Chapter 3003: Sea beacon smoke

What makes Earl Rolls Winthrop deeply regretted is that Joan Vader, a young man, did not receive the correct guidance in his beliefs. Instead of devoting himself to the great cause of the "Brotherhood of Our Lady", he was " "The traitor" Dantrich Castis took it away and instilled this unfortunate young man with the heresy of blasphemy against the Virgin, so that his mind was completely poisoned and he could no longer be enlightened!
Before he died, Castis transferred the grace he had obtained from "Queen of Causality" Timothy after his conversion to Joan Vader, hoping to cultivate him as the successor to his unfinished blasphemous cause.
The young mage did not disappoint the guide. Soon afterwards, a group of villains broke into the Notre Dame Cathedral in Fort Duning and killed many followers of the Notre Dame, including Di Ning.
Count Winthrop has always loathed Di Ning, and wished that this pretentious cudgel would die. However, the other party was also his faithful at any rate. He deserved to avenge the martyred Di Ning and others. In recent years, he has been busy leading the soldiers to counter the rebellion. I didn't open my body, and I didn't care about this trivial matter.
Unexpectedly, after just a few years, Joan Vader, a small character, turned out to be a legendary spellcaster who rivaled the Archmage John Dee, posing a huge threat to Fichen's military and even the Winthrop family.
Until today, Earl Winthrop realized that this curse should be eradicated as soon as possible, but it was too late, and he couldn't help feeling deeply regretful.
At the end of the "God Ceremony", Earl Winthrop asked the Virgin for advice on how to make up for this omission.
"Come to Nyingbo, to the place where the mortal world is closest to the kingdom of God... My kingdom of God will open its doors there."
The revelation from the Virgin did not comfort Earl Winthrop.
If Ekadna’s divine power can only come to the world through the Cathedral of Our Lady in Daningborg, sweeping all heretics and rebellion, then what is the current Leiden Port?
Count Winthrop didn't dare to think about this problem, and he could only hope that Archmage Dee would work harder to solve Joan Vader as soon as possible, and lead the Royal Wizards to help him guard Leiden City.
I spent a sleepless night in the midst of suffering and loss. In the early morning of May 28, the sky was just getting bright, and the port and dock suddenly sounded the alarm.
Not long after, the adjutant hurried to report:
"Your Excellency, our Jury Patrol team found numerous sail shadows off the coast of Pique Bay. The preliminary judgment is that it is an ocean-going fleet. Follow-up information has not been delivered yet!"
Earl Winthrop nodded pretendingly, and ordered the adjutant to summon officers above the school level to come to the headquarters quickly. Soon afterwards, he himself came to the Port Authority building that served as the headquarters.
At this time, news from the Gulf had spread throughout the headquarters, and some officers were optimistic that the fleet was likely to be reinforcements sent by the home country, and they were very excited.
Earl Winthrop was not happy.
The letter from Chief Royal Archmage John Dee has already hinted that, at least in the short term, the Feizhen authorities are unable to send a second fleet to support the New World. The fleet found at sea is mostly the enemy!
Before receiving the conclusive news, he was inconvenient to disclose his guesses, which dampened the morale of the officers, but the preparations should be done urgently. He picked up the communication crystal and personally issued a warning to Vice Admiral William Howe to remind him to watch out for uninvited guests from the sea. Be prepared for the attack.
The result was not what Earl Winthrop expected. After half an hour, the Crow Patrol sent a new message, confirming that the fleet that broke into Peak Bay was not flying the flag of the Feizhen Navy, but the Kou The black flag of the Las Empire—that is the fleet commanded by Lord Helena Drake, Admiral of the Far East!
As soon as the news was announced, the headquarters was silent, and the military officers who had just hoped for reinforcements from their motherland were disillusioned. The smiles disappeared from their faces, and they were replaced by confusion and surprise.
The Feizhen officers are ready for the war, but their imaginary enemy is the Continental Army outside the city. The expected battlefield is the city defense position. The scene of corpses filling the crater, but it was unexpected that the enemy would be the first to sound the whistle of attack from the sea!
The Continental Army itself does not have a formed navy, and its allies, Canaan and the Far East, are not considered naval powers in the Vales world.
Does the Far Eastern Fleet cruising on Peak Bay really have the guts to challenge the invincible Royal Navy of the "Empire That Never Sets"?
Even if the giant fleet guarding the Port of Leiden at this moment is just one of the eight fleets of the Royal Navy, it is logically not the only thing that the Far East Navy can face head-on. The fleet of the Admiral of the Far East Navy, Lord Helena Drake, dare to take the initiative. What is the confidence to enter the Peak Bay to challenge?
Including Earl Winthrop, the same question mark appeared in the minds of the Feizhen officers in the headquarters.
In fact, the Far East Navy is less than ten years old since its establishment, and its record is quite eye-catching. Four years ago, it defeated the Holy Ashen Empire naval fleet in the Golden Horn, which surprised observers from various countries who were generally not optimistic about the Far East Navy at that time.
A lot of gossip came out afterwards, describing the various secret weapons used by the Far Easterners in the Golden Horn naval battle, such as more efficient anti-aircraft guns, submersible mechas that can operate on the seabed and specifically destroy enemy ships, and a weird monster. Mines are said to be able to deceive conventional minesweeping methods, and it is impossible to guard against...
Feizhen's naval intelligence department collected these news and screened them one by one. Except for the exaggerated rumors, some of the information was true.
However, Feizhen’s military evaluation concluded that the total tonnage of the Far East Navy’s ships is not worth mentioning, and there has been no news of large-scale shipbuilding in recent years. It is clear that there is no intention to expand the navy. Those clever tricks alone cannot make up for the relationship with the Royal Navy. The huge gap in hard power is nothing to worry about.
The Earl of Winthrop did not have the Far East Navy in his eyes before, but now he is worried that his admiral will underestimate the enemy. He sleeps on his past merits and is immersed in the aura of "the world's first navy". , Underestimating the strength of the Far East Navy, repeating the tragedy of the Yashan fleet in the Golden Horn?
The ominous premonition made him unable to let go, so he picked up the communication crystal again and issued a secret order to his eldest son, Bannister Winthrop.
The Earl of Winthrop ordered Bannister to find the Chief Warlock Cersei Helen as soon as possible, and asked her to select a group of experienced naval warfare members from among the spellcasters with the army and collectively send them to the flagship "Eagle" of General William Howe. , To further enhance the strength of your own navigator team, just in case.