"Look, it's a big iron ship!"
"No, it's a steel monster!"
"Don't talk nonsense, that's a big iron ship. There's the White Rose flag on the mast, it's Her Majesty the Empress's flagship!"
...
The ironclad ship entered the Tamas River Estuary slowly.
It wasn't due to a lack of power, it just wanted more people to witness the majesty of the giant ship.
The display effect was great, and many people gathered to watch.
Not only that, it also startled a number of ministers who hadn't yet arrived.
For example, Minister of the Navy Winston and Minister of Finance Mr. Sim.
They had been waiting a long time in the lookout tower by the harbor, observing the incoming Fourth Fleet.
Through the telescope, upon seeing the intimidating grandeur of the ironclad giant ship, their first reaction was impossible, absolutely impossible.
They rubbed their eyes vigorously, raised the telescope once more, and finally could confirm it wasn't fake.
