Dragon God, immortal

Well, this is how adult cat people entertain themselves. They buy a bunch of toys and put them there. Even if they don’t play with them, they will be very happy just looking at them…

I do not know how long it has been.

Bai Xue suddenly woke up.

The abnormal shaking of the ship made him, as the captain, realize that the Birch was moving drastically.

"Captain! Lady Shirayuki! Pirates have been spotted! We are being attacked by pirates!" The second mate knocked on the door outside the lounge. The communication speed within the ship was still a bit slow.

"Got it. I'll be right there." Bai Xue nodded. She didn't care about the parts that fell on the floor. She put on her clothes and rushed to the command room.

Fortunately, he knew that his alcohol tolerance was average and he did not like to get drunk like his grandfather.

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The Soma Pirates are the most powerful force between the Western Continent and the Southern Continent.

They have their own islands, their own cities, and therefore their own supply stations.

The Soma pirates from the surrounding countries naturally dared to be angry but not to speak out.

Because the Soma Pirates' ship...

Quite fast!

Even the warships of the Amon Kingdom suffered at the hands of this pirate group. That strategy of fighting while running is really a headache.

In fact, the kingdom has sent troops many times to clear out pirates in order to maintain the safety of the surrounding waters. However, after repeated consideration, the kingdom confirmed that the expenditure and the gains were completely disproportionate, so this kind of clearance was more like expulsion than hunting.

"Fuck! Captain! There's a really fucking ship ahead!" The lookout sailor of the Soma Pirates exclaimed loudly.

"What the hell is this ship? I've been working in the sea for so many years, what kind of ship have I not seen?" Somarali's mouth twitched slightly. He picked up the most exquisite telescope on the ship and looked in the direction the sailor pointed. Then his face turned pale, "What the hell! What the hell is this ship! What the hell!"

Well, we can't really expect the cultural level of pirates.

They really can't find any adjectives to describe...

Describe the terrifying sea monster...

The overall length of the Mumu Ryujin is relatively small, and it is a destroyer slightly larger than a fishing boat. The ship is painted in a titanium blue gradient paint, which looks like maritime camouflage.

However, what shocked Somarali was not the Mumu, but the Juanhua behind Mumu.

It was an undisguised steel giant.

No sails, just wheels.

Both the length and width far exceeded the upper limit of today's ships, not to mention... the gleaming metallic luster on the ship indicated that it was made of steel, which greatly shocked Somarali's spirit...

If you build a ship with steel, aren’t you afraid that the ship will be sunk?

How can steel float on the water?

Wouldn’t a piece of steel thrown into water sink?

Which country's magic ship is this?

"Fuck! Captain! Fuck! They don't have cannons!" the sailor shouted.

"Stop it, fuck! An ocean-going ship cannot be unarmed. Take a closer look?" Somarali's heart was itching to move. The speed of such a large ship could definitely not be fast.

The speed of the ships of their Soma Pirates' group is overwhelming among the surrounding countries, not to mention facing this kind of... this kind of bloated steel that looks so heavy at first glance!

"No, really. There are no cannons on their decks... Wait, there is a large steel ship, three small steel ships, and two cargo ships from the Kingdom of Amon... Captain, do you think these large steel ships are frigates?"

The sailor's words made Somarali's restless heart even more agitated.

They would use such an exaggerated giant ship to escort...

What treasures were loaded on those two ships?

"Damn it, let's do it! Brothers! There's a job coming!" Soma Lali assessed the gap between the enemy and us, and felt that they could do it the same way as before.

As pirates, they don't have to fight head-on with the fat sheep. They just need to take turns harassing them from a distance, threaten the cargo ships with artillery, and make them pay a portion of the 'toll'.

Even if they can't defeat them, can they still run away? Their boats are famous for being fast!

So, as usual, Somarali sent out two ships for artillery harassment.

The two ships gradually closed the distance with the fat sheep fleet.

It didn't stop until it was about 15,000 meters away.

At this distance, the bloated ship did not react, so there was only one answer - their ship did not rely on artillery! Instead, it relied on special warships that could ram and connect the strings!

After Soma Lali made such a judgment, he was so excited... This kind of boat is good, it is easy to harass it. I guess it must be rich and powerful. It can pity us poor fishermen and be generous and give us some tolls. What's wrong with that?

After closing the distance, the two pirate ships launched artillery fire at about 10,000 meters, and hit the Juanhua without a doubt.

It's just that the hull of the Juanhua has a [Dragon Scale] module, and small physical attacks like cannons are really not enough.

Soon, the Juanhua confirmed that the visitor had ill intentions.

Start to get into a fighting stance.

In the current era, humans use artillery and more advanced magic cannons. Naval battles are mainly fought with battleships and destroyers. Without exception, everyone uses this tactic.

At most, they could do what the More Empire did, using wizards to control cannons and launch long-range attacks from a safe distance. After all, since they can launch ultra-long-range attacks, no one wants to take the risk of getting close to them.

As a flagship, the Birch Curl does not have cannons, and it is indeed not a battleship. Of course, it does not need inefficient lethal weapons such as cannons.

The Birch was a groundbreaking product from the beginning of its design—it was both an icebreaker and an aircraft carrier!

Insect nests, disturbed bee soldiers...

Slowly spread your wings...

Chapter 73: Arms Race. If I bring out the Zerg, how will you respond?

The Charm Bee Swarm has no empathy.

No, that's not quite right.

They make a clear distinction between 'I' and 'non-I'.

Our group only looks at the group. Even if there are differences between individuals, they are still part of the group.

In the eyes of the Charm Bee Swarm, the Birch Curl is just a very peculiar individual, but there is no doubt that this ship and even the other individuals on board are defined as "our swarm" by the Charm Bee Swarm.

We are the swarm.

Offending the Swarm.

Even if he is far away, he must be punished!!

The soldier bugs took off quickly. Their role on this ship was not to act as bombers or fighter jets, but as weapons themselves! Biological weapons that used high-speed collisions and airborne attacks!

Their figures flew out of the Juanhua, accelerating to supersonic speed in three seconds! They charged forward into the two gunboats! The shock wave splashed the seawater, as if washing away the non-existent scratches on the Juanhua!

The encounter was over before most cat people could react.

The essence of long-range combat is that I have already eliminated the enemy in a relatively safe range before others discover me.

The "Truth" gun named by Master Shushan is a hunting tool designed based on this kind of thinking.

But the attack range of the Truth Gun is limited to the line of sight.

And it has high requirements for users.

The cat-man with trembling hands simply cannot unleash the full power of truth.

The Birch Curl is not equipped with cannons, but most of the cat people are equipped with truth guns. If on land, most of the cat people can hit large targets within a thousand meters.

Similarly, the effective attack range of the cat-man cannon designed with [Truth] is only five thousand meters... and according to the sorcerer of the Kingdom of Amon, five thousand meters... by the time you can hit the enemy, they have already filled your deck with shells!

The Amon Kingdom's divine cannon, under normal circumstances, has an effective attack range of 30,000 meters!

But 30,000 meters is not the limit. If there is a divine spellcaster casting a spell to guide the artillery within 100,000 meters, then within this range, the artillery shells can accurately hit objects that are no larger than the artillery shells themselves.

Why do we need such a long range? The answer is actually very simple, because the enemy also has a long range.

If your range is only one meter, then the enemy will pull out a sword and stab you to death;

Ten meters is enough for a knight to charge;

A hundred meters, the bow and arrow hit accurately;

Thousands of meters, high-level wizards can chant bombardment;

Ten thousand meters... Ten thousand meters is almost the limit of human beings. As long as the range exceeds ten thousand meters, the probability of the enemy hitting you is very small. On the contrary, if you can hit the enemy at ten thousand meters, you can even wipe out the enemy without any injury.

It's a competition. In short, it's a competition. That's what an arms race is all about. You can't be without something that others have. If others have it and you don't... then you'll lose it.

The cannon technology of the Amon Kingdom can reach a maximum range of 100,000 meters. What does this mean? Within this range, what the Amon Kingdom says is the "truth", and any human who can't beat it must listen to it.

The Kingdom has demonstrated through practical actions that "truth is within range".

"Oh my god, what an incredible attack range!"

This is after Lord Shushan visited the Kingdom’s military exercise…

The original words that came out of my mouth...

Shushan is very interested in the principle of the divine cannon, but unfortunately, this kind of military secret-level information will not be easily told to others by the Kingdom of Amon unless they do something stupid!

And it is obvious that this technology must have some flaws, otherwise the territory of the Kingdom of Amon would not be limited to the southeastern part of the Western Continent.

The Cat's Paw Islands are allies.

But we must always be on guard against others.

Of course, it doesn’t matter whether the Dragon God defends or not, the absolute difference in strength is there.

"Huh... How scary! I don't even know which direction the attack is coming from..." Bai Xue put on the monocle developed by Gao Yuan, and followed the movement trajectory of the swarm of charm bees, only then did she discover the enemy's location.

"You'll get used to it." The second mate sighed helplessly. He confirmed that the cat-eared tribe really had no experience in naval warfare, none at all!

"Is that cannon the same type as the ones used by the Kingdom of Amon?" Snow White put down her monocle. Since the swarm had already taken off, there was nothing they could do.

"Well, if you ask me, who should I ask? That kind of thing is not something a little noble like me can touch." The second mate shrugged and began to direct the cat-man in charge of damage control.

Well, thanks to the [Dragon Scale] module, the hull did not suffer any damage.

Instead, the cat-man in the crew was so frightened that he knocked over tonight's dinner... The cat-eared tribe may not even have experience in land warfare.

Yes, if the Amon Kingdom still had the Lord's blessing, it probably wouldn't have developed into its current combat power. Races blessed by God are so blessed.

"Hiss... If you think so..." The second mate felt that he had sensed something. "Could it be that Dragon God Shushan is using the long voyage as an excuse to train his troops? No way, no way, if that kind-hearted Earth Dragon God wants to fight for hegemony..."

The second mate's expression was uncertain. Even if this was an over-thinking idea, he had to consider its possibility... If Lord Shushan were to rule the world...

The working hours per day do not exceed one-third of the day;

Those who work hard and make contributions will surely gain something;

Socialized support means no need to worry about old-age care;

Materials are extremely abundant, technology is advancing rapidly, and under this system everyone can achieve their own goals, um...

"I wonder if Lord Shushan will accept foreigners to settle here. I also want to live here in the archipelago!" The second mate recalled what he saw and heard in the archipelago and couldn't help but sigh...

Why doesn’t Lord Shushan want to dominate the world?

I can show you the way!

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The cats who set sail thought that the trees and mountains on the ground were their sensors, and that they could not see them on the sea.

But in fact, Shushan quietly peeks into the daily lives of the cats who have left their homes through the perception of the charm bees.

Well, it doesn't feel any different.

Do what you have to do.

Shushan never doubted the moral level of the cat people on the archipelago, simply because the archipelago had quite complete measures for moral guidance.

But the cat-people who are too far away from home for too long... make Long a little worried. Betting order on the moral level of individuals is a very unstable approach... Any social order cannot be separated from supervision and guidance.

Fortunately, the cats all knew that they were just temporarily away from Shushan's gaze, and Shushan's authority was enough to maintain their spontaneous morality.

"Oh my, creatures with complex thoughts have complex social forms..." Shushan recalled what he had seen in his previous life, as well as the various changes he had experienced in this life. "Charm bees are still better. They don't have any little thoughts."

The thoughts, memories, and souls of the Charm Bee Swarm are all directly connected to the Tree Mountain.

In other words, Meifeng has no reservations about Shushan.