Looking at the huge fleet in front of him, Barque was completely speechless.
It's no wonder. In Jenn's fleet, even the smallest Commander-class battleship is 300 meters long, while Barque's flagship, the Monarch, is only 60 meters long.
In front of Jenn's Executor, Barque's Monarch is like a small tadpole beside a whale. It doesn't have any sense of existence at all.
As for the other battleships, there's no need to even mention them.
"Sir, what should we do now?"
"Sir, please give the order!"
The panicked cries of his subordinates sounded in his ears, but Barque didn't know what to say at this moment.
He originally thought that even if the other party has battleships, they wouldn't be much weaker than him.
But now, after seeing these battleships with his own eyes, Burke realized that the gap between him and his opponent was simply too wide — hehe, his main battleship wasn't even as big as his opponent's main cannon. If they really fought, was there even a need to ask the result?
Now, Barque finally understood why the dragon knight dispersed on his own. He doesn't know if the dragon knight can see what's in front of him.
If he doesn't disperse now, he will be knocked over by these metal battleships!
Although the other party seems to be moving slowly, Barque knows very well that it's just an illusion brought about by their huge size. At this speed, they will probably encounter the other party in five to six minutes.
"Sir, look!"
At this moment, a soldier suddenly pointed in the distance and shouted. Barque raised his head and looked in the direction the soldier pointed. Soon, he saw four silver-white shiny things flying over. They are in a strange shape. The top part is a complete oval, while the bottom part seems to have been cut off. Then, two unique quadrilateral-shaped, wing-like things extend diagonally.
On both sides of these "wings" and "under the bow", there are magic cannons hanging. Obviously, these should be some kind of offensive weapons.
These "metal warships" were much smaller than the ones they had seen before, but they were about the same size as Barker's flagship. Most of them were around 30 meters in length, which was not particularly large. Even so, they were still shocking to the onlookers.
The four strange "metal warships" silently flew over the First Fleet in a formation, circled around, and returned to Barque.
Looking at the strange 'metal warships', Barque couldn't help but gulp down a mouthful of saliva.
At this moment, one of the "metal warships" suddenly moved forward. Then, a white light flashed in front of it. At first, everyone was shocked, thinking that the other party was going to attack.
However, they soon realized that this wasn't the case.
"S-sir, the other party has sent out a lantern signal. They hope that we can provide a berth for them …"
Fortunately, although they couldn't contact each other, they still had a common means of communication.
After hearing the soldier's report, Barque heaved a sigh of relief and waved his hand to issue an order.
"Close the magic barrier and make room for them!"
"Yes, Sir!"
There was no such thing as an "aircraft carrier" in this world. However, the warships of the Magic Empire had similar functions. As they needed the wyvern knights to search the surroundings, they would also prepare some empty berths for the wyvern knights to berth.
Therefore, the magic warships of this era also took on the role of an aircraft carrier. If one had to describe it, it should be considered a combination of a light aircraft carrier and a battleship.
After all, wyverns didn't need to accelerate to take off.
Of course, Barque wasn't foolish enough to think that the other party would really "berth" on his warship. It was half the size of his warship, and if it really crashed down, the only way out would be to fall.
But fortunately, the other party wasn't that foolish. The strange metal warship stopped above the deck of the Monarch according to the soldier's instructions. Then, a round revolving door opened below the warship, and a beam of light shone down. Then, a graceful figure emerged from it.
It was a young lady who looked no more than 15 or 16 years old. She wore a strange black tights. Apart from the strange silver lines on her shoulders, arms, and waist, the clothes were completely black. She also wore a very strange helmet. At first glance, it looked similar to the helmet worn by knights, but this helmet seemed to be made of crystal and was very beautiful.
The young lady walked out of the beam of light, took off the helmet in her hand, glanced around, and came to Barque.
"Hello, I'm the captain of the punisher guard team, Maria Daxter.
Are you Sir Barque of the First Fleet of the Magic Empire? "
"Yes, I'm Barque Griffin."
Upon hearing the young lady's question, Balck nodded. Then, he couldn't help but size up the young lady before him. As a Mage, Balck could sense that the magical powers in the young lady before him were rather weak, almost as if there was none at all. Was she the one to control such a huge warship?
Or was she just a messenger, and there was someone else controlling the battleship?
But … If she's a messenger, why does she have to dress up so strangely?
"Greetings, Sir Barque."
After hearing Burke's answer, Maria immediately raised her hand and bowed respectfully to him in a strange manner before speaking.
"We are the Passus Federation Fleet. We have arrived at the designated location according to your invitation. Please lead the way and inform the frontline to avoid unnecessary commotion."
"Got it."
If Barque heard this young lady's words before seeing these warships, he might think that she was just trying to scare him. But now, after witnessing their terrifying strength, he didn't have such thoughts. One had to pass through many towns on the way from the border to the empire's capital. If this wasn't explained in advance, it might cause a large-scale panic.
Therefore, he immediately nodded his head and said.
"Alright then, please allow us to lead the way for your fleet."
If one were to say that Burke still had a competitive mentality before, now that he had seen this fleet with his own eyes, he had completely put away his arrogance.
However, Burke did not give up because of this. On the contrary, he demanded that everyone carry out his every command with the fastest and most accurate attitude. He wanted to show these outsiders that even if their warships were not as good as the other side's, their spirits would not shrink or waver because of it!
Of course, as for the thought of 'teaching them a lesson', Barque didn't have it in him anymore.