"Building them here would take too long." Zhao Gang shook his head, his expression grave.
"Building a large shipyard alone would take ages. And then how long would a single ten-thousand-ton destroyer take?"
"A year? Two years? What about an aircraft carrier?"
"We can't afford to wait."
He pointed toward the expanse of blue ocean ahead.
"According to the intelligence provided by the Elves and the Holy Human Race, although the Demon Clan in these waters hasn't made any major moves for now, that certainly doesn't mean they're safe."
"Before they react and organize a large-scale offensive, we must establish a powerful, fully organized naval force on the Terra Continent as quickly as possible."
"We don't have time to start from scratch, so this is our only option: 'move' Blue Star's fleet over here!"
"As for Blue Star, we already have shipyards there. We can just build more."
"You just scared them with that beating in the exercises. We won't have to worry about them for a while."
Those words made everything click for Lin Mo.
He nodded, his gaze passing over the camp before him and into the distance.
The sky was a pristine blue, with a few white clouds drifting leisurely past. Golden sunlight spilled across the sea, its surface shimmering like an enormous blue gemstone.
The scenery was breathtakingly beautiful.
Yet who could have imagined that beneath this peaceful, beautiful sea lurked terrifying monsters capable of devouring everything?
The matter was settled.
Lin Mo turned and ordered his guard, Wu Suowei,
"Go and invite High Archbishop Kael over."
"Tell him we can discuss business now."
"Yes!" Wu Suowei straightened his back and hurried away.
A short while later, Kael entered the command tent, escorted by a squad of soldiers.
He wore the lavish robes of a Sixth