There were still pirates who were knocked into the water and were struggling on the sea, but the Red Cloud ignored them and simply left them behind and returned home.
On the bridge, Huang Zheng was waiting for the other party to make a decision.
"I have to admit the power you have. However, even if you have those fancy cannons and shields, you only have two ships after all. We have many ships like the Red Cloud, or even more powerful ones." On the way back, Esselit's attitude changed significantly.
"Captain Eselite, we have never been your enemy. All we want is to meet your leader." Huang Zheng said sincerely, "We show our strength to tell you that we are worthy of cooperation."
Esselit thought for a long time and said, "As a soldier, I should not create enemies like you for the Republic of the Western Continent. I agree to your request and take you into the port."
"Does magic really have nothing to do with the devil?" Esselit invited Huang Zheng to his captain's room and opened a bottle of fruit wine produced in the Western Continent.
Huang Zheng took the wine glass from his hand and said, "We have always believed that magic power is a neutral force, with no distinction between good and evil, and has nothing to do with the devil. Both us and our enemies will use this power to do many things. If the devil you are talking about uses a knife to kill the enemy, or uses an awl to build, would you think that a knife or a hammer is the power of the devil and then discard it?"
Eselite sat on the sofa with his hands crossed. He said in a deep voice: "You don't understand. If something is repeated countless times in history, it becomes a customary rule. Although none of us have seen people from the East Continent, let alone the devil, it seems that the East Continent has always been associated with the devil."
Huang Zheng noticed a large map hanging on the wall, which was divided into two parts, left and right. The western continent on the left was white, with mountains, rivers, cities and strongholds clearly marked on it, everything seemed to be under the sunshine. The continent on the right was black, with a blurred outline, and there was basically nothing to see clearly on it, as if it was shrouded in darkness. There were some clouds drawn with chaotic lines between the two continents, which should be the violent sea. This map well confirmed what Eserit said about the worldview of the western continent.
Huang Zheng pointed at the map and said, "Sometimes darkness does not come from evil, but from misunderstanding." He urged his spiritual power to sweep across the painting, turning the magic power into color and attaching it to the painting. Bright colors began to appear on the black eastern continent. The outline of the continent began to become clear and precise, mountains and rivers began to appear one by one, and cities appeared on the map, with their names marked below.
It was as if there was a pen in the void, redrawing this half of the map.
Such a miraculous skill made Eserit stare at the whole process: "It's unbelievable. Is this the true face of the Eastern Continent?"
"Yes. That's also a place where the sun shines." Huang Zheng said.
That afternoon, the Red Cloud led the other three ships into the port of El City. They did not stop at the busy merchant ship dock, but sailed to a military port.
However, when passing by the merchant ship dock, Xiao Chen stood on the side of the Houyi and observed the scene of this busy port.
The port here is quite large and the water is very deep. There are steamships of all sizes moored at the dock. The architectural style of houses in the Western Continent is very different from that in the Eastern Continent. Like their clothing, they like to use direct and simple lines. The walls of the buildings are mostly light yellow, while the roofs of the houses are mostly dark red. From a distance, the buildings along the dock slowly extend to the mountains behind, forming a red and yellow landscape.
Steel cranes were installed on many docks. With the help of mechanical cranes, workers were constantly lifting boxes from ships to the docks. The volume of cargo handled here showed that the business in the Western Continent was very prosperous.
Luo Ling said: "It feels like they have already fully entered the industrial age. If it weren't for the magic in the East Continent, we would have been crushed by them."
Xiao Chen said: "Don't we still have the East Continent? I have a hunch that when we unite with the people of the West Continent, both sides can gain huge benefits from each other. Look at these steel equipment and ships. Behind them are factories, countless experienced workers, and scientists and engineers who develop these technologies.
Imagine how terrifying the production capacity will be when our magic technology and these people are combined. The Western Continent itself is a treasure more important than the Tower of Origin. We came here and made an unexpected discovery."
Luo Ling said: "Don't be too happy too soon. I can see how much these people resist the East Continent."
"But didn't I convince them to bring us here in the end? If I can convince them once, I can convince them a second and third time. I have already won over the sage's secretary, and Huang Zheng has impressed the general. We will succeed.
The fact that the people of this continent hate the gods so much is our biggest bargaining chip. As long as we show them the fact that the God of Nature is about to awaken, they should seriously consider this issue. "Xiao Chen said.
At this time, a gust of sea breeze blew over, ruffling Xiao Chen's hair and his clothes. Luo Ling suddenly thought that this guy looked so confident... and quite handsome.
After Hou Yi and Xing Tian docked, Xiao Chen organized a strong delegation and prepared to follow Eserit into the city to visit the local leaders.
The passengers on the El Shield had to be temporarily detained because they knew about the visitors from the East Continent. Therefore, Aeselite requested that the El Shield not enter the civilian port, and entered the military port located in the north of the commercial port together with Hou Yi and Xing Tian. All the passengers were temporarily placed in a barracks by the military, and only Captain Barivian, the Sage's secretary Brudes, and Xiao Chen and others acted together.
Aeselite temporarily arranged for them to stay in his house in Ayr City, and he went to the Navy Headquarters to report the matter to General Montanio. Brudes took Balivian away and went to the town hall to visit Ayr City Mayor Agudro.
Most of the crew members and marines brought by Xiao Chenda were left on the ship, and they monitored each other with the crew on the Red Cloud to prevent any accidents.