On the more than ten huge ships that were connected by vines, the mainlanders who were desperately resisting and fleeing for their lives could not help but be attracted by the appearance of the giant red eye. Looking up at the eyeball that was suspended in mid-air and looking down on all living beings indifferently, their minds were so shocked that their bodies froze for a moment.
At this time, the giant eye in the sky slowly turned and glanced at the fleet with a faint ferocious malice. An invisible force radiated from its body and turned the stiffening of the mainlanders into shackles.
"I-I can't move my body! I-I'm cursed by the devil …"
"That's the Demon's eye! The Hellfire people have summoned the Demon of Hell! That eye! That eye is the Demon peeping at the world …"
"Oh, God! The ancient God who protects the Ness people! Please wake up from your slumber! Open your eyes! Open your eyes …" The Tantorn Family's guards and sailors, who suddenly felt that their bodies were so heavy that they could not breathe, desperately struggled but could not move at all, let out a hoarse wail of fear one after another.
Their enemies, on the other hand, began to command the giant spiders under them to run. While chanting inexplicable hymns with solemn and pious expressions, they cruelly harvested the mainlanders' lives.
Not long after, the resistance of the fleet was almost completely slaughtered. Then, the giant red eye slowly turned again, causing the surrounding space to collapse and distort. Long, translucent tentacles appeared behind it and slowly waved, gently grabbing the Tantorn Family's huge ships out of the sea one by one.
The loud bang when the giant ships left the water caused the survivors among the mainlanders who had broken free from the invisible force's shackles to finally break down. Many of them, who were shaking gently, screamed and jumped off the ship from the deck that was gradually suspended in the air, as though they would rather die in the sea than fall into the hands of the Demon of Hell and be tortured forever.
Unfortunately, under the indifferent gaze of the Demon's giant eye, some of these people who intended to commit suicide jumped into the cold sea as they wished.
Some of them, on the other hand, were lifted up by the invisible force and thrown into the bottom of the ship, deprived of their freedom to die.
There were some people who did not want to jump into the sea, but they were grabbed by an invisible force and thrown into the sea. After that, the giant red eye waved the translucent thousand-meter long tentacles behind it and shifted the position of the Tantorn Fleet that was already floating in the air. Like building blocks, they were placed neatly behind the Hellfire ship and put back into the sea.
Then, more than ten thick iron chains that tied the fleet together began to shake and stretch out like giant snakes. They crossed the sea and extended to the deck of the three Wizard Li iron ships, merging with the iron deck as one.
After doing all of this, the giant eye began to slowly sink, sinking into the sea amidst the native warriors' praises.
When it disappeared without a trace, the chain connecting the Tantorn Family's fleet and the native iron ships abruptly tightened. Amidst the shouts and cheers of hundreds and thousands of Wizard Li warriors holding spears, the steamships pulled up a series of huge wooden ships with lowered sails and sailed into the vast distance, leaving only a few surviving mainlanders to float and sink in the water, making the last struggle of their lives.
At this critical moment, a thin figure suddenly leaped out of the ship that was the only ship that was not stolen from the Hellfire island by the fugitives that were not captured. Stepping on a piece of broken wooden board, he walked on the water. With the help of the blazing fire on the distant water and the bright moonlight, he bent down and lifted the survivors that he saw and threw them into the wooden ship.
The lucky ones who were rescued drew parabolas in the air one after another. Some were long, some were short, some were high, some were low. When they landed, they involuntarily rolled a few times before collapsing onto the deck, completely unharmed. Only a few warriors, who were dripping wet from head to toe, managed to regain control of their bodies in midair by relying on the thousands of times they had tempered their bodies in the past. They gracefully landed on the ship.
When the number of rescued people increased and the number of people in danger in the sea decreased, an angry howl resonated from the deck all of a sudden. "West! West! I've handed all the defensive forces of the fleet to you! Is this what you mean by not letting me down?!
Do you know what the Hellfire tribesmen have snatched away?! "
"Young Master Fandersal, the artillery in our fleet can't be used, and I'm the only one who has mastered the spellcasting power.
There are six spiritual monsters among the Hellfire tribesmen who attacked us, and they even summoned the Demon God's power to help us. In such a situation, I'm really, really powerless … "In the face of the employer's accusation, the Tantorn Family's chief guard, who was lucky enough to escape, lowered his head in a daze and explained weakly. He no longer had the unfathomable and cold look that he used to have.
"Powerless? You can make up for the family's loss just by saying that you're powerless?!
A total of seven medium-sized merchant ships, three large merchant ships, one flagship-class giant ship, as well as cargo, tens of thousands of fine firearms, millions of pounds of 'gunpowder blocks' … "As Fandersal was speaking, he became so exasperated that he could not breathe and fainted right away, causing a commotion on the deck of the wooden ship.
Only Zhang Lisheng, who had just saved several dozens of lives, stepped on the wooden blocks and jumped back to the wooden ship. Indifferently, he breathed in the wet and salty air and looked at the direction where the Wizard Li's steamship sailed away. Lowering his head, he smirked coldly and walked silently to his cabin in the midst of the commotion.
After lying on the hammock for a night, the young man walked out of the cabin the next morning and saw that the deck had already regained its calm. However, there were many people with unkempt hair and a blank expression on their faces, either sitting or lying. It was apparent that nobody, other than him, had the mood to return to the cabin to sleep last night.
Fortunately, Zhang Lisheng had saved these people's lives. Even though the atmosphere was too heavy to thank him, when the mainlanders on the deck saw him coming out of the cabin, they did not show any strange expression at him. Instead, the young man moved his legs and took the initiative to explain, "I've used too much 'energy' last night, so I must go to the quiet room to rest …"
Before he could finish his sentence, Annete, who was leaning on the side of the ship with a tired expression, interrupted him, "Mr. Lisheng, you don't have to say anymore. You've saved everyone's life yesterday, so other than gratitude, we can't help but feel grateful. Speaking of which, including the time last night, my sister and I have already been saved by you three times.
Right now, the ship is not far from Venis City. Please rest assured that the Bailile Family will definitely thank you for your kindness after we've reached the shore. "
"The same goes for the Tantorn Family. Even though this loss has caused my family to lose half of its wealth, we still have the power to repay our benefactor." Fandersal, who had dark circles under his eyes and was dispirited, but his sanity seemed to have completely recovered, smiled wryly. "However, I'm afraid we can only give you the gift after the compensation from the Kattaman Insurance Association has been paid."
"There's no need for that, Young Master Fandersal. I have … I have …" When Zhang Lisheng was about to say something courteously, he suddenly saw an incredibly huge statue towering in the sea through the gradually disappearing fog. It was so huge that it pierced through the clouds, causing his words to be stuck in his throat.
The statue's entire body was mottled greenish-gray. Her face was thin and beautiful, and she wore a crown weaved from the waves on her head. She wore a flowing long dress that revealed half of her ample breasts. She stood quietly in the sea with her arms open and a deep smile on her face as she looked down at the countless ships shuttling on the surface of the sea.
Behind her was an extremely prosperous port, and behind the port was a huge majestic city surrounded by a stone wall that was several dozens of meters high.
Standing on the deck of the wooden ship in silence, Zhang Lisheng continued to approach the port. When he passed by the statue in the sea, he looked up at the statue's ankles and suddenly said, "This statue is the largest statue I've ever seen. The port is the most prosperous port I've ever seen, and the city is the largest city I've ever seen …"
Of course, the latter half of this sentence was completely believable. After all, no matter how prosperous a foreign world's port was, it was impossible for it to be compared to the new New York port where a 10,000-ton ship was berthed. No matter how big a city surrounded by a city wall was, it was impossible for it to be bigger than New York City. However, the first half of the sentence was true.
"This is the statue of the Sea Goddess Tinaros. Legend has it that Venis City is her hometown, so the goddess personally carved this statue from the reef in the sea and erected it in front of the city.
Even the richest city-state of the Kattaman City State, Sannianka, does not have such an honor. This statue can be considered as the pride of all Venis people. "Annete walked up to Zhang Lisheng and said with a proud and relaxed expression," I know that we're already home when I see her … "
As the young man was speaking, the wooden ship merged into the torrent of merchant ships and sailed into the harbor outside of Venis City. Not long after, it caused a stir.
In the days to come, Zhang Lisheng, as a distinguished guest, was entertained by the Bailile Family, one of the most influential merchant aristocrats in the city. Not only that, he was also gifted with two medium-sized ships that were nearly 400 meters long and could carry thousands of tons of cargo.
For a time, this young man who was said to have come from a foreign mainland became the most envious lucky person in the Venis City.
To their surprise, something that made them even more envious had yet to come. On the sixth day after the New Year, the merchant Tantorn Family suddenly announced that they would gift the large ship, Seagull, that had just been delivered by the Wooden Shield Shipyard to the Frost Mainland Ranger Lisheng, who had saved one of the heirs of the family, Tantorn van der Sar, and several dozens of guards and sailors of the trading company.
The value of a large ship was at least seven times that of a medium-sized ship.
The reason why the Tantorn Family would show such great generosity in such a difficult situation, those who knew the inside story and had some brains would immediately know that it was not because they were more grateful to the foreign mainland's young man than the Bailile Family, but to show their strong economic strength to show that the Tantorn Family did not become destitute just because the entire fleet was robbed by the Hellfire tribesmen.
A merchant's credibility was sometimes far more important than their strength. For this reason, the Tantorn Family's action had gained the understanding of the Bailile Family, so they did not give any additional gifts. Even so, Zhang Lisheng had already turned from an empty-handed person to a sea merchant that had begun to take shape with two medium-sized ships and a large merchant ship.
After selling the gold belt, he naturally set up his own trading company and began to recruit sailors, navigators, and captains.
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