The first thing to do when you return to the crown of the ocean is to resurrect all the classes that were killed in the previous battle, and then recruit all the classes accumulated in the past three weeks.

"Ding~ consumes 3,8130,000 units of rare resources, and recruits a total of 3,018 units."

The current number of main classes is:

Water goblin shooter, 5th order 1 star, 700 pieces.

Cancer Guard, 5th Order 1 Star, 700 pieces.

Lobster Guard Knight, 5th Order 1 Star, 1670 pieces.

Silver Sea Elves, 5th Order 2 Stars, 1788.

Naga Praetorian Guard, 5th Order 3 Stars, 1660 pieces.

Dragonblood Fishman, 5th Order 3 stars, 1680.

Dragon horn catfish, 5 stars of the fifth order, 560 pieces.

Tyrannical Canglong, 5-star 5-order, 90.

A total of 8,848.

This wave of recruitment, which consumed nearly four million units of rare resources, made the main army of the crown of the sea close to the size of 10,000 troops.

What's even more terrifying is that unlike some other players who reach 10,000 troops by recruiting low-level troops, the quality of his army is simply terrifying, with all fifth-order troops.

The strength of this army is comparable to the main army of those kingdom-level and principality-level forces.

And at this time, the crown of the sea really has the strength to wrestle with the kingdom of Bath.

Ji Chen was very pleased.

After secretly developing for a long time, they finally have the strength to establish themselves in this world.

The Kingdom of Bath, right?

When the time comes, your hair will be cut off, and your ass will be beaten to pieces!

Jesus can't save you, I said!

Then, Ji Chen came to the lizardman underground world to find the dwarf Tomodor, who supervised the forging of the apprentices.

Tell me about the encounter with a ghost ship on the way back.

Tomodo is a top-level powerhouse in this world, and he may know some secrets that no one knows.

"Ghost ship?"

"That's right, the ghost ship used to track one of my subordinates before, and this time I came to find it, and the ghost ship was huge, no less than the Crescent."

Tomodo frowned, his iron-hard palms rubbing his rough beard.

"This is a bit strange, there are a lot of rumors about ghost ships in the middle of the ocean, and there are more than a dozen versions that I know of, including warships and fishing boats, but I have never heard of such a big one."

"Is there anything else out of the ordinary?"

Ji Chen groaned, "Although it sounds a little strange, I heard the ghost ship speak at that time, and no one else heard it, only I heard it." ”

"I can only vaguely hear a few words, such as mission, blessing..."

Tomodo looked stunned, his thick eyebrows furrowed, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.

Ji Chen noticed this, and said a little anxiously: "Your Excellency Tomodo, what do you know?" ”

"No, I don't know more than you do." Tomodo shook his head, "But I don't think this ghost ship came out by chance, and there must be a reason why I found you." ”

"Perhaps, it's a reminder of something."

Ji Chen was a little crazy.

Reminder what? Is it to say, 'They're coming'?

But who exactly are 'they'? What can I remind of just saying this!?

It was a very uncomfortable feeling to be kept out of the drum, especially since it was an unusual thing, but he couldn't find enough clues, and he was like a clown looking around for nothing.

Tomodo looked at his depressed appearance and was also comforted.

"Boy, since you can't think of anything, then don't think about it at all, no matter what, as long as you are stronger, then these things will also be solved."

"Being overly involved in these things that are still unclear and intangible, it would be putting the cart before the horse."

Ji Chen glanced at Tomodo with some surprise, he didn't expect this big-hearted and irascible dwarf to be able to say such a thing.

But this did make him sober up, and it was simply a mediocrity to focus on these things that had no signs.

"Thank you Lord Tomodo for the reminder... By the way, I have one more thing to say. ”

Ji Chen told him about the fact that he had occupied the Starlight Islands and obtained a shipyard capable of making steel ships, as well as a large alchemy cannon factory.

This immediately made Tomo very interested, "Didn't you kid go to help others solve the plight of the sea beast?" Why did you take action to knock down other people's nests? ”

"Ahem, to put it simply, that group of parliamentarians didn't fulfill their promises, and they were occupied by mistake when they were in trouble."

Tomodo didn't care about this when he heard this, but was very interested in the shipyard he said, "Shipyard? Is it possible to build steel warships like those of the Bath Kingdom docked in the surface harbor? ”

"It's about the same, but the technology content is definitely much lower, and it can only build a small frigate, after all, it's just an archipelago-level force."

From the perspective of scientific and technological content, the "warships" manufactured by the Star Islands are actually just some steel civilian ships equipped with alchemy artillery, which are far from the level of systematic shipbuilding like the Kingdom of Bath.

Its combat effectiveness is naturally very limited, but it is better than a wooden sailing ship.

And even if you don't build warships, you can build some steel cargo ships, merchant ships and the like to transport goods and people, which are much better than fragile wooden ships.

However, this time Ji Chen had other ideas.

"Your Excellency Tomodo, I have a question."

"Can alchemy technology make a steel ship that can move quickly underwater?"

"A steel ship moving underwater?" Tomodo looked stunned for a moment, then frowned and thought, "I haven't heard of this kind of ship, but it sounds very interesting. ”

"Unlike above the sea, if you want to drive underwater, you must consider the tightness and resistance of steel, which is a great test for the type of steel and the alchemy process."

"At the same time, when in the water, the alchemy cannon used by the battleship will naturally not work, so other weapons that can attack in the water are needed, which may be inspired by the attack methods of the sea tribe..."

"However, the direction of power may refer to the propeller of the battleship, after all, it all operates in the water..."

As he spoke, Tomodo's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he began to walk to the table by himself as if he was ignoring Ji Chen, picked up his pen and began to draw on the parchment.

As everyone knows, Ji Chen looked at him in a daze, and a look of surprise welled up in his eyes.

A legendary dwarven blacksmith, Tomodo was able to think of a series of key points so quickly after he just said the concept of "submarine".

Maybe you can really make an otherworldly version of the submarine!

Seeing that Tomodo was so interested, Ji Chen didn't want to disturb him and left quietly.

Outside, several workshops rumbled and clanged, forming a steel ensemble.

Hundreds of lizardfolk artisans work here, producing weapons, shells, and all kinds of iron tools at every turn.

Just like the heart, it transmits a steady stream of blood and energy for the entire territory.

Connected to the workshop is a track leading to the surface, where a bizarre alchemy locomotive pulls dozens of minecarts, transporting surface materials and goods from the workshop back and forth between the surface and the underground.

This is the otherworldly version of the mining locomotive that he commissioned Tomodo to build before, thanks to the world's very advanced alchemy and rune technology, this kind of alchemy locomotive similar to a steam locomotive, it is not very difficult to build.

But the principle of manufacturing made him feel a little unbelievable.

I still remember when Tomodo explained the alchemy and rune principles to him, he was confused.

This made Ji Chen even more sure that he didn't have the talent in this area.

After that, he plans to lay tracks throughout the underground lizardman world and the Crescent Islands, so that goods and manpower can circulate as quickly as possible.

The underground lizardman world's workshop produces goods, transports them to the docks by rail, and then loads them directly onto ships for overseas markets, which is simply perfect.

A spark of the industrial revolution is quietly blooming underneath this island far from the mainland.

However, Ji Chen had also heard on chat channels and forums that those goblins who were unique in the way of alchemy possessed the technology to create alchemy mecha that could be used for mining and even war.

He also didn't know if he would have access to the technology.

After all, mecha is a man's dream, and what man wouldn't want to drive a mecha like Gundam to kill everywhere!

I remembered that I still had a key to enter the main city of the goblins, the Giant Tooth City, in my backpack, and this goblin city was located in the Western Continent.

In addition to the goblins in the Western Continent, where are the dwarven tribes that Tomodo entrusted him to collect, in addition to the appearance of the Dazzling Chamber of Commerce in Shakas, the crown of the sea has the opportunity to open up the market there.

It seems that going to the Western Continent will be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

Ji Chen secretly thought in his heart, but the next thing was to wait for the Sea Beast Rebellion to end, and then settle the matter between the Kingdom of Bass and the Duchy of Reinhardt as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, he took a train back to the surface.

Return to the Castle of the Lords.

I began to think about how to intervene in the affairs of the two countries.

First of all, his enemy must be the Kingdom of Bath, and the ally is naturally the Duchy of Reinhardt.

Whatever the cause of the incident.

After the Kingdom of Bath sent a reconnaissance fleet to attack the crown of the sea, he and the former formed an irresolvable feud.

Ji Chen wanted to help overthrow this kingdom, while the former wanted to destroy the crown of the ocean that was weak but very obstructive in their eyes

In this position, he naturally favored the Duchy of Inhardt, or Monica, the daughter of the Grand Duke.

When I first met Monica, the crown of the ocean was still just an inconspicuous small territory, with only a few hundred armies, no more than a thousand human realms, and only one archipelago, the Crescent Islands, and no goods or goods that could be obtained.

And months later, the power he possessed now swelled rapidly.

An army that almost reached the size of 10,000 people.

The Great Fluorescent Sea Secret Realm was brought under its rule, and the rich Star Islands, which were not low-known, were also subjugated to their feet.

The goods of the crown of the sea are also selling well in the northern continent, and their reputation has greatly increased.

Come to think of it, all of this will surprise Monica.

Thinking of the little girl who was dignified and elegant on the outside, but longed for freedom in her heart, and was very lively, Ji Chen couldn't help but smile.

They may be able to meet again soon.

At the same time.

The city of Trins thousands of miles away.

If you ask the aborigines of the northwestern coast of the ocean which coastal city is the most beautiful, they will inevitably answer Trins City.

As the capital of the Duchy of Reinhardt, the city of Trins is located on the sea, surrounded by the sea on two sides, by the mountains on one side and by the river on the other, and has a long coastline.

Not only is it a large and excellent sheltered harbor, but it also has a very pleasant long white sand beach, where seagulls soar over the sky, looking down on the city that stretches for dozens of miles below.

The white-walled and blue-tiled houses huddle each other, coiling on the high ground with the terrain, but not steep because of the mountains, and with the nearby blue sea, there is a feeling of heaven and earth.

The castle, located at the highest point of the city, was the seat of the court of the Grand Duchy of Reinhardt, the House of Valencia, the rulers of the Duchy of Reinhardt.

At this time, in a spacious room in the castle, Monica, dressed in a white silk dress, was engrossed in drawing on the parchment in front of her with a quill in her hand.

Judging from the slightly upturned corners of her mouth unconsciously, she was in a good mood.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door, which made Monica startled, and carefully put the parchment into the drawer like a thief, and then forced herself to calm down, straighten her back and calmly speak.

"Come in."

The door was pushed open, and several maids walked in, led by a mature maid who saluted.

"Monica-sama, Your Majesty, please come to the hall."

"Father?" Monica was slightly stunned, probably asking about the conflict and war between the Duchy and the Kingdom of Bath.

"I see, I'll be over in a minute."

Under the costumes of several maids, Monica wore a delicate blue dress, and the ordinary decorations showed a different beauty on her, which made the maids on the side can't help but light up their eyes.

The floral straps hang gently from the soft shoulders as white as a ball of mutton fat, the conservative collar is a striking arc, the slim skirt outlines the waist, and the white swan-like neck with a necklace embellished with sapphires is the finishing touch.

"Your Highness, you are so beautiful, I don't know who Your Highness's future husband is, and you are so lucky to marry such a beautiful and wise woman." The head maid said with heartfelt appreciation.

This made Monica's cheeks stain two strands of crimson, "I will not marry, I am determined to give everything to the principality, and I have always witnessed its prosperity and power." ”

But when he said this, he remembered a person in his heart, and his eyes fluttered slightly.

Seeing Monica's expression like this, how did the chief maid of the human spirit not know that His Highness had someone in his heart, thinking that he was the son of a great nobleman or the prince of which country, so lucky to get His Highness's heart.

But this is also good, if it is married to a certain noble family, then His Majesty will definitely be able to further stabilize the position of the Grand Duke and fulfill the long-cherished wish of the Principality.

It would be better if you marry into a certain kingdom, with the wisdom and means of His Royal Highness, he will definitely be able to eat the land to death, and when the time comes, the two countries will be reconciled, and the principality will only become stronger and more prosperous.