The flagship of the Twilight Fleet is completely driven by spirit stones. It is an Arctic Ocean-class battleship. Fleet Commander Zhao Ke stood at the bow of the ship, pointed at the bustling port ahead with high spirits, and said to the old man next to him:
"Great Elder, we are here! Ahead is Changshan Port, which belongs to Dayang Group. It is currently the largest port in Fertile Continent and Taotu Continent."
Coming from the Zhulong Continent, the great elder of Zhenwu Sect looked forward quietly, his expression seemed very calm, but deep in his eyes, there was indescribable shock.
From last night, we can already see a brilliant colorful light pillar here in the so-called Changshan Port, shooting straight into the sky like a rainbow flowing backwards.
At this time, I finally saw the so-called Changshan Port, which was more magnificent than I imagined!
Ever since Zhulongzhizhou snatched a 10,000-ton warship and more than 1,800 prisoners on board from the Xiaoyao Sect, the Great Elder also interrogated it and had a preliminary impression of that hostile, unknown world.
Among the information obtained during the interrogation, the one the Great Elder heard about the most was the Dayang Group, and the port where everyone started to explore Xianshan was Changshan Port, which was affiliated with the Dayang Group.
Changshan Port, a port full of legends.
Among all the interrogation materials, the one that impressed the elder the most was the description of Changshan Port like this: It is the starting point of the new world, where the land ends, and where the sea begins!
It was from Changshan Port, that is, nine years ago, that the first warship made entirely of steel crossed the open sea and broke the insurmountable limit.
Then, the whole world began to develop explosively.
The moment he learned this information, the Great Elder even felt a little regretful: Our large airship has long been able to cross the open sea.
But soon, when the elder looked at the captured steel battleship, he had to think rationally: the flying boat was expensive to build, even more expensive to use, and equally expensive to maintain, and it had no potential for commercial exchanges at all.
It was precisely because of the interrogation and the previous defeat that the Great Elder had a strong yearning for this fertile land, the Ocean Group, etc.:
I want to see, see this world, and ask why we failed! Of course, I also want to see this unknown world that I heard about for the first time!
It was with this underlying idea in mind that after learning that the Twilight Fleet had arrived at Candle Dragon Continent, the Great Elder actually went to receive the fleet in person and promised trade and transactions on the spot!
Zhang Hao did not expect this. Even Zhang Hao could not have imagined that things could develop like this. And now, in Zhulong Continent, the great elder of Zhenwu Sect has come in person!
Three years ago, the Great Elder led the masters from the Zhulong Continent and the masters from the Kuodixiang World to fight to the death, and now they are here to 'study'.
As the battleship approached, Zhao Ke suddenly pointed to a figure on the shore and said: "That is our president Zhang Hao. This year, Mr. Zhang should be 27 years old. I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to have time to come and greet him in person."
Great Elder:......
I always feel that what you said is a bit awkward. Is it noble to greet you in person? But I am still a little shocked.
It was this young man who single-handedly opened up the outer sea navigation and directly led to the disaster in Zhulong Continent? And led to the destruction of Fairy Mountain?
When returning, the battleship also passed by the Fairy Mountain, only to find that the barrier there had disappeared, and all the previous battleships and so on had also disappeared, and everything was gone. Then Zhao Ke contacted the front line via telegram.
fleet and learned the general situation.
In the next few days, the Twilight fleet caught up with the Fairy Mountain Exploration fleet, and the great elder's heart was completely cold; but soon he was also a little shocked. Among the people in the Fairy Mountain Exploration team, there were everyone, and there were many loudmouths;
Knowing the situation in the Immortal Mountain, the Great Elder was a little confused for a while.
Co-author: The 'god' we have worshiped for countless thousands of years turned out to be some kind of artificial intelligence tool; and the fairy temples and so on before were all deceptions, and the benefits, mainly the transformation of the body, etc., were all 'machine'
Effect.
The warship slowly docked, and on the shore was a row of towering tower cranes, lifting containers one by one; now many large merchant ships have begun to use containers for transportation.
Low-grade medicinal materials and precious ores from the Taotu Continent, as well as spiritual materials, cloth, swords made of steel, etc. exported from the Ocean Group, all began to be transported in containers.
As soon as the battleship docked, Zhang Hao, under the protection of Fu Yun and others, took the initiative to fly to the bow of the ship and walked towards the old-looking elder.
This was the first 'official' meeting between the two. Zhang Hao had seen the Great Elder from a distance more than three years ago, but at that time Dayang Group's first exploration of the Immortal Mountain failed, and Zhang Hao finally 'shifted his strategy'.
About three meters apart, the two looked at each other, sizing each other up.
In the eyes of the great elder, although the young man in front of him looks calm and calm, he has an indescribable bearing. It is not the bearing of a king, but more like a 'sage', a guide to civilization. This young man has
There seems to be a bit of otherworldly aura, as if...the aura of an immortal?
In addition, in the opinion of the great elder, Zhang Hao is approachable and not as indifferent as ordinary kings or sages. There is also a kind of 'businessman' aura in Zhang Hao.
And Zhang Hao is also observing this great elder. The indirect collision between the two began three years ago. It was just Zhang Hao's shameful "strategic shift". But it later proved that the original strategic shift was correct. Now
We demolished all the fairy mountains.
Well, Zhang Hao looked at it very carefully. The elder looked very old, and he felt like he could find a place to bury him at any time. He didn't have the aura of a strong man, he just looked like a bad old man.
However, this bad old man's eyes were extremely bright, like mirrors. Zhang Hao actually saw his own reflection in these eyes. This was not an exaggeration, but he really saw it. It seemed that they were not eyes, but
A pair of crystal beads.
The great elder's dress is very simple, and the clothes he wears seem to be very casual. There is no "low-key luxury", he is purely low-key and simple.
Zhang Hao knew it all: this great elder was by no means simple, he was a 'truly wise' person. This kind of person doesn't care about appearance, but he is careful in his heart and has a clear purpose.
Although Zhang Hao still doesn't know the specific situation of the Twilight Fleet's exploration of the Candle Dragon Continent, based on bits and pieces of previous telegrams, Zhang Hao can smooth out the general situation. The Great Elder is not simple.
It is not easy for someone who can put down his hatred and talk about cooperation with his enemies.
Then Zhang Hao looked at the people behind the great elder. Most of these people's eyes were vaguely filled with hatred.
The two of them observed each other for almost thirty seconds before Zhang Hao finally spoke, "I, Zhang Hao, on behalf of Dayang Group, welcome the arrival of the Great Elder. Please."
A smile appeared on the elder's face, "Mr. Zhang, I've been a close friend of you for a long time. Oh, by the way, you can understand what I'm saying. I learned a lot from your people on the way here."
"The pronunciation of the great elder is very standard." The smile on Zhang Hao's face became a little more sincere. Language is the best communication tool. The great elder actually learned the language of Kuodixiang, etc., and suddenly gained a little bit of Zhang Hao's
Feeling good.
Visiting other civilizations and learning their language in advance is a kind of basic respect. Of course, this has a prerequisite, that is, it is within the scope of normal communication; if it is a hostile communication and the strong oppresses the weak, that is another matter.
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Zhang Hao asked the elder to get off the boat. There was already a luxurious motorcade waiting on the shore.
The Great Elder and his party were invited to get on the vehicle, and the convoy set off for Ninghe City. Along the way, the waiter sitting next to the Great Elder skillfully introduced the scenery outside the window to the Great Elder:
That is the lighthouse, that is the railway and locomotive, that is the headquarters of the Zhang family, not open to the public, that is the overpass, which facilitates transportation; this is Changshan City, a complete port city, which has developed rapidly in the past five or six years.
of……
But when they arrived in Ninghe City, the elder's mouth opened wide unconsciously.
"The tallest building is the Dayang Group headquarters, 588 meters high; the other buildings are..."
The motorcade finally stopped at the headquarters of the Blue Ocean Hotel, and Zhang Hao came forward again, "Great Elder, you will take a break here today, and these waiters will stay with you to show you around. They will give you a refreshment in the evening.
If there’s anything else, let’s talk about it tomorrow.”