North of the Golden Sea.

Unnamed Island, Hatrafa Port.

This is a secret private port belonging to the Dong Lun Branch Company. It actually didn't take long to discover and start construction.

It was urgently activated due to the special circumstances after the battle between Ivan and the others and the Cyrus fleet.

Although it is located within the Golden Sea, the core sphere of influence of Cyrus on the east coast of the New World, its location is very hidden.

The island is not small. Although most of it is uncultivated forest land, it does have fresh water. If managed carefully, it can supply thousands of people to live here.

There are reefs all over its periphery, and there is only a narrow waterway connected to the lagoon outside the private port. If there are foreign enemies, no matter how many people or boats come, they can only enter and exit through the narrow waterway.

As long as a sufficient number of forts are built on both sides of the passage, this gateway, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, can be firmly guarded.

The other side of the island is also covered with reefs.

Although the original explorers of the East London Branch Company have not had time to explore clearly due to time issues, they believe that such complex hydrological conditions must hide more than one road to the Tasman Islands not far away.

The Tasman Islands are made up of so many islands, rocks, and sandbanks that even if an entire fleet could hide in them, they would not be able to find them in a short time.

Obviously, just looking at their initial selection of this place for preliminary port construction, we know that they cannot be planning to use it for any good purpose.

However, it happened to be cheaper for Aiwen and the others.

In order to avoid Cyrus's eyes and ears, they did not choose to return to "Fort Dearborn" or any of the colonies belonging to Phaletis.

Turning on the "Misty Silver Lantern" all the way is like a large cloud of white fog on the sea, quietly coming here from the territorial waters buffer zone of Sac and Tulip in the north.

Hidden smoothly.

In fact, although Cyrus established a large number of naval bases, colonies, and bastions on the east and west fronts.

It took two hundred years to defend its world hegemony step by step with the Great Wall of China.

But there is a key issue that cannot be ignored.

That’s because the population of Cyrus is too small!

The population is so small compared to the land that it is impossible to rule the world's largest territory in every aspect.

Just like the royal power of ancient China did not go to the countryside, they only established point-like limited rule with naval bases and cities. Beyond this, there were a large number of vacuum areas that they had no time to take care of.

It also gave pirates and other forces room to thrive.

There was even a situation where pirates drove away the Silius people on a certain island to occupy the magpie nest, and the Silius official did not bother to take care of it.

At this time, it was already the third day since the four warships arrived here.

In the dry dock, which was large but still very simple, the crew dragged the two most damaged warships, "Stormhorn" and "Stardenburg" ashore for overhaul.

Dang! Dang! Dang!...

Nail! Nail! Nail!...

The poop of the "Cape of Storms" was damaged again. The already skilled carpenters on the ship directed the sailors to work hard. They wanted to repair it as quickly as possible using the ship materials urgently sent by the Dong Lun Branch Company. .

A small half of the side of the "Stardenburg" was directly torn apart by the powerful force of the self-destruction. Although it did not reach below the waterline, the damage was more serious than that of the "Cape of Storms".

Even after emergency repairs, water continued to leak while sailing.

On the way home, there was always a group of sailors who were responsible for using manual water pumps to pump water around the clock, so that it could persist and come here.

In the carpenters' predictions.

The repair time of "Stormhorn" is a little faster, it should take about half a month, but "Stardenburg" may not be able to be re-launched before the end of this "Silver War".

However, as the commander-in-chief, Ivan is not in a hurry.

Because when he just arrived at the port of Khathrafa, he had already received the next order from Lieutenant General Gustav, the top military officer of "Dilbenburg". To be more precise, it was an "order of commendation".

The lieutenant general, in the name of the highest military officer stationed in the New World, has requested the Kingdom's military headquarters to commend all the officers and soldiers of the "Stormhorn" and "Endeavor", especially the individuals who have made outstanding contributions or heroic sacrifices.

In "Commendation Order".

Promoted Ivan to colonel (he will have the right to command a small fleet from now on), promoted Milan to lieutenant colonel (for his outstanding achievements in turning the tide), promoted Gary to major (the captain's rank cannot match his abilities and achievements), and promoted Boris to lieutenant colonel.

(The credit is already enough, let’s give Alvin a face this time)...

Other personnel have been promoted.

It's just that because the direct superior of Aiwen and the "Storm Horn" is the Navy, they can only take effect after the orders from the military arrive.

But whether it was from the perspective of Lieutenant General Gustav or Ivan, it was obvious that the military could not reject this order.

The "Commendation Order" was delivered personally by Major General Demon Brand, which also meant that he came to personally inspect the results of the victory.

After all, not to mention the current "Silver War", it is the overt and covert struggle between the two countries for such a long time.

Such a result of "completely annihilating the opponent's fleet headed by a third-class ship" is rarely seen, let alone done quietly.

There are countless third-level ships of Silius throughout the New World, and each one is related to Silius's dominance over this continent.

After losing this fleet, it's hard for others to say, but the Deputy King of La Plata who sent them will definitely go crazy!

But with the double layer of physical and spiritual cover, no one could discover that it was actually Phaletis who had secretly done it.

At the same time, the captured battleships were temporarily placed under Ivan's command, allowing them to withdraw from the battle order for temporary repairs. Rear Admiral Demon Brand promised that after returning, he would find a way to replenish Ivan's lost troops as soon as possible.

When he finally left, he only took away the flags on a few ships. He was going to show the results of the battle to his "allies" and strive for benefits!

Tread..tread..tread..

After inspecting the work at the shipyard, Alvin walked alone along the unrepaired loess path on the island towards the currently planned residential area on the island.

At this time, manpower on the island is tight, every bit of manpower is precious, and everyone has their own work to do.

"Hey yo...hey yo..."

Beside him, a row of shirtless Silius soldiers strode past. They worked together to carry the repaired tree trunks and went to the residential area to build temporary shelters for the soldiers.

Since they temporarily exited the battle sequence, it meant that they needed to stay here for a while.

The Golden Sea is affected by mountains, ocean currents, and trade winds, and the climate varies from place to place.

But most areas have a tropical maritime climate, which is not friendly to most soldiers who have grown up in the high latitudes of the Old World.

Malaria, yellow fever, bloody diarrhea, edema, colds, parasitic diseases... there are also all kinds of weird diseases that are difficult to prevent.

If you no longer have a stable residence to ensure a good rest, your physical condition, combat effectiveness, and immunity will decline rapidly, and you will be defeated by various diseases without fighting!

The only thing that makes people feel incredible is that there are no Phaletis soldiers guarding them at all, nor are they wearing any shackles or other things that restrict their freedom.

Even the faces of these Hilius men were full of enthusiasm and high morale, as if they were not serving Phaletis, but building palaces for their king.

"Your Excellency, please rest assured that the soldiers' residences will be delivered on time!"

When passing by Ivan, the leading captain officer saluted him respectfully, and the other soldiers carrying wood also saluted with attention.

Alvin nodded very naturally and watched them run away energetically.

Regarding this point, even the crew members on the ship, who had long been accustomed to Alvin's magical methods, felt a little shuddered after learning the truth.

He also became more and more in awe of his own captain.

Because it’s not that these Silius soldiers have abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, but that they all drank a unique potion. Ivan prepared it using the mushrooms grown from Mallory and Moprati as raw materials——[

Puppet Potion].

This potion will not have any impact on wisdom, ability, or health, but it has quietly implanted the command to be completely loyal to Alvin in their hearts, and all other values ​​and concepts will adjust themselves based on this core.

The most important thing is that it is extremely concealable. No hyphae can be found on the body and there is no abnormality. As long as you don't make a choice that conflicts with the core order, even the closest people can't find it.

However, this completely "evil" thing also has limitations. The effect of one dose can last for up to a month, and the effect will gradually decrease over time, and even drug resistance will gradually develop.

There is another biggest flaw.

Even the level of potion can only control ordinary people. Official knights with strong will who have undergone extraordinary transformation are almost immune to this kind of thing.

It is absolutely impossible to use this kind of thing to easily gain a large number of loyal subordinates, control the command of the enemy's military, or be used by those in power to rule the people.

Based on the principle of waste utilization.

Since there were so many Silius prisoners, Major General Demon Brand did not say what to do with them before leaving. Ivan simply took it upon himself to turn these prisoners into members of the construction army of Hatrafa Port.
Chapter completed!