Chapter 1016: Chapter 1016

A day later, the Frogman Dock had been constructed. Du You personally went to the coastal area to inspect it. The style of the dock could definitely be described as very unique, surrounded by a number of houses that looked like mushrooms.

"Architectural type of the Human Subspecies, using humans for targeted mutation. According to this introduction, frogmen are an evolved species of humans. Well, let’s produce some and see," Du You allowed the daring civilians to enter.

These civilians were all recruited and were very obedient, not hesitating at all.

Frogman Dock (Tier 4):

Frogman Warriors level 23: 1000 men/month, full price 100 green Crystal Coins/man

Frogman Soldiers level 34: 500 men/month, full price 120 yellow Crystal Coins/man

Contrary to Du You’s expectations, it didn’t take very long this time; they were produced in half the time of same-tier armed forces. The Frogman Dock only came with two tiers of military branches, a third-tier and a fourth-tier, both of which were quite powerful.

However, after experimenting, Du You felt frustrated. "The strength of these things is really too poor." Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝※𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖※𝕟𝕖𝕥

"Yes, quite poor, but judging by their appearance, they are species suited for battle in the sea. Observed against the same level, they should be slightly stronger than those murlocs. It’s just that to adapt to the aquatic environment, they can’t use too much equipment, and perhaps their strength indeed isn’t much," Lin Yucha observed the two military branches being tested and felt quite helpless about it as well.

But even so, the production rate from the Frogman Dock was really too high. The output and cost of a fourth-tier military building were comparable to those of fifth-tier ones.

Therefore, it’s understandable that their strength is poor. But with these, along with the murlocs under their control, in the sea, he probably didn’t have to fear much anymore.

After producing the first batch of military forces, Du You dispatched them directly, assigning them to Shaliya. Shaliya was busy sorting out the affairs on the islands, from capturing stubborn factions to organizing the islands, all of which required military effort.

Following the end of the war, the murlocs controlled by the Kingdom of Hanhai were mostly cleared out. The remaining ones were directly swallowed up by our own murlocs, becoming our own. This established the composition of the murlocs.

Now, however, Shaliya sent frogmen to control the murlocs and have them relocate.

It couldn’t be helped, as their skirmishes resulted in too many murloc corpses in the sea, attracting a large number of sea beasts. Among these sea beasts, there were even fifth-tier ones, which the murlocs could not compete against.

Rashly clashing with these sea beasts was not something Shaliya wanted. She simply waited for the sea beasts to leave after finishing their meal.

Next was the layout along the coast. Shaliya had already cleared a region for external use within the territory. It included a sandy beach and two small rocky islands opposite it.

The civilian craftsmen had already begun transforming these two rocky islands, transporting large amounts of rock and soil to expand the islands’ territories. After that, Du You began constructing the Sea Serpent Tower nearby and in his own inland lake area.

On the islands, craftsmen gathered, both from the territory and elsewhere, began assimilating and organizing shipbuilding technologies, and various ships began to be constructed. Next, a fleet would be organized to open up maritime routes along the coastline to both sides.

Heading eastward, the route would eventually turn northward along the coastline to connect with the coastal area of the Divine Flame Empire.

Heading west, it would be necessary to cross the Quicksand Empire controlled by the Sandpeople and then communicate with the human empire on the opposite side. Fortunately, the Sandpeople don’t like the sea, so there was no worry of encountering enemy blockades along the coastal area. Once the route was opened, he believed the territory would step into a new phase of development.

Now what Du You needed to consider was how to obtain a tier-six building. With his current strength, it was nearly impossible. Without the blueprints for tier-six buildings, even if the territory was upgraded, it wouldn’t matter much.

On this day, Du You suddenly obtained a new blueprint. This blueprint wasn’t looted but designed. His own craftsmen, after absorbing a massive amount of shipbuilding technology, had created it unexpectedly, and it had been approved by the control panel.

Du You spent twenty thousand green Crystal Coins to finally redeem this blueprint, and at last, there was a new source for blueprints.

"Although it’s a bit expensive, it looks pretty good." Du You placed the blueprint in the mechanical manufacturing facility, and after the large crossbows and Gang Blade Cannons, finally added a multi-functional warship.

Multi-functional Warship: Suitable for underwater, surface, and land warfare, capable of traveling on land, transporting troops, and carrying warfare weapons. Weapons installation limit up to tier four.

This special vessel adept at underwater, surface, and land operations could have warfare weapons up to tier four installed. Even his Gang Blade Cannons could be mounted on it. The installation on this type of ship was significantly different from that on ordinary ships.

Usual ship installations, since they aren’t approved by the regulations, operate just like on flat ground, the powerful recoil might destabilize the ship. However, installed on the multi-functional warship it was entirely different; the recoil seemed to disappear, accuracy and range improved somewhat, with only the power left unchanged.

A warship could have ten Gang Blade Cannons installed, the combined firepower significantly surpassing that of previous ships. Moreover, this type of multi-functional warship was very robust, not so easily damaged by murlocs.

Even submerged, the Gang Blade Cannons could still be effective, only with decreased power and range. This truly was a super submarine capable of directly eliminating murlocs underwater.

Once on land, the warship would deploy tracks to aid its movement, turning it into a mobile fortress. Aside from the slightly higher construction cost and needing some soldiers trained to use it, there really weren’t any drawbacks.

"Master, this fully-armed multi-functional warship surpasses even land combat armor, and it’s not much weaker than a tier-four warship, it’s just a pity it can’t fly, otherwise it would really be impressive,"

"This is already very good, it can be used for defense and patrolling the territory almost without worry."

Du You also realized that technology-based weapons indeed have their advantages; multi-functional warships are simple to manufacture, not weak in power, but they can’t fly and their defense is slightly weaker, which can be considered minor imperfections.

After all, technological accumulation varies across different worlds. If there really was large-scale warfare between different realms, it was still uncertain who would prevail. But why worry so much? The truly powerful will always be individuals, not weapons.

"Alright, now let’s produce some more; Earth needs some too. With these, defending the sea will also be somewhat easier."