Civilization: Beyond Two Worlds

Chapter 630: 630
 

Azure Fleet

“Coordinates received!”

The star coordinates sent by the Arcane Magic Council were translated by the Astrologer of Distant Harbor and marked on the map. The location of the sinking of the Ocean Traveler was finally sent to Kant.

Kant was looking at the huge display screen in the fire base of the observation platform on the central island. The terrain of the shattered sea area was displayed on the screen. It was a map drawn by scanning in the air.

A huge red circle flashed at a certain point in the southwest corner, like the attack interface of a mobile game. That was the coordinates of the deep-sea giant beast.

A council submarine had come into contact with it.

Kant had wanted to personally investigate such important information, but he lacked an underwater vehicle.

The Earthling sighed.” It’s a pity that we can’t even get a high-quality submarine, let alone a submarine.”

Not long ago, he had returned to Earth. He had thought about it and had a secret discussion with Uncle Wang. In the end, he did not dare to ask the country or buy a deep-diving device internationally.

Because he roughly understood what was happening on Earth.

When he returned to Corolla, the king excitedly told him a big piece of news. He said that the US military’s high-frequency global communication system had released four EAM messages in a row. An aerial command aircraft and a strategic submarine communication aircraft were flying all over the sky. Conspiracy theories claimed that the US had lost a big blackfish.

As for how the king knew about it and was so sure of it?

Because of the fairness, neutrality, rigor, and unyielding nature of Twitter and Facebook, they began to delete posts on a large scale.

” Oh my, even a democratic country like this would delete the 404 thread and remove it from the trending searches.”

Kant’s heart skipped a beat when he realized what was going on. He was shocked.

He finally understood why the country reacted so strongly when he came back to buy the mines.

Just think about Kant’s personal profile and personality model analysis. He was an emperor, a nationalistic youth, a self-righteous man, a nationalist, and had slight racial tendencies. He also knew how to teleport. He displayed the terrifying combat power that suppressed all espers in the world at this stage, and he was deeply hostile to the free world.

These guys were hard to control, and they were trying to buy a large number of torpedoes.

And the M Nation had lost a big blackfish.

One could imagine how the higher-ups would feel when they heard about this.

– Fuck.

That’s a motherf * cker’s spaceship, an ohio-ship with twenty-four arrows.

If Kant jumped out at this moment and said,’Well, can you sell me a Flood Dragon?’ Why did he buy it? I don’t mean anything else. The sea is so deep. I want to go and take a look.

What was this property?

It was as if a black wok that could ” trigger a global nuclear war ” was flying all over the sky. Kant then spread his wings and turned 360 degrees in the air before doing a big split to accurately push his head into the wok.

Fuck fuck.

Kant, who had come to his senses, immediately fled and returned to the other world. He did not dare to mention the submarine again.

This led to a passive situation on the battlefield level. The enemy came from the sea, which was a territory Kant could not enter. There were no submarines or submarines. Faced with the dark, cold, and dangerous deep sea, the pitiful, weak, and helpless Horrifying Upright Apes could only helplessly throw high-yield bombs into the sea.

Kant sighed.” Explode it. There’s no other way.”

It was indeed an idea to directly use steel plates to forge a simple submarine and then strengthen it with the Fire Stealer’s power. However, the water pressure in the deep sea was terrifying. Kant had to use the Fire Stealer’s power to maintain the pressure of the submarine throughout the entire process. He also had to consider the upper limit of the material’s strength. Under such circumstances, there was an unknown enemy lurking in the darkness. The risk was too great. Horus vetoed the idea, and Kant was unwilling to take the risk.

He didn’t even dare to play in the beautiful water world. How could he dare to sit in a small iron house that was a few cubic meters deep and wait for the big seafood to bite him when he turned the corner?

” We’re working on a bombing plan and confirming the explosion range…”

The bombs were distributed in the target sea area. According to the speed at which the bombs sank into the sea, the delay detonation was set to ensure that the target sea areas of different depths and different breadth were all baptized by the shock wave caused by the explosion. This was a helpless move when it was impossible to determine the specific location of the other party.

“We have to stick together.” He shook his head.

“But I have to remind you, Father. This bombing plan is based on the coordinates provided by the Arcane Magic Council…” Horus said as he calculated.

” I know.” Kant nodded after a moment of silence.

“Can you guarantee the authenticity?” asked Iron Son.

“I can’t…However, the situation is urgent, and we have no way to confirm it. We can only hope that they will remain rational.” Kant took a deep breath.” I hope they still have hope.”

“.. I don’t understand.”

“I don’t really understand either.”

” Let’s do our job.” Kant shook his head and smiled.

“Yes.”

A red alert was sounded on the large platform base. It was also broadcasted through the speakers on various islands. To everyone who was still stuck on the Broken Islands, this was Kant’s final warning.

This meant that the evacuation of the Broken Islands had reached the final stage.

It was also the most dangerous moment.

“Everyone, line up and follow me! Hurry!”

The soldiers at the various evacuation points shouted loudly, calling for the helpless survivors to move.

All personnel registration and file creation operations were canceled. Field airfields were built near the evacuation points of the islands. According to the smoothness and condition of the runways, large and small planes carrying dozens of people and hundreds of people flew into the sky. Their steel wings soared into the sky like a flock of birds.

Every plane was controlled by Horus ‘secondary program.

After taking off, the program piloted them and they flew towards the distant port.

The mages and warlocks who were stationed at the heavy fortresses on the islands and assisting in the bombardment of the sea monsters received the order and hurriedly retreated. The sky roared as helicopters arrived one after another.

The tense and somber atmosphere had already been sensed by every intelligent creature. They knew that the situation had reached the most dangerous moment. Not only did the shrill alarm sound and the increasingly urgent evacuation confirm their thoughts, but more importantly, as intelligent creatures, their intuition could feel the more and more terrifying terror from the deep sea.

It was as if an unheard of, unseen, and unimaginable ultimate predator was awakening.

At the same time, three transport planes had arrived at the Azure Fleet’s location.

The Realm Gate opened, and Kant, who had received the news, appeared in the cockpit of the An-124 transport plane. He looked down and saw the vast blue sea. In the distance, there was a line between the sea and the sky, and he could not see the location of land.

In the middle of the sea, a massive fleet of dozens of ships was forming a defensive formation. The light waves on the sea danced wildly, and the air was turbulent with violent elemental activity. This fleet represented the peak of the magical industry and magical technology in this world. They were resisting the enemy at all costs.

” Eh?” Kant was surprised when he saw what was happening below.

“Genius ideas and tactics,”praised Horus.

Kant saw white frost and snow amidst the vast expanse of blue waves.

The extremely cold frost crystals spread endlessly, freezing the brown hull of the ship.

Every ship of the Azure Fleet was very close to each other.

Every magic warship emitted a frosty air, and the magic core switched to the frost mode, creating a terrifyingly low temperature that separated salt from the sea and froze the surface of the sea.

The ice spread and formed a thicker layer of ice under the water, freezing every ship in the Azure Fleet. The sea turned into solid land, and the entire fleet became a fortress on the sea. Every ship in the outer ring was a solid city wall.

On the outer layer, the edge of the ice layer was shaped by skilled spellcasters into a shape that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. The steep slope was as smooth as a mirror, making it difficult to borrow strength. The sea monsters that tried to rush up the ice layer could only use their claws to pull at the extremely solid black ice in vain and then slide into the water with a roar.

Even though they barely managed to get onto the ice, the enemy was already waiting for them.

What awaited them were neither arrows nor scorching fire magic.

It was a violent wind.

Freeze and Gale, these two extremely simple spells formed a shield and spear to defend against the sea monsters.

Any sea monsters that rushed up were swept into the sea by the oncoming fierce wind. They could not stand on the smooth slope at all. Even the larger and stronger sea monsters lost their heat and froze under the cold wind, and then were swept into the sea.

And this was only the defense of the first outer wall.

The ships in the outermost ring were the second line of defense. Frost and snow were frozen on the surface, and dense ice thorns extended out like horse barricades. The warriors looked down from above and were ready for battle.

They defended the magic warships and several spellcasting bases in the inner ring, where massive magic power was released and dispersed, reinforcing the ice layer, controlling the ice wind, and protecting everyone in the fleet.

Frost and snow danced in the air, and blue light flashed. This sea fortress, which was based on the entire fleet, was connected by ice and frost. It was like land, causing Zhou Yu to fall silent and Cao Cao to cry.

This was a tactic that would never appear on Earth. It was a marvel created by magic, power, wisdom, and courage from another world. Kant sighed.” As expected of the Arcane Magic Council.”

He had thought that this fleet would suffer heavy losses and be in despair under the siege of the sea monsters. He did not expect that they would be able to survive to this extent.

In comparison, the coastal defense fleet of the Broken Islands, which was also built with a lot of money, was almost destroyed in an instant. Although there were factors such as surprise attacks, being caught off guard, and being unprepared, there was also a huge gap in equipment, tactics, experience, fighting spirit, and courage between the two.

It was no wonder that the Starry Sky Council was so anxious after the incident. They even lowered their heads to Kant and promised him all sorts of benefits. They were determined to save the fleet at all costs.

“You know what? Even I would hesitate after seeing this scene. Such a fleet, such a powerful, intelligent, and courageous military force, should not be buried here in despair and ridiculously, becoming food for these ugly monsters. They deserve a better battlefield.”

Kant sighed.” But things have come to this. There’s nothing we can do.”

“It’s not your fault, Father,” Horus replied.

“Of course, it’s not my fault. I’m just lamenting…” Kant shook his head and said,” War is a cruel word. War is the most terrifying and darkest thing that humans have ever created. The cruelty, blood, ugliness, and darkness of war are like rotten soil. They are extremely smelly and filthy. But it is precisely in this dirty and stinky rotten soil that the most brilliant and magnificent qualities of humans are often born.”

“Courage, sacrifice, fearlessness, unyielding…”

At this point, the Fire Stealer sighed softly,”But these beautiful and great qualities make the war seem extremely ironic…” War always originates from the greed, arrogance, and selfishness of a small number of people or even a few people.”

” When I think that these naval soldiers are in danger because of the stupidity and arrogance of the council, I feel both absurd and angry. They should not have died here.”

” It’s hard to save them,” Kant said regretfully as he looked at the frozen fortress on the sea.

In order to hide their presence and advance in secret, the Azure Fleet avoided all islands and trade routes, which meant that there were no islands or large continents near the fleet.

This meant that even if Kant had promised the council that he would do his best to rescue them, there was nothing he could do.

Without land, they would not be able to build a fire fortress, relocate people, build an airport, or use large transport planes to evacuate people.

They couldn’t even provide fire support, let alone retreat.

Weapons from Earth originated from fire, and their nature was explosive. Explosive weapons were very useful against enemies in the sea, but the key problem was that the explosion was uncontrollable.

A large number of explosives could blow up a large number of sea monsters, but the shockwaves and jets from the explosions could not only kill a large number of sea monsters, but they could also destroy the ice fortress built by the Azure Fleet. As long as the explosions continued, the fortress would be destroyed sooner or later.

Therefore, unless all the sea monsters in this area were killed, the Azure Fleet would not survive.

This was because Spell Casters would eventually get tired, Magic Devices would eventually run out of energy, and Magic Conducting Cores would eventually overload and become useless…They could block it for a while, but not forever.

” No need.” Kant shook his head and said to Horus,” Open the rear hatch and let them down.”

“Yes.”

Then, there was the sound of mechanical transmission. Then, a strong wind poured in, and the cabin lights lit up. The voice of the iron son resounded in the cabin.” Contact officer, you can jump now.”

Kant walked to the cargo hold, and a few Spell Casters stood up.

They came from the Azure Fleet and were ordered to be the liaison officers voluntarily. This was because the rescue operation required a liaison officer. They needed to build a bridge between Kant and the Azure Fleet.

” Your Highness Kant!”

The Spell Casters bowed to the Skyquaking Dragon with a subtle expression.

” You hate me?” Kant asked calmly.

They already knew the cause and effect of the matter.

Kant rejected the council’s request.

Between the Azure Fleet and the tens of thousands of civilians on the Broken Islands, Kant chose the latter.

“I don’t know…” The Spell Caster in the lead whispered. I really don’t know.”

Kant patted him on the shoulder.” Fate is unpredictable. It’s hard to have both sides. You can only do it honestly and honestly. You have to have a clear conscience. It’s okay if you don’t understand. Just do what you should do.”

“.. Yes.”

Under Horus ‘instructions and urging, the three Spell Casters took a deep look at Kant, then turned around and ran a few steps. They jumped down from the open rear cabin door and soared into the sky.

The flying suit was opened, and the Wind Transformation Array lit up with runes. Magic power was activated, and the flying spell controlled the wind. The three Spell Casters whistled towards the white fortress in the surging blue waves.

A red magic signal rose from the center of the fortress. The fleet had already seen the giant steel birds in the sky. They sent a friendly landing signal to the spellcasters who descended from the sky.

” Get ready to receive the evacuation personnel.” Kant exhaled slowly as he watched the liaison officers descend until they landed steadily.

A few minutes later, the communication was connected, and the voice of the spellcaster sounded in the cabin.

” Your Highness Kant.” He said,” The fleet commander rejected our evacuation proposal.”

” He didn’t receive any orders from the council?” Kant frowned.

“Yes.” The mage replied,” But the commander said that unless there is a complete and comprehensive evacuation plan to evacuate all the fleet members, the so-called evacuation is just a despicable escape. He refused to carry out it, and he did not allow any fleet members to leave.”

Fuck.

” Understood,” Kant said.” I’ll go down and fetch you now. Let the council continue to wrangle with him.”

” Wait a minute, Your Highness,” the volunteer liaison officer from the Canglan Fleet said.” His Excellency the Commander would like to talk to you. Is it convenient for you?”

“Alright.”

Reaching out to help the innocent was Kant’s only motive for rescuing the Azure Fleet. He would not change his mind just because of the Council’s stupidity and arrogance. However, if the Azure Fleet refused to be rescued, he would not be so cold and unwilling to retreat. He would just stay here.

But since the other party wanted to chat, it didn’t matter.

After agreeing, an unfamiliar voice sounded in the communication channel. It was quite useful, much more convenient than short-distance communication magic devices. I’m Nicias, the commander of the Azure Fleet and the Secret Keeper. It’s an honor to talk to you.”

It was a woman with a mature and generous voice. It seemed that she had been drifting on the sea for a long time.

” Nice to meet you, Secret Keeper,” Kant replied.” Your tactics and power have left a deep impression on me.”

” Yes, Your Highness,” the other party replied with a cheerful laugh.” Counting my more than ten years of naval service experience, today’s battle is enough to make me proud for the rest of my life. In the face of the sudden attack and unprecedented enemies, the Azure Fleet’s unity, wisdom, courage, and obedience at the critical moment, as well as the correct decisions I made as a commander in a short period of time, are enough to be written into poems and sung.”

Her voice was natural and graceful, and she did not mind boasting at all. Moreover, there was no sense of showing off, as if that was the fairest evaluation.

“That must be a wonderful story.”

However, for this huge fleet with a glorious history, the courage and resolve shown by everyone in the dangerous battle, as well as the wisdom and decisiveness of the entire fleet from top to bottom, that great story and the moment when it shone were witnessed and remembered by the sky and the sea.

However, it might not be long before all of this would vanish into thin air.

“Maybe no one will remember.” Kant said,” If all of you are destroyed here, the world will only remember the complete annihilation of the Azure Fleet. They will not remember your last moments of courage and fearlessness.”

” I know what you’re going to say, Your Highness Kant. Although it’s been a short time, I’ve heard of your plan. I’ve also heard about your legends and achievements. I believe that you’re confident in rescuing the elites of the Azure Fleet, but I want to emphasize that the elites on the ship are not just Spell Casters with magic power.”

Kant remained silent.

” I felt the anger of the big shots from the council, and I know your choice. The contact message sent from the Navy Department was filled with anger and provocation. It seems that a certain councilman wants us to believe that the current predicament and hopeless crisis are all because of you. They said that you would rather save more than ten thousand commoners on the Broken Islands than accept the friendship and kindness of the council…”

There was no anger in the commander’s voice. Instead, it was filled with laughter.

“Do you know what I thought after reading this news?”

She laughed.” I was thinking, son of a b * tch. Finally, someone had the same thoughts as me. Those idiotic councilmen have been playing politics for a long time. They only know how to count and think that others have to be sons of b * tches like them.”

Kant’s expression changed.

” So, Your Highness Kant, do you understand my choice? I chose to stay here and refuse to accept the council’s orders because it was an insult to me. These sons of bitches let me give the order. Let me decide which people in the fleet are more valuable and which ones are only worthy to stay here and wait for death. A bunch of dog sh * t!”

Her voice was filled with disdain and sarcasm.

” And this is the reason why I refuse to leave, Your Highness Kant.”

” I am the commander of this fleet and the captain of my flagship. According to the navy code and the rules of war, I have the supreme and unquestionable position in this fleet. I can order the captains to clean the deck, I can whip and punish any crew member that I think needs to be punished, I can hang them on the mast to be exposed to the sun, and I can let them sleep in the bottom cabin with pigs and sheep.”

” I can even execute them, hack them to death, hang them, kick them into the sea to feed the sharks. I can do whatever I think I should do to them. In this fleet, during the voyage, I am their god, their emperor, their master, their law. I can do anything I want, except for one thing…”

“I can’t abandon them and run away alone,” she said softly.

” Understood.” Kant was stunned for a moment before nodding.

“Understood?”The commander was stunned.

“.. What?”

“I mean what I said… You’re not patronizing me?”

“Do I need to brush you off?”

“Oh? As the rumors say, the Skyquaking Dragon’s style of doing things is extreme and strange, and his thinking is different from ordinary people.”

“You guys are the ones who are strange,”Kant said calmly.

The other party laughed loudly,”How interesting…” I didn’t expect that I would do the biggest stupid thing in my life. The one who understood me was actually the famous Aurora Dragon.”

” I see.” Kant shook his head.” Seems like you’ve made up your mind.”

” Yes, I wrote an insult that was enough to throw me into Thorn Prison and presented it to the big shots of the Starry Sky Council. Even if I was saved, I would be dismissed and imprisoned. This should help me make up my mind.”

“I’m very uneasy that you made a wasted trip,” said the commander.

” What can I do for you?” Kant thought for a moment.” Is there anything I can help you with?”

“What?”

” I’ve made up my mind, but I didn’t see you jump into the sea to commit suicide. You’ve been defending this place, and your magic power has been greatly consumed. Don’t you need supplies to replenish it?” Kant replied,” There are also things to keep you warm and food to fill your stomach. I still have some here. It’s not a problem to give them to you. Do you want them?”

“Yes!”

” We don’t lack food,” Nicias said happily.” However, we need fuel and clothes to keep us warm. We also need mana crystals, potions, and various mana resources. I’ll be extremely grateful if you can send them over!”

She thought for a moment and felt that it was not good to take other people’s things for free.” I will send a message to the council and ask them to pay for the supplies and shipping fees…” Oh, wait, your relationship with the council has already become very bad…”

The commander thought for a moment and said,” How about this? I’ll emphasize to them that if they play any tricks or default on their payment, I’ll give you all the magic cores and experimental magic devices of the Azure Fleet before they are attacked and destroyed by the monsters!”

He said this without hesitation, with a feeling of fearlessness.

” Alright,” Kant smiled.” The stuff will be here in a while.”

“Thank you…However, I can only thank you for nothing.”

Nicias sighed.

Kant could tell at a glance that the chances of the evacuation operation were slim when he was in the sky. Even Earth’s technology and industrial strength could not do it. The commander was experienced and had fought hundreds of battles. How could he not know that the fleet was in a desperate situation? Even if the council intervened, they could only save a small number of people.

Most of the ten thousand soldiers in this fleet were about to be abandoned.

Since she was going to stay here and die with her subordinates, she would not have the chance to thank Kant in the future.

Kant heard the sigh in the communication channel. He was silent for a while.” There’s no need to be so pessimistic,” he said.

“.. Hmm?”

The Fire Stealer replied,” It’s not that I don’t want to save you, but I have to queue up. After the refugees from the Broken Islands have evacuated, I will think of a way to save you. The price offered by the council is very high. If the conditions allow, I will not let go of the opportunity to slaughter them…”

” But we can’t hold on forever,” Nicias smiled bitterly.

“Perhaps we don’t have to hold on for too long,” Kant said calmly. I don’t have to transport all of you to land to save you. It’s fine to let these sea monsters disperse.”

“How do we disperse them?” the other party asked curiously. We have already tried many methods…”

” Kill the thing that controls them,” Kant interrupted her.” Maybe.”

His words were so firm that even Nicias fell silent.

After a long while, she laughed.” Ah, I understand a little bit why you made Princess Tina, Miss Dragon, and even the Phoenix King fall in love with you. Even an old woman like me is a little moved.”

” Your Highness Kant,” the commander teased,” you’re still trying your best to find a way to rescue the Azure Fleet after the conflict with the council. I don’t quite understand your motive. Do you want to go on a date with me?” If it’s you, it’s fine.”

In your dreams, how can I give my first date to you…

Wait, why did he feel so sad?

The moment he thought of the legendary Casanova, His Highness Kant, whom the world believed to have not only hooked up with Princess Tina but also the Phoenix King, Kant felt an inescapable sorrow. He had never even dated, let alone had sex.

Thus, the steely straight man said calmly,” You don’t have to. The reason why I wanted to save you was because I wanted to see what kind of expression you, who thought you were going to die, would have after scolding the entire council.”

The other side was stunned, and then there was laughter that became more and more joyful.

“If you can really save the Azure Fleet…” Nicias smiled.” I’m just making a fool of myself. That’s too cheap. So, if you save all of us, I’ll owe you a favor. I’ll do whatever you ask me to do.”

“Yes.”

“So…I wish you all the best.”

“I wish you all can survive.”

“Thank you.”

After transferring supplies to the Azure Fleet, the Broken Islands quickly evacuated. The following operation was very busy. Not long after, the small passenger plane that Darila took arrived at the Broken Islands.

After a while, the entire sea area began to echo with a huge rumble and tremble.

It was a quarter past six, and the east was bright.

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< PS 1:” 7,500 words. That’s all. The remaining 2,500 words will be left for tomorrow.>

” P.S. 2: I’m halfway through writing the plot for today’s commander. I suddenly came back to my senses and changed him into a female character. I’m so f * cking smart.”