Realm of Power

port of antoros

Looking out the window at the blue sky and sea, Giliffe, the governor of the Principality of Dunkirk in Antoros, gently rotated the navigation instrument with a bronze base with his fingers, and his eyes gradually condensed into a thin line. I don’t know why, but in the past few days, He always feels restless,

"Or maybe it's the damn weather!"

Gilifi looked helplessly at the cold and heatless sun above his head, and complained secretly. As a person from the warm central European zone, he felt that the weather was too cold now. How great it would be if he were in China now, with the crimson sky in early winter. flower, should be already The flowers have bloomed all over Kyoto, what a beautiful scene it is. Ladies and ladies in gorgeous clothes will enjoy the flowers together. Even people from the reclusive palace will come, and I will also have the opportunity to see them from a distance. Glimpse into Princess Anya’s unparalleled beauty

"My Lord Governor, the fleet commander, Baron Feiwu, wants to see you!" A servant's voice sounded outside the door,

"Let him in!" said Gylifi to the door,

Soon a gallant young officer wearing a navy uniform came in and said, "Good morning, Lord Governor!" The young fleet commander stopped, straightened his body, and greeted Governor Gillifield with a filial look on his face. He bowed, a look of disdain flashed in his eyes,

"Is there any information about that mysterious continent?" Gilifi turned his head and looked at the young admiral with strong expectations. As the youngest admiral of the Principality Navy and a model personally praised by the Archduke of Dunkirk, Fei Wu The baron has a pair of charming light blue eyes and thick, flaxen hair. His noble hands are covered with white gloves, and his navy uniform is neat and tidy. The cuffs and collar are decorated with golden silk edges, and the badge on the shoulder is embroidered with three golden tassels. This is the Admiral of the Naval Squadron. Mark, such a mark, only 11 people in the entire Principality of Dunkirk possess it·

"We already have some clues!" Baron Fei Wu lowered his head and responded, hiding the trace of disdain in his eyes, and said secretly, "In order to seek information on the opposite continent, he even thought of going to the pirates. The courage of this governor is indeed as good as domestic." As rumored, he became the official through his nepotism with the Grand Duke1'

"Ahem, how long will it take?" Gilifi coughed sadly a few times. He was already accustomed to the climate in Central Europe. In November, although it is a bit cool at the moment, it does not feel cold, and the temperature here is obviously higher than that in China. Lower·Especially after the sun sets, the cold wind howls and can almost freeze the entire island. This makes his delicate body suffer from low fever and cold all year round. This feeling makes him very unhappy. If possible, he would not think about it for a moment. Stay on this desert island

"I have asked people to increase the intensity of executions. I believe there will be information about the mainland over there soon!" Baron Feiwu replied. He came to the beautiful and peaceful Normandy island chain in October, which was originally the The extent of Norman control but not known For what reason? The Normans took the initiative to hand over this important stronghold on the north-south route to the Principality of Dunkirk in exchange for the Grand Duke of Dunkirk recommending the Grand Duke of Normandy within the empire this year. Thinking of this, Fei Wu's lips showed a hint of laughter. Xu's smile

"I hope so! We must be quick. You also know that the principality attaches great importance to this matter." salty naval officer

"I will try my best!" Baron Feiwu was about to turn around and leave. At this time, Governor Giliffe called out to him, "Wait a minute. I received a letter from Mr. Rios who led the main fleet passing here some time ago. He said that he was passing by here. At that time, unidentified warships were found in our waters. Although the number and tonnage are not large, we should pay attention to them! "

"Are you talking about the encounter at sea 20 days ago?" Baron Fei Wu raised his head, a cold light flashed in his light blue eyes, and smiled disdainfully. "The Governor is completely worried, Mr. Rios is a young man." My superior, he has already told me this situation. As he said, the number of this unknown fleet is very small, and its tonnage is even more pitiful! "

"Oh, why do you think so? Don't battleships win by numbers? Wouldn't it be terrible if the enemy sent hundreds of them at once?"

Gilifi glanced at him in surprise. Although he was the governor, he knew nothing about naval warfare. He was sent here because he had other tasks. As a close official of the Grand Duke, he was very aware of the exchange of Antoros Island, and Not because of that so-called ridiculous reason, but for other reasons.

The barbaric Normans, not only lost their troops on an isolated island in the northern seas, but also lost four of their famous seven generals. The Normans, whose strength has been severely reduced, can only maintain their current ranking in the empire. I am already thankful to God, but I still fantasize about being one step closer to becoming the first emperor As one of the twelve consuls, and then accumulate prestige, giving the principality the opportunity to be promoted to a kingdom, it is simply a foolish dream, but that stubborn guy, the Grand Duke of Normandy, did just that. This is the purpose of letting the principality send itself. It must be Find out what the Nodians encountered on that isolated island?

Compared to the Normans, who have a large landmass, the Principality of Dunkirk, which is almost entirely composed of a chain of small peninsulas, has experienced rare development this year, mainly due to the sudden increase in merchant ships from a certain area on the opposite side of the sea. The sudden prosperity of maritime trade has made the Principality of Dunkirk, which has always been known as a maritime country, become somewhat ambitious.

Although the Normans have always insisted that there is a barren island opposite, so many merchant ships are enough to show that the Normans are lying. Behind the unknown sea, there must be a vast land and a huge population. Some people have wealth. If the navy of the Principality of Dunkirk can explore that mysterious area, even if it cannot immediately compare with those first-class powers, it can at least reverse the current situation of financial losses of the Principality. It is with this purpose in mind,

Within the Principality of Dunkirk, regarding the Antoros Island issue, although they knew that what the Normans threw to them was not necessarily a good piece of meat, they still accepted the offer of Antoros in exchange for support without hesitation. Of course, for this kind of High-level secrets, a filial admiral like Baron Fei Wu is not qualified to know. He is just a fleet left behind in the sea, not a cruise fleet like Rios mentioned by Giliffy. It belongs to the empire, not just The Principality of Dunkirk.

He is now explaining to this ignorant governor, "Antoros is located in the center of the sea. If you want to occupy it, you must send out the army. If the tonnage of the opponent's warships is not enough, it will not be able to transport too many troops. And we still have three ships." With the Whale-class battleships stationed, even if a hundred enemy ships come, they will not be able to compete with the Whale-class battleships whose tonnage is several times theirs, so the Governor can rest assured."

"What a two-hundred-and-five-year-old fool. You don't care what kind of naval battle you have. As long as you can let me go back safely!" Gilifi muttered to himself, took out a white handkerchief, pretended to wipe his forehead without even a drop of sweat, and said to Baron Fei Wu, who looked a little embarrassed, waved his hand.

He said, "Thank you very much for your explanation. You are indeed an outstanding soldier of the principality. Let's go down first and hurry up. In one month, the prince of the principality will come to inspect in person. I don't want that young boy to see my joke." , if everything goes well, I will recommend you to the Imperial Cruise Fleet, where you will definitely have a place to show your talents."

"As you wish, Lord Governor!" After hearing Gilifi's promise, Baron Feiwu left the Lord Governor's office with joy on his face. Although this guy who relies on nepotism has no real ability, at least he still has a keen eye. ,

At this time, on the sea 10 miles away from the port of Antoros, a Dragon-class battleship flying the Falcon Navy battle flag, four Dragon Tooth warships were parked on the sea, and three heavier ones were parked on the sea. transport ship,

"How many days is it now?" Gaetsa, the captain of the Dragon Tooth Battleship No. 13, looked at the waves on the sea with some lack of interest and asked the first mate next to him.

"It should be 6 days since we left the port!" the first mate replied

"So, we have been here for three days!" Gates looked at the white waves floating from the bow of the warship with a sad face, like a slap in the face on the light blue sea. The huge hole hit the dark black side of the Dragon Tooth Ship, and there were many white water marks behind him, like a group of ferocious sea beasts riding the wind and waves. The surrounding fish were frightened and fled in all directions.

This is the third squadron of the imperial privateer fleet. The commander of the fleet is Sieffinger. From receiving the deployment to arriving at the destination, the third fleet only took three days, and the other three days were hidden on the island. Near an unknown island in the chain, everyone is waiting , this large sea battle mobilized almost the entire privateer fleet. In addition to the third fleet heading to the waters of Antoros, the first batch of the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh squadrons to attack, all with their own missions, were lurking. In this huge island chain, it’s like a spread out net,

"Tell me, who is the enemy your Majesty is targeting this time?" Gatesa was bored anyway, so he joked with the first mate next to him.

"I don't know, but this net is so big, it's even big enough to swallow the entire island chain!" The first mate hesitated for a moment and said intermittently, "In terms of strategic goals, I really can't imagine such a big goal. Unless it’s the navy of Oparo Continent!”

"Attention, the flagship has raised the flag, it is the battle flag!" At this moment, the excited voice of the flag watcher sounded above the head. The two people who were chatting did not know that due to misjudgment of the situation and strength, someone on the other side of the sea unexpectedly He planned a battle that shook the entire Obaro Sea. Because the cause was a misjudgment in the Antros sea area, in later generations, this battle also became the Antros turmoil.