The sudden changes in the New World are both accidental and inevitable.

After hundreds of years of self-centeredness, coupled with the stimulation of the destruction of the great fleet, the choice that Cyrius finally made that offended the public was not too unexpected.

But the current situation is completely different from that of dozens or hundreds of years ago.

Because of the rapid development of the steam industry, although other countries have not had an obvious presence in the plunder of raw resources in overseas colonies, they have obviously found another path that is possible to achieve overtaking in corners.

The power of industrialization is slowly emerging.

Especially at this time, the formation of a secret front against Silius by various countries obviously stimulated accelerated changes in Phaletis' internal policies.

The "Hegemon Disqualification Plan" that has already attracted much attention has been elevated to the level of some kind of national strategy, because it not only "predicted" the current international situation, but also proposed corresponding solutions!

Shortly after the silver robbery incident, a resolution from the Kingdom's military headquarters was delivered to "Fort Dearborn" as quickly as possible via a spiritual messenger.

Later, Ivan and his "Storm Horn" were once again summoned by Lieutenant General Gustav.

Dang! Dang! Dang!

In the continuous ringing of bells.

"Everyone gather!"

The location is the main campus of the base, with flags fluttering and thousands of naval officers and soldiers in neat and tidy appearance.

Under the attention of all the soldiers of "Fort Dearborn", Alvin and his subordinates accepted the award from the Lieutenant General!

"On behalf of the Admiralty and Her Majesty the Queen, I read the following formal letter of appointment:

Because Lieutenant Colonel Alvin Garriott has been loyal, brave and distinguished since he joined the army.

After evaluation by the Ministry of Military Affairs and approval by Her Majesty the Queen, he is hereby appointed as Commodore!

Grant the general a uniform, a fleet command sword, and the right to act in all colonies and foreign colonies in the kingdom's new continent!

Hope you will fulfill your duties”

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"Follow your orders! You will live up to the trust of the kingdom and your majesty!"

Ivan, who was dressed in military uniform and upright, saluted solemnly, stepped forward and took the kingdom's gifts one by one from the hands of the lieutenant general with a slightly complicated expression.

Especially the gilt command knife that represents status.

Taking this step has crossed the threshold that countless outstanding soldiers of the martial arts faction cannot cross even after retirement, and they have transformed from a school officer to a general!

Although it is only an intermediate rank between colonel and major general, no matter how low-level a brigadier general is, he is already a general. His treatment, status in the military, and social status are all very different.

Especially in this world of great contention, it is enough for him to stand out in any top social situation!

And after being promoted to brigadier general.

For Alvin, it is enough to take off the label of the elite of the younger generation, officially intervene in the highest-level colonial affairs, stand upright in front of the colonial governors, and no one will look at it from the perspective of a young man.

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This is probably the original intention of the kingdom in making this decision.

It also gave Alvin a big surprise.

Even though he had received a reply from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince before, Ivan was already mentally prepared for the kingdom's next arrangements.

But receiving this official appointment far exceeded his expectations.

The military rejected Lieutenant General Gustav's application for promotion to colonel, and actually gave him the rank of brigadier general, which was a leap forward.

The external reason for promotion is certainly not because of the "Overlord Disqualification Plan" submitted by Ivan.

Because judging from the previous reply from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it is obvious that this plan is very likely to become the basis for Phaletis's strategy formulation for the next five or ten years, and even its name will only be circulated among a few high-level officials.

Of course it's impossible to publish it.

The reason for using it is very simple and sufficient. The information sent back by the intelligence personnel at the front showed that during the battle on the forward island, a great knight Daos was killed by the wizard's indiscriminate attack!

It was also because of the intelligence from the military that Ivan learned that his first third-level kill had been completed, albeit in an unexpected way.

The military stipulates that the minimum military rank for promotion to the third level of Grand Knight is Brigadier General.

But for officers of the martial arts faction who lack strength, in addition to achieving undoubted great achievements, another way is to kill an enemy's great knight on the battlefield.

But everyone knows that it is extremely difficult for even a great knight to kill another great knight, let alone other extraordinary beings below the third level.

Therefore, since the introduction of this promotion system, very few non-Grand Knights have been able to be promoted.

Ai Wen can be regarded as a side ball. If it were not for the "Overlord Disqualification Plan", the military department would not really admit the results, which are a bit funny when you think about it.

But by this time the process is completely unimportant.

Ai Wen has achieved the result he wants most and has finally reached this point.

From the very beginning of joining the navy, he knew that if he wanted to complete his revenge plan, explore the unknown world and even expand his school in the future, he would need to establish his own power while improving his own strength.

Even in an extraordinary world, the power of a team cannot be ignored.

But power will not fall from the sky on its own.

And on the premise that you are a member of the system.

The official power needs to be promoted to a higher position, but the private power needs to be managed little by little.

Although the official document is vague, it has actually quietly named Ivan's future focus:

The last sentence is the real point: "the right to act expeditiously in all colonies in the New World and foreign colonies."

Meaningful!

This means that as a brigadier general, Ivan can borrow the kingdom's military, political, and financial resources to do anything that he thinks is beneficial to the kingdom and the "Overlord Disqualification Plan"!

This is an affirmation of his ability and of course a trust in him.

The strength of his own peak knight and official wizard, his impressive record after joining the army, his identity as a "Guardian Knight", the recognition of the "Guardian of the Kingdom" Rose Swordsman, and the foreshadowing of a series of contributions including "Song of the Siren"

Together they contributed to Alvin’s leap in secular power!

After the medal ceremony for all personnel was over, Ivan returned to the commander's office in the bastion.

I obtained two other documents from Lieutenant General Gustav, one was a privateering license, and the other was the property rights certificate for the Hatrafa Port!

This is the Kingdom's advance investment.

Privateering activities serve national strategy, which is essentially different from piracy.

The license issued by the kingdom to private captains is like a contract, controlling privateering operations, for example, it can only target a certain country, attack in a certain sea area, etc.

The privateering license Ivan obtained gave him full authority to establish a trading (privateering) company throughout the New World, and to establish privateering fleets and other armed forces.

He serves as the commander of the privateering fleet, and can also be called the official leader of the pirate group in disguise. In short, it is a violent group with red fruits!

The "Blood Loss Plan" for Cyrus was also officially handed over to him for its specific implementation.

But Ivan also knows that there is no philanthropist among the top leaders of the kingdom. Of course, the kingdom will need more generous returns no matter how much support he gives to him.

The task I took on was very difficult.

When Aiwen finished reading the document in his hand and understood his next task, the lieutenant general sitting opposite could not help but admire:

"In addition, the value of the heavily armed cruiser specially used to break up engagements will be greatly increased!

Within the Kingdom, experimental construction of the Garriott cruiser, which was named by Her Majesty the Queen herself, has begun.

This is the highest honor for a navy officer!"

As the top military officer of the New World, Lieutenant General Gustav certainly knew the main reason for Ivan's promotion. The implementation of all macro policies of the kingdom required his cooperation.

Therefore, I know Ai Wen’s deeds most clearly, and of course I also feel the most sighs in my heart.

In recent days, he has read the "Overlord Disqualification Plan" submitted by Ivan and perfected by a group of top scholars in the kingdom countless times.

The ideas contained therein make it as enlightening as a enlightenment.

It focuses on analyzing the current weaknesses of Silius, proving that the seemingly invincible Silius has the possibility of being pulled down from the altar. It also proposes targeted weakening plans and points out three key nodes:

The first step is "Blood Loss Plan".

Based on the premise of the destruction of the large fleet, Silius is likely to stir up the nerves of various countries and arouse public outrage (when the plan was submitted, the 'Red Maple' was still at sea).

All countries with interests in the colonies of the New World unite and officially organize large-scale privateering operations. It is recognized that anyone who robs the merchant ships of Silius is legal and is not an act of piracy.

Let the wealthy colony of Cyrus systematically bleed, while all countries are responsible for sucking blood!

The second step is "trade war".

It emphasized the great power of the steam industry that could change the world, and it was necessary to tilt the industry and industrialize the country.

At present, most countries stipulate that colonial trade can only be carried out in the kingdom itself, to prevent the outflow of benefits to the greatest extent.

Now we need to organize the big businessmen in the country to take advantage of their industrial product advantages to participate in smuggling to the Silius colony.

The ultimate goal is to allow the entire Old Continent to see the silver belonging to Silius, share the output of his colonies, and then support the development of the country's steam industry and quickly complete the primitive accumulation of capital.

It also completely destroyed the already weak handicraft industry in Silius, continued to widen the gap between rich and poor in Silius, and deepened social contradictions and class antagonisms.

The third step is "dismemberment plan".
To be continued...