"We have many enemies now." Alice whispered: "You know, the threats of orcs and the Holy Spirit have never been lifted. And now, the crisis at sea, Arabia far away from overseas..."

Qin Song smiled and saw a starfish rushing up from the beach at the corner of his eyes. It was bright red and beautiful. He bent down to pick up the starfish, and felt the rough protrusions of the skin at his fingertips.

"Alice, do you think it's beautiful?"

Alice was stunned: "It's okay, I've lived by the beach since I was a child, and I'm a little used to it."

She blinked playfully again: "But sometimes, there will be some interesting things rushing up, such as a large conch larger than a horn, a pirate captain's eye mask, a fish with eyes growing on one side, a little pink octopus with one eye, or something."

In front of Qin Song, Alice has always been honest and sincere, and never flatters her because of his wise identity. She always chooses to express her meaning.

"Yes." Qin Song smiled knowingly and threw the starfish back to the sea: "In the vast sea, countless lives are nurtured and hidden secrets that cannot be solved. Just like this starfish, there are countless like it. In the countless years of the past, I don't know how many starfish have washed away the beach. In the face of the great power of the sea, they are too small and too weak, and can only go with the flow."

Alice looked at the familiar sea that could not be more familiar, thinking about it.

In the past, she was just a simple child, and her impression of the sea was only vast, which could bring many strange things to the beach. For now, knowledge has become the new "ocean" she likes, making her focus on the wonderful creations brought by knowledge.

Qin Song sighed: "Do you think sometimes we are quite like a small starfish swimming in the sea?"

"In the ocean of knowledge." Alice's pretty face was filled with brilliance, and she was excited: "Whether it was the captain's eye mask or the one-eyed octopus, they were all dull in front of the charm of knowledge."

Qin Song stopped and faced the blowing sea breeze, the harsh sun hanging in the air, sprinkling a faint golden color on the sea surface. It looked sacred and beautiful, but in fact it was full of dangers.

Alice's worries were caused by the lack of steel in the Black Stone Corps. The orcs were completely afraid of it and lost their source of steel. Even if they had waste a lot of manpower and material resources, they collected the steel left in the insect nest. However, the amount of iron-clad ships was too large and they were stretched.

So far, the No. 1 Iron Craft Ship that was returned to Shanghai, the No. 2 and No. 3 that had just been dragged out of the dock were only available for ship No. 4 to wait for the rapid engine to be installed before it could be discharged from the dock. The deck of ship No. 5 has not been completed yet.

In addition to armor, there are also supporting turrets, ammunition, reinforced keels, and reinforced decks, all of which are large iron-consuming customers.

I hate that I used to play too many tricks, blossoming in all kinds of ways, and ascending to heaven in various spirals, frightening the orcs of the Iron Boy. Now I concentrate my troops and only want to break through the Holy Spirit stronghold, so that I can find some confidence and soothe my wounded heart.

We also need to consider the amount of steel needed for the Black Stone Collar's defense. After all, we can barely count as five iron armored ships.

According to Harald, the number of warships with similar tonnage in the Navy of the Principality of Vanden is about 60, while the remaining light and fast ships do not count.

Judging from the quantity, it is indeed a bit inadequate.

But the quality is...

Iron armor plus the turret, whoever uses it will know.

"Alice, we often don't have time to prepare enough. Ship 5 has no time to strengthen the deck and turret, and it is temporarily used as a transport ship. Tomorrow morning is a good weather for a long voyage. I have a premonition that if we save Arabia City, our strength will be qualitatively improved. If we go on this expedition, the Black Stone Collar will be handed over to you and Lia..."

Before Qin Song could finish his words, Alice grabbed his hand and raised her little face: "I want to go to war with you."

The biggest problem in the overseas market is not firepower, but logistics supply. Ammunition, food and fresh water are all hard demands. No matter which item is not effectively replenished, the consequences are unimaginable.

It's a race against time adventure.

Qin Song didn't want Alice to take risks, after all, he would not die.

"No, Qin, listen to me." Alice shook her head stubbornly: "I was not impulsive, but thoughtful. Moreover, my sister and I have also discussed it. Do you want to hear my reasons?"

"Okay." Qin Song nodded. Alice was not the one who would easily change her attention.

"The first is the logistics you are worried about. There is really no shortcut to this. But at least I can guarantee that part of the ammunition will be recycled."

"Secondly, our ironclad ship has not had enough time to test except Ship 1. No one can guarantee whether it will fail in the middle. Regarding this, as a participant in the design and manufacturing process, I am the best repairman."

Qin Song also considered these two points, but compared to risks, he was more inclined to protect Alice.

"There is a third point. This point requires another situation. For example, we successfully contacted Arabia, but we did not have enough strength to solve the dilemma. Then, we can consider using local materials and using Arabia's existing resources to create more weapons without waiting for the assistance of the Blackstone Corps."

"It's fourth."

Seeing Qin Song listening carefully, Alice suddenly smiled mischievously: "I have seen the sea countless times, and seen its vastness and greatness, but do you know? I have never left the port, because my father and sister all think that the sea is too dangerous..."

"This is also a reason?" Qin Song was a little amused and crying.

"Of course I have to forget it!" Alice nodded seriously: "After all, I am the master of the Black Stone Corps. It is logical to lead our own fleet to visit other countries on behalf of the Black Stone Corps to discuss matters about the alliance?"

"Besides." Alice carried her little hands on her back and made a heart-shaped outline with her toes on the soft and white beach, then stood on it pretty and blinked: "There is another last reason, guess what?"

His face was red, but his eyes were hot.

There seems to be a string in my memory being touched.

There was a girl in my memory wearing a white dress and white shoes, standing in the woods full of fallen leaves, tilting her head with a smile and asking him: "Guess?"

Qin Song has always made decisions based on the cruel facts behind the world, and he has to weigh the pros and cons. Although he is risky, he also puts the overall situation first.

But at this moment, he was a little shaken.

Alice is not illusory. She has flesh and blood, her own persistence, and her own feelings. She is not a tool man born for his success or failure.

Qin Song understood that as long as he calmly analyzed the pros and cons, Alice might not violate his decision.

Moreover, he has a trump card, that is, the army of mantis shrimps that have been hiding in the waters of Hot Island. It is now growing in scale and has hundreds of numbers, and it can greatly spread the disadvantages of ocean combat.

No matter how bad it is, there are still a few giant tentacle monsters that can be pulled to the battlefield.

However, he couldn't say it.

After a long silence, he walked to Alice, took her little hand, and faced the sea and sky, a sunset was sinking.

"I heard that the sunrise on the sea is more magnificent than the land."

Alice grabbed his big hand and smiled sweetly: "I'll watch with you."

...

The decision to go to the war was decided at the morning meeting. In the evening, Qin Song announced the change. Several more names were added to the list of the war.

Alice, Elena, Monica and Joe, the latest to join the witch team, contribute to the Rapids Engine.

That night, Daotan Wharf was unprecedentedly busy.

A large amount of prepared supplies were shipped on board. The carefully selected soldiers carried guns and ammunition, arranged in neat teams, and officially joined the list, becoming a glorious member of the Blackstone Fleet.

For safety reasons, going to war is a strictly confidential action. Only Leah, Linda, Veronica and Luna are sent off. It is not that they don’t want to take risks with them, but their home needs their protection, and they also bear huge risks in the face of the orcs and the Holy Spirit.

The witches, no matter their age, have experienced many battles, and their minds have long been different from the past. In the darkness that dawn has fallen, they do not cry with their heads in their arms, nor do they say goodbye.

Only encourage each other and the indelible sadness that lingers in my heart.

When the sun's light illuminates the black stone collar, everything seems to be no different, there is still a hustle and bustle of ships in the harbor, and the farmers are still busy.

Five ironclad ships leaving the port, riding the wind and waves, disappeared from the distant horizon.
Chapter completed!