With that, they went to the office of the Brest Naval Base.
They used the office of the Vice-Admiral.
The room overlooked the main basin through tall reinforced windows. From here, the drydock was visible. The bow of the Napoleon I rose above cranes and scaffolding like a steel cliff.
Dupotet closed the door behind them.
A large naval chart covered the central table. Pins marked the Atlantic approaches, the English Channel, the Mediterranean, and the West African coast. Several red flags stood clustered near the Strait of Dover.
Napoleon I did not sit.
He walked straight to the window and looked out again at the battleship.
"Now, let's talk about the composition of the navy," Napoleon II said as he approached a globe made out of polished brass and mounted oak.
Napoleon II had thought of this a long time ago. It's inspired from the US Navy Numbered Fleet from his previous life. He intends to copy the same to ensure naval dominance across the seven seas.
