149. Mighty fleet
149. Mighty fleet
"What's going on?" Esther asked Valentina quietly. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Valentina glanced at the soldier who had stopped Radk from closing the force field wall, and said to Easter and his party, "That's a family guard of the Coren family. They will only follow the current patriarch of House Coron, His Majesty the King. Now they appear here, indicating that our king is already in the headquarters of the fleet. I just wonder what could have made him leave his precious daughter behind and come to our war-mad place. ”
The soldiers on the other side of the force field wall stood straight one by one, as if they could not hear Valentina's irreverent remarks that did not lower her voice in the slightest. Even the family guards were the same. But it seems that Valentina doesn't tell the identity of East and the others, and the soldiers won't let a few people in easily.
But what made Esther feel even more embarrassed was the password that Valentina had just reported. Such a personalized password, I don't know which master it came from.
In the later time, Est easily learned that the security of the entire Void Fleet had always been the responsibility of the Eldest Princess Guard, and the daily change of passwords was also issued by the captain of the guard. In other words, the security of the Void Fleet, just like the security of the eldest princess, is in charge of the famous Countess Valentina.
In East's view, this is completely inhuman. The Void Ship Pile and the Great Eldest Princess are basically equivalent to relying on their own strength and self-protection.
Valentina was well aware that the family guards were a group of outright dead eyes to ensure the king's safety. Therefore, he took out the list of meritorious services he sent out very happily and showed it to the soldiers on the other side of the force field wall.
"These are the guests invited to tonight's dinner. At the same time, he was also a meritorious member of the previous Green Cross crusade. I will take them to meet Her Royal Highness the eldest princess. You can check the list of invites. ”
Several family guards glanced at each other. They knew that it was rare for the countess on the other side to have such a good temper, and she was responsible for the security and defense of the entire Void Fleet base. The personnel she brings with her are supposed to be fairly safe and trustworthy. But those are three unfamiliar generals! These are three legendary combat powers. It is a great threat to let the three legendary powerhouses who don't know the details approach His Majesty's side. The biggest problem is the strangeness. Of the four people opposite, they had no impression at all, except for Varenkina. And judging from the frequent contact between the Void Fleet and the Family Guard, it is unlikely that three completely unfamiliar powerhouses will emerge at once.
They couldn't make up their minds, but Valentina couldn't wait that long. She looked at Radek on the opposite side and threatened in a loud voice: "Radek, if you don't let me in again, I will arrange for you to be on duty on the ship, don't want to see your little lover." ”
Radek felt like his helmet was covered in sweat. He gave the family guard next to him an apologetic look, and then quickly closed the force field wall.
Several family guards could only bow their heads at this time and pretend not to see. After all, most of them are Valentina's direct subordinates here, and if they want to stop it, they will only attract the countess to go crazy afterwards.
"Why is Your Majesty here? He doesn't have to worry about his precious daughter's coming-of-age ceremony?" asked Valentina, walking across the force field wall with her head held high, to one of the nearest family guards.
Listening to these disrespectful words, the guard maintained a serious expression helplessly, and responded to Valentina: "Your Excellency, Your Majesty has arrived after receiving an urgent notice from Her Royal Highness the Princess. We don't know the specifics. ”
"Well, something must have happened!" Valenkina immediately understood that there must have been some unexpected emergency, otherwise she, the confidant of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, would not have been unaware. I guess the messenger who went to deliver the news to her now must be in a hurry because he didn't find her!
"When did Your Majesty come?"
"Just ten minutes ago. ”
"Where are Your Majesty and Your Highness now?"
"Your Majesty and His Royal Highness are in District 4, we didn't follow, it should be in the Red Moon Palace. The family guard who spoke kept sweeping his eyes at the three Easter, and the three of them in their hearts were still unfavorable to His Majesty.
Easter saw his concerns and smiled at him: "Don't worry, we are all high-ranking officers of the Void Fleet, and we are also nobles of the Kingdom of Coronia, and we are the most loyal to His Majesty the King. The reason why you haven't seen us is because we've been on a secret mission before. Now that the mission is complete, we'll see each other more often in the future. ”
"Don't waste time. Radek, go get my transport ready, I'm going to the 4th arrondissement. Valentina had always scoffed at the caution of the family guards. In her opinion, the people who dare to sneak into the headquarters of the Void Fleet, where the masters are like clouds, have not yet been born!
She turned to the three Easters and said proudly, "You will soon see a spectacular sight that only dreams can see. Hold on to your jaw and don't let it fall to the ground. ”
By the time they left the cave, several of them had already boarded the alchemy boat that Radk had prepared. The exit of the cave turned out to be a cliff more than 100 meters above the ground. Because of the height factor, the vast Void Fleet Headquarters was displayed in front of everyone's eyes in a shocking way.
As far as the eye could see, Esther saw hundreds of ships, large and small, quietly moored in one man-made berth after another, almost filling the entire land.
These Void Ships are simple in appearance and full of mass manufacturing to have a uniform industrial aesthetic. Both large and small ships have an almost identical flat rectangular shape, and the bow is all arc-shaped, making the whole ship look like an elongated slice of toast.
"That's a lot! It's so big!" Sonia saw her eyes straighten. A girl like her, who lives on the ground, can't imagine what a huge fleet looks like in any way.
Even from a distance, East could still gauge the size of each ship. The largest ships are about 3,000 meters long, and the smallest is about 500 meters. And farther away, there seem to be a larger number of ships of another shape. The ships were much larger, at least more than 10,000 meters, according to Easter's estimates.
"Oh my God!
Whether it's monsters and magic, or martial arts and fighting spirit, these otherworldly elements can't shock Easter. He was just interested in studying it in order to better adapt to life in the other world.
But the hordes of ships that appeared in front of him changed his perception of the world in an instant.
This is definitely not something that a backward civilization can make. This is a miracle that can only be created by super civilizations.
Valentina seemed very satisfied that the three of them were surprised and spontaneously took on the role of tour guide.
"There are two hundred and ninety-five Void warships in active service here. There are also seven hundred and fifty giant Void Transports. Now in the royal dockyard, fourteen warships and twenty-one transports are under construction. You'll see them soon, because to get to the Fourth Sector you'll have to pass through the dockyard area. ”
With Valentina's explanation and the Alchemy Flying Boat's journey, East slowly figured out the specifics of this half-plane as the base of the Void Fleet.
Compared to the half-plane controlled by the Green Cross cult, this half-plane is more mature and broader. It covers an area of more than 20,000 square kilometers and is divided into a number of different functional areas.
East and the others saw that the fleet was anchored in the first area, which was where all the Void ships were anchored. The second sector is the dockyard area, where the thirty-five large dockyards owned by the royal family are all built in a secure half-plane. There are also a number of supporting factories that process a wide variety of raw materials for the construction of the Void Ship. In District 2 alone, there are more than 100,000 Coronians working. Among them, there are more than 1,000 official alchemists, and their apprentices reach more than 5,000. There are more than 10,000 casters in other classes, including more than 500 high-level casters. In addition to this, there are some of the best craftsmen in Coronia. From carpenters, scornsmiths, masons to cobblers, carvers, coopers, and blacksmiths, goldsmiths, and other metalsmiths from other planes.
These people, together with their families and the staff who provide various services to them, constitute a large city with a population of 800,000 in the second arrondissement. There are theaters, shopping streets, arenas, parks, hospitals in the city...... In terms of supporting infrastructure alone, it is even far beyond the level of Colombo.
Every day, 50,000 tons of means of production and daily necessities are sent to the city through the teleportation circle.
This is the birthplace of the Coronian Void Fleet. It is the Ruhr of Kolognia, the Great Lakes and Eastern Ukraine.
Because it is a man-made half-plane, the climate here is extremely suitable for the construction of Void Ships. All of the 35 docks are open-air. This is designed to facilitate the establishment and construction of the dock, and at the same time, it also allows passing East to see the majestic ships under construction in the dock.
At first glance, in East's eyes, all the rest of the objects had been automatically ignored. Only the huge and friendless battleship showed its majestic majesty.
It was a Void ship under construction, and it was the object that shook East the most since he came to the Atlas.
The battleship that appeared before Easter's eyes, with a height of more than six hundred meters, a length of nearly seven thousand meters, and a wide hull of eight hundred meters, all seemed to be made of the strongest ironwood, and in its sharp conical bow, the material used was even more ironwood. After the alchemists' material transformation, these hard woods can withstand the test of Void Navigation. But the fleet shipbuilding department, which pursued perfection, was still not satisfied. They erected a huge scaffolding more than three hundred meters high, like a cage around the giant ship in the middle, small human figures moved on the scaffolding, and all kinds of magical flashes kept shining on the surface of the huge hull.
The entire giant ship is almost complete, and hard workers are painting every single board of its ship. The mages followed the plan and carefully enchanted each area.
Even at a great distance, Esther could clearly see that the giant ship had abandoned its previous flat toast-shaped bow and instead had become a slender conical bow. Esther could think of this as a warship suitable for high-speed driving, with a sharp conical head that was a natural and terrible ramming angle.