When he thought that such a powerful person was more than sixty kilometers away from him, he felt cold in his heart.

But then, a strong sense of luck arose in his heart: 'Fortunately, my sister is his magic instructor, and he looks very respectful to her. Otherwise it would be terrible. ’

This thought made him feel at ease, and then he felt regretful.

"What a pity~~The number of Blackstone battleships is still too small. If there were 100 ships and they rushed directly to the Gilded Strait, they might be able to destroy the Lion Fleet."

But then he shook his head and laughed: "Such an invincible battleship must be very expensive. Five ships is already a miracle, but 100 ships is really too much."

. . . . . . . .

About an hour later, news of the defeat of the Storm First Fleet spread back to Dawn City.

There is a subtle detail.

The Duke knew the news through the teleportation mage. He originally wanted to block the news and hide it from the people, but he found that the people knew it earlier than him and in more detail!

Chenxi City has already been in an uproar!

Everyone in the streets was talking about it.

As the discussion continued, several terrifying statements came up out of nowhere.

'It was the princess who defeated the Duke. The Duke is so useless. Why does he live in a gorgeous castle, while the powerful and beautiful Princess Dawn stays on a remote island? ’

'The Baron of Paddlefish Island and King Aaron snatched the princess and defeated the Duke's fleet. They are truly unprecedented heroes! ’

In addition, there is another shocking news.

‘Paddlefish Island discovered the deep-sea route to Levend! ’

After the news came out, ordinary people thought it was nothing, but insiders were stunned.

Some were frightened, some were excited, and some immediately took action.

Situations like this appear in every big city in Southern County.

But while the city was bustling, Dawn Castle was deathly silent.

It was a castle as gorgeous as heaven, but it was shrouded in a terrifying low pressure.

Everyone is cautious, for fear of putting their lives in danger for no reason.

At this time, in an unusually solid Duke's study, two people were having a secret conversation.

One is the Duke of Dawn, and the other is Sir Jarak, the envoy of Aaron.

The Duke's face turned pale: "My sister is coming back, I'm afraid I can't stop her. And when she comes back, the first person to suffer the loss of interests must be His Majesty Danger."

Sir Yalak sighed lightly: "This is really a very unfortunate news, but the Duke is too unconfident. It's just a naval defeat."

In his opinion, the Black Stone warships of the White Sturgeon Island are indeed very powerful, but not invincible. They are just half a step faster than the progress in Yaren.

After this news is passed back to the country, His Majesty Danger will definitely increase the investment in the navy significantly, and this half-step gap will soon be eliminated.

Why is it half a step?

Because the giant ships of the Lion Fleet have begun to replace the Flame Thunder Artifacts on a large scale, and the maximum range of the main guns exceeds 3 kilometers, which is farther than the main guns of the White Sturgeon battleships.

When encountering the White Sturgeon battleship, the warships are naturally not as mobile, but they will not be completely beaten, and they can even attack before the opponent.

Considering that there are only five Black Stone warships on the White Sturgeon Island, their Lion Fleet can completely win with a huge numerical advantage.

Aaron's Black Stone warship is also on the way, and it will be mature in a year at most.

By then, Aaron will build ships on a large scale, building 100 ships a year, which can easily crush the small white sturgeon island.

But the Duke naturally didn't know this information.

His face became more and more livid, and he asked in a voice that was almost whispered: "Can your country send some powerful assassins to let some people meet Mother Nature in advance?"

Sir Yalak spread his hands: "Can't the Duke do this kind of dirty work himself?"

"My sister is protected by the sage, and I have no confidence in success. But your country is different, your country."

Sir Yalak's face showed sarcasm: "Your Majesty of our country doesn't want to provoke the sage's doom curse. Although this curse may not be effective, if it is effective, it will be very unpleasant."

The Duke's face was almost black: "Then I can't guarantee your country's interests in Weilan."

Almost a begging threat.

Sir Yalak spread his hands again: "The Storm Fleet still has 40 warships. Perhaps, I will persuade His Majesty to help the Duke with a batch of powerful Flame Thunder Magical Artifacts."

The Duke smiled bitterly: "What's the use of magic weapons alone? Our ships can't outrun the enemy."

"That's better than nothing, right?"

"At least we can fight back, and the number of your warships is still superior. If we go again, we may suffer heavy losses by crushing them with numbers, but we may not be unable to win, right?"

This is true, and the Duke was slightly moved: "Your country is ready to help."

As he was talking, someone suddenly knocked on the door, very hard and fast, which made the Duke furious:

"Come in, but if you don't give a reasonable reason, you can wait to see Mother Nature!"

Outside the door was the chief steward Bede, who walked in trembling, walked to the Duke's ear, and whispered a few words.

The Duke jumped up on the spot, his face almost completely black: "What?! How is this possible?!"

Sir Yalak was curious: "Duke, can I know?"

The Duke almost collapsed in his chair, and said weakly: "The earls of the Northern County actually followed the White Sturgeon Island to oppose me.

"They issued a joint statement, insisting on convening a meeting of lords from the entire island to re-elect the Duke."

Sir Yalak was slightly shocked: "It seems that the baron's series of actions are premeditated. Duke, you are in big trouble."

Duke Liming wanted to curse, but he didn't dare to, and only said two words:

"Nonsense!"

Sir Yalak paced back and forth a few steps: "But I don't understand why the earls of the Northern County dare to do this? Are they planning to cut off trade with the entire alliance? "

After all, Aaron and Dawn City can easily block the trade routes on the sea, and in the northern counties, except for the Shire and Alpine counties, which still have some advanced industries, the other eight counties are all large rural areas.

If there is no maritime trade to sell their wool, wood, leather and other primary raw materials in exchange for various new-age creations, the lives of those earls will be almost the same as those of ancient people.

The Duke only needs to dispatch the Dawn Legion and summon the earl troops of the fifteen southern counties, and go north all the way to easily suppress them.

After all, no matter how powerful the Baron of the White Sturgeon Island is, he is just a small baron. How can he lead tens of millions of people in the northern counties?

So, he really doesn't understand, and even can't help but suspect that the Baron of the White Sturgeon Island has charm.

The Duke sighed lightly and said the second amazing news: "Let me tell you, this is because the White Sturgeon Island has discovered a deep-sea route to Levender."

When the news came out, Sir Yalak staggered and almost fell: "This is impossible!"

"Obviously it's true. "

Duke Dawn covered his forehead and said, "I now suspect that the Blackstone battleship was sold to the baron by Levender. Otherwise, how could he, a small island, own such a good thing?"

Of course, he also knew about the Blackstone battleship, and even knew that Aaron's Lion Tooth Manufacturing Bureau had been researching it.

He once wanted to jointly develop it with Aaron, but Aaron ignored him at all.

Sir Yalak was finally shocked: "Levender is going to get involved? !"

The essence of the matter now changed from an internal rebellion in the principality to a battle between kingdoms.

The situation suddenly became an order of magnitude more serious!

"I'll take my leave first, Duke!"

The news was too terrible, and he had to report it back to the country immediately.