Late summer afternoon.

In the morning light in the harbor area, the temperature is still hot, but there are thin dark clouds in the sky and a drizzle of sun showers is falling.

But the rain that used to drive people home, today added to the lively atmosphere of the harbor area.

Because, the judge of the vampire count, the nemesis of the greedy nobles, the protector of the citizens of Weilan, the youngest sorcerer in history, and the new Duke of Dawn, Rosen Saxon, is about to arrive at his loyal City of Dawn on his extremely powerful Black Stone battleship.

The harbor area pier was crowded with people.

The seaside boulevard around Storm Bay is even more crowded.

Looking down from above, all you can see are heads with hair of various colors, but the bodies are almost completely invisible.

One thing they have in common is that these people are basically commoners, and even if they are nobles, they are all small nobles.

The entire surface of the Storm Bay had been cleared, and all sailing cargo ships were forced to anchor at the dock, leaving the widest surface of the sea for the arrival of the new Duke.

The Blue Whale Mansion continued to operate as usual after changing its owner. Its top-floor rooms offer a direct view of Storm Bay, so it was rented out by ministers from various countries.

For hundreds of years, Vilan has been Aaron's semi-puppet principality and Aaron's yes-man in the Natural Alliance. Therefore, apart from the Vilan people, not many people in the Natural Alliance paid attention to the taking office and death of Duke Vilan.

But this time it is completely different! This is the third Duke who is not a member of the Adrian family since the founding of Vilan.

But the first two dukes were both born into Aaron’s ancient noble families. They were able to ascend to the throne because of Aaron’s support, and they were essentially Aaron’s hounds.

But this time it's completely different!

The young duke ascended the throne under heavy pressure from Aaron.

He stepped on the corpses of at least 46 ancient noble families in the south, wiped out the puppets that Aaron had planted in Veran, and made Veran the only truly independent grand duchy in the Natural Alliance.

Born on a very insignificant island, he accomplished amazing feats, and thus possessed a huge influence that shocked the entire Natural Alliance.

The aftermath even spread to the Glorious Empire outside the alliance.

The guest in one of the guest rooms in the Blue Whale Mansion was Ms. Irene, a member of the glorious royal family who had received the Queen's order and rushed from Aaron to watch the ceremony.

Of course, she did not come alone, she also brought with her a whole team of assistants consisting of senior mages.

Today, this entire team of assistants has placed high-performance stargazing telescopes next to the huge glass windows.

At the same time, he released a number of small flying magical instruments with rotating blades, and used the Eye of Insight spell on the instruments to observe the Storm Bay from all angles without blind spots.

As the commander-in-chief of the operation, Irene was sitting in a round leather chair in the living room, listening to the first assistant wizard's report.

"Ma'am, the scheduled arrival time is 2pm, and there is less than half an hour left."

Irene crossed her legs and sat upright.

She held a glass of iced fruit drink in her left hand, and her right hand was casually placed on the armrest of the chair. Her finger, which was wearing a large bright crystal ring, gently tapped the armrest pad, and as she moved, circles of bright light rippled from her fingertips.

"The wind is blowing from the southeast now, and it's quite strong. The waves in the bay are quite rough, and the Golden Ocean must be even rougher. It will be difficult to arrive on time."

The young male assistant lowered his eyes and fixed his gaze on the carpet to avoid being distracted by the elegant and beautiful lady in front of him.

"Madam, this is a good opportunity to observe the performance of the Weilan Blackstone battleship."

Irene nodded: "Indeed, but do you think there will be flying magic weapons?"

The assistant shook his head: "The announcement did not mention the appearance of flying magic weapons. I think the new Duke will not easily display such a powerful weapon."

"That's a shame. Who are the people next door to me?"

"Levend, Kao, Aaron, and the five duchies of the Natural Alliance have all sent envoys to observe the ceremony, including Posilia, Godwin, Jiamo, Fontaine, and Bolilan."

Irene smiled when she heard this: "In this small Natural Alliance, there are so many kings and dukes that they are countless, just like a gem that has been broken into eight pieces."

This topic was a bit broad, so the assistant lowered his head and did not respond.

Irene didn't need to respond: "Go ahead and do your work. Report to me immediately if there is any new development."

"Yes, ma'am."

The assistant returned to his observation team with a sense of relief.

At the same time, similar conversations were taking place in other neighboring countries, but there were two special cases.

One is the viewing group from the Kingdom of Levender.

The man from Levender was very silent.

They arranged various observation equipment in silence, without any communication except eye contact.

The source of silence came from Master Lafayette in the living room.

The master was an important member of the royal family of Levand Silara.

This time when I came to Weilan, watching the ceremony was just a side job, and my main purpose was to discuss the issue of fake bank deposit certificates with the new Duke.

The amount of this deposit certificate is quite large, estimated to be more than 5 million Ogg. If it really has to be paid in full to Veran, Levender's financial situation will be greatly affected.

That's fine.

The main reason was that this incident caused Levinder to lose face for his boss, and the royal family of Levinder gained a reputation as a "thief" throughout the alliance.

This caused a huge impact on Levender's business reputation and various overseas trades were greatly damaged.

One gain and one loss, but the loss is greater.

Lafayette thought bitterly in his heart: "I don't know who gave the little king such a bad idea!"

The other one is Aaron.

Aaron has always been the sovereign of Weilan, but this time it was kicked out.

One can imagine how depressed he was.

The face of Aaron's special envoy, Sir Yarak, has been gloomy recently and has never returned to normal.

Just as the various national delegations were having their own different thoughts and the entire harbor area was filled with enthusiasm, suddenly a buzzing sound of thunder was heard from the sky.

As soon as the voice came out, there was a huge cheer from the crowd watching the ceremony in the harbor area.

This was not the first time they had heard this sound. Once you heard such a strange sound, you would never forget it.

I was a little scared last time, but I am proud of it this time.

Because it was a powerful flying magic weapon built by the Duke, it took the lives of all the noble families in the south of Weilan after it circled around Weilan, so it was called the "Thunder Angel who reported death to the Earl" by the people of Weilan.

The envoys from various countries were immediately cheered up!

Irene, who had been sitting lazily in her seat, stood up from her chair with a bang.

"This is the sound of violent air flow!"

She had heard similar noises before. The Glorious Empire's latest high-speed flying magic weapon made similar noises when flying.

"Immediately locate the flying magic weapon~ Immediately~ I want to see the clearest picture~~"

The observation team consisting of more than twenty assistant mages has already started to get busy.

About two minutes later, clear three-dimensional light and shadow appeared on the ground in the middle of the living room, and the protagonists were two obtuse triangular aircraft.

There is an elliptical cockpit above the flying magic weapon, but the cockpit is covered by a blue light curtain, and the specific situation inside cannot be seen clearly.

Irene subconsciously covered her mouth and exclaimed: "This magic weapon is so big!"

The wingspan is close to twenty meters, more than twice as large as the magic weapon tested by the Empire.

She immediately asked, "What's the speed now?"

The assistant wizard immediately reported: "Flying at 400 kilometers per hour, very stable, with near-perfect control of the airflow around him."

"I saw it. It is indeed very stable, and it must have flown all the way from the White Sturgeon Island. It is really an amazing flying device!"

This size and flying posture far surpass the latest flying magic weapons developed by the empire.

Except for the slightly slower flying speed, the current performance has completely crushed the Empire's flying magic weapon.

At this moment, the two flying magic weapons suddenly rolled over and quickly lowered their altitude.

When they did so, the air currents created by the aircraft drew two misty tracks directly on the sea surface, and the terrible sound of wind and thunder resounded throughout the Storm Bay.

This graceful yet violent flying move left Irene speechless.

She had only one thought in her mind: "It's very flexible, several levels more flexible than the empire's magic weapons."

If the Empire's flying magic weapon dared to do this, it would definitely crash directly into the sea.

“Wooooooa ...

The people of Vilan who were watching the ceremony around Storm Bay were almost going crazy. They cheered desperately, and their voices were so loud that they almost drowned out the sound of the wind and thunder.

After all, there were many mages and warriors in the crowd, and these people had incredibly loud voices.

Without caring about their reserve, they shouted with all their might, and the sound gathered into a terrifying wave that almost pierced the sky.

Hearing such a huge noise, Irene's face changed slightly, looking very solemn, and a terrible thought flashed through her mind.

'The souls of these Vlaanders are being brought together by the new Duke!'

The thoughts of one person are nothing, and the thoughts of a group of people are not scary either, but if hundreds of millions of people put all their efforts into rushing in one direction, they can accomplish amazing feats!

The Glorious Empire has never put the Natural Alliance together because the Natural Alliance is a loose group.

But now, a strong man has appeared who may be able to gather the scattered sand into a tower.

A vague idea emerged in Irene's mind.

"If nothing unexpected happens, this new duke will probably become the empire's strongest enemy!"

At this time, the two terrifying flying magic weapons rose into the sky again, circled around each other, and disappeared into the clouds.

Before everyone could recover from the shock, a huge figure appeared at the entrance of Storm Bay.

The Black Stone battleship is coming.

The assistant mage immediately formed a new pure water picture with the clear image of the Black Stone battleship.

Irene stared.

Above the clear water and white waves, a pointed warship about 50 meters long, nearly 8 meters wide, and emitting a light blue metallic luster all over its body was seen breaking through the waves.

The speed was so fast that the pointed nose of the battleship split the waves like a battle axe and pierced through them violently.

Waves several meters high rushed towards the bow, were easily smashed and cut in half by the bow, and then formed a hazy white mist, covering the hull, and were further smashed by the high-speed moving hull, thus covering the entire warship with a surging white veil.

After just one glance, Irene was attracted by the battleship, and only one word came to her mind: "What a beautiful battleship!"

Not only was she attracted, but all the assistant mages in the room were also attracted.

Because this battleship exudes a temperament where power and elegance coexist, it is breathtakingly beautiful and makes the blood boil.

And there was more than one! Soon, the second, third, fourth, and even the tenth Black Stone warship entered the Storm Bay one after another.

This fleet cuts through the waves! This fleet is advancing against the wind!

This fleet fights against the power of nature and displays the power of magic to the fullest!

"Crash~~~~"

The audience around Storm Bay was once again extremely excited.

Compared to the flying instruments that do not seem to be created by the human world, in the Natural Alliance that attaches great importance to maritime trade, everyone from the king and the duke to the ordinary people is very clear about the importance of warships.

Then you can clearly feel the greatness and beauty of the Black Stone Fleet before you!

Some impulsive people cheered so hard that they even vomited blood.

The various national delegations at the Blue Whale Mansion looked at this beautiful and powerful steel fleet with eyes filled with envy and shock.

Almost everyone, the moment they saw this fleet, subconsciously regarded it as a perfect example of new-era warships.

The room where Irene is.

After a long while, Irene spoke up: "Compared to these beautiful warships, our Black Stone warships are just a bunch of ugly monsters that spew black smoke and run slowly!"

The Black Stone warship of the Glorious Empire is much larger than the warship in front of them, or in other words, it is much more bloated. It carries many more thunder magic weapons and its caliber is obviously larger.

But in terms of speed and maneuverability, it is far inferior to the battleship in front of it.

Especially in terms of appearance, it was completely crushed.

In comparison, the Black Stone warship of the Glorious Empire was like a foul-smelling monster, while the warship in front of them was an elegant white swan.

It is human nature to pursue beauty. Although it may seem like she is trying to overshadow others, the assistant mages in the room all share the same view.

Our country’s Black Stone battleship is indeed too ugly.

An assistant wizard said: "But if we fight on the ocean, our fleet will win."

The Glorious Empire already has more than 30 Iron Blackstone warships, and new ones are constantly being launched.

In terms of the production capacity of new battleships, let alone Weilan, even the entire Natural Alliance combined may not be able to compare with the Glorious Empire.

In just one year, the Empire will have hundreds of Black Stone Steel Warships.

Irene nodded.

"This is probably the only comforting thing, but ugliness is the original sin. When I return, I will have to advise the Queen to severely scold the wizard who designed the new battleship!"

Of course, even if they could win, it would not prevent the mages of the Glorious Empire from regarding the Vilan fleet as a strong opponent.

Because its power performance is obviously outstanding.

Finally, the beautiful fleet slowly docked at the harbor pier, where a gorgeous escort team of carriages had already been prepared.

Under the protection of countless strong men, the tall new Duke and the beautiful Princess Chenxi, wearing specially made marshal uniforms, walked down the deck arm in arm, side by side.

Irene immediately said, "I heard that this duke was promoted to a five-ring sage at a young age. Zoom in so I can take a good look at him!"

The image zoomed in, and thanks to the Glorious Empire's excellent observation skills, one could almost see the beard on the new duke's lips.

Irene looked at him carefully and thought to herself: "It seems that the rumors are true. The new Duke is indeed good-looking."

She ordered her assistant: "Record this appearance. Her Majesty the Queen wants to know what this Duke Weilan looks like."

The assistant wizard did so immediately.

As for Princess Dawn, Irene just glanced at her casually.

She thought she was okay, indeed quite pretty, and heard that she had achieved the fourth ring of magic, which was not bad, and could be considered an outstanding princess.

But being outstanding alone is far from enough to shock the world. You have to stand at the top to be qualified to say this.

Then, she turned her gaze back to the young new duke, thinking to herself: "This is probably the first opponent that His Majesty has taken so seriously."

"I want to meet you and see what makes you so great."

At the same time, Storm Bay.

Rosen was greeted by the most prestigious member of the Adrian clan.

Among them, Holland and Tewold stood side by side on both sides of the road.

Seeing Rosen coming over with his niece, Tewold winked at Holland, but Holland glanced away and pretended not to see it.

Tewold cursed in his heart: "You old stubborn man, is this the time to be stubborn? Don't you know how terrible this new duke is?"

The new Duke only needs to say one word, and the fanatical Weilan civilians around him can hang all those with the surname Adrian on the street lamps! Princess Chenxi's surname is no longer Adrian, her full name is Selena Adrian Saxon.

Therefore, in order to continue the glory of the family, he had no choice but to endure the humiliation.

So he gritted his teeth, took a step forward alone, bent down deeply, put one hand on his chest, stretched out the other hand behind his back, and shouted loudly.

"Great Lord Weilan, your loyal Dawn City welcomes your arrival and feels extremely honored for this!"

(End of this chapter)