The nobility of the Kingdom of Goa was swept away by Galen, and the country became Galen's backyard and stronghold.

With the full cooperation of the Michael family, Deppon Logistics' shipping business has also spread rapidly throughout the East China Sea.

As for the activities of clearing pirates and maintaining law and order, Chief Instructor Dasty is also in charge.

A behemoth is rapidly developing and taking shape in the East China Sea, constantly changing the original order of the East China Sea:

From Samwell Island to the West Village of Cocoa, from the territory of Debang to the Kingdom of Goa, the Righteous Knight Galen has set foot on the majestic banner of the dazzling golden sword.

When pirates see such a flag, they will even have a more serious fear than when they encounter the navy.

The Debang Logistics Company, which claims to be the "enthusiastic people of the East China Sea", is spreading its tentacles along the route of the shipping business to the entire East China Sea at an astonishing speed, and the comfortable life of the East China Sea pirates is finally gone.

However, Galen, who made all this happen, is clear:

If there is no overwhelming force, then everything you build by yourself will only be a castle in the air.

So he didn't stay in the East China Sea to enjoy the noble life of the Earth Emperor, but chose to embark on a new journey as soon as possible:

Great Passage.

Galen handed over the company's affairs to Tex, military affairs to Dusty, and finances to Borgkin, and he sailed toward Upside Down Mountain, the entrance to the Great Passage, on the flagship of the Dreadnought Sabre.

In addition to more than 300 elite sailors, the entourage also included Miss Nami, a genius navigator who was looking forward to the great passage, and Princess Vivi, the "client" of Galen's trip.

Wallace wanted to continue to follow Galen as a military reporter, but he was not long after becoming king, so it was naturally inconvenient for him to leave behind his beautiful new wife and the country that was in the ascendant after the chaos.

However, although he could not accompany him personally, Wallace was unwilling to let go of Galen's status as a "royal literati".

Shaping the perfect legend of Galen, the knight of justice, is Wallace's dream that he has always persevered.

He arranged for many junior reporters to follow him on the ship to take charge of news and propaganda work, and even kept in touch remotely with him at any time with valuable video phone bugs.

As soon as Galen made big news on the Great Passage, Wallace would write for it remotely, and then spread the uplifting stories throughout the East China Sea.

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The entrance of the East China Sea to the Great Fairway, the upside-down mountain.

There are all kinds of incredible natural phenomena in this world, and Upside Down Mountain is one of them:

It is said that because the four ocean currents that flow through the area are so strong that they can flow upwards despite gravity, the ocean currents form an elevator-like channel in the special terrain of the upside-down mountain.

This "elevator" transports ships from sea level to the top of the mountain, and then through the transportation hub at the top of the mountain to the great waterway.

The "Dreadnought Sabre" that Galen was riding was extremely large, and it also looked extremely small in the face of this strange rising current:

I felt a violent tremor rising from the bottom of the ship, and the huge ship as majestic as a mountain sailed with this current towards the upside-down peak;

The waves in the channel were very strong, and Galen's huge ship seemed turbulent and undulating in the turbulent current.

Nami, who was a navigator, was not scared by the waves, but was excited.

She clung to the handrails and stood at the front of the deck, admiring the strange view of the beginning of the great passage alongside Galen.

The size of Upside Down Hill was so great that it took a long time for the Dreadnought Sabre to climb to the top of Upside Down Hill under the influence of rising currents.

Once at the top of the mountain, the ship soared into the air like a roller coaster, and finally plunged towards the descending current that led to the great channel.

A huge wave was raging, and the dreadnought battleship Saber sailed tremblingly in the descent channel.

The wood in the pirate world is actually a black technology material, which is extremely tough and lightweight, so that Galen, a giant ship as big as a hill, can perform this kind of stunt unharmed.

If you had been on this rollercoaster ride by one of the expensive sailboats on earth, you would have been torn apart by the huge load of sea junk.

As soon as they stepped into the descent channel, Galen and Nami's expressions became solemn at the same time:

"There's a boat ahead?"

Just in the channel ahead of the dreadnought Sabre, an unfamiliar ship appeared.

The size of this sea ship was slightly inferior to that of Galen's, but its wooden hull was covered with sturdy iron armor, which made it look a little unpleasant.

And a black skull flag is still flying high on the mast of this ironclad sailing ship, which proves the identity of the people on board:

A strange group of pirates who entered the Great Passage from another seaway and happened to collide with Galen.

And the most bizarre thing about this pirate ship is:

Although the ship had sails, it also had two towering chimneys on the deck, which were still spewing black smoke.

Thick steam technology wind.

Galen was dumbfounded, but eventually figured it out:

With the unevenly developed level of technology in the pirate world, it's not surprising that he encounters anything at sea.

And the technological content of things like steam sailboats is actually not very high.

Galen hadn't yet shown his usual attitude towards pirates, but the pirates on the ironclad ship were the first to wave the flag.

After all, he will also be a character who will cross the sea in the future, and Galen still spent some effort learning the common flag language of this world.

Galen immediately understood what the pirates were trying to say:

"Surrender unconditionally to them."

A group of pirates makes others surrender, and it is self-evident what they want to do.

"What?!"

Galen was a little surprised:

"You want me to surrender unconditionally as soon as we meet?"

He looked back at the dazzling gold sword banner hanging on his battleship, and couldn't help but feel a little funny:

"Are these guys treating me like a harmless merchant ship?"

Debang's prestige is not known outside the East China Sea, and the deterrent power of that flag is almost none.

So as soon as he saw such a majestic giant ship that was neither a navy nor a pirate, the pirate group in front of him immediately felt that he had hit an incomparable big fat sheep.

"Flag Talk!"

Galen said loudly to the sailors who accompanied the ship:

"Give me back their words as they were!"

The two sea vessels, which were still undulating in the descending current, were so-for-tat.

Galen's return flag worked well, and the pirate ship ahead immediately responded:

What to say with artillery.

As soon as the cannon sounded, the Debang sailors, who were already ready for battle, also quickly fired back.

This time the cannon was fired, and Galen's side quickly fell into disadvantage:

Although your own Barkit high-explosive shells are powerful, they can't reach the opponent's hull due to lack of power;

And from such a distance, the opponent's artillery could land steadily on the deck of the dreadnought battleship Sabre.

The enemy this time can be described as "strong ships and sharp guns".

Galen's massive ship was soon blown away by falling shells, and the sailors who accompanied the ship inevitably suffered casualties.

"Damn it!"

Galen cursed secretly, and had no choice but to jump up from the deck and intercept the shells with his sure sword skills.

When the greatsword sliced through the shells, Galen was once again shocked by the level of technology of the other party:

No wonder the opponent's artillery has a longer range and higher accuracy -

The other side's shells are different from the most common round iron bullets on the sea, and the shape is very peculiar:

Cylindrical projectile body, stern-shaped bullet tail, conical warhead.

Others may not understand, but Galen from Earth is very clear:

This is a shell that only breech-loading rifled guns will use.

And the guns of his own ship are the same as most sea ships, and they still use old front-loading smoothbore guns with spherical solid shells and spherical explosive shells.

The performance difference between the two is significant:

In other words, Galen was still using 16th-century redcoat cannons, while the other side was already armed with the British Empire's Armstrong cannons.

What is the result of the duel between these two types of artillery, it is entirely possible to refer to the Second Opium War.

"If you fall behind, you will be beaten..."

Galen uttered this ironclad truth, and reluctantly commanded the sailors who accompanied the ship:

"Stop shelling!"

"The other side has high technology, our shells don't work!"

And then...

Galen jumped out of the boat and sped on the water:

"Bastard!"

Galen raised his great sword in the surprised eyes of those pirates: "Taste my advanced productive forces!" ”