Extraordinary Voyage Chapter 675: The parties around the corner
Tulip Islands, the capital of Falitis, Bekele.
If the residents of the Old Continent are allowed to choose a great city that represents human civilization, many people will instinctively call out the capital of the Kingdom of Heroes-Santa Cruz.
But no one can veto it with one bite. The city of Bekele, which is the essence of the steam industry civilization of this era, can be vetoed.
The 95-meter-high huge clock tower overlooks the entire capital city, the white steam of factories in the city is connected into clouds, and the exquisitely cast lamp posts on both sides of the main street extend to the end of the line of sight…
Especially years ago.
With the development of coke iron smelting process, the kingdom’s steel production once again ushered in a breakthrough, engineers built a 129-meter-span iron bridge on the Thame River that flows through Becquer, symbolizing Falitis The people’s infinite creativity and enterprising spirit.
It is also an industrial miracle that astounds the world.
Although the big iron bridge is expensive to build, the national pride is unprecedented!
Especially this 350-kilometer-long “Tem River”, which originated in the Cotswolds in the east of the island and enters the sea at Port Neuyn, is the mother river that nourishes Bekeler and more than ten cities along the way. , It is even more significant.
However.
At this time, the inside of the sewer system that flows into the Thame from the big iron bridge hole does not seem so peaceful.
Another negative consequence of a good urban drainage system is the construction of a labyrinth-like underground world extending in all directions. The dark and damp interior also contains some “dirt” that shouldn’t be here.
Wow, wow…
In the eastern part of the underground, a group of large human-shaped mice in linen robes are whispering; in the western part, a group of blue-black spiders made of asphalt rustling across the wall; a group of fierce figures with blood-red hands open The manhole cover is drilled into the street…
In the underground of the noble district, several “ghouls” with pale faces under the command of “Lengxun Monarch” and “blasphemers” who belonged to the “Mist of Order Mysticism” in gray leather robes also met together:
“Quack, this city is really lively these days. All kinds of ghost-born guys have become active, and there is a steady influx of people from all walks of life. Maybe we don’t need to take action at all, and we can make This city is in chaos.”
“The war has already begun, and the power of the true **** is constantly being strengthened. During this period, no one can let the destined “tulip” have the slightest chance to breathe.
I blame the idiots of the ‘Oath Bearers’. Not only did a trip to the [Clock Tower] fail to get the [Libra Balance Sacred Sword], the entire army was completely wiped out, and no useful news was returned.
As a result, our follow-up plan had to change again and again, the ‘Chaos Worm’ side…”
Just above their heads, the sun in the city is just right.
Da…Da…Da…
Guard dragoons riding war horses and wearing red uniforms with anti-fire guns on shoulders, extraordinary knights with tight and neat armor, arakkoa troops wearing beak masks and black leather jackets, secret agents of the Kingdom’s Intelligence Department…
The defense forces belonging to the kingdom began to wander through the streets and alleys of the city in batches. The most important ceremony in decades is approaching, and the alert level in the city has been raised to the highest level.
Predicted and unexpected enemies always emerge in endlessly. This kind of response has been the standard configuration of various civilized nations in celebrations for a long time.
Even if the Church of the True God is suppressed, every large-scale public event on the mainland is a peak period for various “cults” to be active. Those who are hostile to civilization and order are like cockroaches. One wave of killing and another wave are just like cockroaches. Endless.
Like the degenerate “God of Opera” Percell, they live on the human society itself, and use the body of human civilization as a source of power.
Faith is secondary. Human anger, sadness, selfishness, timidity, despair, hatred, jealousy, low self-esteem, greed… and other negative emotions are their favorites.
However.
Different from the “Dark Thousand Years of Darkness” before the “Renaissance”, the true gods rarely showed miracles.
In this era, the true gods are paying unprecedented attention to the mundane world, and there are even frequent angels coming to interfere in mundane affairs. There are church suppression, especially in the most confidant capitals of civilized countries, there is almost no need to worry that there will be mad evil gods who dare to come and kill in person.
Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages.
Just as the root cause of this celebration, the queen who was still able to do a hundred years in the prosperous spring and autumn suddenly abdicated, and the root cause was also the church.
“The one that belongs to God belongs to God, and the one that belongs to the King belongs to the King.” In reality, the next level of definition is “that which belongs to the extraordinary belongs to the extraordinary, and the one belongs to the mortal.”
After breaking through Tier 3, the body is well maintained and no accidental death occurs. What is the difference between a king who has been safely and steadily for nearly two hundred years and God ruling mankind?
This is something that the churches after the “Dark Thousand Years” and the “Renaissance” and the true God behind them are unwilling to see. If so, it would be better to directly replace the kingdom to establish a religious state.
Among mainland countries, the natural transition of kings between the ages of 65 and 70 is the most common. If the time limit arrives and the throne is still in love, the church will be forced to intervene. The pope replaces the gods and declares that the king is illegal, and then establishes a new king.
Although the current Queen Isabella is only 67 years old and there are still three years before the final 70-year-old deadline, a series of internal and external factors prompted her to make this decision.
Internally.
During this time, she took advantage of the great opportunity given by the negative case of the Kingdom of Ilya and adopted Aiwen’s suggestion to nationalize all the people’s livelihood industries.
A series of reforms that will seriously touch the interests of the inherent group have all been completed in her hands, and no one party can resist her supreme prestige.
Therefore, Livina has no internal obstacles to gaining power, and she has inherited a rich political legacy, and she can only wait for the fruits to bear fruit and enjoy the glory.
Externally.
Seeing that the religious reform of the Hilius Empire is coming to an end, the turmoil in the mainland will gradually calm down. In the future, the conflict of interests between the kingdom and Hilius will inevitably intensify, and the remaining three years will not be enough for the two Decide the winner.
It’s better to let the heirs in when the intensity of the struggle is still young, and let the 35-year-old Crown Prince Livina, who has gained many experiences, spend the next thirty years to create the glory of the kingdom.
……
The mansion of the crown prince, in the garden with blooming flowers.
Livina, wearing a goose yellow dress and a jewel princess crown, looked very charming, kicking off her shoes, sitting on a bench with her bare white feet tucked around her knees, and her heels leaning on the other side of the bench. Avon chatted with each other.
click…click…
As a core princeling, Ivan has fully brought into the identity of his guardian knight at this time.
Although he is wearing a white shirt very casually, and he is still eating an apple specially provided by the royal family, the powerful spiritual field of the great wizard has spread for several blocks, even the small bugs deep in the ground. Can’t escape his perception.
If in the thriving royal family, under normal circumstances, now he should have begun to charge for the smooth superiority of his lord.
Unfortunately, the kingdom currently only has this heir, and his current duties only need to protect Livina’s safety.
I even remembered that when Jeros and Queen Stephanie heard the news, their heads shook like a rattle and it was funny. For ordinary people, the throne is impossible to achieve, but they are like snakes and scorpions.
However, people have their own ambitions, and their choices may not be bad.
“They are all spooky-like characters. Small scenes are not a big problem. With the current defensive power of the royal capital, we only need to care about how Hilius will move.”
Levina nodded lightly, not caring about Aiwen’s carefree appearance:
“I’m not worried that they will be troubled at the succession ceremony, but I am a little worried about the fierce battle that will inevitably come in the future. Even the citizens and the adults in the center have the ambition to replace Hilius.
But in terms of the development speed of the Navy itself, it should not reach the current level of Hilius within ten years, and the growing overseas interests may be threatened by the Hilius for a long time. . “
Because any reliable maritime armed force needs a suitable maritime trade as its foundation. The navy must **** the merchant ships, and the taxes paid by the merchant ships will in turn be invested in the construction of the fleet.
No one is stupid enough to madly invest money to expand its armaments regardless of the actual situation and compete for the title of the world’s number one navy.
But for Falettis now, a stronger navy already has practical significance.
First, the slave trade that monopolized the terrible profits of the Southern Continent, then the Ugric Island, which intercepted the routes of the New World, and finally, the need to deal with the maritime threats of the overlord Hilius, all of which made the establishment of a more powerful navy potential Must do.
While the Kingdom’s “shipbuilding plan” has been deployed a few years ago, the military department estimated that it would have to be at least one-third of Hilius’s, so that it would not fall into the fight for overseas interests worldwide. To the point where there is no fight back.
But now, the invincible fleet of Hilius has more than 310 main battleships of level 3 or higher, and the number of [Legendary Warships] is variable, and the total fleet size has exceeded 2,200.
It’s a super monster that makes people feel desperate even after thinking about it, and it’s no wonder Livina feels overwhelmed.
In the Benin naval battle that decided the ruler of the Southern Continent, although the dozens of battleships lost were not trivial, they were far from painful to Hilius.
Crack!
“His Royal Highness, do you still remember my “horn of storm”? Even after excluding witchcraft, Yuanfanling Shipyard has studied the craftsmanship of making iron ribbed wooden hull ships and can be put into production at any time.”
The “Iron Ribbed Wooden Shell Craft” perfectly solves the problem of the strength gap between the white oak and iron oak of the New World. It is the highlight of the military shipbuilding industry. Even if Liweina doesn’t say it, Ivan will also actively propose to use it.
The advantages of the iron rib structure are very obvious. It can make the ship longer without greatly increasing the weight of the ship, can better withstand the recoil of the artillery, and increase the number of artillery.
At the moment when the precision and power of artillery are limited, more is strong!
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Know that a new ship with strict craftsmanship takes three to six years from material selection to completion.
In Aiwen’s eyes, industrial capability is war potential!
“With the current normal production capacity, there is no problem in launching another 15 Tier 4 battleships with iron ribbed wooden shells within two years. Then…”
Then, Her Royal Highness, who was listening carefully with her smooth chin, gave him a charming look, and spoke the second half of the sentence for him very naturally:
“As long as the small amount of money is in place, everything is easy to say. Isn’t it, Gentleman Galliot?”
Aven:…
“Ahem, chat back, chat back. So what, the time is almost up, we should move to the palace today. Guess what interesting things will happen on the road?”
“Hey, it’s boring! Let’s discuss it, can you get a 50% discount? A 40% discount? Don’t run!”