After Ilore left, Kirk Sr., accompanied by Landrig, brought Lear the good news that the first galleon would be launched twenty days later.

Originally, it would have taken at least a year or more to build such a giant ship, but fortunately, this is a magical world, and in addition to the dwarves' superb forging skills, Lear has entrusted the priests of the Blind Brotherhood to help, and he has personally worked on some of the key tenon joints, so that the first sail battleship was built in less than half a year.

The ship is 120 meters long, with a terrifying displacement of 1,000 tons, and the whole ship is divided into three decks, the bottom layer is the storage area, and the middle layer is equipped with 36 new guns.

At Lear's request, the old Kirk merged the bow tower with the first officer's cabin, the observation deck was moved to the stern, and the original firing pin was hung with a huge dhorn skewer, so that the ship had an open deck of nearly seventy meters in length and width.

It was too cumbersome to explain to Kirk Sr. the composition of a modern amphibious warship, and Lear felt that a real battle would make the former appreciate his design intent rather than babbling about the history of the warship.

Yes, he didn't want a simple battleship, but a prototype of an aircraft carrier that could carry a springboard for air strike power, and that large empty deck was prepared for the sea eagles of Ilore and the air forces that might be produced later.

He didn't even need Iloror to command his group of sea eagles to fight, as long as those sea eagles carried the warriors into the sky above the Deep Blue City, and after the nitroglycerin explosives were thrown down one by one, purgatory was on earth.

War is like a poison, both cruel and beautiful, as long as anyone tries the sweetness or bitterness brought by war, they will be out of control to explore more ultimate concepts and means of war, and in this process, civilizations rise and destroy one by one, and the wheels of history crush the flesh and blood slowly.

Now I just hope that everything is still in time, and that the fish people will not tear them apart immediately after capturing Peterley and Rinis, otherwise Adela and Jeremy, who are the messengers, may not end well.

But if the worst happens, Lear doesn't mind letting the Siren's bosom become a graveyard and the self-righteous fish-men burying Adra.

After sending off Old Kirk, Lear headed for the brimstone mines, the war was imminent, he had too many things to arrange, Haag had already led the men to pick the cotton, and what they finally got also determined how many explosive packs Lear could make in such a short time, but before that, he had to refine the sulfur and saltpeter by himself.

The charcoal from the dwarven furnace was of good quality, but it had to be stable, and he didn't want the violent nitroglycerin to blow up his mine before the war began.

As soon as Lear reached the brimstone mines, Annabelle followed by Ivo, and her pale face was sweating profusely, indicating that she was not in good shape, but it also reflected the anxiety of the female pirate.

"Speak slowly. Lear gave Anna a healing session, and although he was worried about Adela's situation, he couldn't show it as a lord.

Perhaps it was Lear's composure that infected Anna, and after several deep breaths in a row, she finally calmed down.

"In another month, it will be the birthday of the Siren, the god of the sea, and the silver moonlight will illuminate the palace in the deep sea, and the Fish-People will also hold major celebrations and sacrifices on this day, and legend has it that the Sirens will send messengers from the deep sea to receive the contributions of the Fish-People, usually these sacrifices are creatures, slaves or hybrids, sometimes humans and other creatures, but this year it is likely to be Peter and my father and their subordinates. ”

After saying so many words in a row, Anna's face began to show a look of pain again, although her injuries were under control after Sister Merlan's treatment, the power of black magic was still tormenting her body.

Through her description, Lear captures several important pieces of information.

time, and the messenger of the sirens.

This meant that he still had more than twenty days to prepare for this war, and it would take a week's voyage from Misty Island to the Deep Blue City, which must also be counted, and his enemies were no longer limited to the Fish-Man Clan, and the mysterious Poseidon Emissary was likely to be directly involved.

"What messenger?" "Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is the only way to survive a hundred battles, and since there is a new enemy, Lear must know as much as possible about the other party.

"A huge sea dragon, nearly half the size of a normal sea dragon, the fishmen call it the king of sea dragons, but I haven't really seen it. ”

The average sea snake is nearly twenty meters long, thicker than a hug, and the sea dragon is even bigger, and it is more than half the size of the sea dragon, and Lear can almost imagine the appearance of a terrifying sea dragon buried in the sea, and the upper body of the sea is setting off a huge wave on the surface of the sea.

"I see. You go back and rest first, and if there are any questions, I'll come back to you. He didn't say anything about it, but he had already made a decision in his mind.

A day later, when the sun was setting again, Lear finally came out of the mine's workshop, and Ivo, who had been waiting outside, gave him a cloak.

After a whole day of sleepless work, he finally refined enough sulfur and saltpeter, relying on the convenience brought by high-level earth magic, the purity of the ore refined this time was quite high, Lear ordered the guards at the door not to allow anyone to come within ten steps, and walked outside.

"Your Excellency, aren't you going back and resting?" Feeling that Lear, whose eyes were bloodshot, was not walking in the direction of the castle, Ivo asked with a little concern.

With a series of orders issued by Lear, the signal of war has long been transmitted to everyone's hearts, and at this time, the physical condition of the lord is of course particularly important.

"No, you can go back first, I'll go alone. Lear turned over and got on his horse, naturally nothing could hurt him on the Misty Island, and looking at the direction he left, Ivo also knew where he was going, and silently watched Lear's distant back for a while, Ivo's figure slowly melted into the darkness.

"Stop!"

Melos' massive body stands at the intersection of the valley, and although she is being asked by the queen to pay for her actions, it doesn't mean that she will give Lear a good look.

"Don't you know it's late? Your Majesty has already rested. ”

She asked aloud at Lear.

In fact, Kunsha didn't sleep so early, and the crystal dragons didn't even need to rest unless they had to, after all, they were alchemical creatures and not physical mortals, and fatigue didn't exist there.

And the reason why I say this is just because Melos inexplicably doesn't like the human in front of him, but then again, for the arrogant dragons, no one can like an ant who has repaired themselves.

"Please inform Your Majesty Kunsha that I have something to ask for. With a heavy heart, Lear is not interested in talking to Melos, otherwise at the level of the latter, she will explode in a few minutes.

Before Melos could say something to make things difficult for Lear, a majestic voice came from the valley behind her: "Come in." ”

Obviously, Kunsha had sensed Lear's arrival, and although Melos was unwilling, she had no choice but to let go of her body when she heard the words.

She just wanted to get back some ground, but she would never dare to disobey the dragon queen.

"I beg your pardon for my presumptuousness, Your Excellency. As soon as he saw the dragon, Lear expressed his apologies.

Although Misty Island is his territory, Kunsha is the queen of the crystal dragon, and it is actually a bit impolite to visit at night without saying hello.

"It's okay, explain your intentions. Kunsha doesn't care about these subtleties.

"First of all, I want to state that I have great respect for you at all times, and if I say something that offends you, I ask you to believe that it must not have been my intention. ”

Lear took a precautionary shot before he spoke, because even he didn't know how the Dragon Queen would react when he made that request, but it wasn't his intention to provoke the other party anyway, and he didn't have a better choice to be on the safe side.

"Say it. "Kunsha is as bland as ever.

"I want to ask you to fight for me. ”

"Bold!"

Melos's roar echoed throughout the valley, showing how angry she was.

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