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NORTHWEST OF KINGDOM OF NALDIA

"Enemy convoy 20 clicks away. Group of 20 ships!"

"Battery release! FIRE!"

*BOOM*

*BOOM*

The forward five inch gun of the Revenge roared in action. Revenge is part of the five ship blockade of the seas north of the Dwarven Kingdom of Naldia. There is two major seas connecting the Empire of Scolus and Dylasla, one is the Timone Channel, the sea between the Western continent and that of the Northern island. The other is of course the waters north of the "northern island".

Five ships of the Cardonian task force were dispersed into this large body of water, almost 80km apart, they formed a long line spanning almost 400 kilometers. The five ships are composed of three frigates namely, Revenge, Remembrance, Scout and two corvettes the Tulip and Sunflower.

Formidable as it seems the ships could only go for almost a month here, it can be extended to a few more weeks with the help of the Replenishment ships. But the sheer lack of enough ships could be obvio
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