newbobooks Chapter 1290 Don't Fire! This king just wants to see your toys!
Chapter 1290 Don't Fire! This king just wants to see your toys!
Soon, tens of thousands of Daqian soldiers and pirates, led by their respective generals, boarded those steel behemoths that exuded a cold aura.
Their feet slammed onto the metal deck, producing a dull echo.
As far as the eye can see, there are numerous rotating turrets, their muzzles deep and dark, radiating a silent threat of death.
After the initial shock came a surge of pride.
They are about to harness these war machines that do not belong to the mortal world, and create a brand new era for the Great Qian Dynasty!
"Your Highness, how do we get out?"
Elizabeth looked up at the hundreds-of-meters-thick rock formations above her, her face filled with confusion.
Does this mean we should use that devastating "doomsday judgment" again to sink this island?
"I have a brilliant plan," Lin Zhen said with a mysterious smile.
He walked to the huge central database and his fingers moved across the virtual screen with fluid grace.
The next second, the entire underground base began to shake violently.
Rumble——!
To everyone's horror, the massive active volcano in the center of the island was cleaved in two by an invisible giant hand!
The mountain splits gently to both sides, revealing an extremely wide waterway.
At the end of the waterway, the sunlight was blinding.
That was the boundless blue South Sea.
"My...God..."
Elizabeth stared at the miraculous parting of the sea, her breath caught in her throat, and her mind went completely blank.
She felt that she would live her whole life surrounded by the awe-inspiring experiences of this Eastern man, unable to extricate herself.
"Full fleet, set sail!"
Lin Zhen ignored her loss of composure.
He took Murong Yan's hand and was the first to board the bridge of the flagship "Dingyuan".
Then, facing the fully equipped fleet, he issued the order to set sail.
Woo——!
A powerful, resounding whistle shattered the silence beneath the earth.
Led by the "Dingyuan", thirty-six jet-black steel behemoths slowly sailed out of the underground dock where they were imprisoned.
They sailed solemnly towards the azure sky along the magical channel carved out by the volcano, in a solemn procession.
That scene itself was a mythological epic.
When this ghost fleet was first fully exposed on the surface of the South Seas, the entire ocean fell silent.
Sunlight shone on the obsidian-like hull, reflecting a cold, icy light.
The densely packed, deep cannon muzzles are like the compound eyes of death, coldly watching over this ancient sea that is about to be reshuffled by blood and fire.
On the bridge of the "Dingyuan" ship.
Lin Zhen stood with his hands behind his back, the sea breeze ruffling his clothes, his aura of supreme authority blending seamlessly with the massive steel ship.
Murong Yan nestled quietly beside him, her phoenix eyes filled with anticipation for the future.
"Send the order!"
Lin Zhen stared at the distant horizon, his voice icy, and issued the first order for revenge.
"Target: East India Company!"
"Full fleet, full speed ahead!"
The massive Zhenyuan Fleet, consisting of thirty-six steel demons awakened from the abyss, silently departed from the magical island that created them.
They set off a dark and deadly route across the vast South Pacific.
Inside the bridge of the flagship "Dingyuan," the atmosphere was completely different from the bright sunshine outside; it was filled with a fervent solemnity.
Elizabeth, like a child who has received a favorite toy, practically lay sprawled in front of the huge control panel that was flashing with countless lights.
Her fingertips lingered on the cold virtual buttons, and she kept making incomprehensible exclamations.
"My God... the energy shield's output power can be individually adjusted for each piece of armor! This means we can concentrate all the energy on the side that's being attacked!"
"And this... a fully automatic fire control system! Locks onto the target, automatically calculates the trajectory and lead? This... gunners are going to lose their jobs!"
Every time she discovered a new feature, she would let out an exaggerated exclamation.
In those blue eyes that burned with wild flames, only the light of "happiness" remained at that moment.
She wasn't sailing the boat.
She was riding a living behemoth that only existed in mythology, possessing the power to destroy the world.
In contrast to her fervor, Yue Fei stood with his hands behind his back in front of the huge holographic geomantic map, his expression solemn and resolute.
The veteran general's bronze, resolute face revealed no emotion, but his eagle eyes were fixed on the thirty-six blue dots on the map representing his own fleet.
His brain was working at an unprecedented speed.
An energy shield means that traditional artillery barrage will become completely meaningless.
Electromagnetic railguns mean that range and power are no longer the key factors in determining the outcome of naval battles.
And that unlimited "ammunition" completely erased the word "logistics" from the dictionary of war!
All the military strategies and tactics he had learned in his life seemed so pale and laughable in the face of these completely unreasonable "divine technologies".
A brand new era of war was ushered in by the prince before him.
And Yue Fei was fortunate enough to become the first witness to this new era, and the first...executor!
A surge of passionate enthusiasm ignited within him!
On the observation deck at the highest point of the bridge, Lin Zhen and Murong Yan stood side by side, enjoying a rare moment of tranquility.
A strong sea breeze blew, causing Murong Yan's ultra-black phoenix-themed dress to flutter loudly.
"My lord, with this fleet, can we finally conquer that British Empire?"
Murong Yan leaned lazily against Lin Zhen's chest, her beautiful phoenix eyes sparkling with ambition and longing.
"of course."
Lin Zhen smiled and pulled her closer, lowering his head to gently kiss her smooth forehead, his voice filled with absolute confidence and domineering.
"What is an empire on which the sun never sets?"
"This vast ocean of stars, whatever you set your sights on, is yours."
These words moved Murong Yan more than any sweet talk.
She buried her head deeper into his broad, warm chest, greedily inhaling the familiar scent that gave her immense peace of mind.
However, the tender moment was abruptly shattered.
A piercing alarm sounded throughout the entire bridge!
"Warning! Warning! Unidentified fleet spotted 15 nautical miles ahead!"
"Repeated! Unidentified fleet spotted 15 nautical miles directly ahead!"
The lookout's tense and panicked voice was clearly transmitted to everyone's ears through the loudspeaker.
The warm and excited atmosphere inside the bridge froze instantly!
Elizabeth sprang up from the control panel immediately, her beautiful face filled with bloodthirsty fighting spirit.
"Your Highness! It's the East India Company's patrol fleet!" Her voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement. "Twelve ships! Standard galleons! They're coming for us!"
Yue Fei strode to the geomantic map, his eagle eyes fixed on the twelve red dots rapidly approaching on the map, his brows furrowed.
"Your Highness, something is wrong."
His voice was calm and solemn.
"According to the intelligence from the prisoners, the East India Company's patrol fleet has a maximum speed of no more than ten knots. But this fleet in front of us has a speed of at least fifteen knots!"
“Moreover…” he pointed to the extremely faint energy fluctuations around the twelve red dots on the geomantic map, “their ship also seems to be equipped with some kind of… magical artifact that we don’t understand.”
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Zhen's lips curled into a playful smile.
He walked up to the geomantic map, looked at the twelve red dots that were arrogantly forming an attack formation and rushing straight towards him, and a look of understanding flashed in his eyes.
"It seems that our young lady from the Rothschild family isn't telling the truth."
"These watchdogs also have 'toys' given to them by their masters hidden on their bodies."
"Husband," Murong Yan, who had been silent all along, finally spoke slowly.
Her beautiful phoenix eyes gazed silently at the approaching enemy on the geomantic map, her voice clear and cold: "Wouldn't starting a direct war alert the enemy? We still have too little intelligence about 'New Batavia'."
"Yan'er is right."
Lin Zhen nodded; now was not the time to reveal his full strength.
He turned his head, looked at Elizabeth who was rubbing her hands together, eager to try, and gave the order calmly.
"Pass on my order."
"Fleet slows down, main gun turrets charged to 10%."
"Energy shield, maximized."
"I want to see just how fierce these watchdogs can be, just because their master gave them two new toys."