Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1985 Arrival at the Port
By the time Zhou Xu arrived, autumn had arrived, and the Eredar attack had ended.

Zhou Xu was not surprised by this result.

Even in this era, unless he can teleport, or the battle becomes a stalemate and turns into a protracted and fierce war, it is highly likely that if someone is in the capital and learns of the fighting on the border, it will be too late to rush to the border.

Under these circumstances, he still set off, which was certainly not to thwart Eredar's attack.

From Zhou Xu's perspective, if the two martial artists at the Transcendent Realm level, Hilke and Elf King Wright, still couldn't stabilize the situation, he couldn't teach the Elf King a lesson, but he would definitely have to take Hilke back for a re-education.

Just as Hilke had analyzed, Zhou Xu's purpose in coming here was to completely eliminate the threat posed by the dark elves.

Originally, he intended to entrust this matter to his officers, but in the last two waves, the dark elves had indeed acted too recklessly.

Furthermore, from the perspective of their Great Zhou, the overall situation is indeed somewhat complicated. While the situation is still under their control, it would be better to deal with some of them as soon as possible.

"Hilke greets Your Majesty!"

Inside the council tent at the outpost, Zhou Xu gestured to Hilke to dispense with formalities, but also made sure to greet Wright.

They had a pleasant conversation during their previous meeting and became friends.

Furthermore, Zhou Xu was there to help them deal with the Dark Elves' attack, which prompted Wright to express his gratitude to Zhou Xu in person once again.

“Wright, you don’t need to do that. We are allies, and when our ally is in trouble, our Great Zhou will naturally not stand idly by.”

Without much small talk, after a few brief words, Zhou Xu steered the conversation to the main topic.

"Hilke, is the warship complete?"

"Your Majesty, one has just been completed."

As Hilke said this, a hint of shame appeared on his face.

The previous harassment by the Dark Elf forces and the destruction of the shipyards did indeed have a significant impact on their efficiency in building warships.

Zhou Xu, however, didn't care.

"One is enough."

Against special races like the Dark Elves, whose core strength lies in high-end combat and whose army is not particularly large, warships are their means of transportation, and the focus is on the people on board.

To put it dramatically, even if it were just a raft, it would be enough to carry Zhou Xu, Hilke, and Wright, three high-end combatants.

"Is there any confirmed location of the dark elves?"

"In the previous battle, we killed a group of alien races called 'Harpies,' including two who were at the Hundred Refinement Realm. They have now transformed into the Undead, and we have completed the intelligence gathering."

Clearly, it was only after transforming into an undead and learning information from the other party that Hilke learned the name 'Harpy'.

Incidentally, it is worth mentioning that the harpy is a special race with a human upper body, an eagle lower body, eagle claws for legs, and eagle wings for hands.

It is precisely because of this physical characteristic that, after being transformed into an undead race, the harpy not only lost the ability to launch howling attacks, but also lost the ability to fly.

On this basis, when they were asked to run on land with their legs, which were originally eagle claws, their speed was pitifully slow, and they even had difficulty maintaining their balance.

In summary, they are basically useless and have no value in being converted into undead.

This time, we mainly need the other party to provide intelligence and guide us.

Zhou Xu was somewhat tired from his journey, but he wasn't at the point where he needed to rest. Meanwhile, some time had passed since the Dark Elf forces withdrew from the elven port, and the troops there were fully prepared.

"Wright, do you still have doubts?"

Seeing Wright's hesitation, and to avoid affecting the subsequent actions, Zhou Xu took the initiative to raise the question.

When faced with this question, Wright didn't hesitate and directly stated his thoughts.

"I'm wondering, what if the dark elf forces attack the port while we're on the offensive?"

Clearly, in the series of battles against the dark elves, Wright gradually began to think about the enemy's actions, no longer simply acting as a combat unit wielding his twin swords as he had at the beginning.

Wright's concerns were not without merit, but how could Zhou Xu and Hilke not have considered this point?

"Don't worry, I've arranged communication equipment at the port base and on the warships. Whenever needed, even when we're at sea, we can communicate with the port in real time."

"In addition, I had already deployed airships to carry out guard duties on my way here."

As Zhou Xu spoke, he pointed to the airspace over the surrounding port area.

"Once we set sail, these airships will patrol the surrounding waters day and night. They will immediately detect any enemy that gets close."

When the Dark Elf forces held the upper hand and launched frequent attacks, airships were useless.

As an aerial unit, airships and hot air balloons are practically nonexistent. When the enemy harpy forces come over, shooting down an airship is as easy as playing a game.

Even the most wronged child shouldn't be beaten like this.

This is also the main reason why they haven't deployed airships for missions before.

But now the situation is different. After suffering heavy losses, the Dark Elf forces have retreated and the initiative has fallen into their hands.

Under these circumstances, the opponent should normally be thinking about how to conceal themselves, gather all their troops and hide to avoid being discovered, and most likely will not release the harpies again.

As for the airships, Zhou Xu didn't need them to accompany him on the voyage to carry out reconnaissance missions at sea; they only needed to perform port security duties.

Given the current situation, the risk is very small.

"At the same time, judging from the fact that the Dark Elf forces are able to frequently attack this port, their hiding place at sea is definitely not too far from here."

"If we are attacked, we will be able to come back to support us very quickly."

After hearing Zhou Xu's arrangements, Wright immediately felt much more at ease.

During this process, a steel ship slowly sailed out of the nearby dock.

Due to the limited conditions of the newly built dock and port, coupled with the tight schedule, the steel ship in front of us is far from reaching the best level of the Great Zhou at this stage, and its configuration is relatively simple.

However, considering that His Majesty's time is precious, it is enough to make do with what he has.

Hearing the sounds of the ships leaving the port, many elven soldiers, including Wright, involuntarily stopped what they were doing.

Before this ship was shown to Zhou Xu, it had obviously been tested beforehand. As members of the Elf Port garrison, Wright and his men were naturally familiar with this ship.

But no matter how many times they see it, they are still awestruck by the ships that are as big as small mountains!
(End of this chapter)