"Your Highness, why are you here? Are you feeling better?" A middle-aged bearded general asked Sean thousands of questions after seeing him walk onto the deck.
This dark-skinned and muscular man is General Malo, the highest commander representing the Dansu Navy.
"Yes. General Marlowe...tell me about the current situation first."
Sean is not so pretentious. As long as he feels better, he should focus more on the anti-pirate campaign.
"Your Highness, please follow me."
Marlowe took Sean and Frelia to the front deck of the ship.
This is already the front position of the entire fleet...
The sailing fleet is arranged in a V-shaped formation. According to the other party, this arrangement makes it easier to turn around when encountering sudden situations. Of course, it is also the result of years of training.
No matter what formation it is, as long as it is used in daily military training, it can be used, and the "human" formation is the most commonly used one...
However, it is impossible for more than a hundred ships to be lined up individually, and several ships are connected together to form a large formation.
The ship Sean is currently on is one of the warships at the front.
"Your Highness, look at this sea." Marlowe said, pointing to the vast ocean in front of him.
In fact, in Sean's opinion, the sea looks the same as long as you leave the land. Unless there are small islands or geographical landmarks, it is all blue and there is nothing strange about it. However, people who go to sea all year round can judge the current distance by the strength of the sea breeze, even the height of the sunshine and the time.
"This is the high seas where merchant ships often pass, including the area we just passed. This area of the sea is the main transportation route for trade between Jagun and the countries on the southern continent."
"Then it seems that no merchant ships were seen."
"We did see a ship quite far away before. We sent dragon knights to approach and inquire. They turned out to be ordinary merchants and there has been no trace of pirates recently," said Marlowe.
Almost all of Melsusa's Dragon Knights set out with the team. Some of them flew forward to explore the way, while the rest stayed in the fleet.
Although pterosaurs can fly, they are still terrestrial beasts after all. They will inevitably feel fear when they see the ocean. Because there is no place to rest at any time, these overlords of the sky feel scared and dare not fly for too long, so they can only rely on constantly returning to rest to relieve the tension of the flying dragon.
"There doesn't seem to be anything special about this sea area."
"Indeed. If there's anything special about it, it's that the waters are relatively mild year-round, which is why it's used as a commercial high seas route. If we go deeper, the conditions might not be so good."
"Are the waves bigger?" Sean asked.
"It's fine during the day, but I'm most worried about the night... Those pterodactyls won't be able to adapt, even though it's summer now."
After saying so much, Sean finally understood that the naval commander seemed not very satisfied with the arrival of Commander Melsusa's Dragon Knights. Because of the need to transport the dragons, some navy officers were forcibly driven off the fleet when they were incorporated into the team. After all, the Dragon Knights had a large number of people and the dragons required more ships to support them.
The result was that the original plan was to send more than half of the Dansu Port Navy, but only one-third came, and many people were left at the military port.
For a soldier, being able to charge into battle is a moment of honor. It is really frustrating if they fail to catch the ship when such a moment comes!
I guess the Sun King didn't think about the details when he asked him to lead the team to the port. After all, he hasn't been out much...
The reality cannot be solved by reading the reports and listening to the nonsense of some officials who have never been to the sea. They thought that they could roam the sea by relying on the high maneuverability of the flying dragon, but they did not expect that the flying dragon was also afraid of water.
Fortunately, I didn’t bring much with me, so it didn’t affect the entire navy.
"Well, I understand what you mean. The flying dragon will be out of control in the sea, right?" Sean said.
"That's right, but...but there's no other meaning!"
Marlowe hurried to explain.
According to the laws of the empire, as a low-ranking general, he cannot report to high-ranking generals.
"I understand. This is where I made a mistake in my prediction. But it is precisely because of this mistake that you can guard the rear of the entire country." Sean took the responsibility on himself as much as possible. Only when he took the responsibility would these generals stop arguing about this matter.
It is a taboo for two generals to quarrel during wartime, and Sean would not make such a mistake.
"What does your highness mean?" Marlowe looked at him with some confusion.
"Although I only stayed in the Dansu Palace for one day, several royal family members inside seemed quite dissatisfied with Jagun's rule."
"Hiss~ I didn't notice that. King Dansu is usually very nice when he talks to me."
"It's not easy to say a king who's been stripped of his power is kind. I've noticed their recent behavior is unusual. You can write a letter and have the troops at the port closely monitor the movements of the Dansu Palace... We're leaving now and can't turn back. We need to catch the pirates off guard before they're ready. As for the naval base, don't worry. As long as this battle is successful, all the soldiers at Dansu Port will receive a reward."
Sean's assurance gave Marlowe great confidence.
It is impossible to change troops now, so we can only keep moving forward and hope that the pirates haven't reacted yet.
This way it will end faster.
"Understood, Your Highness. I will certainly do my utmost to ensure your safety and victory in this battle."
All these rewards can only be implemented after the news of his survival and victory reaches the capital. Sean has simply tied everyone's fate together.
After making these promises, Marlowe stopped worrying about the flying dragon and reported the pirates' situation to Sean.
Pirates won't appear on the high seas near the port, it's too dangerous!
They would appear more often in deeper waters, but that was just their 'hunting' grounds; the real pirates lived farther away.
"Your Highness, do you know who the most famous navigator in the world is?"
Sean frowned, looking at the other person's expression.
"I don't know much about the Erudites. What happened to them?"
"No, although there are explorers among the polymaths, they don't dare to truly venture deep into the ocean... The greatest navigators in the world are actually pirates. They even require many merchants and soldiers who have lived on the sea for years to be familiar with this area and dare to venture into uninhabited areas. If they became polymaths, there would be no place for today's sea explorers."
Marlowe said.
"The sea is not as gentle as it appears on the surface, day or night, especially deep beneath our feet..."
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