Sean didn't expect that these pirates actually mastered such advanced refining technology.
That should be the help of the [Alchemy Stone].
Could it be that wizards wanted the Philosopher's Stone to refine these things? How could they have thought of using radioactive substances?
It shouldn't be!
In Sean's mind, only when science reaches a certain level will people understand these things. But as far as he is concerned, this world can't even distinguish the elements well, so how can it suddenly use such high-quality technology!
Wizarding Society!
I kept repeating the name in my head.
I kept thinking about various possibilities...
"Your Highness, what... is this?" Marlowe asked [confusedly!].
I guess everyone present at this moment couldn't understand what was going on. It was just a stone, how could it possibly hurt anyone?
Moreover, there is gold in the stone. Wouldn’t it be a pity to throw it away together?
"Radioactive ore." Sean said casually.
Then he subconsciously glanced at the people around him.
I don’t understand!
The words "doubt!" or "thinking!" were on his head, and his expression was full of confusion.
Sure enough, these people don’t understand.
How did the wizards get this technology? Could it be that the state alchemists of Kserk already possess such advanced abilities?
"Sean, are you talking about a kind of mineral that will affect the surrounding environment?" Lucille suddenly asked.
She actually didn't call her own name when she wasn't paying attention, but the people around her were all thinking and didn't seem to care too much about Lucille's disrespectful name.
"You know?"
"No," he shook his head. "But I've seen similar stones before. Many years ago, when my mentor took me on a tour of various countries, I saw them again. It was said that miners had mined them, but since they had no value, they abandoned them on the roadside. Within a few months, all the surrounding vegetation withered."
There are not many naturally occurring radioactive elements, and those that exist as mineral impurities have very long half-lives.
But there are also some radioactive element oxides that are enough to cause people to suffer from various diseases if kept in their pockets... If alchemists grasp this point, they can indeed create something with a little lethality.
So it's not impossible to use these things as weapons.
However, the technology required for refining is extremely difficult and is definitely not achievable with the industrial level of this era, so the appearance of the [Alchemy Stone] is quite strange.
For a moment, Sean even thought that the reason for all this was because of these things that fell into the sea...
Combined with the prisoner's confident and arrogant words before.
If these were used as weapons, ordinary people would not be able to resist at all, not even myself!
"Are these not that kind of things?" Lucille asked.
"almost."
Sean gave an ambiguous answer.
But no one understood.
Boom!
At this moment, a loud noise was heard from the distant sea level.
"What happened again?"
"What happened up ahead? Why didn't you report the situation?" Marlow scolded the soldiers around him dissatisfiedly.
No matter what kind of army it is, it needs to constantly send out scouts or vanguards to gather intelligence, but now something has happened and there is still no news.
This represents a dereliction of duty on the part of the Navy...
"What's going on?"
"The sound comes from the front. It seems that the Lugang fleet has arrived. They arrived at the pirate island before us." A soldier reported.
Sean asked his men to take the soldiers who were exposed to radiation down to rest and arranged for the pharmacist to treat them. He then led his men back to the front deck to look out.
far away,
A little bit of something can be seen on the top of the island-like mountain.
"Is it somewhere?"
Open the nautical chart in your hand.
The situation of a nearby area instantly appeared in the field of vision...
Because we are not close yet, the island and the pirate mark on the island will not be displayed, but we can see from the shadows that a small oval piece of land like an island appears on the sea surface, which means we are getting closer!
"Yes, that's over there. That's the island where the pirates live, the home of the largest pirate group in this area."
Boom!
The sound of the explosion was heard again.
When I got a little closer, I could hear it clearly. It was the sound of artillery, and it was the kind with a long barrel.
A weapon used on warships to attack targets on shore.
"That's the Lugang fleet, look!"
Pointing at the faintly visible small black dots in the distance... there were quite a lot of them, probably the warship fleet coming out of Lugang.
Unexpectedly, they arrived at the designated target one step ahead of time.
"Your Highness, should we send the dragon knight to help?" Marlowe asked anxiously.
The thought of grabbing the first credit seemed to overshadow what had just happened in an instant. After all, everyone still couldn't understand what had just happened. What was more important right now was to hurry up, otherwise the first credit would be taken away by the fleet on the other side.
After the brief encounter, the entire fleet should have discovered that the pirates' combat effectiveness was actually not that great, and any counterattack by the regular army would almost be a crushing defeat.
Right now, whoever rushes faster can kill more enemies.
"No. We just need to move forward at full speed."
"But……"
Marlowe hesitated for a moment, but seeing Sean was so determined, he didn't dare to say anything more.
I looked back at the box of gold that had just been pushed to the bottom of the sea, and the radioactive stone, and didn't understand what there was to worry about.
In Marlowe's opinion, it was more like a stone with cursed power, which would only be effective on people with low abilities... like himself.
Suddenly.
There was a brief blackout in front of my eyes.
He quickly shook his head and pulled himself together.
"What's the matter, General Marlowe?"
"It's okay, it's okay." Then he shouted to the other soldiers beside him, "Hurry up and move forward. Don't fall behind others."
At this moment, Melsusa's dragon knight also began to take off...
Ten minutes.
Twenty minutes...
The fleet drew closer.
We can already see the fleet from Lugang attacking the pirate port.
On the other side of the island, an entire area of houses and ports were now in ruins due to the constant bombardment.
But the counterattack from the island seemed very weak...
Long-barreled artillery cannot be loaded casually.
Under the dual suppression of weapons and firepower, they were beaten without any ability to fight back, and only people were seen fleeing on the coast.
"Prepare!"
Marlowe stood on the bow and shouted loudly.
The ships in the front have approached and gradually spread out, forming an encirclement trend.
"shooting!"
Boom boom boom boom…
Continuous artillery fire attacked the island shore, and dust filled the sky after each round.
The opponent was beaten so hard that he had no chance to fight back.
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