Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 2039 Black Sail Battleship
The ceremony was packed with people, but no one would have expected that the most eye-catching figures at the scene were not Zhou Xu, nor the Elf King who was about to be crowned, but a group of dark elves dressed in black military uniforms!
At this moment, not only the humans and goblins present, but even the elves were focused on them.

The elves, in particular, had very complex expressions in their eyes.

That feeling was so wonderful, like when your parents told you not to play with a bad kid since you were little, and one day you suddenly find that this bad kid has become successful.

While you're still tightening screws in the factory, he's already passed the civil service exam and secured a permanent position.

This left them feeling somewhat uneasy.

During this time, Light, as the Elf King, had even more complicated feelings.

"That... Ereda."

As the leading officer of the military region, Ereda stood there solemnly in his officer's uniform, his senses fully activated, surveying the entire venue before him. He would notice the slightest movement immediately.

Upon hearing Wright's voice, he merely glanced at him indifferently before turning his gaze back to the venue.

That expression seemed to say, 'Don't talk to me, we're not friends.'

Wright felt a bitter taste in his mouth; they had been such good friends.

However, he didn't have time to be sad, as the process quickly reached him.

The entire ceremony was actually quite simple. It was nothing more than Zhou Xu publicly announcing the establishment of the Elf Autonomous Region, with Wright continuing to serve as the Elf King, and then saying a few simple words of formality.

The process is not important; what matters is the public announcement, the goal being to spread the word widely.

After the ceremony ended, in order to avoid the trouble caused by crowd congestion, Zhou Xu took a step forward and immediately used the "Shrinking the Earth to an Inch" technique to disappear from the spot, causing a gasp of surprise at the ceremony site.

When there is an opportunity to demonstrate one's divine abilities in front of others, one should do so, as this will be more conducive to consolidating faith and establishing prestige.

Especially in this not-so-scientific magical world, the more powerful the ruler appears, the more secure the people feel.

Seeing this, Ereda also released his true energy and flew away.

After all, he was going to accompany His Majesty to the Elven port to inspect the Black Sail warships that had just been completed. This was a pre-arranged plan, and also one of the reasons why Wei Qing had chosen him to help maintain order on site.

Meanwhile, Wright, who wasn't part of the plan, watched Zhou Xu and Ereda leave one after the other, feeling a strange unease in his heart...

He did not choose to take the train. After all, with the train already in civilian use, it was not very convenient for Zhou Xu, given his status. Chartering the train would disrupt the daily travel of too many people.

The relevant departments had already prepared airships for them, and now the airships had become Zhou Xu's best option.

As they flew over the elven forest aboard an airship, Eredar stared blankly at the forest below.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Xu smiled.

"Isn't this a little different from what you expected?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Ereda didn't hide this from Zhou Xu, or rather, he was well aware that Zhou Xu had already seen through his thoughts.

"War is not the only means of solving problems, but the last resort."

Regarding this matter, Zhou Xu said just this.

Eredar wasn't stupid; it's just that his thinking used to be simplistic and crude, and he hadn't thought things through much.

Now that a ready-made example is before him, let him ponder it himself; he will be able to figure it out gradually. Zhou Xu doesn't actually dislike warlike military generals.

A military general, if he doesn't have a fighting spirit in his bones, how can he improve his strength?

But you have to be able to control this. When you need to use it, you use it; when you don't need to use it, you have to put it away.

Don't always think of solving problems with force.

Force can indeed solve problems, but it also brings new ones. It's a double-edged sword; if used improperly, it can hurt you.

Therefore, Zhou Xu's attitude towards this double-edged sword has always been to avoid using it if possible.

While they were talking, the airship had already flown over the elven port. Given Zhou Xu and Eredar's abilities, there was no need to wait for the airship to land.

As always, Zhou Xu precisely landed the attack using the "shrinking the earth to an inch" technique.

This is also a way for Zhou Xu to train himself. As he incorporates the technique of "shrinking the earth into an inch" into his daily movements, his control over precision has become increasingly higher.

During this time, Ereda followed closely behind, gliding down by releasing her true energy.

They had already spotted the black-sailed warships docked in the port while they were still on the airship.

Judging from its appearance alone, it is not much different from the black sail warships that the Dark Elves had before.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the differences were significant.

The size of the ships alone has increased to a new level. The previous Black Sail warships were only about sixty meters long. Considering the productivity of the Elven race in the era of cold weapons, that was indeed about the same.

But for the Great Zhou, it was completely insufficient.

The newly built black-sailed warship has a length that has increased to nearly 100 meters.

The details of the ship's various structures are also much more refined than those previously made by the Dark Elves themselves.

Under this premise, if one were to use their senses to perceive it, they would discover that the ship is covered with a large number of enchanted runes!
This is the fundamental reason why it took them four or five years to finally build this sailing warship.

At this moment, Ereda, who was standing to the side, was even embarrassed to tell Zhou Xu that it took them more than ten years to build a single Black Sail warship.

The ships weren't that big yet, and they weren't enchanted with runes.

Today, the Eredar cannot even understand why their efficiency used to be so low.

Standing in the harbor, Eredar looked up at the massive black-sailed warship before him.

I couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

It's worth mentioning here that "Black Sail Warship" is just a general term, just like the Great Zhou warships; if you break it down further, there are various specific models.

Take this ship in front of us, for example. The design drawings provided by the Dark Elves clearly stated that this model was called the Black Sail Vanguard Ship.

To put it simply, they were their old Clippers, whose main role was to quickly approach targets in naval battles.

Under this premise, the bow section is also equipped with a specially enchanted ram.

After approaching the target, whether to choose to ram it directly and deliver a major blow, or to choose the more prudent boarding action, depends on the actual combat situation and the commander's thoughts at the time.

(End of this chapter)