If you traveled back to ancient times, while others ate Guanyin clay, you would actually have giant

"Sir, please preside over the launching ceremony."

Gong Sheng handed an axe to Zhou Wu. When a new ship is launched, in addition to praying for blessings, people of high status or great prestige are invited to personally cut the mooring ropes. Naturally, no one in Niujia Village has a higher status than Zhou Wu, especially since it is his own shipyard.

As Zhou Wu swiftly brought his knife down, the sailing ship slowly slid into his hand, and the inspectors on board quickly conducted a thorough inspection of the ship, inside and out.

"The ship's balance is not a problem."

"The ship has no problems with leaks or seepage."

"All functions are working properly."

Next, the sailors conducted sea trials of the new ship to test its various functions and stability.

"Gong Sheng, when will these two ships be delivered and put into service?"

"Sir, we will expedite the sea trials these next few days. If there are no problems, we can deliver it."

"Alright, these ships will be handed over to the Qingyang Army for use as warships."

"Yes."

When Niu Er heard that Zhou Wu was going to give the giant warship to his Qingyang Army first, he was so excited that he almost fainted. He insisted on personally going up to test the ship with the sailors.

"Go ahead, go ahead, and be safe."

"Thank you, brother."

Niu Er boarded the ship at the last minute, and could be seen from afar dancing excitedly on the deck.

. . . . .

An island in the South China Sea—this is the lair of the White Skull.

The entire settlement was built along the coastline, complete with docks, housing, and markets, resembling a small county town.

A pirate was running hurriedly down the street. When passersby saw the pirate's military flag, they all gave way, their faces showing fear.

The man ran straight towards the tallest building and then disappeared into the street.

"Meet the leader."

The tallest and largest building in the entire city is where Black Dragon, the leader of the White Skull Pirates, resides. At this moment, he is standing on the attic, looking at the city he has built with his own hands, with a smug look on his face.

"explain."

"The scouts report that the second-in-command and the captured brothers have been executed by Zhou Wu, and their bodies have been displayed at the Niujia Village dock."

"Bang~~~"

Black Dragon glared angrily and uncontrollably crushed a bamboo cup to pieces.

"How dare you! Order the brothers to blockade the sea around Niujia Village. If you have the chance, take good care of the people of Niujia Village."

"Yes."

Black Dragon was furious. After so many years of dominating the seas, this was the first time he had encountered someone who dared to openly oppose him. If he swallowed this insult, how could he continue to make a name for himself at sea?

With Heilong's command, the entire dock began to bustle with activity, and dozens of ships set sail one after another, their destination the waters of Niujia Village. Their leader had ordered the complete blockade of the entire Niujia Village's access to the sea, and also to find an opportunity to launch a surprise attack and sabotage against Niujia Village.

. . . . .

Niu Er was leading the Qingyang Army to test their new ship at sea. The more Niu Er looked at it, the more he liked it. He originally thought that the Bull Demon King-class ship was big enough, but he did not expect that this new ship was several times larger than the Bull Demon King. There were more than a dozen heavy crossbows on both sides of the deck. The heavy crossbows with their cold light were enough to scare away ordinary pirates.

"Deputy Commander, we have spotted many unidentified vessels ahead."

The observation posts on the new warships were located high on the mainmast, allowing for a wider field of vision and ensuring that the enemy could be detected first.

"Continue to observe."

To be honest, in this day and age, the chances of encountering other fleets at sea are quite small, so Niu Er already suspected that they were pirates.

"Deputy Commander, the other side is flying a skull and crossbones flag."

"Indeed, it's a good time to test out Master Niu's new ship. Everyone, prepare for battle."

Upon hearing that they were pirates, Niu Er transformed into a war maniac. He was still testing his new ship, and the other party had already offered themselves up to him. How thoughtful of them!

These pirates were the fleet that Heilong had set off to raid Niujia Village. Niu Er's two new ships were huge, and the pirates saw them from afar, but because of the distance, they thought they were just two ordinary ships.

"There are boats, only two, but that's a good appetizer. Let's go!"

"Come on~~"

A group of pirates, like sharks smelling blood, charged madly toward Niu Er's two ships.

However, the pirates gradually realized something was wrong, and their ship's speed decreased. Although there were only two ships on the other side, weren't these two ships excessively large?

"Boss, is this... is this still a ship for ordinary people?"

"It must be the mount of a celestial being. We have offended the gods."

Slowly, the pirate ship came to a stop about 300 meters away from the large ship, and the large ship also stopped in place. There was no one on board, and the scene was extremely quiet.

Just as the pirates were at a loss, a loud roar suddenly broke the silence.

"emission."

Heavy crossbow bolts poured out from the side panels, and in an instant, seven or eight pirate ships were pierced through and began to sink.

"Run! Run!"

Compared to these two giant ships, the pirate ships were like infants compared to giants. Coupled with the pirates' wild guesses that they were the mounts of gods, they lost all will to resist and wished they could jump into the sea and swim away.

Seeing the pirates fleeing, the Qingyang army peeked out and continued firing their heavy crossbows. The pirates hadn't realized that these weren't divine mounts at all, but rather the new warships from Niujia Village.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, dozens of pirate ships sank into the sea. Only a few managed to escape in the chaos. Although it would have been easy to catch them with the power of the warships' three sails, Niu Er waved his hand and deliberately let a few small fry go.

"Deputy Commander, why don't you give chase?"

"Let them go back and report our strength, so they won't send any more useless people to harass our village."

. . . . . .

White Skull Outpost.

On the dock, several pirates who had escaped were panting heavily. Black Dragon looked at the two or three ships that had returned, which were swaying precariously and probably wouldn't last much longer.

"What happened? You just went out and you're back so soon? Where is the others? Did you encounter a storm?"

If Heilong remembers correctly, there were at least fifty or sixty ships and several hundred people that went out at that time, but now only two or three dilapidated ships and about ten people have returned.

"The leader is the new warship of Niujia Village."

"New warships, how many?"

Upon hearing about the new warships in Niujia Village, and looking at the current state of his men, Heilong wondered if the enemy was hiding their strength and possessed hundreds of those Bull Demon King-class warships.

"Two ships."

"What, say that again?"

Did he just say two ships? Or two hundred?

"Two ships, Chief, you didn't know..."

"Crack~~"

Before the man could finish speaking, he was slapped unconscious by the black dragon and immediately turned to ask the other man.

"How many ships are there exactly? Anyone who dares to lie will die."