Bab 185: 183, The first thing that happens when war starts is that the other side raises a white flag.

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Centuries ago, Duke Guillaume of the Fars Empire led a great army across the sea to complete the seventh conquest of the three islands of the Inglima Empire and its third unification. He established the Red Dragon Dynasty. Thus, the governmental system of the Inglima Empire is very similar to that of the Fars Empire.

Both of these Imperial Navy captains from the Inglima Empire were Warrant Officers of twenty-fifth grade, the elder about thirty-five years old, named James Cook, and the younger around twenty-seven or twenty-eight, named Francis Drake.

Both were High-Level Transcendents, with surging Marine System Fighting Spirit, nearly matching the prowess of Anne's cousin, Kreel Brittany.

Their flagships were the latest designs from the Inglima Empire, large warships built in recent years with fierce firepower and superior performance.