American Comics Plane Trader

Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea.

On the vast sea, a huge ship was quietly floating under the escort of four frigates.

This giant ship is naturally the Margot. As for the four frigates, they are a new type of frigate belonging to the Austrian Navy, the Novara-class frigate-the name comes from the first frigate of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

But now these four Novara-class frigates are in a state of being "leased" by Blackwater International and employed by Josie, the governor of the Netherlands, so they are flying the Dutch flag.

This kind of frigate is actually not very advanced, and its specifications are also very low, with a full load displacement of only 3,600 tons.

Its prototype is the Garcia-class frigate built by the United States in the 1960s. It is also the last traditional frigate built by the United States. After that, it will be the era of guided missile frigates.

It's not that Josie doesn't want to build more advanced warships.

It's just that the navy is different from the army and air force. It doesn't mean that it can be formed quickly with technology.

In terms of the army and air force, Austria has a good foundation, its various heavy industries are also well developed, and its engine technology is very advanced. The famous Steyr Automobile was originally an Austrian company.

After the annexation of Bavaria, Austria's industrial strength has been strengthened at the Epic level.

The famous Messerschmitt, BMW, Audi, Siemens, etc. all originated from Bavaria.

Therefore, with these strong foundations, after Josie came up with the technology, he could quickly build a corresponding land and air military industrial system.

But the navy is another matter entirely.

Since the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Austria lost its access to the sea, the entire large ship industry has been completely cut off, completely starting from scratch without any technology accumulation.

Even with the corresponding technology, it is impossible to become fat in one go and engage in advanced things such as aircraft carriers and large drives.

Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if there was an embarrassing incident where the boat would capsize after entering the water.

Well, that's right, it was Ah San.

Therefore, the navy can only start with small and medium-sized ships and slowly accumulate experience.

A frigate is obviously a very good choice.

And even a frigate can be played out.

For example, these four frigates are equipped with anti-submarine helicopters, which is a pioneering move in this era.

However, these four frigates are said to be leased by Blackwater International, but in fact the crew on them are actually the Austrian Navy, but they just changed their military uniforms and national flags.

Its real purpose is to accumulate a little ocean-going experience in name—although the Margot is a cruise ship, in fact its special internal configuration makes it stronger than ordinary destroyers, and there is no need for frigate escorts at all.

At this time, Josie was playing golf leisurely on the luxurious top deck of the Margot.

After the New Delhi incident, he separated from Claire Wayan and the others, took people to Nepal first, and joined the first Jedi squad that ran over there. After recovering the Apocalypse Tank, he took a plane from Nepal to the Baba Sheep and boarded it. Boarded the Margot, which had been swimming in the Arabian Sea for a long time.

With a bang, Josie hit the ball tens of meters away and fell far into the sea, and saw Vito walking towards him from the other side.

"Boss, Ophelia sent a message. Someone caught it and it is expected to be delivered in two hours." Vito said after walking to Josie.

"Is there anything wrong?" Josie nodded and asked.

"No, Mumbai is the same as other places in Ah San. It's very chaotic now, so no one has noticed Ophelia's actions at all." Vito shook his head and said.

There is no doubt that the "Natasha Romanov" who led someone to catch the golden hook in Mumbai is actually Ophelia, and the others who cooperated with her are also the first squad of Jedi who ravaged New Delhi before. .

Two hours later, a small cargo ship appeared on the distant sea surface of the Margot.

After the contact between the two parties, a container was transported from a small cargo ship into the special warehouse of the Margot.

"Eh? This feeling?" Josie, who rushed over after hearing the news, felt something was wrong as soon as he entered the warehouse.

"Boss, is there something wrong?" Ophelia, who was waiting here, immediately stepped forward and asked a little strangely.

"There is indeed something wrong—it seems that these Eternals are more interesting than I expected!" Josie's face was a little weird, and there was a hint of excitement in his eyes.

The reason is that when he walked into the warehouse, he felt the free mana in the warehouse, which was unexpectedly full.

Mana is a kind of energy floating in the air that he felt after he learned the five-element spell given to him by Cai Lin in the Legendary world of gods and ghosts.

But as for what mana is, the books only know it but don't know why.

What is certain is that mana is the basis for manipulating the five elements.

It is a very difficult and long process to absorb and use mana from the air, because the mana content in the air is generally very low.

The reason why Josie was able to quickly master the five-element spells was largely due to the Fountain of Youth, a treasure from another world that contained quite a lot of mana.

But now, Josie clearly felt that the level of mana in the air in this warehouse had reached several times the normal level, and it was very active.

It wasn't the first time Josie walked into this warehouse, but it was the first time she felt this way.

This shows that the problem does not lie in the warehouse, but in the goods in the warehouse.

So Josie's gaze was locked on the container that had just been transported onto the ship at the first time——it contained the golden hook of the Eternal Race.

At the same time, I recalled the information of the Eternal Race again in my mind.

The Eternal Race is the creation of the Celestial Race.

The Celestials are the head of the Marvel Creation Gods, the eternal creators and assistants, and the most powerful energy producers in the physical universe.

It was they who gave the Eternals the ability to draw unlimited energy from the universe.

It is precisely because of the endless cosmic energy that the Eternal Race has almost eternal life and can use the unique abilities bestowed by the Celestial Race almost unlimitedly.

So—mana, is actually cosmic energy? Or is it an energy of the same quality as the energy of the universe?

Josie couldn't help thinking so.

However, one thing that is basically certain is that the existence of the Eternal Race will have a certain impact on the mana in the air.

Otherwise the variation in mana content in the cargo hold cannot be explained.

I just don't know if he can draw mana directly from the Eternal Race.

If I could... A crazy idea quickly began to take root in Josie's mind.

"Open the box!" Josie looked at the container, and became extremely eager, which made Ophelia, who didn't know what happened, look puzzled, and even wondered if there was something wrong with Josie's orientation.

However, under Josie's order, she obediently let someone open the container.

With the opening of the container, the inside was imprisoned layer by layer through the lutes, and the golden hook, which had almost no room for physical movement except the head, also appeared in front of Josie.