1221: Chapter 1214: Setting Off Officially 1221: Chapter 1214: Setting Off Officially The new model warship Helrandum of Ronisca is double the size of a High-peak class, which is why the High-peak people would dare to boast about expeditions to the East Continent.
Moreover, for the success of this expedition, four large supply vessels were tasked with refueling the Helrandum.
These four large supply ships were originally combat vessels, but for the purpose of the expedition, a large number of weapons were removed.
The number of crew mbers was also reduced to the minimum, just enough to maintain basic operations of the warship.
The excess load was fully used to carry supplies.
Of course, “fuel” is just a conceptual term; it should more accurately be called Magic Crystal energy.
These Magic Crystals are essential not only for powering the Wind Sect engines but also for ensuring that the anti-gravity engines are always operational, otherwise, landing such a massive warship would pose serious problems.
As ntioned before, the underside of Ronisca’s air warships is unable to bear the full weight of the vessel; they can only anchor in water when landing.
Should they stop on land, the lower levels of the warship would be crushed by its own gravity.
Moreover, it would be sowhat better if it could land on the ground, but stopping at sea is completely unpredictable.
The South Forbidden Sea is known as such because it harbors Leviathans; if a warship encounters these giant creatures while stationed at sea, nobody dares to imagine the consequences.
This expedition was a test not only for the Advance Team but also a significant milestone for the High-peak people.
Before this, the High-peak people had never even considered building a large warship capable of crossing the Forbidden Sea.
It could even be said that without the presence of people from Earth, the inhabitants of the Aels Continent from the Otherworld wouldn’t even have a concept of planets.
In their simplistic geographical understanding, their world was flat, hosting only their continent, around which the sun and the moon revolved, surrounded by the Forbidden Seas.
This is why all the major oceans in the Otherworld are known as Forbidden Seas, because for the inhabitants of the Otherworld, the seas beyond the lands are unknown forbidden territories.
Indeed, when people from Earth introduced the concept of planets, it had briefly beco a controversial theory in the Otherworld.
Nobody dared believe they actually lived on a massive sphere.
The Church Court even deed such preposterous notions as illegal, and any non-Earth person ntioning them would be arrested and tried.
After over thirty years of gradually adopting this knowledge, so inhabitants of the Otherworld have accepted this concept.
Therefore, the Forbidden Sea was also given new nas, including the North and South Forbidden Seas, to distinguish their locations.
The eastern conquest by the High-peak people was unmistakably influenced by Earth, particularly by the age of geographical discoveries that sparked the High-peak people’s fascination with lands beyond their continent.
To ensure the perfect execution of this eastern conquest plan, Mooer specifically assembled a group of experienced air force personnel, including Reir, the forr Commander who pursued the Asirens.
He was appointed by Mooer as the Captain of the Helrandum and the fleet commander, in charge of leading the eastern conquest.
The hijacking of the Asirens occurred in November 2053, four years ago.
Because of that incident, Reir was promoted and knighted; he actually didn’t need to remain a fleet commander anymore and could have stayed in Helros as a high-ranking military official, but he couldn’t give up the chance to fly, so he retained his position as fleet commander.
“Captain Reir, I didn’t expect us to collaborate again,” Luo’er said with a smile, extending his hand.
“Haha, Captain Luo’er, a pleasure, a pleasure indeed.
It seems you and your Advance Team have been well these past years, which puts at ease,” Reir replied with a laugh, heartily shaking Luo’er’s hand.
“Let introduce you, this is Major Zhuyan Yu, she’s my…” Luo’er suddenly rembered the presence of Zhuyan Yu beside him, thus quickly introducing her.
“I am Luo’er’s teacher, Zhuyan Yu.
I’ve heard great things, and I look forward to learning from you, Captain Reir,” Zhuyan Yu said composedly, extending her hand.
“The pleasure is mine, Major Zhuyan Yu,” Reir replied, likewise shaking her hand.
It seed that ever since arriving in Helros, Luo’er had beco the absolute protagonist.
Whoever wanted to deal with the Advance Team would definitely shake hands with Luo’er first.
They seed to have forgotten that Zhuyan Yu was the senior officer of the team, with Luo’er rely being her subordinate.
However, Zhuyan Yu clearly didn’t mind this distinction, and even said that having Luo’er as a shield actually gave her so spare ti.
Zhuyan Yu was the typical technical officer and was not good at socializing, so she was more than grateful that Luo’er took the initiative to deal with these people.
She had no interest in these boring social interactions, and her mind was filled with thoughts about the East Continent.
Luo’er seed to realize this as well, and although Zhuyan Yu didn’t spell it out, her actions and behavior seed deliberately designed to push herself to the fore to handle these trivial interactions.
After so preparations, under everyone’s gaze, five giant warships ascended from the skyport.
Then, they ford a triangular formation, adjusted their bearings, and then headed east.
This was their first voyage eastward, and the High-peak people had made extensive preparations, including storing enough Magic Crystals to sustain four months of anti-gravity as well as a large amount of food and freshwater.
Even so, the High-peak people were very cautious.
Before departing, Mooer commanded Reir that whether they found the East Continent or not, the fleet should return after reaching its maximum radius to avoid advancing further, lest the fleet run out of magic reserves and crash.
That is, this was just an exploratory voyage eastward, and whether they found the East Continent was not important.
If they didn’t find it, it either ant they were in the wrong direction, or they hadn’t gone far enough.
Since it was a conquest plan, the Helrandum was almost fully ard—with all types of fighter jets and cannons, forming a stark contrast to the four fully loaded supply ships.
After boarding the Helrandum, Zhuyan Yu stayed in her cabin, burying herself in research and even took Tangmo and Baiyue away with her.
To ensure that Zhuyan Yu’s research was undisturbed, Luo’er took it upon himself to beco the face of the team, responsible for dealings with Reir and others to prevent them from disturbing Zhuyan Yu.
The Helrandum’s bridge was larger than that of Reir’s previous flagship and was also better equipped.
The bridge even had a temporary rest room for the captain, allowing the captain to rest and relax temporarily.
At this mont, Luo’er and Reir were sitting face-to-face in the chairs of the rest room, chatting.
It had been four years since they last t.
Although Luo’er and Reir were not old friends, since they were going to be on a mission together this ti, it was always good to communicate more.
“Since last parted, Captain Reir’s position has grown considerably,” Luo’er teased.
“Not at all, Captain Luo’er is the one,” Reir said with a wave of his hand and a smile, “Actually, I should have realized, Captain Luo’er’s reputation at the headquarters is actually not low, right?
You’re a Wood Elf hybrid; do you have any relation with Ilanadale?”
“Just facilitating connections,” Luo’er responded with a smile, not elaborating.
“Facilitating connections…” Reir nodded lightly.
In fact, he could perceive that Luo’er’s role was probably not just that simple; surely he must have so profound connection with Ilanadale.
Otherwise, why would those conservative Wood Elf elders possibly accept cooperation with soone from an Earth organization?
However, he didn’t dare to speculate wildly, thinking that Luo’er might have relationships with the upper echelons of Ilanadale seed improbable to him.
To know, Ilanadale was famously xenophobic, especially among the upper echelons.
If Luo’er really had a connection with the higher-ups, if Ilanadale’s upper echelons didn’t shun him, how could they establish contact with headquarters through his facilitation?
However, evidently, Reir’s stubborn prejudices limited his imagination.
Luo’er did have relations with Ilanadale’s higher echelons, and they were very intimate.
As the little prince of Ilanadale, even though the queen did not recognize him, it did not an that the princess did not.
After all, Ilanadale was Nina’s in the future, and if Nina did not approve of Luo’er and his siblings, the Ilanadale royal family would indeed be certain to die out.
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