"Well, I just wanted to see how shameless you could be, and it turns out it's beyond my expectations," Raine said as he stepped forward.
"Boy, who are you? You don't even have a decent ship. Were you kicked out of some fleet as a useless waste?" Ivan sneered, approaching Raine. "You want to stand up for them? You're not worthy! Come on, since they want to play games with me, let's show them the consequences of defying my orders... Kill him!"
Seven or eight burly crew members aggressively approached Raine.
"Next time you want to act tough, figure out who's the king here!" Ivan laughed as he stepped back. "Don't dirty my clothes with this trash's blood."
Raine scoffed, his gaze turning towards the dozens of sunken ships anchored nearby.
"Ah, there are always those who don't know their place," Raine sighed. "Buddy, look back. Your ship is gone."
Huh? Ivan furrowed his brow, wondering what this guy was talking about. There were no other ships around, nor any aircraft in the sky. Their ships were docked safely in the harbor. How could they be gone?
"Kid, that's a lousy trick."
Raine shrugged. "Believe it or not, it won't change a thing."
Just as Raine finished speaking, everyone heard faint vibrations in the air.
The vibrations grew louder and closer.
Ivan finally began to doubt himself, and he couldn't help but look back.
In the distance, 50 missiles were rapidly flying through the sky. Seconds later, the missiles struck the center of his fleet!
Boom, boom, boom... A series of explosions and powerful shockwaves sent raging winds, tearing a dozen warships apart.
Ivan stared dumbfounded at the scene, his fleet gone in the blink of an eye. And he hadn't even seen the enemy's warships!
"Long-range precision-guided missiles... Who are you?!" Ivan stared at Raine in terror.
Raine smiled faintly. "Simply put, I'm someone you can't afford to mess with!"
With that, Raine's figure vanished in front of the crew members, and a dagger pierced Ivan's chest in an instant.
"You... you dare kill me?! Our captain won't let you get away with this..."
Raine pulled the dagger out. "Don't worry, I'll take care of your captain too."
The remaining crew members still hadn't regained their senses. That guy was too fast, and he hadn't even transformed!
"Old Trajan, I've left them one ship. Put these crew members on it. Listen up, all of you! Take a message back to your captain. Tell him his territory now belongs to me! If he disagrees, he's welcome to find me anytime!"
Only one ship was left of Ivan's fleet, carrying the crew members away.
"Captain, are you really letting them go?" Trajan asked worriedly.
Raine smiled faintly, "Of course, how else would I find out where their hideout is?"
Trajan pondered for a moment, then suddenly understood. He hadn't seen Scout for a while.
"Captain, did you have Scout tail them?"
Raine nodded, "In the meantime, we'll continue mining. If they don't make any moves, we won't worry about them for now. If they do, Scout will inform us."
Having been in the Azure Era for so long, Raine was no longer one to show mercy. He had learned from past mistakes and would not be lenient with his enemies this time.
"But whether they have any intentions towards us or not, I'll eventually take down that so-called safe zone!"
...
For several days, there was no news from Scout. After the Ivan incident, the islanders were even more loyal to Raine, and he treated them fairly, giving them as many pearls as they deserved. The efficiency of mining began to increase.
There were three mineral veins surrounding the island, larger and more widely distributed than those on the first island, including iron, copper, and rare metal ores – all materials Raine needed.
However, due to the terrifying amount of resources needed for Raine's next upgrade, the current mining speed still couldn't meet his demands.
Seeing the islanders becoming more proficient with the mining equipment, Raine decided to move on to the next island.
Three months later, while Raine was searching for the Dragon God in the area, Scout sent a message. A fleet of warships was assembling within the safe zone, and they seemed to be transporting many rare metals from various islands.
Raine personally transferred his consciousness to the submarine.
"Captain, their fleet is called the 'Golden Crow Fleet'. They're setting up a wide range of anti-radar systems to counter our missiles."
"Hmm, 600 warships. It seems they want to be fully prepared before fighting us."
"However, equipping all these warships with electronic jamming devices will take at least six months... Scout, continue monitoring them here. Report any updates to me promptly."
"Yes, Captain!"
Back on the Super Battleship, Raine began to calculate his current resources.
He had given up on the first island due to the difficulty and low efficiency of its development. The second island was being mined at full capacity, and if converted into the resources needed for an upgrade, he should have saved about 6% of the resources, 1.5% per month.
On the third island, Raine had promised to defeat the Sea Dragon, and they had already begun mining in advance. The resources here were the richest, with a large population on the island and a rapid mining speed. In just two months, they had contributed 8% of the resources, equivalent to 4% per month.
To gather enough upgrade materials, he would need another 16 months. It seemed that the enemy would attack before he could evolve to the next level.
"It would be great if I could secure a few more mineral veins," Raine put down his pen and thought, "They have anti-radar systems, which will significantly reduce the power of my missiles."
At that moment, he suddenly heard a strange noise in the room. Raine looked toward the source of the sound, which seemed to be coming from the secret chamber.
Indeed, someone was practicing in the training room, but the system hadn't raised an alarm, meaning they were still in the enhancement process.
[Ding, Unit enhancement completed in Enhancement Chamber No.1.]
The system sent a notification.
"Who is it?" Raine was about to check the information about the enhancement chamber, but suddenly, as if he thought of something, he froze.
The enhancement completed this time was in Chamber No.1.
Chamber No.1 had almost always remained the same because it housed the nearly cooked bird egg.
"Damn, it's actually you!" Raine quickly rushed to the enhancement chamber and opened the iron door of Chamber No.1.
As soon as the door opened, a terrifyingly hot breath rushed at him.
"Damn!" Raine felt like he was almost cooked.
Fortunately, he wasn't too afraid of flames, as he also had the ability to transform into fire.
"Damn! Such a high temperature!" Raine squinted his eyes and looked inside the enhancement chamber.
The room was completely red! And within this sea of red, there was a pair of even more blood-red eyes staring at Raine!
"Well, I just wanted to see how shameless you could be, and it turns out it's beyond my expectations," Raine said as he stepped forward.
"Boy, who are you? You don't even have a decent ship. Were you kicked out of some fleet as a useless waste?" Ivan sneered, approaching Raine. "You want to stand up for them? You're not worthy! Come on, since they want to play games with me, let's show them the consequences of defying my orders... Kill him!"
Seven or eight burly crew members aggressively approached Raine.
"Next time you want to act tough, figure out who's the king here!" Ivan laughed as he stepped back. "Don't dirty my clothes with this trash's blood."
Raine scoffed, his gaze turning towards the dozens of sunken ships anchored nearby.
"Ah, there are always those who don't know their place," Raine sighed. "Buddy, look back. Your ship is gone."
Huh? Ivan furrowed his brow, wondering what this guy was talking about. There were no other ships around, nor any aircraft in the sky. Their ships were docked safely in the harbor. How could they be gone?
"Kid, that's a lousy trick."
Raine shrugged. "Believe it or not, it won't change a thing."
Just as Raine finished speaking, everyone heard faint vibrations in the air.
The vibrations grew louder and closer.
Ivan finally began to doubt himself, and he couldn't help but look back.
In the distance, 50 missiles were rapidly flying through the sky. Seconds later, the missiles struck the center of his fleet!
Boom, boom, boom... A series of explosions and powerful shockwaves sent raging winds, tearing a dozen warships apart.
Ivan stared dumbfounded at the scene, his fleet gone in the blink of an eye. And he hadn't even seen the enemy's warships!
"Long-range precision-guided missiles... Who are you?!" Ivan stared at Raine in terror.
Raine smiled faintly. "Simply put, I'm someone you can't afford to mess with!"
With that, Raine's figure vanished in front of the crew members, and a dagger pierced Ivan's chest in an instant.
"You... you dare kill me?! Our captain won't let you get away with this..."
Raine pulled the dagger out. "Don't worry, I'll take care of your captain too."
The remaining crew members still hadn't regained their senses. That guy was too fast, and he hadn't even transformed!
"Old Trajan, I've left them one ship. Put these crew members on it. Listen up, all of you! Take a message back to your captain. Tell him his territory now belongs to me! If he disagrees, he's welcome to find me anytime!"
Only one ship was left of Ivan's fleet, carrying the crew members away.
"Captain, are you really letting them go?" Trajan asked worriedly.
Raine smiled faintly, "Of course, how else would I find out where their hideout is?"
Trajan pondered for a moment, then suddenly understood. He hadn't seen Scout for a while.
"Captain, did you have Scout tail them?"
Raine nodded, "In the meantime, we'll continue mining. If they don't make any moves, we won't worry about them for now. If they do, Scout will inform us."
Having been in the Azure Era for so long, Raine was no longer one to show mercy. He had learned from past mistakes and would not be lenient with his enemies this time.
"But whether they have any intentions towards us or not, I'll eventually take down that so-called safe zone!"
...
For several days, there was no news from Scout. After the Ivan incident, the islanders were even more loyal to Raine, and he treated them fairly, giving them as many pearls as they deserved. The efficiency of mining began to increase.
There were three mineral veins surrounding the island, larger and more widely distributed than those on the first island, including iron, copper, and rare metal ores – all materials Raine needed.
However, due to the terrifying amount of resources needed for Raine's next upgrade, the current mining speed still couldn't meet his demands.
Seeing the islanders becoming more proficient with the mining equipment, Raine decided to move on to the next island.
Three months later, while Raine was searching for the Dragon God in the area, Scout sent a message. A fleet of warships was assembling within the safe zone, and they seemed to be transporting many rare metals from various islands.
Raine personally transferred his consciousness to the submarine.
"Captain, their fleet is called the 'Golden Crow Fleet'. They're setting up a wide range of anti-radar systems to counter our missiles."
"Hmm, 600 warships. It seems they want to be fully prepared before fighting us."
"However, equipping all these warships with electronic jamming devices will take at least six months... Scout, continue monitoring them here. Report any updates to me promptly."
"Yes, Captain!"
Back on the Super Battleship, Raine began to calculate his current resources.
He had given up on the first island due to the difficulty and low efficiency of its development. The second island was being mined at full capacity, and if converted into the resources needed for an upgrade, he should have saved about 6% of the resources, 1.5% per month.
On the third island, Raine had promised to defeat the Sea Dragon, and they had already begun mining in advance. The resources here were the richest, with a large population on the island and a rapid mining speed. In just two months, they had contributed 8% of the resources, equivalent to 4% per month.
To gather enough upgrade materials, he would need another 16 months. It seemed that the enemy would attack before he could evolve to the next level.
"It would be great if I could secure a few more mineral veins," Raine put down his pen and thought, "They have anti-radar systems, which will significantly reduce the power of my missiles."
At that moment, he suddenly heard a strange noise in the room. Raine looked toward the source of the sound, which seemed to be coming from the secret chamber.
Indeed, someone was practicing in the training room, but the system hadn't raised an alarm, meaning they were still in the enhancement process.
[Ding, Unit enhancement completed in Enhancement Chamber No.1.]
The system sent a notification.
"Who is it?" Raine was about to check the information about the enhancement chamber, but suddenly, as if he thought of something, he froze.
The enhancement completed this time was in Chamber No.1.
Chamber No.1 had almost always remained the same because it housed the nearly cooked bird egg.
"Damn, it's actually you!" Raine quickly rushed to the enhancement chamber and opened the iron door of Chamber No.1.
As soon as the door opened, a terrifyingly hot breath rushed at him.
"Damn!" Raine felt like he was almost cooked.
Fortunately, he wasn't too afraid of flames, as he also had the ability to transform into fire.
"Damn! Such a high temperature!" Raine squinted his eyes and looked inside the enhancement chamber.
The room was completely red! And within this sea of red, there was a pair of even more blood-red eyes staring at Raine!
