There is a strait between the Xizhou Continent and the Qizhou Continent, the narrowest two sides of the strait are only a few miles apart, and there are dozens of large and small sea reefs distributed on the water surface, and the seabed is only a dozen meters away from the water surface on average.

A long time ago, the Tianling people of Chizhou and the Linhai people on the other side of the sea set up shipping docks on their respective coasts, and people from the two continents traded with each other by ship through the channel around the reef.

Although in recent decades there have been infestation of people in the deep sea beyond the strait, this narrow and shallow channel has not been affected in any way, and it is believed that the ghost ships of the people on the sea cannot operate in the shallow and rocky waters.

Looking across the sea from the wharf on this side of Chizhou, there are obviously more ships docked at the wharf on the other side of the sea, and far away in the foggy sky to the west, revealing the outline of a castle.

The capital of the Rinkai Kingdom is less than 30 miles away from the coastal pier, so the capital is named Wanghai Castle, and it is said that on a clear day, you can see the reefs in the strait from the high castle tower, and the rolling mountains on the other side of the strait have always been a natural beauty for the residents of Wanghai Castle to climb up and look at.

Although Linhai is a small country among the countries of Xizhou, its area and population are comparable to the entire Qizhou continent.

Because it is a neutral country, there has been no war in the territory of Linhai in recent decades, and the geographical location is in the middle of two continents, so the business is prosperous and the people live and work in peace and contentment, so Linhai King has become the richest king in the Xizhou continent.

At this time, the fiery red sun had just risen from the top of the mountain in the east, and the warm light shone on the majestic Wanghai Castle Tower and the fort on the castle tower. The soldiers stationed at the head of the city carried gunpowder spears and swords at their waists, and they lazily strolled around the city in the warm sun.

More than fifty soldiers were stationed at the eastern side of the city, and they leisurely watched a wide road on the ground, and at this moment, a variety of pedestrians, carriages, and rickshaws formed a flowing landscape on the avenue.

The appearance and skin color characteristics of the Xizhou people are not much different from the Qizhou people, and the mountainous landform of the Xizhou people is different, the Xizhou continent is more plains and hills, so the Xizhou people generally use horses as a means of transportation, however, the size of the horses here is much smaller than the horses in the steppe on the east coast of the ocean.

The huge gate beneath the eastern tower was now completely open, and the soldiers stationed outside the gate gathered to talk and laugh, and they only occasionally glanced at the people and carriages entering and leaving the gate.

Suddenly, someone in the city shouted, "Hey, what's that?" ”

His companions immediately looked up, and saw an unusual object appear on the road, its shell the color of the city wall gray, it looked like a small ship, but it actually walked on the road like a carriage, and walked very fast.

Perhaps it was because of the peculiar and striking appearance of the boats, pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages on the road avoided them, and the boats and carriages approached the east gate from east to west.

A group of soldiers shouted and ran down from the city to the ground, and the soldiers outside the city gate on the ground also saw the uninvited guests they had never seen before, and they immediately picked up the weapons in their hands and formed a human wall with the soldiers running down from the city to stop in front of the city gate, this kind of behemoth of unknown origin must not be put into the city.

The boat began to slow down about 300 meters from the city gate, and then slowed down to a stop just over 30 meters away from the human wall. The door opened, and out of it came a green-faced man, smiling and waving to the soldiers as he walked towards the gate.

The nervous soldiers immediately relaxed when they saw the visitors, and their faces showed excitement.

The leader of the soldiers at the head of the army quickly stepped forward and shouted, "Mr. Jiesheng! Didn't you just go back to Qizhou yesterday, why did you come here again today? What kind of car are you in? We've never seen that before! ”

Jiesheng smiled and said, "General Poe, this is a boat from the prairie, and I came today to introduce your majesty the king to a prince from the prairie. ”

"The prince of the prairie? Could it be the descendant of the King of Heaven whom the gentleman told us? The leader of the soldiers asked, his gaze again at the boat behind Jiesheng.

At this moment, Kapok's tall body appeared outside the car door, his face and exposed skin were red in the sun, and he smiled and waved to the soldiers on this side of the city gate.

Yesterday, Kapok and Yagu persuaded Jiesheng to become a military advisor in the Blue Fog Mountain, and then listened to his plan of action after arriving in Xizhou. It didn't take much effort to find a better military advisor like Jiesheng than expected, Kapok and Yagu were very confident about this trip to Xizhou, they slept very soundly in the comfortable cave last night, so today Kapok Zi is full of energy and radiant.

"He is the prince of the Great Prairie Wine Immortal City that I told you, and the Celestial King sent him to your Linhai Country for a friendly visit. As you have long known, the Prince of Wine Immortal City is a good friend of my Master, so Master sent me to accompany him to meet your Majesty.

Please ask the general to escort us into the city, and when this is done, I will ask the general and the brothers to drink and tell stories!" Jiesheng smiled and looked calm as he spoke.

When Kapok unexpectedly asked him to be a military advisor, Jiesheng began to hesitate a little. Because he knew very little about the current situation of the prairie and the so-called genetic people, and he had never served in the army.

However, Jiesheng's upbringing and wit made him hesitate for a moment, and he soon made up his mind to do something with Kapok and Yagu to come to Xizhou to do something that was destined to make history.

Jiesheng's parents died unexpectedly when he was young, but fortunately, the demented mage took him in, and the master treated Jiesheng and several little brothers like parents and children, especially for Jiesheng.

That time, the master took Lin and his entourage of the Heavenly King envoy to the Blue Mist Mountain to be killed, and was allowed to live in the Divine Mountain by the medicine fairy grace because of the blessing of misfortune, but the master did not leave Jiesheng and a few little brothers alone, he sent all of them to the Xiancao City Wen Court to study and live through the relationship of the doctor, and used all the gold given by the Heavenly King's envoy for the tuition and living expenses of several young apprentices.

After graduating from the Wen Court, several of Jiesheng's junior brothers all became magistrates in the Qizhou Empire or opened a medicine shop in Xiancao City as pharmacists, but Jiesheng chose to follow his master to continue his cultivation in Blue Misty Mountain. Soon after arriving in the Blue Misty Mountain, Yao Xian and his eldest disciples soon discovered that Jiesheng was not only of excellent moral character, intelligent and capable, but also possessed unmatched social talents.

Therefore, Yao Xian and several senior disciples had privately pinned the future of Blue Mist Mountain on Jiesheng.

After five years of investigation and cultivation, ten years ago, Yao Xian and several big disciples decided to hand over all the diplomatic affairs of Blue Misty Mountain to Jiesheng, and Jiesheng lived up to expectations, and in the following years, Lanwu Mountain not only gained a lot of income from the medicinal herb business, but also established extensive contacts with dignitaries and merchants from Qizhou and Xizhou countries.

After ten years of active and effective social activities, Jiesheng has a very thorough understanding of the two continents of Qizhou and Xizhou. Although he had anticipated the potential threat of the undersea people to the landers, no matter how great his skills were, it was impossible for him to dive into the ocean to explore the world of the underseamen.

When he listened to the message brought by Kapok, he sensed that an unprecedented crisis and challenge had arrived. According to historical experience, crisis and opportunity, challenge and success are always closely linked. What's more, this crisis is related to the survival or destruction of all terrestrial people, including the Blue Misty Mountain, so when Kapok Zi solemnly made a request in front of the benefactors of the medicine fairy and other Jiesheng, Jiesheng actually had no choice, he had to stand up and accept this historic challenge.

What's more, if he succeeds in defeating the invasion of the undersea people, his name and deeds will forever be recorded in the glorious annals of this world, along with Kapok, the prince he has admired since childhood.

After agreeing to accept the position of military advisor appointed by Kapok, Jiesheng quickly put forward his first plan of action: although the Linhai State has always remained neutral and did not participate in the civil war for hegemony in Xizhou, but this time it is different from the previous civil wars in Xizhou, it is the people of the sea and the people on the land who fight for the right to live, and once the war breaks out, it is impossible for the Linhai State to stay out of it.

Moreover, the Linhai Kingdom is backed by the Qizhou Continent, and the territory borders the Gudi Kingdom in the north and the Shenhai Kingdom in the south, and the strategic location is very important, so the first thing to visit when landing in Xizhou is undoubtedly the Linhai King.

Kapok and Agu were convinced of Setsuo's strategy, and they agreed to act according to his plan without hesitation. So as soon as it was dawn today, they set off from the Blue Mist Mountain to come here to visit the King of the Sea.

General Po, the defender of the East Gate, was pleasantly surprised when he heard Jiesheng's words, he had already heard the legendary story of the prince of Jiuxiancheng from Jiesheng's mouth, and he said excitedly: "Mr. Jiesheng, the last general understands!" Please take your guests with us into the city to the palace! ”

At this time, the king of Linhai was discussing state affairs with a group of civil and military officials in the palace council hall.

The King of Linhai was over fifty years old, he was not of great stature, and if it were not for the crown on his head, his appearance and words and deeds would have been more like that of a shrewd businessman. As Jiesheng mentioned to Kapok, the King of Linhai was a king who was good at grasping the situation and was diligent in governing and loving the people, which is why other small states in the West and West had perished in the past few decades, while the Linhai Kingdom still existed and flourished.

Because of the recent turmoil in Xizhou, the King of Linhai would convene a meeting of his ministers every morning to discuss the latest developments in the current situation, and the topic of discussion today was the war between the Gudi Kingdom and the three southern kingdoms.

A military attache stood up and said to the King of Linhai: "Your Majesty, the last general suggests that we buy a batch of new gunpowder guns from the King of Gudi to equip our legions. It is said that with this new type of powder gun, soldiers can be loaded with gunpowder and bullets while lying on the ground. Moreover, the speed of reloading and firing is twice as fast, which is the reason why the army of the ancient land king can win more with less. ”

Although the Linhai State remains neutral, everyone understands that in order not to be bullied, they must first be strong enough, so the Linhai State has always maintained a strong combat army. Because of its abundant financial resources, the army's weapons and equipment are always up to date and the best.

The King of the Sea nodded in agreement, and he turned his gaze back to his Minister of Trade.

The Minister of Trade immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I will do my best to make this deal." However, judging from past experience, the Gudi King will not sell his latest weapons to other countries, especially this is a time of war, and the Gudi King will first have to equip his own legion with a new gunpowder gun. ”

King Linhai said: "You try it first, you can also spend some more money." We guarantee that this powder gun will not be resold to the three southern countries, but this is not possible, so you all have to show your talents and ideas to get a new powder gun of this type as soon as possible, and then give it to the technicians of our military factories to develop and imitate it.

Ladies and gentlemen, the current situation is unsettling, if the King of the Ancient Land defeats the Three Southern Kingdoms with the help of a new gunpowder gun, the ambition of the King of the Ancient Land to dominate the Western Continent will be infinitely expanded, and our Linhai Kingdom will fall into a dilemma. Therefore, we must strengthen our combat readiness, expand the existing 20 corps to 25 corps within a year, and all weapons and equipment must be renewed.

In addition, the relationship with the Qizhou Empire should also be closer, so that even if the King of Gudi annexed the three southern kingdoms, he would not dare to have the ambition to annex our country. ”

When the King of Linhai said this, a guard leader outside the door of the hall hurriedly walked into the hall and reported: "Your Majesty, General Po, the defender of the East Gate, said that there is a very important and urgent matter to ask for a meeting!" ”

"Pass him in!" The King of the Sea ordered.

The eyes of all the ministers looked at the entrance and exit of the chamber, and they were all speculating in their hearts about what was going on.

"Yes!" The guard turned and walked out.

After a while, General Po strode into the hall, because he was emotional, he was a little incoherent, and said in a loud voice: "Report to Your Majesty, Mr. Jiesheng of the Blue Fog Mountain has brought the prince of the prairie to visit our Linhai Country!" Say that the matter is urgent, and ask to meet Your Majesty immediately! ”