The ship sailed through the sea, and apart from the howling of the wind, the deck was as silent as death.

After a long time, Charlotte lowered her head under Zhang Lisheng's calm gaze, and said in a dry and unusually difficult voice: "Your Excellency, if you want me to guide the way to invade the cities of the Catamane city-state on the sea, even the most miserable fate will not make me succumb, I think, I think my family can understand that I made such a choice..."

"My target is not the cities of the landers, but the other islands of Hellfire. The young man interrupted the old man.

"In that case, in that case I will be of your service, Your Excellency. Hearing Zhang Lisheng's words, Charlotte fell silent again, his face changed uncertainly for a while, and finally made a decision, his body relaxed, and said in a low voice, after saying this sentence, he sat on the deck as if the strength of his whole body had been drained.

"Very wise choice Charlotte, in the sense that by choosing to obey me, I was provoking a civil war among the Hellmen.

What could be smarter than this choice, which can not only consume the strength of the barbarians, but also save the lives of their families and give them a happy life. Zhang Lisheng whispered admiration and looked at Hano, who was hugging his wife and young son tightly, "Hano, my poor friend whose reputation is bankrupt.

The city-state of Venis has forbidden your seafaring career, but I can give you everything you want, you want to give your son the best life, you want your wife to live in prosperity and comfort, these are small things, as long as you can prove your loyalty in the future, everything will surely be fulfilled. ”

The young man's seductive words hit the down-and-out navigator directly. He looked at his wife, who was full of fear but forced to calm down in front of his son, and kept comforting his young children, and said in a trembling voice: "I can serve Your Excellency Li Sheng for you.

But you have to promise that when my child grows up, you will give him a sum of money to return, to human society, and never, never to bother him again. ”

"I promise Hano, I promise to wait until your child grows up. If you want to return to the mainland to live. I'll let him get his wish. The young man replied meaningfully, and then turned his gaze to the third navigator who had been captured.

With the first two examples and the fact that their service was a fig leaf for provoking a barbarian civil war, soon the last navigator also chose to succumb, and in the rest of the voyage. Zhang Lisheng concocted the same method on two other sea ships made by landholders. Gained the allegiance of four other navigators.

This result was even more perfect than the best that the youth had expected. It proves that he did his best, using the power of lizards to transform and infiltrate to reconnoiter and select targets, and to use the power of dragons to spread clouds and fog, and fly in the sky to catch people on board. After working hard for more than 20 days, only seven targets were found, but all of them were captured by the whole family, which was an extremely correct choice.

When alone, the old man who has gone through the storm can easily see through life and death, but when their children and grandchildren are all around and their lives are threatened at the same time, they often have to choose to give in.

In this way, seven navigators with at least more than 20 years of sailing history succumbed to Zhang Lisheng's command, so that he finally no longer had to rely on ordering Wuli fishermen to find and track the sharp-billed blackfish;

Or lead a conquest army and risk heavy losses, blindly exploring the locations of other Hell islands in a direction alone.

For the wealthy merchants and aristocrats of Venis, these old men were just eccentric and deprived of their lives, and there was not much surplus value left, but for the conquerors of Wuli, they were indeed the 'eyes' that pointed the next step towards glory.

Of course, in order to make these 'eyes' willingly widen and brighter, Zhang Lisheng, who has already shown cruelty and cruelty to dissidents, must also show his true kindness to the supporters.

"I will build a town by the sea so that your family can live happily in it," Zhang Lisheng held a crystal glass full of fruit wine in the cabin of a large merchant ship, and talked eloquently to the navigators, "The surviving sailors, cooks, and maids of the Downton family fleet that were captured not long ago will also fill that town."

Of course, their status is completely different from that of your family, and when I have the opportunity in the future, I plan to use the merchants in Venisia to trade with the landers, and buy some slaves to make the town more evenly proportioned between men and women.

In short, you will gradually learn that I am completely different from ordinary spirits, and how cruel I am to my enemies is to my supporters. ”

"You don't have to look at it to know that you're different from ordinary spirits, Your Excellency," Charlotte said with a wry smile after drinking too much wine, "The 'conquerors' who control the entire island of Hell don't bother to set up a business for months just to legally open a trading house in the city of the landowners, and to kidnap a few old navigators and their families by the way. ”

"I like your humor Charlotte," Zhang Lisheng stood up and clinked his glass with the old man, showing the celebrity demeanor of training in New York Vanity Fair, "but in my mind, wisdom is an incomparable treasure, and the minds of all of you here are full of the wisdom I desire."

In order to make this wisdom work for me, it is worth it, not months, but even years..."

As the young man spoke, the large wooden door of the cabin was gently pushed open, and a warrior in iron armor entered the cabin and knelt on the ground, and said respectfully, "Great conqueror, we have sailed back to the island of Lisheng. ”

"Have you already sailed back, it seems that the speed of the steamship is much faster than I expected, so everyone, go and see 'my' island, I hope it will leave you a good first impression. Zhang Lisheng smiled, looked around, said a word to the navigators, and strode out of the cabin.

Looking at the young man's back suddenly disappearing outside the door, the seven navigators who were old but still in good health stood up and walked out of the cabin with a look at each other, and suddenly an incredible picture broke into their eyes.

The coastline stretches as far as the eye can see, and there are endless harbors and docks.

Hundreds of thousands of native warriors on board were moored in the harbor berths, with hundreds of thousands of native warriors on board, practicing how to set up battle formations in a small space.

In another harbor next to the long rows of iron boats, hundreds of huge fishing boats came and went, tilting their catches with the help of complex pulley machinery, and above the fishing boats, a dozen purple balloons more than 100 meters in diameter and with wind-propelled mechanical chambers hanging below were flying off into the distance with hundreds of dwarf infernals and laden cargo.

Similarly, there are large balloons flying from afar that slowly land on the coast in the vast city.

Such a mixture of highly civilized and barbaric scenery made the people of the land unable to believe their eyes for a long time.

Until I saw that when Zhang Lisheng's lean body clearly appeared on the bow of the ship, overlooking the earth, whether in the harbor, the ship or the city, all the people of Hell were crawling on the ground like tender grass blown by the wind;

The sky soothed with prayers and hymns that reached up to the sky, and they came back to their senses, and they couldn't help but show a look of horror.

"A powerful island civilization, devout religious beliefs, elite weaponry, a large number of elite warriors...

God bless, let this demon, demon, demon..."Charlotte blurted out in a low voice and wanted to express the emotion in his heart, but in the sound of sincere prayers in the sky, he looked at Zhang Lisheng's thin back, but found that he couldn't say the word 'devil' no matter what, so he could only change his words: "Let this great being look at the other islands of Hell instead of the city-states on land..."

In the old man's deep luck chatter, the three sea ships were dragged slowly by the Wuli steamship that had already begun to slow down and prepare to enter the port, and when the wooden boat was stable, Zhang Lisheng jumped down directly, and after landing, the Wuli head and the leader of the craftsmen, who had already knelt on the shore, got up from the flat stone slab and stepped forward to kiss the feet of the conqueror's left and right feet.

Aruba said with pride in his tone: "Great conqueror, a huge steam ship capable of carrying 150,000 elite Wuli warriors has been built, and the 'airship' you mentioned has also soared in the sky of Wuli Island. ”

"I've seen Aruba, and you didn't disappoint me. Zhang Lisheng looked down at the leader of the craftsmen at his feet, and smiled with satisfaction.

Then he turned his gaze to the tribal leader, pointing to the navigators and their families behind him, who were slowly disembarking by means of a wooden escalator, and instructed: "Tugla, build a town of landers for our guests right next to this 'separation', and the survivors of the landman fleet that were captured not long ago will live in this town in the future, so it must not be too small.

It will be built as soon as possible, and I hope that the VIPs will soon be able to live a comfortable and comfortable life, understand?"

"Yes, great conqueror. Tughra replied respectfully.

"Navigators, I have ordered the construction of a habitable town for you, and I believe that it will be completed soon, and then you and your families will be able to live as they were before.

But you will be richer, have more servants to serve, and be more respected," Zhang Lisheng nodded, turned to look at the group of valuable captives who had come ashore one after another, and said loudly, "But before I can do some work.

I will show you a complete bird's-eye view of the waters of Hell with all the islands;

Then Mr. Charlot taught everyone how to communicate with the Hellmen about navigation;

You will then lead each of you as navigators to the nearest islands to the island beneath our feet.

It's not a short trip, about 10,000 square feet, but I know that this kind of work is just a very simple thing for you, so don't fail deliberately, remember, the price of teasing me is something that no one can pay. (To be continued......)