Chapter 521 Across the Sea
The dark curtain covering the sky stretched endlessly, and there was a faint thunder on the distant margin, and the turbulent sea water set off high waves, which from time to time hit the bow of the flying scissors, and were crushed by the huge force of the shock, splashing countless waves.
The spray rose upward, and when the kinetic energy was exhausted, it was pulled down by an abnormal gravity, which soon caused a dense sound on the deck.
For an ironclad giant ship that is larger than an aircraft carrier, this is just an insignificant drizzle, but for ordinary people, the waves that fall on their heads are not so pleasant.
Therefore, in normal times, no one wants to hang around the forward deck, except for the elite soldiers on duty, everyone else stays in the cabin.
A young man stood proudly at the bow of the ship with his hands behind his back, watching the surging wind and waves.
The size of the human race is small, even compared to the moving long fusiform fortress, which is insignificant, let alone the endless sea.
But it is such a small existence, and it also has the heart to compete with heaven and earth, as well as the power to swallow thousands of miles.
This man was Charon, and after pacifying Daini, he boarded his own steel warship and set out with the merchant group.
The famous rushing river on the mainland, which pours into the sea like a torrent, is only the inland sea of the mainland, surrounded by a half-moon-shaped land.
And it is this inland sea that separates the Flying Wing Kingdom from the other side, forming a moat that is difficult for ordinary ships to cross.
Outside of the offshore waters, the farther away from the mainland, the stronger the abnormal gravitational pull on the seabed, which can drag passing ships down.
This phenomenon has been going on for many years, and old folk legends either believe that the sea god is angry or that there are terrifying sea monsters underwater, but this is not the case.
The reason for this result is actually because there is an alliance in the middle of this sea area.
The border war realm on the sea contains the archipelago on this sea area, as well as millions of square kilometers of sea area, which belongs to the independent secret realm under the complete control of the alliance, and the core power affects both sides of the strait, suppressing other forces except for the fighting spirit.
This is the only secret place ever built on the sea, probably due to the influence of ocean currents, which makes this sea area unusual, and the two sides gradually cut off communication.
It was only after learning about these circumstances that Charon set up a sailing plan and threw all the family's savings into the construction of warships.
With advanced scientific design concepts, and inscribed with many various magic circles, the source power spar is used as the power to burn, and finally the steel monster that is enough to cross the sea is created.
In the past, no one was willing to spend huge sums of money to gamble on the unknown, but Charon understood the windfall profits of dumping goods, and there was no alliance on the side, so he decisively chose to develop in the direction of seafaring trade.
This courage allowed the Del family to take the lead, even if there are now as many as sixty big families in the merchant group, the Del family still has a considerable share.
On the other side of the sea, the situation is relatively chaotic, and the dark forces are still very strong, and the church and witches will occasionally send strong people here to find excellent inheritors.
Therefore, the force required for the voyage is also huge, and there are three huge ships on this expedition, and the pioneer legion places 10,000 people on each ship, and carries other noble armies to count more than 20,000 people.
There are eight great knights accompanying the formation, and the strongest of them is the former commander of the Macedonian kingdom, Jerinov, who has the strength of a high-ranking grand knight.
Originally, Dani was supposed to lead the team herself, but yesterday she suddenly announced her withdrawal, and only temporarily replaced the old knight in the formation.
The reason why every time they set sail, they have to be equipped with so many high-end combat forces and a huge army, is mainly to ensure the safety of goods and smoothly exchange them for dozens of times the wealth.
The country on the other side of the sea is quite chaotic, with many small coastal countries and various barbarian tribes.
Without enough force to deter, it is not so easy to successfully complete the mission.
In addition to normal trade, the private armies of the nobles would also take to the land to burn and loot, and the mineral resources there were too rich compared to the western frontier.
Not only gold and silver mines, but also gem mines and rare metal mines are also abundant, and the nobles who are greedy by nature will naturally not let go.
Those with a small appetite only kill people and seize treasures, and those with a large appetite directly stationed hundreds of people in the same place, implement military rule, oppress and exploit the indigenous people, and enslave the latter to extract ore.
Some families with no bottom line have even taken off the mask of hypocrisy and directly started the business of human trafficking.
They form a slave hunting team, disguised as a team of mercenaries, and go around hunting for young and beautiful women.
Even if the warships of the Del family would not give them too many places and impose heavy taxes, they would still be happy to do it, after all, the nobles of the Western Realms who were willing to spend a lot of money for the exotic scenery were able to grab a lot of them.
There is a lot of money to be made in this kind of business, but it is also very risky, and they will be hunted down by the local transcendents.
The Del family's Pioneer Legion, on the other hand, is primarily focused on protecting warships and ensuring the smooth flow of regular transactions, and will not provide any assistance to these opportunists.
So if you're not careful, you'll have to shed your blood in a foreign land and go to hell with the dream of getting rich.
After the stormy night, the morning sun rises from the confluence of the sky and the sea, and three steel warships in a vertical line follow the direction of the spread of light, all the way to the west.
The Pioneer soldiers stepped out of the passage and began to inspect the guns fixed at the edges, which, despite being covered by cover, were easily flooded by the wind and waves of the previous night.
If not cleaned in time, the barrel and other parts are easily corroded by the salty seawater, and eventually turn into a pile of scrap metal.
The aristocratic armed men who were allowed to come up to let off steam, swayed on the deck in groups, and many knights from landlocked countries saw such a sea view for the first time, and let out exclamations from time to time.
On this voyage, the warship did not hesitate to consume the source power spar, and it only took two days to sail through the center line.
There was no interference from the undercurrent from north to south, and the speed of the voyage was several percent faster, and after half a day, a battleship broke away from the group and drifted to the northwest alone.
The battleship was carrying the largest number of aristocratic armed men, and now they left the group in order to dock in advance and let them move freely on the side of the barbarian tribe settlement.
The representatives of the families who led the team gathered their own teams and once again reminded the members of the key matters, and by the way, they described the beautiful life after returning from the task, and mobilized the enthusiasm of everyone.
Instigated by various means, the madmen's eyes soon turned red, revealing endless greed and desire.
Now it's just aggression and plunder across the sea, I wonder if colonialism will develop in the future?
Charon, who was also on this warship, maintained a disguised appearance, leaning against the wall of the passageway, watching the hot scene and thinking.
Soon he realized that this idea was unrealistic, there was extraordinary power in this world, and even if the guns were updated several times, they could only work in backward areas, and they would have little effect on high-end forces.
If you want to borrow foreign objects and fully invade the land here, it is easy to provoke the strong people here to besiege it, and in the end, the trade of dumped goods will not be possible.
Two days later, the aristocratic armed men, who had long been unable to hold back, finally saw the coast from afar, and could not help but let out a howl of excitement.
At the end of the retreat in the cabin, Charon opened his eyes, picked up the sword of judgment beside his bed, and walked out the door.
There was no deep-water port built here, and the battleship did not intend to get close to running aground, so it stopped a few hundred meters from the beach.
The soldiers of the Pioneer Regiment took out a large number of inflatable motor boats and rubber boats from the warehouse, and the motors of the inflatable pumps began to operate, and the valves of the communicators were closed by atmospheric pressure, and the gas continued to pour into the filler.
Inflated inflatable motorboats and rubber boats were tied to ropes and thrown to the surface.
The aristocratic armed men followed the rope and slid several times on the side of the warship to leap onto the vehicle.
Humpty Dumpty, who was full of flesh, untied the rope, pushed the rubber boat against the hilt of his sword, and scolded in a low voice: "It's so fucking expensive, it can be broken when you poke it, and you actually charge extra black money!"
"Shhhh
"Dead fatty, you've seen their methods, they're much darker than ours, so humble me, I don't want to be tied up with you to reclaim the sea. β
Humpty Dumpty's chatter made Humpty Dumpty have a toothache when he heard it, but he couldn't refute anything.
Among the groups that have come here from the West Coast, the Del family has the largest army, the largest fists, and is equipped with all kinds of strange weapons, can the others not be terrified?
With seven bear-waisted companions with weapons and luggage, huddled in a small rubber boat, and had to paddle on the water, it was simply sour.
Just when Humpty Dumpty was feeling uncomfortable and thought that the boat was going to capsize sooner or later, a motorboat landed on the water next to them, and only one man jumped down.
"Huh-"
Humpty Dumpty's eyes widened, and he wanted a way to get rid of the sea of bitterness, so he lowered his tone and asked, "This brother, are you alone?"
"You still have a place over there, let me go over and take a place, there's no need to waste precious resources. β
Without waiting for the person on the other side to answer, Humpty Dumpty stood up and jumped to the motorboat that had already started.
His companion didn't expect this to happen, and the rubber boat almost capsized with a single bullet.
"Dead fatty, don't go ashore, Lao Tzu will whip you!"
"My bag fell into the water! Bob Cook, you waited for meβ"
The fat man, who was collectively condemned by his companions, did not panic, but shook his arm, "Brothers, you keep working hard, I'll wait for you on the shore first, hahaha-"
After being arrogant, he restrained his expression, pretended to be very familiar, and chatted with the owner of the motorboat.
"Brother, you actually bought this pimple, what is it called a gasoline engine, this thing is very expensive! I don't know which bastard marked the price, if you let Lao Tzu meet him, you have to beat him in front of him so that he can't take care of himself!"
"By the way, brother, are you here to make money or tie up women, I have a few top-secret news here......"
Charon glanced at the other party lightly, if I am not mistaken, the price of materials was set by him personally.....