Your Majesty, the Spectacle Has Missed the Country!

Boxes after boxes of gold coins and trophies seized from the pirates were moved from the three-masted warship by the Idar navy soldiers.

The gold coins seized from Kelvin's castle can only be regarded as an unexpected surprise. What really excited Bruno was the red coral that was being unloaded from the three-masted warship by Idar soldiers.

The reason why the coral island is called a coral island is not because its land shape is similar to coral, but because there are extremely rich coral resources in the ocean around the coral island.

Moreover, most of the corals growing around the coral islands are red gem-quality corals!

As we all know, coral is actually the shell secreted by coral polyps. Its chemical composition is mainly calcium carbonate, which exists in nature in the form of microcrystalline calcite aggregates.

The shape of corals is mostly branch-like, with vertical stripes on them. Their colors are bright and beautiful, no less than those exotic flowers and plants growing on land.

In addition, compared to those flowers and plants that grow on land, since coral grows in the ocean, it is more difficult to obtain coral. Therefore, it has naturally become the favorite decoration of the nobles of this era.

Coral pendants, coral bracelets, coral necklaces, these decorations made of coral have always been sought after by nobles from all over the continent.

The love of coral jewelry by the Norman nobles can even be traced back a hundred years ago. At that time, the Normans generally believed that the brightly colored red coral had the meaning of removing evil spirits and preventing disasters. At the same time, wearing coral jewelry was said to have the effect of stopping bleeding and dissipating heat. .

Therefore, among countless corals, corals with red, pink and orange colors are usually regarded as gem-quality corals, and the market value of such corals is much higher than ordinary corals.

Therefore, gem-quality coral was also called "red gold" by the Normans!

Of course, the most sought-after and expensive corals are not only the red treasure-grade corals, but also black corals, white corals and even extremely rare blue corals, which are also very popular among nobles in many cases.

In fact, in the final analysis, the different colors that corals can show are closely related to the trace elements absorbed in the seawater during their growth.

For example, if a coral absorbs a large amount of iron contained in seawater during its growth, such coral will usually appear red;

If the adsorbed elements are mainly iron, but a small amount of magnesium is also adsorbed, the coral will show a pink or pink-white luster;

If the magnesium element is absorbed without adsorbing too many impurities of other elements, the color of the coral may appear white. The pure white coral produced in the deep sea is regarded by many people as among the coral stones. The best quality, its value is no less than ordinary gem-grade coral.

In the Norman Empire, the waters in the western part of the empire were the most important coral producing areas.

Although there are a small amount of coral resources in the sea near the Idar Territory, most of the corals growing on the east coast of the Norman Empire, including the Idar Territory, are of poor quality, with holes, cracks, chicken claw marks, etc. Naturally flawed, so not worth the price at all.

But...the corals produced in the areas around the coral island are extremely precious!

For example, the piece of red coral that is being carefully carried off the ship by the soldiers is the most precious "ox blood red" at the moment, which represents unsurpassed grace and luxury!

Therefore, compared with these captured corals, the rest of the loot pales in comparison...

What's more, when Captain Jack successfully controls the coral island with the support of the Idar Territory, there will be more and more such top-quality corals!

This is a new source of wealth for the Idar Territory!

While the soldiers were carrying the trophies, Admiral Mal Cullen, personally greeted by Bruno, came to the Hanging Garden and reported to Bruno about the battle...

"The information about the Coral Island pirates that Captain Jack revealed to us was of great help to us. By ambushing the pirates' routes, the Idar Navy successfully captured the pirate captain who planned a surprise attack on the Cape Saltworks in the first naval battle. —Fast Pearson.”

"Fast Pearson? Is he the culprit who planned the sneak attack on the salt field?"

"Yes! And I have ordered the soldiers to escort him to Idar. Now he has been locked in the dungeon."

"Where is that pirate leader named Kelvin? I remember he is the boss of the Coral Island pirates, right?" Bruno asked in a deep voice.

"He...he is dead..."

Mal Cullen replied with some lack of confidence.

This is because, before the expedition, Bruno gave him an order to escort the pirate leader Kelvin Prato to the Idar Territory for trial, but... who could have imagined that that guy was actually possessed by a magic crystal? The bomb killed him on the spot?

"died?"

"Before we landed on the coral island, we first used magic crystal bombs to bombard the buildings on the coral island on a large scale, and then... Kelvin was killed by the magic crystal bomb..." Mal Caron hurriedly explained.

Hearing this, Bruno nodded. The battlefield was changing rapidly. Since Kelvin Prato was not very lucky, there was nothing he could do about it.

etc……

Bruno seemed to suddenly realize something. What does it mean to carry out a large-scale bombardment with magic crystal bombs?

I dropped the magic crystal bomb!

That was a magic crystal bomb made by several mage apprentices who worked hard day and night, couldn't they use it sparingly?

"You just said...using magic crystals as bombs to conduct a large-scale bombardment?"

"That's right!"

Mal Caron did not notice the change in Bruno's face, and continued to tell him the story of the war: "After the Idar naval soldiers eliminated the pirates under Pierson, after some rest, I The soldiers were ordered to board the pirate ship that had just been captured, sail to the Coral Island at night, and control the pirate port located at the southern end of the Coral Island in a very short period of time."

"So I thought, since the pirates have become turtles in the urn, I might as well use magic crystal bombs to kill their spirit in order to reduce the casualties of the soldiers. Therefore, I asked the soldiers to control the trebuchets to carry out large-scale indiscriminate attacks. Differential bombing..."

"..."

Bruno's mouth twitched.

Just for the sake of killing the pirates, why did you start dropping bombs?

Why didn't I realize you were such a loser before?

Mal Cullen continued: "...What we didn't expect was that Kelvin Prato was directly killed by the magic crystal bomb thrown by the soldiers...The battle after that was almost one-sided. Well, we successfully occupied the coral island and captured nearly a hundred pirates."

"Well done... Also, in this battle... how many magic crystal bombs did you consume?"

At this moment, Bruno still had a glimmer of hope. Maybe... the so-called large-scale bombing that Mal Caron mentioned was just to appear more powerful. In fact, it was possible that only a small part of the bombs were thrown...

"Probably only two-thirds! According to your instructions, some of the remaining bombs were left with Captain Jack to scare the Coral Island pirates, and the rest were brought back."

What does... only two-thirds mean?

Bruno, who originally had a hint of luck, finally showed a smile that was uglier than crying...

Although the consumption of the magic crystal bomb exceeded Bruno's expectation, he could not condemn anything for this reason. After all... the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. Since Bruno had given Mal Kallen the authority to lead the army, then Everything that happens during the war must be according to Mal Cullen's thoughts and ideas.

Furthermore, Mal Caron's move was also to reduce the casualties of the soldiers, so...

It hurts my body, but if it was Bruno himself who was commanding the battle at that time, I'm afraid he would have made the same decision.

"Most of the post-war aftermath work was carried out in accordance with your instructions. With the support of the magic crystal bomb and the Idar Territory, I believe that Captain Jack will soon stabilize the coral island pirates and control the Idar Territory. Coral island waters, monitor everything that happens in Basel waters."

"It's just... we found a giant whale on the way back to Idar Territory..."

"Whale?"

"Yes, it is the kind of whale that the fishermen say is huge and can spit out thick water columns. If there are no war missions in the future... I personally hope that the soldiers can try to hunt the giant whale, because just look at the giant whale The size of the giant whale means that it will not be easy to hunt the giant whale. Therefore, in the process of hunting the giant whale, the soldiers can also practice cooperating with each other..."

After hearing Mal Callen's suggestion, Bruno nodded slightly.

Whales can be said to be full of treasures!

Because the huge body of the whale can not only provide humans with a large amount of whale meat, but also provide whale oil and other related products.

Whale meat accounts for about half of the whale's weight. In addition to being used as feed or fertilizer, it can also be eaten by humans after processing. It is rich in protein and has extremely high nutritional value.

In addition to being used to make soap and purified lubricants, the oil contained in whales can also be used to make candles!

But the most important thing is that a blue whale weighing about 120 tons can obtain more than 40 tons of oil in its body!

If you want to obtain a considerable amount of fat from other animals, you may need thousands of adult fat pigs!

Of course, in addition to these most basic uses, if a sperm whale is hunted and the sperm whale also suffers from indigestion symptoms, the waste extracted from its intestines and stomach can be made into It became a high-grade spice known as ambergris in the previous life!

This spice is a dark gray waxy substance when it is just taken out of the whale's body, and the smell is extremely foul. However, after drying, it will take on an amber-like color. Once it is ignited with an open flame, it will burn with a light blue flame and be overflowing with fragrance.

Whale skin is soft in texture and slightly velvety on the surface, and can be used to make clothes and bags.

Whale fins can be used to make umbrellas.

Whale ovaries are a powerful medicine.

Whale poop and bone meal can be used to make fertilizer.

In addition, whale bones, baleen, and whale livers also have extremely important uses. Therefore, once the Idar Territory can hunt a whale, the benefits will be extremely huge!

"I will consider hunting whales, but, having said that... how did the magic crystal bombs perform in this battle? Or in other words... did the first batch of magic crystal bombs have anything? Any shortcomings?"

"The power of magic crystal bombs is extremely huge, and it can even be said to be unexpectedly effective. The only drawback is... if you use a trebuchet to throw magic crystal bombs, the hit rate is slightly lower. If you are on the sea, you usually throw ten Only two or three bombs can cause effective damage to the target..."

"What!"

After hearing Mal Callen's words, Bruno stood up from his seat.

"You just said... if you throw ten bombs, only two or three can cause damage to the enemy?" Bruno confirmed again.

"Yes." Mal Cullen replied with some lack of confidence.

Only one or two out of ten magic crystal bombs can effectively kill the target... This means that many magic crystal bombs are actually wasted due to insufficient accuracy!

Waste is a shame at any time!

What's more, what is wasted is the extremely precious magic crystal bomb, a big killer!

"How do the soldiers aim?" Bruno suddenly asked.

"Huh?" Mal Caron obviously did not expect Bruno to ask such a question, and answered almost without thinking: "Of course, I estimate the distance of the enemy warships, and then project according to my own training experience... …”

After hearing what Mal Cullen said, UU read www. uｕukanｓ.net Bruno suddenly woke up.

yes!

I was just busy urging the mage apprentices to learn "Elementary Mathematics", but I forgot about these naval soldiers who were responsible for controlling the trebuchet!

The soldiers who control the trebuchets do not need to study very deeply. As long as they learn functions and parabolas, they may be able to greatly increase the hit rate of magic crystal bombs!

Bruno cleared his throat, and then said to Mal Caron: "Assemble all the naval soldiers in Idar who are responsible for operating the trebuchets. I will focus on teaching them these days. In short, they must learn about it as soon as possible. A lot of knowledge about parabolas to improve the hit rate of magic crystal bombs!"

"parabola?"

Hearing another new term pop up from Bruno's mouth, Mal Callen felt confused.

"This is a thing that can increase the hit rate of magic crystal bombs!" Bruno explained.