Chapter 614 Arrival at Liaozhou (3000 Words)

At dusk, on the light blue ocean, a fully loaded freighter flying the flag of the Tianou Group was moving at full speed.

However, the end of the wave towed by the freighter was closely following three small wooden boats.

The seemingly simple wooden boats were gradually approaching the freighter at a speed that was not inferior to that of ocean-going freighters.

"Captain! We have confirmed that those are the looting boats of the Horned Ghost Clan. They are about to catch up. It's time to order to open fire!"

The fifty-year-old captain of the Tianou Group, Luo Yuande, was sitting in the captain's room of the freighter with a pipe in his hand, looking at the three approaching red dots on the radar with complicated eyes.

And a strong man in a sailor shirt, sweating profusely, pushed the door open and shouted anxiously before even entering the door.

"Still can't get rid of it..."

Luo Yuande got up from the chair slowly, put the pipe in his hand on the table, and sighed regretfully.

They set out from the Tianou branch on Yuze Island to deliver the goods to the Tianou Group's headquarters in Liaozhou - Zhuren Island.

But they were only halfway through their voyage, and as soon as they entered the surrounding waters of Inaba Island, they were chased by the Horned Ghost Clan.

Even with the speed of the freighter, they had already shaken off most of the pursuers.

But Luo Yuande really didn't expect that in a place like the Nine Islands of Liaozhou, there would be a sea vehicle that could catch up with ocean-going freighters.

He had just observed that those looting boats were made of wood on the outside and there were no wakes behind the boats, but they could catch up with their freighters.

"If I'm not mistaken, those looting boats should be the technology of ancient Liaozhou. It seems that what the general agent said about the Horned Ghost Clan with a long lifespan preserving the best Liaozhou heritage is true."

Luo Yuande sighed, recalling the rumors that he accidentally heard from the general agent of Yuze Island when he was on Yuze Island, and his heart was bitter.

"Captain, those looting boats are just wooden boats after all, and our naval guns should be enough..."

The man in the sailor shirt was about to make a suggestion after hearing Luo Yuande's sigh, but Luo Yuande suddenly changed the subject, stared at him, and asked in a serious tone:

"First mate, do you think it is really the right thing for us to transport these goods?"

"Uh... Although the situation is urgent now, to be honest, when I saw them at the dock, I really felt sorry for my conscience."

When Luo Yuande asked this, the man as the first mate couldn't help but speak a little weaker.

"Well, most of the other crew members think so too, you don't have to feel guilty."

Luo Yuande sighed and turned his gaze to the three red dots on the screen that were about to approach their freighter.

On his wrinkled face, a look of determination slowly emerged:

"First mate, you have been in Liaozhou for so many years, you should know that the people of the Horned Ghost Tribe will not kill innocent people as long as they do not attack them actively."

"And as the captain, I must bring each of you back to Oran alive."

Hearing this, the first mate widened his eyes, with disbelief in his tone, and shouted:

"Captain, are you going to surrender and hand over the goods to them? This is absolutely not possible!"

"I know that this commission is not much, but this is an order personally issued by Director Lu of Tianou Group, and the general agent also attaches great importance to it. If the goods are lost, you as the captain will be the first person responsible..."

Before the first mate finished speaking, Luo Yuande raised his hand and signaled him not to continue.

"I have made up my mind. There are many strange things about Mr. Lu's order. The general agent should also know this. It's okay to hand over those children to the Horned Demon Tribe."

"Notify the chief engineer to prepare to stop the ship and let the mecha troops and the adventurer teams hired from the Adventurer Guild prepare for battle."

"I will go to the deck in person to negotiate with the Horned Demon Tribe. Before that, no one is allowed to start a battle with the Horned Demon Tribe."

After Luo Yuande finished speaking in a resounding voice, the first mate opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

But after seeing Luo Yuande's resolute face, he could only hesitate to speak, and finally turned around helplessly to execute the captain's order.

"Kidnapping children, bullying the defenseless Liaozhou people... It's ridiculous. Why would we Orlan people fall to such a low-level thing?"

"Has Director Lu really forgotten the principles of the Tianou Group? Isn't he afraid of being found by the lurkers?"

Luo Yuande looked at the closed iron door of the captain's room, whispered this sentence in anger, and tidied his uniform. Just as he was about to leave the captain's room...

"Ding ding! Ding ding! Ding ding!"

The radar interface in the captain's room suddenly issued a harsh warning sound, which made Luo Yuande pause.

He looked sideways and found that the three red dots on the radar screen that were originally approaching were getting farther and farther away from them as if they were underpowered.

"Huh?"

Luo Yuande was just confused and didn't understand why the horned ghost tribe's looting boat suddenly gave up the chase.

But when his eyes looked at the edge of the radar screen, he suddenly felt that his heartbeat stopped for half a beat.

A red terrifying skull appeared on the route in front of their freighter, and it was approaching them at high speed!

Even the terrifying giant sea monster he saw last year was just a silver skull on the radar.

And what this terrifying red skull represents in the radar system of their Tianou Group is self-evident...

The biggest obstacle that prevents them from returning to their homeland is the nightmare-like terrifying enemy—the Sirens! ——

Time goes back a few minutes.

"Commander, how do you know that using sirens to clear a path can drive away monsters?"

The Chongsakura Fleet, which came to the waters of Liaozhou Nine Islands through the gate network of the Siren Fortress stronghold, was following closely behind a chess player type II.

Noshiro and Shusuke were deploying their ship's equipment and conducting vigilance work on both sides of the chess player type II.

On the deck of the mass-produced destroyer at the forefront of the Chongqing Fleet, Lin Lan had already taken off his cotton-padded clothes and was only wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt under his navy uniform.

He looked at the sea at sunset and enjoyed the fresh sea breeze, which was extremely comfortable.

As expected, the Liaozhou Sea area was just as recorded in the information he had seen in the United States of Oran. Just as the Chongsakura girls said, not only was the climate warm and pleasant, but the air was also rich in elemental energy.

Compared to the United States of Oran, he noticed this as soon as it was transmitted from the Gate Network.

As for why he can control the Siren Enforcer, it's pretty simple.

Because before they left, the Purifier specifically gave him the authority to mobilize Type II and below executors and mass-produced types.

Although this authority can only mobilize one executor or five mass-produced ships at a time, for him, it is already a great gift.

And he also decisively chose to mobilize a chess player as an aircraft carrier in that Siren stronghold.

"This question is very simple, Dafeng."

When Lin Lan heard the question raised by the sexy black-haired ship girl next to her, she just smiled lightly and replied:

"The instinct of living things is to bully the weak and fear the strong. The Siren has been entrenched in Liaozhou for so many years. Those ocean monsters are not stupid. They must have been defeated by the Siren long ago."

"Even ordinary animals know how to avoid predators, let alone monsters that already have intelligence?"

Hearing this, Dafeng raised the corners of his mouth and reached out to hold his arm. A pair of red eyes stared at his face and asked curiously:

"Then Commander, are you also the type who bullies the weak and fears the strong?"

"Forehead……"

Lin Lan admitted that he was confused by Dafeng.

But when he thought about it carefully, he found that he was really the type to bully the weak and fear the strong, especially when facing a proactive ship girl like the one in front of him.

"Speaking of which, we should be able to arrive at your temporary port area, which is Snow Sakura Island, tonight."

In the end, Lin Lan did not directly answer Dafeng's question, but chose to change the topic.

"That's right, Commander, we have now entered the waters of Inaba Island, the main island closest to Yukisakura Island. We will be home in the evening~"

Although Lin Lan didn't give a clear answer, Dafeng still didn't know the answer to this question after being exposed to it in the past few days, so he explained with a charming smile.

"I didn't expect the Siren to actually build nodes of the Gate Network so close to you. It seems that the Siren's control over the Nine Islands of Liaozhou is far deeper than we imagined."

After Lin Lan finished speaking, he looked at the vast ocean ahead, as well as Noshiro and Shusuke who were driving on the sea with the Chess Player II, and continued with a sigh:

"It's a pity that this time we only emptied the fortress of supplies, and Akashi was unable to copy the Siren's technology."

"If we can also build a door network, we can bring our comrades from other camps back to the port area faster."

What he hasn't said yet is that he is actually quite worried about the Purifiers and Cleaners who stay in the fortress and face the Arbitration Agency.

Those two high-level sirens should be regarded as the sirens with the least hostility towards him and his ship girls. If they were really arrested and formatted by the arbitration agency because of this experience, he would be very sad.

But Lin Lan thought that before they entered the teleportation portal, the Purifier confidently reassured him and the Chongying ship girls, and he could only suppress this worry in his heart.

As the saying goes, funny characters often don't lead easily.

He could only hope that there would be a chance to meet the Purifiers and Clearers again.

As for the Demon King who was handed over to him by the Purifier, he handed it over to Akashi.

Now he doesn't have time to deal with this hot potato, there are still things he must do.

That is to rush to Xueying Island as soon as possible and return to the seriously ill military commander Amagi.

Until Amagi's health improves, he probably won't leave Amagi even half a step.

As for the Demon King, let's just shut him up in the Siren's device and sleep until he wakes up naturally.

But just as Lin Lan and Dafeng were chatting on the deck, suddenly, Dafeng seemed to have discovered something, looked at him and said:

"Commander, a large ocean-going cargo ship that is slowing down has been spotted directly ahead."