Realm of Power

White waves rolled over the ice and pushed against the hull of an algae-covered ship, making a splashing sound. In a dark place in a remote corner of the bay, a small merchant ship was carefully avoiding the ice floes covering the sea. As the waves hit, the small merchant ship swayed up and down. This was a huge old-fashioned Aden sailing ship, only 10 meters long. It is more than ten meters long, appears narrow and has poor stability. The entire old hull is soaked in sea water and is blackened. It can be seen that it has been sailing on the sea all year round, and it is almost integrated with the black sea surface in the bay. It is because of this that when the speed is not fast, Under such circumstances, they were not discovered by the Aden Navy sailors who had all focused their attention on the Dragon Crow.

"Miss, there is a situation ahead."

A sailor ran over nervously, just a sailor with black hair.

"Look, what's in front of you!"

"Oh my god, it's so scary."

"It looks like a naval fleet!" The sailors crowded onto the deck. Most of them were black-haired Central Asians. The Central Asians were unfamiliar with the ocean. It was the first time for everyone to see the naval strangulation scene. To put it bluntly, what was happening in front of me was simply vicious beasts biting each other using the vast sea as a huge battlefield.

"Miss Song Li, if it were me, I would immediately order the ship to stop and use the environment to hide it instead of moving forward, because we have entered the war zone! An old man said to a woman who was obviously the leader, the old man's The body looks very thin, but the eyes looking towards the sea in the distance have a certain luster.

"Lord Lucia, can you reveal the identities of both parties?"

The woman's eyes flashed and she asked curiously. She took people to the Black Demon Land to look for the ship's manufacturing technology. Only then did she know how advanced the shipbuilding technology of the Kingdom of Aden was, and only then did she know that those ships were loaded with all kinds of valuable goods like cloud sails. The large merchant ship from Aden had already crossed thousands of miles of sea before arriving at the southern coast of Central Asia. Even the Song clan members of the four great clans were shocked by this situation.

If the family wants to build its own maritime fleet, it needs not only craftsmen, but also trainers who can train the distant sea fleet. Fortunately, in the Black Demon Land, the woman found this old man,

It is said that he was once a high-ranking member of the Aden Navy. Ten years ago, he was exiled to the Black Demon Land due to internal strife. At the high price of one thousand taels of gold per year, he finally made the old man agree to accompany him. First, he asked the old man to train himself. His subordinates mastered the skills of sailors, and then bought another ship on the black market. I don’t know how many times he retired from the navy. A logistics merchant ship with few hands, this soon-to-be-abandoned merchant ship traveled day and night along the coastline, trying its best to avoid all possible encounters. It only hoped to bring back a hull that could serve as a blueprint for a warship for the family. No one thought that it would happen. Less than two hundred miles away from the southern coast of Central Asia, two navies were suddenly discovered entangled with each other in front of them.

Everyone's eyes just happened to see an Aden Flying Fish sailboat. The deck was penetrated by the Thor on the Dragon Crow at close range, causing an explosion inside. Half of the entire deck was ripped off, and raging flames erupted from the location where it was penetrated. It emerged like a huge fire snake coiling its prey. In panic and confusion, the Aden sailors above jumped into the cold sea water floating on the ice.

Under the light of the fire, the brutality of the battle on the sea was even more evident. The exploded hull was thrown up like a child's toy. If one had not seen it with one's own eyes, for the Central Asians, who were almost all land-based, It's simply unimaginable,

"On one side is the Aden Navy, and on the other side, please forgive me, I really didn't recognize it!" The old man looked serious, and there was a trace of imperceptible shock in his eyes.

Although the Flying Fish-class fast sailing ship is not the main battleship of the Aden Navy, with its excellent maneuverability, it occupies an unshakable position as a lower-class battleship in the Aden Navy. Although the Aden Navy is powerful, there are not many main battleships in the entire navy. , on the contrary, this type of Flying Fish-class fast sailing ship, which is cheap to build and very easy for sailors to recruit, is It is six to seven times that of regular navy battleships. It is not clear in other sea areas, but at least in the area controlled by the Aden Navy, the Flying Fish-class fast sailing warships are enough to meet general combat needs. But now, six Flying Fish-class fast sailing warships are actually replaced by one The unknown warship fought fiercely. From the burning hull floating all the way on the sea, we can see the ferocity and toughness of this unknown warship.

"Is it because I have been away for too long and everything has become unrecognizable?" The old man was a little confused. "But one thing is certain. Since the Aden Navy has chosen to attack Yawu Bay, which is an important choke point, it will definitely not allow anyone to do so." See, it's just because the battleship in front is so powerful that it has attracted all the attention of the Aden Navy, so there is now an opportunity for people to take a peek. Once you wait, When the Aden navy finds a small merchant ship here, it will pounce on it without hesitation. Murder and silence are not uncommon in the Aden navy. In fact, because the Aden royal lords and slaves are a mixture of nobles and regional lords The authority is extremely great, and the person who can lead a naval fleet must be a high-level noble. Many times, the mood of this high-level noble determines the final fate of the prey he encounters! "

"Your Excellency is saying that the other party will kill us!" The woman took a deep breath and said,

"It's not that I will, but I will definitely!" The old man nodded.

The woman's face changed slightly, and she quickly gave an order to the sailors behind her, requesting that the sails be lowered immediately.

The hull of "Hua Hua" is hidden in the shadow of nearby rocks,

The woman finally breathed a sigh of relief. She felt something was wrong just now. She had a feeling of an impending crisis. Now she finally knew why. The Aden Navy obviously didn't want anyone to see this scene. It surrounded a warship with seven or eight warships, and even The fight was so embarrassing, Four battleships have burned or sunk before and after. In order to cover up this shame, or to prevent others from knowing about it, it is certain to destroy the merchant ships. Why is my luck so good? It's about to happen. What a place, and this kind of thing can still happen! The reputation of the Aden Navy in the waters of Aden is not ordinary. It charges tolls for intercepting merchant ships and plunders bulk cargo. It is often heard from merchants who come and go.

The ship quickly lowered all its sails and quietly hid in the darkness of a reef.

"Oh my god, another ship has been blown up. It's so tough!" The sailors on the deck once again let out a low, suppressed cry.

The woman was also standing on the bow of the ship at this moment, looking nervously into the distance, her red lips pursed tightly, and her pair of beautiful starry eyes looking at the fierce battle between the Longcrow and the Aden Navy's Fifth Fleet in the distance. The battle was viewed through the eyes of onlookers. Even though they were mentally prepared, they were still shocked by the intensity of the battle. The surprise was completely beyond the woman's expectation. In ordinary thinking, a battleship could not compete with a group of battleships. But here, when she saw the Dragon Crow once again destroyed a ship known as the "Longcrow" with ferocious firepower. Behind the Aden flying fish boat chasing the hound, a crimson lip was slightly open and did not close for a long time.

"What a powerful firepower." The old man also stood at the bow of the boat and couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart.

His eyes stopped many times on the falcon flag fluttering in the wind on the top of the Dragon Crow, but he still couldn't remember that country's flag. Sixty years ago, the Kingdom of Aden gave up its expansion in the inland sea area. , turning all its efforts to the control of the Aden Sea to the Central Asian Sea. For decades, the Aden Navy has swept away all nearby maritime forces that may threaten the Aden Navy. How could there be such a terrifying enemy?

"Unless this naval warship does not come from the Sea of ​​Aden!"

An impossible thought flashed through the old man's mind, and the old man's body trembled slightly. Even after being exiled for ten years, the old man had heard of the reputation of the Imperial Navy. The maritime overlord that had risen like a hurricane in a few years had wiped out all the people just now. The most terrifying weapon of the Non-Navy and Strand Navy is the Thor Cannon that can severely damage the opponent like this!

The old man's face was serious. "On the other side, it should be the Imperial Navy! Because apart from the Imperial Navy, I really don't think there are other navies with such terrifying combat power."

"Imperial Navy? Is it the Navy of the Falcon Empire?" When the woman heard the name, her pretty face was slightly stunned. When it comes to empires in the Western Continent, the woman only remembered the Falcon Empire. That was because her family reluctantly related to this Western Continent. The powerful countries in mainland China have signed an agreement to purchase iron ore.

"That's right, it's the Falcon Empire Navy, the overlord of the seas inside and outside Obarro!" The old man spoke solemnly, speaking word by word, as if he had made sparks out of iron, with complex and incomprehensible emotions in his eyes. The hands on the side of the ship tightened suddenly. "If it was ten years ago, I would never admit that there was a navy more powerful than the Din Navy, even though the Strand Sea Kingdom in the inland sea area was already a first-class navy at that time. It is a maritime overlord, but after all, it is just a small country composed of islands. The population and national foundation are there. Here, the temporary strength cannot mean anything, but the Falcon Empire Navy, which has risen rapidly in recent years, is different. Since its emergence, it has continuously defeated the Gallic Navy and the Gangfei Navy at an unstoppable pace, occupying the entire northern continent. Offshore areas, however Afterwards, they aggressively marched into the coast of the inland sea, eventually annexing the Strand Sea Kingdom and strangling the Feishan Navy. Every battle was not a strong collision of warships against warships. Each of the naval fleets that once dominated the inland sea finally surrendered in front of the Falcon Empire Navy. The proud naval flag"

"The Falcon Empire's navy is so powerful!" The woman named Song Li was a little stunned. Although she already thought that the Falcon Empire was very powerful, she did not expect that its navy would be so powerful. If they were in the same number, Song Li thought The Aden Navy is completely the target of being crushed!

"I heard that Miss Song Li has a very skilled painter among her servants," the old man said suddenly, not knowing what he was thinking of.

"There is indeed an accompanying painter." Song Li nodded. She originally brought this painter with her in the hope of being able to draw the route along the way. However, she later discovered that exploration drawing and artist drawing are completely different things, so this painter was also regarded as An ordinary attendant used it. Song Li didn't know why the old man suddenly asked this!

"Miss, you should let someone draw the scene in front of you, especially the appearance and characteristics of this imperial warship." The old man took a deep breath. "No matter how excellent this imperial navy warship is, it cannot fight against an entire squadron. It will sink or sink." It is only a matter of time before she is captured. If the lady can send this news and the painting to the hands of the Falcon Empire, I believe that the Falcon Empire will be willing to spend a lot of money to buy the painting, and will also remember the lady's favor."

"Just because of a painting? The Imperial Navy will remember me as a favor?" Song Li blinked, somewhat disbelieving. The Falcon Empire has a liaison office in the Song area, which is mainly responsible for the affairs of some caravans. , it will not be difficult to send it there once it reaches the coast.

"That's not a painting, it's a message, about the final fate of this imperial battleship!" The old man shook his head indifferently. "Miss, you don't understand the navy, so you have such an idea. It must have taken a long time for this imperial battleship to sail here. I believe that the Imperial Navy Headquarters must be very eager to get the final news of this battleship! The value here is not something that outsiders can understand. Miss, just do it!"

"I understand!" Song Li's delicate body trembled slightly, and immediately asked someone to find the painter and asked him to draw the scene in front of him immediately. Watching the painter's pen gradually outline the outline of the lonely imperial battleship in the distance on a piece of parchment, and outline the fighting scene of several Aden Flying Fish fast sailing ships stacked against each other,

"Boom boom"

A huge flame rose into the sky, and a huge fire dragon was seen coming out of the imperial battleship in the distance, sweeping away several nearby Aden Flying Fish fast sailing ships. You can see the Aden people jumping into the sea in chaos, Embarrassed

"It exploded! That warship exploded!"

Song Li heard the uproar from the sailors around her, but the painter's pen did not stop. Although the painting was rough, it depicted this tragic scene. The painter's Obaro-style imperial warship was blazing. Indistinctly, Song Li seemed to be able to see that this imperial warship had set out to sea from the distant Obaro continent, experienced untold hardships, crossed thousands of miles of sea, and was finally about to enter the southern coast of Central Asia, but was besieged and sunk by the Aden Navy. Unwilling to give up

The chaos on the sea calmed down after two hours. Faced with the last self-destructing imperial warship, the Fifth Fleet of the Aden Navy could only do nothing. To be on the safe side, the Aden Navy Fleet waited until the hull of the Dragon Crow completely sank into the sea before turning away. Only the burning wreckage of the Aden fast sailing ship remained on the sea, and the bodies of a large number of frozen Aden sailors were floating on the sea.

The sea breeze in the dark night was even colder, and the small merchant ship carefully traveled through this sea corridor that was like the hell of Shura. There was the sound of rushing water under the hull, and the sound of the hull hitting the corpses. As if it was arranged by fate, a navy flag with only half of the blue and gold pattern was hit on a hanging net on the side of the ship with a piece of broken wood. Several Central Asian sailors hurriedly fished the flag out of the sea and finally delivered it to Song Li (To be continued.)