The Water Magician

"It was an incredible battle from start to finish."

"Indeed. It was an educational fleet battle."

Both Ryo and Abel didn't have much experience in fleet battles.

As a result, they recognized that there was much to learn.

"That unbroken magic cannon fire was amazing. Twenty fire orbs hit the same spot at the same time."

"That's true. Because of that, it was able to break through their ship's magic barrier."

"Right at the waterline... If there's a big hole there, it'll definitely sink."

"That cannon fire was impressive, but the ship shook quite a bit too."

"Exactly! It's natural to have recoil, but doesn't it have a system to absorb it individually?"

Ryo tilted his head in confusion.

In Ryo's knowledge of battleships like the line-of-battle ships, each cannon with wheels would recoil backward to absorb the impact when firing.

However, the cannon fire from this ship seemed to be fired from fixed turrets, causing the ship to move due to its recoil...

"In this ship, the magic cannon is indeed fixed," said Captain Ra Woo, approaching the two with a smile.

It seemed he had overheard their conversation.

"When it's fixed, the impact will cause the ship to shake, right?"

"Yes, it will."

Captain Ra Woo nodded in agreement with Ryo's concern.

"Was that why it was a simultaneous cannon fire?"

"Yes, that's one aspect of it."

Captain Ra Woo nodded again in agreement with Abel's response.

If the ship is going to shake anyway, they might as well synchronize the timing...

No, that's not something that can be done so easily!

"It's the result of training the gunners under the battle commander, Lin Xin."

Captain Ra Woo spoke with a smile, clearly proud.

He continued to explain.

"While our gunners are indeed amazing... if other ships, like fast attack ships, tried to fire all cannons simultaneously, they wouldn't receive permission. Even if they were trained to do simultaneous firing."

"Is it a problem with the ship?"

"Yes, as you mentioned, Mr. Abel. It's precisely because of this ship that simultaneous firing of twenty cannons is allowed."

Captain Ra Woo asserted firmly.

"Is that... a problem with the ship's restorative power?"

Ryo suggested, tilting his head as he spoke.

In the Western Nations, when they were tinkering with what would later become the Skizblaznil Vessel, the issue of restorative ability had arisen.

So he knew.

He understood the importance and difficulty of restorative power.

Restorative power can be succinctly described as the ability to return to a normal state from a tilted position.

In other words, it can be referred to as resistance to capsizing.

"Yes, exactly as you said."

Captain Ra Woo nodded happily.

"The public ships, including this Tenth Ship... the largest public ships called first-class public ships in Darwei, have extraordinary restorative power. That's why they won't capsize even when performing a simultaneous broadside."

"So, Darwei is not only a superpower in magic and alchemy, but also in shipbuilding technology."

Ryo nodded multiple times at Captain Ra Woo's explanation.

There still seemed to be much to learn from Darwei.

Captain Ra Woo left the two to give his next instructions.

"The Central Nations... no, even in the Archipelago Sea Region or the Southern continent, fleet battles mainly revolved around boarding."

"That's right. But here in Darwei, it's different."

"Yes. It was unexpectedly a cannon battle."

Ryo shook his head slightly.

The "cannon battle" that Ryo knew was the exchange of cannon fire on Earth.

However, the battle that unfolded before them was undoubtedly something that should be called a "cannon battle," even if it involved alchemy.

The difference was that gunpowder was magical power, and cannons were alchemy tools.

"I wonder if, someday, even the Central Nations will have this kind of fleet battle."

"It will, without a doubt," Abel stated with conviction.

"If something is already being put to practical use somewhere, it will eventually be implemented elsewhere too, right?"

"I won't deny that."

"The lack of interaction between the Eastern Nations and the Central Nations was due to that 'corridor.' But this time..."