Gefra's glory came from its navy.
Now that the Navy Minister had reiterated this point, people could not help recalling past glories, as if the navy's return would surely lead them out of the gloom once more! The Navy Minister then went on to discuss some plans for naval reform.
Calling it reform was not entirely accurate. It was already too late to reform the navy, and honestly, there was not much about it that needed reforming.
They had the most advanced battleships, the Main Guns with the largest calibers, the finest navy in the world, and the navy's commanders.
Purely in terms of naval strength, they had no room left for improvement. They were the ceiling of this world! But in other areas, they still had some shortcomings.
Take naval aviation, for example. Gefra's Sea Fortresses had already entered service—two of them, the Ellis and the Elberon.
Both had been extremely famous Grand Dukes of Gefra in the past. Of course, the two Sea Fortresses could also be collectively called the Grand Duke Class.
Compared with earlier ship names like the Princess and the Knight Commander, the "rank" of these two Sea Fortresses had risen considerably.
There was a saying within the navy that this naming system would continue to advance.
For now, they were only the Grand Duke Class. The next level should be the Prince Class or Crown Prince Class, which could also be called the true "Royal Class." But none of them would bear the name of an Emperor or Empress.
This was out of respect for the Emperor and Empress, and also to avoid the sinking of an Emperor or Empress in wartime dealing a severe blow to naval morale! Yes, losing a Grand Duke-class warship, or even an entire fleet, would only be a