25. Arada, Gold Fleet and Black Ark
In the mighty endless sea, a huge fleet is cleaving the waves in the direction of the continent of Pandaria, the ships of this fleet are very unique, it is not the current mainstream warship style of Azeroth, on the contrary, it is like a huge platform, made of solid and heavy, and embellished with golden hoops of wood, on the platform to build a fortress-like cabin, without any traces of the presence of naval guns, instead of dense ballistas on both sides of the ship.
Don't underestimate these things, although they look primitive, these ballistas are made of special materials by the troll witch doctors, and they are extremely powerful when fired, and can easily tear through the shells of other warships, and can easily burn enemy masts when carrying incendiary fire arrows.
But to be honest, the golden fleet of the Zendalar trolls does not rely on these ballistas to fight the enemy, these large ships of the golden fleet are not so much warships as large troop carriers, and in the event of a naval battle, the troll knights riding fierce pterodactyl dragons can easily defeat those raiders who do not know whether they are alive or dead, not to mention, there are a large number of Loa priests on this warship.
In short, the combat concept of the fleet of the Zandalar trolls is completely different from the other fleets of Azeroth, if the fleet of Kurtilas is all warships with strong firepower, then the fleet of Zandalar is more like an aircraft carrier that has no combat power itself, but carries a fierce combat formation.
"Tell me, Zur, where did you find the sealed scroll?"
On the flagship of the Golden Fleet, the Prophet Zur was looking out at the distant sea level when a hearty and haughty voice sounded behind him, and Zur turned his head and leaned slightly over the tall, silver-crowned female troll behind him:
"Found in Zandalara's library, of course, Princess Tarangi, a lady like you should stay in her cabin and not be on this dangerous lookout."
The Dark Prophet made a joke:
"If King Rastaha knew that his precious daughter was injured, then my old bones would probably be finished."
"You're a liar! You have deceived my father! ”
The only daughter of the Golden King, Princess Tarangi of Zandalara, lowered her voice and addressed the Dark Prophet:
"I've spent nearly 10 years studying in Zandalara's library, but I've never seen a sealed scroll box like that, you must have found it somewhere else, but I'm more curious, is that Lord of Thunder and Lightning, really as powerful as you say?"
The Dark Prophet laughed twice at the Empire's only princess's inquiry, and he looked at the cloudless sky, which he described in the tone of an ancient recorder:
"In the codex left by our ancestors, they depict what the envoys of Zandalar saw when they traveled to the land of the Thunder King..."
"The Lord of Thunder and Lightning is a brutal and ruthless ruler, he suppresses his kingdom with an iron fist, and all races in the land of Pandaria except for the Mogu, that is, the race of the Lord of Thunder, are reduced to slavery, and they spend their days in heavy shackles, and under the gaze of the Lord of Thunder, they build him magnificent palaces and strong, miraculous Great Wall, they call it Beauliespine... It is said to be a war structure used to defend against the invasion of another ancient race in the land. ”
"But it's not just the slaves who fear the Lord of Thunder and Lightning, even his people talk about him in a tone of awe, it is said that the King of Thunder and Lightning is in charge of the most powerful thunder and lightning divine power, and the four holy beasts of that land, known as the "Supreme Celestial God", are also bound by him in chains as his own pets, and when he is angry, the thunderous roar is enough to make the earth tremble, and he regards his power and power as a kind of pride... He thinks he's protecting the weak, and the weak are supposed to serve him. ”
The Dark Prophet shook his head:
Of course, this idea seemed somewhat neurotic to us, but at that time, no one dared to contradict him... Tarangi, the world is mysterious, the Trolls of Zandalar believe in the power of Loa, and I know that you are the priest of the most powerful Loalezan, but I will tell you that Loa's power is not enough to protect us, at least at this moment. ”
The young Princess Tarangi retorted unwillingly:
"Lezan is the powerful Loa that Zandalar has believed in for generations, its power is the strongest, even the death of Bonsandi will be subordinated to the power of Lezan, I don't believe that Thor will be stronger than Lezan."
"Oh, it's good to be suspicious of the world, my Highness Tarangi."
Zur laughed, letting the sea breeze blow his long white hair, and he whispered:
"But you will soon see the Lord of Thunder and Lightning awakened from death, the ancient covenant will be fulfilled, Zandalar will be given strong allies, we will be more than self-preservation, and we will soon rise again."
As he spoke, the eyes of the Dark Prophet Zur narrowed, and he pointed to the thick fog of the sea ahead of him, and he whispered:
"There's something in the way... Your Royal Highness, please let Lezan open the way for us... We must get to Pandaria as fast as we can, and we don't have time to dwell on these stupid pirates. ”
"Wait a minute."
Hearing Zur's plea for Loa's power, Princess Tarangi, as the priestess of Lezan, nodded excitedly, and then returned to her cabin, where Her Royal Highness lit a furnace of incense, and in the pale smoke, an ancient and deep voice sounded in the heart of the meditating Princess Tarangi:
"Do you need the power of old Lezan again? Little Tarangi..."
"Yes, the great Tyrannosaurus God Lezan, cast your power in the fog ahead... I have a father's mission, and I must accomplish it! ”
Princess Tarangi said sincerely:
"It will also allow the ignorant to see the power of Loa, and those who survive will spread your faith to the ends of the world..."
As a priestess favored by Loa, Princess Tarangi's request was fulfilled almost immediately, and on the sea in front of the Golden Fleet, the projection of the mighty Loa, who had been worshiped by the Golden Dynasty of Zandalar for generations, appeared in a dark blue halo, a terrifying Tyrannosaurus that reached nearly 7 meters tall, covered in armor made of gold, and had a golden helmet on its head.
Its body is illusory like a spirit, and it can easily tread water, and in the cheers of the countless trolls of the Golden Fleet, the huge Demon Tyrannosaurus Spirit stepped on the tide rolled up by the power, and rushed into the fog in front of the Golden Fleet like an irresistible land chariot, and the huge and chaotic pirate fleet driving in the fog did not react, but in the low sound like the beating of war drums, saw a terrifying beast charging with the tide.
The Spirit of Leizan lowered his head, the 7-meter-high, mountain-like Spirit of Loa was amazing, and between the collisions, the three battleships were lifted into the sky, and the battleships that blocked the path of Leizan's charge were either torn apart, or stepped into the sea by the brutal Demon Tyrannosaurus, and between the beating of the tide that rolled up behind Leizan, in just a few minutes, the pirate fleet hidden in the fog and pretended to be clever was like a large piece of meat, and a gap was cut from the center enough for the golden fleet to pass through.
"Let the Sky Knight disperse them!"
The Dark Prophet Zur turned his head to look in the other direction, and on the sea dozens of kilometers away, it seemed that there was another fleet heading in this direction, but the Prophet didn't care, he calmly instructed the troll general of the fleet:
"Don't kill them all, don't waste time on them, our mission is more important!"
"Yes, Prophet!"
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"That should be, the legendary Golden Fleet of the Zandalar Trolls?"
On the other side of the sea, on the flagship of the Invincible Armada, a dozen kilometers away from the Golden Fleet, heading towards the southeastern coast of Pandaria, Rear Admiral Taylor lowered his binoculars, and he witnessed how the strange fleet summoned a terrifying giant beast on the sea and launched a devastating attack on the pirate fleet they were pursuing.
And the number of troll sky knights who took off from Zandalara's golden fleet like birds made Rear Admiral Taylor frown.
Obviously, the way the troll fleet fought was a little different from what he understood to be naval warfare, and if the two sides clashed, according to the situation of air firepower, the anti-aircraft fire of the Armada would obviously not be able to compete with it, and there was that strange beast that was feared... That should be the trolls' evil tricks.
"General, those trolls are ignoring us, they're heading straight ahead!"
The lookout on the flagship reported the battle situation in a loud voice, and Major General Taylor thought for a moment, and then said to the herald beside him:
"Inform the captains that you don't need to pay attention to the naval battle ahead and continue along the course! Keep an eye out, the waters around here are already insane, full of disgusting pirates who are crazy and want to make a fortune in the New World. ”
"Yes, General!"
The herald hurried away, and Taylor turned back to the bridge, where the commander of the Invincible Armada, Prince Tanrid, was sitting in a chair, the young prince had fallen into a strange state since the disaster of the Sea of Mist, he was usually very, very quiet, almost philosopher-like, but once he entered the battle, he would be a different person.
Taylor couldn't help but recall the previous weeks of their Great Purge naval battle in the Tol Barad Sea, where Tanred, after destroying the temple of the Naga, ordered the soldiers to pit and kill nearly 3,000 Naga captives... That cold expression still makes Taylor feel creepy when he recalls it.
After listening to Taylor's report quietly, he casually lit a cigarette for himself, and in the midst of his smoky thoughts, the prince of the sea whispered:
"The Golden Fleet... I've heard my father say that it was a fleet guarding the Zandalar homeland, and rarely went out to fight actively, but this time it appeared on such a large scale in the waters of Pandaria, it seems that not only we are interested in the New World, but it can alarm the most civilized and powerful Zandalar dynasty among the trolls, which means that there are secrets under that land that we do not know. ”
"Do we need to monitor them?"
Taylor asked, but Tamred shook his head:
"Surveillance? No, why monitor them? The distance between the island of Zandara and the eastern continent is closer than that of Kurtilas and the empire itself, no matter what those trolls want to do, they should be more worried about their not us, but the Federation, and we advance troops just need to do our own thing. ”
"With all due respect, General."
Major General Taylor looked left and right, and he asked in a low voice:
"I don't understand why the top brass of the empire are so interested in this new continent that has just appeared, even if they want to open up new territories, shouldn't they send an expedition first? How did this directly let the fleet go? If there is another powerful civilization on that continent, they may see our fleet as a threat of force. ”
"The reason is complicated, Taylor, it's not something that can be explained in one sentence or two."
Tamred sighed a little helplessly, he put down the book in his hand, and he whispered:
"The Empire will one day try to return to its ancestral land, and at that time, it is more realistic to choose a springboard halfway through to accumulate strength and plan a counterattack than to fight directly across the Endless Sea, but Kurtilas is just an island, which is not suitable to be the front line of the Empire's war, and this continent that has just appeared on the South China Sea, it is located in the sea area in the middle of the two continents, and its geographical location is too perfect just from the perspective of war..."
"We don't even need to occupy it, just build two cities on the southeast coast, it can directly threaten the mainland of the Federation, if you were the decision-maker, would you abandon it? And more importantly, Taylor, even if we don't have the idea of starting a war on our own initiative, do you think the Federation, which has always worried about the Empire's counterattack, will turn a blind eye to this continent? ”
As soon as Tannred finished speaking, the herald rushed into the bridge, and he reported in a loud voice:
"Two generals! Another fleet was spotted in the sea ahead, judging by their flags, it should be the Federation's Black Ark fleet! Their target should also be the southeastern coast of the New World! Same as our destination! ”
"Uh..."
Tenred took the last puff of smoke, he pressed the cigarette butt in his ashtray to extinguish, he looked at Taylor, and then stood up:
"Our opponents are coming... Ready to get started? Major General Taylor? ”
"A warning to the Black Ark fleet! They are trying to enter the waters of the Empire, to make them clear their intentions, or to leave immediately, otherwise... A life-and-death naval battle will be inevitable! ”
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