Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 157 Have you heard of the Sanyu Treasure Ship?

When Yan Yu learned that Yan Jing was coming, he was worried for a while whether she could get along well with the other team members.

After all, the emotions between girls are much more complicated than those between boys. Many women can dislike each other even after just meeting once and without saying a word.

Fortunately, it turns out that my sister's friendliness is not only effective towards family members, but also towards people outside.

After just one day, all the girls had begun to call her Jingjing affectionately, and even treated her like their own sister.

But if you think about it carefully, Chen Lingyun and Su Yunjin are the only daughters in their families, Lin Ning seems to have only a brother and a sister, and as for the demon girl from the Demon Sect, she is all alone in this world - everyone really has no sisters, so Yan Jing awakened their sister instincts, and this explanation does make sense.

"Jingjing, do you want to eat this?" Zhao Yuanzhen shared the snacks with her.

"Thank you, sister." Yan Jing said sweetly.

Yan Yu frowned as he watched from the side. He knew full well that the demonic woman was cunning by nature, and that anyone who showed her kindness without any reason was either a traitor or a thief. However, he also knew that his own sister was no pushover either, so it was hard to say who would suffer in the end in this fight between the two evils.

"Jingjing, I put the clothes you took off last night into the washing machine." Su Yunjin reminded.

"Okay, thank you Sister Su." Yan Jing said with a smile.

"Jingjing." Lin Ning asked curiously, "Are you and Yan Yu really siblings?"

"Yes," Yan Jing replied, "Although my brother is narcissistic, withdrawn, and has no moral bottom line, he is indeed my blood brother."

"It's a shame to be Yan Yu's younger sister." Chen Lingyun asked with a smile, "Why don't you come and be my younger sister?"

"Since I call Lingyun Sister, we are of course sisters." Yan Jing smiled and hugged Chen Lingyun. The two of them were about the same height, and standing together, it was hard to say who looked more like the sister.

Yan Yu watched coldly from behind, and the more he watched, the more his scalp tingled.

He was all too aware of his sister's ability to rise through the ranks. In their previous lives, when the siblings got into trouble, Yan Yu was always the only one to get beaten... because whenever Yan's father picked up the stick, Yan Jing would immediately burst into tears and act pitiful, to the point where even Yan Yu, an insider, couldn't help but feel pity for her.

As a second-born human being, Yan Yu in this life is certainly not hated by everyone, but perhaps because she has been imitating and learning from her mature brother, Yan Jing's emotional intelligence has also increased by leaps and bounds. At a young age, she has mastered the natural skill of "speaking differently to different people and different stories to different people". No matter whether it is the relatives around her or the teachers and classmates in school, no one dislikes her.

Humph, the only person who doesn't fall for her tricks is me, her incredibly wise brother. Even though you, Chen Lingyun, are as cunning as an old ghost, aren't you still fooled by her?

Yan Yu stood up and stretched, and his cell phone suddenly rang.

"Hello?" Li Weiguo's voice came from the phone. "Are you at school? Come to the office."

"Okay." Yan Yu agreed readily.

Oh, Lao Li is finally back.

"If Chen Lingyun is here, ask her to come along." Li Weiguo continued.

"Understood." Yan Yu hung up the phone and said to Chen Lingyun:

"Let's go."

"Where are you going, brother?" Yan Jing asked in surprise.

"Going to work." Yan Yu answered concisely.

After leaving their younger sister in the care of the other three girls, Yan Yu and Chen Lingyun rushed to the school. When they entered the principal's office, they saw Li Weiguo making a phone call and Chen Tianming standing with his hands behind his back, looking at the wall.

The wall that was originally covered with many things has now been cleaned and installed with a large tactical display screen.

On the screen was a dynamic shipping chart, with arrows representing ships moving in real time. Looking at the outline of the coastline, it seemed to be... um, the South China Sea?

Li Weiguo hung up the phone, looked up at Yan Yu, and said:
"You're just in time. I have something to tell you."

He picked up something that looked like a remote control and pressed a few buttons on the display screen. Soon, a video window popped up. The progress bar had been moved to the middle. The voice sounded like someone was reporting military intelligence:

“8月25日下午2点07分，我部侦测到不明舰队在南海方向出现，坐标东经118度北纬14度，正在朝北偏东12度方向以22节速度航行……”

The video zoomed in quickly, revealing a fleet of ships in the distance, braving the wind and waves. The vessels were remarkably quaint, resembling ancient land treasure ships, with wooden hulls and massive sails, towering and majestic.

Li Weiguo paused and asked Yan Yu:

"What do you think?" What do you mean by "what do you think?" Are you the commander-in-chief of the Zhendong Army, or am I the commander-in-chief?

Yan Yu was also speechless and asked:

"Have you sent a landing craft to check it out?"

Li Weiguo did not answer, but said:

"The USS Mitchell CVN-144 carrier strike group, which was originally patrolling near the Strait of Malacca, has arrived in the target area and dispatched military aircraft to conduct a exploratory bombing of the fleet."

"Oh." Yan Yu laughed and said, "The fleet should be unharmed, otherwise we wouldn't be standing here discussing this."

"That's right," Li Weiguo nodded. "The target was less than 160 kilometers from the Sulu coast. Plus, the fleet was of ancient Lu-Kingdom type, so Sulu mistakenly thought it was our secret fleet invading and sent a request for help to Mitch that same day. Mitch intervened under the pretext of defending an ally. After confirming the situation with us, he launched an attack on the target fleet without authorization."

Yan Yu was speechless when he heard this, but this was undoubtedly Mitch's rough style.

The South China Sea was the absolute land-based sphere of influence. Although Mitch instigated Sulu's constant stirrings of trouble, he knew in his heart that victory was impossible. Hence, his "I can't take it, and I won't let you take it" mentality, attempting a devastating bombing of the mysterious fleet.

"The result is that after the bomb was dropped over the fleet, it exploded at an altitude of 300 meters." Li Weiguo continued to press the remote control, and a 3D model diagram popped up on the screen. "We have confirmed that there is an invisible force field surrounding the fleet, blocking all matter and energy that approaches the fleet."

"Even the water beneath the fleet is completely isolated from the water outside the force field. Breaking through this force field is extremely difficult, but we have observed that the target fleet's speed is decreasing, and it is expected to come to a standstill in the afternoon of September 9st."

"The mechanism seems simple enough," Chen Lingyun said with a smile. "If we consider the fleet as a secret realm, then while it's still sailing, outsiders are not allowed to enter. So, we can infer that once the fleet comes to a complete stop, the situation might change—for example, the invisible force field disappears, or an entrance appears, allowing outside forces to board and explore?"

"I can only say that these possibilities cannot be ruled out," Li Weiguo said seriously. "Considering the complexity of the situation, the Privy Council has decided to send you and the Qing'an Squadron to assist the Annan Navy in taking over. If the secret realm is finally opened, you must seize it first. This operation is codenamed 'Three Islands Treasure Ship'. Do you have any questions?"

"Yes." Yan Yu asked seriously, "Who is our opponent this time?"

"It's still uncertain," Li Weiguo said slowly. "Sulu has publicly claimed ownership of the Sanyu Treasure Ship, so they will definitely send extraordinary people to participate in the battle this time. But their military strength is too weak, so we can ignore it."

"Apart from Sulu, there are three other possible forces."

"The first is Mitch. Sulu requested Mitch to send extraordinary forces from mainland China for support, but Mitch has not yet responded. It is currently believed that Mitch has a high probability of participating in this competition, but may not send his most elite forces."

Yan Yu recalled silently for a moment, remembering that in his previous life, Mitch had signed the so-called "Long-Arm Act", which gave the "superheroes" of the Homeland Security Agency the power to interfere in any secret areas located on the high seas and within national borders.

After all, unlike Lu Guo who raises his own children, Mitch's "superheroes" are all recruited from all over the world, so he doesn't feel sad even if they die. The worst that can happen is that he can start the printing press to make money and recruit new people.

"Second, Southeast Asia. Sulu has already extended invitations to neighboring nations to jointly develop the Three Islands Treasure Ship Secret Realm." Li Weiguo commented with a serious expression, "It's an old-fashioned tactic of driving the tiger to devour the wolf, but it's very effective. Luoyue and Java have already responded, and we're still lobbying the rest. But to be on the safe side, we'll assume they'll all join the war."

Yan Yu had no doubt about this. In his previous life, these guys were basically sharks, ready to bite at the first sign of a scent—but their reasons were completely different from Mitch's.

The main reason they're forced to expand outward is because the number of transcendental beings in the country is growing too fast, and per capita cultivation resources are severely scarce. It's no use lobbying the ruling class; they can't control the vast number of cultivators in the civilian world, and they're almost unable to protect themselves.

"Finally, it's Sakura Empire." Li Weiguo paused for a moment and continued, "Sakura Empire had originally responded to Sulu's request for support, but a secret realm recently appeared on Ezo Island, so Sakura Empire will inevitably shift its focus to the north. The Three Islands Treasure Ship can be considered out of the game early."

The Ezo Islands, a disputed territory with Sakura Empire, are effectively controlled by the Rakshasa Empire and a major concern for Sakura Empire. With the Siberian unrest now severing Sakura Empire's ties, Sakura Empire's strategic goal will undoubtedly shift to capturing the Ezo Islands. Failure to do so would necessitate collective seppuku (hara-kiri) for the cabinet. The importance of this cannot be overstated.

"I see." Yan Yu also began to think, "This time we have to deal with Mitch and Southeast Asia...Okay. When do you need us to leave?"

"Tomorrow afternoon." Li Weiguo asked with a smile, "I'll give you a whole day to prepare. Is that enough?"

"Enough, enough." Yan Yu nodded calmly.

He wanted to say, "No need to prepare at all, we can leave now," but then he remembered his younger sister at home! How could someone rush to Jinling Mansion yesterday and then leave her alone at home today?

It’s better to set off tomorrow, at least I can spend time with my sister today.

Only after Yan Yu and Chen Lingyun left did Li Weiguo put away his smile and frowned.

"What's wrong, Lao Li?" Chen Tianming asked with a smile. "I don't think Yan Yu is nervous at all, so why are you worried?"

"This guy, every time I ask him a question, he always pretends to be awesome." Li Weiguo said with a wry smile, "Now that he suddenly stops pretending, I'm really a little uncomfortable with it."

"Yeah." Chen Tianming expressed his understanding. "It's just that you need to train an army for a thousand days and use it for a moment."

"No matter how rough and dangerous their path may be, they still have to walk it themselves."

(End of this chapter)