At the main entrance of the towering castle, Lei Xiao noticed the abnormality on Bruno Niu's face and stopped moving forward.
"Back to Your Majesty, the Admiral has just received news that the entire fleet we were waiting for has disappeared inexplicably."
Bruno stroked his chest and saluted. Niu's face was full of confusion and solemnity, and he responded: "He, they were supposed to return here this evening, but they have been nowhere to be seen."
"Through the emergency contact from the magic beacon on the sea, there is no trace of them even at several island supply stations in the surrounding waters. That is the only way for them to pass."
"The most important thing is that we can't contact them either here or at the supply depot. It's like they just evaporated out of thin air."
After listening to Bruno's stammering words, the other accompanying Tauren royal family and ministers also recovered from the shock of Lei Xiao's previous comprehensive upgrade, and began to look at each other in confusion.
Yesterday, the fleet sent a magic communication. Everything was normal. How could it disappear inexplicably at the doorstep?
You must know that although sea monsters are rampant in the sea area around Wuji City, and there are even some sixth-order behemoths hidden in the deep sea, after hundreds of years of fierce battles, these giants will not approach the fleet at all, and they do not seem to be able to shake the fleet.
With its existence, what power can swallow up an entire fleet?
Furthermore, even if the fleet was suddenly attacked, a message should be sent back in time to ask for help. How could it be possible to remain silent?
No matter how you think about it, this is unreasonable and simply unbelievable.
While still confused, the brown bull faces of the tauren showed a hint of uncontrollable worry.
After the miraculous means of His Majesty the Human Race, even though the Tauren's heritage has greatly increased, it is not difficult to build a fleet again, and it is even very simple.
But the most important thing is that most of the people assigned to the fleet by the previous Tauren King are their clansmen and family members. How can this not make them extremely anxious?
"Did you disappear inexplicably on the sea?"
After listening to Bruno's report, Lei Xiao's face also showed a sense of solemnity, and he frowned slightly.
According to Bruno's previous description, Lei Xiao has learned that the entire Minotaur fleet consists of 10 giant sail warships, each of which can accommodate a thousand people. This is exactly the size of a third-level elite legion.
The absolute defensive barrier and the energy-supplying mages on each ship are enough to resist a sixth-level violent attack within a certain period of time. Even if several ordinary sixth-level experts join forces, they may not be able to instantly defeat it.
its destruction.
From this point of view, it is indeed puzzling and even scary that this impressive force of ten thousand people disappeared silently on the sea.
After all, the vastness of the deep sea itself makes people feel inexplicably uneasy. What's more, the sea surrounding this land is boundless and unfathomable.
"If it were before time travel, I would have felt frightened and confused, but after experiencing a series of bizarre battles and adventures, the situation was completely different."
"Now it seems to me that this situation is not impossible. There are at least three possibilities."
A flash of thought flashed across Lei Xiao's eyes, and he quickly analyzed it in his mind.
The first possibility is the barrier area.
Through previous exchanges with Gracilaria, I learned that in addition to the common barrier areas on the ground, a vast barrier area can also be opened up on the sea, and seawater can even be introduced into it.
Although it is extremely difficult to do all this on the sea, and it is almost impossible for even the sixth-order peak space great mage to complete it, but if it is left over from the Silver Moon Era, it can be explained.
After all, in that period when all races were at their peak, it was not uncommon for demigod-level experts to be able to accomplish all of this.
"Perhaps the fleet mistakenly entered the entrance of the ancient maritime barrier area due to some opportunity, and then passively came to another space. It is not surprising that it disappeared inexplicably."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and continued to think in his heart.
The second possibility is a mutated dimensional storm.
I had encountered this situation before when I went to the secret realm of Peak Forest for the first time.
At that time, all the wood fairies in the secret realm of Peak Forest were teleported to another plate, and witnessed with their own eyes the imminent destruction of another group of wood fairies, and even almost being destroyed in the same way.
As for the source of the destruction, it is naturally the overlord-level alien lord in another sector who is extremely talented.
"Although I finally succeeded in erasing it, destroying the core of the mutated dimensional storm, and returning everything to normal, I still have fresh memories of this weird situation that suddenly connected the two plates. It was obviously specially designed for
The dueling arena was set up in advance by the lords of different sectors."
"As for the mastermind behind all this, I think it is very likely that it is the "prompt sound". The purpose it wants to achieve is probably to make all the lords of other worlds deeply aware of the plate war and be alert.
Instead of thinking that you are invincible after conquering everything, forgetting about everything and pursuing pleasure."
"But then again, why does the "prompt sound" do this?"
With his heart full of confusion, Lei Xiao slowly took a deep breath and brought his thoughts back to the present moment.
The most urgent task is to figure out the reason why the fleet disappeared.
"By the way, if a mutant dimensional storm is really coming, according to the previous experience in the secret realm of the Peak Forest, the entire area displayed on the magic sand table should be blurry."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao immediately opened his mouth and asked Shuang who was on standby in Bingshi City to check.
The display range of Ice Stone City's magic sand table also covers part of the sea area. Since the fleet is not very far away from here, it is enough to display the area.
After receiving Lei Xiao's instructions, Shuang responded quickly with a respectful voice: "Lord Qi, there is nothing abnormal on the magic sand table!"
"I understand. If there are any changes, please notify me immediately."
Lei Xiao heard the sound and nodded thoughtfully.
As for the third and last possibility, that is the crack in the cataclysm, which is also what I am most worried about.
After all, I had considered this not long ago. Once a crack really formed, it would undoubtedly be the beginning of destruction.
"At present, my strength is still extremely limited. If a catastrophe really comes, I'm afraid everything will be destroyed."
Beads of sweat began to appear on Lei Xiao's forehead, but they were quickly wiped off.
"No, this should also be ruled out. If it is some kind of crack, it will definitely send out extremely powerful energy fluctuations. Then there is no way that the magic sand table in Ice Stone City will not have any reaction."
"Furthermore, according to the information provided by Wang Xi, the catastrophic cracks will appear in the human realm, and this place is already extremely far away from the human realm."
"From this point of view, the first possibility is more likely, but it cannot be ruled out that there are other possibilities."
After analyzing everything in his mind, Lei Xiao felt the tense atmosphere around him, and then said: "Everyone, the fleet will never disappear for no reason. The top priority is to find the source of the problem. Don't worry, I will stand with you."
Lei Xiao clearly understood that even though he denied the latter two possibilities, they were just speculations. After all, every possibility was of great importance and he could not ignore even a single cent.
Furthermore, this is also a good opportunity for me to further consolidate the loyalty of the tauren.
Therefore, no matter from which point you look at it, it is imperative for you to go and check it out in person and find out where the problem lies.
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Human Race. I will never forget His Majesty's kindness!"
Upon hearing that Lei Xiao was willing to come forward in person, the originally worried tauren immediately cheered up and fell to their knees in joy.
"Everyone, get up and remember, every word I say is true to its word."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and nodded to the cows.
After calming down the nervous mood of the bulls, Lei Xiao immediately ordered Bruno who had just stood up: "Okay, let's go to the port to check the situation first."
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
Bruno nodded solemnly with respect, took out his huge feet, and immediately began to lead the way.
After quickly passing through the other half of the city, Lei Xiao and his group quickly arrived at an extremely large port.
During the advance, Lei Xiao not only ordered the tauren army to move closer to the port and prepare for defense, but also ordered Fanny and others to assemble their own forces.
After everything was deployed, Lei Xiao looked around. The port was at least twice the size of Azure City, and its various facilities were extremely complete, including large and small defensive fortresses.
Next to the pier, I saw a line of fishing boats and ships docked neatly, undulating slightly on the sea. There were also many tauren soldiers standing guard and patrolling around the pier.
The illumination of the magic light ball reflected the nervous and solemn faces of cows. It can be clearly felt that the entire port is shrouded in a tense haze. The disappearance of the fleet has obviously caused quite a stir in the city.
Under Bruno's guidance, Lei Xiao reached the highest point of the port. While feeling the salty and cool sea breeze, Lei Xiao looked towards the end of the sea horizon.
At this time, the evening had long come to an end, and the sky was already full of stars. The calm sea reflected the stars, and it looked peaceful.
However, Lei Xiao clearly understood that in this seemingly calm environment, there was actually an unknown undercurrent hidden, which was the root cause of the disappearance of the fleet.
"Bruno, prepare the ship, I want to go and see it myself."
Lei Xiao quickly retracted his gaze and nodded to the tauren general. The latter heard the sound and immediately took action.
Looking at the other party's burly figure retreating, Lei Xiao refocused his gaze on the end of the horizon.
With his current strength, although he is able to walk on the ground within a certain range, there are many ferocious sea monsters here, and many of them are often extremely large. Xiaojie's absolute defense barrier will also be greatly restricted, so for the sake of safety
, it is more appropriate to have a well-equipped mobile platform.
After all, everything ahead is not clear, and I don't know what is hidden behind the seemingly calm sea.
In addition, based on Bruno's previous introduction, I knew it.
The Tauren have fully applied the power array to some relatively small ships. The structure is quite similar to that of an airship, but as long as the energy supply is sufficient, the movement speed is extremely good.
This means that the supply of magic power from the sixth-level warriors under his command is enough to make the ship fly very fast.
Currently, in addition to Bing Lao and Xiao Jie, the sixth-level combat power following him also includes various powerful forces headed by Jace, Fanny, Shult, Broy's alchemy puppet, and Chris.
There are fifteen people in total.
According to his orders, other fifth-level and above strong men and even some fourth-level elite strongmen are also quickly gathering, and then they are arriving at high speed under the teleportation of Ice Stone City.
At this stage, the number of ships staying at the dock is relatively limited, and the number of people they can accommodate is also extremely limited. Sending elites is undoubtedly the best choice.
As for the large number of ordinary legions, they are on the alert, and some are stationed in Ice Stone City in case of emergency.
All in all, under our own control, our war machine is running at extremely high speed, ready to respond to possible crises at any time.
Just when Lei Xiao thought of this, along with Bruno's hurried footsteps, a medium-sized tauren ship came quickly on the sea, causing waves of white ripples.
This is also a three-masted warship. It can usually be powered by wind, but at this time, all the sails are stowed, and it is obviously ready to be driven by magic power.
At first glance, although this is a medium-sized ship, it still feels quite large. The solid wooden hull is completely coated with a thick brown magic coating, exuding a frosted texture under the reflection of the moonlight.
In the sea not far away, another tauren fleet has also set up a formation and is cruising slowly, ready to be dispatched by Lei Xiao at any time.
"Your Majesty, other clippers are also being prepared and supplied, and they will be ready for use soon!"
Bruno stroked his chest and saluted, then said to Lei Xiao.
"Well done, let's get on the boat now."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, flew out with a group of powerful men, and soon boarded the fast ship.
This ship can accommodate a total of 500 people. Except for the 50 Bruno and Tauren soldiers who are responsible for various parts of the ship, Lei Xiao brought all the strong men under his command aboard, including 4 squadrons of ancient dark elf magicians selected by Jace.
According to the perception of Jace and other dark elves, the nearby area is also within their scope of activity.
It didn't take long for other elite and powerful men to arrive one after another, and the remaining five clippers were filled.
"Okay, it's time to set off. Let's take a closer look at the reason why this entire fleet disappeared."
Following Lei Xiao's order, the six speedboats immediately turned on full power, riding the wind and waves, and galloped straight towards the depths of the sea.