Apart from his sister and Bruh, who grew up with him, Violet was the only outsider who knew his true identity.

It was rare for him to be able to relax and drop his disguise.

Moreover, he also knew that the Strait Islands were indeed very suitable.

The Strait Islands were the first place on the entire East Coast where coal was discovered. Their resource output accounts for 80% of the Old Continent, and they also do not lack iron ore.

However, the current applications of coal by various countries were still lacking, far from realizing the value that this resource should possess.

"Under the White Rose York Family's possession, the Strait Islands are a pearl covered in dust. I will return sooner or later, and under my leadership, that treasure island will fulfill its potential to the fullest!"

He accelerated with flapping wings, patrolling along the river. Lowering his head, his Hawkeye watched the mountains and forests rapidly recede below.

"Little Hans is not yet capable of building Heavy Cruisers; we must wait for Violet to take her place before starting. But a series of preparations can already begin in advance. Hopefully, the last clue jointly provided by his disciple and Wayne Dote will be helpful. Otherwise, there would be no place to store the 2,000 teak timbers that have already been processed and shipped out from the Tayman Archipelago."

Thinking of that legendary Warship he dreamt of, Byron couldn't help but feel fired up inside.

Among Sail Battleships, there were all kinds of world records: the largest size, the most crew members, the most naval guns, the fastest speed, and so on.

They also played out the tragicomedies of elimination and being eliminated in the long course of history.

Once they became influential "greatest" in the series of Sacred Relics, it was common for them to be dethroned by more advanced newcomers within a few years.

This was conducive to technological renewal and the progress of human civilization.

But if one were to talk about the most legendary Warship during the age of sail, the one most suitable for use by Pirates and the Privateer Fleet from his memories of another world, it would undoubtedly be the Bald Eagle's "Constitution."

This included five other contemporaneously designed, unique "Heavy Cruisers."

The "Constitution" was especially notable. During its service, it fought in over forty naval battles without a single defeat, earning the glorious reputation of being "undefeated and Single Combat Invincible."

This highlighted the prowess of such Heavy Cruisers.

It was also the kind of ship Byron intended to entrust Violet to replicate and improve.

As Byron's Spirituality grew stronger, his memories of his previous life became clearer, and he had long since drawn the design for the "ship of his dreams."

Building specifications: total length of the ship 62.2 meters, width 13.6 meters, molded depth 6.85 meters, displacement 2,200 tons, speed 13 knots, crew of 400, with forecastle and quarterdeck completely eliminated.

Armament: double gun decks, with 30 32-pound Cannons on the lower deck and 24 42-pound Carronades on the upper deck, equipped for both long-range and close combat.

Rigging: full-rigged ship (three masts, all square-rigged), with jibs at the bow and a spanker on a gaff at the stern.

Compared to Battleships of the same era, which, though powerful in armament, had questionable Self-sustaining Ability, this enhanced version of the super Cruiser had many advantages:

First, the Heavy Cruiser's lower center of gravity allowed for more heavy Cannons than a Third-Rate Battleship. It could even accommodate a full heavy-gun setup, giving it firepower nearly comparable to that of a Third-Rate Battleship in naval combat.

Second, by eliminating the forecastle and quarterdeck at the same tonnage, it could be fitted with a thicker hull. The "Constitution" in her day even earned the moniker "Old Ironsides."

Not an Ironclad Warship, but better than one.

Third, lowering the profile closer to the water surface and increasing the length-to-beam ratio made it faster.

Of course, compared to it, the Flying Clipper with a length-to-beam ratio of up to 6:1 was actually faster, but due to its excessive slenderness, it lacked stability and strength and couldn't equip heavy guns.

This kind of revolutionary weapon that could upset the naval industry was not something Byron was ready to unveil right away.

"It can be said that the configuration of the Heavy Cruiser has reached the pinnacle of Sail Battleship design performance. The concept is to be able to forgo large-scale fleet battles. Those that can beat it can't outrun it, and those that can outrun it can't beat it; of course, many can neither outrun nor beat it! With its powerful firepower and exceptional speed, this type of Heavy Cruiser dares to arm-wrestle with any non-extraordinary Warship. The most crucial point is that it can be mass-produced. Going raiding with a 'Cruiser' whose firepower rivals that of a Battleship must be very imposing. Just equip four or five of these in the Privateer Fleet, and I'd like to see who would still dare to raise their voice at me!"

This was also the most suitable type of sailboat for a pirate ship according to the knowledge Byron possessed.

Of course, a force capable of massively equipping Heavy Cruisers could no longer be called a Privateer Fleet or a Pirate Group.

This ship should not be called a pirate ship, but rather a "Blockade Breaker"!

Its purpose would be to destroy the enemy's shipping lanes, logistics, and other maritime lines of communication.

It could serve as the foundation of a nation, a critical instrument of state power.

With it, the Fourth-level Nominal Battleships that now dominated the Banta'an Archipelago could immediately be retired to secondary roles, especially since Battleships of Third Grade and Above are not suitable for ocean voyages.

Relying on mass-producible Heavy Cruisers, they could dominate all the sea lanes of Banta'an. To control the lifelines is to control the archipelago!

Although it was now nothing more than a wild ambition, or even a delusion, Byron would firmly advance towards this goal step by step.

"What's even more important is that behind this is not just a ship. It's an entire industrial system built around it! Iron smelting, steelmaking, gunpowder, shells, milling machines, boring machines, Cannons, Firearms, wood processing, tar chemical industry, shipbuilding... all these fields need to be developed. By the time the Heavy Cruiser is built, it will also be when the primitive industrial system—encompassing metallurgy, shipbuilding, coal chemical industry, military manufacturing, and more—is established in my family's territory."

Byron traveled north along the Candelaria River. When he was still a few dozen kilometers from the coast, he suddenly noticed a very distinct change in the terrain below.

The originally continuous mountains and forests suddenly sank downward in a ring shape. The river became turbulent, and a very regular circular basin appeared ahead.

"This must be the place they talked about."

The basin had a diameter of 180 kilometers, half on land and half in the sea; a place called Chikosulub on the coast was its center.

It was also the best location identified based on the recommendations of the local native city-states, and even through the divination of two Great Shamans communing with ancestral spirits and Nature Spirits.

—The Chikosulub crater.

"Legend has it that in ancient times, a giant meteorite struck here. This impact caused the Earth's crust to fracture and subterranean magma to surge upward, creating this extraordinarily rare super-meteorite crater. The fear of that Calamity has even settled into the collective subconscious of all living beings in this land, generation after generation. The Great Shaman can still feel that terrifying, world-shattering destructive power during his divinations. However, the upwelling magma also brought rare mineral veins; they say there was once an exhausted gold mine here. During gold prospecting, many yellow and red stones were unearthed, all discarded by the native tribes who had not yet emerged from the Stone Age. Perhaps these are the Red Iron Mine I've been searching for, and its associated copper ores. If we dig deeper using the more advanced mining technologies of the Old Continent, maybe we'll really find an associated gold vein. Then we'd really strike it rich!"