As Brynhild pondered over the newly constructed battleship at Solomon Base, Marshal Turville of the Navy, the overall commander of the Charlemagne Royal Naval Fleet, was also inspecting his battleships at La Rochelle. Unlike Brynhild's somewhat relaxed and leisurely mood, as an airship carrier with three decks of flight passed before his eyes, Turville felt not only pride but also a coiling serpent of anxiety and tension entwining itself around the fleet commander's heart.
Albion had always been recognized as a naval powerhouse, and with the emergence of cannon-armed battleships, Charlemagne finally had the chance to contend with the old rival on the seas. And most people believed that without the constraints of treaties, Charlemagne would most likely ultimately win this arms race, thanks to the advantage in industrial capacity.
