The "Treasure Tree Bay" in the southern continent is a large fortress "Tedadis Fort" jointly managed by the Tulip Alliance.

Exclusive recreation room for the captains.

A capable officer with short brown hair and wearing the military uniform of the Kingdom of Taylor, put down the expired newspaper in his hand, and sincerely praised the other captain of the colonel beside him:

"Hey, Captain Gehr, you're such a great person!"

For them, who have been in remote areas of the Southern Continent all the year round, in addition to the newspapers within the military, they can only learn about the news on the other two continents through these expired newspapers.

And this "Bekele Post" devoted an entire main page to praising Brigadier General Evan Galliot, the deputy commander of the New World Garrison, and his great contribution to leading his subordinates to catch the masterminds behind the scenes and solve the epidemic of the new world.

At the same time, in recognition of his merits, the Royal Society of Medicine has prepared to award him a Hippoclark Order of the First Class, which has not been awarded for at least three years.

Several captains stationed in the fleet next to them laughed when they heard this:

"If my son could be half as good as Brigadier General Galiot, I would wake up laughing in my dreams. ”

"Me too!"

"By the way, Colonel Gehr, let's find an opportunity for the juniors to sit together. My daughter is beautiful and talented at Tulip Art Academy... Hey, hey, what are you dragging me for?"

As colleagues who have worked with Gehr for a long time, they certainly know the relationship between the two well. Although they did not have the same surname, the brigadier general was actually no different from the eldest son of the Gehr family.

Someone also got a few high-quality potions from Gehr that were extremely difficult to get from the kingdom's channels, and they didn't need to be thought about to it, they were all from the hands of Ai Wen, who had not forgotten his uncle after he was developed.

And Gehr, who enjoyed the treatment of the stars holding the moon, also felt a little emotional, and originally predicted that Ai Wen would become a general within ten years. How long has it been since it was time for my uncle and nephew to be expensive?

But... It's a really good feeling!

Gehr's gaze passed through the window of the fortress and crossed the endless black sea of waves, as if he saw the vast continent on the other side of the sea.

"That's probably not your limit, is it? However, I should be soon, and when I go back after the garrison mission, I will break through with peace of mind!"

Subconsciously touched the bottle of amber potion in his pocket, which did not leave his body.

.......

"Treasure Tree Bay" is located 2,300 kilometers north of Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point of the mainland.

When the countries first began to colonize the southern continent, there was little drought and little rain, and this region, which belongs to the subtropical and semi-desert climate, was simply a barren land.

But the Tulip Alliance, as a colonial latecomer, is not qualified to be picky at all.

After occupying a piece of land in the Zaire Basin, he had no choice but to continue to explore the places that the powerful countries disdained.

Maybe it's really time to go, but in this barren land located at the southern tip of the continent, they have found two great treasures one after another!

One of them is the Witwartsrand Basin, which is found in the Central Plateau zone.

Among them, there is a gold-bearing conglomerate belt of more than 100 kilometers, with an average of 10 grams of gold per ton of gold-bearing conglomerate, and a total proven gold reserve of 12,000 tons, which is known as the Rand Gold Mine.

It was also one of the foundations of the kingdom of Ilia that first rose to prominence after the discovery of new shipping routes.

Later, as the proven reserves of gold continued to increase, the Ilia royal family soon realized that it was difficult to monopolize it, so through a series of exchange of interests, finally the Tulip Alliance countries had a share of the gold mines.

It also gathers the power of the entire tulip to firmly occupy this place!

The other is the "Treasure Tree Bay" on the west coast.

Even if the climate, soil, and geographical location here are even harsh, they are not suitable for the growth of large trees at all. But after being surveyed by wizards, this place is actually located at the key "magic element" node of the entire continent.

Extraordinary power has resulted in a number of oak varieties of exceptional quality, "Iron Oak".

"Iron oak" as a superior shipbuilding material? Whether it is hardness, toughness, or soaking expansion rate, it is excellent. And the best of them is called the "treasure tree"? It is a transcendent material that can be used to build legendary warships, and it is also the origin of the name "Treasure Tree Bay".

Because of the bonus of supernatural powers? Before the launch of the first battleship in the true sense of the word? Legendary battleships already exist. The classification of battleships from one to six must be after this.

Subsequently.

The battle over the "Treasure Tree Bay" is also the most intense? Big gold mines may also need to weigh the consequences of a one-on-one pick. But "Baoshu Bay" is like a natural nuclear arsenal in this era, and it is the existence of a powerful country that wants to get a piece of the pie no matter how much it costs!

Especially when the tulips discovered this treasure very late? It was already after the colonial pattern of the New World was laid.

At that time, Syrius already had the capital of the hegemon? With the infinite power of destroying the two indigenous empires of the Atrians in one fell swoop, his style of acting gradually became domineering. However, the desert kingdom of Heymar gradually became self-contained, lying on a superior geographical location and eating his old book.

With Cyrius, Tulip Alliance, and Atlan, a few big forces that are qualified to take a bite, they have fought more than a dozen battles large and small.

In the end, their respective interests in the "Baoshu Bay" were fixed in the form of a paper contract.

As the original discoverer? The three kingdoms of Ilya, Pharytis, and Taylor, which have the strongest tulips, exercise de facto jurisdiction over this place.

They occupy a total of 30% of Baoshu's share? Fifty percent of the share of ordinary grade iron oak.

The price is that the overlord Cyrius Kingdom must be given fifty percent of the treasure tree and one percent of the ordinary grade iron oak as a tribute (the Alfonso Peninsula already has the best quality oak forests in the Source Continent, and some scholars even believe that the rise of Cylius is due to the Chosen One). ）

After setting aside a separate share of the Tulip Principality, the rest was divided between Atlan and the other Tulip countries.

Even if there is a contractual constraint, in order to be guaranteed these shares.

In normal times, each of the three Tulip Kingdoms has a great knight stationed in this not too big place, sharing the military power? It has maintained the powerful combat power of three third-order grand knights and a quasi-legendary all year round.

The specs are simply comparable to their colonies in the New World.

But.

With the further turmoil in the domestic situation, the third order of the Ilia Kingdom has left early? Apparently busy standing in line.

The other two countries were a little angry, but it was not surprising that the great knights who had the potential to advance to the title and were loyal to Ilya had all been summoned back? Strive to protect the succession of the kingdom and continue the national honor.

Thinking about it with your ass, you know that the people who are still hanging around outside now have taken refuge in the new nobles? It's the grass on the wall that falls with the wind.

And the consequences of the emptiness of combat power should be borne by the other two countries? Now only the two great knights from the kingdoms of Phaletis and Taylor are supported? Plus a quasi-legendary battleship belonging to the Kingdom of Taylor, the "Five-Math Peak".

Obviously, they were well aware of the situation in Ilya not only as allies, but also as the Syrius.

So.

When war comes.

It was so unexpected, but it was so natural.

Whew-

The scorching sea breeze in the subtropics blows the military flag fiercely.

"Fire!"

"Kill ——!"

On the vast sea outside the "Baoshu Bay", two battle lines lined up like long snakes were anxiously pouring fire on each other.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...

The thunderous artillery fire shook the sea, and the tips of people's hearts trembled.

In the thick of smoke, every now and then a battleship capsized. Under the illumination of the blood-colored sunset, it seems that the whole sea is burning, and I don't know how much of it is sunset and how much of it is blood!

But the Cyrius, who came prepared, obviously stabilized more than one head in terms of both the level of battleships and the strength of the transcendentals.

Even after the division of forces, a joint attack by land and sea was launched against several major targets at the same time. But both "Treasure Tree Bay" and "Rand Gold Mine" are undoubtedly the absolute top priorities.

Not only is the strongest military stationed on this side of the "Treasure Tree Bay", but it is also commanded by the peak knight Griffiths himself.

At the same time as opening the battle line and lining up to bombard.

The pinnacle knight handed over the command to the Iron Knight Kungang Teta, the deputy commander of the royal party, and he alone succeeded in suppressing the alliance of the two great knights of Phaletis and the kingdom of Taylor.

On the outskirts of the bay, the "Red Maple", which is as fast as the wind, also firmly suppressed the quasi-legendary battleship "Five-Mated Peak" of the Tairo Kingdom, which has the dual abilities of [Unbreakable] and [Self-healing].

At this time, the only thing the tulip fleet can rely on seems to be the courage and determination of the soldiers who dare to seize the upper hand and retreat!

Seeing that the situation seems to be so critical that it is difficult to control.

Trample.. Trample.. Trample..

The two figures wearing wizard robes with a strong technician's temperament have come to the second strongest layer of the fortress, which is also the fort layer of the fortress.

Lifting a huge tarpaulin, revealing a golden rune flowing underneath, a monstrous cannon that looked like a giant compared to ordinary artillery.

Celeus is not the Celestius he once was, and Pharytis is clearly no longer the Pharytis he once was.

Most of the alchemist wizards from the Violet Eye are not good at frontal combat, but no one can underestimate their war potential.

This [Alchemy Cannon] is powered by alchemy stones and uses all the most advanced artillery technology.

The caliber reached 203.2 mm, the muzzle length was 9300 mm, and the total combat weight was 17000 kg. The muzzle velocity of the muzzle is 933 m / s, the rate of fire is 2 rounds / min. The weight and range of the projectile fired are: conical concave projectile, the weight of the projectile is 95.9 kg, and the maximum range is 40 kilometers.

Although it could not be fitted to any of the sail warships due to its terrible recoil and dead weight, the large bastion was an excellent carrier, the equivalent of another semi-legendary that could not be moved.

Boom——!

With a loud bang that shattered the sky, a rampant third-class ship on the sea in the distance was blasted through a large hole with a diameter of several meters, and the sea water was surging and poured down, and it had lost its rescue value.

Half a minute later, another ship in the line of the Sylius battle

And Cyrius's reaction was also extremely fast.

Under the cover of five or six small mortar gunboats (carrying two 330 mm mortars, capable of firing 200 pounds/90 kg shells, with a range of up to 2,700 meters, generally used to attack docks and port cities that were inaccessible to large and well-defended ships).

Kungang Teta, another great knight in the Cylius fleet, had already rushed into the harbor like a steel rhinoceros, dressed in heavy knightly armor, and went straight to the "alchemy cannon" on the fortress.

Bang!bang...

The heavy steel boots stepped on the ground, each foot could step on broken stones, and the corners of his mouth showed a cruel smile when he faced the fortress that was no longer guarded by third-order power.

"Haha, the wizard is dead!"

See such a scene.

Gehr, who was directing the battle on the "Maywind" in the battle line, had a slight flickering in his eyes.

Both sides of the battle are very clear at this time that the key to the battle situation at this moment is not in the quasi-legendary battleship, not in the battle line, not in the three great knights, only that [Alchemy Artillery] is the only hope for the alliance side to turn the tables!

But if a third-order great knight was allowed to rush into the fortress and kill without hindrance, he would not be able to resist it at all before the weapons in the hands of ordinary soldiers underwent a qualitative change.

The gap between the official knight and the grand knight is not as simple as an extra transcendent energy?

The second order may also be forced back by flintlock muskets, or even surrounded by a musket array without retreating. But when it comes to the third order, especially the third order with heavy armor all over the body, even if it is one person who slaughters an army, there is no problem.

If the fortress falls, there is no second possibility other than a rout and massacre.

The alliance has no way out at this time!

Looking at the battleships around him that were sunk by the heavy artillery of the third-class ships and the colleagues who were dying at any time, Geer secretly gritted his teeth and shouted: "First mate Perry is responsible for commanding the battle. ”

He took out the amber potion with his body temperature and poured it into his mouth, which was the precious potion "Breath of the Behemoth" that could increase the promotion probability of the peak knight.

[Physical Liberation - 100%!]

【Transcendent Mystery Iron Flow!】

A [Rhino Horn Talisman] given by Ai Wen on his waist suddenly lit up, and his strength increased again.

Boom——!!!

In the next moment, the blazing vindictive aura had exploded like a volcano!

Whoosh –

In the incredulous gaze of both sides of the enemy, a crimson meteor grazed the surface of the sea and rushed towards the harbor fortress.

But there's a volcanic eruption of power, plus the same... Chaos and tyranny!