Phaletis Kingdom Navy Third Fleet Headquarters.

Since all ships received the orders to return to Gabred from the headquarters that day, they have not been permitted to leave the port, and it's been a full half month until today.

Aiven and his "Conch" are naturally the same.

"Navy New Star Plan."

In his apartment by the coast, Aiven looked at the documents handed to him by Milan, and read out the title word by word, somewhat puzzled, he asked: "What is this?"

"Of course, it's a good thing! The official notification may take a few more days to issue; most people don't know about it yet. This is a once-in-a-century good opportunity!"

Milan plopped down on the sofa opposite Aiven, leaned forward to Aiven's ear, and whispered mysteriously.

"Do you want to become a battleship captain? Do you want unlimited resource allocation? Do you want the most capable subordinates? Do you want forbidden extraordinary knowledge? Or even... do you want divine treasures? As long as you become a navy new star, all of this will be at your fingertips!"

Snap!

Aiven disdainfully pushed his sly face back onto the sofa and opened the document himself.

This "Navy New Star Plan" is obviously a response enacted by the Ilya Kingdom along with the "Tulip Alliance" after the "White Whale Port Massacre."

Although the Ilya Kingdom ultimately did not send its titled knights to sea to hunt the Pirate King "Octopus Ghost" Hawkins, it also proposed other solutions.

The initiative is equally substantial.

'In response to the increasing chaos at sea, the Ilya Kingdom, united with the royal families of the "Tulip Alliance," have jointly proposed this plan destined to have a far-reaching impact.

The plan involves selecting accomplished new talents from the navies of various countries for key development, extraordinary promotion, resource allocation, and accelerated growth, injecting fresh blood into the navies to quickly make them a core force in maintaining peace at sea.

This plan is aimed at combating piracy, maintaining long-term maritime safety, promoting the prosperity of navigation trade, and paving the way for the third ocean exploration following the Southern Continent and the New Continent....'

Aiven glanced over these high-sounding cover-ups and directly looked at the body text.

'This plan disregards birth, qualifications, and military rank, focusing solely on merit. Regardless of which country within the alliance you belong to, whether of noble birth or a common civilian, as long as you achieve enough merit, you will have the chance to skyrocket into the upper echelons of various countries.

After becoming a navy new star, status, honor, and resources need not be mentioned. The rewards listed above even made the well-off Aiven drool.

Among them, the Ilya Kingdom is generously bearing the bulk of the rewards, essentially investing resources and efforts to cultivate talents for the navies of the alliance countries, even volunteering to cover part of this year's navy budget expenses for these countries.

And their only requirement is that the first batch of six navy new stars be evaluated based on the total bounty for pirates involved in the 'White Whale Port Massacre'!'

Attachment: Ilya Kingdom Pirate Bounty Details.

"How much money will this cost?!"

This was the first thought that burst from Aiven's mind after reading the entire document. Let alone the final rewards given to the navy new stars, even the upfront military budget paid to the various countries is a staggering amount unimaginable to ordinary people!

Even though Ilya ultimately did not send its titled knights to combat the Pirate King, merely this formidable economic strength is already astonishing enough.

In this era, military experts have already realized that logistics, wealth, and a nation's economic strength are what truly determine the outcome of wars. This action by Ilya leaves others somewhat unable to discern the country's true capabilities.

It also won themselves a reprieve.

"Besides what the document says, each navy new star would also be rewarded with a 'Breath of the Giant Beast' potion!" Milan unabashedly poured himself a cup of the red tea brewed personally by Aiven as he casually dropped another bombshell.

"Breath of the Giant Beast?"

As a wizard specializing in a magic potion branch of the Alchemy School, Aiven's knowledge of magic potions far surpasses Milan's. Without needing a detailed explanation, he understood the potion's value.

Strictly categorized, it belongs to an advanced sequence of "Black Sea Potion," but its effect is even stronger than the "Black Sea Potion" in helping a knight cross the extraordinary threshold; it can aid an official knight in progressing to a great knight!

Of course, a potion is always just an aid.

The knight seeking to rely on it for a breakthrough must first possess peak-level official knight strength, have 100% control over physical liberation, and possess an indomitable, steely spirit, along with a bit of luck.

All these conditions must be met to condense into reality-interfering power during promotion, becoming an invincible force capable of easily shattering steel and piercing through targets like a great knight!

However, before "Magic Potion" truly rose, those who relied entirely on themselves to break through to a great knight in high-intensity combat also existed.

But they were exceptional individuals, each leaving a profound mark on human history!

So, though not indispensable, the "Breath of the Giant Beast," which greatly reduces breakthrough difficulty, is a high-quality potion with no market price.

At least Aiven considers that even with ample raw materials, before he specializes in Magic Potion and breaks through to become an official wizard, it would be impossible to produce even one albeit inferior defective version.

However, he is still quite far from that step, not even having been extraordinary for a full year; his need for such a potion isn't urgent yet, but Uncle Gel might desperately need a bottle.

Sipping a little of the aromatic red tea, Milan smacked his lips, unsure if he was satisfied or not, and continued to share the insider information he heard from the headquarters:

"There's not much else to say, except in the list of treasures available for the 'navy new stars' to choose from, I saw an interesting little thing.

If it's your Galliot family, you might be very interested in that little thing, right? Have you heard the story of the Golden Compass?"

Being already well-acquainted friends, Milan is somewhat aware of the situation of Aiven's family. He knows they are a breed of adventurers at heart, who, while not good at managing the family's business, are nonetheless admired for their exploratory spirit in this Age of Navigation.

"Golden Compass?! From Ilya? An adventurer's treasure! The Golden Compass that can find a safe route for a ship under any dire sea conditions?!"

Aiven fired question after question.

Milan repeatedly assured that he certainly saw it on the temporarily undisclosed list of treasures.

He didn't notice that Aiven, who showed no emotional movement upon hearing about the "Breath of the Giant Beast," suddenly clenched his fists tightly under the table when he heard the term "Golden Compass."

"Golden Compass" is neither an ocean treasure nor a witchcraft creature but rather a divine gift from the legendary "Golden Kingdom." Although the exact number is unknown, the total number of Golden Compasses worldwide is known not to exceed 12.

It's not just that he knows the legend of the Golden Compass; it's because one of them once...

However, now is not the time to think about that.

Forcing down the excitement in his heart, Aiven raised the question he was most concerned about: "What is the stance of the navy department?"

While the plan is excellent, Aiven also understands that three parts planning and seven parts execution make a strategy successful. If the navy department of his own country doesn't support it, the best plan is futile.

"The opinion of the high level is very consistent, implementing wartime mobilization and heavy pressure to take this opportunity to give the pirates a severe blow, ensuring they cannot recover to their current scale for at least five years!

The massacre led by 'Octopus Ghost' breached mutual understanding and crossed all countries' bottom lines and must be severely punished!

Given your current identity and reputation, you are fully qualified to participate in this plan and stand a good chance of securing one of the six spots. Do you want to participate? If so, I'll sign you up!"

Even if ultimately not securing one of the six "navy new star" spots, the other rewards are also very substantial, though that assumes you can survive this plan.

But then again, in the Age of Navigation, when was the profession of navy ever safe?

Milan trusts Aiven to have his own considerations.

"Why not sign up? Sign me up!"

With his heart already set on that Golden Compass, Aiven not only intends to sign up but is also determined to win the position of the "navy new star"!!!

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