21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 762 - 758 Belfast (Please subscribe, please vote for monthly tickets)

762: Chapter 758 Belfast (Please subscribe, please vote for monthly tickets)

762: Chapter 758 Belfast (Please subscribe, please vote for monthly tickets)

When Kaga returned Akagi’s remains to the Necromantic Space, Hood wandered along the Thames River, gazing at the Tower Bridge and the Royal Navy’s last glory moored by the riverbank—the Belfast.

The Royal Navy of the Great British Empire, this name carries a glorious history of five hundred years and boundless glory.

The once Royal Navy defeated Spain’s Invincible Fleet with mere pirates and privateers, establishing the British Empire’s four hundred years of maritime hegemony.

The once Royal Navy, with sturdy ships and powerful guns, conquered the seas and created an empire where the sun never set, ruling over a quarter of the world’s population.

The once Royal Navy’s smoke obscured the sky, where just one of its squadrons was stronger than the entire navy of other nations.

The once Royal Navy boldly claimed that even if it went to war with any two navies in the world simultaneously, it could maintain a tonnage advantage and achieve victory.

The once Royal Navy was the world’s most advanced blue water fleet; nations around the world took pride in learning from the British Navy.

The once Royal Navy…

Walking along the Thames, Hood was filled with myriad emotions, vividly remembering how proud and glorious the once Royal Navy was, even though she served at a time when the British Empire was going through the throes of decline after the First World War.

But at that time, the empire’s might still prevailed, and the Royal Navy still had the capacity and strength to protect the empire’s interests.

Hood also vividly remembered, shortly after she was commissioned, as the largest warship in the world, she embarked on the “Empire Cruise” with The Renown.

Together they formed a fleet that sailed 38,153 miles, crossed the equator six times, and visited 26 ports, each visit an unprecedented event.

750,000 visitors boarded her deck; the ship hosted 37,700 dances or banquets, and there was even an incident where her captain injured his right hand from shaking hands too many times, drawing the attention of the entire empire and the world.

Hood also distinctly remembered the fleet review in 1935 for the 25th anniversary of King George V’s accession to the throne.

One hundred and sixty Royal Navy ships participated in the review.

It was also Hood’s first fleet review; the coal smoke from the Royal Navy ships blanketed the sky.

She still vividly remembers that splendid occasion to this day.

Although the empire gradually waned, the once powerful Royal Navy still maintained its glory, bravely fighting on the battlefield for the empire’s sake.

“England expects that every man will do his duty,” the signal flown by Lord Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar was the belief of every proud member of the Royal Navy.

Hood took pride in being a part of the Royal Navy, and even though she was sunk, she could proudly say that she fell in battle, with no dishonor to the Royal Navy’s glory.

But now, the once sky-covering fleet has long since dissipated; the once-mighty Royal Navy has fallen into a state of ridicule, powerless to defend against jibes about having six without seven, and even Hood, after learning to use the internet, found out that by 2012 the Royal Navy was reduced to using kayaks for its reviews.

The once Royal Navy, which could easily muster sixty battleships for a fleet review, was now in dire straits, down to only six major surface vessels, a fact that broke Hood’s heart.

Looking at The Belfast docked by the Thames River, Hood suddenly didn’t want his former companion to slumber here forever; the fate of a soldier should be to die in battle like Lord Nelson, and the fate of a warship should be the open sea, not to lie in port and turn into a pile of scrap metal, even if it now serves as a museum for people to reflect upon history!

Having made up his mind, Hood took one last glance at The Belfast and then, without looking back, left the place and walked down the river towards its estuary.

She had a plan in her heart: she was going to take The Belfast away!

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Today’s London enjoyed a rare sunny day, and a small fishing boat was drifting at the mouth of the Thames River, its owner leisurely fishing.

However, as he pulled up his hook and saw the bait was gone again and was about to put on a new bait, he suddenly noticed a lady in a blue dress, with a hat, jump into the sea from the shore.

Witnessing this, the boat owner hurriedly reeled in his fishing rod, intending to start his vessel and go rescue the person.

But by the time the boat owner had spent a few minutes getting his boat started and was ready to head towards where the lady had jumped into the water, a ripple suddenly rose on the sea surface, causing his small boat to shake involuntarily and made the boat owner unstable. freёwebnoѵel.com

When the boat owner had steadied himself and looked up outside the cabin, he was stunned by the sight before him.

A grey naval ship appeared in front of him.

The boat owner rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn’t dreaming and wasn’t seeing things, and then hurriedly examined the ship.

Just as he was scrutinizing this suddenly appeared warship, it suddenly sounded its whistle and headed towards the Thames River.

Seeing the huge gun turrets on the ship, the boat owner felt as if he were in a dream.

Although he couldn’t identify what warship it was, he recognized it as one that surely belonged to at least the World War II era.

The boat owner was unclear on what was happening, but he was still concerned about rescuing someone.

However, as he was about to steer his boat to the shore, he suddenly saw the blue-dressed lady who had jumped into the sea standing at the bow of the naval ship, wearing a cape adorned with the Royal Navy’s ensign.

Upon noticing this scene, the boat owner’s eyes widened, feeling he might have encountered a supernatural event; while filming the warship with his cell phone, he also turned his boat around and followed the warship that was moving up the Thames River.

This warship was, of course, Hood.

Since she had decided to take Belfast with her, she wasn’t planning to do it stealthily, but rather to leave with her as a warship.

The Royal Navy might no longer be in its heyday, but they were still the pride of that once great empire, and this pride didn’t allow Hood to sneak away with The Belfast.

With this thought, Hood stood at the bow, even replacing the cape which was originally just the British flag with the Royal Navy ensign and hoisted the famous signal flag on her mast that reads “England expects that every man will do his duty.”

Hood had once been the glory of the Royal Navy and a symbol of the mighty British Empire; she had represented the United Kingdom’s show of force to the world.

Now, she had returned to collect her last companion and leave.