Chapter 209: Chapter 209: The Focus of the Banquet

Arthur's words startled many nobles and officials from various countries, and they intensified the cheers from the crowd in Australasia.

Are two battleships, five large capital ships, ten medium-sized cruisers, and dozens of small warships formidable?

This level of strength is only about half of the current island nation's fleet size and, if measured, would only reach the top fifteen in the world.

But what if both battleships were of the latest dreadnought class? Currently, the only country that truly possesses dreadnought-class battleships is the British Empire, and there are only a few countries with plans to allocate budgets, design, and produce dreadnoughts.

If the warships Australasia is planning to produce belong to the dreadnought class, then the power of this fleet could even reach the top ten in the world.

Especially in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific, the strength of Australasia's fleet should not be underestimated.