Supreme Tamer

Chapter 1415: Chapter 1277 Chapter 1415: Chapter 1277 The Navy now numbered only three thousand, comprising all elite members from New Moon Land and some wandering Soul Pet Masters, all Soul Emperor-level strong ones.

Of course, the overall strength of these three thousand New Moon sailors was still weaker than the Navy led by Xu Kuang, but it was sufficient to handle some huddling island cities.

Organizations like pirates could not be defeated solely by individual strength.

The number of islands was extremely numerous, and their targets of attack were always city-sized units. They would often invade a city, plunder it clean, and then immediately withdraw. If the pirates were shrewd, the resources they plundered could be quite substantial.

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Yang Fan, set sail! (Alright, those who understand this phrase will naturally get it)

The three thousand New Moon sailors were equipped with a total of thirty warships, and started proceeding towards the islands near the giant sea cloud beasts.

The thirty warships, uniformly Silver Moon in color, did not appear overwhelmingly powerful, but they already exuded a solemn and formidable aura!

The waves broke open, and each warship sailed with the speed of a Water System Quasi-Lord, as New Moon Land now had plenty of Soul Cores and Soul Crystals. In order to demonstrate the Navy’s strength and to make people from other realms clearly aware of New Moon Land’s prosperity, Liu Binglan had generously invested a lot of resources, especially into the construction of these thirty warships. They all bore Dominator-class models, and although they were not quite as good as the Sea Commander ship gifted by Xu Kuang, they were not far behind.

“Chu Mu, we need to recruit a group of people from outside who understand the sea,” Sang Ying said to Chu Mu.

“Give me a rough idea of how we should develop,” Chu Mu replied.

Chu Mu was completely oblivious to these development matters. All he could do was invest generously, but he at least needed to understand to what extent his New Moon Navy could reach.

“This is how it is. With the current investment from Her Highness the Venerate and Elder Pang, our Navy can develop to the level of the 5th Navy Corps of the Ninth Division of the Wupan Navy. This strength still has a certain gap compared to the Navy led by Great Leader Xu Kuang, mainly in staffing — sailors, navigators, shipbuilders, repairmen, scouts, logistics teams… These areas are not very well-established,” explained Sang Ying.

“If we can perfect those aspects, what level could we achieve?” Chu Mu inquired.

“If we could perfect it, we would almost dominate this area of the Dark Sky Sea. We would be stronger than the 4th Sea Corps of the Ninth Division of the Wupan Navy stationed in the Dark Sky Sea,” Sang Ying declared.

“How much funding do we need to perfect these?” Chu Mu knew very well that if funding issues were resolved, the vast majority of problems would be solved as well.

If New Moon Land didn’t have such talents, they could certainly spend money to headhunt from other places. Now that New Moon Land had already opened up and many roads were accessible, aside from the journey being slightly longer, it wouldn’t be impossible to recruit people.

“At least 15,000 Xuan is needed. Over the past year, Her Highness the Venerate and Elder Pang have already invested a lot. Now our Navy has some scale, although we still can’t reach into the depths of places like Demon Tomb, accepting some bounties will not be a problem,” Sang Ying explained.

In the initial formation of the Navy, accepting bounties was very necessary: first, to become familiar with the sea region; second, to obtain quite substantial rewards; third, to establish their own reputation and prestige along the coast of Wupan; and most importantly, bounties were a form of training, and combat was essential to gradually strengthen the sailors.

“Heh, the bounty for those Dark Sea Islands alone is 9,000 Xuan, solving more than half of our problem,” Chao Lengchuan said with a smile.

The remaining 6,000 Xuan wouldn’t be too big of an issue for the Palace to pay. As more and more people entered the Holy Land, the resources brought into the Palace every month were also growing.

“What’s the scale of the islands targeted by this bounty?” Chu Mu asked.

To offer 9,000 Xuan for extermination, these Dark Sea Islands were certainly not just the haunt of some petty pirates.

“I’ve heard from the people of Crown Sea City that the Dark Sea Islands have been poisoning their generation for nearly a hundred years. To get specific information, we will have to check out the Naval Castle. We’re not in a hurry to take action. Let’s first go to Crown Sea City to accept the bounty and publicize our New Moon Navy, and then take action to exterminate them. This will help improve our fame even more,” Sang Ying suggested.

Chu Mu nodded. Since he wasn’t pressed for time, he might as well take a tour of the sea.

Chu Mu hadn’t spent much time at sea, and Water-type soul pets had always been his shortfall.

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The speed of the Dominator-class ships was incredibly fast. What seemed to the people of Wind and Rain City an insurmountable journey across the Dark Sky Sea World took only an arduously long two months of travel before they finally saw another continent.

In fact, Wupan Continent was connected by land to Struggle Land, stretching from the Southern Forbidden Region in the far east and curving southward to bypass a section of the Dark Sky Sea that extended deep into the continent’s mainland, allowing direct entry into Wupan Continent.

However, almost no one took that route, as the infamy of the Southern Forbidden Region was not only known in New Moon Land; even those in Heaven Realm and Wupan Continent change color when it is mentioned.

Chu Mu did not traverse directly from the Southern Forbidden Region to the Wupan Continent; on one hand, entering the Wupan Continent from there would mean definitely not even having a map, and on the other hand, the distance may not necessarily be shorter, since the north of the Southern Forbidden Region touches Xiangrong City in New Moon Land, but the south extends deep into the heart of Wupan’s great earth territory. One aspect was the long journey, and another was the obstruction of the Soul Pet Empire and Soul Pet World Dynasty, possibly taking a year and a half to complete.

The coastline was already in sight; casting one’s gaze around, the white waves, blue seabirds, yellow sandy beaches, and grey fishing boats presented a beautiful scene that brightened the eyes of those who had spent a wearying two months on the ship!

“We’ve finally arrived, though our sailing route had some deviations. Ah well, it doesn’t matter, we’ll reach Crown Sea City soon,” Sang Ying said.

As they traveled along the coastline for a distance, it seemed that due to their sailing speed, they were only noticed by the Wupan Navy patrolling near Crown Sea City when they approached.

“Over there are three ships of the Wupan Navy, they’re heading towards us,” a lookout sailor at a high point said to Sang Ying.

“No worries, I’ve already notified them, we can slow down our pace a bit to avoid them trying to catch up,” Sang Ying said.

Entering someone else’s maritime territory required prior communication; otherwise, they would be treated as island ships or invasive ships.

After the thirty New Moon Ships had slowed down, the three Wupan Navy ships gradually neared, but one could see they were very cautious.

“May I ask which power’s navy this is? Do you have a pass? If not, I assume you are off course in your navigation. This is the sea territory of Crown Sea,” a powerful Mental Sound came from one of the distant navy ships.

The New Moon Ships were two to three times larger than those three ships. The thirty silver ships hovering over the ocean compared to them looked like a group of robust adult men standing next to three children, their imposing aura alone was enough to overwhelm them.

“Haha, they’re actually being so polite to us. Last time we came, they were yelling at us as if this part of the ocean was their backyard, but now with a large fleet, it’s indeed different,” a young team leader underneath Sang Ying laughed heartily.

This young team leader was an expert from Wind and Rain City named Zeng Bangyang, who had reached Quasi-Dominator Level at a young age, an extraordinary feat and someone Sang Ying was focusing on developing.

Bangyang had followed Yuan Sui in Wind and Rain City earlier, and when Sang Ying had led them through the Dark Sky Sea to reach here a year ago, that group of Wupan Navy had acted so arrogantly, treating them like ordinary fishing boats. It was unexpected that in no time, this navy had to become courteous towards them—indeed, strength was king.

“We are the New Moon Navy, we’ve already notified your Sea Commander, and now we’re heading towards Crown City Seaport. Would you be so kind as to guide us?” Sang Ying transmitted back to the three navy ships using Mental Sound.

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Aboard the Wupan ship, the captain with a military cap looked puzzled.

“New Moon Navy, what force is that? Have you ever heard of them?” Captain Zheng Ge asked the sailors by his side.

“Zheng sailor, it’s from New Moon Land, over by the poverty-stricken Dark Sky Sea. They had come previously to get a pass from us, but I heard that their ships were quite ordinary back then,” the Deputy Chief replied.

“Ordinary? These don’t look ordinary at all. Each of their warships is of Dominator Level. If they hadn’t intentionally slowed down, we wouldn’t even be able to chase them; and their flagship, it’s almost on par with our Sea Commander Level ships!” Captain Zheng Ge said.

“This… I didn’t know,” the Deputy Chief replied, no longer speaking.

“Isn’t New Moon Land supposed to be a barren place? When did they acquire such a powerful navy? This scale is not inferior to the Navy Corps of our own grade level!” the Deputy Chief exclaimed.

“Who knows, but they say they have a pass, so let’s lead the way.”

“Captain, us Wupan Navy leading the way for another fleet… isn’t that inappropriate?”

“What’s appropriate or not? Can’t you see their ships are all Dominator Level? They might be honored guests of the Sea Commander!” Captain Zheng Ge said.

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Facing such a formidable navy, these once arrogant patrolling sailors nodded and obediently set sail in front to lead the way for the New Moon Navy.

Many ships lined the coastline—fishing boats, private boats, merchant ships—all of which had to yield the way to patrol boats. Now, they had to clear out of the way completely, just to avoid the terrifying waves created by the New Moon Navy’s passage…

No matter the ship, when seeing such grand and dominant New Moon Ships approaching, they all showed shock and confusion.

Which power’s navy was this, and why had they never seen such New Moon banners before?

(the first chapter is here~~~~~)(.)

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