Tauren Overlord

If they happened to be able to ambush the golden dragon, it meant that the golden dragon did not attack the imperial city directly, but was defending the coastline - the empire had calculated this;

After using the rune bomb, the golden dragon found that it was too disadvantageous, so it turned to approach the imperial watercraft that was used as bait - the Empire had calculated it!

Ever since the Dragon Kingdom was destroyed by the Holy Fortune Empire, the number of adult golden dragons has been decreasing.

If they continue to die like this, the remaining gold dragons in Aurelia may not even have the strength to join the top 10 weaker allied countries...

At this time, the Golden Dragon Queen remembered that it would be really difficult for them to win without a visual perspective of the entire battlefield.

Even if the cat-eared Vyars had rune magic like "Eye of the Sky" that could increase vision, they could not fundamentally change the situation of the battle.

Because to cast this kind of magic, the Rune Cat Mage needs to "chant" the corresponding magic on the ground in order for the runes in the sky to work.

Moreover, the observation distance of the "Eye in the Sky" is also very limited, which is essentially equivalent to a person on the ground flying directly to a high altitude for observation.

This is completely different from the ability of the Minotaur Overlord, who was just in the capital of the Cat-Eared Kingdom but could directly see the city of Thessaloniki.

If that person were really in charge of the overall situation, perhaps everything would be different.

Even the Tauren Overlord may have ill intentions towards them...but if this continues, the Golden Dragon clan may be exterminated!

Almost at the moment of leaving the illusion, Aurelia actually felt a little regretful.

But she turned her head away stubbornly and encouraged herself:

"Aurelia, what are you thinking about? If I were really controlled by that minotaur, I might be swallowed by his portal in the blink of an eye..."

At the same time, Lu Heng's vision turned to the coast of Maoervia where a fierce battle was taking place.

He could see some floating wooden planks on the sea where a fierce battle had just taken place. These were Imperial ships that had been affected by the explosion from the rune bombs.

As for the ships that were directly hit by the bomb, perhaps not even a trace of them would be left.

However, there were no demons from the Imperial headquarters on these ships, but rather humans from Taimenia who were leading the Empire.

Some survivors were still holding on to wooden boards, struggling to survive, but no one would save them.

After all, the Empire is the least saddened by the death of these people.

As for the invaded Sea Alliance, it would be considered considerate not to strike back at them.

The only lucky thing for these leaders is that their allies on the sea are not strong.

Apart from using the air force to prevent landings, the Kingdom of Cat-Earvia has very few naval air defense capabilities.

It's not that the navy of the Sea Alliance is not brave enough, but that their naval power is too weak.

Especially when encountering giant squids, the warships on the sea have almost no ability to fight back.

In order to ensure the possibility of a future counterattack, many leaders of the Sea Alliance discussed and unanimously agreed that the navy should prioritize preserving its strength.

However, many navies of the Sea Alliance, especially the Dwarf Butcher Force, decided to resist this decision.

These Dwarven ships are drifting off the coast of Cat-Earvia, searching for a possible landing of the Imperial fleet.

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290. Establishment of the Navy

While the dwarves were searching for the Imperial fleet, Lu Heng also switched to psychic vision.

He observed carefully and was able to barely make out the psychic outlines of the giant squids hiding in the deep sea.

This large marine creature is not a wild beast, but an intelligent creature with quite remarkable intelligence.

They are very good at hiding underwater, thus avoiding attacks from the sea;

At the same time, they also have a kind of psychic-based "vision" that can roughly perceive the conditions on the sea.

Therefore, it was difficult for Aurelia's gold dragon team to fail to carry out effective rune bombardment on them.

But these creatures also have their limitations - their large size makes them unable to fight in shallow waters.

As long as the navy of the Sea Alliance hides in the shallow sea area, it will naturally be difficult for the empire's most elite naval force to pursue them.

Once everyone uses only surface forces to fight, the disadvantage of the Sea Alliance will not be so great.

However, the dwarves did not intend to hide in the safer shallow sea, which would cause the Empire's landing ships to get too close to the coast and be difficult to intercept.

These dwarves are unwilling to hand over the pressure to their allies on shore, so they must go into the deep sea.

Even if that means they'll be within attack range of a giant squid, so what?

For the Dwarf Butcher, such persistence is not necessarily for the pursuit of ultimate victory, but just to fulfill his promise.

Their promises vary, some are "never retreat", and some are "avenging the dead before dying".

As they found the Empire's Lord Leader warship again, the dwarves became excited again.

"The time of sacrifice has come, and we will return to the sea like true dwarven warriors."

The dwarves encouraged each other, not fearing that they were heading for death.

Of course, even if they are determined to die, it is not that easy to die.

Their allies in the sky, the golden dragons, had already bombarded the relatively concentrated Imperial warships, and the dwarves on the sea did not have many enemies to fight.

The dwarves were not at all disadvantaged by the scattered human leading ships.

They can use boarding warfare to drive these enemies into the sea.

Although they are short, their warship manufacturing technology is much better than that of humans.

The scale of the dwarf warships is also larger than that of the human leader warships.

So much so that when it came to boarding battles, the shorter dwarves could attack the traitor troops from the Empire from a superior position.

When fighting, the individual combat effectiveness of dwarves is far superior to that of humans.

In addition to the dwarves' higher morale, the dwarves' heavy armor also played a big role.

Although not yet strong enough to be "invulnerable", most ordinary human iron weapons have little effect on the fine steel refined by the dwarves.

However, whether it was the bombing of the golden dragon or the boarding of the dwarves, they all helped Lu Heng to make the selection.

Only a few of the most elite sailors can survive in the sea by relying on a piece of broken plank.

It’s a pity that this is not a shallow water area. Under normal circumstances, it is basically impossible for them to reach the other side alive whether they swim or float.

This saves the cat people the effort of killing them on land.

But for Lu Heng, these most elite human sailors may not be useless, so let them make use of the remaining energy of their lives.

He opened the illusion again, allowing these dying human sailors to come to a huge wooden board.

Many sailors who were originally holding on to wooden boards two or three meters long were now lying directly on the "Wood Island" of two or three thousand meters.

In the originally clear sky, a huge, floating minotaur figure appeared, like a god.

No, not like that!

Since the minotaur could transfer them from their dying state to this vibrant land, he must be the god who saved them!

These rulers from the provinces of Taimenia immediately knelt down in front of Lu Heng, and some simply raised their heads and begged:

"Great Bull God, please save us!"

Lu Heng just felt that he had one more identity, so he had to explain to them:

"You can call me the Tauren Overlord. I am a Luna from the Eastern Continent and an enemy of the Empire."

"If you continue to side with the Empire, then obviously, you are also my enemy."

"If you are willing to change sides and follow my command..."

As soon as they saw the chance to survive, these human sailors rushed to the deck and expressed their regrets to Lu Heng:

"Please save us. We don't want to be slaves of the empire anymore."

"Yeah, if the Empire's demons weren't threatening to drown us... who would be willing to lead the way for the Empire?"

They did commit adultery, but what they said was not entirely unreasonable.

The empire's giant squid lurking in the deep sea is the best supervisory team.

Even if the leader on the sea does not want to charge, it is a dead end.

If there were no giant squid supervising the battle, perhaps these humans would not be so willing to work for the empire.

Lu Heng looked at the huge wooden board again and found that a leader was crying to him. His tone was so heartbreaking:

"My father and brothers have sacrificed their lives for the Empire, and my mother and sisters have all been used as military maids by the Empire."

"My hatred for the Empire is higher than the sky and deeper than the sea!"

"From the moment I became the leader, I have always been thinking about destroying the empire."

"Please, give me a chance to take revenge on the Empire, I will serve you for the rest of my life!"

Lu Heng couldn't judge whether what these leaders said was true or false.

But since they were so easily sent to die by the Empire, they must not be high-ranking people.

They also had an immersive experience of how the empire abandoned them and did not treat them as human beings.

This is completely different from directly going to an intact Imperial battleship to pull people.

The humans on those ships still have more or less illusions about the Holy Blessing Empire. Even if they are taken away, they might rebel.

Now let them experience firsthand the empire's attitude towards them, let them know that they can't survive in the empire, and then things will be much easier.

Another problem is that the abilities of these enemies before they fell into the water were mixed.

They are far inferior to the survivors on the sea now, each of whom is a master of water.

Looking at their pitiful appearance, Lu Heng didn't want them to die like this.

It's not entirely because of his compassion for humanity, either.

He had just acquired the port of Thessaloniki, but if he did not build a navy, then the port would be somewhat in vain.

However, to build a navy, the inventory in Thessaloniki is not enough.

In order to build a truly combat-capable navy, a large number of sailors are needed, even if it can only survive in shallow waters at the beginning.

With the current number of people, it is impossible for them to pose any threat to the Imperial Navy, and they are not even comparable to the navy of the Sea Alliance.

Therefore, he had a huge talent gap, and he would accept any human naval sailor who tried to join him.

Even if you find out later that they are really not suitable, you can always fire them slowly.

So Lu Heng built a magic bridge under them, gathered them together and teleported them back to the city of Thessaloniki.

Of course, Lu Heng is not engaging in racial discrimination. Since human sailors can be accepted, why can't dwarves be accepted as well?

He doesn't make a choice, he wants both.

However, dwarves generally have a loyal, or stubborn, culture.

It would be basically impossible for Lu Heng to get them to join him under normal circumstances.

And when the dwarves of the Sea Alliance were beating up the Empire's leader, the Empire's giant squid took action.

Their huge tentacles can even pull down the golden dragons in the sky, and drag the warships of humans and dwarves into the deep sea. What's the difficulty?

In this way, both the dwarf warships and the dwarves on the human warships can be wiped out.

In the opinion of Augustus, the Imperial Admiral, it was safe to act under such circumstances.

Because the kind-hearted Aurelia would not let her golden dragon blow up her dwarf allies with her own hands, even if this would increase the probability of killing the enemy.

But Augustus is different. He just thinks that human consumables are damn useful and the more he uses them, the more addicted he becomes.

It's a great value to exchange them for people from the Imperial Headquarters without any loss!

However, what the naval marshal did not expect was that his action actually helped Lu Heng.