969 Second Voyage (2/2)

Thirdly, the accumulation of many new technologies and techniques.

Be it the bartering ram, the bars, or the watertight cabin technology, these series of warship changing technologies led by Old Sun were gathered onto the Z1 Type Warship.

One could say that be it in terms of speed, weight, or firepower, it was a huge upgrade from the turreted warship. Its level exceeded any wooden warship in China.

Old Sun had said that even the British Man O' War type warships could not be compared to it.

The success of the Z1 Type Warship could be seen as a result of the Great Xia Shipbuilding industry development.

If the Z1 Type Warship was the most advanced warship of the day, then The Emperor was an overlord of the ocean.

Compared to the Z1 Type Warship, The Emperor was a size bigger, and its cannons were increased to 120. It weighed 3600 tonnes, which was more than a Grade 1 Man O' War series warship.

There was a docking bay specially designed on the deck of The Emperor to allow mimicry flying devices to take off and land.

Most crucially, The Emperor used steam engine as a support power, unveiling the time for machines to replace human labor.

The currently developing Z2 Type Warship would totally use steam engine and welcome another round of revolution.

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Beihai Bay, Spratly Islands, Zhongsha Islands, South Sea...

All the way around, Ouyang Shuo was filled with many emotions. None of these islands were desolate islands. Instead, they were listed as explored territories in Qiongzhou Prefecture, and each one had signs of China Region players in it.

On the ocean surface, one could often see groups of fishing boats. Along with the development of the Shipbuilding Industry, the dynasty fishing industry had developed from close sea to deep ocean.

On the tables of the Shanhai City people, seafood was not a new ingredient.

As he passed Beihai Bay, he could not see a single Annan ship. There were no fishing boats, merchant ships, or warships. Although the Annan Squadron was rebuilt, they felt threatened by Yashan City. As such, they did not dare go out to sea.

11th month, 9th day, the Emperor Squadron passes the Spratly Islands.

Ouyang Shuo remembered that last time he was at the Spratly Islands. At that time, the voyage squadron had faced a storm and fought with octopus beasts. As a result, Ouyang Shuo unintentionally arrived on the unnamed island and discovered the dragon vein.

The dragon bones of The Emperor were from that island.

Just as they passed the Spratly Islands, a loud dragon roar spread out from the skies above.

”What sound is that?”

”Be on alert. Cannons, get ready!”

The Emperor was alert, but they did not panic, making Ouyang Shuo really satisfied.

Raising his head, one could see a thousand meter long golden dragon in the clouds. Its golden scales, thick body, and shining claws made one look on awe.

”Dragon, a god dragon!”

The fate dragon had appeared several times, so the civilians of Great Xia were not unfamiliar with it. Their first reaction was that they thought it was the appearance of the god dragon.

Weirdly, the dragon they saw before was purple, while this one was gold. Not to mention it really looked like the one on the Great Xia country flag.

The golden dragon in the sky scratched its head with its claws as confusion appeared in its eyes, ”Shouldn't they be afraid? Why are they so calm?”

The moment he saw the golden dragon, Ouyang Shuo thought back to when he was on the unnamed island and the story the Qilin spoke to him about. Ouyang Shuo asked, ”Did you come from the dragon island?”

The golden dragon was shocked and subconsciously asked, ”How do you know that?”

The moment he said those words, he regretted it.

Ouyang Shuo smiled, ”I was fortunate enough to hear Senior Qilin speak about it.”

'Scoff.' The dragon did not believe it, ”Human, tell me why I smell the scent of my race. If you do not give me a satisfying answer, do not blame me.”

Naturally, the dragon was referring to The Emperor. When Ouyang Shuo decided to use the bones of the black dragon to build it, he had foreseen this.

After building it, The Emperor did not disappoint him.

The Emperor gave out the aura of a dragon. While they sailed, no matter what ocean beast they came across, it would flee when they felt this aura.

The stronger the ocean beast, the further it ran to hide.

With that, the Emperor Squadron did not face a single ocean beast along the way.

Ouyang Shuo did not hide anything and told the golden dragon everything about the black dragon.

The Qilin told Ouyang Shuo that the black dragon was a bastard of the dragon race, and it was a famous criminal. Since the golden dragon came from the dragon island, there was no reason for him to be enemies with Ouyang Shuo.

As expected, after listening to Ouyang Shuo's description, the golden dragon was a little emotional, clawing out. A claw that was an accumulation of energy passed through The Emperor and scratched some of the aura of the black dragon.

The golden dragon sniffed the aura and confirmed the story.

When Ouyang Shuo saw that, his eyes focused; this golden dragon was really amazing.