[General Era 101032, First Civilization Year 3001, early autumn.] Sanabettiri Province, Sanabetiri Seaport, Wharf. 】

The sun shines on the sparkling sea.

The breeze, with a faint smell of seawater, blows the buildings on the shore.

The weather is good now, however, the whole harbor is shrouded in a thick atmosphere of tension.

The sailors here, as well as the soldiers on land who were in charge of the defense, were on alert.

In recent days, the big ships of the enemy have been wandering around here.

However, this state of affairs should not last long - the ship always has to dock to replenish supplies, either return, or directly start fighting - and the latter seems to be more likely!

"I've heard that the battle on Alex's side is terrible!" said one of the sailors on the shore to his companions.

"Perhaps, it's because of the lack of troops for a while, and besides, a large part of them are auxiliary infantry, and their combat effectiveness may not be so strong. The sailors on the side speculated, "But, anyway, it's a pity to lose so many troops, ......"

"yes......"

"Let's take revenge for the damage they have suffered!" the sailor continued, "We're going to give them some color!

At this moment, in the distant fortress, a horn sounded on behalf of "be prepared"!

"They're coming!" said one of the sailors, with some alarm.

"Don't panic, stay vigilant!" said the sailor on the side, as he began to prepare for battle.

......

On the docks of the harbor of Sanabettiri, it immediately began to become noisy - the sailors began to hurry up for battle.

"It should be ready. "The commander of the First Fleet in the province of Sanabetili, Talesarini (Tale

us telisali

y) walked quickly to the square wooden bridge near the tail of the command ship, looked at the sloops around him, and then said to the four heralds not far below the bridge, "Alright! Signal! Let the fleet go!"

"Understood!" replied the four heralds almost in unison.

On the command ship, there are four large model horns.

The four heralds began to blow the horns of the large horns—these horns were so loud that they could be heard far away, even in naval battles, so that the commanders of the surrounding ships could hear various signals.

Immediately afterwards, the flag bearer also raised from the ship a flag representing the signal of attack.

The same offensive flag was immediately hoisted on the ships in the rear, indicating the receipt of such a signal.

"Paddlers prepare!" the ship's lieutenant ran to the beginning of the connection deck with the lower cabins, directing the work on his ship.

As soon as the adjutant finished speaking, a loud reply came from the lower cabin—it was the answer of the paddling commander.

"Lift up the oars, everyone...... Prepare ......," the paddling conductor shouted, "a ...... Two...... One...... Two, keep the rhythm!"

"Raise the sails!" said the ship's lieutenant to the side of the mast, to the sailors.

"Understood!" several sailors immediately began to move quickly.

At the sound of oars slapping on the water, the command ship began to move along with the other combat ships of the fleet towards their enemy.

The commander of the fleet, Teresarini, began to look into the distance.

He looked to one place and suddenly looked a little surprised: "Are they going straight to the capital ship?!" Wait...... There's a boat behind them?"

Teresarini saw the masts and sails in the distance—but the ship over there was not so easy to estimate.

"No, it won't?...... Why did they take the lead in the charge directly with the capital ship...... Or is it ...... What else is going on?!......" The adjutant on the side guessed as he watched—his guess seemed to be reasonable.

Far out of the sea, the enemy's two ships were in front, armed with twin masts and sails, approaching this side.

The two galleys looked completely different from their own sailboats—they had two mainmasts, and on those mainmasts, there were no square sails, but a different triangular sail.

Either of the two ships was about three times the size of the ships here—which is why Theresarini deduced that it was the enemy's capital ship.

Those two large battleships, why did they rush directly to the front?

No one knows here.

The real situation of the enemy's fleet is still unknown to the soldiers of the native civilization!