Chapter 826 25. Armada Gold Fleet and Black Ark
On the mighty endless sea, a huge fleet is heading towards the continent of Pandaria. The ships of this fleet are very unique, and they are not the mainstream battleship style in Azeroth at present. On the contrary, it is like a huge platform, made of solid and heavy wood dotted with golden garden hoops. On the platform, a cabin like a fortress is built. There are no traces of naval guns. Instead, There are dense ballistas on both sides of the ship's side.
Don't underestimate these things. Although they look primitive, these ballistas are made of special materials by troll witch doctors. They are extremely powerful when fired, and can easily tear the shells of other warships. Sometimes, it can easily burn down the enemy's mast.
But to be honest, the Zandalari troll's golden fleet doesn't rely on these ballistas to fight the enemy. The big ships of the golden fleet are not so much battleships as they are large troop carriers. At that time, the troll knights riding the ferocious pterodactyls could easily defeat those reckless looters, not to mention that there were still a large number of loa priests on this battleship.
In short, the combat concept of the Zandalar troll fleet is completely different from other fleets in Azeroth. If the Kul Tiras fleet is all powerful battleships, then the Zandalar fleet is even more powerful. It's like an aircraft carrier that has no combat power itself, but carries a fierce combat formation.
"Zul, tell me, where did you find that sealed scroll?"
On the flagship of the Golden Fleet, the Prophet Zul was looking at the sea level in the distance. A hearty and proud voice sounded behind him. leaning over:
"Of course I found it in the library of Zandalar. Princess Talanji, a lady like you should stay in your own cabin instead of appearing on this dangerous watchtower."
The dark prophet made a joke:
"If King Rastakhan knows that his precious daughter is injured, then my old bones will probably be finished."
"You lied! You lied to my father!"
The only daughter of the King of Gold, Princess Talanji of Zandalar lowered her voice and said to the Dark Prophet:
"I have spent nearly 10 years studying knowledge in the Zandalar library, but I have never seen a sealed scroll box like that. You must have found it elsewhere, but I am more curious, that What Thunder King, is it really as powerful as you say?"
Facing the inquiry from the only princess in the empire, the Dark Prophet laughed twice. Looking at the cloudless sky, he described in an ancient recorder's tone:
"In the codex left by our ancestors, they described what Zandalari envoys saw when they went to the Thunder King's kingdom..."
"The King of Thunder is a cruel and ruthless ruler. He suppressed his kingdom with an iron fist. In the entire land of Pandaria, except for the Mogu, the race of the King of Thunder, all other races were reduced to slaves. Wearing heavy shackles all day long, under the watchful eyes of the King of Thunder and Lightning, they built a magnificent palace and a strong, miraculous Great Wall for him. They called it the Serpent's Spine... It is said that it was used to resist Another ancient racially invading war building."
"But it's not just the slaves who are afraid of the Thunder King, even his clansmen use a tone of awe when discussing him. It is said that the Thunder King is in charge of the most powerful thunder and lightning power. The holy beast called "Supreme God" was also chained by him as his pet. When he was angry, the thunderous roar was enough to make the earth tremble. He regarded his power and strength as a kind of Pride...he thinks he is protecting the weak, and the weak should serve him."
The Dark Prophet shook his head:
"Of course, in our opinion, this kind of thinking is somewhat neurotic, but in that era, no one dared to refute him... Talanji, this world is very mysterious. The Zandalari trolls believe in the power of loa, I also know that you are the most powerful priest of Loa Lezan, but what I want to tell you is that the power of Loa is not enough to protect us, at least at this moment."
The young Princess Talanji retorted unwillingly:
"Rezan is a powerful loa that the Zandalari have believed in for generations. Its power is the strongest. Even Bwonsamdi's death will be subdued by Rezan's power. I don't believe that Thor will be stronger than Rezan. stronger."
"Oh, it is a good thing to have doubts about the world, my Highness Talanji."
Zuer laughed, letting the sea breeze blow his long white hair, he said softly:
"But you will soon see the Thunder King raised from the dead, the ancient covenant will be fulfilled, the Zandalari will have powerful allies, we will not stop protecting ourselves, we will soon rise again."
As he spoke, Dark Prophet Zul's eyes suddenly narrowed. He pointed to the thick fog on the sea ahead, and said softly:
"There is something blocking the way... Her Royal Highness, please ask Rezan to open the way for us... We must rush to Pandaria as quickly as possible. We don't have time to entangle with these stupid pirates."
"Hold on."
Hearing Zul's request for Loa's power, Princess Talanji, who is the priest of Rezan, nodded excitedly, and then returned to her cabin. In the dark cabin, Her Royal Highness lit a furnace of incense, In the pale smoke, an ancient and deep voice sounded in the mind of Princess Talanji who was meditating:
"Do you need old Rezan's power again? Little Talanji..."
"Yes, Rezan, the great Devilsaur God, please project your power into the fog ahead...I shoulder the mission of my father, and I must complete it!"
Princess Talanji said sincerely:
"This will also allow those ignorant people to see the power of the loa, and those survivors will also spread your faith to the end of the world..."
As a priest favored by the Loa, Princess Talanji's request was fulfilled almost immediately. On the sea in front of the golden fleet, the projection of the powerful Loa believed by the Zandalari Golden Dynasty for generations was projected in You Appearing in the blue halo, it was a terrifying Devilsaur with a height of nearly 7 meters, the whole body was covered with armor made of gold, and there was a golden battle helmet on its head.
Its body is an illusion similar to a spirit body, and it can easily walk on water. Amidst the cheers of countless trolls in the golden fleet, the huge Devilsaur spirit stepped on the tide rolled up by power, like nothing Resistable land tanks rushed into the fog in front of the golden fleet, and before the huge and chaotic pirate fleet driving in the fog could react, they saw a head in the deep sound like the beating of war drums. A terrifying beast that charged with the tide.
The spirit of Rezan lowered his head. The 7-meter-high, mountain-like spirit of Loa has amazing strength. During the collision, three warships were thrown into the sky, and the battleships blocking the way of Rezan's charge were either torn apart. Open, or be trampled under the sea by the tyrannical Devilsaur, just a few minutes between the lapping of the tide rolled up behind Rezan, the pirate fleet hidden in the fog is like a Like a large piece of meat, a gap was cut from the center enough to allow the golden fleet to pass through.
"Let the Sky Knights disperse them!"
The Dark Prophet Zul turned his head and looked in another direction. On the sea dozens of kilometers away, it seemed that there was another fleet heading in this direction, but the Prophet didn't care. He looked at the fleet calmly. The troll general ordered:
"Don't kill them all, don't waste time on them, our mission is more important!"
"Obey, Master Prophet!"
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"That should be, the legendary golden fleet of the Zandalari trolls?"
On the other side of the sea, on the sea surface more than ten kilometers away from the Golden Fleet, Major General Taylor put down his binoculars on the flagship of the Armada Fleet heading towards the southeast coast of the Pandaria Continent. How the fleet summoned a terrifying giant beast on the sea, and launched a devastating attack on the pirate fleet that was chased by them.
And the number of troll air knights who took off from Zandalar's golden fleet like birds made Major General Taylor frowned.
Obviously, the combat method of the troll fleet is somewhat different from the naval battle he understands. If the two sides conflict, according to the situation of the air firepower, the anti-aircraft firepower of the Armada Fleet is obviously unable to fight against it. strange beasts... that must be some evil trick of the trolls.
"General, those trolls are ignoring us, they are going straight ahead!"
The watchman on the flagship reported loudly the situation ahead. Major General Taylor thought for a moment, then said to the herald beside him:
"Notify all captains, ignore the naval battle ahead, and continue to advance along the route! Keep watching, the waters around here have gone crazy, and they are full of crazy disgusting pirates who want to make a fortune in the New World."
"Yes, General!"
The herald left in a hurry, and Taylor also turned back to the bridge. The commander of the Armada, Prince Tenred, was sitting on a chair. Since the young prince suffered the disaster of the Sea of Misty, he has fallen into a kind of In his weird state, he is usually very, very quiet, almost like a philosopher, but once he enters a battle, he will change into another look.
Taylor couldn't help recalling the sea battle they fought in the Tol Barad Sea in the past few weeks. After destroying the temple of the Naga, Tandred ordered the soldiers to pit and kill nearly 3,000 Naga prisoners. ...That kind of cold expression still makes Taylor feel creepy when he recalls it.
Tandred quietly listened to Taylor's report, and he lit a cigarette for himself. In the smoky thinking, the Prince of the Sea said softly:
"The Golden Fleet... I heard from my father that it is the fleet that guards the mainland of Zandalar and rarely goes out to conduct active operations, but this time it appeared on such a large scale in the waters of Pandaria. It seems that the It’s just that we are interested in that new land, which can alarm the most civilized and powerful Zandalari dynasty among the trolls, which shows that there are secrets under that land that we don’t know about.”
"Then do we need to monitor them?"
Taylor asked, but Tandred shook his head:
"Monitoring? No, why monitor them? The distance between Zandalar Island and the eastern continent is closer than that of Kul Tiras and the mainland of the empire. No matter what those trolls want to do, you should worry about them. We, but the Federation, we advance troops only need to do our own thing well."
"With all due respect, General."
Major General Taylor looked around, and asked in a low voice:
"I don't quite understand why the higher-ups of the empire are so interested in this new continent that has just appeared. Even if they want to open up new territories, shouldn't they send an investigation team first? Why did this directly let the fleet set off? What if the mainland There is another powerful civilization on the planet, maybe they will regard our fleet as a threat of force."
"The reason is very complicated, Taylor. This cannot be explained clearly in a few sentences."
Tandred sighed helplessly, put down the book in his hand, and whispered:
"The empire will try to return to its ancestral land one day. At that time, it is more realistic to choose a springboard halfway to accumulate strength and plan a counterattack than to fight directly across the endless sea. But Kul Tiras is just an island. That is not suitable to be the front line of the imperial war, and this continent that has just appeared on the South China Sea, it is located in the sea area between the two continents, just considering the war, its geographical location is too perfect..."
"We don't even need to occupy it. As long as we build two cities on the southeast coast, we can directly threaten the mainland of the Federation. If you were a decision maker, would you give it up? And more importantly, Taylor, even if we don't Do you think that the federation, which has been worried about the counterattack of the empire, will turn a blind eye to this continent with the idea of launching a war on its own initiative?"
As soon as Tenred's voice fell, the orderly rushed into the bridge, and he reported loudly:
"Two generals! Another fleet was found in the sea ahead. Judging by their flags, it should be the Federation's Black Ark Fleet! Their goal should also be the southeast coast of this new continent! It's the same as our destination!"
"Fu..."
Tandred exhaled the last puff of smoke, and he pressed the cigarette butt in the ashtray in his hand. He looked at Taylor, and then stood up:
"Our opponent is coming... are you ready? Major General Taylor?"
"Send a warning to the Black Ark Fleet! They are trying to enter the empire's waters, let them express their intentions, or leave immediately, otherwise... a life-and-death naval battle will be inevitable!"