Genshin Impact: I am best at sacrifice, don't cry

Five years later.

After the turmoil five years ago, Ningguang naturally became the new Tianquan Star, one of the Seven Stars.

Ningguang, who had already eliminated most of her competitors, took advantage of the power of the Seven Stars as soon as she came to power.

He developed his own Chamber of Commerce at a very fast speed within the scope permitted by Liyue laws, and soon had Liyue's business firmly in his own hands.

Almost from the day she took office, a plan began to be implemented.

After only a few years, a flying palace - the Qun Yu Pavilion rose into the air and hovered above Liyue Harbor.

Let every resident of Liyue Port see the power of Tianquan Star at all times.

In addition to showing her dazzling talent in business, Ningguang is also gifted in studying Liyue's laws.

Many of Liyue's laws, which had been used for thousands of years without much change, were changed at her suggestion.

Of course, it will eventually have to get the nod from the Rock King before it can be implemented.

At the same time, Ningguang has not forgotten Beidou as a partner.

In the past few years, Ningguang has increased his investment in Wan Ye's shipyard and built a large-scale armed fleet specifically for Beidou.

Named by Beidou - Southern Cross Fleet.

The former Death Star was modified and upgraded to serve as the flagship of the Southern Cross Fleet.

However, Beidou was not willing to accept such a huge benefit for free.

So Beidou signed a detailed contract with Ningguang and became a true official partner.

Ningguang didn't ask much of Beidou. She only wanted Beidou to salvage some underwater treasures for her, transport goods, and help the Qianyan Army deal with some pirate incidents when she needed him.

Beidou is not stupid either. After owning a fleet, he made a decisive transformation and no longer used fishing as a means of making a living.

Under Ningguang's guidance, they began to help major chambers of commerce transport goods or protect caravan ships to other countries.

It's like a sea escort who uses the force of his own fleet to protect the safety of his employer.

In addition to these, Beidou is also constantly searching for the traces of Haishan on the sea, just to fulfill the childhood promise with Nandou, which is also his lifelong wish.

……

On the flagship of the Southern Cross Fleet, the Death Star.

"Big sister, ahead is the sea area where the sea mountain was spotted!"

"Very good, inform everyone to prepare for battle. This time, we must hunt down Haishan!"

"Yes!!!"

Sailor Hailong received the order and immediately notified all units on the ship to prepare for battle.

At the same time, other ships of the Southern Cross Fleet also received the signal from the Death Star and began to deploy their formations tacitly to cooperate with the flagship.

Beidou stood at the bow with her arms folded across her chest, the sea breeze blowing her hair. Now at the age of twenty, she has completely lost her childishness.

Years of life at sea have tanned her skin, giving her a magical aura that makes people trust her when they see her.

"Haishan, I was not well prepared last time, but you won't have a chance to escape this time."

"The long-cherished wish of so many years is finally coming to fruition..."

Beidou's red eyes rippled slightly, and countless childhood memories began to emerge in his mind.

The warmth from her parents is very rare in her memory, and only their figures are still fresh in her memory.

Only Nan Dou and the village chief made her feel the warmth of home again.

But she is a person who does not deserve happiness, and all the good things will disappear because of her.

Nan Dou was swept to the bottom of the sea by the sea mountain while trying to save her, and the village chief grandfather died of a cold on a winter night.

In front of outsiders, Beidou always acts like she doesn't care about what others say about her name.

He even named the first large ship that truly belonged to him the Death Star.

But only she herself knew that there was always a knot buried deep in her heart, and only Haishan's death could allow her to be reborn.

"I don't want to cut off the past, because that's where I was born..."

"I don't want to dwell on the past, because that's not the future that Nan Dou and Grandpa want to see..."

"So, let everything end with Haishan. After that, I will live happily with their expectations."

Beidou's lifeless eyes gradually lit up, and excitement and expectation settled in his eyes.

As the Southern Cross fleet gradually approached the waters where the seamounts had appeared, the atmosphere on the ship began to become tense.

As an armed merchant ship, the Death Star is equipped with a variety of weapons that are not available on ordinary merchant ships, including but not limited to cannons, harpoons, etc.

And now, on the Death Star, all the weapons are controlled by people, aimed at the distant sea, and can launch an attack at any time.

The other combat ships in the fleet also formed a formation to surround the Death Star in the middle.

"!!!"

Just when the Southern Cross fleet was ready for battle, the target sea surface returned to calm.

This made Beidou, who had not actually seen any trace of Haishan along the way, feel a little uneasy.

Because according to previous experiences with Haishan, when the fleet came so close, Haishan, sensing the provocation, had already taken the initiative to launch an attack.

And now the silent sea surface suddenly made Beidou feel as if he was walking into some monster's lair.

Beidou trusted his instincts very much. The moment he realized something was wrong, he shouted to the messenger, "Order everyone to turn around and retreat!!!"

Although the messenger who received Beidou's order was puzzled, he still decisively performed his duties.

The entire huge fleet consisting of dozens of ships began to turn almost at the same time according to Beidou's instructions.

But this action seemed to have angered the unknown existence lurking in that sea area.

The originally calm sea surface suddenly began to boil, and a wave several dozen meters high immediately arose on the sea and rushed towards the fleet.

"Fire at the waves!"

"Don't linger, retreat immediately!"

Bokuto yanked the eyepatch off his left eye and barked orders.

"Boom boom boom!"

The Death Star, the fleet's flagship, launched an attack, and other ships also attacked the target hit by the Death Star.

For a moment, the sound of artillery fire was continuous, and the explosion of the shells falling into the sea blew the waves into tiny splashes of water.

In terms of gunpowder, Liyue is not too far behind.

The waves gradually disappeared, but Beidou's uneasiness became more and more intense.

"boom!"

The loud noise was not caused by the shells fired by the fleet, but by a huge tentacle hundreds of meters long that stretched out from under the sea at the front of the fleet, rose high, and then slammed heavily onto an armed ship.

"Crack!"

The dozens of meters long ship seemed insignificant in front of this tentacle, and the hull specially reinforced with iron sheets withstood the blow.

Although the ship did not sink, it was almost scrapped, with wood chips flying everywhere. Some of the crew members who had no time to react were smashed into meat paste by the tentacles, while others were blown into the sea.

It can be said that with just one blow, the monster hidden under the sea destroyed a specially modified armed merchant ship.

"Fire!"

This sudden scene did not scare Beidou away, but instead angered everyone in the fleet, and they frantically poured shells towards the approximate location of the monster.

The black smoke produced by the ignition of gunpowder filled the sky above the sea area.

It was just that the shells had exploded in the sea for a long time, and the water surface did not turn bloody.

Beidou's captains are all experienced veteran captains.

The captain, who was very close to the destroyed ship, immediately and decisively ordered the crew to fire everything they could at the sea below the ship.

Then... we can only leave it to fate.

As expected, the monster under the sea extended another tentacle and destroyed another ship in seconds.

"Collect your formation!"

Seeing this, Beidou made an immediate judgment that the fleet scattered on the sea would undoubtedly give the monsters under the sea the opportunity to defeat them one by one.

But it is impossible to gather such a large fleet in a short time.

After paying the price of the sinking of two more ships, the fleet was finally completed.

The monsters under the sea were therefore cautious and did not dare to attack easily.

"What on earth is this thing? It's a monster I've never heard of before, a monster more terrifying than the sea and mountain!"

Beidou frowned, for he knew that the monster under the sea had not left, but was waiting for an opportunity to attack.

"This is a big trouble..."