Three days passed.
As per the plan, Brunhilde and Peter Strasser set off with an expedition fleet the next day, heading towards Haifeng City.
Ye Zhanke's life had entered its countdown, he was like a grasshopper after autumn, unable to jump for much longer.
As for this war maniac being blown up, Lin Lan could only say something like opening champagne.
Moreover, the military industry had long since caused him trouble several times before, nearly costing him his life. He was hardly a saint.
It's not about revenge, just that the timing hadn't come yet.
On the second day, the Iron Blood floating island fortress next to the port district was finally completed.
As the commander, Lin Lan was naturally invited by Bismarck to the fortress for an inspection.
Although he didn't know the specific structure of the floating island fortress, his role was simply to clap and praise.
This large floating island fortress was four stories high. Since it was a floating island fortress, it did not have underwater structures like the previous Iron Blood fortresses.
Through Bismarck's explanation, Lin Lan also understood that the Iron Blood floating island fortress could activate an automatic energy harvesting and recycling system.
This was the so-called unmanned automatic energy supply system.
Even if all of them left and returned to the old port district, this floating island fortress would still stand there, maintaining the surrounding mirror-like sea area.
With the Iron Blood's technology system based on Siren's cube tech, the fortress could continuously convert almost endless energy from the surrounding ocean.
It was just a pity that this seemingly infinite energy could not replace oil, which meant it couldn't power the fleet girls' equipment.
Otherwise, Lin Lan wouldn't have to worry about the oil issue anymore.
On the morning of the third day, Lin Lan was finally about to depart for Yunhai City.
After changing into his winter uniform and preparing his oath ring, he used meta crystals on Sui Qiong and, while it was still dark, headed to the port district cafeteria with Sui Qiong.
At this point, all the Iron Blood fleet girls who would accompany him to Yunhai City had gathered in the cafeteria.
Ulrich, Count Zeppelin, August, Agir, Deutschland, Count Spee, Roon, Emden, Z23, Z46, U81, U96, and U37.
And the merchant ship repair girl from Sakura Empire, Akashi.
The escort lineup for Lin Lan was truly luxurious.
After all, some had to stay at the port district for connections with Frederick the Great and others, so Bismarck, Tirpitz, and others did not accompany them.
After confirming that everything was in order, Lin Lan, along with everyone else, arrived at the dock by the port.
Three Iron Blood mass-produced destroyers were already docked there.
Since Yunhai City was far from his port district, and there would inevitably be Siren attacks along the way, traveling aboard mass-produced destroyers was the best choice.
"Commander, Sun Dewang has been approved to enter the mirror sea area, he should be here soon."
As Lin Lan watched the fleet girls board the mass-produced destroyers, Z23, who had been standing beside him, seriously said to him.
"Alright, bring him over, have him board the last mass-produced one."
Lin Lan said this to the small merchant Akashi, who had not boarded yet, before turning around and looking out at the temporary port district where he had lived for several months, as well as the majestic floating island fortress now completed.
In the distance, various drones were constantly rising to begin patrolling, and the fortress's automated defense system was operating non-stop.
Clearly, even if he and the Iron Blood fleet girls were no longer there, with the fortress's defense system in place, the Siren would not be able to send its main force in, nor would they be able to attack Lihu County again.
Soon, Lin Lan, accompanied by Sui Qiong, Z23, and Akashi, saw Sun Dewang running towards them with a suitcase, guided by a muscular "meow".
This fat man from the Tian'ou Group had disembarked from the river dock in the port district and was already sweating heavily from running.
As soon as he reached Lin Lan, Sun Dewang, out of breath, forced a smile on his face and immediately knelt down before Lin Lan.
"Your Excellency, my apologies for being late, please don't mind..."
"Alright, alright, a man's knees are precious, I've never asked you to kneel before me," Lin Lan said helplessly as he pulled Sun Dewang up.
The sight of this fat man kneeling whenever he saw him was truly hard for him to accept.
"Little Sun does this out of deep respect for the Commander."
"Stop flattering, come on board, I still have a lot of things to ask you," Lin Lan said as he ushered Sun Dewang, Akashi, and Z23 onto the last mass-produced destroyer.
The three Iron Blood mass-produced destroyers slowly departed the port district in the early morning.
Nimi, accompanied by Sui Qiong on the deck, was teaching Sui Qiong how to scout the surrounding sea area before returning.
Lin Lan, on the other hand, led Sun Dewang into the ship's cabin.
"Your Excellency, if I may ask…"
As soon as they entered the cabin, Sun Dewang cautiously started a conversation with Lin Lan:
"Your ships are so powerful, their design and construction are completely different from the ships we had in the Orlan Republic, and the caliber of the main guns and their speed can almost match the Siren's fleet."
Hearing Sun Dewang's words of admiration, Lin Lan simply smiled faintly.
Whether it was the weaponry or mobility of the mass-produced ships, with the enhancement of cube technology, they were far more powerful than ordinary ships of the same class.
One could say that mass-produced ships were like guns compared to swords.
This was also why the Siren could completely blockade the vast oceans of the Orlan Republic.
At present, Orlan had not yet developed mass-produced ships and could only rely on the Siren's generosity to provide them with pseudo-intelligence cubes to create pawn fleet girls to guard a few sea routes.
By the way, why would the Siren give these pseudo-intelligence cubes to the Orlan Republic...
Lin Lan had never been able to figure this out and could only attribute it to some bizarre observational experiment the Siren was conducting.
But he also knew that, in order to make the Tian'ou Group more loyal to him, he had to reward them appropriately.
So he turned to Sun Dewang and said calmly:
"You just need to know, if you serve me loyally, the Tian'ou Group will also one day have such ships."
Hearing this, Sun Dewang immediately showed a joyful expression and started rubbing his hands in excitement.
Talking about big promises was something Lin Lan was very skilled at, after all, he had seen enough of it back on Blue Star.
Anyway, mass-produced ships weren't valuable, and in the future, sending a few mass-produced destroyers or light cruisers to the Tian'ou Group for show wouldn't be an issue.
Without real cube technology, the Tian'ou Group, or even the future Orlan Republic, could never build such ships on their own.
When the Siren gave the pseudo-intelligence cubes to the Orlan Republic, it was like locking them into a technological trap in the cube technology field.
As long as the Orlan Republic didn't have a true intelligence cube, they would never be able to escape the Siren's control in the cube technology field.
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