My Apocalypse Territory-Chapter 480 - 442 Sky Wolf Hall

There were five ships, each uniquely shaped.

They had no propellers or sails, but their decks were wide, appearing as if skyscrapers had been erected upon them... These five tower ships, one large and four small, with the largest one being comparable to a modern aircraft carrier, traveled the sea like a colossal fortress.

At the bow of the largest ship stood a statue about ten meters tall, resembling a seductive woman. Her long hair cascaded down her smooth back, while the lower half of her body transformed dramatically, resembling a fish tail coiled into an arc.

The other tower ships also had similar statues at their bows, not as large, but still five to six meters tall.

At this moment,

A man dressed in dark black crane-silk robes, with two dark red long swords hanging at his waist, his expression stern and his eyes as deep as an abyss, stood beside the ten-meter-high statue, gazing out toward the horizon.

"Daxia Country, how much farther..."

"Lord Nishimura, based on our current speed, we estimate it will take just over an hour to see the coastline of Daxia Country."

"By then, under your leadership, we will surely be able to build our own homeland and create a new splendor."

A woman, who resembled a secretary, bowed deeply, her face full of respect.

But she was not feigning.

Before her stood Nishimura Shonin, a figure of illustrious fame within Sakura Country. His mastery of the double-sword style battle technique was unparalleled, having slain countless mighty foes, earning him the title — "Infinite Blademan!"

He had founded "Sky Wolf Hall", merging several major forces of Nine Domes Island, suddenly becoming the super force most likely to unify Nine Domes Island.

"...If not for the attack of the Leviathan, perhaps, my lord, you would have already unified all of Nine Domes, with your blade pointed toward Mainland."

Nishimura’s expression remained unchanged, quietly watching the sea, his thoughts unknown.

After a while, he finally spoke:

"Nine Domes Island, after all, is too small, too barren; only the vast lands of Daxia are what I long for."

"Mainland Island is the same, constantly besieged by sea beasts. Our ’Sky Wolf Hall’ possesses several giant ships from the Fourth Epoch, which allow us to travel across the ocean and escape from difficult situations. The other super forces of Mainland Island, in my view, can only struggle on that island; someday, they might encounter a great sea beast like ’Leviathan’ and perish."

Nishimura spoke in a detached tone.

A little over a month ago, he was a Ninth Layer Awakener, powerful but not without rivals.

It was until he accidentally entered the secret realm of Jiuchuan Country.

The epoch warriors who originally possessed the realm made a mistake in their awakening. When Nishimura accidentally entered the realm, he saw several individuals with withered complexions struggling to climb out of their containers—he decisively killed several Fourth Epoch awakeners and monopolized the entire realm.

He not only acquired seven giant rune ships but also gained countless technologies related to the ships, blueprints, and even ingested a Life Holy Fruit. This allowed him to break through several realms, achieving Thirteen Layer Great Perfection.

From that moment, Nishimura had no more rivals, and the wilderness no longer posed a danger for him.

Even if facing a Catastrophe Level Demonized Beast, although not a match, he could easily escape.

However, a week ago, the Deep Sea Giant Beast, Leviathan, appeared, its body larger than an aircraft carrier. Its tentacles swept across the vast naval base, reducing it to ashes.

Their "Sky Wolf Hall" produced Energy-gathering Cannon fired on Leviathan caused but a negligible wound compared to the creature itself, and countless Sea Beasts surged onto the land, leaving almost no room for humans on Nine Domes Island.

"Sky Wolf Hall" had long prepared for the voyage to Daxia, and their losses were not significant.

Relying on the main ship’s Rune Eternal Freeze Cannon and the mermaid figurehead that drove away the Sea Beasts, they managed to break through after losing one secondary ship.

During the several days at sea, they lost another secondary ship; now, only five Giant Rune Ships remained, but they were about to arrive at Daxia’s shores, which were far less dangerous than the deep sea... Nishimura was brimming with confidence.

The female secretary, infected, said excitedly, "Sir, you are right. Nine Domes Island is too barren for us to build Giant Rune Ships, but Daxia has always been rich in resources since ancient times; we might be able to construct more advanced Giant Rune Ships. Then, even Leviathan would be nothing to us!

The technology of the Fourth Epoch is truly powerful! It must be the strongest era in the history of our earth, but it’s unknown what happened in between that totally cut off those technologies.

But now, sir, you have obtained the inheritance of the Fourth Epoch. This must be the world’s choice. Under your leadership, we will certainly be able to build more Giant Rune Ships, and one day, we will conquer the entire ocean, even the whole world!"

The tower ship rode the waves, invisible fluctuations spreading all around from the huge statue at the bow.

The originally churning waves suddenly calmed as the tower ship passed, and the Sea Beasts sensing the disturbance turned away and swam elsewhere.

...

"In the Fourth Epoch, the ocean was also very dangerous. Initially, traces of Transcendent beings existed among humans, and there were even more Sea Beasts. By the middle period of the Fourth Epoch, traces of human Transcendents gradually disappeared, yet the legends of Deep Sea Giant Beasts still circulated in the oceans," Yan Dingtian glanced at the cards in his hand, threw down three aces, and continued, "Now looking back, those terrifying legends were probably caused by Transcendent Sea Beasts. Transcendents have long lifespans and Mutant Beasts... live even longer than humans, from the early to middle phase of the Fourth Epoch... even if they survived to the late phase, I wouldn’t be surprised."

Tang Yu frowned and after declaring "I fold", he asked:

"The Three Great Countries are world-class nations, but they can’t rely solely on land transportation for goods, right? Or does each of their ocean-going ships come equipped with high-powered Energy-gathering Cannons? Even so, facing Transcendent Tier Sea Beasts would still be dangerous, not to mention the increased cost of transportation."

Yan Dingtian shook his head, "The Three Great Countries, as well as some small countries with advanced sea transportation, they all know how to make a kind of figurehead that can drive away Sea Beasts and ensure the safety of their voyages. Even if it’s a Deep Sea Giant Beast, as long as they don’t provoke it, it typically won’t attack ships equipped with figureheads."

Tang Yu stroked his chin.

Figureheads driving away Sea Beasts were not due to making the Sea Beasts detest and, therefore, avoid them; he always felt it was a sign, as if telling the Sea Beasts, ’This ship is under my protection,’ seemingly... related to the Spirits of the sea.

From "Zhen," he had learned that Elves had ancient tales of protecting humans.

"Pretty advanced technology, I want it," Tang Yu stroked his chin.

Yan Dingtian glanced at him, "Not that advanced. Floating Airships are the cutting edge technology. The Mage Alliance, with one medium-sized and five small Floating Airships, has become a world-class organization that even the Three Great Countries fear.

In that era, top commerce chambers took air routes for long distances; general airships could resist airborne Mutant Beasts, ensuring safety... As for Transcendent-level flying Mutant Beasts, in the early Fourth Epoch, they were probably wiped out by the Transcendents of the Three Great Countries—every part of a Transcendent Mutant Beast’s body is a treasure, Deep Sea Giant Beasts daring to approach the coast mostly ended up being slaughtered."

Tang Yu thought it made sense.

Making figureheads for sea routes required costs that might not be cheaper than airships, and took far longer; only those who couldn’t fly would choose sea transport.

But... the romance of the sea, that old man Yan wouldn’t understand!

Unfortunately, not many countries in the Fourth Epoch mastered the technology of making figureheads; at least, Nanlin Country didn’t. Why couldn’t other awakeners from the Fourth Epoch be like old Yan, boldly venture into Green Shadow, and serendipitously sign a permanent servitude agreement?