Chapter 174 Miluo Island
Three days passed like this. With Ashley's advance notice, Miluo Island welcomed the arrival of the representatives of the Imperial Admiralty.
The imperial envoy was escorted by Ashley's Independence Fleet. Along the Miluo Island, the envoy of the Admiralty saw the five-massed giant ship that was 100 meters long.
"Is this...the captured Nord flagship?"
Verion Hecky asked Ashley beside him with three-point doubt in his tone.
No, the last time this Miluo Island force went to Raven Island, the maritime strength reported when registering was only five four-masted warships. Even if the five warships had the best combat power, Verion Heki didn't believe they could capture Nord's naval flagship.
"As you can see, Miluo Island has a very reliable strength, and I believe they will become a big helper to the Imperial Navy."
Ashley smiled faintly, and she was the one who strongly recommended the Miluo Island forces.
Verion Heki looked at the Third Independence Fleet of the Empire where he was located and knew it.
The one who can defeat the Nord Navy fleet must be Ashley's fleet. It is better to expect the Nord Navy to have a military rebellion on its own.
"I heard you are competing for the next Naval Commission's parliamentary representative?"
Ashley was slightly stunned and was overjoyed.
"Yes, I'm planning."
"I will vote for you then, this is goodwill from the Heki family."
Verion Heki nodded slightly, expressing his support for Ashley and the family behind him.
Ashley finally felt relieved.
The strength of the Heki family in the Imperial Admiralty is as strong and reliable as the Barence family in the political circle of Imperial Port.
Originally, as the daughter of Consul Barence, the other party would at most give some convenience and kind attitude in irrelevant places.
But it is never possible to express support in parliament publicly, and this level of support represents a certain degree of political bondage.
The Heki family and the Barence family are one of a mountain in the Admiralty and the other are the reefs in the Zhenhai of Dilingang.
It is an indispensable solid force in its respective fields.
There is no need for them to share their influence in their own fields to support new forces.
Now expressing public support for Ashley is a recognition of her record. She is very optimistic about her future development prospects in the Admiralty. In addition to her Barence family background, this is why the Heggie family is worthy of investment.
Under all these conditions and premises, the background factor of Ashley's female becomes irrelevant.
'It seems that Link is right, and his record and reputation are the keys to my promotion!'
Ashley couldn't help but rise up, and today she finally received the promise of a real power figure in the Admiralty Department, that she would be commanded by an ordinary fleet and be promoted to the Admiralty's parliamentary representative.
The difference between the two is as big as a chess player and a flag.
The representative of the Admiralty Council was the real decision-maker who could participate in the setting of the Imperial Navy strategic plan and influence the entire Imperial Navy construction and the maritime forces to which the Imperial belonged.
Even Emperor Mallor had to carefully consider the decision they made and did not dare to dismiss the objection at will.
It was the existence of the Navy Parliament that built the Imperial Navy into the strongest navy recognized by all countries.
The position of fleet commander is a typical representative of high and low vocational positions. He can only manage the fleet to which he belongs and obey the command of the Navy.
The Imperial Navy was well-known for its strict management. Even if Ashley was a self-financed independent fleet, she had to report to the Navy Department every time she traveled, and the consumption of warships and military supplies to the fleet must be reported in time.
The fleet commander of the Empire was just a big flag that carried out the orders of the Admiralty.
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Soon, Ashley's Independence Fleet berthed on Miluo Island.
The steward of the dock quickly placed the fleet under Carl's order.
After disembarking, Admiral Verion Heggy, Ambassador of the Ministry of War, proposed to visit the Nord Navy flagship first.
Oh by the way, it should be called ‘Miluo Island’ now.
As a hegemonic existence in naval battles of various countries, the five-mass warship has always been the first choice for the flagships of various countries' naval forces.
The manufacturing process is complex and the materials required are scarce. The keel used to support the hull is a little stronger than the four-masted warship.
The high requirements for materials and manufacturing craftsmen are destined to be a five-mass warship that can not be mass-produced.
Each ship is regarded as a treasure by the naval fleets of various countries as a flagship.
Now stepping on the former Nord Navy flagship, Verion Heggie couldn't express fulfillment and satisfaction.
The Empire and Nord have always had grudges, and there was a national war more than a hundred years ago. Although it has been a long time, in the eyes of soldiers and politicians of both countries, they regard each other as enemies.
In order to deal with the possible invasion of the Snake Cult, Emperor Mallor's relations with neighboring countries have eased in recent years. Under his strict orders, the border conflicts between the empire reached an unprecedented low frequency in hundreds of years.
However, this did not prevent Verion Heggy from stepping on the flagship of his former enemy.
As a long-standing pillar family of the Admiralty, the Heki family has bleed a lot in conflicts with Nord for hundreds of years.
He was already sure that Ashley's Independence Fleet made contributions, and he looked at Ashley and the Miluo Island forces that she strongly recommended became more and more pleasing to him.
Even the leader of the black-skinned native, he felt that he was not that ugly.
As for how the fifty independent fleet won the seventy Nord Navy fleet, Verion Heggie did not ask in detail. After all, Emperor Mallor did not want to have another conflict with other countries.
And in his mind, the Imperial fleet defeats the more with fewer ones. Isn’t this a basic operation?
Like every imperial navy, Verion has innate pride.
After a while of touching, everyone got off the giant ship with satisfaction.
This heavy warship, which can be called a sea fortress, also needs some modifications to remove the thick Nord-style decoration and equipment on it.
Coupled with dozens of Nord warships that were also anchored at the dock, the Miluo Island Shipyard, which had been shut down for a long time, became busy again.
These shipbuilders from the Ash Mountain Islands have never been so close to standard warships from various countries.
They once built four-masted warships for the Sverak family and even a five-masted flagship based on their ancestral skills and methods they founded.
However, I know that the four-masted warships they built are very different from the standard warships of various countries, and they are not as good as in terms of speed or hull structure.
It's just like the difference between the Imperial Navy and the pirates.
As for the five-masted giant ship of the Sverak family, it is even more of a good product.
The speed is extremely slow, except for nearly 100 pairs of marine crossbows densely covered with ships, there is no highlight.
Chapter completed!