Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1756 Under the Sea
At the same time, as an archipelago far from the mainland, the development of the Barton Islands would certainly be inconvenient after the Great Zhou took over.

Given that the mainland was still underdeveloped, the Great Zhou Dynasty had even less capacity to expand its influence across the sea to the Barton Islands.

This has resulted in the islands' development level remaining largely unchanged from its initial state.

But the lives of the island people are very different from before.

After all, under the rule of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there was no longer a noble class here.

The lives of ordinary people would be much better if there were no oppression from the aristocratic class.

Under this premise, along with the upgrading of the Great Zhou Navy's equipment, all the old wooden warships that were phased out were converted into fishing boats and then rented to fishermen for use.

For the archipelago region, fishing is a very important part of the economy.

The increase in fishing boats will provide more job opportunities for the islanders.

With more fish caught, the islanders' income and food supply increased, leading to a significant improvement in their lives.

The people of the Barton Islands were clearly increasingly satisfied with the governance of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and their loyalty to the Great Zhou increased year by year. As a result, the number of believers in the state religion also grew.

The sea in early spring is always tinged with gloom, with light drizzle falling from time to time, but this is nothing to the fishermen.

To be honest, it's very sunny at sea, but with a light drizzle falling, it doesn't really affect work, and it also makes you feel much cooler.

Right now, in the waters surrounding the Barton Islands, many large fishing boats are engaged in fishing, creating a bustling scene.

Further out in the sea, three steam-powered warships were conducting their routine patrols.

Life at sea was very peaceful. The Great Zhou Navy was stationed here, and apart from daily training and patrols, they conducted naval exercises every now and then. Other than that, there was basically nothing to do.

After a long period of peace, the soldiers' morale tends to slacken a little.

However, today, the peaceful days were completely shattered by that loud 'thud'!

With a violent impact, the steam warship, which was on patrol, began to shake uncontrollably.

"What happened? Did we hit a reef?!"

Otherwise, he could hardly imagine what could be in this sea area that could cause such a massive steam warship, completely covered by armor plates, to shake so violently.

However, no sooner had he said this than Kara, who was on duty that day and leading the patrol, stood on the deck and immediately started swearing.

"What reef? We're not in shallow waters right now!"

As they spoke, continuous impacts came from beneath the sea, causing their steam warships to shake even more violently.

"Something is hitting the bottom of our ship! Sound the alarm!!"

Upon receiving the order, a steam whistle with a specific frequency sounded aboard the steam warship.

Fishermen fishing in the area were startled by the sound of the ship's horn. "Alarm! It's a maritime warning! Something's happened! Return to port immediately! Quick!!"

At the same time, upon hearing the alarm, two other steam warships that were patrolling together at sea rushed to provide support.

Kara, aboard the attacked steam warship, had no intention of sitting idly by and quickly took action.

On the violently rocking deck of the ship, even naval soldiers who had received the corresponding training found it extremely difficult to keep their balance, but Kara moved with incredible speed.

With a burst of strength, Kara rushed to the side, grabbed the railing, and leaned half her body out to look down at the sea.

The sea was dark and poorly lit due to the rain, resembling a pitch-black abyss, but Kara still managed to keenly spot a huge dark shadow beneath the surface.

Although she couldn't see exactly what it was, Kara had already sentenced the attacker to death in her mind just for attacking their steam warship.

Without saying a word, he immediately picked up the Thunder Rifle slung on his back, aimed the muzzle at the dark figure beneath the sea, and with a swift cocking motion, emptied the magazine amidst a series of 'bang bang' shots.

The presence of seawater can affect the power of a bullet to some extent, but since that thing is just below the surface, at that depth, the bullet can still retain some of its power.

Kara was quite skilled at operating firearms. After emptying one magazine, she switched to another and continued firing, her movements exceptionally smooth and swift.

The continuous gunfire undoubtedly had an effect; the next second, the sea exploded, and a thick tentacle lashed out at Kara, who was using her legs to grip the railing for stability.

The sound of something cutting through the air startled Kara; if she were hit by that blow, even her bones would be shattered.

Following her instincts completely, Kara quickly jumped back to dodge.

Almost simultaneously, with a loud 'bang,' the railing was smashed to pieces, and the wooden deck below was also shattered in one fell swoop!
After the attack, the tentacle didn't intend to retract. The suction cups on the inside of the tentacle had a strong suction force, directly adhering to the hull for leverage.

The next second, a huge black shadow burst out of the sea and landed on their deck with a 'thud', accompanied by splashing seawater.

The wooden deck was instantly shattered by this huge thing.

It was only at this moment that the Great Zhou Navy, led by Kara, finally saw the true face of their opponent.

It resembled a giant octopus, yet it also had a somewhat human-like shape. Its torso and head were clearly discernible, along with a face that was about 60% humanoid, with relatively clear facial features.

The torso was clearly hit by bullets, and blue blood was flowing from several bullet holes.

The other person's head looked like it had a big bump, but we don't know if they were mistaken.

The octopus monster gets angry whenever this is mentioned.

He could smash through the bottom of any human ship he had ever seen before by simply ramming it.

Seawater flooded into the ship's hold, and after the ship sank, the crew members fell into the water, where they were left to their own devices.

However, the ship in front of him was strange; it was harder than iron. He rammed into it headfirst, and got a huge bump on his head. He didn't break through the bottom of the ship, but he was still stunned!
Enraged, he lashed out at the bottom of the ship with his tentacles. But before he could strike more than a few times, an attack landed on him, and the pain made the octopus monster furious.

Now, seeing the soldiers of the Great Zhou on the ship, the octopus monster was filled with murderous intent. Without saying a word, it twisted its body and pounced on them!
(End of this chapter)