Chapter 98: The Humiliation Fleet (Five updates

Almost at the same time the players' team was established, some brand-new ocean-going vessels began to be built in the shipyards of the Landing Site.

These ocean-going vessels did not have the ability to fly in the sky; the reason was simple, because Li Ang did not have that much Magic to squander. The original Sky Battleships could be used only because of the environment of Stonehenge, combined with the unique war structure of the Sea Elves.

Now that preparations for multi-front operations have begun, it is natural to start from an economic perspective. More than twenty ships of various sizes began construction in the shipyards simultaneously.

If understood in the normal sense, twenty-some ships like these would likely consume the timber of an entire forest.

But in reality, as an Era Oak that grew up being irrigated by the God of Life and Li Ang together, it was enough to provide the timber to build countless fleets. From that canopy which almost covered the entire sky, just one unremarkable branch could provide the timber consumption for the entire fleet.

Thousands of Star-Bearer workers shuttled through the shipyards, constantly branding one rune and pattern after another into the oak, crafting one ocean-going vessel after another that differed slightly from the Sky Battleships.

'Galleon (Magic)'

'Speed: 25'

'Armor: 120 (Era Oak Hull) + 50 (Rune Protection) + 30 (Will Protection). When calculating armor-piercing damage, due to runes and blessings, special damage reduction 50%, magic damage reduction 75%, ranged damage reduction 75%, physical damage reduction 50%'

'Muzzle: 64 standard cannons'

'Firepower: 100. Each cannon can choose different ammunition damage based on the ammunition type.'

'Cargo Capacity: 3000'

'Crew Capacity: 200'

'As a classic sailing warship model, the Galleon has survived for a very long time. And in today's era of Magic, this classic model of sailing ship, after your large-scale improvements, has become an excellent ocean-going vessel. Every single ship can even serve as the flagship for a certain faction.'

One can only say that the Era Oak is a good thing, and an Era Oak with vitality is an even better thing. An Era Oak that has vitality and is controlled by oneself is simply the most perfect thing.

With such immense vitality, cutting off some branches can even allow new twigs to grow better and more perfectly.

That canopy which almost covered the entire sky was filled with timber waiting to be pruned and felled. Almost an entire ecosystem existed upon the canopy, and the kingdoms of those small creatures were even blessed by the God of Life. As for the trunk that supported all of this, its material toughness and strength were far superior to steel.

It was only because Li Ang was the master of the Wonder and had absolute control that he could pluck wood from the Era Oak all day long to build ships; otherwise, ordinary industrial eras would be helpless against this tree.

More than twenty huge ships were being built in the shipyards, and all the cannon muzzles were forged by the newly arrived Norscans.

For these Norscans who were constantly suppressed by the Empire, cannons were the things they were least unfamiliar with, yet also creations they could not understand at all. As long as a cannon was forged through their own palms, their recognition would rise rapidly. Within just a few days, they could become qualified Star-Bearers.

This entire fleet, which pinned Li Ang's development plan for the next full year, continued to grow and spread, and one day it would arrive at the end of the world together with the players' branch fleets to begin exploration.

As long as these fleets carrying Li Ang's will arrived, he would be able to know the information about the ice wall and other regions.

Although developing slowly in the Arctic was an option, how could one obtain more things without exploring the planet? If there were some existences and substances that could trigger an evolutionary mechanism like the Chaos Demons, that was also something Li Ang wanted to see.

'Fleet construction remaining time: five days.' 'Confirmed by the Psychic Network lock within the fleet, the controller of this fleet is: you.'

'You can temporarily delegate various permissions, including sailing, firing, maintenance, and abandonment, to the members within the ships.'

'Your city, Landing Site, is transporting various supplies to the fleet.'

'Please note: these transported supplies will exist as the ships' own consumption units and will not be treated as the city's consumption resources. During construction or production, please pay attention to your own options to avoid accidents.'

'According to the current situation, you can choose to build a highly resource-consuming Great Flagship to prove the reason for your faction's strength. Once construction is successful, this flagship will be regarded as a Wonder; please adjust the blueprint yourself and prepare the materials needed for construction. The Great Flagship will serve as a symbol of the nation, and being sunk will cause a huge impact; please be aware.'

A Great Flagship... there is no need for such a thing for the time being.

Once industrialization is completed and it begins to fully step into the Steel Age and the Refining Age, it would be possible to build a large flagship. But now it is still the Age of Sail, and building a flagship seems to have no great significance.

What's more, the mission has not been completed, the surrounding environment is not very certain, and the materials consumed to build a Great Flagship are an astronomical figure. The materials consumed to build a Great Flagship would be enough to double the fleet he has before him. Why build such a flagship?

However, just at this moment, a touch of white suddenly appeared in Li Ang's line of sight.

A pure white fleet was passing straight through the Chaos Sea, raising pure-colored sails, crossing the ocean like countless dolphins, and arriving in the area covered by the Psionic Beacon.

These white, slender ships seemed to be shocked by the very existence of the Psionic Beacon, hesitating slightly on the ocean, but immediately continued to raise their sails, advancing toward the location of the beacon and Fool's Beach. If the route remained unchanged, they would likely arrive at Sage Beach in exactly five days.

But whose fleet was this? Before Li Ang could be puzzled, the prompt that followed answered his question.

'The Ulthuan High Elves have already received your letter a few days ago!'

'The Elves believe that your letter has insulted the history of the Elf race's resistance against Chaos for tens of thousands of years; they believe this is a racial humiliation and mockery, and they believe this is the most disrespectful act of an inferior creature.'

'But at the same time, the Elves believe that your ideas and actions are correct. Due to various considerations, the High Elves will dispatch four Lothern Sea Guards to help your expedition team conduct exploration! At the same time, the High Elves have also sent a strictly worded letter to express their distrust of you and their complacency in their own resistance against Chaos.'

'They have provided a map and a distribution map of the Winds of Magic in the letter, and require you to be careful in the following areas. In order to prevent you from having a wrong understanding of Chaos during your activities, they will bring along Hesi Baita mages and stargazers to popularize correct Elven Magic for you. And they attempt to require you to walk a more conventional, more rational path to fight against the Chaos Demons.'

'This is the humiliation fleet from the Elves; do you wish to respond?'

"……?"

What on earth is this saying?

What does it mean that I insulted the history of the Elf race, and then they decided to give me some support??

Looking at the prompt from the system, Li Ang scratched his scalp in confusion, completely unsure whether the system had malfunctioned and was spouting nonsense, or if the Elves themselves were just this strange.

(End of chapter)