Chapter 389: New Partner, Neptune-class battleship
There were too many treasures in the Crystal Palace, and they couldn't be salvaged in a short while. Everyone in the Dawn Group happened to be a little tired from the hard battle, so they set up a tent by the lake to repair it.
There is no distinction between day and night in Haixu. The light of the alchemy lamp illuminates the military tents in the jungle, and everyone is busy.
With Karma, his little apprentice, carefully setting up the tent, Su Lun felt quite relieved.
The injuries on his body were caused by "water poison" blessed by divine power, which was really difficult. Fortunately, with the help of Dr. Banks, his recovery was not slow.
It was already two days later when all the treasures in the Crystal Palace were salvaged.
Only then did everyone in the Dawn Group break camp and set off.
In the dense jungle of Alcatraz Island, the team of a thousand people stretched to a long distance.
Because [Sea King] was killed, the undead monsters in the sea ruins had no leader and could not gather a large group of monsters.
The threat to the Dawn Regiment is not too great.
High-level monsters usually have high levels of intelligence. They sense that the Dawn Group is not easy to provoke, and rarely come to cause trouble. However, occasionally they will pass by swamps or rivers, disturbing one or two dormant monsters, which is very difficult.
It was a troublesome high-level undead monster. But with the concentrated fire of everyone in the Dawn Group, it could be dealt with without any danger. Everyone moved forward cautiously.
Alcatraz is so big that it would take a large army a day to march to the beach.
A lot of treasures were harvested during this trip, and everyone was very excited.
In the center of the team, Su Lun and Qian Jiao were walking side by side, accompanied by several young men from Kama's regiment.
Tani has been very excited since last night because he got a big treasure.
At this moment, he was showing off the new spell he had successfully mastered. He used his trident to condense a large water ball, and showed off excitedly: "Lolota, Karma, look, I can condense the second-level arcane technique.
[Water element is imprisoned]!"
This technique is very complicated. Even if there are many veteran second-level professionals in the group, few can master it. It is really amazing.
Karma listened and smiled without saying a word.
Lolotta rolled her eyes at him and said quietly: "Mr. Su Lun didn't give you that treasure. Otherwise, you would still have a long way to go to condense this technique."
Tani didn't mind admitting this fact, and showed off the trident in his hand, his butt almost raised to the sky with pride, and said: "That's right! Mr. Su Lun's [Egil's Poseidon Trident] is a forbidden object."
Where’s the baby!”
As he spoke, he did not forget to shout to Su Lun: "Thank you, Mr. Su Lun."
Su Lun smiled and nodded.
[Egil's Poseidon Trident] This forbidden object can control the waves, and it is also considered a water element treasure, but no one in the group can use it, so Su Lun first gave it to Tani to practice controlling the water element, and also tried it to see if he could control it.
He mastered the ability to control the wind and waves that his talent awakened.
The other members of the Dawn Group before and after listened and also showed friendly smiles.
Forbidden items are given away immediately, which is impossible to see in any other team, even the wealthy Luying royal family. Although the Liming team has only been formed recently, the atmosphere has become more and more harmonious over the past few days.
Listening to Tani being so showy, Lolotta shook her ponytail and said, "Humph~"
Because of Qian Tiao's relationship, she and Su Lun have been very familiar with each other for a long time, and they can be regarded as half-disciples.
This girl, like her teacher, developed a big personality. She immediately ran to Su Lun's side and said in a resentful tone: "Mr. Su Lun, you are partial."
Su Lun didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't understand the hint and could only respond: "Haha, if I have it next time, I will get a famous sword for Lolotta."
Lolota immediately became energetic after hearing this, "Wow~"
But before he could be happy, he was hit on the head by a sword scabbard.
With an aggrieved look on her face, she turned to Qianjiao next to Su Lun, and said with a bitter face: "Teacher, why are you knocking me again~"
Qian Jiao said angrily: "If you don't practice swordsmanship for a day, you will think about other things. When you have enough knowledge in swordsmanship, you will naturally meet someone who is good at swordsmanship. Otherwise, even if I give you a 'twelve good swordsman' like [Zong Zheng]
You can't control the famous sword either."
"oh."
Lolotta was very temperamental after being scolded, so she curled her lips and said, "I understand, teacher."
This made the others smile even brighter.
Meanwhile, at the end of the line.
Barrett and "Red Nose" Miles, the leader of the "Black Panthers", were chatting.
Old friends meet each other and feel sad.
The great changes in the adjudication panel caused an uproar throughout Luying. The Queen personally ordered that no one thought Barrett could survive.
This can be regarded as a separation between life and death.
What's more, if they hadn't encountered the Dawn Regiment this time, the Black Panther Regiment would have been destroyed in this "Hai Ruins".
This meeting was not easy.
Two friends who haven't seen each other for a long time still have a lot to talk about since they met yesterday.
They naturally took in everything in front of them and smiled as they looked at it.
Looking at the happy atmosphere of the Dawn Group, Miles sighed slightly, envied and sighed: "Your Dawn Group is really a very special team. That young man is indeed very powerful. However, I am also curious, why do you
Barrett, who has a bad temper that even dares to throw away his hat as the Grand Marshal of the Empire, will be treated as a squad leader in the regiment? If you thought that if you were willing to stand in line, you wouldn't have to lead troops outside all day long. Now I'm afraid you would have been
If you have the rank of lieutenant general, you won’t encounter that kind of thing.”
This old friend was also very confused. Apart from the Marfa Empire, it was hard to imagine that there was any force that could make an imperial general like Barrett willingly serve.
“Judgments are a thing of the past”
Barrett shook his head bitterly, those past events were no longer important.
Honor, military rank, and status all turned into smoke.
After going through this disaster, he also wanted to understand too many things.
He looked forward and said meaningfully: "Su Lun is a very courageous and courageous young man. The Dawn Group is also very special, everyone is excellent. In the future, they will definitely shine."
Miles didn't ask any questions as he listened, but the scene of yesterday's battle was recalled in his mind, "I'll wait and see too."
The geniuses in Luying's imperial capital were like crucian carp crossing the river, but he had never seen such a monstrous young man.
And it's not just the fighting power of one person, but the entire Dawn Regiment, which seems to give people an aura of vitality.
Thinking of this, he sighed again, "The decaying empire is like the setting sun. It is really difficult for people to see a glimmer of hope. Now that you have said it, I know that Lu Ying's situation is actually so bad. If it weren't for
I still have too many concerns, and I really want to welcome the dawn with you."
Barrett also had a very complicated expression, shaking his head and chuckling.
At this time, Miles seemed to have thought of something, sighed slightly, and said: "Hey, I don't have anything to do on the list this time. After hearing about what happened to your adjudication team, I made a lot of connections in Lingdun, and I also
Your teachers and classmates at the Zhanzheng Academy have also tried various methods, but to no avail. No one dares to disobey the orders given by the Queen herself."
Barrett shook his head, having lost sight of many things: "My old friend, you have already helped me a lot."
Miles sighed deeply and said: "If you have the opportunity to go back to London and see your teacher, General Rostov, he was suppressed by congressional politicians because he helped you as a guarantee for the adjudication team and wanted to save your family.
He was also implicated a lot and was dismissed at home."
As he spoke, his tone suddenly became indignant: "Those loyal old generals have been treated so unfairly. Sooner or later, the empire will be chewed to pieces by those damn arms dealers and filthy moths!"
Barrett's expression dimmed as he listened, "Yeah."
This time, the "Alcatraz Treasure" attracted more than 100,000 people to hunt for the treasure. In the past two days, it was obvious that unsuspecting adventurers continued to break into the sea ruins.
The sound of fighting can be heard everywhere on Alcatraz Island, and through the fog, you can occasionally see the light of artillery flashing across the islands in the distance.
The Dawn Group has personally tested it. There are countless undead monsters in this sea ruins, but not all adventure groups are as strong as the Dawn Group.
The adventurers who were deceived by the treasure this time were destined to suffer heavy casualties.
Su Lun and the others are now planning to leave Haixu, but they have also left some signs with text on Alcatraz Island along the way. That explains the truth about the treasure, and how to leave Haixu. It is also for those who
In the unlikely event that the survivors survived, there was a glimmer of hope.
If we want to leave now, we still need battleships.
Two of the three battleships of the Dawn Regiment were destroyed before. When I went to the beach, I saw that the remaining one was also destroyed by monsters and was in tatters.
Obviously, the dilapidated ship could not support all of them to leave.
But now, they have a better option.
Su Lun has also been thinking about the Poseidon-class battleship "Eternal Night Emperor".
During the initial artillery battle, Dr. Banks left a mark on the black-sailed warship.
Now Su Lun and everyone also searched all the way, and successfully found the legendary battleship parked there quietly in a harbor.
There are more than a dozen dilapidated ancient ghost ships nearby.
Without [Sea King], this battleship seems to have lost the king's throne, obviously aloof, but a little sad.
But this is good news for the Dawn Group.
Not having many ships means that there are no endless undead monsters.
Su Lun and a crew member from the Dawn Regiment had been observing on the cliff for a long time. The death birds flew in circles, and the perception professionals used all kinds of methods to confirm that there were not many high-level undead monsters.
Only then did they decide to attack!
Not long after, the battle started.
"The first group intercepts the bay, the second group cleans up other ghost ships, and the third group rushes in with me to clean up the monsters in the cabin of the 'Eternal Night'!"
"Everyone check ammunition and prepare for battle!"
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Under Barrett's command, everyone in the Dawn Regiment rushed into the bay.
It's probably because those undead monsters have dispersed to hunt down various adventure groups. There aren't many monsters here, probably around 10,000 or 20,000.
Although it's a bit troublesome, it's not too big.
As soon as Su Lun's dozens of mechanical octopuses appeared, they completely destroyed those tattered ghost ships.
The members of the Dawn Regiment gathered their forces and pushed across. Su Lun harvested the "gray mist" everywhere in the team, making it impossible for the monsters to resurrect. Their momentum was like a rainbow, and they were like sharp daggers piercing the monster group.
The battle cleanup was carried out in an orderly manner without any accidents.
After Barrett and Senjou killed several high-level undead monsters, the battle came to an end.
Everyone in the Dawn Group successfully boarded the "Eternal Night Dawn"
What is it like to board a "Poseidon-class" battleship?
With a hull of more than 300 meters, it really looks like an aircraft carrier!
The top deck is so spacious that you can even drive a four-wheel motorcycle on it.
A casual identification shows that the mast is a permanently solidified seventh-level rune variant [Moyences Strong Rune]. This kind of rune language specially tailored for the material really makes the perfect fit. The runes on the mast are also
It is not alone, but is connected with the entire battleship. This also makes its defense as a whole. When the mast is attacked, the entire hull will share part of the energy impact.
The wood of the ship is [Golden Oak Cursed by the Demon God]. This kind of wood is a mythical material and is rare to find.
Even the cables on the ship were identified as being woven from the magical beast [whiskers of the mountain fish cat], which kept them from decaying for hundreds of years. But the arm-thick cables coiled on the deck were probably several thousand meters long.
The amount of beards consumed is simply unimaginable.
And the most shocking thing is that the keel of the battleship is not made of wood, but the skeleton of an ancient [Blue Dragon]!
The sail is not made of woven fabric, but the skin of "Deep Sea Lantern Fish", which has super toughness, pressure resistance, and corrosion resistance.
After boarding the ship, Su Lun was worried about any hidden dangers on the ship, so he identified it along the way.
But the more he looked carefully along the way, the more shocked he became.
Every detail on the ship has been carefully considered.
Although the ship is large, it is like a finely crafted work of art, and every detail reflects the wisdom of Moises, the legendary master of shipbuilding.
This is a masterpiece of top craftsmanship that can be called a sailing warship.
This is one ship. Even if there are blueprints, it is impossible not to build a second ship.
There were sporadic sounds of fighting coming from the cabin, which was the members of the Dawn Regiment cleaning up the monsters hiding in the darkness.
This huge warship has a total of six decks, divided into countless cabins, and the internal structure is as complex as an tunnel.
Oh, this is unimaginable on other sail battleships. I heard that only the super large Qi battleships of the Marfa Empire have such luxurious configurations.
Previously, the crew members of Su Lun's three "second-level battleships" had to prepare their own meals, either on the deck or squatting in a corner.
"Hahaha, now our Dawn Group has a good ship!"
"Oh, the number of soldiers' cabins is enough for each of us to sleep in one! The soundproofing effect of the cabin is actually so good, and Sandro finally stopped snoring without having to listen."
"Haha, yes. This ship is probably built according to the standard configuration of 5,000-10,000 people. We can accommodate several times more people. Oh my God, the legendary 'Poseidon Class' battleship is really too exaggerated.
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The crew was also excited.
A sea-going ship is equivalent to most of their home. With such a good ship, everyone's living environment has made a qualitative leap.
Su Lun followed the team members to clean up all the way down, making sure to clean up the "Eternal Night Emperor".
Because there are many mysterious cabins with special wards that limit perception.
While cleaning up along the way, we encountered several century-old evil spirits trapped in the ship caused by resentment. If these things are not cleaned up, they will definitely cause some "supernatural events" for the people on the ship at night.
As soon as Su Lun's black umbrella came out, he immediately collected it and used it as fertilizer.
Magic lights were hung all the way, and the cabin, which had been dark for hundreds of years, was illuminated for the first time.
Not long after, they arrived at the artillery cabin, where all the undead monsters had been killed.
The crew was unloading usable loot from the corpses and then throwing the skeletons into the sea.
Because Su Lun can sense the layout of space, when he walked here, he already had a clear understanding of the structure of the entire ship.
The three-story artillery cabin is connected up and down, and the design is very exquisite.
What's amazing is that after staying in Haixu for so many years, the black powder in the ammunition seal compartment is still very well preserved!
In this cabin, there are nearly sixty cast-iron artillery pieces weighing several tons or even dozens of tons.
Because it had been fired by those undead gunners two days ago, the cabin was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.
Qianjiao hit the heavy barrel with his hand, making a dull sound. They all shouted: "Wow, these iron lumps are not rusty. The casting process is really good."
Barrett also looked at these old antiques and said with emotion: "This [M1817 cannon] was the most advanced artillery two hundred years ago. There are still several samples in the museum of the Lu-Ying War College. There are also Lu
The markings of the British military shipyards would not be leaked out through any channels except royal warships. I don’t know how these pirates got it."
I thought it was probably the work of those greedy arms dealers. After all, the parliament has been dominated by arms dealers for hundreds of years.
Barrett shook his head as he thought.
After a pause, he continued: "In order to pursue range, this kind of cannon must have a large enough and long barrel, and it also occupies a large position. In the naval battle back then, there were hundreds of cannons, and the artillery battle
They are invincible. But now, any cannon you can buy on the market has the power of these cannons. But they are smaller and more convenient."
Su Lun also smiled when he heard this, and thought of many modification possibilities in his mind, and said: "Yes. With the current number of two hundred cannons on one side, the artillery battle is enough to crush the Renfeng Sail Battleship. If it is replaced with the current technology
The number of artillery pieces of the same weight can be doubled several times. Well, some of them can be replaced with ship-borne rapid-fire guns and anti-ship missile launchers. Steam mechanical boilers can even be added to provide some additional power when necessary."
The exaggerated displacement of the [Eternal Night Emperor] is enough to support more heavy equipment.
Today's technology is very different from that of two hundred years ago. Su Lun himself is a mechanic, and he immediately thought of countless modification possibilities.
But the question is, where are they going to get so many advanced artillery and modified equipment now?
The best ship-borne artillery is in the Luying military.
You may be able to get one or two on the black market, but you want to equip them in bulk
We still have to rob the pirates of the North Sea Fleet!
Oh no!
And Archduke Raphael!
Su Lun had seen Grand Duke Raphael's giant steel battleship before, and the Grand Duke's men secretly developed many good things.
When the topic reached this point, Su Lun and Qian Jiao Barrett looked at each other, and the three of them saw each other's meaningful smiles in each other's eyes.
They are pirates now.
If you make it yourself, there will be no robbery.
Not long after, Su Lun and everyone cleaned up all the way to
This [Eternal Night Emperor] was the pirate ship owned by Francis Drake, the "Pirate Emperor" at that time, and some valuable antique treasures were also found on the ship.
But after all, the Dawn Group just came out of the Crystal Palace, and everyone had already been numbed by the treasures. After taking stock, there was nothing worth looking forward to.
"Everyone, clean up the cabin. This will be the battleship of our Dawn Regiment from now on!"
"Okay! Brothers, let's start."
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Except for the structure of the ship itself, almost all other items on board were in decay.
This will be the new home of the Dawn Regiment in the future, and the crew members started the cleaning work with great enthusiasm.
There is no problem with the function of the ship, and the shipwrights and mechanics have also begun to repair and repair it. After some maintenance, it can go to sea for long voyages.
After cleaning up the monsters, Su Lun and others were preparing to go up.
But at this moment, Tani's voice suddenly echoed from the bottom cabin: "Mr. Su Lun, come to the cockpit, there is a small problem here."
Su Lun looked up and saw that the sound was coming from the precise brass pipes on the wall.
There were no mechanical communicators two hundred years ago, but such a large ship also needed timely communication. Therefore, the captain's cabin and cockpit had "communication channels" that connected all important cabins.
By shouting into the mouth, the sound can be transmitted to a specific place.
That guy in Tani has probably figured out these old antiques. It’s no use even if he has a communicator, and he’s testing them out.
Su Lun went all the way up and soon arrived at the spacious cockpit.
Tani is the chief navigator of the Dawn Regiment, so the cockpit is naturally his territory, and he has stayed here since he boarded the ship.
But now looking at his sad face, it seems that he has encountered some trouble.
As soon as Su Lun entered, he asked: "What's wrong?"
Tani pointed to the old rudder with obvious traces of time, and said rather speechlessly: "Although I don't think I should say this, it seems to be 'haunted'. I didn't move it just now, but the rudder moved on its own. I
After checking, there is nothing wrong with the structure, but the gears and bearings need to be oiled."
Haunted?
Su Lun raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did the rudder move on its own?"
Lolotta on the side also looked puzzled and said: "Yes. Mr. Su Lun, I saw it just now."
Karma also said: "Teacher, I saw it too. But I didn't find any trace of the ghost."
Tani shrugged, indicating that he was not talking nonsense, and then tilted his head to describe the strange feeling in his heart, "Also, I feel that this ship is different from other ships. It doesn't seem to like to be controlled by others.
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For materialistic alchemists, supernatural events are almost all special phenomena caused by various abnormal energy spillovers.
But when Su Lun heard what the three said, he also took it seriously.
[The Omniscient Child] identified it and found that there was nothing special about it. The cockpit was full of antiques and there were a few alchemy items, but there was nothing special about it.
Su Lun thought of something, took out the black umbrella and held it in his hand. His perception became much sharper.
Suddenly, he noticed slight fluctuations in his soul, and immediately realized what the haunting incident was about, and muttered: "Ship ghost?"
Tani, who was listening on the side, had obviously heard of this term before and exclaimed: "The legendary 'ship ghost'?"
"Um."
Su Lun nodded.
It is said that some ships have been drifting on the sea for a long time. Due to certain special circumstances, they gradually have their own spirituality.
Many legends about "evil ships and ghost ships" are actually about sea ships giving birth to evil ship ghosts who will murder those who board the ship.
But there are also some good ones. The ship ghost can automatically repair the ship, sail, avoid danger, find the wind, and guide the correct course.
Su Lun understood it as a certain degree of intelligent driving.
It can bring a lot of positive help to the adventure group in navigation battles.
When he first saw the "Eternal Night Emperor" being appraised, he was reminded that "it has given birth to a powerful ship ghost", but he had scanned the ship before and couldn't find it anywhere.
It turns out to be here.
Su Lun thought, walked over, and held his hand on the handle of the rudder.
Sure enough, at this moment, he felt a weak spiritual fluctuation.
Unlike the soul fire of humans or other creatures, the fluctuation is very weak.
But very special.
Like a child who has just begun to develop his intelligence.
It was probably the first time that the "ship ghost" came into contact with humans. He was frightened by Su Lun's perception, and the rudder of the ship also turned nervously.
The three Kama people on the side looked at this strange thing, covered their mouths and shouted softly: "That's it, it's coming!"
Su Lun smiled.
He touched the rudder, contacted the past with his soul, and introduced himself: "My name is Su Lun, and we are the 'Dawn Group'. We will definitely be the greatest adventure group on this sea in the future!"
After saying this, he paused for a moment, and then asked in a very solemn tone: "Are you willing to be our partner?"
Listening to what Su Lun said, Kama and the other three looked at him with strange eyes: Are they talking to the ship?
As soon as these words came out, the cabin fell into a dead silence.
Didn't seem to get a response.
Su Lun pondered for a moment and thought of something. His eyes suddenly burst out with an aura that looked down upon the world, and a murderous scythe and the shadow of the God of Death rose up behind him. The pressure was released, and it looked like the arrival of the God of Death.
An aura of terror instantly swept through the entire cockpit.
This domineering momentum made the three Kama people in the cabin turn pale.
At the same time, the "ship ghost" also felt it.
Treasures have spirits, and only the strong are worthy of such a top-notch battleship!
The newly born spiritual "Ship Ghost" also felt Su Lun's thoughts and responded with an idea.
Although it is not able to talk like a human being, it means: "I do"
Su Lun looked at it and raised the corner of his mouth: "From now on, you will be our partner!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole ship seemed to be happy, the rudder turned happily, and the whole ship swayed slightly.
Like a dancing child.
The three of Tani looked at the scene of the gods in front of them, with surprised and excited smiles on their faces, as if a cheerful atmosphere had infected them.
At the same time, on the ship, the unclear crew members of the Dawn Regiment were still wondering what went wrong.
Su Lun shouted loudly through the brass communication pipe in the cab: "Welcome to our new member of the Dawn Regiment, the 'Eternal Night Emperor'!"
As soon as this was said, someone immediately understood what had just happened.
"Ship Ghost! That was the Ship Ghost controlling the ship just now!"
"Oh my god, our battleship has a ship ghost!"
"Hahaha, welcome to join our Dawn Group"
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Suddenly, enthusiastic cheers and shouts erupted in the cabin.
