Chapter 971 The Second Ocean Voyage

The establishment of the Dawson Dynasty disturbed a pool of autumn water.

Ouyang Shuo immediately made up his mind and set a departure time for the second ocean voyage, November 6th.

After reviewing the memorials for a day, he returned to the harem at night. Ouyang Shuo had dinner with his wife Song Jia. Two and a half months later, Song Jia's belly was slightly swollen, which indicated that two new lives were being conceived.

Song Jia was pregnant, and Ouyang Shuo's mentality also gradually changed subtly, and another heavy title was added to his role list - father.

Perhaps it was at this moment that Ouyang Shuo truly "grew up".

"How is the group doing recently?" Ouyang Shuo asked while serving his wife carefully.

Song Jia is restless, she can't practice martial arts after pregnancy, so she put most of her energy into the management of [Mountain and Sea Entertainment Holding Group].

Seeing her husband being so considerate, Song Jia's heart was filled with sweetness, and she said with a smile: "The group is preparing to shoot "Mulan", Zhaojun's training has also been completed, and we are going to hold our first concert in the capital next month."

Song Jia really knows how to use resources. Hua Mulan was targeted not long after she formed the palace female guards, and she devoted herself to the film industry.

This thought was just a flash, Ouyang Shuo didn't dare to say it out, as for Wang Zhaojun's concert, it was nothing, Zhaojun was recommended to the group by Ouyang Shuo.

Song Jia then broke the news, "Diao Chan has agreed to be the lead dancer of Zhaojun's concert."

"Cough~~" Ouyang Shuo was choked up, "Wang Zhaojun and Diao Chan? No one can resist the temptation of this god-level combination!"

"sharp!"

Ouyang Shuo gave a thumbs up.

Song Jia smiled triumphantly, "By the way, there is one more thing I want to tell you."

"What's up?"

"Although the Qingyang Sword Sect in Shu has withdrawn to Chengdu, the headquarters of the sect is still there. What Lin Yue means is, can the imperial court transfer it to the Dongli Sword Sect so that a branch can be established in Shu."

Ouyang Shuo was taken aback, "Lin Yue's ambition is not small."

There are many heroes in Shu, both martial arts culture and xianxia culture are quite prosperous, Lin Yue wants to take advantage of the imperial court's capture of Shu to set foot in the rivers and lakes of Shu, he really has vision.

"As long as you follow the rules, it's fine. I'll tell Tian Wenjing about it." Since Dongli Sword Sect intends to expand its power, Ouyang Shuo will naturally not stop it.

Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo thought of something, "During the time I was away, you sister-in-law had to supervise Bing'er's homework carefully. This girl is getting more and more skinny, where did she go at night?"

At the dining table, Ouyang Shuo did not see Bing'er.

Song Jiamian smiled, "Don't worry, Bing'er is sensible. Tonight, at Bai Xue's invitation, I went to Weifu as a guest."

Ouyang Shuo nodded, but he never expected Bai Xue to fall in love with Bing'er.

The night wind blew, and there was nothing to say all night.

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November 6th, Beihai Port.

The bustling Beihai City looked very solemn, and all the court officials, Chinese and military officials rushed to see him off.

Compared with the first ocean voyage, the second voyage is more planned. The fleet will first go to Xingzhou County. In Lion City, Ouyang Shuo will meet with the ASEAN lords to discuss the "Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership Agreement".

Then the fleet will pass through the Strait of Malacca and enter the Indian Ocean.

Unlike the first voyage, the Royal Fleet no longer went west, but went south, heading straight for Australia. On the way, Ouyang Shuo also tried to see if he could trigger the story mission of the Lemurian civilization.

If time permits, Ouyang Shuo plans to go to New Zealand and then return to participate in the second global auction.

The entire itinerary was very tight, but fortunately, no matter whether it was ASEAN, Australia or New Zealand, Ouyang Shuo was not unarmed. Prior to this, Honglu Temple had already dispatched envoys to set up an outpost.

The symbolic significance of Ouyang Shuo's trip was far greater than the actual significance.

After paying homage to Mazu as usual, Ouyang Shuo boarded Yuhuang, and the whole fleet set sail.

One after another Z1 warships surrounded the giant Yuhuang and slowly sailed out of the port. Surrounded by densely packed warships and red horse boats, the scene was extremely spectacular.

Compared with building ships, Z1 warships have three main changes.

First, absorb the strengths of the sail battleship and reshape the sail system. Needless to say, in the era of manpower and natural power, the sail design of the sail battleship is indeed the most advanced in the world.

Second, reshape the artillery design system.

The gun positions on both sides of the battleship have been increased, with a total of 90 cannons. The Z1 cannon is combined with the Z2 cannon, so that the firepower network can be increased without causing too much burden on the battleship's load.

In addition, two super cannons were creatively added at the bow and stern of the ship, both in terms of range and firepower, the cannons far exceed the Z1 cannons.

Of course, the huge size also destined that this kind of cannon can only be used as a deterrent force, and it cannot be popularized at all. Even so, with these two main guns, the Z1 battleship is not limited to the longitudinal formation.

Even if it is charging or retreating, the Z1 warship can kill the enemy instead of being slaughtered.

Third, new technology integration.

Whether it is the ram angle, racket rod, or watertight compartment technology, a series of new technologies for warship transformation led by ship expert Sun Lao has brought a technical integration on the Z1 warship.

It can be said that the Z1 warship has a qualitative breakthrough compared with the building warship in terms of shape, speed, tonnage and firepower, and its advanced level surpasses any wooden warship in ancient China.

Sun Lao asserted that even the British sailing battleships were inferior.

The success of the Z1 warship can be seen as a microcosm of the vigorous development of Daxia's shipbuilding industry.

If the Z1 warship is the most advanced warship in the sea today, then the Yuhuang is the giant of the sea.

Compared with the Z1-type battleship, the Yuhuang was completely larger, with 120 cannons and 3,600 tons of tonnage, surpassing the first-class sailing battleship.

There is even a specially designed landing pad on the top deck of the Yuhuang, which can be used for mimetic aircraft to take off and land.

The most important thing is that Yu Huang's first attempt to use steam engine as auxiliary power opened the prelude to the shipbuilding industry using steam engine as mechanical power to replace human and natural forces.

The Z2 warship under development will fully use steam engines, which will be another technological innovation.

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North Gulf, Paracel Islands, Zhongsha Islands, South China Sea...

Along the way, Ouyang Shuo felt a lot of emotion. These overseas islands were not deserted islands long ago. They were included in the development list by Qiongzhou County early on. Almost every island has signs of Chinese players' activities.

Fleets of fishing boats can be seen on the sea from time to time. With the development of the shipbuilding industry, Dynasty Fishing has gradually developed from offshore fishing to deep-sea fishing.

On the tables of the dignitaries of Shanhai City, seafood is no longer a fresh ingredient.

When passing through the North Bay, there was not a single Annan ship to be seen on the sea, whether it was a fishing boat, a merchant ship, or a warship. Although the Annan Navy was rebuilt, it did not dare to go to sea under the deterrence of the Yashan Fleet.

On November 9, the Royal Fleet passed by the Nansha Islands.

Ouyang Shuo clearly remembered that the last time it was in the Nansha Islands, the ocean-going fleet was attacked by a storm and an octopus at the same time, so Ouyang Shuo accidentally arrived at the unnamed island and discovered the dragon's veins.

The keel of the Yuhuang is the skeleton of the black dragon on the island.

Just when the fleet was about to pass through the Nansha Islands, a dragon chant came from high in the sky, "Aw~~~~"

"what sound?"

"Warning, the artillery is in place!"

The Royal Fleet was flustered and calm, which made Ouyang Shuo quite satisfied.

Looking up, I saw a thousand-meter-long golden dragon breaking through the clouds and suddenly appearing in midair. The golden scales, the thick dragon body, and the gleaming dragon claws make people daunting.

"Dragon, it's a dragon!"

The Dragon of Destiny has manifested several "miracles", and the people of Great Xia are no strangers to this mysterious species of dragon. The first reaction of the soldiers was that the dragon appeared again.

Strangely, what they saw before was a purple dragon, but what they saw in front of them was a golden dragon, not to mention that the golden dragon was very similar to the national flag of Daxia.

The golden dragon in the air scratched its head with its paws, and a trace of doubt flashed in its eyes, "Shouldn't these humans turn pale with fright when they saw me? Why are they all so calm?"

The moment he saw the golden dragon, Ouyang Shuo thought of the Dragon Island legend that Qilin told him when he was on the nameless island. Thinking of this, Ouyang Shuo held his breath and asked, "Your Excellency is from Long Island?"

The golden dragon was even more surprised, and subconsciously asked, "How do you know?"

As soon as the words were spoken, I regretted them.

Ouyang Shuo smiled faintly, "I had the honor to hear a senior Qilin mention it."

"Huh." The dragon was noncommittal, remembering the purpose of this trip, and said viciously: "Human, tell me why I smell the breath of the people here. If you can't give me a satisfactory answer, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Ouyang Shuo suddenly realized that the aura of the clan that the giant dragon mentioned must come from the keel of the Yuhuang. Ouyang Shuo decided to use the black dragon keel to build the Yuhuang, and he had expected it.

After the construction was completed, the Emperor Yu did not disappoint Ouyang Shuo.

The Yuhuang ship faintly exuded a dragon's power. When sailing, no matter what the deep-sea monsters were, if they sensed this aura, they would all back away and never dare to step forward to attack the fleet.

The more powerful the sea monster, the farther away it will be.

In this way, the Royal Fleet never encountered a single sea monster attack along the way.

Ouyang Shuo didn't hide anything, and told the truth about the black dragon.

Qi Lin told Ouyang Shuo that this black dragon was originally an evil breed of the dragon clan and was a well-known "wanted criminal". Since the golden dragon came from Dragon Island, there was absolutely no reason why he couldn't get along with Ouyang Shuo.

Sure enough, after listening to Ouyang Shuo's narration, the golden dragon seemed a little excited. With a wave of the dragon's claw, a claw made of condensed energy passed through the Yuhuang, grabbing a trace of the black dragon's breath.

The golden dragon sniffed the breath, and it was confirmed.

Ouyang Shuo saw him, but his eyes were fixed. This golden dragon is really amazing.