Transcendent Journey

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 Sirius capital—Santa Cruz, which can be called the Museum of All Nations.

However, no one can veto it with one bite. This city, Bekele, is the essence of the steam industry civilization of this era.

The 95-meter-high huge clock tower overlooks the entire capital city, the factory in the city stands in great numbers white steam is connected into clouds, and the exquisitely cast lamp posts on both sides of the main street extend like a straight sentry. To the end of sight…

Especially years ago.

With the development of the 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 Bekele, symbolizing The infinite creativity and enterprising spirit of the people of Falitis.

It is also an industrial miracle that makes the world stunned.

Although the Iron Bridge is expensive to build, the sense of national pride is unprecedented!

Especially this 350-kilometer-long “Tem River”, which originated in the Cotswolds in the east of the island and entered the sea at Newin Harbor, has nourished Bekeler and more than ten cities along the way. The mother river is even more significant.

However.

At this time, the inside of the sewer system that merges into the Thame from the big Iron Bridge hole does not seem so peaceful.

Another negative consequence of the good urban drainage system is the construction of a maze-like Underground World extending in all directions. The dark and damp interior also contains some “dirt” that shouldn’t be here.

hua hua Wow…

In the Eastern Region underground, a group of humanoid rats in linen robes are whispering; in the Western Region a line of azure black spiders made of asphalt Climbing over the wall awkwardly; a group of fierce silhouettes with scarlet hands opened the manhole cover and drilled into the streets…

Under the noble district, a few faces are under the command of the “Lengxun Monarch”. “ghoul” and the “blasphemers” who wear ash-gray leather robes and belong to the “secret sect of the mist of order” have also met together:

“gā gā gā, the city is really lively these days. The guys in the harbor ulterior motives are beginning to become active, and there are continuously influx of people from all walks of life. Maybe we don’t need to take action at all, and the city can be messed up.”

” It has already begun, and the power of True God 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-backers, A trip to the [Clock Tower] not only did not get the [Libra balance holy sword], it was completely wiped out, and no useful news was returned.

As a result, our follow-up plan had to be changed. Change again, the’Chaotic Worm’ side…”

Just above their heads, the sunlight in the city is just right.

Da..Da..Da..

Riding a horse and wearing a red uniform with a shoulder anti-fire rifle guard dragoon, a mirror-like transcendent Knight with strict armor and a head. Raven troops with beak masks and black leather jackets, secret agents of the Kingdom Intelligence Department…

The defense forces belonging to the kingdom began to wander the streets and alleys of the city in batches for decades. The most important ceremony in the time is approaching, and the alert level in the city has been raised to the highest.

Expected and unexpected enemies always emerge in an endless stream. This kind of response has been the standard configuration of various civilized nations in holding celebrations for a long time.

Even with True God Church suppression, every large-scale public event on the continent is the peak of the active “cult” of all parties. Those who are hostile to civilization and order are like cockroaches, killing a wave Another wave is simply 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, inferiority, greed…and other negative emotions are their favorites.

However.

Divine Vestige was hardly revealed by True God during the “Dark Millennium” before the “Renaissance”.

In this era, True God pays unprecedented attention to the mundane world, and there are even frequent angels coming to interfere in mundane affairs. There is church suppression, especially in the most confidant capital of a civilized country, and there is almost no need to worry that there will be an Evil God who will be insane and dare to come and kill in person.

Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages.

Just as the root of this time celebration, the queen who was still able to do another 100 years in the prosperous Spring and Autumn Period suddenly abdicated, the root cause is 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 “Those who belong to transcendent belong to transcendent, and those who belong to mortals belong to mortals.”

After breaking through the third rank, the body is well maintained without accidental death, and what is the difference between a king who has been safely and steadily for nearly two hundred years and God ruling mankind?

This is what the churches after the “Dark Millennium” and the “Renaissance” and the True God behind them are unwilling to see. If so, it would be better to replace the Kingdom directly to build an established Sect country.

Among the continents, the natural transition of kings between 65-70 years is the most common. If the time limit arrives and the throne stays in love, it will invite the church’s compulsory intervention. The pope replaces the gods and declares the king illegal, and then establishes a new king.

Although the current Queen Isabella is only 67 years old and is still three years away from the final 70-year-old deadline, a series of internal and external factors prompted her to make this decision.

Inside.

During this time, she took advantage of the good opportunity given by the negative case of Ilia Kingdom and adopted Ivan’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 been completed in her hands, and no one party can resist her supreme prestige.

Therefore, Livina has no internal obstacles to power, and has inherited a rich political legacy, just wait for it to blossom and enjoy the glory.

On the outside.

As the Sirius Empire’s religious reform is coming to an end, the turmoil in the continent will gradually calm down, and the interest disputes between the kingdom and Sirius will inevitably intensify. The remaining three years will not be enough for the two The winner decides the winner.

It’s better to let Successor enter the arena when the intensity of the struggle is still young, and let the 35-year-old Crown Prince Livina, who has gained many experience in this year, spend the next thirty years to create the glory of the kingdom. .

……

The mansion of the crown prince, in the flowered garden.

Livina, wearing a goose and yellow long dress and a jewel Princess crown, looks very charming, kicking off her shoes, sitting on a bench with her bare white feet tucked around her knees, and leaning on the bench. Ivan on the other end chatted with each other.

ka-cha ..ka-cha ..

As a core Crown Prince party, Ivan has completely brought himself into the role of guarding Knight at this time.

Although he is wearing a white shirt casually, and he is still eating an apple specially provided by the royal family in his hand, the extremely powerful spirit strength field of the big wizard has spread for several blocks, even deep underground. His small insect can’t escape his perception.

If in the prosperous royal family, under normal circumstances, now he should have begun to charge for the smooth superiority of Lord Patriarch.

Unfortunately, the kingdom currently only has this heir. 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 demons and monsters. Small scenes are not a big problem. With the current defensive power of the royal capital, we only need to care about Sirius when the time comes.”

Livina lightly clicked nodded, and didn’t care about Ivan’s carefree look at all:

“I’m not worried that they will make trouble at the succession ceremony, but I am a little worried that it will definitely happen in the future. In the coming fierce battle, even from the citizens to the adults in the center, they have the ambition to replace Sirius.

But in terms of the development speed of the navy itself, it should not reach the current level of Sirius in ten years. Increasingly large overseas interests may be threatened by the Sirius for a long time.”

Because any reliable maritime armed force needs a suitable maritime trade as its foundation . The navy must guarantee and protect the merchant ship, and the tax burden paid by the merchant ship will in turn be invested in the construction of the fleet.

No one is stupid enough to spend money to expand their armaments madly regardless of the actual situation and compete for the title of the world’s number one navy.

But for Falitis now, a more powerful navy already has practical significance.

First, it monopolized the horrible slave trade of the southern continent, then the island of Ugol, which intercepted the new continent’s route, and finally, the need to deal with the maritime threat of the overlord Sirius. All of these have allowed the establishment of a more powerful The navy is imperative.

While the Kingdom’s “shipbuilding plan” has been deployed several years ago, the military department estimates that it will at least reach Sirius’s one third, so that it will not fall into the global competition for overseas interests. To the point where there is no fight back.

But now Sirius’s invincible fleet has more than 310 main battleships above Level 3, and the number of [Legendary battleships] is variable. The total fleet size has exceeded 2,200 ships. .

That is a huge monster that makes people feel desperate even after thinking about it. No wonder Livina feels a lot of pressure.

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 Sirius.

ka-cha!

“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 biggest advantage is fast!”

“Iron Ribbed Wooden Shell Craft” perfectly solves the problem of the strength gap between the new continent white oak and iron oak. It is the highlight of the military shipbuilding industry, even if Livina doesn’t say it. , Ivan also actively propose to enable it.

The advantages of the iron rib structure are very obvious. It can make the ship longer without greatly increasing the ship’s own weight, which can better withstand the recoil of the artillery and increase the number of artillery.

At the moment when artillery precision and formidable power are limited, more is strong!

Furthermore, when building a new ship, the rib drying time can be greatly shortened. With the addition of steel box keels, standardized components, and steam-dried shipboards, the production cycle of a battleship can be shortened to several years. Months.

Know that a new ship with strict craftsmanship takes three to six years from material selection to completion.

In Ivan’s eyes, industrial capability is war potential!

“With the current normal production capacity, it will be no problem to launch another 15 Level 4 battleships with ribbed wooden shells within two years. The production capacity can continue to expand, as long as you give an order. Then… .”

Then, Her Royal Highness, who supported her smooth chin and was listening carefully, gave him a charming look, and spoke the second half of the sentence for him very naturally:

“As long as the money is in place, everything is easy to say. Right, Garrett Qing?”

Ivan:…

“Ahem, talk back, talk back. So what, Your Highness’ time is almost up. We should move to the palace before tonight. How about betting on an apple and guessing if something interesting will happen on the road?”

“Hey, boring! Hit it! I have a discussion, can you get a 50% discount? A 40% discount? Don’t run!”