Chapter 343 The opponent is too strong, surrender! (Please subscribe!)

Traveling among these huge ships with Captain Hausen, Bruno felt his heart filled with anticipation for the future.

The exploration of the ocean has long been identified as the next expansion plan of the Principality of Idar.

These huge warships that are being built before his eyes are Bruno's confidence, and they are the trump cards that allow the Idar people to roam the world!

At the call of the Idar Immigration Administration, the Idar Shipyard gathered all the skilled craftsmen who knew shipbuilding techniques in the entire Principality of Idar and even most of the Norman Empire.

Before coming to the Principality of Idar, these craftsmen who were able to build ships were actually a group of people in an extremely awkward position.

Since the vast ocean has never attracted anyone's attention, the shipbuilding industry of this era can be said to be extremely weak. Compared with those blacksmiths and carpenters, the craftsmen who mastered the shipbuilding skills were rather neither high nor low.

Therefore, the Principality of Idar, which vigorously developed the shipbuilding industry, naturally became a holy place in the eyes of the already small number of shipbuilding craftsmen. Each of them tried their best to prove their talents.

Under Bruno's incentive system and the concerted efforts of all craftsmen, even the three-masted warships that were far ahead of this era were greatly improved and enhanced.

"The latest batch of three-masted warships will be launched in about a month. By then, the number of three-masted warships owned by the Idar Navy will reach five."

Captain Hausen pointed to the three-masted warship that was being assembled nearby and introduced it.

"Also, we need to get some transport ships. You can never have too many of them. If there aren't enough transport ships, the ore from the eastern highlands can't be transported here," Bruno added.

"I understand."

Captain Hausen quickly replied: "After this batch of three-masted warships are launched, some of the workstations for building three-masted warships will be reduced and used to build large transport ships."

While walking on the beach, Bruno pondered, "A number of refugee camps and migrant worker communities are being built outside the military port. I plan to expand the shipyard."

"Refugees? Expansion?" Captain House asked puzzledly.

"Maritime strategy is the top priority for the future development of the Principality of Idar, and the navy is the right-hand man of Idar's military system, so..."

"...I plan to turn this place into a large naval base that integrates a shipyard, naval headquarters, military port dock and naval armory, and call it... Venice Arsenal!"

Hearing this, Captain Howson's eyes lit up.

Although he hadn't figured out what the Duke in front of him was going to transform the shipyard into, this thing sounded very interesting! The only question was... What was Venice? But it didn't matter what it was called. You know, even the Idar Army didn't have a dedicated army headquarters.

Howson felt happy at the thought that he could show off in front of Sam Layton.

This shows that in the eyes of the Duke, at least in the future of the Principality of Idar, the status of the navy will never be inferior to that of the army, and it may even surpass the momentum of the Idar army!

"Don't worry, Your Excellency the Duke. If there is anything you need me to do, I will fully cooperate with you!"

"I will leave the specific matters to Shabi and White Barrell. All you have to do is one thing..."

Bruno said seriously: "The construction of the Venice Arsenal will inevitably attract a large number of refugees, so... the confidentiality of the blueprints and other things must be ensured to be foolproof!"

"I understand!" Captain Hausen answered affirmatively.

"By the way, where's little Roach?"

After explaining everything in detail to Captain Hausen, Bruno turned around and asked Mundell.

"They are probably on a self-guided tour... Don't worry, Your Excellency the Duke. There are always Idar agents following those Crusaders, so there won't be any problems."

"That's good."

In fact, until now, Will Roach is still a fool.

To be precise, after turning the corner, when the entire picture of the Idar Shipyard was completely revealed to everyone, Will Roche was stunned.

Not only Will Roch, but also the eyes of several accompanying Crusader soldiers became dull the moment they saw the Idar Shipyard.

Will Roach considered himself a man who had seen the world, and the holy city of Bethlehem, where he was stationed all year round, was itself one of the largest cities in the southern part of the empire.

He had seen the Regency Council standing in the imperial capital of St. Lawrence and the numerous wizard towers in St. Lawrence, but even so, he still stood there in a daze.

The huge ships seemed to be several stories high, and their towering masts seemed to cut through the sky.

Countless craftsmen and people gathered on this land, transporting wood, hammering in rivets, and using their sweat and hard work to build one stunning ship after another.

The Norman Empire never paid attention to the ocean, so it did not have a navy in the strict sense.

Therefore, the number of ships in the Norman Navy did not even exceed the number of two hands, although compared with the Mongolian Navy of the "Seven Warlords of the Sea" in the previous life, the number of people in the Norman Navy was obviously much larger.

But in fact, whether it is the Norman Empire or the Kingdom of Basel, the so-called navy is actually just a few small fishing boats, and their main purpose is to defend against pirate attacks.

We can only say that it exists, but we cannot say that it is useful.

Take the Kingdom of Basel for example. The ships of the Principality of Idar can sail in the waters near Basel as if they were in an empty land, coming and going freely.

If we don't take into account the Principality of Idar, then among the several independent countries on the continent, the Odin Empire, which is regarded as a barbarian country, is actually the country with the strongest navy!

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There was no way. The land of the Odin Empire was too barren, and areas like the Eastern Highlands were extremely unsuitable for farming. This led to many Odin people having to go to sea to make a living and make a living by fishing in coastal areas.

Even though he was the commander of the Crusaders, the only ships Will Roche had seen were small wooden boats sailing on inland rivers, most of which could carry three to five people, while the larger ones could carry up to twenty to thirty people.

But he had never thought of a huge ship like the one in front of him.

Can this still be called a ship? As a person who had never seen a large ship, these huge ships in front of him had completely exceeded the limit of what Will Roach could imagine, and once again brought a huge shock to his already fragile heart.

At the same time, Will Roche also saw the confidence of the Idar people.

Such a magical weapon is displayed in front of him. What kind of courage and confidence does this show? "The opponent is too strong, I'd better surrender..."

At this moment, Will Roach finally let go of the shackles in his heart and made up his mind.

Even though he knew that once he threw himself into the arms of Protestantism, what might await him might be revenge from the Church of Light, including but not limited to assassination, murder, poisoning, etc.

But at this moment, he still chose to follow the voice deep in his heart.

perhaps……

The Principality of Idar can really bring a different tomorrow to this land.

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