Extraordinary Voyage-Chapter 782 - 673 Military Reform and Resolute Decision

Chapter 782: Chapter 673 Military Reform and Resolute Decision

The turmoil on the world stage has not yet affected the New Continent, and Aiven is still focused on living his own life, quietly accumulating resources.

Buffalo, Saint Aiven City.

The crowd formed a long line in the small square. Although the majority of the people in this line were Nimansite, there were also many Hurons who had obtained the status of free citizens.

Szz—

A flash of blood appeared as a middle-aged doctor from the territory’s medical system deftly applied a prepared cowpox solution to the bleeding wound, completing the inoculation.

"Thank you, doctor! Thanks to Saint Aiven for his mercy!"

After expressing gratitude, the inoculated person got up, making way for the next, aided by police forces in new uniforms, ensuring that this mass cowpox vaccination campaign remained orderly throughout.

The "vaccine" is a new concept that might be difficult to implement elsewhere, possibly even being seen as a scam. But with Aiven’s influence, the execution was quite effortless.

If emotions could be quantified, at this moment, those who had suffered from smallpox would certainly be feeling +1, +1, +1...

Now.

In all three territories of the Galliot and Aimoer Marquisates, the registration of citizen records no longer lists ethnic origins, only the simple categories of Far Sails Territory, Georgia, or Buffalonian.

Among the territory’s Nimansites, their faith belongs to Hekater, the "Queen and Goddess of Navigation," whereas the faith of the Atrean people has entirely shifted to the "Father of Creation," continuously contributing to the embodiment of the "Vitalist School’s" mysterious origins.

Aiven’s strategy is to continually assimilate the incorporated Hurons through faith, culture, customs, and lifestyle, achieving ethnic integration using peaceful means.

Moreover, both sides have already interacted with each other for decades, and the gap is far from the extent of modern civilization versus primitive people. With the upper echelons having entirely compromised, complete integration faces little resistance.

Swish!

A somewhat ethereal griffin suddenly shot down from the sky, lightly landing on the bell tower near the square. The griffin’s form dissipated, and a golden soul fire merged into a glowing Beast Tooth Necklace, revealing Apsuya, a tall and athletic Huron princess in a long lady’s gown.

The girl stared blankly at many familiar faces below receiving their vaccinations, and after a long time, she sighed softly:

"It’s... much better now."

At this moment, a pair of arms wrapped around the girl’s slender yet strong waist from behind, letting her lean against a chest that wasn’t too thick but reliable enough, with a chin resting on her head:

"What’s wrong, not happy?"

"Well, not really, it’s just that I feel a bit... lost."

Apsuya didn’t move, though she indeed felt some initial disappointment, as she had always aimed to protect her tribe and people. Yet with the increasingly oppressive survival pressure on the New Continent, that hope seemed to grow more and more elusive.

She even had nightmares about whether, amidst the worsening continental situation, she might have to face Milan on the battlefield one day. Now, having relieved her burdens, she was finally released.

In fact, Aiven proved to be far more reliable than the former "Spirit of the Giant Bear," Gleam, which was apparent even at the most basic medical level.

However.

Apsuya turned back, looking at Milan in a white shirt behind her, and at a "Dalos Hunting Dog" that was continuously circling at their feet, she smiled, pointing down at the police forces on duty below.

"Our respected Marquis, however, is not one to settle for the status quo."

Having absorbed a large number of excellent warriors and maintained a reasonably affluent treasury, Aiven took advantage of the opportunity to conduct a large-scale recruitment and remodel the military system.

Not immediately preparing for war, but because he fully understood: To be warlike spells doom! Forgetting war spells danger!

He established sea, land, and air forces, with the Marquisate Defense Headquarters overseeing everything, with himself serving as Commander-in-Chief of the three forces.

Regarding the air force, the newly established Sky Knight Team had already been incorporated, and though griffins were still scarce, Apsuya was gifted one as a present.

He intentionally avoided choosing ready-made flying horses purely to avoid excessively stimulating the nerves of the "Dawn Church."

Whether "griffins" naturally exist in this world is unknown, but bioassembly techniques pose little difficulty for the teacher-student duo who have gradually opened up new realms.

One of his sister’s direct subordinates, Granny, with beautiful auburn hair, was appointed the first commander of the "Sky Knight Team."

In terms of the army, based on garrison forces subsidized by local colonial finances, three violent groups were split off: the Elite Army, police forces, and the most critical new combat department, the "Marquisate Taxation Bureau Collection Office" (where nobody can evade taxes).

Three military chiefs were Robert, "Iron Bone" William, and the Horned Shark person Baldwin, all of whom were Tier 2 Peak powerful extraordinary individuals.

The total number reached twenty-two thousand, with every adult male among the free citizens receiving necessary military training, allowing them to form militia forces in critical times.

As for the navy, the "Dragon Cavalry Privateer Fleet" has been transformed into the only non-official navy unit of the entire Phaletis Colony.

Under the Kingdom’s institutional framework, this isn’t out of line, and the Aimoer and Fordmon families hadn’t established one purely because their land’s output couldn’t support a money-burning navy.

Under Aiven, it didn’t just avoid draining money but also generated income. However, as piratical activities’ profitability diminished with the formation of industries in the territory, it became less attractive to Aiven, though it remained a good training method.

Elite navy soldiers now total over six thousand people.

Led by the heavy cruiser "Venus" and supported by a Level 3 Battleship "Belief" (captured in Chapter 586 during the war against treason), the second echelon consists of four Level 5 Battleships and six similarly classed armed merchant ships, with the total number of Bregentine-type two-masted mixed sail ships exceeding thirty.

The total displacement has reached eighteen thousand tons.

Among the various units of the army, navy, and air force, besides the Skin-Wearing People, along with a large number of "Flesh Puppets" of various models, the total number of Tier 2 Transcendents had already surpassed four digits.

Not considering the Wizards and high-end combat power, merely this conventional army of land, sea, and air would already be enough to solidly incite a widespread national war, where the spearhead under Aiven’s command is undoubtedly the first among the garrison of the entire Tulip Alliance!

Milan smiled but did not reply.

He didn’t know about anything else, but the intelligence coming from the homeland showed that the religious reform on the continent was gradually coming to an end, and Hilus, which had been quiet for a few years, might also start to make some small moves. It’s always good to be prepared.

But he avoided this topic and leaned lightly towards the girl’s ear to speak of an even more important matter:

"Suya, do you have time now? That... my father wants to see you."

"Eh?!!"

The aboriginal girl, who was like a leopardess, suddenly widened her eyes, black and white clear.

...

An argument in the Waterfall Hill Wizard Tower had been ongoing for several months.

Some time ago, Aiven, after studying the reports of Jacob and Calvin, put forward his guiding opinions from a high vantage point. After their continuous revisions for several months, they finally proposed the foundational version of the "Life Tree Diagram" and "Evolution Theory"!

Although it has not yet been officially presented to the outside world, it has already triggered a great storm within the "Life Tree School."

In the territory, whether it’s the internal members of the "Vitalist School" or the various visiting wizards, including Dr. Taylor of the "Vesalian School," the three peak official wizards represented by Chief Yixidilic of the "Mechanical Immortality School," and the Master of Magic Potions Leon, who has reverted to his middle-aged appearance, were all involved.

Just because they all had intricate connections to the field of biology, they could better understand the powerful force contained within these two theories.

The "Life Tree Diagram" is a comprehensive theory that categorizes different organisms based on the degree of their biological trait differences and the closeness of kinship. On a macro level of the entire biosphere, it uses the "Life Tree" to connect the "kinship" of plants, animals, and bacteria.

In the first version of the diagram initially drawn by Jacob, over a thousand species were arranged according to: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species, across seven levels, into a complete tree diagram.

It can be foreseen that there will be almost no species, including Elemental Creatures, that can escape this tree diagram.

It has also become one of the most important structural principles in biology, providing a realistic supplement to Aiven’s theory and significantly contributing to the perfection of the concept of the "Life Tree."

Building upon the "Life Tree Diagram," Calvin unearthed the connections between species and preliminarily proposed his own theories—"Evolution Theory" and "Natural Selection." Outside of the mainstream "Creationism," it provided strong support for the "Evolution Theory."

The core concepts are twofold: First, species are variable, and organisms are evolutionary; second, natural selection is the driving force of biological evolution.

Observing the dozen or so song sparrows residing on an island, he very astutely realized that the passerine birds of the New Continent had evolved into over a dozen different song sparrows here to adapt to various living environments.

He then inferred that all the song sparrows in the world were very likely to originate from a common ancestor.

Following this reasoning, when looking at the "Life Tree Diagram," Calvin ultimately concluded: All organisms on Earth have a common ancestor.

This is also one of his important theories of evolution: the Common Origin Theory.

During the process, there was no denial of "Creationism," but rather an extension based on Aiven’s theory, examining that ancient organisms were structurally simpler than modern ones.

It suggests that all living organisms across the world might have been derived continuously from one or several primitive types. Following the creation of the "Primordial One," the selective actions of the natural environment over generations gradually accumulated adaptive variations, ultimately leading to the emergence of various new species.

This part of the theory is also where the most controversy from the official wizards arose.

Nevertheless.

Disputes aside, the [World’s Favor] cannot be fabricated.

Strictly speaking, Calvin’s aptitude is not particularly outstanding, at least far inferior to the exceptionally gifted Angie, and before meeting Aiven, he even suffered from the plight of ALS.

Yet shortly after proposing this theory, without performing any rituals and with his mental value not meeting the standard, he suddenly advanced to an Official Wizard, regaining the dignity of the second senior apprentice.

The doubts were dispelled on their own!

Even if the theory is not yet complete, the direction should not be wrong.

Previously, after completing the exploration of the North Pole and receiving the first [World’s Favor], Aiven felt that humans opening their eyes to gradually understand the world might also belong to a part of the Great Navigation Tide.

It now appears to be true.

The extraordinarily powerful [World’s Favor] is a kind of all-purpose capability. Aiven, wanting to find the path for [Branded Swordsman] to advance to Tier 4 in the shortest time without side effects, must rely on this power.

"It seems that if I want to advance the [Branded Swordsman] to Tier 4, I need to set off for the Broken Star Sea soon."

After obtaining the [Ocean Treasure: Ancient Scroll] for such a long time and now having a real need, Aiven finally made up his mind to initially explore the mystery of the "Broken Star Sea."

Coincidentally.

He gently put down the Spirit Realm Communication in his hand, revealing the words on the paper.

It was the notification from Archbishop Fisher of the "Tempest Church," asking him to go to the Underwater City of Herakleian to receive the [Legendary Battleship: Sea Soul]!