Black Dragon Code

Under the pale sky, more than 200 warships of "Sacred Dragon's Breath" formed a huge square formation, moving slowly on the sea.

At the same time, according to the policy set by Emperor Caesar, other soldiers of the Black Shirt Army will continue to escort ammunition and food to the New World. They will follow the previously opened route and pass through the West Sea Islands, the Eye of the Storm and the Windless Belt in turn. , and finally arrived at the coastal islands of Veloster.

After the Black Dragon Emperor defeated Monet in the Alsara area and returned, the empire's focus was all adjusted to the plan to conquer the new continent. In order to cope with such a large-scale strategic deployment, in addition to putting two-thirds of the imperial fleet into the mission , Caesar also invested several times the previous military budget, ordered the shipyard workshops in various regions to operate at full capacity, and provided more ships and ships to ensure the steady advancement of the empire.

When the assembly line dock workshop is running at full speed, the empire can send 500 "Guardian" class ships, tens of thousands of soldiers and artillery to the front line within three months, that is, when the Dragon's Breath fleet arrives in Veloster Ammunition and even armored tanks. Of course, from the perspective of Caesar's different world, I am afraid that any small country can easily complete such a transfer scale, but in Eladea, this is an incredible feat, and such military power is enough to defeat a Medium-sized country.

When the war advances steadily and the ocean fleet establishes enough Black Wing occupied areas in Veloster, the vanguard will be responsible for continuing to penetrate. At the same time, the Northland will also send sojourners (colonists) to take root in Veloster to start the process of resource plundering .

Although the empire was facing the pressure of ocean wars during this period, there was also a lot of good news-the economic situation improved and climbed upwards, new main warships were put into the experimental stage, and the infrastructure planning project across the territory was completed to harvest blowout results.

In terms of the international situation, the Eastern Jackal Clan announced the establishment of the Wolfheart Kingdom and agreed to become a vassal of the Blackwing Empire. After the Battle of Alsara, the prestige of the Blackwing Empire rose linearly. All other countries are moving closer to the Black Wing Empire, and the situation of the north and south poles that Emperor Caesar built at that time has already taken shape.

All this has been carried out in an orderly manner for two months. On this day, Caesar was lying on the ground wagging his tail, staring at the sleeping Luna in a daze, and then got the news that Corvette came to visit the royal court.

Corvette Velen was a shipbuilder from the trading city-state nine years ago and the founder of the Northland shipyard industry. He designed the three main battleships and frigates of the Blackwing Empire. He was awarded the title of nobleman and is now in charge of the empire. Ship research and future development.

A talent like Corvet who has made great contributions to the empire, of course Caesar would not shy away from seeing him. The black dragon rarely changed his body to the second form, giving the master absolute respect, and received him in the Black Wing Court.

The king's court is surprisingly quiet. Unlike the palaces of rulers in other countries, there are no groups of maids, servants and soldiers here.

There are only a few guards at the gate. After all, this place does not need much security. The word Black Dragon Emperor's residence is the biggest deterrent to the outside world.

Corvette walked in step by step, he raised his head, and could only see the dragon king sitting on the throne.

"Your Majesty," he said.

"Mr. Covet."

Caesar leaned forward slightly: "I heard from Hogg that you have made new progress in the research and development of the new main battleship that you are in charge of, and it has now entered the stage of small-scale experiments. Thank you for your efforts for the country for so many years. I think Every citizen of the Black Wing Empire should remember your name."

Covet bowed: "It should be, the empire has given me a life of adequate food and clothing and the opportunity to display my ambitions. Naturally, I should use my meager ability to help the country as much as possible."

Caesar stood up and looked at Corvette's face. It was a pale and weather-carved face, with yellow teeth and gray hair. The shipbuilder's career had gone through twists and turns, and experienced ups and downs of success and frustration. After Beidi, he was finally able to display his talents and find his life destination.

"Mr. Covett," Caesar said, "this sudden visit to the royal court, I don't think you came to ask me for rewards. If you have any difficulties or novel ideas in work, you can tell me directly, and the empire will Give you the utmost support."

"Praise the Empire."

Covet said that the southerners used the words: "That's right, I spent some time studying the empire's Veloster strategy a few days ago, and found that if we want to ensure the steady implementation of the plan, our current nautical power must be expanded by three to four. In other words, the shipbuilding workshops in various regions need to operate at full capacity for nearly two to three years to complete the expansion needs of the Imperial Navy. This does not include navigation and war losses. "

"Yes." Caesar said lightly: "Hogg has already told me the calculation results during the strategic deployment, and the empire is drawing up expansion plans for the shipyard workshops in various places."

"I have no doubts about the power of the Empire."

Covet said, "The expansion of the dock is not a problem. The real problem lies in the recruitment of talents. Just like a magician, every apprentice needs a long period of study, research and practice to grow into a real shipbuilder. This process may It will take five years, ten years, or even longer. The miracle of the empire—the assembly line factory, can mass-produce a large number of spare parts and wearing parts for ships, but many components and core parts still need to be carefully manufactured and debugged by shipbuilders to complete."

"The shortage of talents will become the biggest obstacle for you to expand the shipyard industry. As far as I know, none of the graduates from the Imperial College who went to the shipbuilding industry have obtained the title of shipbuilder."

What Corvet said was right, Caesar got serious, and said: "You are very hardworking, Master Corvet, this is indeed a headache for the empire ordered by the floating ice on the surface, and only time will solve it. But since you came here on purpose to ask me Mention this matter, maybe think of any solution?"

"Forgive me for my incompetence. You are right, this problem can only be solved when a new generation grows up." Corvette said, "But ship manufacturing is urgent. In this case, maybe we can choose another solution. "

"Tell me."

"You know, I come from Nice, a city-state of trade. That city is known as the city of the inner sea. It used to be a holy place for ships with an extremely developed economy. Business has declined, and it is no longer as prosperous as it used to be." Covet said, "But there are still countless excellent shipbuilders and shipyard workshops there."

"continue."

"Although I have no ability to persuade those shipbuilders to come to the Northland, the empire can provide drawings and design requirements to those dock workshops, and purchase ships from Nice in bulk imports. I believe that at the local level, manufacturing meets The ships we asked for were not difficult."

"Excellent idea."

Caesar sat down, resting his head on his hands, staring at Corvette, his voice added a bit of chill: "But sir, do you know that the trading city-state has cut off commercial ties with the Northlands, and is standing on the side of the Empire on which the sun never sets, In a sense, it is the enemy of the empire. Now you tell me that you want to mass-customize ships to Nice, and transport the wealth of the empire to the trading city-state."

"Your Majesty." Covet's heart tightened, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead: "I have absolutely no selfishness!"

In fact, there is. Covet is an ordinary person with ordinary emotions. The City of the Inner Sea is his hometown. Even if he has been hurt, he is still full of affection for that place.

Today’s inland sea city is economically depressed and the ship industry is dying. If there is a chance, Covet certainly hopes to give it a hand and change the status quo of Nice. He is not a soldier or a politician. Regarding the current international situation, the shipbuilder I ignored it intentionally or unintentionally, but after being exposed by the emperor's words, I couldn't help trembling and panicking.

"But you are right." After being silent for a while, Caesar suddenly smiled again and said, "There is no delay in shipbuilding. We should use all available power. I will arrange for people to communicate with Nice. I hope You can contribute to it too."

Caesar had also conducted investigations about Nistos before. He knew the city’s historical background and distressed situation. The reason why he agreed with Covet’s proposal was that apart from the fact that the empire needed to import ships, he also had plans to win over Nisdus.

Ta Shangmu, the head of the trading city-state, chose to stand on the side of the empire on which the sun never sets, but the city lords and the people of the ten cities of the trading city-state did not necessarily think so. Simple trade, but it's not that simple.

In the era of the kingdoms before the Northland, soldiers only obeyed the lord who provided them with food, not the king or emperor in name.

"I'm honored, and I will complete your order." Covet led the order to retreat.