Chapter 103 [Santa Maria] Li Si clasped his hands behind his back and listened quietly to Kaza¡¯s report. As a new country, and a country with very poor coastal defense, and most people don¡¯t pay attention to coastal defense, it¡¯s just a matter of face. For an expedition fleet, the navy lost more than one-fifth, which was a huge loss for the new country. This means that once Spanish warships arrive in the Caribbean, it will be a fatal blow to the new republic. "Keep all the prisoners under guard!" Li Si turned around and looked at Kaza who was covered in blood and said, "Go and clean up the blood stains on your body first." "Yes! Sir, I'll wash it off right now!" Kaza was fighting. He was not injured, and the bloodstains on his body were all from the enemy. After conveying Li Si's order, he went to wash away the bloodstains on his body. Li Si climbed up to the poop of the Aris and looked at the entire fleet following behind. If the death toll of naval soldiers was not considered, just looking at the ships, this naval battle could be described as a great victory. The large ships alone had already achieved Thirty ships, almost twice as many as before the voyage. "Although many naval soldiers died, after bringing back such trophies, more citizens will definitely join the navy!" Li Si murmured: "Especially the cannons on the Columbus flagship, although they are The cannon with the shortest range and the least power, but it is not something that the Native Americans can imagine! " Columbus's flagship was equipped with thirty-six cannons, but due to Li Si's night-hidden raid, none of them had time to be used. , Li Si seized the ship with his own hands. There are more than thirty-six cannons. On some other NPC ships, each large ship is equipped with several. During Li Si's night attack tactics, they were all captured by Li Si. The total number of cannons is Sixty-two, but all of them are artillery with the least power and the shortest range. ¡¾Artillery¡¿A slender cannon that uses ordinary cannonballs. It has just been modified for naval battles. Its power and range are not satisfactory. Attributes: Penetration: 30 Range: 360 Projectile speed: 3 Explosion range: 1 Reloading speed: 2 Obtain method: Purchase in port city Regarding the attributes of the cannon, the main points are these: Penetration power: the higher the value, the stronger the lethality Range : The higher the value, the farther the range. Bullet speed: The faster the bullet speed, the higher the hit rate, and the higher the chance of chaos. Explosion range: The higher the value, the more likely additional situations will occur. Reloading speed: The higher the value, the faster the reloading speed. The cannon has been captured. A lot, but there are not many corresponding cannonballs and gunpowder. Except for Columbus's flagship, which has a lot of cannonballs and gunpowder stocks, there are only very few gunpowder and cannonballs on other ships. Li Si can guess that, It must be that after Columbus's fleet passed through the storm area, most of the ships were flooded, and the cannonballs and gunpowder had to be thrown off the ship in order to reduce weight. The returning fleet was much slower and did not return to Limon Bay until five days later. When the fleet was anchored at the dock of Teotihuacan, all the citizens of America were excited and rushed to the dock. Look at the large fleet that covers the sky. "It seems that the navy has won a big victory this time and brought back so many big ships!" "It will definitely win a big victory. With the leadership of Governor Moore, a big victory is certain!" "That's right, that's right, Moore "The Archon is an envoy of God!" "The day before yesterday, I heard that Baohu was preaching that the God of Moore was arrogant and arrogant. He was always arrogant and arrogant." "Who says it's not true? I think that guy is arrogant. You're so domineering, you don't even have to pay for things!" "Hush! Look over there!" "That guy is here too. I really want to know what he will think when he sees the trophies brought back by Governor Moore!" The news of the return alarmed the Senate. At this time, a group of elders from the Senate were rushing to the dock under the leadership of the high priest, and the army led by Baohu was guarding the elders. At this time, Li Si was busy directing the naval soldiers to transport the captured artillery to the dock. Except for the Santa Maria's artillery, all other artillery were dismantled. In addition to cannons and ships, the spoils also include tributes captured from Columbus's flagship and given to the Eastern Empire, some exquisite gold handicrafts and wine, and the most precious thing is a clock made of pure gold and inlaid with gems. "Where is Archon Moore? Go and call him over. The great elder wants to question you!" After an elder of the Senate recovered from the shock, he deliberately pretended not to see the busy people on the dock.Li Si, pretending to be shouting loudly. After arriving at the dock, the elders of the Senate were also shocked by the densely packed ships. With so many ships gathered together, the visual effect was completely different, especially those white-sailed ships with such white cloth. Not seen. "Let me show you how to use this artillery!" Li Si saw the elders arriving. Of course, he also heard the elder's pretentious shouting, but he ignored him and instead ordered the sailors They brought the gunpowder and cannonballs over and prepared to test the power of the artillery. "The loading of this first-generation artillery is very troublesome. No one knows how to load and launch it yet. Li Si spent a lot of effort on his own to successfully load it. "Aim the cannon there!" Li Si pointed to a pile of stones not far from the dock and ordered the sailors to turn the cannon. "Give me the torch!" Li Si took the torch and put it close to the fuse of the artillery. He turned around with a teasing smile and said to the veterans who were looking at the artillery curiously: "You'd better cover your ears!" After saying that, regardless of whether everyone would follow his instructions, he directly used the torch to ignite the fuse. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The leads burn out quickly. Boom! A loud noise, like thunder from the sky, startled everyone who was curious to watch the artillery. The shell accurately hit the pile of rocks, boom! With a loud bang, the pile of rocks exploded, debris flew and dust filled the sky. Li Si¡¯s ears were buzzing from the shock, and the people watching around him were no better. They all rubbed their ears and watched in horror as they were blown into pieces and stones. "What is this? It's so powerful!" someone in the crowd shouted, his tone full of horror. "If this hits a person, wouldn't it beat him to pieces?" "No, it's really terrible!" "This is Thor's weapon, right?" "You don't know this, right? I'm just saying The sailor had said that this thing was called a cannon, a weapon used on the far side of the sea." "Cannon? It's so powerful!" There were more and more comments in the crowd, and the high priest also heard a lot and walked out. The crowd walked towards Li Si. "Consul Moore, can you explain to me what this is?" The high priest walked to Li Si and pointed at the cannon and asked. "Oh, Your Excellency the High Priest!" Li Si suddenly said: "Of course, this is the loot captured in this battle!" Li Si told the High Priest about the artillery in detail, and emphasized that in distant Europe, these artillery are the most powerful. There are inferior artillery, and there are more powerful artillery than them, and told the high priest and a group of elders that this fleet is just a fleet exploring the way, and in the future, there will be larger ships than the ships captured this time. The ship came to invade, and all the elders were frightened by the situation Li Si described. "Then, what should we do then?" An elder asked in horror. "Well" Li Si pondered: "So, this requires us to recruit more navy and build more ships. We must strengthen our naval power to resist the enemy's invasion! I suggest that we first expand the navy to ten thousand "People!" "No problem!" The high priest said at this time, "Many new tribes have joined in these days, and the population has increased a lot. Let's expand the navy first!" Li Si opened the territory panel and saw that the population had indeed increased a lot. It was almost close to 200,000 people, and the number was still beating, with new residents joining every moment. "Is this the system's population swiping? " After settling the matter of the navy, the elders of the Senate left. When they left, Li Si brought them more than a dozen units of wine. The elders who tried the taste of the wine were full of praise. After sending the elders away, Li Si called over the craftsmen from the Academy of Sciences and began to order them to repair the ships and build new ships. Li Si handed them all the drawings exchanged for their merits and ordered them to study for themselves. After finishing all this, Li Si finally had time to check out the newly acquired epic ship. Ship Name: Santa Maria Ship Quality: Epic Ship Type: Large Clark Sailing Ship Driving Conditions: Adventure Level Lv27, Trade Level Lv8, Combat Level Lv0 Ship Attributes: Sail: 243 Height Sail: 193 Rowing: 0 Steering: 11 Wave Resistance: 9 Armor: 25 Durability: 675 Gun Port: 36 Position: 419 Proficiency: 0 Ship mobility: 10 Ship characteristics: [Ultimate ship handling enhancement]: Greatly improve the ship's maneuvering performance within a certain period of time. ¡¾Rapid acceleration¡¿: It can increase the speed within a certain period of time, but it will make it difficult for the ship to turn. It can be superimposed with high-speed cruising. ¡¾High-speed cruise¡¿: Significantly increases the ship's sailing speed, which requires continuous consumption of the ship's mobility. Attacks cannot be carried out in high-speed cruising state. ¡¾Wind-resistant mast¡¿: Greatly improve the wind resistance of the ship mast. ¡¾Sea Resistance Armor¡¿: Greatly improves the wave resistance of ship masts. ¡¾Riding the Wind and Waves¡¿: While sailing in the storm, the negative status is reduced by 20% and the speed is increased by 20%. ¡¾Repair Support¡¿: Mobility: Automatically, during sea battles, increase the repair recovery value of all our party. The ship can add additional sails +3, side guns +3, bow guns +0, stern guns +1, armor +3, and the ships can be trained. "The attributes of the epic level are just different!" Li Si sighed with emotion, the Santa Maria is not yet complete. The ship can still be cultivated in the future, but the attributes of the horizontal and vertical sails alone made Li Si praise, "It is indeed a ship specially used for exploration and adventure. The power of this sail is simply **!" ;