In another piece of airspace, Ling Jiaer stood in front of the porthole, staring at the endless void in front of him, expressionless. All the demon descendants were silent, not daring to make a sound, for fear of provoking her anger. Everyone knew that when she was silent, she was really angry.
Outside the porthole is the endless void, amidst the whistling of the storm, the few slender battleships, against the backdrop of the landmass in the distance, look extraordinarily bleak and thin. No one expected that nearly half of the huge fleet, which was so imposing during the expedition, was lost at the very beginning of the journey. Compared with the number of warships, the loss of real combat power is far more than half. The combat power of Ling Jiaer's ship is enough to match the sum of all other warships.
This fiasco was just the beginning. Lin Jiaer's enemies were both numerous and strong, whether in the demons or inside Masefield. The truly brutal struggle will not begin until she returns.
The question now is when and how she will go back. Maybe before returning to the voyage, I have to find a way to make some achievements so that it will not be so ugly.
Just when she was about to consider this most practical issue, a battleship suddenly appeared in the void ahead, and it charged straight towards Lin Jiaer's fleet. The emblem of the Blood Throne on the side was particularly eye-catching.
There was a sudden commotion among the demon descendants, Lin Jiaer raised his hand and pressed lightly, immediately quieting everyone down. She stared at the rushing battleship with extremely sharp eyes.
Throne of Blood is not only a name that cannot be mentioned among blood clans, it is also taboo to a certain extent for demons. Those who fell in front of the Broken Fleeting Year's gun back then were not only a group of famous blood clan figures, but also the names of demon descendants. Those are two key figures who are not well-known but are hidden behind the scenes. Among them is a university scholar who has devoted his life to various researches in the void field. Although his strength is mediocre, it is the hope of the demons to overcome the harsh environment of the neutral land and gain a foothold here.
The death of this devil-born scholar instantly set back the research of devil-born in this field for decades, and the environmental improvement equipment that was supposed to be successful soon died. As a result, in the more than ten years after the defeat, the demons failed to complete the relevant research, so they were unable to enter the neutral land again, and watched the blood throne established and stabilized.
Today, the Throne of Blood has been completely established, and the young blood clan who was a little immature back then has now become a big man who can fully match the Broken Fleeting Year. Both the demons and the vampires have long acknowledged the reality, but for a rising star like Lin Jiaer, any history can be broken, and any reality can be changed. The heroes of the ancestors are the stepping stones leading to the throne of power.
Therefore, when she came to the neutral land this time, she probably didn't have the idea of contacting the one on the blood throne. After all, the elite fleet behind her was not a decoration. It's just that she didn't expect that the neutral land was so dangerous, and there would be something unprecedented like the Hall of Valor, which ruined most of her fleet almost instantly. Until now, she has not figured out whether the Hall of Valor is a battleship, a void behemoth, or something else.
The battleship came extremely fast, and rushed straight to the center of Lin Jiaer's fleet, and only then began to slow down when they saw that they were about to collide. When it stopped, it was only tens of meters away from the frontmost battleship. For floating battleships that are hundreds of meters away, this distance is not safe at all, and I am afraid that they may collide with each other even if they turn around.
Lin Jiaer's face was as deep as water, and his eyes were sharp. This battleship acted so arrogantly, it was conceivable that the meeting later would not be called friendly.
The hatch of the blood battleship opened, and an old man with a pale face and gloomy eyes came out from inside. He strode to the bow of the ship and said in a loud voice: "My master heard that the vice-duke Lin Jiaer came to the neutral land, so he specially sent me to greet him. I don't know if the vice-duke is in the fleet?"
This old man of the blood clan kept his words out of the way and held on to the vice duke, which could be described as extremely disrespectful. On weekdays, everyone referred to Lin Jiaer as Your Excellency the Duke. As for the differences between the three levels of Dukes, they were intentionally ignored. Lin Jiaer also showed his extraordinary talent early on, and it was only a matter of time before he was promoted to Duke, and this title was not too exaggerated.
Lin Jiaer signaled the battleship to come forward, and he flew out of the cabin, stopped at the bow of the ship, looked down at the old man of the blood race, and said coldly: "Did your master send you to humiliate me?"
The old man saluted exaggeratedly, and said: "How dare a villain humiliate His Excellency the Vice-Duke? You come from a famous family in Masefield, and you can crush the ground of neutrality with just a finger."
Lin Jiaer's face was ashen, and he said coldly: "Stop talking nonsense, did your master bring anything, if not, get out of here! Otherwise, you won't be able to go back."
The old man of the blood clan was not afraid, and smiled sullenly, and said: "My master does have something to say to His Excellency the Vice Duke. What the master means is that the neutral land is full of dangers, high waves and deep waters, and it is not a place for children. Since you have Come, then you can go, otherwise, it is hard to say what will happen."
Lin Jiaer trembled slightly with anger, but was speechless again. The warning from the Blood Throne is actually very normal. Regardless of Eternal Night or the Empire, regular fleets will be warned when they enter a neutral land, unless they have called in advance. And if you don't listen to the warning, the consequence may be a blow from Broken Fleeting Years. This is also the meaning of danger in the old man's words. The Blood Throne himself is the greatest danger in the neutral land.
It's just that Ling Jiaer folded most of the fleet before the Blood Throne was released, which no one expected.
While speaking, the old man of the blood clan has been secretly observing Lin Jiaer's fleet. The fleet is full of the most cutting-edge warships of the demons. The ships are destroyer class, and the number is small, even the standard of a squadron is far from the standard. This is very inconsistent with Lin Jiaer's status.
The old man of the blood clan rolled his eyes and said, "Your Excellency, Vice Duke, did you only take this warship with you on this trip? I wonder where your ship is at the moment? My master doesn't like to say it twice."
The old man of the blood clan was obviously probing, but he just hit Lin Jiaer's sore spot. How can you tell the scandal about the destruction of the ship? Her face immediately sank, and she shouted: "You talk too much nonsense, I will teach you a lesson today, and let you remember it for a while!"
While speaking, Lin Jiaer suddenly waved his hand, a wave of demonic energy came across the air, slammed on the face of the old man of the blood clan, and sent him flying upside down, crashing into the cabin, rumbling It crashed into several bulkheads before stopping.
Lin Jiaer snorted, and said, "This slap will teach you a lesson. Next time your master sends a message, get someone who can speak."
After finishing speaking, Lin Jiaer went back into the cabin without looking back. The entire demon fleet then turned slowly and headed back to Yongye.
The blood clan old man flew out of the hatch again, looking at the fleet of demons that was gradually going away, he was ashamed and angry, and said loudly: "This slap, my master will definitely return it!"
The Demon Fleet didn't respond, it neither accelerated nor turned back, maintaining the established speed and gradually drifting away.
The blood clan old man snorted and said: "Go back!", then went back to the cabin and never came out again. He is also a marquis, and he always thinks about his strength, but he didn't expect that he didn't even have the strength to fight back in front of Lin Jiaer. Lin Jiaer's slap in the face could have smashed his head if he hit it hard.
At this time, the Hall of Valor is also sailing in the void. For this return voyage, we will first go to Hokuriku to unload some equipment and materials, and at the same time, the materials obtained from the demon battleship will also be processed here. This batch of materials is quite sensitive. There are many people in Nanqingcheng, and it is not a good thing to be seen by others. After dealing with these, Qianye will return to Nanqing City.
This voyage lasted more than ten days, and nothing happened on the way. Qianye sat on the ground strider's head day and night, absorbing and refining the void force. The situation in the neutral land was turbulent, and Qianye also faintly felt the pressure.
During the voyage, the crew members in the Hall of Valor were not idle, especially the crew members on the two cargo ships worked extraordinarily hard in order to take the crime and make meritorious service. In more than ten days, most of the equipment in the Hall of Valor was installed, and the main gun of Lin Jiaer's ship was also dismantled and moved to the mouth of the ground strider. But now the main cannon can only be seen, it has no power source at all, we have to wait until Nan Qingcheng, and then go to Song Zining to find a solution.
Half a month passed quickly, and Qianye returned to the East China Sea. He stopped the Hall of Valor in the void, and went to Nanqingcheng alone.
After not coming for a while, Nanqing City has changed its appearance somewhat. Several rather magnificent buildings were newly built in the city, all of which are factories of major workshops. Part of the land outside the city has been leveled and the foundation has begun to be built, while the other part has just begun to enclose the land. The scope of the enclosure was much larger than what Qianye had seen that day.
When he walked into Nanqing City, several newly built workshops were emitting thick smoke, and construction had already started. Several roads in the city leading to the airship takeoff and landing site are filled with trucks, and some roads are already blocked. In the planning of Nanqing City back then, it did not expect that there would be so many large workshops in the city, and most of the roads could barely parallel two trucks.
Qianye strolled past the gate of a workshop, and saw a few people wearing work clothes, sitting around eating and resting in the open space. Qianye recognized these people, they used to be mercenaries, and two of them were the little bosses of Dark Fire. At this moment, they have transformed into craftsmen in the workshop.
But at the moment they were talking and laughing, their faces were full of satisfaction. Several people ate quickly, then got up and went back to work.
Qianye shook his head, and went back to the Dark Fire headquarters to find Song Zining.
The dark fire headquarters is still heavily guarded, and several sentry guards at the gate have sharp eyes, scanning the passers-by, and are extremely responsible. Qianye was secretly satisfied when he saw it, and just as he was thinking about going there, his mind moved, he put away the idea of saying hello, and walked straight to the door.
His figure flickered slightly, and he had passed through the gate in a few steps and entered the Darkfire headquarters, but none of the sentry guards noticed it. Qianye himself was slightly surprised by this result. Every step he took just now was in the blind spot of a few sentry guards, and it was exactly the same, so it had such an effect. This is not winning by speed, so it is rare, even Qianye himself did not expect to be so smooth.
Only now did Qianye know how much he had gained from fighting Lin Jiaer. His combat skills have reached a new level.
Qianye walked into the headquarters building and went upstairs. The mercenaries walking back and forth in the building turned a blind eye to him.
In the blink of an eye, Qianye went up to the top floor. If there were no accidents, Song Zining should be here. When he came to Song Zining's office, he already sensed that Young Master Qi was in the room, and there was another person's aura inside.
Qianye was about to open the door and enter when he suddenly heard rapid breathing from inside, and a delicate voice said anxiously: "Seventh Young Master, don't do this, please... no, it can't be moved there, take it out!"
Immediately afterwards, Song Zining's voice sounded, "What are you afraid of! After following this young master, you will be popular and drink spicy food in the future, so why worry about it? Just follow along!"
"No, no! If you don't stop, I'm going to scream!"
"Call it, there are people from this young master up and down here, even if you yell out your throat, no one will come."
There was a sound of taking a deep breath from inside the room, obviously the woman didn't intend to compromise, she wanted a scream that pierced through gold and cracked rocks. Only halfway through her breath, her mouth was covered, and then Song Zining's voice came out in a panic: "Damn it, I won't believe it today, I have to take you down, little fairy! Mouth, see if you can still fly into the sky!"
At this moment, Qianye couldn't bear to listen anymore, coughed, and pushed the door open.