The old things I repaired have become fine

Chapter 714 They dare to hit us, they've really grown bold! Zhenyue, Li Xingtang, kill him!

The atmosphere on the boat suddenly became tense.

Through the information chain interaction, one could hear the breathing in the command room on top of the large ship quickly becoming heavy.

Shen Le closed his eyes slightly, spreading his mental energy to sense the surrounding energy fluctuations. After a moment, he breathed a sigh of relief and shouted:
"It's alright! Don't panic! Zhenyue, set up the defensive net to keep the Gu worms out! Yunkun! Provide energy! Can you do it?"

【Can! 】

【Simple!】

The two little ones responded crisply. The next moment, forty-nine porcelain swords flew out like swimming fish, forming three concentric rings at the edge of the defensive net, each thrusting outwards to strangle the particularly large Gu worms;

The porcelain tower vibrated gently, suppressing, decomposing, and transforming the surrounding gloomy atmosphere. The clean, pale blue halo quickly expanded outwards, growing to a radius of about one foot.

Shen Le nodded, raised both arms horizontally, and then gently pressed them downwards to reassure the crowd:

"It's alright. Such minor tricks are unlikely to be effective against an army—the more high the morale and the more united the army, the more instinctive resistance they have to various spells."

Even without Yun Kun and Zhen Yue's help, nothing serious would actually happen.

Just like in the Battle of Hulao Pass, when the Xuanjia Army charged into battle, their morale and killing intent were highly concentrated and pointed in one direction, which was truly terrifying.

Even if there are only a few people at the front of their own side, when they dare to charge forward with the enemy's guns pointed at them and shout "Come at me!", their high morale is something that cannot be tainted by anything!
His voice was deep and steady, transmitted through the information chain to those above. Soon, the breathing in the large ship above also slowed down slightly. Beside him, the expert who had shouted "It's Gu poison!" asked doubtfully:
"But why can your spells, Yun Kun's and Zhen Yue's spells, be used in the army?"

"I don't know either—" Shen Le smiled bitterly. He had personally experienced that even though his magic had no destructive power, it was suppressed to the point of immobility by Li Shimin's side and in the military camp at Hulao Pass.

Even when activating the Porcelain Tower, these people should be asked to move as far away as possible, at least a hundred paces away, so that the Porcelain Tower can successfully connect with the earth's veins...

"Perhaps Yun Kun has already been enlisted and is officially part of the military? Or perhaps everyone is already in the army?"

Perhaps the copper sheet is positioned particularly high, so it is not suppressed?
"In short, this issue is actually worth starting a project to study separately. But for now, let's look at the results from Zhenyue and his team!"
"It's better to clean it if possible. If dirt gets stuck to the hull, it might cause some minor trouble when we get back."

As it turned out, this wave of attacks was nothing more than child's play for Yun Kun and Zhen Yue, and they were easily cleaned up.

The light blue circle was pushed outwards another full circle. Just as Shen Le was about to shout "It's done," his eyes suddenly narrowed:
"Get away from the ship's side! Everyone, try to get away from the ship's side!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the seawater within a radius of several hundred meters around the ship quickly turned murky and black, revealing layers of ominous dark red.

Countless distorted, decaying phantoms coalesced and swirled, revealing bizarre limbs. Some were deathly pale, like corpses that had been submerged in water for a long time;
Some were dark red, like congealed blood;

Some were completely black, yet they had hands and feet, and a deformed, enormous head, as if they were formed from the most miserable and filthy atmosphere in the world.

They flew towards the warship, one after another, silently howling!

A chilling atmosphere filled the air, and the temperature inside the cabin plummeted. The sailors were alright, but half of the experts and researchers who had come out of the ship to conduct surveying turned pale and had to immediately find something to hold onto for support.

"Hold on!" the captain shouted sharply!
"Stay calm!" Members of the Special Affairs Bureau busied themselves activating various exorcism and exorcism instruments, which emitted invisible and silent fluctuations.

"Hold on!" The researchers who were still able to move quickly took out pendants, bracelets, and sachets filled with talismans from the boxes kicked out by the Special Affairs Bureau personnel.

Following the pre-rehearsed plan, I first put the mask on myself to ensure my mobility, and then put it on my colleagues one by one to ensure their safety.

After catching their breath, some people, their faces ashen, burst into curses:
"Those monkeys have gotten bolder; they dare to attack us now!"

"Hey, judging from the characteristics of this spell, it looks a bit like a Kumanthong... but not from a monkey family..."

"That doesn't matter, that area is all the same! A bunch of cowards who don't know who's boss, daring to show their claws to us, let's beat them to a pulp!"

"That's right, that's right!" Yun Kun shouted, his AI-generated voice echoing through the cabin, filled with extreme anger.
[These are all our vassal states, they've got a death wish, daring to attack their suzerain state! Zhenyue, eliminate them!]

"Understood!" Zhen Yue's voice rang out. The porcelain tower itself shone brightly, and the 49 porcelain swords simultaneously unleashed sharp sword light, their sword cries clear and melodious!
Om-!
The sword light unfurled. Dozens of times longer and larger than the porcelain sword itself, the sword light pierced through the protective circle erected by Zhenyue and landed directly on the ghostly figure.

With a single sword strike and a twist, the ghostly figure let out a mournful wail and dissolved directly into the seawater.

Upon closer inspection, all the limbs and heads had vanished, leaving only the dark red and filthy seawater, which stubbornly continued to pound against the protective shield erected by Zhenyue.

The sword light receded, forming a strong defensive line within the protective shield. Then, a bright light shone forth, and wherever it passed, the filth melted and disintegrated as if hot water had been poured over snow.

The filth and chill of the seawater were purified and dispelled layer by layer. Inside the cabin, the uncomfortable coldness quickly subsided.

"It should be okay, right?"

"Maybe……"

Shen Le breathed a sigh of relief. His mental energy continued to expand, enveloping the two warships around him and pushing outwards a little further.

Feeling that the surroundings were calm and there was nothing that made him uncomfortable, he lowered his eyes slightly and placed his hand on the wall of Yun Kun's foreground:
"Yun Kun, sense the surrounding area and see if you can find the source of the attack. Also, if it's convenient, sense the enemy's ships and see which ones are equipped with magical attacks!"

No problem! We're already looking!

Yun Kun answered happily. Soon, the image projected from the scroll began to expand and expand.

It expanded until it filled the entire room, then suddenly stopped, and then, as if a mouse had been pressed on the center of the image, it moved left and right.

They moved dozens of large ships from an extremely distant location to the center of the image, then rapidly enlarged it. In a short while, the tiny black dots on the image transformed into approximate figures, their shapes barely discernible.

Compared to the composite images from satellites and large ship radar transmitted via data link, the images are quite rough and rudimentary, and can only be used as schematic diagrams.

However, compared to the images detected by the technology, the information sensed by Yun Kun and the compass together contained one unique detail:

The various ships in the picture, large, medium, and small, are partly normal in color, while others are surrounded by halos of various strange colors.

Dirty black, light black, dark red, blood red, deep yellow, pus yellow, bright yellow, cyan, sea blue, grass green, pure white...

In short, some colors are so unpleasant that they make you feel extremely uncomfortable, disgusted, and awkward just by looking at them; others, while they may look okay, still make you feel that something is wrong.

"Yun Kun, what are these halos?" Shen Le asked as he changed his mental scan from expanding in all directions in a ring to a straight line, quickly extending it toward the distant boat marked by Yun Kun.

Yun Kun happily rocked the sail and answered matter-of-factly:
[Energy! Magical energy! Different kinds of magical energy! ...Hmm, some countries have it, some don't. Look at this biggest ship, it doesn't have it!]

Shen Le had no way of knowing which country the "largest ship" belonged to, whether it was an aircraft carrier, a battleship, or some other type of vessel.

Fortunately, the images scanned by Yun Kun were quickly transmitted to the large ship overhead and then rapidly returned.

In short, the ships of countries with a long history and rich magical heritage all have magical auras to varying degrees.

Those nations with truly meager national strength, such as those whose combined history doesn't even reach 250 years, or those whose history began as places of exile, unfortunately have no magical aura to speak of.

Of course, some countries have a long history but very little national strength, such as those consisting of only a group of small islands. In those cases, it's not worthwhile to pull out all their best-kept secrets...

"Sigh, some things, you just can't fake them, they just don't exist." Shen Le sighed, feigning schadenfreude, as he continued to extend his spiritual power and asked:

"Yun Kun, can you find the source of the magical energy that attacked us just now? Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor. We can't just take the beating; we should fight back!"

[We're looking!] Upon receiving the order, Yun Kun was so excited that the sails trembled slightly, and he almost jumped for joy. The captain, sweating profusely, quickly dissuaded him:
"Yun Kun! Yun Kun! -- Mr. Shen, we are on a mission, we must obey orders and follow commands!"

"When to strike, which target—we'll wait for clear instructions from above before we go for a big heist!"

"it is good!"

【it is good! 】

Shen Le and Yun Kun answered almost simultaneously. As long as they could fight, when and who they fought were unimportant; those were things for the powerful to decide, and Shen Le wouldn't waste his time on them.
Of course, the exploration work must continue.

So far, the equipment developed by the Special Affairs Bureau cannot accurately measure the opponent's magical energy across sea surfaces tens or nearly a hundred kilometers away...

Yun Kun agreed and then fell silent. Only the compass needle whirred as it spun, and the colors and images on the scroll became clearer and clearer.

Several little ones chattered and discussed in Shen Le's sea of ​​consciousness. Soon, the paper figure that had been holding the notebook for Zhen Yue and acting as his mouthpiece presented the notebook to the captain:
Do you want me to take some data at close range?

"How do you test it?"

The captain frowned deeply. "Don't cause any trouble! You're a porcelain tower, you can't move from the ship, do you really want to get Yun Kun to sail over there?"
This won't do! It's too dangerous!

In this operation, both sides had a tacit understanding: our side would conduct close reconnaissance, but not too close, and would not enter the no-fly zone.
As long as we don't cross the line, no matter how angry the other side is, they can only watch and use various electromagnetic means to fight us overtly and covertly, but they can't take direct action.

However, if we cross the line, if we get too close—if Yun Kun leaves the protection of the large ship and enters the restricted area designated by the other side, then it will be a battle of stealth.

If they find out, it's pointless to fight them!

I'm sending out the porcelain sword!

Zhenyue was confident, and even its personal AI, which acted as its mouth double, spoke with a more self-assured tone:
My porcelain sword is small and thin, almost invisible on radar. I attach a detector to it, send it over, and send it back – it can detect anything I want!

This method is good!

Before the captain even gave permission, the special affairs experts aboard the ship were already beaming with joy. The one who had previously recognized the water worm jumped up and clapped his hands in celebration.

"I'll go get it! The smallest detector, only the size of a chip, will stick to the sword without anyone noticing!"

What should I do if my porcelain sword breaks?

[It's alright! Shen Le burned a batch for me, that's enough!]

Shen Le rolled her eyes.

Regardless, the plan proceeded smoothly. The forty-nine flying swords silently leaped out of the cabin, like transparent little fish diving into the sea.

Shen Le lifted the lid of the box, and forty-nine flying swords quietly leaped up, jingling as they returned to their places.

The faint light flowed up and down from the hilt to the tip of the sword, clearly connecting with the porcelain tower.

After waiting quietly for three or four hours, a soft sound came from the side of the boat, and a string of porcelain swords pierced through the water curtain, head to tail, carrying a detector as they flew over.

Special Affairs Bureau personnel quickly grabbed a large blanket and went to greet them respectfully, then rapidly disassembled the detectors, inspected them, and exported the data...

"This data is extremely useful!"

The data scrolled across the screen, and a group of people were overjoyed, almost rushing to kiss the porcelain tower:
"Can we do it again? Can we take the test again?"

To be able to measure the warships of so many countries up close, and to see the various lethal spells they carry, is an opportunity that comes along only once in a lifetime!
"You're overthinking it, it's too late." The captain suddenly interrupted:
"Next, the enemy's exercise will enter a heated phase, with a lot of shooting and explosions. We'd better not..."

[The source of the attack has been found!] Yun Kun suddenly interjected:
I've marked it!

Everyone turned their heads. On the large screen standing to the side of the steering wheel, an image of a rising scroll was being projected. At this moment, a small island was highlighted and flashing:
[There they are! The ones who attacked us before came from there!]

"Can we attack?"

A moment of silence. It's unclear what data exchange occurred, but the captain raised the information transmission device in his hand, his voice firm:
"Attack permitted!"

"Zhen Yue, clear the way! Conceal! Li Xingtang, execute him!"

Shen Le gave a soft shout. Forty-nine porcelain swords surged forth, their sword light connecting and intertwining to form a giant flying sword;

Li Xingtang drew his immortal sword from its sheath and threw it into the center of the flying sword.

The next moment, sword light soared into the sky!

(End of this chapter)