At present, Lin Tian has solved a big problem for the navy, that is, the sea was not very peaceful before, and when a large-scale navy is dispatched, the sea clan always has soldiers to harass, and it is always annoying to fight on people's home field, which directly limits the combat power of the navy...... Through the peace agreement with the queen, the promulgation of the "Respect for the Sea Order" in the later period, the increasingly mature trade channels between the two clans, and Yu Min's identity, the guerrillas in the sea can be restricted.

After Lin Tian's idea of the navy rises, it will be a smooth road, and even if the operation is good, the Sea Clan may tie up their chariots to the Terrans for the sake of profit, don't expect them to help with all their might, at least not to lag behind!

There is a good port! Seafarers are here! The environment is here! Funds can also solve part of it, but now the difference is to build new warships and weapons that can match them......

Although he was anxious about the undead invasion of Griffon Province, it seemed that until now, there had been no major disadvantage in the information he had received from the thieves, and the two sides were still in the confrontation stage. Lin Tian, who understood that the meal had to be eaten one bite at a time, had to deal with this head patiently first, otherwise it would not be easy to pass through the entire Terran territory, and after reaching that end, there would be a fire in the backyard again.

Navy! The cornerstone of the country!

As long as you have a coastline, sea control is a major factor that restricts your development! The Navy was born for this!

A strong navy is needed to maintain one's maritime sovereignty, to maintain one's own overseas interests, and to respond to the actions of countries outside the territory as quickly as possible!

Warship! The most important weapon of the country!

Although there is no concept of an aircraft carrier in the Sword Demon Continent, a strong ship carries a large number of highly qualified naval officers. This in itself is a great deterrent! They have a kind of marching convenience that the army does not have, and they also have a more suddenness that is even better. The effect of surprise soldiers can be achieved. And if it is a war against the island and the other shore, I am afraid that there will be no better navy!

There is no such thing as gunpowder in this world. It seems that because of the restrictions of the rules of the world, Lin Tian has tinkered many times according to the standard ratio of black powder, but he has never succeeded, so he has no choice but to give up. At the same time, he also learned that no race in this world had ever heard of firearms. Therefore, the naval guns he had conceived before were declared a failure before they could be put into practice.

No sharp artillery muskets? It's okay! There is a substitute for this world.

There are no muskets, but there are bows and arrows, right? The range difference is a little worse. But it's basically a long-range attack, and the lethality is still okay.

Sharp cannons can be replaced by ballistas and trebuchets, and the range is okay, but the lethality is limited. Lin Tian said that he was very dissatisfied, but now he could only do so first......

Ships below 500 tons are called ships, and only those above can barely be called ships. In the past, although the traditional navy was called a warship, it was almost always a wooden ship of several hundred tons, sail-driven, and at most equipped with some large pulp. It is possible to do short maneuvers. The method of attack is nothing more than a long-range stone bomb with trebuchets, and the accuracy is limited from a distance, mainly to destroy the enemy's hull, as well as to carry out bombing missions against fixed targets on land.

The medium range is a ballista fire. Shoots a large crossbow bolt with a thick arm, which has good lethality, but does limited damage to the opposing ship. The main thing is to kill people and destroy the sails of the opposing side......

When you get close, you shoot with a bow and arrow, and you can slash with a springboard. It's not much different from the way pirates attack......

This is the traditional navy in the past, Lin Tian learned this. It's just dumbfounded! This mother is cheating, and her combat power is limited! Is it any wonder that the Navy has been slow to develop?

Can't use magical thinking?

Equip yourself with a magician in the navy! Aren't these magicians equivalent to movable turrets?

The people of the Sword Demon Continent are not stupid, of course it is okay to have a magician on the ship, but the potential of the navy has not been tapped, and all countries do not attach importance to this type of troops, and they feel that it is useless to spend money and effort. In addition, magicians are scarce, and most of them are seasick, how can they be willing to get on the ship as a mobile battery? Basically, you are willing to meditate more on the shore, right?

In the former coastal kingdom that valued the navy, there were not many magicians who were seasick, but the magicians produced in this island country were also reluctant to get on the ship. The most important thing is that there are water magicians here, and the effect of being a fort is naturally not good!

It is precisely because of these restrictions that this branch of the army, which should have been developed, has been standing still for thousands of years, and even the navies raised by the Free Kingdom are only used to escort merchant ships against piracy......

If Lin Tian wants to develop a navy, he needs to build big ships, and he needs a strong navy...... This continent is not equal to the entire world realm!

Inadvertently accepting Yu Min, the mermaid princess, as a follower, is the most profitable thing Lin Tian thinks, because from her mouth, he has learned a lot of secrets! For example, there is not only one continent in this world, and for example, among the mermaid enchantment masters, there are at least several enchantments that can be blessed for dead things such as wooden planks......

A steel battleship made of steel, this kind of thing that is too advanced, Lin Tian can't think of it, but if it is a magic battleship, it seems to have a certain degree of feasibility, right?

Magic Battleship! The name is a bit scary, but in fact, the magic battleship conceived by Lin Tian is very ......

Use the high-grade oak planks abundant in Primorsky Province to let the mermaid enchantment master bless two kinds of enchantments on a large scale, one is the defensive enchantment, which can increase a certain amount of defensive power, and has a miraculous effect against the opponent's trebuchet, so that it will not let people smash the frame in a few clicks, and it will not be chopped into firewood by the enemy's sword master a few times!

The other is the anti-magic enchantment, which can add a certain amount of anti-magic to the warship made, so that it will not be turned into a pile of good fuel by a fireball......

At that time, Lin Tian let Yu Min try it, and this kind of large-scale blessing effect was naturally not as good as the blessing of a single body to a living being, but it barely met Lin Tian's requirements. The blessed wooden planks are thick and hard enough, and have certain fireproof and electricity-proof characteristics, which is quite a good ship material!

This work cannot be completed by Yu Min alone, in fact, shipbuilding, especially the construction of a thousand-ton ship, the amount of wood that needs to be consumed is terrifying, even in Lin Tian's conception, only the hull shell, deck and mast need to use this blessed wood, and the interior can be saved, just use ordinary wood...... But this kind of wood consumption is still enough to choke, even if the little beauty is tired, I am afraid that only part of it can be made.

Lin Tian had to use his brain!

In the past few days, he has drawn a sketch of a new type of magic warship, still using the style of a classic sail warship, similar to Zheng He's treasure ship, with a row of oars, which can be accelerated by manpower in a short time. The use of the sail is very particular, usually relying on the sea breeze, when necessary, you can let the wind magician who accompanied the ship use the magic wind to accelerate......

The deck is solid, the side of the ship has undulating arrow stacks, which can be easily attacked and dodged, and there are many bunkers on the ship, which can ensure the safety of the crew to the greatest extent.

In order to increase the deterrent power and show off the force, the bow statue uses the emblem of the sacred griffin kingdom, the griffon! Therefore, Lin Tian named it: Griffin Battleship!

What the? How to solve the problem of the master of the magician on board?

This is a headache in other countries, but in Lin Tian, it is not a problem at all!

After experiencing large and small battles, especially the "Giant Beast Clan", the number of the Royal Mage Regiment, even if it does not include the 5,000 fox mages, is about 30,000 people, although their average level is 3 or 4, but their loyalty is quite high, and they have been classified as soldiers, and they are no longer free mages. Among these people, it is not a big problem to pick out fire and wind mages, and each griffon warship is equipped with 10 fire and 10 wind mages.

Although the 3rd and 4th level fire mages don't seem to be strong, if the opposite side is also a ship made of wood, it is really a killer, whether it is a low-level small fireball or a level 4 big fireball, killing people and burning ships at the same time, the name of the battery is indeed true......

Wind Mages can summon the Wind Elemental to propel the sails, making great strides in both short-term bursts and long-range sustained speed. The Wind Blade can attack the enemy's sailor and canvas, and even wait for the opponent to catch fire and borrow the wind, which is a good combination. As for the remaining elemental mages, their performance in naval battles is not conspicuous enough, so there is no need to prioritize allocation.

Don't think that it's a bit too little for such a battleship to have 20 mages! In fact, these griffin warships are different from modern ironclad warships after all, the tonnage is large but the relative space is still not large, the rated capacity is about 300 people, if you need to transport friendly forces, this number can be doubled, and modern 1,000-ton frigates can drive away as long as 100 people, so they need a lot of space to store food, fresh water, and related life support systems, which are necessary for long-distance voyages!

In addition to arranging for these noble magicians to come on board the ship to increase the instantaneous strike ability of the entire warship (after all, the big fireball is not just a few shots if you want to), in his sketch, he also set up a "deck gun" with enough firepower for the battleship......

The first two and the second two giant catapults act as the main cannon, and the eight detachable ballista cars interspersed with the entire ship's structure serve as secondary guns, providing the ship with sustained strike capabilities, unlike the delicate mages, they don't have magic CDs, and the winding is not complicated, but the preparation time is slightly longer, but they can continue to attack, and if necessary, just change a group of operators, unlike magicians, who need to meditate for a long time after the magic is exhausted!

This kind of economic configuration with high and low not only allows the griffin warship to have good long-range strike firepower, but also deliberately increases the instantaneous explosive power, both in terms of attack ability and action to seize the upper hand in naval warfare...... Immediately make the whole ship high-end atmosphere upscale! (To be continued......)