Opening the silver flap, a green gem-like hand turns in the middle of the intricate mechanical dial with a continuous click, then slowly stops at three o'clock.

"First level combat readiness, three o'clock direction, artillery ready!" Gehr's order resounded throughout the ship.

Although Ai Wen couldn't figure out what was going on, he didn't dare to speak casually at this time. In wartime, there are no uncles and nephews on the ship, only superiors and subordinates, if he delays the fighter because he opens his mouth, even if Geer does not punish him, Evan will not forgive himself.

Evan didn't know, but that didn't mean the other officers didn't either.

"It's really a sea monster! How can a sea monster be willing to run over in a place like the near sea?" said the navigator.

"The kraken pointers are so imprecise that they can only confirm their existence based on their unique sound waves, and they can't tell what level they are. The helmsman gripped the rudder and carefully adjusted the course of the Silverwing.

"In a place like the offshore, it is good luck to encounter a small sea monster with a size of about 30 meters. How can there be large species, let alone giant species that are rare in the deep sea.

And thanks to the fact that we were also a member of the fourth-tier battleship, otherwise we wouldn't even be able to issue a sea monster pointer with this accuracy, so let's be content!"

The first mate, the chief navigator, and the chief steward, all stood beside Captain Gehr, and they all saw the hint of the strange machinery in Gehr's hand and discussed with each other.

The officers were obviously not nervous because they had experienced a lot of wind and waves, but they were a little curious about how there were sea monsters living in the deep sea on the offshore shipping lanes.

Evan listened to the novelty on the side, this kind of sea monster rumor was still in the realm of stories for him, and he had not even been exposed to it during recruit training.

What he didn't actually know was that all kinds of occult knowledge involving the hidden world were forbidden knowledge that various secular states and churches worked together to restrict the spread of on a large scale.

Because occult knowledge often involves strength, just like the knight's training method, without the corresponding basic knowledge and the guidance of the guide, the consequences of wanton exploration of the unknown are often catastrophic.

The danger of the knight training method is not too great, and the most serious consequence is only that when the knight advances, he completely loses his mind and is controlled by the violent body and becomes a beast.

While harming oneself, it can't harm too many others.

And among the other strange and mysterious knowledge that is difficult to distinguish, even the snooping of the terrifying evil god is not unusual. It is conceivable that once this power gets out of control, and then causes an irresistible terror to come, it is not impossible to drag a whole city to accompany the funeral.

The family inheritance was broken, so that in addition to the core knight inheritance, Evan did not get much mysterious knowledge hidden in the depths of the world, and Steward Leo would not have taught him this temporarily useless knowledge in the situation at that time.

In a naval training camp, this is not something that recruits should be exposed to. When they really need to face this level of mystery, most of them are already at least the crew or even officers of a fourth-class battleship, and they have a lot of time to get from their predecessors.

Therefore, since crossing into this world, except for the real extraordinary knightly power, Evan has not seen much navigation technology and technology beyond his previous life and contemporaries.

It wasn't until now that he felt a little like he was in a fantasy world.

Then his first thought was:

"Wow! The first battle of the recruits at sea is to fight sea monsters, I'm so good!"

"It's coming!"

Gehr, who ignored the discussion behind him, spotted the sea monster for the first time, after all, this big guy did not hide his consciousness at all.

With the sound of a huge splash, a huge conch taller than a house smashed through the fog on the sea and appeared in the field of vision of a group of people.

The cold and hard black snail shell with a metallic luster, the long dark blue tentacles dancing under the water constantly stirring the seawater, and the huge size beyond common sense, it is simply shocking!

As soon as it appeared.

Behind the conch-shaped sea monster erupted an infinite amount of seawater, accelerating instantly, like an indestructible battering ram, rushing towards it at high speed with the momentum of crushing the Silver Wing.

Stunned to the point of amazement, Evan only now imagined what had happened to the merchant ship. You can also experience how desperate they were before being hit by a "battering ram" larger than a house on the sea!

"Confirm that the sea monster species belongs to the small species of "shock conch", and the gunner's starboard artillery is fired! The strong lung capacity of the knight rank made his command thunder, resounding throughout the battleship.

"Received! The distance is 0.5 nautical miles, the target is directly in front of the conch, and the cannon is fired!" The shout of the gun commander immediately sounded, and the crew of the artillery group did not need to think about it, just follow the commander's order.

Perhaps this sea monster has no experience in fighting human warships, and the angle of attack chosen is precisely in front of the side of the battleship, which can maximize the power of the ship's guns.

"Boom!", "Boom!", "Boom!", ......

In the roar of continuous artillery fire, the orange-red flames pierced the sea. In the first round of twenty artillery salvos, most of the whizzing solid shells smashed into the sea water around it, and only three smashed into its conch shell, making a huge roar like a metal impact!

Evan saw that small fragments of conch shells had fallen from the sea monster's body, and its speed had also decreased.

The shelling worked! The sea monster was not invulnerable!

Gehr is still calm, and I don't know how many similar scenes have been experienced. Although the sea monster is the true ruler of the deep sea, that refers to the "giant species" or even the "son of the sea god", which can still be dealt with with by the guns on the battleship.

If the order is not withdrawn, the shelling will continue.

After another salvo, five cannonballs hit the sea monster at the same time, and even the heavy snail shell on its body was broken, injuring its body, and the sea monster's mouth did not know where to hide let out a baby-like shrill cry.

"Boom——!"

Even though it had come close to the Silverwing less than five hundred meters, as if it could smash it to pieces in the next moment, the sea monster no longer dared to rampage, and let out another cry full of hatred before sinking into the sea.

"Did it escape?" Evan looked left and right, only he didn't understand the sea monster's behavior pattern, and could not judge the sea monster's next behavior.

There are many kinds of animal habits in nature, some will choose to retreat to find other prey after a little frustration, and some will never get rid of it after sticking to it, and Evan does not know which category this sea monster belongs to.

"Captain Gunner prepares alchemy bombs, ready to go underwater at any time!"

"Obey! Alchemy bomb preparation, the first batch of ten groups, bombardier preparation!"

After issuing a new order, Gehr turned back and explained to Aven:

"The Shock Conch is a relatively common small sea monster, and the most common attack method is to stir up the current on the surface of the sea to accelerate the collision with the ship, but it is also very cunning, and its absolute strength cannot be judged by its size.

Most of the sea monsters in the Black Sea are dependents of the mother of the sea monsters, Urketo, and they attack human ships not to hunt for food, but out of a hatred of land creatures in their blood, believing that land creatures are betrayers of the sea!"

Speaking of this, Gehr's tone was very solemn:

"Encountering them in the ocean will most often end up with one of them falling forever. Remember, as long as you don't see its corpse, you should never take it lightly. ”

The existence of sea monsters is still a relatively rudimentary occult knowledge, which can be spread among front-line combatants with limited restrictions.

But what Ganger is talking about is already strictly the core knowledge of mystical sources, and some mystical beings can even be given power through rituals through the name of a divine being.

That is, in the face of Ai Wen, if he was replaced by someone else, even if he was a young officer who was valued again, Gehr would not popularize this level of extraordinary knowledge for free.

Even if the transcendents of the knightly path cannot directly use this knowledge to gain power, the value is there, and in the eyes of the wild transcendents who lack systematic inheritance, this is a priceless treasure!

Several officers beside Gehr glanced at each other. With their understanding of Gehr, they instantly seemed to understand something, and the eyes that looked at Evan became more and more kind.

"Click, click, click....." The sound of the sea monster hands became more and more rapid, and the green gem hands turned in circles as if they were out of control.

"Order! Gun Commander drops a bomb, directly below the target battleship!"

"Bombardiers, the first batch, directly below the target, drop the bomb!"

With the loud command of the gunner, the left and right sides of the ship simultaneously emitted the "pop" sound of heavy objects falling into the water.

"Bang!", "Bang!", "Bang!"...

There was a dull sound of explosions under the water, and it was not known whether it hit the target or fell on the seabed. In this era, there is a lack of underwater detection equipment, especially in the face of an oversized opponent such as a sea monster, relying on the experience of the commander.

Although Geer is confident of defeating the small species, it is the opponent's home turf in the sea, and any mistake in judgment could put him in a huge crisis.

Glancing at the sea monster pointer that was still spinning around, Gehr decisively gave an order:

"Let's get out of the waters. ”

Since this sea monster wants to hide and seek, let's find a way to mobilize it and let it run out on its own.

"Obey!" Raise the sails, speed up with full sails!"

"Hey-hey-hey-"

The order of the sail chief was given, and to the sound of the sailors' trumpets, the sails on the three mainmasts were raised in an orderly manner, and then filled with the sea breeze.

But then Evan sensed something was wrong!

Although the fog is not small and the wind is not strong, it also means that the waves are not high, and all the sails can be raised, which is often referred to as full sailing. But the speed of the battleship did not increase significantly, as if...

It's like I'm stumbling over something!