Whoa, whoa, whoa

The waves were split by the pointed bow and then reunited at the stern, and the Storm Horn, which had been completely outfitted, finally set sail again.

Although outwardly, the fourth-rank ship has changed little.

But only the crew who served on this ship deeply understood that even without the temporarily untested bow image, this battleship was completely different from the past!

With the record of Ai Wen's formation beheading a third-order totem god and bringing back the opponent's corpse, after detonating like a bomb in the middle of the garrison's high-ranking people, his title of brigadier general has been completely confirmed.

It is no longer the so-called "naval star" of the new generation of the Navy.

Rather, a high-ranking officer of the kingdom who has both military merit and strength, and can rightfully sit on an equal footing with most of them! and a member of the ruling class of this country!

Moreover, he is valued by the Crown Prince and even Her Majesty the Queen, shouldering a special mission, and has a bright future.

It is almost foreseeable that when His Royal Highness Crown Prince Levina succeeds to the throne, the young commodore will surely become one of the top forces in the future kingdom's navy.

Even many of the old foxes who have daughters and nieces at home have begun to wonder how to find a way to get closer to each other.

So.

When Evan proposed to replace the ship's guns for the ship "Cape Storm", the top brass of the garrison led by Vice Admiral Gustav did not hesitate to agree directly.

And in the process of order execution, all departments have a green light all the way, unimpeded.

Although the middle-level elves may not have really sailed a ship, their ability to steer the rudder in the wind is perfect, even if there are a large number of heavy guns that can only be equipped by a third-class ship, they are all prepared at the first time.

At this point, on the hardware side.

Originally, as a fourth-class battleship, the "Cape Storm" had a total of 18 24-pounder guns, 20 12-pounder guns, 10 9-pounder guns, and two 6-pounder guns.

Now it has been updated, and after the second outfitting, it has become 18 32-pounder guns, 20 18-pounder guns, and 2 6-pounder cannons.

The total mass of the projection has increased from the original 774 pounds to 1,268 pounds, which has reached 70% of the total mass of the 74-gun third-class ship, and the overall firepower has undergone a qualitative change.

Moreover, this degree did not reach the limit of the strength of this iron-ribbed wood-hulled battleship, and it still had sufficient surplus load.

In fact, for a wizard, the sails of this battleship can also be enchanted accordingly. However, as a consumable item, the sail of canvas material is not very cost-effective for enchantment.

Unless a certain transcendent material is used entirely, such as a suitable sea monster skin, etc., it is permanently enchanted and cured.

However, that may not be possible until you actually build your own legendary battleship.

Riding the refreshed "Storm Horn".

After the initial period of excitement, Milan looked at the vast sea and felt that it was really soulless to do sea trials against the air.

"Since we are going to conduct sea trials, we should find a target for the test, right?"

"Don't worry, isn't the goal here?"

As soon as Aven's voice fell.

Fluttering

Bes, the herald who was accompanying the ship, had already flown up to the bottom boom of the mainmast.

"Report to the Commander, 25 nautical miles away at three o'clock, a pirate ship that is not ours has been found!"

With a reconnaissance network that spans almost the entire Golden Sea, there is hardly any movement that can be hidden from Beess's eyes and ears.

Moreover, after taking up the apprenticeship of wizards, with the progress of this owl's sorcery ability and the improvement of its spiritual power, its ability to process information has also been greatly enhanced.

"Order, right full rudder, full speed ahead!"

"Yes, full rudder!"

Now the Storm Horn has been replaced by a captain named Thomas, who is thirty-three years old, in the prime of life and experience.

Repeating the captain's command aloud, to be able to pilot such a battleship in his lifetime, Thomas felt his blood almost begin to burn.

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At the same time, Evan snapped his fingers slightly.

A sea-blue aura exploded on the [Bow Image: Storm Corner], and instantly spread to the entire battleship.

Whoa, whoa, whoa

Then, with the pleasant sound of the waves, the translucent water film rose from the bottom of the boat and spread to a position close to the deck, and the white spray that suddenly became fierce behind the stern of the boat instantly turned into the shape of a fishtail.

It's like a huge white shark made of water, gently holding up the "Storm Horn" with its back, and swinging its giant tail against the surface of the water to rush forward at great speed.

Ability: [White Shark Cruise].

The great white shark, also known as the white shark, belongs to the mako shark family, which is the fastest type of shark in the sea, even if it is an ordinary individual, it can reach a speed of 56 km/h, which is 30 knots!

Although it is impossible for the huge "Storm Horn" to directly gain that speed, the "White Shark Cruise" can also attach a streamlined water film to the outside of the hull, which changes the length and width ratio of the battleship in disguise and stirs the current to provide additional power.

So that the "Storm Horn" can reach the ultimate speed of 20-22 knots in a short time!

And because of the racial nature of the great white shark, which never stops swimming, it can reach a speed of 6 knots even in low-power voyages that can be maintained around the clock.

Compared with the "Monsoon Goddess", there is no need to look at God's face at all, this is the real rowing does not rely on oars, it all depends on the waves in the waves.

Right now.

The two strongest and fastest ships in Aven's hands, the heavy cruiser "Daystar" is the representative of peak shipbuilding technology, and the fourth-class battleship "Storm Horn" is the condensation of extraordinary ability

"Cheers! Celebrate the total amount of wealth we have looted and ranked first in the group. ”

"Cheers! Congratulations to the Captain, for your work for the Pirate King, and you're about to be promoted to Deputy Captain. ”

"Cheers! Although there are five or six deputy regimental commanders, if we can successfully build the country in the future, we will at least be named a general!

A big celebratory reception was going on on the pirate ship, and barrels of rum were brought out and piled on deck, the pirate king's reward for their outstanding performance during this time.

All the pirates are indulging in drinks, for the reward of the Pirate King, and for the bright future after accepting the recruitment of the Kingdom of Cyrius!

At the beginning, a middle-aged man in black with a gloomy appearance, with an irrepressible smile on his face at this time, stood up with a wine glass and promised to his pirate cadres:

"Hahaha, no matter where Kidd sits, I won't forget my brothers!

"Long live the Captain!"

“”

Suddenly, Kidd, who had drunk a lot but was still very conscious, saw a small dot suddenly appear on the surface of the sea in the distance, and then quickly grew larger.

"Hey, what's that? so fast!"

Bell!

At the same time, on the lookout of the mast, the lookout, who was also holding a bottle of rum, also sounded the alarm bell.

By the time the crew members who had drunk a lot reacted and accelerated to escape, it was already too late.

Actually, it makes no difference whether you drink alcohol or not

The Cape Storm was at full speed, and it only took more than an hour for the Blacksail Corsair to be within range of its own guns.

"No warning, direct attack, gun commander ready!"

"All guns, solid shells, reload!"

Under the tutelage of gunnery expert Boris, the "Storm Horn" already has an extremely skilled artillery team, which is not inferior to any elite navy.

"Fire!"

Boom, boom, boom! boom! boom!

In the orange-red cannon flames, the scorching cannonballs with a total mass of 639 pounds on one side were already whistling like locusts, whizzing towards the pirate ship that had already turned its bow but could not run away at all.

[Artillery Command Knife and Artillery Technique]: It can give full play to the range, accuracy and power of shipborne artillery at 200%.

Even compared to an ordinary battleship, cruisers and pirate ships below the fourth rank will only be as powerless as ordinary boxing enthusiasts facing heavyweight boxers, but at this time, the "Storm Horn" is a knight with a steel sword and a war horse fully armed!

It was not "powerlessness" that was given to them, but "despair"!

With just one salvo, the three-masted pirate ship was already riddled with holes and wailing.

The pirates on the ship have been directly blinded by this wave of heavenly justice, and the hearts of the few survivors continue to reverberate with the soul torture of "who am I" and "where am I".

"Order, turn the bow of the ship and rush up for me!"

"Yes, Your Excellency, Captain!"

With the cooperation of the sail captain Vader and the helmsman Thomas, the Storm Horn made a very small arc on the surface of the sea and aimed its bow at the pirate ship, which had lost power.

This shows the excellent handling of this battleship at the moment.

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After a snap of the fingers.

[Bow Image: Storm Corner] exploded with a second aura.

Whew

Roaring whirlwinds piled up and gathered in front of Cape Storm, clinging to the water, near the waterline of normal vessels.

It then slowly converged into a whirlwind and rapids, forming a whirling whirlwind barrier around the hull, and the sails immediately filled.

Ability: [Unicorn].

With a piercing hum, the entire battleship seemed to be holding a huge drill on top of it, accelerating again.

Then, with an irresistible force, it slammed through the pirate ship's hull from near the waterline, and then easily tore the entire pirate ship in half.

Bang!!!

As long as it was within two meters of the collision angle, both the ship's planks and the human body were easily shattered by the force of the whirlwind and torrent, and even the hard iron cannon was twisted and deformed and was lifted hundreds of meters away.

Bang bang bang

Fall into the sea.

By the time the Storm Horn passed between the two halves of the broken pirate ship, it was completely devoid of people.

This is the strongest single attack skill, and it is also one of the remaining powers from the totem god Ovig.

With the high-speed advance of the battleship, there are almost no wooden hulls to resist.

In other words, even if the "Cape Storm" is in front of a first-class ship with a hull of more than one meter, there will be no exception to the ending.

However, it comes at a high cost.

After a single activation, the cooldown of this ability often reaches half a month, because it mainly relies on the residual power of Ovig, during which it cannot be reactivated even if the external gem is replaced.

Woooooooo

Whirlwind whimpering.

The Storm Horn continued forward until the wreckage behind it was no longer visible. All the crew members were still shocked by the power of the ship's bow statue, and they couldn't come back to their senses for a long time.

After a while.

Ai Wen, who was also a little distracted, remembered to take the initiative to turn off this ability, and coughed lightly to hide his excitement:

"Ahem, by the way, do you see which pirate group it is?"

The officers behind him also came to their senses.

"That ship seems to be one of Bradley' the Oathbreaker. ”

"Oh, then it doesn't matter. However, it feels really good to take off your military uniform and rob merchant ships, and put on your military uniform to fight pirates!"

The officers on the ship nodded their heads one after another, deeply approving.

"Not bad! Not bad! ”

Moreover, in the future, as long as you make sure that you are standing on the "Storm Horn" when you fight, and then prepare for the fruits of victory with ease and pleasure.

Although it's a dish, there is no suspense, but it's refreshing enough!

Even the last conventional ability of the ship's bow has been used, and a three-masted pirate ship that is definitely not weak among pirates, and is almost equal to a fifth-tier ship.

Through this actual sea trial, it is enough to verify the strength of this ship's bow statue and the "Storm Horn".

Because of the dual authority of wind and water of the Great Shark Ovig, three abilities were finally solidified on the bow portrait, [White Shark Cruise], [Unicorn Shark] and [White Shark Aura], and only one type can be activated at the same time.

The last ability that could not be used was [White Shark Aura].

Effect: Increases all attributes of shark creatures by 20%, with a daily time limit of 30 minutes, valid within a radius of 100 meters.

Perhaps, for others, it is a complete joke giveaway.

But for the crew members under Aven's command who are equipped with "activated sharkskins", it is simply made in heaven.

As long as they put on the "activated shark skin", coupled with this 20% increase, almost all of them can reach the peak of apprenticeship and become a veritable melee invincible, which is already a strategic ability.

The most important thing is that it is effective below the third order, which means that even officers of the transcendent level can still get an increase if they wear the shark skin of the demonic creature level.

Therefore, in the future, there will only be one source of "activated hides" for the crew of the "Cape Storm", and that is sharks!

However, there are more than 500 species of sharks recorded by humans alone, and even if it is limited to this one species, it is enough for Aven to carefully select.

And on the day of killing Ovig, the two demonized sharks that were captured also had a place to use, which was gratifying.

"Switch the bow image!"

Click, click, click

In the rotation of the gears of the lifting device on the bow floor, the "Storm Horn" slowly descended, and the "Monsoon Goddess" slowly lifted.

The new bow image has many advantages, but it is better at short bursts. The two bow statues are used alternately to complement each other, even with the quasi-legendary "Red Maple", which is the best at speed in Sylius.

Coupled with a sturdy hull with an iron-ribbed wooden hull, powerful firepower, and [Ocean Treasure - Artillery Command Knife!]

Now the "Storm Horn" is enough to crush any conventional warship, and it is fully qualified to be called a quasi-legendary warship!

Standing on the stern of the ship, Aven waved his right hand vigorously and said to the officers and men on his ship:

"So, everyone can cheer!"

"Long live the Storm Horn!"

"Long live Your Excellency Captain!"

There was an instant boil on the deck.