February 7.

Night.

Joe stood at the foot of Mount St. Lawrence, looking up at the sky.

A full moon hangs high, and a tiny black dot is slowly streaking across the moon's surface.

A very thin streamer flashed from an extremely high altitude, and those who did not know it might think that it was a meteor. Only Joe knew that it was another time that the base tanks were loaded with supplies and personnel, rushing from Hydra Fort to Hydra Harbor.

Yes, the natural deep-water harbor in the southeast of Garsica is now heavily garrisoned, and has the official title of 'Hydra', which has a special meaning in the Deren Empire.

In the past few days, the base tanks have been constantly traveling back and forth between Fort Hyderabad and Hydra Harbor.

With the powerful capabilities of the base combat vehicles, there are already 48 super dreadnought-class battleships in Hydra Harbor, and hundreds of supporting cruisers, frigates, destroyers and other auxiliary ships.

In just a few days, the naval strength of the Delun Empire has undergone earth-shaking qualitative changes.

This terrible, epoch-making fleet will take a little time to build up its combat effectiveness, but it will only take a little time.

Operationally, the maneuvering requirements of these new warships are far simpler than those of sail warships.

Salian sent a large number of boilermen and other skilled workers from the heavy machinery factories in the Ruhr region, which belonged to the state-owned state of the empire. The quality of these new warships is extremely reliable, and there will be no worries about mechanical failure for a while, and these boilermen and skilled workers are enough to ensure the normal operation of the ship.

The veterans of the Garsica detachment were more than enough to ensure the normal navigation of the fleet on the seas, whether it was cruising or fighting, and they had enough experience to meet all these challenges.

As for those new naval guns......

It's much easier to handle these naval guns than those old bronze cannons.

Giant new optical cannon sighting systems, advanced mechanical ballistic calculators, and a large number of elite gunners drawn from the army are enough to ensure the performance of these new naval guns.

In the words of Dottrongen's full of confidence, even a little arrogant - 'Even if we don't shoot a single shot, we can sink the native fleet of the Ice Sea Kingdom into the sea'!

After the first boilermen arrived, the first giant ships finally set sail.

After seeing the giant ship speeding on the sea, and seeing the giant ship easily crash into two first-class battleships that were used as test objects, but they themselves were unscathed...... Dotrungen has been jumping up and down when he walks these days.

"Well, everybody's working on it." Jo tightened his cloak, like a shadow, with a wisp of wind floating, and stepped straight on the treetops towards the Wittu mansion in the middle of the mountain.

Lan Hibiscus and Lan Platycodon followed closely behind Joe, like two faint shadows, tightly glued to Joe's body.

Marcos and Big Ivan, who were carrying big axes, cursed in a low voice and strode on the ground in embarrassment.

Joe landed lightly at the gate of the main building of the Vettu's house.

A dozen fierce mastiffs scurried out of the darkness silently, smelling the familiar smell, and hurriedly wagged their tails and trotted around Joe's cheerful circle.

Several of the Vetul's guards emerged from the darkness and saw Joe's big round face, and the guards all smiled in surprise. They bowed deeply to Joe before falling back into the darkness.

Joe scratched the top melon skins of several mastiffs, and the mastiffs let out a cheerful 'whine' sound.

In the main building, Leah's voice was faintly heard: "Okay, it's time to rest after dinner...... Vima, Vima...... You haven't finished your piano homework for today. Etude No. 9 in G minor, thirty times! ”

Weima's shrill wail floated out: "Why thirty times? Isn't it usually twenty times? ”

Liya's voice suddenly lowered two keys, and her voice was filled with a bitter chill: "Why thirty times? Ah, what a wacky question, let me think, why is that? ”

"Perhaps, it has something to do with the fact that you burned Miss Alice's hair with matches this afternoon?"

"Aha? Did you know? She's coming to sue? Ice Sea Kingdom's Little ......"

"Forty times, Vima! Weima, Weima, you're a lady...... Oh my God, where did you learn this? The grandmothers of the Silver Cinnamon Church won't teach you this, where did you learn this? ”

"Oh, merciful Mutesthe...... But, Mom, it's not entirely my fault...... That Alice, her father is ......"

"I know her father is the secretary of the consulate of the Ice Sea Kingdom, but does this have anything to do with you burning her hair?"

"Uh...... In the afternoon flower arrangement class, she said that the army of the Delen Empire is a bunch of pus, and Hesse's loss of 100 million gold marks is just the beginning, and the Vetu family, as well as our friends, will be completely bankrupt this time! ”

"Huh? That's what she said? ”

"That's right, she also said that she was going to have Dix sell me and my sister to pirates in the stormy ocean......"

"She, that's what she said?"

"In the name of Mutesthe, that's what she said. She also said......"

"Mom, Weima did the right thing. Unfortunately, she just burned that Alice's hair, and if it were me and my brother, we would have pressed her to the gutter by the side of the road and forced her to drink the waste water from the pig farm! ”

Joe shouted loudly, "Weima, that uneducated little, tomorrow you take me to recognize her, and I will clean up with her father!" ”

Joe laughed and walked up the steps, pushed open the door of the main building, and opened his arms to Leah and Weima, who were standing in the hall and looked at them incredulously, "Is it a surprise?" Haha, Port Tulum, I'm back! ”

With an earth-shattering laugh, Weima leaped to her feet and threw herself into Joe's arms with open arms.

But as soon as Weima flew up, Leah slapped her by the neck and knocked her to the ground.

Leah's eyes widened, her beautiful face twitched violently, and her eyes kept looking up and down Joe. Her body swayed slightly, and after a long while, she finally spoke: "Joe, tell me, you didn't wear high heels like those stupid Junkers, did you?" ”

Joe's body shuddered for a moment, and he subconsciously bent his waist: "Aha, dear Leah, how could I?" ”

"So, can you tell me what your height, your shoulder width, your waist circumference, all of this?" Leah's face turned pale, and she cautiously walked up to Joe, straightened up, and then reached out and touched the top of her head, comparing the height difference between herself and Joe.

"Uh, there's a little bit of a problem......" Joe was a little vague, and his gaze turned to the corner of the hall with a set of decorative knight's armor standing there, "Uh...... A little, insignificant little problem! ”

Joe didn't dare look at Leah.

Leah didn't say a word, she crouched down, and measured Joe's soles, ankles, calves, and thighs little by little......

"Merciful ...... O Mutesthe! In the end, Lia patted Joe's thigh, which was thicker than ordinary people's waists, and raised her head almost in despair: "Joe, if the Vetu family is still the old hillbilly nouveau riche family, you can't find a suitable wife in Tulun Port." ”

"Praise be to the merciful Mutesthe...... It's really ...... You're so lucky you've managed to get a marquis! Liya's eyes sparkled: "Okay, I think, at least I don't have to worry about your marriage." ”

"What is it called? There is an ancient saying in the Eastern Continent - the road to the sky? Leah's tone was very strange.

Joe lowered her head depressedly and looked at Leah, who was a lot shorter than herself. Having become much smarter than before, he has learned how to change the subject: "Mom, shouldn't you worry about Gorkin's marriage first?" ”

"The youngest major general in the Empire, the Marquis of Upper Rockson...... In the future, he will properly inherit the Dukedom of Hesse...... Do you want him to marry a princess or a duchess? In fact, with the current identity and status of our Vetu family, I think it is absolutely no problem for a princess of the Lucian Empire to be a descendant. ”

Leah's eyes flashed quickly.

She looked at Joe thoughtfully: "It seems, there is some truth...... Well, indeed, Gorkin's marriage should be worried about first...... But, Joe, why did you come back all of a sudden? ”

Joe laughed merrily.

Using Gorkin as a shield really diverted Leah's attention perfectly.

Joe happily threw a wave at Weima, who was lying on the ground and rolled her eyes, and then said to Liya very seriously, "Well, it's a little thing...... If things go well this time, it is very likely that there will be a second duke in our Vetu family. ”

Leah's body shook, and her eyes widened as she looked at Joe in horror.

"So, Mom, I need your help...... I need some special herbs and other materials, well, there are a lot of them, and the quantities are huge. ”

Joe frowned and put his hands on Leah's shoulders: "You see, Hesse is busy raising funds during this time, preparing to make a big windfall...... He's not in the mood to help me, so I'll have to ask you for help. ”

Leah's face tensed again, she squinted at Joe, and suddenly sneered: "No wonder your father hasn't seen anyone these days...... I don't even know what he's doing, you know? Ah, how many days have you been back? ”

"Uh......" Joe hesitated.

Leah's fingers gently grabbed a trace of soft flesh on Joe's belly.

Jo raised his hands and said loudly, "I will be in Garsica on the first one, but there are some things that I must help His Highness Salian and His Excellency Ross to solve...... Hesse was also with me, and when he was on the first day, he went with me to the island of Casica. ”

Joe is explaining his whereabouts these days.

Leah was angry that Joe had been back for several days, and he didn't send a letter home.

A guard ran in small steps: "Master, young master, young lady...... Well, His Highness Freret, he came to visit with a gift. ”

Joe and Leah looked at the mechanical clock hanging from the wall of the hall at the same time.

8 p.m. ......

Visiting at this point in time?

"Do we have this friendship with him?" Joe frowned.

"Hehe, night owls come to the door, don't have good intentions!" Leah pouted.