The northern part of the Golden Sea.

Nameless island, Port Hatrafa.

This is a secret private port belonging to the Donglunzhi Company, and it has not been long since it was discovered and construction began.

They were urgently activated due to the special circumstances after the battle between Evan and their fleet of Cyrius.

Although it is located in the Golden Sea, the core sphere of influence on the eastern coast of the New World, the location here is very hidden.

The island is not small, and although most of it is uncultivated woodland, it has fresh water that can supply thousands of people if it is managed carefully.

Its perimeter is dotted with reefs, with only a narrow waterway connecting to the lagoon outside the private harbour. If there is a foreign enemy, no matter how many people or boats come, they can only enter and exit through the narrow waterway.

As long as a sufficient number of turrets were built on both sides of the passage, this easy and difficult to defend portal could be firmly held.

The other side of the island is also full of reefs.

Although the original explorers of Donglunzhi Company had not yet had time to explore it due to time constraints, they believed that there must be more than one road leading to the nearby Tasman Islands in this complex hydrological condition.

The Tasman Islands are dotted with islands, reefs, sandbars... composition, even if a whole fleet hides in it, don't even think about finding it out for a short time.

Obviously, just by looking at the initial selection of this place for the early stage of port construction, it is impossible to prepare for any good things.

However, it happened to be cheaper than Evan them.

In order to avoid the eyes and ears of Cyrius, they did not choose to return to Fort Dilborn or any of the colonies belonging to Pharytis.

Turning on the "Misty Silver Lantern" all the way is like a large white fog on the sea, quietly coming here from the buffer zone of the territorial waters of Sak and Tulip in the north.

Smoothly hidden.

In fact, although Sylius established a large number of naval bases, colonies, and bastions on both the eastern and western fronts.

In a full 200 years, step by step, he defended his world hegemony with the Great Wall of the Sea.

But there is a key problem that cannot be ignored.

That is, the population of Cyrius is too small!

A population that is relatively small compared to the land cannot rule the world's largest territory in an all-encompassing manner.

Just as the royal power of ancient China did not go to the countryside, they only established a limited rule in the form of naval bases and cities, and there were a large number of vacuums beyond which they had no time to take care of.

It also gives pirates and other forces room to thrive.

There have even been cases where pirates drove the Sylius away from the doves on a certain island to occupy the magpie's nest, and the Sylius officials did not bother to care.

At this time, it was already the third day that four warships had arrived here.

In the small but rudimentary dry dock, the crew towed the two most damaged warships, the Cape Storm and the Startenburg, ashore for overhaul.

When!when!when...

Nail, nail, nail...

The stern building of the "Cape Storm" was damaged again, and the carpenters on board, who were already familiar with it, directed the sailors to be busy, and they wanted to repair it as quickly as possible with the materials sent by the Donglunzhi Company.

A small half of the sideboard of the "Startenberg" was directly torn apart by the powerful force of the self-detonation, and although it did not reach below the waterline, the injuries were more serious than that of the "Storm Horn".

Even after emergency repairs, the water kept leaking while sailing.

On the way home, there was a group of sailors at any time, who were responsible for pumping water 24 hours a day, using a human pumping machine, so that it insisted on coming here.

In the expectation of the carpenters.

The repair time of the "Storm Horn" is a little faster, and it should take about half a month, and the "Startenberg" may not be able to relaunch before the end of this "silver war".

However, as the commander-in-chief, Evan is not in a hurry.

Because when he had just arrived at the port of Hatrafa, he had already received the next order from Lieutenant General Gustav, the supreme military commander of the "Fort Dilborne", more precisely, a "commendation order".

In the name of the supreme military commander stationed in the New World, the lieutenant general has asked the Royal Military Headquarters for the merits of all the officers and men of the "Storm Horn" and "Endeavour", especially the individuals who have made outstanding contributions or made heroic sacrifices.

In the "Commendation Order".

Promote Ewen to the rank of colonel (after which he has command of a small fleet), Milan to lieutenant colonel (for his meritorious service in turning the tide), Gary to major (the rank of captain no longer matches his ability and merit), and Boris to lieutenant colonel (the credit is already enough, this time to give Aven another face)...

The rest of the staff were promoted.

It's just that because the direct superior of Evan and the "Storm Horn" is the Navy Military Department, it can only take effect after the military order arrives.

But neither from the point of view of Lieutenant General Gustav nor from the point of view of Aven, it is clear that it is impossible for the military department to dismiss this order.

The "commendation order" was delivered by Major General Demont Brand in person, and it also had the meaning of personally coming to check the results of the battle.

After all, don't talk about the current "Silver War", which is in the battle between the two countries for such a long time.

This kind of "total annihilation of the opponent's fleet headed by a third-class ship" level of combat results is absolutely rare, let alone quietly done.

There are several third-class ships in the entire New World of Hirius, and each of them is related to the dominance of Hirius over this continent.

After losing this fleet, it's hard for others to say, but the vice-regendent of La Plata who sent them is absolutely going crazy!

But with the physical and spiritual covers, no one can find out that it was actually the secret hand of Pharytis.

At the same time, the captured warships were temporarily placed under the command of Aven, allowing them to withdraw from the battle sequence for temporary repairs, and Rear Admiral Demont Brand promised to find a way to replenish Aven's lost troops as soon as possible after returning home.

In the end, when he left, he only took the flags of a few ships with him, and he was going to show the "allies" the results of the battle and fight for benefits!

Trample.. Trample.. Trample..

After inspecting the dockyard work, Aven walked alone along the island's unrepaired loess path to the island's currently planned residential area.

At this time, the island is short of manpower, every penny of manpower is precious, and everyone has their own work to do.

"Hey... Hey..."

Beside him, a row of shirtless Cyrius soldiers strode by, carrying manicured tree trunks to the quarters to build temporary shelters for the soldiers.

Since they are temporarily out of the battle sequence, it means that they need to stay here for a while.

The sea of gold is influenced by mountains, ocean currents, and trade winds, and the climate varies from place to place.

But most of the area has a tropical maritime climate, which is not friendly to most soldiers who grew up in the high latitudes of the Old World.

Malaria, yellow fever, bloody diarrhea, edema, colds, parasitic diseases... There are also all kinds of strange diseases that people can't guard against.

If you don't have a stable place to live and ensure a good rest, your physical condition, combat effectiveness, and immunity will decline rapidly, and you will be defeated by various diseases without fighting!

The only thing that was unbelievable was that they weren't guarded by Pharytis soldiers at all, and they didn't have any shackles or anything else that restricted their freedom.

Even the Cyrius had a warm and scrappy look on their faces, as if they were not serving Pharytis but building palaces for their king.

"Your Excellency, please rest assured that the soldiers' quarters will be delivered on time!"

As he passed by Aven, the captain officer at the head saluted him respectfully, and the other soldiers carrying the wood also saluted.

Evan bowed his head very naturally, and watched them run away with great energy.

Even the crew members on the ship, who had long been accustomed to Aven's magical methods, shuddered a little after learning the truth.

He is also more and more in awe of his own captain.

Because, it is not that these Cyrius soldiers have abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, but they have all drunk a unique potion. Evan uses the mushrooms grown from Mallory and Moprati as ingredients to create a puppet potion.

This potion has no effect on intelligence, ability, or health, but it has been quietly implanted in their hearts the command of complete loyalty to Aven, and all other values and philosophies will adjust themselves with this core.

The most important thing is that it is extremely hidden, and there is nothing abnormal about the mycelium on the body, as long as it does not encounter a choice that contradicts the core command, even the closest people can't find it.

However, this kind of thing, which can be called completely "evil", also has limitations, and the effect of a single dose can last for a maximum of a month, and the effect will gradually decrease over time, and even gradually become resistant.

There is one more biggest flaw.

Even the potion level can only control ordinary people, and the full-willed knights who have undergone the baptism of transcendent transformation are almost immune to this kind of thing.

It is absolutely impossible to use this kind of thing to easily gain a large number of loyal men, to control the command of the enemy military, or to be used by those in power to rule the people.

In line with the principle of waste utilization.

Since there were so many Cyrius captives, and Major General Demont Brand didn't say anything about what to do with them before leaving, Evan simply took it upon himself to turn these captives into members of the construction army of Port Hatrafa.

It's like... The same as the Anumas and the Atrians who were enslaved by Cylius.