Published: March 12, 2025
CHAPTER 411: Facing Off
Zhao Hai did not expect Zhu Wan to dare to show up again. However, upon seeing the content on the monitor, he understood why Zhu Wan had the courage; he was accompanied by five people. Among these five, two were mages and two were dressed as warriors. From their imposing aura, it was clear that they were all eighth level warriors. Zhao Hai glanced at the other ships and indeed found two more mages and three warriors, all of whom were eighth level experts.
Seeing these people, Zhao Hai's eyes narrowed slightly. Ten eighth level experts; the Karlqi Family really spared no expense. But would this be useful to him?
Zhao Hai examined the ships. They were all high-quality armed merchant ships, and the people on board were also formidable, clearly elite soldiers. Zhao Hai couldn't help but snort coldly.
Laura and the others were also observing these ships. Hearing Zhao Hai's snort, Laura asked, "Brother Hai, what should we do? Should we kill them all?"
Zhao Hai said solemnly, "If we don't make them feel pain, they'll never learn their lesson. We'll only keep those eight experts, Zhu Wan, and his companions, but we need to cripple those eight experts. We'll take over their ships. Issue an order for all artillery not to show any signs of attack, and let the ship lower its sails. Today, we're going to play big."
Jin An immediately went to relay the orders. Laura and the others did not oppose. Right now, they only had one ship, the Peach Blossom. Although the other ships were stored in their space, this was clearly not the time to take them out.
Currently, Zhao Hai had twenty ships, with the Peach Blossom on the surface and the Arrowfish Ship undergoing major repairs in Jadewater City. The other ships were all stored in his space. Even the five ships previously taken from the Magedel family were still there. If he suddenly released those ships to battle the Karlqi Family, his secrets would be greatly exposed. He did not want that to happen, so he instructed Jin An to lower the sails and forbade the gunners from firing. This way, when the other side saw their actions, they would not attack them but would only engage in boarding combat, and Zhao Hai was not afraid of that.
Zhao Hai's reluctance for a cannon fight had its reasons; he had already considered those twenty ships belonging to the Karlqi Family as his own property, and damaging them would indeed cause him pain.
Laura watched as the twenty warships gradually closed in, her eyes filled with eagerness. Her strength had now stabilized at the eighth level, and with her long training, if it were just physical combat, Zhao Hai was not a match for her.
Although Laura was a knight, her foot combat gun technique and sword skills were formidable. Now, she would not lose even against wooden or stone opponents; someone like Zhao Hai, who had picked up martial arts halfway, was naturally not her opponent.
Now Laura felt greatly confident. Practicing with Kun Zheng had become tedious, and she often longed for a real fight. Zhao Hai had no choice but to take some metal from the warehouse and use the crafting machine to make her a tang dao.
Weapons here in the Ark Continent had developed well, but Zhao Hai had a slight preference for Earth products. Coupled with the fact that the tang dao was the ancestor of the Japanese samurai sword, not only was it imposing in design, but it also had greater power in use. Thus, Zhao Hai made a tang dao for Laura.
Unexpectedly, once the tang dao was completed, Kun Zheng also wanted one badly. Zhao Hai had no choice but to make another for him. Now, Laura and Kun Zheng rarely parted from their swords, which made Zhao Hai quite helpless.
However, he did not anticipate that after making the swords for Kun Zheng, both Mu Tou and Shi Tou also wanted one. But the tang dao itself was not a heavy sword, while Mu Tou and Shi Tou used two-handed heavy swords, making such a weapon unsuitable for them. In the end, Zhao Hai had no choice but to make each of them a thick-backed large cleaver and lengthened the handle to better fit their use. This made the two delighted.