For elven naval officers who were still dabbling with MDS, a small toy in the small river canals, striving for mastery with battleships was their dream. However, when it came to exactly how to do it, the young men who saw the sea for the first time were at a loss.
Admiral Lazarev's speech, though somewhat lengthy and not specifically addressing maritime power and oceanic strategy, resonated wonderfully with them as fellow naval and military personnel. The glorious history of the Duchy's navy excited these rookies, who listened carefully as some officers even took out their notebooks to record.
Li Lin, standing beside the old general, didn't pay attention to any of it. The ancient war history, the rise and fall of the duchy navy, and even some private secrets of the duchy navy's higher-ups were all documented by Stasi and still lying in his desk drawer. Lazarev's speech contained some well-documented fragments already stored in Li Lin's database, but they were meaningless to him.
