The third-class battleship "Steel Dragon" is the flagship and pilot ship.

Three large cargo ships carrying the fighters of Kungang Teta's line lined up in a single column behind it, like four huge hills winding through the vast Black Sea.

"Congratulations to General Kungang, this time you are going to make a great contribution to Your Majesty and the royal state. ”

There were only three people sitting in the captain's room, two of whom were the Steel Knight Kungang Teta and his lieutenant, but the identity of the last one was a bit of a surprise.

This is actually a "Eternal Flame" patriarch-level priest wearing a red-edged robe on a white background!

He was the one who spoke.

Although it was customary for a second-order priest to serve as a chaserier on the third rank of the Cyrius, the disagreement between the church and the royal party had almost come to light recently.

The appearance of a priest in such an operation that deliberately avoided Griffitz and was obviously extremely secretive had to make outsiders think deeply.

But for those who know the inside story, this situation is actually not difficult to understand.

Just as Griffiths, the Grand Knight of the Crown, completely surrendered to the Church of the "Eternal Fire" and believed that mankind should be selfless and dedicated to God. People in the secular world are different, and the so-called servants of God are not much better.

The secular authorities have long seen the essence of the church, mortals cannot control God, but it is possible to control other mortals, and the church is never monolithic.

By signaling that he was about to be crowned emperor, Philip II, who had some means, was able to see who was the enemy of the kingdom in the church and who could be his friend.

At present, among the archbishops in the "Eternal Flame" Church, whose status is only below the Pope, Archbishop Wycliffe (who belongs to the same fourth order as the Pope and is eligible to run for the Pope) is one of them.

Because the core idea of his advocacy says, "Render to God what belongs to God, and to what belongs to the king", which tickled the itch of Philip II.

Coupled with the fact that most of the members of him and his faction are Hirius, there is a natural layer of alliances.

After the marriage of Philip II to the House of Habsburg, they began to gradually move closer to Philip II's Hylius under the leadership of the archbishop.

In the churches of the seven true gods and even the churches of the demigods, including the "Eternal Flame", the fundamental canons enshrined by the clergy are so thick that they can kill people, and you know with your ass that it cannot be written by God Himself.

And it's normal for human churches to have differences about God's doctrine and want to interpret God's will with their own thoughts.

Archbishop Wycliffe probably represents what is commonly referred to as the conservative faction.

Even within the faction headed by him, some people have openly shouted the new name of "Flame Sect", which is different from the "Eternal Flame" church, and the parting of ways seems to have been revealed.

Now that they have the support of Cyrius, the world's greatest power, a new Reformation within the Eternal Flame Church may indeed be possible at the hands of Philip II.

And this military priest stationed on the "Steel Dragon" is obviously a member of the "Flame Sect" close to the royal family.

"It's too early to say congratulations, Griffith's pestering of the Pharytis only gives us a chance to get things back to our homeland secretly and safely.

Based on the monitoring of Tulip's third-order power, I am confident that there will be no surprises, but I am still clear about the limitations of the knights, and this mission cannot be separated from the support of Imam Clapensen. ”

A reckless man with only muscles on the surface? But can he be sent by the royal party to oversee Griffiths? And in charge of carrying out classified missions, this steel knight with a fierce nickname obviously has an unknown inner show.

"Is this nature? Of course I know what the Sea Throne means to the kingdom? The general can rest assured. ”

This patriarchal priest, who was also a native of Syrius, had a scale in his heart for faith and his country, nodded solemnly.

Even because of the relationship between the camp? As one of the few people who know the targets of the covert operation, he has a far better understanding of the causes, directions, timing of the war, and the selection of targets.

Chosen at this time? Targeting tulip colonies in the Southern Continent? In addition to venting domestic contradictions and suppressing the second child every day, the most important reason is for the "sea kingship"!

It is both literal and represents something real.

At this time, the raw materials of "Treasure Tree" obtained in "Treasure Tree Bay" are enough to start that great plan? In a short period of time, it doesn't matter whether the fifty percent share is or not.

Calendar year after each settlement? The best part of it will be hidden on the spot, and the rest will be transported back to China with great fanfare, and it is of course self-evident who is behind this move as the first power.

Prior to this, Cyrius did receive a large investment from the Church of the "Eternal Flame", but including the "Legendary Battleship" that was "blessed" by the gods, must have a part of the property rights owned by the Church.

Since the previous king of Cyrius, he has been seeking to change this situation of being controlled by others.

Until today? After years of accumulation of secrets, it is time to realize the royal ambitions.

That is the most theoretically powerful battleship in the history of mankind? It is also a legendary battleship - "King of the Seas".

Displacement 5826 tons in the design, four-tier artillery deck? 170 ships of various types, built entirely by witchcraft, abandoning divine powers.

You must know that the current mainstream first-class ships are only 110 naval guns at most? If this "Sea Kingship" can really be turned from drawings into reality? Will it become a real hegemon at sea? No battleship is qualified to be its opponent!

Of course, whether it is the ambition of completely obtaining the "royal power of the sea" or the legendary battleship of the "King of the Sea", it is inseparable from the tulip alliance that believes in the "goddess of kingship and navigation".

And their mission now is to go to the secret hiding place and bring back the "Sea Kingship", which is still a pile of raw materials.

After leaving the base camp of Luanda, the treasure transport fleet first headed west, and after reaching the far sea boundary with harsh celestial phenomena, it immediately turned south.

Apparently, the hiding place was very secretive and far from the colony of Cyrius.

Because the "treasure tree" is not only of great significance but also related to the high-level struggle, of course, it is impossible to give the colonists who are formed in front of their homes the opportunity to steal themselves.

And the treasure fleet didn't know.

Under the watchful eye of the Seagull's psychic network, there was always a fourth-class ship belonging to Pharytis that acted as a navigator before the voyage in front of them, well, the navigator with the spirit flag.

It wasn't until the five warships in the light and darkness came to the far sea area far away from the mainland that the closest living people to them were at least two hundred nautical miles away.

After making sure they were completely isolated, Evan ordered the Maywind to turn its bow and intercept the path of the four large ships.

Meantime.

Whoa...

Aiwen, who didn't know the purpose of their trip, made the safest choice.

Seagulls carrying powerful voodoo potions, cluster bombs with crockpots, and laughing spores have launched air strikes.

He was ready to take the lead in clearing out the miscellaneous soldiers in the fleet, and by the way, consume the power of the transcendents among them.

Just like when Hirius entered the island base before the attack, he was ready to play another over-the-horizon strike.

However, this time there was no more special elves that set fires, and the actual combat effect proved that this weapon was not very effective against the priests of the "Eternal Flame".

Really.

The keen spiritual senses of the legal profession have allowed it to respond in a targeted manner as the crisis comes.

"The red flame is bright and shining and protects us from suffering!"

It was as if a warm prayer echoed over the fleet.

【Divine Protection!】

A huge barrier glowing with a slight red light quickly swelled around the "Steel Dragon", as if a giant umbrella was blocking the heads of it and the first transport.

Boom –

Aven, who had already dealt with the regular army of Cyrius in the New World, of course knew the methods of the priests, and he knew how to summarize and improve.

The drops were precisely distributed, and only two alchemy bombs fell in the first round, and the force of their explosions had already blown the barrier apart.

Then all sorts of deadly things rained down on the four ships without hindrance, and immediately there was a rush of people on their backs.

"Hahahaha..."

"Ahh

Some of the crew members were melted into a pool of blood in the laughter, and some were torn apart by the explosion of the cluster bomb... Except that the "Steel Dragon" is guarded by a second-order priest and a third-order grand knight.

The other three transport ships clearly lacked the ability to respond to such air strikes.

What's worse is that this is not one round of air raids, but several!

Hundreds of seagulls took turns bombing in relay operations, and this time with the Kaka [Shadow Vault Change], there is no need to worry about the problem of insufficient "ammunition", although behind these "ammunition" represents hundreds of golden lions.

Of course, if he could directly smash a big knight to death with money, Evan would be extremely willing.

Under Aven's non-stop air raid tactics.

The Imam named Clappenson found that he could not protect the entire transport fleet on his own, and it was very reluctant to protect the Steel Dragon.

After activating [Divine Magic: Flame Light Arrow] to shoot down a few seagulls sporadically.

When they launched another air strike, they were thrown directly from high in the air.

Even if you lose a part of the hit, you don't care at all.

He realized that he had to catch the commander behind the seagull, otherwise he would lose his life, and no amount of magic could compare to the number of strange alchemy creations.

"Eternal Flame!

bonfires to drive out wild beasts;

Flames destroy enemies;

Bright lights illuminate the way ahead;

.....”

【Divine Magic: Lava Pupil!】

At the tip of the ship's mainmast, an eye larger than a human head opens.

Blinking his eyes like tumbling magma, his bright yellow pupils shot out a clear divine light that swept towards the sea, the sky, and the distant boundary of heaven and sea.

However, although the divine art was powerful, it was still defeated in front of the distant spatial scale of the two sides.

When he realizes that Clapenson's detection magic can't detect the other party.

As the commander, the Steel Knight was also decisive enough, and after the three transport ships were irretrievable, he directly ordered to return, and this attack could not defeat the "Steel Dragon" with its own garrison!

Although his face was cold and hard, the small defeat and the mournful wailing of the crew could not shake the will of a great knight.

Since the attacker ambushed his party on the way to the target location, it means that he does not know the purpose of his trip, otherwise no one will be indifferent to the "treasure tree" that can build an entire large legendary battleship.

Then the attack will only be after their own return.

Although he had lost three transport ships and a large number of trusted henchmen, the Steel Knight felt a little fortunate at this time, as long as he was ready, he would have a chance next time.

However, under the protection of the priests and the great knights, when the "Steel Dragon" walked back for most of the day under the air raids of the seagulls from time to time, it was almost exhausted.

But he found a fourth-class ship with the flag of Phaletis, already lying in front of him like a wall.

A tall figure hidden in the mist floated in the air and shouted:

"The Iron Knight Kungang Teta came out and died!"