Sorry, My Interstellar Fleet Only Recruits Women

Half a day later.

A group of people appeared at the port.

Several staff members led the way and pointed to the location of the merchant ship with the wind chimes.

After that, these people gathered around the shore where the merchant ship was docked.

"Hello, may I ask who is in charge of this merchant ship?" a port shipping manager asked as he boarded the ship.

Fengling and Xia Xiaoman exchanged a glance.

Wind Chime stepped forward and said, "That's me."

"The shipment of goods that you previously delivered to the business center."

"Our Royal Chamber of Commerce wants to talk to you." The person in charge pointed to the people on the shore.

These people knew that the people on this merchant ship were the ones they were looking for.

However, they did not board the ship directly. Instead, they followed the procedure and sent someone on board to inquire first, while they waited for a reply on the shore.

This shows that these people truly respected the passing caravans.

It's not as simple as just viewing these merchant fleets and ships as a cash cow.

"So, how should we discuss this?"

"Shall we disembark, or will your royal family board the ship?" Wind Chime asked with a smile.

"If you wish, our royal family members will board the ship and discuss matters with Your Excellency."

"We will inform you of the number of people beforehand," the staff member said.

Fengling nodded and said, "There's no need to inform them."

Our boat isn't big; it can't hold too many people.

Like this.

You can arrange for a maximum of twenty people to board the ship.

Then I will wait for our distinguished guests on the ship.

"Okay." The staff member bowed and then disembarked.

Then, a group of five people boarded the ship.

There were twenty slots available, but only five people have boarded the ship so far.

Furthermore, none of these five individuals were combat personnel.

Judging from their clothes, they're all businessmen.

After boarding the ship, the five people first looked at the wind chimes.

"Is this the person in charge of this merchant ship?" One of the men stepped forward and bowed slightly.

It is very rare in other countries for someone of noble status to bow to a merchant.

Even in this era, no matter how wealthy a merchant is, his status is still inferior to that of a nobleman.

Therefore, it was simply unbelievable that nobles would bow to merchants.

However, this is a very common occurrence in the Kingdom of Aalborg.

"I am.

Wind Chimes, the owner of this merchant ship.

"May I ask if you are from the royal family of Aalborg?" Wind Chime returned the greeting and then inquired.

"The third prince of the Aalborg royal family," the third prince said with a smile.

Fengling recalled the information about this third prince.

I'm thirty-five years old and have been in the business world for fifteen years.

He started negotiating business on his own when he was twenty years old, and it is rumored that in his busiest year, the trade orders he was in charge of accounted for more than one-fifth of the Kingdom of Aalborg's revenue.

"So it's His Highness the Third Prince."

"I've heard so much about you." Feng Ling said with a light smile, "His Excellency the Third Prince has personally come to my ship."

It must be because of the goods I prepared.

"It seems you are the type to speak openly."

I suspect that the goods you've brought out are just bait.

Now that I've taken the bait...

"Then tell me what you really want," the Third Prince asked directly, getting straight to the point.

“We want to cooperate,” Wind Chime said directly.

"A business collaboration?"

Although we haven't had much experience with military products before.

However, we also have ideas to move in this direction.

You licensed us the production technology for those weapons.

We are responsible for production and sales; we handle all aspects, including raw materials, labor, and facilities.

"You just need to bring the money, how about we split it 50/50?"

The Third Prince directly proposed a very good cooperation method.

If it's purely about money, then this is indeed a good collaboration.

It also shows great sincerity.

Unfortunately, Fengling and the others came not just for money.

Fengling walked to the side of the boat and pointed to the mainland in the distance.

"Your Highness, what did you see?"

"The port?" the Third Prince asked instinctively.

"Please look further ahead."

"Mountain?"

"A little further?"

The Third Prince looked at Feng Ling with a puzzled expression: "What does Your Excellency want to say? Just say it directly."

Fengling pointed to the landscape before her and said, "I see the kingdom of Aalborg."

There are even more distant territories.

Everyone knows that the Kingdom of Aalborg appears prosperous, but its foundation is unstable.

Like duckweed on the sea, it will be torn apart by the slightest wave.

The Kingdom of Aalborg could be easily crushed by any of the surrounding countries that have even the slightest ambition.

In order to maintain its existence, the Kingdom of Aalborg took several measures.

The first step is to reduce one's military strength, making oneself appear to outsiders as an innocent and harmless rabbit.

The second is to make concessions to neighboring countries, or even directly pay protection fees.

At least 20% of the Kingdom of Aalborg's annual revenue is spent on this.

I was right.

This is the means and method by which the Kingdom of Aalborg survived in this era and on this continent.

But what I want to say is that this is not a long-term solution.

I think the Third Prince can also see what the current situation is like on the Western Continent.

The war between the old guard is about to begin.

It's not just the war between the Baljik Kingdom and the surrounding kingdoms right now; wars will break out across the entire western continent, and even across continents, in the next few years or even a decade or more.

By then.

The Kingdom of Aalborg can no longer remain in a neutral position as it is now.

If I'm not mistaken, the Kingdom of Gebuchi must have threatened you several times in secret during this period, forcing you to take a stand in this war.

Although your Kingdom of Aalborg's military strength is not strong.

However, you have invested heavily in port and shipping.

You have many ports, and the throughput of your ports even exceeds that of all the ports in the Baljik Kingdom.

Your work efficiency is ten times faster than theirs!

Not to mention your country's industrial strength.

You are all foxes hiding behind the facade, pretending to be little white rabbits.

Feng Ling's words caused a hint of threat to appear in the eyes of the third prince, who looked the people in front of him up and down.

And this ship in front of us.

In fact, he noticed from the very beginning that the structure of this merchant ship was somewhat different.

After boarding, I realized that this merchant ship was very different.

"It's clear that you don't have a strong army right now."

However, your small army is of high quality, and you are always ready for war.

Those people working at the port, are they all your reserve soldiers?

They have a very serious work attitude.

It's clear that he received thorough training during his previous military service.

Once war comes.

Your Kingdom of Aalborg could potentially raise an army of tens of thousands.

"Merchants are all ambitious!" Feng Ling stared intently at the Third Prince, her words carrying a hidden meaning.

"I don't understand what you're trying to achieve by saying all this." The Third Prince's expression was indifferent, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Fengling smiled and said, "Didn't the Kingdom of Aalborg ever think of becoming a truly powerful nation that can stand tall and not have to look after the whims of its neighboring countries?"

The weapons you see are only a portion of what we have available, and some are even the most outdated.

If you are willing to cooperate, you will be able to get more help.

By then, the road you walk will be much wider than it is now.

I don't have much time.

"Tell me your thoughts," Wind Chime asked directly.

The Third Prince stared at the wind chimes: "I understand what you mean, but this decision..."

I can't give you an answer right now.

"How about this?"

If you don't mind, how about the Third Prince taking a ride on my ship for a spin?

If I remember correctly, if you continue along this route, there is a large inland sea.

Let's go there and take a look.

"There, Your Highness the Third Prince can see something even more special." Feng Ling smiled as she looked at the Third Prince.

The third prince hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "No problem."

Then he turned to one of the five men he had brought and spoke to him.

The man then disembarked.

After that, the ship left the port and headed towards the inland sea.

That inland sea isn't very far.

It took about a few hours to arrive.

This inland sea is very large. Legend has it that in the earliest times, the people living in the surrounding countries all believed that this was the legendary sea.

It wasn't until their navigation technology improved that they discovered it was just an inland sea.

"The weapons you saw earlier were all firearms."

Rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers.

"I think His Highness the Third Prince must have already tested the strength of those weapons." Feng Ling opened several boxes and took out the weapons from them.

They fired a barrage of shots at the sea.

Bang bang bang bang... boom boom boom

Because there were no other ships around in this inland sea, this commotion wouldn't reveal anything.

The only ones that might suffer are the fish that float belly up to the surface of the sea.

"Your weapons are indeed very good."

Some of them are also very advanced, even surpassing some of the army's current weapons that we are familiar with. The Third Prince nodded and said, staring at the wind chimes.

That look in his eyes seemed to be trying to figure out the true identity of the wind chime.

These advanced weapons are not something that just any businessman can produce.

There must be a powerful force behind this, possibly even a country.

But if it's a single country, why go to all the trouble of cooperating with them?

This makes absolutely no sense.

With this question in mind.

The third prince, watching the wind chime, then walked towards another piece of goods covered by a curtain.

“But to be honest, the army’s weapons are still based on these things.” Fengling’s hand rested on the curtain, and then she ripped it open.

A tank appeared directly in front of everyone.

"This is a tank!" The Third Prince, being a businessman, naturally knew that the most popular weapon in the army right now was the tank.

However, due to the different speeds of technological and military development in various continents and countries, tanks as a weapon vary from one another.

That's right.

"Come, let our Third Prince see the power of our tanks." Fengling patted the tank's hull.

A crew of passengers was already sitting inside.

The tank starts moving, and the gun barrel turns.

It was only then that the Third Prince realized that they had somehow launched a wooden target boat behind the stern.

We've already traveled more than ten kilometers.

You can vaguely see a red flag fluttering there.

The tank then opened fire.

boom!

A loud explosion occurred around the small wooden boat, creating huge waves that nearly capsized it.

The merchant ship also rocked slightly due to the recoil from firing the cannon.

"Oh dear, why did you miss?" Wind Chime shook her head as if blaming someone.

But the third prince didn't detect any anger in his voice.

He soon realized what was going on.

First of all, this is at sea, not on land. Many parameters for land combat have changed. Keep in mind that their merchant ship was drifting, and the wooden boat was also drifting.

Therefore, the difficulty of hitting the target with a single shot is greatly increased.

Nevertheless, the error rate of this shot was still very low.

Soon, the second shell was fired.

They smashed the wooden boat to pieces.

"It's a pity, it's not perfect."

"Now give our Third Prince a high-speed shooting demonstration." Feng Ling stroked her chin, somewhat dissatisfied, and said.

The tank aimed in one direction and began firing continuously.

Boom boom boom boom!

After Fengling and the others stepped back a distance, they covered their ears.

Feeling the waves of heat sweeping over me.

This high-intensity firing lasted for a full twenty minutes!

Don't underestimate these twenty minutes; on the battlefield, they represent the tank's terrifying combat power.

etc.

It seems like I've forgotten something.

The third prince looked down at the 'merchant ship' beneath his feet.

Under the continuous barrage from that tank, an ordinary merchant ship of this size would have been rocking violently long ago.

However, the 'merchant ship' only rocked slightly.

That means this is definitely not an ordinary merchant ship.

"It seems the Third Prince has seen quite a lot." Feng Ling smiled as she looked at the Third Prince.

"Isn't this a merchant ship?"

"This is a warship!" The Third Prince frowned, pointing to the 'merchant ship' at his feet.

Let me introduce myself.

This is the battleship we currently have the most of.

It has the most, but it's not the strongest.

Because it can at most be considered a medium-sized battleship.

As for why I didn't bring heavy battleships, it's because of the nature of this sea route.

Heavy battleships are too dazzling.

Your Highness, the Third Prince, surely doesn't want others to know that a heavy battleship has visited your port.

Medium battleship?

The third prince looked at the merchant ship in front of him.

The wind chimes clapped their hands.

The sailors on the ship immediately sprang into action, removing all the wooden crates and curtains that were covering the ship's cannons and weapons.

This revealed the weapon modules of the medium-sized battleship.

However, due to the camouflage paint on the hull, it still lacked some of the imposing and majestic aura of a battleship.

However, looking at the giant cannon at the bow of the ship...

The third prince was dumbfounded.

Medium battleship?

But he had never seen any medium battleship equipped with such huge naval guns.