Seven Sea Dragon-class ships set out from Baiqiao Port of the Northumen Empire, sailed into the North Sea, heading west, crossed the coastline of the Silver Ridge Empire, and entered the Hanlong Territory in the north of the Sailan Binghai.

This journey is not too long, it only took more than a week.

Zhao Qiankun stood at the bow and looked at him. He saw a cargo ship fighting with two pirate ships from afar. He was fighting fiercely, but when the fleet approached, the pirate ships immediately gave up their prey and fled in panic. With his extraordinary eyesight, Lao Zhao even saw a pirate not having time to retreat and was left on the cargo ship. The sailors were beaten up justly and tied up a solid...

"The security chaos in Sailan Binghai is notorious!" A man in his forties and an officer-like figure came to Zhao Qiankun: "There is a fair place in the Hanlong Territory. If he goes to other territories, these pirates will be even more rampant. No, you don't even know whether it is a pirate or a privateer fleet of those savage lords!"

The officer was named Galton, and was a naval general of the Northon Empire. This time, Northman Emperor appointed him as the commander to command the seven Sea Dragon-class warships to enter the Sealan Binghai and assist Joan of Arc in defeating the rebels!

Through the past few days of getting along, Zhao Qiankun knew that this was a very experienced aristocratic officer. He knew very well about Beihai and Sailan Binghai, and his grasp of the sea conditions was extremely accurate. He was also very talkative. He especially liked to share some experiences at the sea, especially with Zhao Qiankun, who could be very good at chatting with him. In the past two days, Zhao Qiankun has also troubled him a lot and often asked General Galton to take him around the boat to get familiar with the environment.

"Will those lords still rob their own territory?" Zhao Qiankun was a little surprised when he heard this: "Wouldn't he rob himself?"

"Theory is indeed the case..." General Galton shook his head and smiled: "The land, sea area, and fishing grounds in the territory belong to the lord. In theory, fishermen, farmers, and merchants just borrow the lord's land to produce and make money. If the lord wants more wealth, just increase the taxes..."

"But the problem is that the value that the labor force in the territory can create is limited. Blindly extortion will not only not increase income, but may even lead to population loss, decrease in production enthusiasm, scare away large chambers of commerce, etc. This not only leads to a decrease in the prosperity of the territory, but also easily leaves a reputation of cruelty and stupidity... Even those savages know this simple truth."

"If it were normal aristocrats, they would definitely focus on how to win over talents, build territory, and allow the people under their rule to live and work in peace and contentment. In this way, the transaction volume and production volume will increase, and even if the tax ratio is reduced, they can still obtain greater wealth..."

"But these barbarians of the Sailan Islands cannot demand them according to the standards of ordinary people. In order to increase their income, the final solution these guys came up with was to pretend to be pirates and rob ships in their territorial waters!"

"In this way, the loss is not because of the lord's cruelty and stupidity, but because the pirates are too rampant... Let me ask, which sea area can be without pirates?"

"At first, it was just one lord who did this, but after seeing the sweetness in it, the other lords followed suit. In the end, the Thirteen Sailans, except for the Dragon Slayer family in the Cold Dragon Corps and the Earl of Kaos in Silver Moon Bay, basically had their own plundering teams. These guys were ridiculous in the sea with skeleton flags, and even ran the real pirates to lose their food. It was really ridiculous!"

Zhao Qiankun was stunned when he heard this: "Then the public security is so bad, aren't you afraid of the escorts from the people? The Chamber of Commerce will withdraw its investment?"

General Galton spread his hands: "Where to retreat? Sailan Binghai is basically like this. Even in places like Hanlong Territory, it is favored by real pirates because there are too many privateers in other territories and too fierce competition. Moreover, the Dragon Slayer and the royal family cannot control this matter. You say that the tax is too heavy and the people are living in poverty is considered a crime at least. But this privateer is under the banner of pirates. Unless it is caught, there is no evidence and no crime can be found."

"As for those caravans, when merchants calculate costs, they will add taxes, but they can't count the pirates... After all, it depends entirely on luck. Some ships have not seen pirates for two or three years, and some have been intercepted as soon as they leave the port. People are lucky, not to mention that the Sailan people are more straightforward and make a lot of money in business with them, so these merchants are unwilling to give up this market."

Hearing this, Zhao Qiankun laughed out loud: "Hahaha, you have a straightforward personality? Just just say they are stupid!"

Galton also smiled and said, "I am a nobleman, why do you say bad things about others behind my back?"

"I see you said so much just now, it's not a good thing!" Zhao Qiankun curled his lips: "But after hearing what you said, I can understand why the twenty-seventh generation of that man can actually be the leader and gather such a large-scale rebellion... Together with the entire Sailan Islands, there is only such a good head!"

Galton shook his head: "If you want to say that Count Kaos in Silver Moon Bay is also a reasonable and serious nobleman. I have dealt with him before, and he is a gentleman with excellent character and knowledge... In my opinion, Alex has assembled at most eleven lords, and Count Kaos will not trek into this muddy water!"

While talking, Joan of Arc came to the deck and said to Galton and Zhao Qiankun: "We have entered the territory of Sailan Binghai, what should we do next?"

Zhao Qiankun smiled and looked at Joan of Arc: "You are the queen, let me give you some advice first!"

Joan of Arc looked at Galton and pondered for a moment: "With our current military strength and supplies, I suggest to capture the capital of the Hanlong Territory first... The main fleet of the Dragon Slayer Family has been transferred, and the defense there should be very weak. We drive straight in and besiege the main island, and the masters on the ship should be able to take down the Lord's Mansion. As long as the news is released, Alex has to return to the rescue!"

"Smart!" Galton nodded and praised: "Your wisdom is like beauty, worthy of praise!"

After being recognized by the general of the Navy, Joan of Arc also felt a little relieved. He turned to look at Zhao Qiankun, and asked in his eyes.

"Abstract Wei and save Zhao!" Zhao Qiankun nodded: "Indeed, if we only have these seven ships, this is the most correct choice!"

"What if we only have seven ships?" Joan of Arc and Galton ignored the idioms that popped out of Lao Zhao's mouth, which did not exist in this world, and keenly captured the key information.

Galton is fine, Joan of Arc seems to have guessed what he wants to do!

"Can't it..."

Zhao Qiankun nodded with a smile and pointed his fingers. A ball of vine branches surged out from his fingertips. After a while, a large tree seven or eight meters high stood on the deck. The roots of the tree merged into one, and the crowns were scattered and the branches were lush. After forming, they blossomed and bear fruit at a speed visible to the naked eye. After a while, oval yellow fruits hung on the branches, densely packed, and there were hundreds or thousands...

Zhao Qiankun hooked his fingers, and a branch automatically hanged down, with seven or eight fruits hanging on it.

Lao Zhao raised his hand and picked two of them, and handed them to Joan of Arc and Galton respectively: "Come on, try it!"

Fortunately, Joan of Arc has seen Zhao Qiankun's World Tree Magic long ago and took the fruit with confidence. This was the first time Galton saw it, and was so scared that he took several steps back...

I heard that Mr. Zhao had great magical powers before. He originally thought he was a powerful warrior or magician... But he had never heard of this ability to grow a tree by just hooking his fingers.

However, seeing that Joan of Arc accepted it, he took the fruit half-believingly. The shape of this thing is a bit like a mango, but the peel is not that smooth and has a strange texture. I sniffed it in front of the nose of the house and a sweet smell came.

"Do you use skinning?" Galton thought about it for a moment, but did not dare to speak...

"It's okay to peel it or not!" Zhao Qiankun also picked one of his own, took a bite, and chewed it with satisfaction. His cheeks bulged and let the light yellow juice stay from the corner of his mouth, which looked very sweet.

Galton swallowed, turned to look at Joan of Arc, and found that the beautiful Knight Queen also took a small bite.

The Queen tried it, and Galton opened her mouth.

The moment the flesh exploded in his mouth, Galton immediately widened his eyes.

"This...this is..." He chewed wildly, swallowed it, and then couldn't wait to take a second bite!

This taste, this taste, he has never eaten such delicious fruits!

Joan of Arc beside him also put down the reserve of a lady. She had eaten Zhao Qiankun's red fruit before. Although it was very sweet, it was only the size of a grape, and the taste was only as good as an ordinary fruit. This time the yellow fruit was really delicious enough to enter the state banquet!

The two of them ate the flesh in a few bites, leaving behind a huge fruit core.

Holding the clean-chewed fruit core, Galton frowned: "This thing is delicious, but the core is a bit too big, it's not satisfying..."

Zhao Qiankun finished eating now and laughed: "Do you think it's really for you to eat?"

"What about that?" Galton looked puzzled.

Zhao Qiankun looked at the navy general: "You seem to have said that you have a fourth-level combat position?"

Galsan nodded: "What are you asking about this year's fourth-level qualification assessment?"

"That arm strength should be enough!" Zhao Qiankun raised his hand and put it on Galton's shoulder, pulled him to the side of the ship, pointing to the vast sea in front of him: "Take the fruit core with all your strength, and throw it as far as you can!"

"What's this for?"

"You will know if you lose it!" Zhao Qiankun patted his back: "Remember, you can throw it as far as you can, otherwise there may be danger!"

Galton shook his head, took his arms, used his strength, and brought the run-up, and threw the egg-sized core out!

As a fourth-level warrior, the core thrown by Galton blew and turned into black spots in the sky. It flew seven or eight hundred meters before it showed fatigue. It began to fall, and finally fell on the sea more than a thousand meters away, floating with the waves...

Of course, at such a long distance, a small fruit core could not be seen no matter how good the people on the boat had. Galton turned to look at Zhao Qiankun, not knowing what this guy was selling.

"Ah, that's it!" Joan of Arc suddenly pointed at the sea level and shouted. Galton followed her fingers and found that a large number of branches and vines suddenly surged out from the sea in the distance, gathering and entangling each other wildly, gathering more and more, gradually taking shape...

As the branches and vines changed, Galton's eyes became wider and wider, and his mouth was opened. If there was no hook, his chin would fall to his feet.

Because he saw that just where he had just thrown out the fruit core, a giant sea dragon-class ship actually grew out of thin air from the sea!

That shape and size are exactly the same as their flagship!

"This... how is this possible?" Galton couldn't believe her eyes. Seeing this, Joan of Arc threw out the fruit core in her hand. As a champion-level soldier, the distance she lost was several times that of Galton. Soon, as soon as her fruit core touched the sea water, it began to sprout and proliferate. In an instant, another giant sea dragon-class ship was!

"So that's it... No wonder you always ask me to help you get familiar with the environment everywhere in the ship!" Galton suddenly realized and looked at Zhao Qiankun incredibly: "So, you have planned to copy this Sea Dragon-class warship from the beginning!"

Zhao Qiankun grinned, threw up the clean fruit core in his hand and caught it: "Of course, otherwise, do you think that only these seven warships could defeat Sailan Binghai's coalition fleet?" After saying that, he threw it casually, and the fruit core flew into the sky and disappeared. After a long time, a vague black shadow appeared at the place where the sea and sky were connected, which was the mast of the giant ship...

Galton's forehead was sweating. You know, it was a warship of the Sea Dragon class, the highest-level war weapon in the empire! It cost more than hundreds of thousands of gold coins to build one. The empire also built less than fifty ships after years of accumulation. This was because of the turmoil in the continent in the past few months. Emperor Northman ordered the docks and military factories across the country to work overtime to rush out a new ship at all costs. He was preparing to use the powerful navy to deter the other side if something went wrong!

But now, right in front of him, someone actually lost a core and built a sea dragon warship? How could he believe this? The most terrible thing is that one of the cores was the one he had just vomited...

This is simply a picture that subverts the world view!

However, now, this picture is truly in front of you!

Galton looked at the maker of all this, the man who had been talking nonsense with him these days, couldn't help but fall into thinking.

If this man wants to, he can end the war at any time! Wouldn't that mean that this war was a joke from the beginning? He also played this kind of war game with the other party, just because it was boring? Because it was fun?
Chapter completed!