Chapter 274

For the sake of Liyue's maritime power, it seems we have to continue working hard.

Bang bang bang——

Suddenly, Han Xiao interrupted everyone's thoughts by clapping her hands and said casually:

"Everyone has come to their senses. Let's wait until later to talk about these things."

"The launching ceremony is about to begin."

After hearing Han Xiao's words, Ningguang and others' expressions became solemn, and they all put all the distracting thoughts in their minds behind.

Seeing that everyone had replied, Han Xiao nodded with satisfaction, and then walked to the standing microphone in front of the high platform:

"Ahem...I guess everyone must be waiting impatiently."

"Then I announce that the launching ceremony of the Tianheng will now officially begin!"

As the words fell, the closed shipyard door slowly opened under everyone's gaze.

Chapter 440: The Rising Liyue Navy

As Han Xiao's words fell, everyone present in Ming Yunzhen couldn't help but cast their eyes on the door that was slowly opening.

"Here we are, finally seeing the true face of the Tianheng!"

"You're right. I've heard those people at the shipyard bragging all day long about how powerful and terrifying the Tianheng is. I originally planned to take a look first, but it turned out that they bastards hid it so well."

"Yeah, now let's see if those guys are bragging again!"

Looking at the door that gradually opened, many people behind the crowd looked forward to it.

Although they had long heard the shipwrights at the shipyard boast that the Tianheng was a super giant that could defeat all ships in Liyue today.

But when they asked to see with their own eyes what kind of Big Mac was worthy of the bragging of those shipwrights, they were rejected without exception.

Because of this, even though they knew that the shipyard was currently building a 'big one', they never had the opportunity to see the real thing.

Now they could finally see with their own eyes the true appearance of the legendary Tianheng ship in Lushan.

"It seems we are not the only ones looking forward to it."

The voices in the crowd naturally reached the ears of Han Xiao and the others on the high platform. When they heard the conversations in their ears, the corners of Ningguang's mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, and her eyes revealed strong expectations.

The giant ship that changed Liyue's maritime power, let me see if you are worthy of your name.

"Trust me, it will blow your mind!"

As if he had seen through Ningguang's innermost expectations, Han Xiao couldn't help but laugh happily. The confidence on his face conveyed his confidence in the Tianheng to everyone.

Click - click -

The heavy shipyard gate made a creaking sound. As the mechanical gears rotated, the wooden suspension bridge in front of the gate separated from the middle and shrank toward both banks to reveal the river below leading to the sea.

"Finally the moment has come."

Watching the river emerge from under the bridge, Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun took a deep breath, and then came to Han Xiao with excitement. After the other party gave way, she took a step forward and stood in front of the standing microphone. before shouting loudly:

"Listen to my instructions and open the valve!"

"Copy that, open the valve!"

The boatmen who had been prepared for a long time immediately pulled the lever of the valve after hearing Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun's instructions.

Soon, the huge iron valve blocking the sea in the front section of the river slowly sank with a creaking sound.

boom--

The next moment, the raging seawater poured directly into the river and poured into the shipyard along the direction of the river.

Seeing this, everyone held their breath and stared deeply at the gate of the shipyard, daring not to relax at all.

"coming!"

When she saw a huge black shadow extending outward from the shipyard, Keqing couldn't help but let out a nervous cry, and the others became even more energetic.

Sure enough, as Ke Qing finished speaking, a behemoth that was several stories high slowly sailed out of the shipyard along the river filled with sea water.

"Oh my god..."

"Good guy, is this the Tianheng?"

"The monster is really a sea monster!"

The moment the Tianheng appeared in everyone's field of vision, the huge figure and the metal hull shining with a cold light stimulated many people present to swallow their throats subconsciously, and their pupils kept shaking.

It had to be said that the Tianheng, which was nearly a hundred meters long, about sixty meters wide, and several stories high, was really shocking to their senses.

This is not a ship, it is simply a sea fortress!

"Hahaha! Tianheng... This is the guarantee of Liyue's sea power. Well done, Han Xiao!"

Unlike most people who were still in shock, Kaiyangxing, who came back to his senses after a brief shock, suddenly burst out laughing wildly.

For many years, Liyue's maritime power has been in an awkward position of being dispensable. Sometimes it even needs help from the private Southern Cross fleet.

Now that they have the Tianheng, they can finally hold their heads high and declare that Liyue's maritime power is no longer the neglected piece it once was!

"Condensing light..."

"What's wrong, Keqing?"

Looking at the Tianheng that looked like the king of the sea in front of her, and hearing Kaiyangxing's "disgraceful" laughter in her ears, Keqing turned to look at Ningguang, her eyes full of determination:

“Let’s expand the investment in Mingyun Town next year.”

"Good suggestion, I agree with Yu Hengxing's suggestion!"

"Seconded!"

"I agree!"

Yao Guang on the side, Kaiyang who suppressed his laughter, and all the Seven Stars all spoke in agreement with Ke Qing's proposal.

Without him, the Tianheng in front of them is really to their liking. This is the weapon that humans can master and not lose to the Immortal Family.

You can imagine what kind of shock it will bring to the other countries in the Teyvat continent when the Liyue Navy installs an entire fleet of Tianheng.

Especially Zhidong, who currently has a bad relationship with Liyue, Qixing believes that as the information about the Tianheng ship reaches the hands of the Fools, they will probably reconsider their attitude towards Liyue.

...

As the Tianheng sailed smoothly into the port bay, the launching ceremony was concluded successfully.

However, the impact of this giant steel ship like a sea monster on people will not subside for a while.

In the next few days, the entire Mingyun Town was in an extremely excited state, and the faces of everyone who witnessed the launch of the Tianheng were filled with excitement.

After all, the core power parts of this behemoth were all polished bit by bit on the machine tool.

How could these people not be excited at the thought of their participation in such a behemoth?

Not only them, Qixing, Gan Yu and other senior Liyue officials also hurried back to Liyue Port after the launching ceremony.

After seeing the Tianheng with their own eyes and confirming its inevitability to replace other ships in Liyue, they naturally had to step up the implementation of the next series of ship construction arrangements.

Emmm, to put it simply, it is to discuss how much military expenditure to allocate to Mingyun Town.

After all, although the Tianheng is good, you can't invest all your funds in the navy. If you do this, the Qianyan Army on land will complain.

Therefore, Qixing and Gan Yu had to discuss this matter carefully and determine a charter that would vigorously develop the navy without causing too many complaints from the army.

After the launching ceremony, in addition to Qixing, Abedo and Xingqiu also returned to Guili City and got back to work.

Only Han Xiao and Ningguang, who did not leave with the other seven stars, remained in Mingyun Town.

"Eh? Why didn't you go with Keqing and the others?"

Early in the morning, Han Xiao, who had just woken up, looked at Ning Guang who appeared in front of her door, with a little surprise in her eyes.

Chapter 441: Ning Guang’s Worry

"I still have something to discuss with you, so I'll stay."

Regarding Han Xiao's question, Ningguang walked past the other person and walked directly into the room, while explaining to him the reason why he stayed.

The two of them quickly came to the living room, and after sitting down, Ningguang opened his mouth and said to Han Xiao:

"The Tianheng can indeed replace the existing Liyue ships as you said, but I still have a question."

"What questions?"

"Of course it's a practical effect."

"Are you worried about Tianheng's actual combat?"

Han Xiao frowned, and there was a bit of weirdness in her tone.

"Eight new terminal machines are installed on the Tianheng, and there are also many of the latest weapons and equipment in Mingyun Town. Are you still worried about this?"

"After all, I haven't seen it with my own eyes, so I feel a little uneasy."

Hearing Han Xiao's rhetorical question, Ningguang replied calmly.

Although judging from the current situation, Tianheng has indeed reached the standard that Han Xiao once described, but her character is like this.

"You are really cautious enough."

Seeing that Ningguang had this plan, Han Xiao couldn't help but curl her lips. She had already seen the Tianheng, but she didn't expect that the other party was still worried.

"It's a habit."

In response to Han Xiao's teasing, Ningguang's face did not change at all.

No matter what it was, she would never jump to conclusions easily until she witnessed it with her own eyes.

Therefore, Ningguang stayed here specifically to see how the actual combat drills on the Tianheng ship would turn out.

"Okay, in two days there will be a practical exercise. You should be able to rest assured by then."

Ningguang wanted to confirm the actual combat capabilities of the Tianheng with his own eyes, and Han Xiao readily told the actual combat date that he and Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun had set.

I believe that after witnessing the firepower of the Tianheng with his own eyes, Ningguang will no longer have any worries.

"But then again..."

After talking about business with Han Xiao, Ningguang suddenly laughed narrowly and said with a hint:

"How long do you think it will take before the other countries will know about the Tianheng."

"Probably just for the next few days."

Hearing Ning Guang's inquiry, Han Xiao narrowed her eyes slightly and her tone became more solemn.

The launch of the Tianheng cannot be hidden from the sight of the other countries, even if he has moved the experimental site to Mingyun Town, which is almost isolated from the outside world.

After all, the size of the Tianheng is here, and the Tianheng has also begun trial voyages in the waters near Yaoguang Beach in the past few days.

If someone wants to observe, they will definitely not be able to stop it.

"How do you think the other countries will react?"

Seeing that Han Xiao was not dazzled by the success of Tianheng, but still calmly gave her own judgment, the corners of Ningguang's mouth slightly raised.

"The reactions of other countries...you want to say Zhi Dong."

Han Xiao couldn't help but curl her lips.

Although several other countries must have spies in Liyue, it is estimated that some news about the Tianheng has been discovered in the past few days.

But each country's attitude towards this news is definitely different.

First of all, because Albedo is one of the chief designers of the Tianheng, Mond must know something about the Tianheng.

But he certainly won't know too much. The contract signed by Abedo and Liyue will not allow him to leak secrets casually.

Followed by the Xumi countries, the relationship between Nata, Fontaine and Liyue is relatively stable. In addition, the countries do not have many conflicts of interest, so the news of the Tianheng ship will not cause tension among the countries.

As for Sumeru and Inazuma, both of them are not stable within their own countries, so they have no other thoughts to care about the affairs of other countries.

Therefore, in summary, Zhidong is probably the only one who pays the most attention to the news of Tianheng's launch.

As a result, the two countries were very unhappy diplomatically because of the previous incident, and all the Fools were even driven out of Liyue.

Furthermore, the Fools themselves covet the hearts of gods in other countries and often cause troubles in various countries.