Beneath the surface of the sea, countless corpses drifted in the currents, and the crimson seawater churned continuously. After the executions, Qin Ze returned to the South Port with the spoils of war, namely the remaining warships of the various nations.
There were approximately three hundred warships, some of which were damaged but still able to sail. In addition, many of them were supply ships with abundant provisions, which was a considerable gain.
Besides the supplies, they also captured a considerable number of firearms, especially the weapons captured from the warships of the Sa Ri Kingdom. The firearms of the Sea Lion Fleet were slightly inferior, but without exception, almost all of their soldiers were equipped with firearms. Qin Ze knew that if they had arrived at their homeland a year earlier, he probably wouldn't have been able to stop them.
The current victory did not go to Qin Ze's head; he remained deep in thought throughout the return journey.
From the previous Mordnik people, he had learned the general map of the world today. The continents that have been explored and discovered to have large human populations are Fini, Salisno, Leon, and Liga. Adding Yan Kingdom, that makes five continents.
The continent of Feni is the most unique. There is no community like "nation" on this continent. The Nino people who live here have never established a nation. They still live in tribes of all sizes. As the Mordnik people say, they are more like uncivilized savages. Although they do not live a life of eating raw meat and drinking blood, they are stupid and crude enough.
Many years ago, when the fleets of various nations discovered the continent of Feni, they were overjoyed and began a brutal plunder. The Nino people lacked a governing body to unite everyone and were unable to organize a large enough army to fight against the nations. As a result, their land was quickly taken away by the nations.
As time went on and the weapons of the various nations became more and more powerful, the gap between the Nino people and the nations widened. After several decades, on the continent of Feni, every Nino person still alive is a slave, and their offspring will also become slaves.
They lost everything; regardless of age or gender, everyone, from birth to death, would serve their "masters" as slaves.
Among these "masters," the most prestigious are undoubtedly the Sasir people. The Sasir Kingdom occupies the most land on the continent of Feni and controls the most Nino people. Of course, they have also killed the most Nino people among all the nations.
Qin Ze remembered that the Modenik man had stammered that the Nino people seemed to have been secretly plotting a rebellion in recent years, but the Sasiri Kingdom discovered it and then launched a new round of massacres, killing hundreds of thousands of Nino people. As a result, the Modenik Kingdom had far fewer slaves to use.
But in the present day, the Kingdom of Sasiri holds absolute power; killing hundreds of thousands of Ninos is as simple as issuing a single order.
Just like on the continent of Feni, the Kingdom of Sa Ri on the continent of Leon is also very powerful. The known information is that the continent of Leon is the most vast land, and the Kingdom of Sa Ri, which stands there, is the absolute hegemon. Even if the two countries of Sheng Lu and Hun Li were to unite, they would not be able to shake their position. And now, these two countries are more like vassals of the Kingdom of Sa Ri.
Therefore, Qin Ze did not underestimate the Sa Ri Kingdom because of this great victory.
Although this battle was a great victory, defeating all the fleets of the various nations, it was only the first fleet sent by the Sassa Kingdom. On their homeland, they must have an even larger navy.
Given that the Sa Ri Kingdom controls two continents simultaneously, it's reasonable to assume that their overall naval strength is at least several times that of this fleet.
Besides the Sa Ri Kingdom, the most mysterious country right now is the Taqi Kingdom on the Liga Continent. The known information is that it belongs to the Taqi Kingdom. They once defeated the Sa Ri Kingdom's fleet. Qin Ze had already encountered them in Fusang before, and they were holding a three-star general of the Taqi Kingdom, Mo Sang, captive.
The reason why Fusang possesses firearms and those new warships is entirely due to the support of Taqi Kingdom. Qin Ze knows that Taqi Kingdom intends to use Fusang as a puppet, a transit point, to eventually annex Yan Kingdom.
Now that Fusang has been destroyed and the crisis of Yan Kingdom has been resolved, the Taqi Kingdom behind it has only revealed the tip of the iceberg. From his previous conversation with Mosang, Qin Ze already understood that the Taqi Kingdom was an extremely large country with powerful military strength, otherwise Mosang would not be so fearless.
Before destroying Fusang, the Taqi people had already returned by ship with the wealth they had plundered from Yan Kingdom. But how could this satisfy their ambition? They traveled thousands of miles to Fusang to support them, their purpose being to want more. Therefore, once they returned to the Liga continent, they would definitely form a formal naval fleet to plunder.
These are precisely the two countries that Qin Ze believes cannot be taken lightly.
However, the Kingdom of Taqi is located on the continent of Liga, which is much farther from their territory than the continent of Leon. Therefore, they probably cannot come here in the short term.
Therefore, the country we need to be most wary of now is Sa Ri Kingdom.
But now we no longer need to passively wait for them to come; taking the initiative is the best option!
But now is not the time. We need to accumulate more points, build the entire country's coastal defenses into an impregnable fortress, and leave behind a sufficient number of troops. Only then can we confidently embark on a distant expedition.
In today's world, all countries are developing rapidly, and Yan Kingdom must not lag behind. Only by becoming a unique and top-tier power in the world and having a voice in the world can we live a peaceful and stable life.
Clinging to one place and becoming out of touch with the world will inevitably lead to decay and decline through self-isolation—this is a truth that has remained unchanged since ancient times.
As they pondered, the fleet gradually sailed into the near sea and then approached the naval port.
Just then, Qin Ze looked up and saw hundreds of warships left on the sea, and there were even warships at the naval port dock, with intermittent cannon fire coming from them.
It seemed that everyone on the warship had jumped into the sea, and the flags fluttering on the warship made Qin Ze immediately recognize that it was the Delta Federation fleet.
During the execution, Qin Ze did not find the Delta Federation fleet. He originally thought that the fleet had suffered too many casualties after being bombarded at the naval port and was eventually destroyed on its way to escape the naval port. But now it seems that this is not the case. They chose to continue sailing towards the naval port.
Furthermore, they actually managed to get some warships to the dock.
This surprised Qin Ze. The information he had gathered was that the Delta Federation was not as powerful as the Saris Kingdom. On the continent of Salisno, they were a country that had only risen to prominence in recent years.
Despite being inferior to the Sasiri Kingdom, they actually accomplished more in this battle than the Sasiri Kingdom's fleet.
The cannon fire hadn't stopped, so there was no doubt that they had landed.
Qin Ze's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Full speed ahead, get to the dock as soon as possible!"
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