Realm of Power

Fires filled the sea on the Port of Melbourne. Red fire snakes engulfed large merchant ships one after another. Thick black smoke billowed upwards. People who jumped into the sea from the ship deck were like dumplings.

The ships were crowded together, turning chaotically in the light of the fire. Red flames burned on the sea. The hulls and sides of the ships that were damaged by the explosion were shattered, and a large amount of seawater poured in from the breach. These were just merchant ships, there were no The warship's protective layer does not have an isolation compartment, so in front of the exploding Thor bomb, It was penetrated like shreds of paper, and the fire ball exploded by the thunder bomb ruthlessly swept through the whole ship. The sailors on the deck were abandoned high like a roller coaster, as if the sky was collapsing and the sea was boiling, with a tearing sound. There was a crisp sound, as if the angel of death with silver wings struck the target, shattering the target into pieces!

Boom!

Another ship hull exploded, and the heat energy radiated expanded and hit us. The resulting light was like a huge ball of light, which stung everyone's eyes.

It was a large merchant ship less than fifty meters away from Sokutus Stellan's flagship. Its name was Parrot. It was a new ship launched just this year. In terms of size, it was the same size as the flagship Sokutus Stellan was at. The Benlan is equivalent to the third largest ship in the fleet, but even such a big ship was destroyed in the face of an explosion. The hull shattered on the spot, and red flames burned from the inside of the cabin. "Asshole, what the hell? What’s going on!”

On the deck of the Parrot, the captain touched his groggy head and sat up. He found that many people were already lying on the deck. Dark and thick blood stained the deck red. There was also a lot of it on his body, from his left arm. The severe pain came only at this moment, as if he had been electrocuted. His forehead was immediately covered with beads of sweat.

"Be careful, it's about to collapse."

A sailor yelled with all his strength. As soon as his voice fell, an explosion of fire tore through the deck. A dozen people running on the deck suddenly surged into the fire wave and rushed to a height of several meters. They fell down again. He huddled there without knowing whether he was alive or dead, and dark red human blood flowed down in the firelight.

If the Imperial Navy is familiar with naval battles, it will abandon ship immediately when faced with such a situation, but these people are not the Imperial Navy, they are just war mercenaries under the Imperial Bank, and this is not the land they are familiar with, but on the sea and below. The fire that even lit the sea surface made these people overwhelmed and completely in chaos.

"Papa!" The mast with red flames finally hit hard, and the ship's side was shot into a sky full of broken wood fragments on the spot. Under the strong kinetic energy, these fragments of wood scattered in all directions with a harsh whistling sound. Open, it hits the side of the ship with a crisp sound, and the people who are hit are often bruised.

In the blink of an eye, the sailing ship turned into a huge ball of fire after flashes of light erupted one after another, and then disappeared on the sea. Such a scene was almost all over the side of the entire fleet, and it took less than half an hour. , seventy or eighty large ships have been ignited by the fire, surrounded by blazing flames, booming, and explosions, the huge merchant ships quietly scattered in all directions in an instant,

"What now?"

After all, Sokutus Stellan is just a businessman and has no experience in commanding on the battlefield, let alone an unfamiliar naval battle command. It was the first time she encountered such a big scene. She stood on the flagship and was completely at a loss. She couldn't figure out the situation for a few minutes. The surroundings were so chaotic. There were burning fires everywhere. Her pretty face turned pale as reflected by the fire.

"Miss Dailan, although I don't know how to command the fleet, if you keep doing nothing like this, then everyone will be buried here." Fortunately, there is also Crimson Rui, the woman who was the former commander of the Nord Army. Looking at the scene not far away with red eyes, the cold and beautiful face is still so silent that it is incredible.

"Do you have any idea?"

"The only way now is to separate the fleet!" Crimson Rui's face was so calm that it was scary.

"Separate? How?"

Sokutus Stellan looked confused. She knew business well, but she was a complete layman in the military.

The scene in front of her made her confused. The situation was really terrible. Originally, the flagship was in the middle of the fleet, but because of Crimson Red Rui's keen perception, she ordered the flagship to be placed at the back of the fleet, so that she could To deal with various emergencies, it can also prevent the enemy from raiding and boarding the ship late at night. Fortunately, Crimson Red Rui has made arrangements in advance, otherwise he would be caught in the sea of ​​​​fire now.

"Separate it with boats. Please order the boats in front to stop immediately and evacuate everyone above. Use these boats to stop the spread of the fire!" "Use these boats to form an isolation zone..., if it is In that case, wouldn’t those blocked ships only have a dead end? “Soku? Tustelan's delicate body trembled slightly, and her beautiful face couldn't help but turn pale, but she had to admit in her heart that Crimson Rui's method was quite feasible. The advantage was that before the fire spread here, these ships were at least not It will be burned out in one go, buying time for the fleet to evacuate the dangerous area.

As long as the fleet on the flagship side can evacuate to a certain distance, they can avoid being swept in by the fire. The disadvantage is that it will directly completely block the fleet that is turning in a panic on the other side. The people on these ships No one can escape, even if they can jump into the sea, most of them will be burned to death by the flames spreading on the sea! This is tantamount to sacrificing them in exchange for the evacuation of the fleet! "Miss Dailan, we don't have much time to hesitate. The fire will spread soon." Crimson Rui looked at Sokutus Dailan who was full of hesitation. "The only response we can make at the moment is to abandon the burning area. The lives and deaths of more than ten thousand people were sacrificed in exchange for the safe evacuation of the entire fleet! She lifted up her red skirt and stood in front of the huge bow. Under the burning color of the sky, it gave people a thrilling beauty. She smiled bitterly. "The order is cruel, but it is better than all of us." It is too much better to die here. I issued the order alone this time. Even if it is eventually pursued, I, Crimson Rui, will be responsible for it! "You gave the order to save all of us. I, Sokutus Stellan, am the kind of person who dare not take responsibility. The order tonight was given by me, Sokutus Stellan, and you don't have to." I’m too worried. Our Imperial Bank will pay double the pension compensation for the war dead tonight.” Stellan Sokutus took a deep breath. The business queen had recovered from the initial panic.

From the Thirteenth Deacon of the Business Alliance to the leader in charge of the Imperial Bank, he has experienced strong winds and waves. How many life-and-death fights without seeing the sword have made Sokutus Stellan afraid! What's more, these fleets and manpower are actually under the command of her Imperial Bank. How could Crimson Ruilai be allowed to independently bear such a responsibility? Wouldn't it mean the death of more than 10,000 people? The war that the Imperial Bank flag team participated in in Baronan, Southern Europe was not a one-time war. Twice, many tens of thousands died in battle! On the contrary, I still need to thank Crimson Hongrui tonight. If it weren't for Crimson Hongrui's decisiveness and prior arrangements, everything might have been explained here! "Give me my order and immediately follow Miss Crimson's wishes."

Sokutus Stellan ordered loudly. After realizing that the fleet on the side was almost completely trapped, this tough order was issued from the flagship. The six large ships on the side of the fleet were forced to turn horizontally, with the top All the Thor ammunition was thrown into the sea, and then the personnel on it were transferred to other ships.

After all this was basically completed, a few minutes later, the overwhelming fire was like a long red dragon pouring out, hitting the barrier formed by six large ships with a "boom"

The red firelight was dazzling, and the heat wave hit the face. The flames rolled up the six large ships. The canvas on the mast was the first to be ignited. The long rope like a fire snake was blown around by the wind, but because there was no Thor bomb, it exploded. Relationship, although these six large ships have been ignited, like a huge burning wall of fire, they have indeed blocked the fire's sweeping momentum, and the speed of its spread has obviously been curbed.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the fleet behind the blocking line quickly turned around and distanced itself from the fire area. The fire burned until dawn before gradually extinguishing.

Small boats were lowered one after another from the direction of the fleet, and there were several sailors on each boat paddling towards here. The white morning mist and water vapor on the sea flowed like white ribbons. As the sky became brighter, the wind blew. A white sea mist arose, and the moist breath finally revealed a hint of tragedy. Under the mist, large and small shipwrecks were floating on the sea, with broken masts. Rods, sails torn into strips of cloth, and corpses were densely packed up and down with the waves. The white and swollen corpses soaked in the sea were stacked together like waves, being carried by the waves and drifting over. The white sea mist was beautiful, like a dream. , but under the sea fog, there is a hell-like scene, with more than tens of thousands of corpses and the wreckage of more than 70 ship hulls.

The Sunrise Chamber of Commerce's sweep along the coastline was stopped!

Lisbonto, the night is intoxicating. Fatty and Parstina, who is no longer the high priest of the sky, stand on the observatory of the Lisbonto Sky Temple. Below is the moonlight covering the southern district of Lisbonto like silver, which is densely populated. The lights illuminate the entire The South District was decorated like the Milky Way in the sky. Pope Potamia very wisely found a reason to go to the library of the Sky Temple branch to read an ancient teaching of the Sky Temple, leaving only Pal. Skinner and Fatty are at the observatory

Just two days ago, after the Priest Ceremony of the Sky Temple, Parstina suddenly announced her resignation from the position of high priest. This was a great joy for the new saints. Now, as the Sky Temple gradually integrates into the rule of the empire, , the new Saintess faction is also gradually growing, and Palstina, the old era The old man is a thorn in the side of the new Saintess faction and a thorn in the flesh. Now Parstina suddenly takes the initiative to resign as high priest. The New Saintess faction is now busy contacting everyone, hoping to put someone from their own side to the position of high priest. , naturally he has no intention to take care of the trouble of the abdicated high priest.

So in the past two days, Fatty and Palstina also took a tour of Lisbon.

I don’t know if she is no longer the high priest. Parszina changed her past noble image, took off the high priest’s toga that is unchangeable in all seasons, and wore a white Salander classical palace dress. The beautiful dimples, the bright and attractive long hair were pinned back, revealing the smooth forehead and thin white neck. He stared at the night view of Lisbon under the moonlight and said softly, "If I want to go back to Salan De, I wonder if your majesty will allow it!"

"Why do you want to go back? Even Niya only goes back for one month every year to see the situation in the territory. Most of the time is spent in Imperial Capital Ocean City. If you really don't care about the Sky Temple, go and accompany Niya. Right?" The fat man sensed the desolation in her tone, and felt pity for her. He reached out and gently hugged her shoulders. He gave up the charming night view, looked at the profile of her face that was as proud as a goddess, and admired what the world could create. The most beautiful lines come out,

In fact, he also knew that Parstina suddenly resigned as high priest this time because she was afraid that she would vent her anger on the Holy Cult of the Sky in order to help her take revenge.

This is not entirely due to the aggressiveness of the New Saints faction, but the needs of the empire

Originally, Fatty had already issued an order to the Supervision Department to prepare for a thorough investigation of the New Saintess sect. As for the New Saintess sect's misbehavior, Fatty had also received reports early on.

The fat man's method of randomly appointing new saints from civilians was to eliminate the divine power of the Sky Temple as soon as possible. However, there was indeed a lack of consideration. That is, the new saints, as the empire's tool to split the Sky Temple, were already in trouble. She is a representative of an interest group. How can I expect the new saint to be spotless?

The most numerous people in the New Saintess faction are businessmen, wealthy businessmen, and wealthy businessmen.

With the rapid development of the empire's business and external expansion, these emerging nobles of the empire have gathered considerable wealth, and naturally their desire for power has become stronger and stronger. The military cannot enter, and the government only has a few people every year. The quota of one hundred people is really a drop in the bucket for the hundreds of thousands of imperial merchants.

On the contrary, it was the New Saint who gave them hope. The threshold for entering the Sky Temple was extremely low. As long as they were willing to donate, they would be given a title. These businessmen crowded under the new Saint, hoping to assert themselves to the empire through the New Saint. power and interests, among which there are naturally some people who want to grab more interests.

Even Fatty himself admits that the externally expanding business empire itself is a bloody, dirty, and powerful violent group, but he is the biggest leader of this group. In this era, as long as you are willing to check, who's butt can be clean? !

But because of Palstina's sudden resignation, Fatty had to order the termination

"If Your Majesty doesn't want me to go back, can you please cancel that order?"

Parstina opened her watery eyes that could see people, and said with a slightly trembling voice,

If there is an opportunity to drive the divine power of the Sky Temple into the mud again, the man in front of him will definitely take action, and the only way to stop it is to voluntarily resign from the position of high priest. In this case, the new saintess faction will be under the new priest What you do at the graduation ceremony is truly justified! Even the emperor of the empire could only take action due to lack of excuses, but the emperor is the emperor, and one sentence can affect the fate of many people. For example, the empire agreed to the original request of the Sky Temple and agreed to the Sky Temple sending priests to the war. The turbulent Kalisu region

Moreover, the emperor also appointed someone, that is, the New Saint. Now, the entire New Saint faction is already in a state of chaos.