A few days later.
On the surface of the Great Ocean, Forgen proudly stood alone on the deck of his flagship, the Saint Sophia. His loyal Phoenix Guards stood far away, observing every movement on the ocean.
The Saint Sophia took two and a half years to complete. Under the leadership of the Great Engineer of Sea Gate, Jerick Grimm, and with the blueprints personally designed by the Emperor, as well as a large amount of manpower and material resources, as well as the help of the Lizardmen, this deep-sea behemoth only took two and a half years to complete.
This ironclad ship was more than 150 meters long and 25 meters wide. Its power plant was eight dwarven steam boilers. On the deck, there was a dwarven rotor helicopter landing pad, which could carry two dwarven rotor helicopters. The Saint Sophia was equipped with dozens of dwarven cannons, but the most powerful main cannon was undoubtedly the dual-mounted ship cannon designed by the Great Engineer of Sea Gate, Grimm's Iron Fist. The barrel of this heavy cannon was made of obsidian, and a single shot was enough to penetrate the hull of the Vampire Coastal Fleet. Of course, because the cannon was relatively heavy, its ability to turn was not good, and its firing rate was relatively slow. But to Jerick and Forgen, the cannon was only secondary.
Of course, pure men would fight corner battles, boarding battles, and gang jumping battles!
The Legion Commander, who was as handsome as a god, stood at the bow of the ship and looked out at the sea. The soldiers of the Ash Legion also went about their own business. Only twenty or so Phoenix Guards were busy on the deck. They were counting the spoils of war and their losses.
After reorganization, Forgen had reorganized and divided the Ashes Corps into several units. Some of them were also named after legions, while others were only organized into a single battalion. The details were as follows.
The Captain of the Phoenix Guards, the Deputy Commander of the Ashes Corps, the Sanctuary Master Fernando Pilazzo, was in charge of the First Legion. The First Legion was composed of the most elite veterans, great swordsmen, and foot knights. The Phoenix Guards were also under the First Legion's jurisdiction, with 4,000 people under them.
The Sultan of the Sea, the Venerable Gold Arcane Master, the Darling of the Genie, the Immortal Caliph, Gold Mage Karim was in charge of the Arabi Legion and the desert army he had just recruited from Arabi. This legion was composed of Arabi people, mainly Arabi spearmen, Arabi scimitars, Arabi archers, Arabi musketeers, Arabi camel cavalry, and Arabi knights. It even included an entire Arabi Arcane Wizard Regiment. After joining the Ashes Corps, Gold Mage Karim was now one of the most powerful sultans in the whole of Arabi. When he returned to Arabi this time, not only did he bring a group of Arabi Arcane Wizards to join the Ashes Corps, he also recruited a legendary elite unit, the Yenicheri Legion, also known as the Sultan's Personal Guards. These elites, dressed in red and wielding scimitars and guns, had once left a painful memory in the old world.
The Jaeger Legion was led by Laing's brother-in-law, Julius. After following Forgen for several years of experience and expeditions, Julius had become a qualified commander through blood and fire. Julius was in charge of most of the cavalry, from heavy cavalry to light cavalry, but mainly light cavalry.
The Grimm Brotherhood included more than a hundred dwarves who had followed the great engineer Jarek Grimm to explore the new world, as well as more than five hundred human musketeers and hundreds of cannons.
The Third Legion was led by the Wood Elf Princess Karolina, with a total of five thousand people, including two thousand crossbowmen and two thousand archers.
The Fourth Legion was led by the former Marshal of Kislöw, Yegorov, with a total of five thousand people, mainly consisting of infantry and some of Kislöw's winged cavalry.
The Fifth Legion and the Sixth Legion were respectively led by the genetically modified Prince of the Emperor, Pedro from Estalia, and the general of the Empire, Weidenfeller, who had surrendered and offered his loyalty to Forgen. They stayed behind to guard Luscia.
In addition, there was also the Halfling New World Expedition led by the Mutt Halfling, Hubbitt, and the Cheka Special Unit formed by the Winged Cavalry General Felix.
Lev Davidovich, the former Minister of Internal Affairs of Kislöw and nicknamed the Prophet of Trust, who had also defected to Forgen, served as the chief political commissar of the Ashes Legion. With Forgen's help, he established the "Loyal Descendants Academy" to train political commissars. There was also a team of doctors trained by Hetwig Van Helden and a few novice demon hunters.
Now, this Purple Phoenix was already a strong army. His army was full of talents, strong fighting power, and united. These people came from all over the Old World. They were of different races, different skin colors, and different beliefs. They were firmly united under Forgen's banner and were willing to die for him.
The sea breeze blew, and the sea was vast. The Holy Sophia was not sailing fast. Forgen stood alone at the bow of the ship. The Prince of the Emperor's geno prototype was still recalling the previous war and a series of things.
Laing had sent him the Prophet of Trust from the Old World. This Mrs. Kiesler had worked with the Pirate King, Captain Ross. She knew how to enter the ship graveyard, which was Captain Ross's Moon Dial. This Moon Dial was hidden in a secret treasure spot of Captain Ross in the Great Ocean. This treasure spot was an island that had been hollowed out.
After Forgen received the news, he was not in a hurry to depart. Instead, he waited for the ship to launch. It was not until three months ago that he finally led the army to depart. He went to the treasure spot.
Near the treasure spot, the Ashes Corps encountered an undead fleet that was also trying to find Captain Ross's Moondial. The Ashes Corps and the undead pirates fought a big battle in the sea near the treasure spot, lured the pirates to the treasure spot, surrounded them and destroyed them, and then successfully obtained the Moondial. From the mouth of these undead pirates, Forgen guessed that perhaps the legendary undead pirate king, Count Noktras, did not seem to be in the Shipwreck Cemetery. He seemed to have led the main army to plunder the coastal ports of Araby and the Principality of Bilibari in Estalia.
This was a rare opportunity. After Forgen obtained the Moon Dial, he immediately turned to attack the ship graveyard. This surprise attack was a great success. Forgen charged back and forth. According to Carolina's description, he found the Sun Fire Talisman of the Moon Goddess, Lilith, in the treasure chest of a broken ghost pirate ship.
Now, all that was left was the Incantation Scroll given by the High Essence Master God, Lord of the Phoenix Asuyan, to his anointed one, Captain of the Phoenix Guard, Cadjoin. Forgen knew that he had to go to the Old World to meet up with Laing because only Laing and High Essence had established a relatively stable communication channel and diplomatic relationship.
Furthermore, Fu Gen was deeply aware that if he wanted to steal something from the High Elemental Gods, especially the Lord of the Phoenix Asuyan, he needed a mole. Only the Goddess of the Lake, the High Elemental Goddess of the Moon, Lilith, could be this mole.
Forgen was still thinking about everything. This was destined to be an extremely difficult task, more difficult than a massacre.
The sea breeze blew, ruffling Fu Gen's long silver hair. He looked at the endless sea without saying a word. Behind him, the commanders of the Ashes Legion had gathered.
Laing's brother-in-law, Julius, was fully armed. After following Forgen for a few years, he had really matured. Although he was still very gloomy and did not like to talk, Julius had already become a commander who could take charge of an area on his own. "Guess, Pilazzo, what is our commander thinking now?"
Fernando Pilazzo was now a Sanctuary expert, and because he had undergone genetic modification in the incubation pool, he was now more than two meters tall. This old mercenary captain, current deputy commander, commander of the First Army, and Forgen's deputy shrugged. "How would I know? I'm not a bug in his stomach."
"Oh ho, I'm guessing that our Legion Commander is thinking of going somewhere to do something big!" The dwarf engineer, Jarek Grimm, was very excited. He had never been so happy in his life. The entire Ashes Corps had signed an employment contract and covenant with him that lasted for a hundred years. This great engineer could now fulfill all his ambitions. "Oh, Grimm, who are we going to kill next?"
"None of us know how to deal with it. We are going to go home, to you, to Captain Julius, to Captain Pilazzo, and to me." Princess Karona of the Wood Elves also walked up. She was dressed in a leather outfit, matched with the unique green leaf ornaments and satin cloak of the Wood Elves. She had a wild beauty. Karona said coldly, "Guessing what our commander is thinking is a very dangerous thing to do."
"Leaders come and go. Only the people live forever." Tobias also appeared and said very seriously, "We shouldn't waste our energy on guessing what our commander is thinking. We have our own mission."
"Mission? Like going back to Kislöw and bombarding the Ice Palace? " Pilazzo said sarcastically. "Fighting a civil war with the barbarians under the nose of Chaos? I want to say, Lev, your idea is very dangerous and unrealistic. "
"If the time allows, why not?" Tobias did not seem to be joking at all. He was always so rigid and serious. "The Saint Sophia will go upstream along the Linsk River and bombard the Ice Palace with twin cannons. This is something I have dreamed of. The prerequisite is that the conditions allow it. At present, my dream is still very far from being realized, but at least we have a direction to work towards."
But after that, Tobias's expression became more amiable. "Of course, if the commander is willing to try my new fried chicken, that would be even better."
Speaking of fried chicken, everyone could not help but drool. Even Julius, who had the coldest personality, could not help but feel a little greedy. Tobias had hidden away in Satusa for many years and spent a lot of time researching fried chicken. His unique fried chicken recipe had won the favor of all the soldiers of the Ashes Corps.
"Oh, finger-sucking chicken!" The dwarf engineer Jarek's eyes lit up. He licked his lips. "I have to admit, I really can't wait."
"Yes, Hubby thinks that the commander must be thinking about what to eat tonight!" Hubby the halfling wore a triangular hat and carried a short bow and a slingshot made by Carolina on his back. He excitedly ran around the deck. "I'm going to the kitchen to check on the ingredients later. Who wants to go with Hubby?"
Everyone was still discussing when Karim the gold mage quickly walked up from behind. He walked to Fugen's side. "Commander, the news has been confirmed."
"What's the situation?" Forgen's attention shifted from how he was going to explain himself to St. Giles and how he was going to please his nephew. "Did your illusion succeed?"
"Yes, it was successful." The gold mage nodded meaningfully. "I have confirmed that the undead in the graveyard have suffered a great loss, and the remaining conscious undead have seen what we want them to see."
"For example, a group of enemies with the phoenix coat of arms and phoenix guards rushed in and took away the high quality holy objects?" Fugen smiled. "Well done, Karim."
"It is my honor to serve you, Commander. I, Karim, have never seen such a leader in my hundred years of life. It is you who has united the people of the world, different races, and different faiths." The gold mage nodded. "If it is allowed, in the future, even if those damn undead pirates are cut in two by me, I want to continue to serve you."
"You will, Karim. You are excellent, and I have confidence in you." Fugen nodded. The commander could see that the gold mage had something to say. "If there is anything you want to ask, just ask!"
"Commander, I don't think you need to do this to an elf … I mean, don't just stay with that elf." The gold mage carefully probed. "If it is allowed, I have brought a lot of beauties from Araby this time. Most of them are only fourteen or fifteen years old. As long as you like …"
"Oh, forget it, Karim. We shouldn't focus on those things." Fugen pursed his lips helplessly. "Also, one Karolina is enough for me. By the way, Karim, didn't you say last time that you wanted to perform the famous Araby music to celebrate this glorious victory? I can't wait. "
"Yes, we are ready." The gold mage was in high spirits. He saluted and went to make the arrangements.
Fugen noticed that the Sultan's personal guards, the Araby Praetorian Legion and the Yenicheli Legion, had gathered on the deck with musical instruments in their hands. The elemental mages and arcane masters from the Araby Academy all held their staffs and began to prepare to play.
"I think I heard the Araby beauties?" As soon as the gold mage left, the wood elf princess Karolina appeared. Her tone was strange. "So you like that kind?"
"… Karim was just asking." Fugen had a headache when he saw the wood elf princess.
Back in Itaza, Karolina finally agreed to Fugen's request to join the Ashes Corps, becoming Fugen's attendant and helping him train the longbowmen. It was all over, but after a year with Fugen, Karolina made a fuss about leaving. Her reason was that Fugen did not treat her as one of his own, and the two sides did not form a "real contract".
Karolina's existence was very important to the Ashes Corps. In the tropical rainforest environment, the soldiers needed such an excellent Lost Traveler to provide enough guidance in concealment, survival, protection, and archery. Fugen took the initiative to persuade her to stay, but Karolina put forward a condition to him. It was an easy request that only required Fugen to make a little sacrifice.
Fugen saw that Karolina was determined to go back to Isoloren if he did not agree. In the end, he compromised.
Who knew that after the first time, there would be a second time, and a third time.
Fortunately, at this time, the gold mage and the others had already started playing. On the Saint Sophia, the Sultan's bodyguards began their own performance. They blew the suona and beat the big drum. The wizards used their staffs to knock on the deck, and the ornaments on the staffs jingled.
"Thump, thump, thump."
"Thump, thump, thump."
Gold mage stood in front of everyone and was the first to sing. There was a rare joy and pride in his tone. "Ceddin, deden, naslin, baban!"
The Arabians sang the military song together.
“Ceddin，deden，naslin，baban！”
"Your ancestors, your grandfather, your lineage, your father."
"Forever brave, desert people!"
"Your army has been famous in many eras."
"Your army has been famous in many eras."
The melodious military music from the Arabians spread far and wide over the sea.
The sea seemed to be boiling.
Fugen closed his eyes and listened carefully. He liked listening to music the most.
It was really a good song!
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