In the end, Ferdinand still could not make up his mind. After all, this was a high-stakes gamble, and the time was not yet ripe!
Even if he intended to set his sights on Libya, there was no need to act immediately. Delaying for two or three years and watching how the situation developed was perfectly acceptable!
But expanding the navy had now become imperative.
There was not much time left for Bulgaria. If they did not find a way to increase their strength now, then once World War I broke out, they would not even have a voice when it came time to claim a share of the spoils!
While the Bulgarian government was still wavering over the bait cast by the British, an event that shook the history of the world's navies occurred: Britain's Dreadnought made its appearance!
Displacement: 17,900 tons
Speed: 21 knots
Armed with ten 305mm main guns mounted in five turrets, Twenty-four 76mm secondary guns
Five submerged torpedo launchers
Armor up to 280mm thick along both sides, on the turrets, and on the conning tower
Its firepower was more than twice that of the largest armored warships of the time!
The birth of the Dreadnought directly declared that all the world's battleships had been rendered obsolete overnight!
Britain's formidable shipbuilding industry had once again defended its honor as the world's foremost naval power and ushered in a new era!
When Ferdinand received the news, he smiled. He knew the time for a massive reshuffle of naval power had arrived. If the old-established naval powers could not keep pace with the times, they could only wait to be eliminated!
Although the British Empire had led the age, Ferdinand estimated that the London government would soon be unable to celebrate. After all, its pre-Dreadnought battleships were