The First Magic World War

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Centuries ago, Duke Guillaume of the Fars Empire led a great army across the sea to complete the seventh conquest of the three islands of the Inglima Empire and its third unification. He established the Red Dragon Dynasty. Thus, the governmental system of the Inglima Empire is very similar to that of the Fars Empire.

Both of these Imperial Navy captains from the Inglima Empire were Warrant Officers of twenty-fifth grade, the elder about thirty-five years old, named James Cook, and the younger around twenty-seven or twenty-eight, named Francis Drake.

Both were High-Level Transcendents, with surging Marine System Fighting Spirit, nearly matching the prowess of Anne's cousin, Kreel Brittany.

Their flagships were the latest designs from the Inglima Empire, large warships built in recent years with fierce firepower and superior performance.

Although the overall technological level of the Old Continent was similar to Earth during World War I, science had not developed. Instead, with the rise of Alchemy and it being a world of Transcendents, just as land traffic relied on horse-drawn carriages, naval vessels were also polarized.

Most merchant ships and ordinary warships were still wooden sailing ships with relatively outdated cannons, having a range of only a few thousand picometers.

However, the large warships built using the highest Alchemy by the main Five Great Empires of the Old Continent, vying for domination over the seas, were a different story.

These Alchemy Warships had already taken on the appearance of sturdy vessels with powerful guns from World War I, with most of their hulls covered with steel armor, equipped with at least two or three Transcendent Level Magical Alchemy Cannons. Their power source was some magical force that Charles could not yet comprehend, and their speeds were more than triple that of ordinary sailing ships.

Essentially, if two fleets encountered each other at sea, ordinary sailing warships had no chance against Alchemy Warships. The ordinary warships might not even get within cannon range before being sunk by the Magical Alchemy Cannons of the Alchemy Warships. Given the drastic difference in sailing speeds, ordinary sailing warships couldn't even escape.

This is why, even though they both held the title of captain, the ranks of James Cook and Francis Drake were so high.

Francis Drake initially doubted Charles, especially since Charles claimed to be an envoy from the Fars Empire, with Francis even suspecting Charles of lying. But when six pirate ships appeared on the horizon, all doubts vanished.

Francis Drake pulled out a monocular and looked through it attentively for a while, then cursed vehemently, "Damnation, the Golden Goat fleet! They've actually pledged allegiance to Byron!"

Charles, who had been carrying a weight on his heart, finally let out a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, "These two Imperial Navy Warrant Officers probably haven't been involved in slave trading and don't know of Chatham's collusion with Inglima's local civil officers."

This conversation was like walking on a tightrope for Charles, where each sentence could set off a bomb. If he did set one off, he would have no choice but to fight to the death.
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Although against two Magical Alchemy Warships, he most likely had little chance of victory, and he stood no certain ground in a one-on-one clash with either High-Level Transcendent.

At this moment, he even wanted to reward Chatham, the slaver merchant and pirate, with the title of ally chief despite his numerous sins, as his appearance was timely.

Charles believed when he saw this pirate fleet, he was happier than Jia Baoyu would have been if Lin Daiyu had fallen from the sky.

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Being the older and more level-headed, James Cook performed an Imperial salute to Charles and said politely, "I thank Mister Mecklen for helping the Inglima Empire recover Cappadocia City and for repelling these accursed pirates."

"However, I must go to war now, and I can't engage in an in-depth conversation with Mister Mecklen at this time."

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He elegantly led his subordinates and boarded his own Magical Alchemy Warship. As the magic power source was activated, it roared to life, heading towards Chatham's fleet.

When Francis Drake saw that James Cook had boarded the ship, he didn't move. Every time a Magical Alchemy Warship was activated, it was like burning Gold Pounds — a true gold-devouring behemoth. Moreover, he didn't believe that an ordinary pirate fleet could withstand James Cook's warship.

Francis Drake said to Charles with a smile, "Mister Mecklen, you haven't witnessed a sea battle involving a Magical Alchemy Warship, have you?"

Charles replied, "I was originally in the Patrolling Army, then transferred to the Knighthood. It's my first time at sea, let alone experiencing such an extraordinary battle."

"Being able to witness Captain James Cook's valor on the high seas will be a boast I can make for a lifetime."

Francis Drake was initially very suspicious of Charles, but after realizing it was a misunderstanding, he took a special liking to him and laughed, "Although I am also a captain of a Magical Alchemy Warship, since becoming the captain of the White Sea Dragon, I've only been in three battles. In two of those, the opponent surrendered without a fight."

"Can you imagine? The very first thing they did when the battle commenced was raise the white flag."

Charles laughed awkwardly, thinking to himself, "Surrender and live, or resist and surely perish at sea."

The Five Great Empires hadn't had a war in forty or fifty years, and aside from them, no country or power could produce a single Magical Alchemy Warship.

It was certain that Francis Drake would not encounter an equal opponent.

After chatting idly with Francis Drake for about two hours, James Cook escorted six pirate ships into the harbor of Cappadocia City.

Just as Francis Drake said, faced with such a terrifying Magical Alchemy Warship, the first thing Chatham did after the battle began was to raise the white flag and request surrender.

Seeing the six unscathed pirate ships, Charles's eyes lit up as he said, "I have an impertinent request. Could you two give me these six pirate ships?"

James Cook pondered for a moment, while Francis Drake laughed, "Not a problem. They're just six pirate ships; consider it as if James destroyed them in a naval battle."

James Cook smiled helplessly and said, "Alright then!"

Charles was overjoyed and immediately invited both men to the affairs officer's residence, where they were warmly entertained. When the two officers went to sleep in the rooms arranged by Charles that evening, they each found a leather bag with a hundred Gold Pounds at the bedside.

The money was from confiscating the affairs officer's residence, found in Domingo's place, totaling about three thousand Gold Pounds. The exchange rate was slightly higher than Aegeus, with a purchasing power roughly equivalent to twenty-one thousand in RMB.

Charles's modest gift left both naval officers very satisfied. The next morning they showered Charles with praise. After staying in Cappadocia for two days, they left the city without further comment on Charles's temporary management of Cappadocia.

They were just docking to replenish their water supplies. Matters of this place weren't the Navy's concern.

If Charles had been obstinate, they would have taken him away, but seeing as Charles conducted himself so admirably, they turned a blind eye.