Although the Raging Lion was successfully launched, Arold knew that such armed ships were actually vulnerable, and in the North Sea they would encounter not only Vikings, but also Saxon pirates, who were no less than their counterparts in the Mediterranean, who were like beasts in the forest, taking merchant ships as their prey. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Ron, in fact, I didn't say anything in front of everyone just now, and I didn't expect that it would cost so much money to build such a ship, and if we build a few more ships in a short period of time, we may be going bankrupt, let alone sweep the entire Baltic Sea." Arold said to Earl Ron with a wry smile.

"Lord Duke, don't you still have Greek fire?" Count Ron knew that Arrod had kept a secret, a flame that could not be quenched with water, and the Byzantines called this weapon Greek fire.

"Greek fire is not omnipotent." Arold sat in the harbor officer's wooden administrative building, with a window on the second floor overlooking the sea and his homemade ship.

"If you're worried about pirates, Lord Duke, you might as well have a lot of soldiers on board." Count Ron had his domain on the island of Rügen, just across the sea from the port of Mecklenburg, and he was actually interested in ships.

"The ancient Romans did make a kind of crow's beak ship, and when approaching the enemy's fleet, they hooked the side of the opponent's ship with the crow's beak at the front, and then let the powerful Roman legionnaires rush through the crow's beak and board the opponent's ship to fight in close combat, but this kind of ship relied on strong infantry." Arold knew that ship-to-ship warfare was the last resort, and that victory on the sea would require a strong long-range force.

"Lord Duke, our soldiers are not bad!" Count Ron said with some puzzlement.

"I know, but it's dangerous to have too many soldiers on board." Arrod shook his head and said.

"Then we'll just have to keep building more fleets." Count Ron shrugged his shoulders, he couldn't think of a way to make a ship invincible.

"Okay, let's not talk about that, Havina went to your territory, you know?" Arold suddenly changed his words and asked Count Ron.

"I know, I heard that the Norwegians have often provoked Denmark recently, and Havina went there to direct the intelligence network intelligence collection." Earl Ron played with his jade pendant with his fingers and replied to Arrod.

"Nothing else?" Arold frowned slightly, it stands to reason that even if the Danes can't resist the invasion of the Norwegians, it shouldn't be Havina who will deal with it herself.

"Maybe she wants the Duke to dredge the Beihai route, so she values it very much!" Earl Ron looked at Arrod and said.

"Really? In this way, the Nordics can provide us with a steady stream of strong soldiers and horses, which still need to be stabilized. Arold nodded, in fact, Havina left Mecklenburg He was still relieved in his heart, in the face of this woman Arold always can't control his lower body, there are already some gossips in the castle, it would be bad if Princess Josie knew.

"Lord Duke, if nothing happens, my soldiers and I will board the ship and return to the territory today." Earl Ron stood up and said to Arrod.

"Yes, you can report to me at any time with carrier pigeons about the movements of the northerners." Arold nodded in agreement.

"Yes, my lordship." Earl Ron said after bowing solemnly to Arrod.

Count Ron and his men boarded the Raging Lion and several other ships and slowly left the docks, and Julian and Lady Marty led Willle's soldiers out of Mecklenburg at about the same time.

"Where are we going now?" Ted asked Arrod, who had been watching Julian and his wife leave.

"Go to the smelting base." Arold whipped his mount under his crotch with his whip and said to Ted.

The smelting base is a secret of Mecklenburg's military secrets, and it is also a forbidden area within a restricted area, not only an independent fortress, but also defended by a company most loyal to Arold.

"What?" By the time Arrod, Ted, and the others appeared on the mountain road outside the fortress, the crossbowmen on the watchtower had already been wound, and a sentry on the gatehouse shouted warningly.

"It's me, Arold." Arold looked up and asked Teddy to hold his flag aloft so that the people in the gatehouse could see the Black Lion banner.

"It's Lord Duke, open the door, open the door." When they saw the Black Lion Banner and Arrod clearly, the sentries immediately opened the door and welcomed Arold inside.

"Huh~." Ted followed Arold into the smelting base, and as soon as he walked in, the heat wave hit his face, and the sound of clanging banging was in his ears.

"You're here for the first time!" Arold smiled smugly, this is the distribution center of his black technology, and it is also a secret in secrets, and cronies who are not tested cannot enter here.

"Lord Duke." The head of the smelting base, Orn and Master Newman, wearing leather aprons, were directing the craftsmen and apprentices, and when they heard that Arold was coming, they hurriedly came to greet them.

"The two masters have worked hard." Seeing the two dirty smelting masters, Arold hurriedly jumped off his horse and respectfully stepped forward to hold their black hands.

"Lord Duke?" It was the first time Ted had seen Arold so humble, facing nothing more than two filthy blacksmiths.

"Lord Duke, this is our job." Orn and Master Newman grinned, they weren't used to Arrod's deference at first, but they got used to it after a long time, not to mention that they also forgot to sleep and eat in order to achieve Arrod's cold-forging weapons and armor and improve their steel skills.

"You are the most important treasure in my territory, and although work is important, it is also important to pay attention to rest." Arold said to them as he walked kindly.

"Don't worry, Lord Duke, we're all in good health." Orn said with a smile.

"Lord Duke, is there anything you are doing today?" Newman looked at Arold thoughtfully, he knew that Arold was busy with official business, and he would not come here unless necessary.

"There's something I want you to do for me to build a ship." Arold said to the two of them without reservation.

"Shipbuilding?" Orn and Master Newman looked at each other in surprise, although they didn't get out of this fortress, it didn't mean that they were closed to information, Arold had always wanted to build a ship, they knew, but this job was handed over to Soros!

"Yes, I know that your apprentice will bring back some news, and you should know that Soros is my appointed Minister of Ship Construction, but what he can do is only ordinary ships, and he can't meet my requirements." Arold said to the two master smelters.

"Lord Duke, what kind of ship do you want to build?" The two smelting masters asked curiously.

"I want to build a warship that can have absolute defense and attack power on the sea, and can deter ships in the entire North Sea." Arold smiled and said to the two smelting masters.