Book 9, Chapter 84

New Battleships

It wasn’t long before the northern fleet was close enough to the Deepblue to open fire, their long-range artillery capable of striking even the top of the tower. The seven warships spread out in the standard naval formation of a large row, and from this distance one could barely make out the duergar on board loading their weapons. However, the grand mages weren’t flustered at all; the Deepblue was extremely stable and had a number of powerful defensive arrays; artillery shelling wouldn’t be able to leave more than a scratch. The only way to take over the place would be to send an army on shore to occupy it from within.

However, that was easier said than done. Done with...