Chapter 285 The Sea, Here I Come
In the Xiaoyao faction, the atmosphere was gloomy. After Daoist Baiyun returned, all those in the Xiaoyao Sect who had not retreated and were able to receive information at the stage of transforming gods returned.
Just like Zhang Hao analyzed, even as a holy place, the number of god transformation periods is limited. The emergence of a stage of transformation into a god requires decades or hundreds of years of accumulation. That is the foundation of the Holy Land, and it cannot be lost.
But now, a stage of transformation into a god was unexpectedly decapitated, which shocked the entire Xiaoyao faction.
Not only dead, but also decapitated—this is very serious, this is provocation! This is an insult, a slap in the face!
However, what is even more hateful is that this matter was still carried out in front of Taoist Guanyun, but it was still a group of Nascent Soul Stages who killed Taoist Dingshan.
And the most shameful thing is that the country that killed Daoist Dingshan was the country that once fell in love with the Free and Unfettered Sect—this is backlash! The country that was wooed by him turned around and killed it, the Xiaoyao faction couldn't say it!
This matter...has nothing to do with Xuanzhen Sect! Really, because before killing Taoist Dingshan, the Kingdom of Jinyang was still a country that was co-opted and instigated by the Xiaoyao faction - during the negotiations, Taoist Dingshan was sitting in the country of Jinyang, and Taoist Guanyun went to support Jinyang country, this is the proof of iron.
But after the negotiations, the situation changed. The Kingdom of Jinyang blatantly killed Daoist Dingshan. At that time, Daoist Dingshan was still under the Soul Sealing Curse, and Kong had all his abilities but couldn't exert them at all. What's shameful is that this soul-sealing curse was left by Taoist Guan Yun!
So on the surface, this matter has nothing to do with Xuanzhen Sect from the beginning to the end. The only relationship that can be barely involved is the specious and vague words that Zhang Hao said after the negotiation.
And according to what the prince of the Jinyang Kingdom said, this Daoist Dingshan is seeking his own death—at that time, he is still threatening the Jinyang Kingdom with arrogance.
And now the problem facing the Xiaoyao faction is that they know that the Dingshan Taoist died because of the Xuanzhen sect, but everyone can't find an excuse to take revenge.
Without him, this Daoist Dingshan is typical and stupid! From the beginning to the end, there was a handle in the hands of Xuanzhen Sect.
But it's impossible to let it go. So what to do?
A difficult problem was placed in front of everyone. If you don't take revenge and go back, where will you save the face of the Xiaoyao faction; if you take revenge, what methods, excuses and reasons will you use?
The three holy places are entangled with each other. If they kill them brazenly, it may cause even greater chaos, and the result may be difficult to deal with.
In the silence, Daoist Yusong, the head of the Law Enforcement Hall of the Xiaoyao Sect, said, "Headmaster, I have an idea, how about we win over the Land of Langya?
According to the current layout of the three holy places, the main scope of Xuanzhen Sect is the west and northwest of the Fertile Land Continent.
We are mainly in the southern and central parts of Fertile Continent.
There is also the "Xianyin Sect" in the east, mainly in the east and northeast of Fertility Island.
On the south side of Fertile Land Continent, the Land of Langya is located in the middle zone between us and Xuanzhen Sect, and this Land of Langya has always been vacillating in the past.
If we can win over the Land of Langya, then we will completely cut off the sea communication channel between Xuanzhen Sect and even the whole West of Fertile Land Continent and the outside world. At that time, we will be able to trap Xuanzhen Sect to death.
Also, the Land of Langya is right in front of us, this time we won't be too far behind.
And as long as the sea traffic is cut off, we can unite with Xianyin Sect to block Xuanzhen Sect from land. The Lingyin Sect has coveted the west of the Fertile Land Continent for a long time! "
The head teacher listened and nodded very positively. "This method is good. Guan Yunzi, you go to the kingdom of Langya and win over the kingdom of Langya. The conditions... you can accept the god-transforming stage of the kingdom of Langya as our guest ministers, and allow them to look up all the information of the outer sect .
This is the biggest condition, and the specific negotiation is in your hands. If you fail to complete the mission this time, you will face the wall for fifty years! "
"Yes!" Daoist Guanyun responded loudly, and quickly turned and left. There was anger burning in his eyes. Thinking about this negotiation, he was tricked by Zhang Hao, a junior.
Knowing that Zhang Hao's last words were the direct cause of Daoist Dingshan's death, he couldn't use this to question Xuanzhen Sect. What Zhang Hao said was too vague, so vague that he couldn't catch any useful information at all.
Some words are spoken to the 'heart', and after listening to them, you will be confused, but it is difficult for you to present them on paper as evidence.
But it doesn't matter, the world of practice is a typical world of the jungle. If you do things perfectly, so can we.
In the past, we always had some scruples about the relationship between us, so we kept the Land of Langya and did not win over; this time, we will completely win over the Kingdom of Langya, and completely cut off your Xuanzhen Sect, and even the sea traffic to the west of Fertile Land Continent !
Just like the nautical chart that Liu Xinyu saw, only the east and south of the Fertile Continent have navigation lines; and the location of Xuanzhen Sect has only the south navigation lines. In the past, there was only one port in the Land of Langya and the Land of Canglan on this sailing route. And the country of Langya has always had its own way.
Well now, the Kingdom of Langya has captured the only port of the Kingdom of Canglan. In this way, the Kingdom of Langya became the only sea port for Xuanzhen Sect.
As long as the Kingdom of Langya is brought over, foreign exchanges between the Xuanzhen Sect and the entire West and Northwest of Fertile Land can be completely blocked.
In the past, although everyone fought fiercely, at least on the surface they maintained some peace. But this time, the Xiaoyao faction is not going to hold back. However, he is no longer polite to the Land of Langya, which has always been vacillating.
After Daoist Guanyun arrived in the Kingdom of Langya, he succeeded with only two words: Now the Xuanzhen Sect and the Xiaoyao Sect have torn apart, and the Kingdom of Langya is closer to the Xiaoyao Sect.
The Kingdom of Langya didn't hesitate for long, and immediately agreed to fully join the Xiaoyao faction, and began to cut off the commercial route to the north, completely cutting off foreign exchanges between the west and northwest of Fertility Island.
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What happened far away in the middle of Fertility Island did not affect Zhang Hao for the time being.
At this time, Zhang Hao had already taken Chen Yansong and Bai Ye to the direction of the Zhang family.
Along the way, you can already see the joy of a good harvest, and occasionally you can see less industrious people sowing winter wheat, or some other grains, or even medicinal materials.
There is also Lingmi. "Lingmi" is a general term. In fact, Lingmi contains many spiritual food crops. There are also many medicinal materials grown that can be used as 'vegetables', which can be regarded as spiritualized vegetables.
Of course, there are also some medicinal materials that will be used for low-end applications such as medicated baths. In the world of practice, the demand for medicinal materials is very extensive. However, most of the medicinal materials that the public can grow are low-level medicinal materials, and they cannot even be used for alchemy.
However, this cannot conceal the joy of the people. The new country gave them new hope. The aristocrats and aristocratic families that once weighed on everyone's heads disappeared overnight, and even if they were still there, they all behaved with their tails between their legs.
The land was released, and the people regained ownership of the land, and were allowed to buy and sell food freely. The national tax rate was clearly stipulated, and it was posted at the entrance of the village.
Zhang Hao didn't intervene in the matter of beating local tyrants and dividing the land, but obviously Liu Xinyu did a good job. At present, it seems that everyone has land. The state also compensates for grain seeds, and it is enough to exchange seeds of the same quantity and quality in the coming year.
Chen Yansong looked at the appearance of the people of the Qixia Kingdom, and suddenly sighed with emotion: "It's been a long time since I saw such a scene. When the people of the Shaoze Kingdom seek mates and cultivate the land, they all carry weapons, and the armor is placed on the ridge of the field. superior!"
Zhang Hao was surprised, how much chaos would it take for the country to allow the people to do this?
"Do not believe?"
Zhang Hao shook his head slightly: "It's just a little beyond imagination."
"Hey, there are so many unimaginable things. The first * night * rights are all taken out by those crazy guys. When a girl reaches the age of sixteen, she needs to accept the 'appraisal' of nobles and aristocratic families. Some bastards even The age was lowered to 14! And if the 'failure to pass the identification', also killed the girl's parents.
Now, in some places, as long as a little girl is born, they are strangled to death on the spot. "
Zhang Hao was startled suddenly, and was speechless for a while. I have been in this world for so long, from Jichun to Zhongqiu, although I know this is a practice world where the weak prey on the strong, but as far as Zhang Hao sees, there is always a layer of morality in society.
Practitioners generally have no bottom line in their xinxing. At least that's what Zhang Hao saw. Those particularly morally corrupt situations have not been seen yet.
But after hearing Chen Yansong's words, Zhang Hao suddenly realized: This world... still has its dark and cold corners.
Zhang Hao didn't know how those parents who strangled their daughters to death felt. But thinking about it, it was a desperate struggle. Perhaps for parents, this is not cruelty, but a kind of "cruel kindness".
This world is too dark, and I can't bear my daughter's suffering in the future. It's better to leave when you don't know anything. If there is an afterlife, I hope to be born in a sunny world.
But gradually, a kind of pride rose in Zhang Hao's heart. This world is so dangerous, so I have to work harder. Let the Zhang family avoid bad luck, let the country of Qixia rise, and then try to guide the future direction for this world.
There was nothing to say all the way until I arrived at Zhang's house and came to the seaside.
From far away, Zhang Hao pointed to the bow of the giant steel ship on the sea, "That is Dugu Junjie!"
At this time, the giant ship Zhiyuan, or it should be called a 'battleship', has already started sea trials. Dugu Junjie and others no longer used small boats and wooden boats for training, but transferred to Zhiyuan.
At this time, the Zhiyuan had just left the port, and accelerated towards the depths of the sea. On the surface of the sea, there are still many spectators—sea monsters.
During this period of time, there was a sense of peaceful coexistence between the Zhang family and Haiyang. The Zhang family is just sailing, not fishing and hunting, and the sea monsters can't eat the giant steel ship, so the two sides have formed a balance.
Chen Yansong looked at Dugu Junjie from afar, and the sharp eyes of the transformation stage allowed him to see Dugu Junjie's face clearly from a long distance away. He smiled faintly: "When I grow up, I'm almost carved out of the same mold as the general."
"I'll call him," Zhang Hao said.
"No!" Chen Yansong shook his head, "I'll take a look first."
As he spoke, Chen Yansong waved his hand and raised a floating cloud, supporting Zhang Hao and Bai Ye to fly high into the sky, looking down at the sea.
The sea is endless, and the waves are slightly rolling. The sea at noon seemed extraordinarily peaceful. But on this peaceful sea, a steel warship is speeding up for an afternoon voyage.
Dugu Junjie on the sea commanded excitedly, the battleship continued to speed up, and there were low waves, and the ripples in the front spread out for several kilometers; behind the battleship, there was a white waterway, which was tumbling. splash.
The steel battleships in the early days of industrialization had rigid lines, full of brutality and arrogance in the early days of industrialization.
"This boat...is not a wooden boat!" Chen Yansong was very surprised.
Zhang Hao said with a faint smile: "It's completely made of steel. This is steel."
Zhang Hao took out a shield made of steel. Chen Yansong took it over and looked at it, completely surprised. "What a hard spiritual material. Is this forged from black iron?"
Zhang Hao nodded, pointing to the huge ship below: "Zhiyuan, signed by Hong Zhenzi, the head of the Xuanzhen Sect Law Enforcement Hall. The outfitted Zhiyuan is 112 meters long, 19 meters wide, with a standard draft of 7.6 meters and a standard displacement of 4100 meters. tons; the maximum draft is 8.5 meters, the displacement is 5250 tons. The dead weight of the hull is 2585 tons.
Take impeller as power, propeller propulsion. The normal maximum speed is 62 kilometers per hour, and the overload speed can reach 71 kilometers.
If the formation on the battleship is activated, especially after the water formation is activated, the ship's navigation resistance will be reduced by 70%, and the speed can reach 110 kilometers per hour.
Now Zhiyuan is a full-load test, weighing 4,100 tons. "
"The resistance is reduced by 70%, and the speed is less than doubled?"
Zhang Hao explained: "The greater the speed, the greater the resistance. And it increases exponentially."
Chen Yansong nodded thoughtfully: "That's right, it's the same in normal flying. I just didn't think about it so much. What is the 'stick' on the edge of the Zhiyuan?"
"It's a cannon!" Master Zhang Hao resisted the urge to twitch his lips.
Looking down from the sky, you can see that there are a total of 26 artillery pieces on the giant ship.
There are three 300mm guns on the bow; two 300mm guns on the stern.
Then there are three 100mm secondary guns on the bow. Two 100mm secondary guns on the stern.
A quarter of the deck in front of the battleship was occupied by artillery.
There are eight 100mm cannons on the left and right sides.
Seeing such a cannon layout, Zhang Hao felt a little sweaty—since he discovered the power of cannons, Huang Mingshan and other Zhang family researchers became obsessed with multi-turret tactics.
One word: cool!
Now, everyone has moved this technology to the battleship.
The battleship accelerated straight for about 20 minutes, almost ran 25 kilometers, and then suddenly turned around and turned to the right. The 4,100-ton behemoth turned around very heavily, and the surrounding sea was overturned layer by layer, and the tumbling waves spread out.
While the battleship was turning, the artillery on the deck began to change direction. The next moment, all the artillery on the inside of the turning direction, that is, on the right side, fired, and fired horizontally.
Including six cannons on the bow, eight cannons on the right side, and four cannons on the stern, a total of 18 cannons.
But seeing flames rushing out of the gun barrel, the already slanted hull, which was turning, suddenly tilted to the left. The giant ship moved more than one meter sideways, and the left side of the hull stirred up waves more than ten meters high.
Eighteen shells rushed out in an instant, Zhang Hao couldn't see clearly. But Bai Ye and Chen Yansong could see the shells, and they could see a row of small black dots rushing out in an instant, smashing into the sea three or four kilometers away like lightning.
This time it was a flat shot, and because of the recoil problem on the ship, the range of the artillery was close. Three or four kilometers is pretty good.
Eighteen shells crashed into the water without exploding. The exercises used were shells made of black iron filled with sand.
However, after the shells entered the water, many sea monsters came to snatch them. For sea monsters, neither big nor small can be considered a fortune. There are very few metals in the ocean. Even if there is, it is not something that low-level sea monsters can get.
After a salvo, the battleship quickly fired a second salvo. The huge ship was swaying on the sea, and during the sharp right turn, it also fired to the right, causing the left side of the huge ship to approach the sea for a while. But soon the giant ship corrected itself.
The new battleship may not be called 'perfect design', but at least it deserves the word 'well-designed'. Compared with the traditional wooden ships, the new warships surpass in all aspects. Whether it is from the design concept, the construction process and materials, or even the means of attack.
Even because the ship itself is made of steel, the formations attached to it are even more powerful.
The warship has been testing and training on the sea until the evening before slowly entering the port.
Dugu Junjie jumped off the battleship excitedly, while Chen Yansong slowly came to Dugu Junjie.
"You are... Uncle Chen?" Dugu Junjie blinked, a little in disbelief.
(13,000 words have been updated. The next big chapter is being updated, and it is expected to be more than 4,000 words. Today, it hits 18,000 words. Come on everyone! There must be an update tonight, wait patiently.)