Game of Thrones: I Created the Magic Web

Chapter 139 Night Voyage

Stars twinkled in the night sky.

Yet, a large patch of light moved along the northern coast of Blackwater Bay.

Reflections on the sea, beams of light shooting straight into the sky, and crisscrossing rays pointing in all directions awakened the residents on the shore.

Those sleeping on their fishing boats or in seaside huts groggily opened their eyes, enduring the discomfort as they strained to peer at the unusual light on the sea, lest they be swallowed by a sudden disaster without even knowing it.

Fortunately, the shipping lane where the light was located was not close enough to pose a direct threat to the coast, but it was not too far either, allowing people to see a rough outline of the scene.

A continuous line of ships.

Sails were full, flags were bright, and majestic black stags stood proudly on golden banners, glaring ahead.

The source of the light beams and orbs illuminating the dark night was the masts atop the stag's heads. Lookout posts.

This was the King's Landing fleet. The fleet of the king blessed by the gods. Many people understood the situation now. The king's fleet had set out! Against whom?

Some tried to count the number of passing ships with their naked eyes.

But even though they concentrated their minds and each ship was so dazzling, they always inadvertently missed a few, and eventually the specific number blurred, leaving them staring blankly as the fleet gradually sailed away.

There must be hundreds, people guessed unwillingly but excitedly as they lay back in their beds or the bottom of their cabins.

Unfortunately, the shocking scene had long since dispelled their sleepiness, so they had no choice but to look up at the stars in the night sky, hoping that the twinkling starlight could bring back fatigue and allow them to have a good dream.

May the gods protect us.

… …

The exact number was three hundred and one.

Three hundred wooden ships, one steel warship.

Wooden ships were easy to build. Ship blueprints were complete and abundant, and with so many ready-made models in the Royal Fleet to imitate, the sorcerers' work was undoubtedly quite easy.

As long as there was enough wood, the original Royal Fleet could be multiplied several times without even adding magical runes.

But wood was not the only limitation; sailors and supplies were scarcer than wood.

After comprehensive consideration, the King's Landing fleet was rebuilt and newly built to three hundred ships, with a total tonnage of one hundred thousand tons and a fixed crew of sixteen thousand people.

In addition to the ten thousand guards who were about to land on the coast, as well as personnel in logistics, intelligence, medical care, production, and construction, the total number of personnel on the fleet was about thirty thousand.

This massive fleet was already the maximum that the current King's Landing could afford.

Recruiting skilled sailors and reliable captains, preparing supplies, weapons, and special tools, intelligence preparation, personnel arrangements, boosting morale, and propaganda guidance.

The fact that these things could be done successfully within a day was all thanks to the institutional reforms in King's Landing during this period.

Other forces wouldn't even dare to think about it.

In one day, the two hundred ships of various sizes in King's Landing Port turned into three hundred excellent warships, equipped with sufficient sailors and soldiers, and set sail for the sea together.

Joffrey really wanted to see Renly's expression when he received this news.

It must be wonderful.

What's more, there was also this unique flagship, the massive "God's Grace" made of steel, and it was not driven by sails.

I am afraid that this warship is more awe-inspiring than flames and healing.

You must know that not only is the terrain of Westeros long and narrow, with rivers and seas intertwined, but life and trade are also closely related to the sea.

The Free Trade City-States across the Narrow Sea are even more dependent on sea transport and fleets.

When the news of the steel warship spreads, the lords of the Seven Kingdoms, the governors and grand princes of the Free Trade City-States, and the Sea Lord of Braavos will definitely not be able to remain calm.

Cannons and giant ships.

Joffrey was full of confidence that he could conquer the Seven Kingdoms and conquer the world with just cannons and giant ships!

"God's Grace" is both the beginning and the beginning, and also an experimental product for accumulating experience and data. Future warships will step on its shoulders and move towards a greater peak.

Joffrey looked at Qyburn, who was beside him, and the old man was engrossed in murmuring while holding a data sheet.

After these few hours of sailing, the data of "God's Grace" and the consumption of various devices have been initially summarized.

As of now, the average speed of the entire fleet is eleven knots, which is about twenty kilometers per hour.

The speed of "God's Grace" is the same.

For this reason, it consumes an average of 20 units of fire magic energy and 50 units of solid magic energy per hour.

Without a doubt, if the speed is doubled, the consumption speed of the two types of magic energy will also increase greatly, even far more than doubled.

This consumption is not too big for Joffrey now.

Paying the rune energy to create hundreds of Holy Warriors can guarantee the self-sufficiency of the warship, and the new rune energy added in one day can create ten warships.

But.

Compared to hundreds of living Holy Warriors who can continue to be harvested, is a steel warship really a more valuable choice at this point in time?

Fortunately, there is a more perfect solution.

Let the crew of the warship become Holy Warriors, and continuously inject magic energy into the warship every day, killing two birds with one stone.

Of course, this is ultimately only a temporary measure during the transition period. If you want to obtain safer and more stable combat power, runes without thoughts and feelings are undoubtedly more suitable.

Qyburn's murmuring tone became more and more crazy and obsessive.

Joffrey knew that Qyburn was pursuing a more perfect warship structure.

The energy contained in 20 units of fire magic energy is much greater than the actual energy consumed by the warship, which means that the useless loss of the power system is very alarming.

50 units of solid magic energy reveal an even more serious problem: the warship cannot exist on its own.

Every point of solid magic energy refers to a flaw or loophole, and represents that it has resisted a breakage, disintegration, or even explosion.

As the initial model, this is also an unavoidable problem.

Qyburn's task is to collect data on the warship and magic energy consumption, analyze and study the problem, and find a better answer.

And the abilities of the sorcerers give Qyburn a lot of room for trial and error and improvement.

Just sitting in the cabin, Joffrey could clearly feel the changes in the warship under the hands of Qyburn and the sorcerers.

From the fleet's departure until now.

Qyburn has changed the structure of the boiler seventeen times, the turbine blades of the steam turbine twelve shapes, the transmission system eight times, and the propeller fifteen times.

And all the positions on the hull that consumed solid magic energy have also been changed multiple times.

It is almost a completely exhaustive stupid method.

But overall, the consumption of magic energy is slowly decreasing.

Optimistically, by the time the fleet arrives at Storm's End, the magic energy consumption of "God's Grace" may be reduced by half.

Four days.

Qyburn's task is very heavy.

"Your Majesty."

Joffrey looked towards the door.

The red-robed woman Melisandre swayed her waist and gradually approached, "The Lord of Light ordered me to come and serve."

Qyburn withdrew from the room.

Before accepting the gift of the Lord of Light, Joffrey sent instructions to Beric Dondarrion of Massey's Hook and the red priest Thoros.

"Arrive at Stone Dance City before sunset tomorrow and join the fleet."

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