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Why are there so many shipwrecks at sea lately?

Hussein has already occupied the second and third islands and is currently gathering forces to launch a general offensive against the first island. However, recently, many shipwrecks have been washing ashore every day, which has puzzled Hussein and his men.

"I haven't heard of any storms in the area these past few days."

Generally speaking, the most likely cause of a shipwreck is a storm. If there is no storm, then there is only one other possibility: war. Only war can destroy a ship so completely.

War? Recently, apart from our own region, it seems there's no other war happening in Southeast Asia.

"Someone is coming."

"His Royal Highness Prince."

"Send someone out to find out if anything major has happened in the surrounding area."

"Yes."

Hussein is now very confident that he has taken the largest island, but his strength is not invincible in Southeast Asia, and can only be considered average.

After all, besides the Houthis, there are many civilized countries in Southeast Asia. Compared to them, the Houthis can only be considered an armed force.

They had originally planned to take action on the first island soon, but this unexpected situation left Hussein feeling uncertain.

The person sent out to gather information quickly returned, and the man was now filled with terror, as if he had seen something frightening.

"Your Highness... Your Highness..."

Before he could finish speaking, the man's legs suddenly gave way, and he collapsed to the ground.

"What's wrong with you?"

Hu Sai quickly stepped forward and helped the person up.

"My lord, the entire sea is littered with corpses and blood..."

His subordinate recounted everything he had seen, his voice trembling.

"What corpse? Tell me slowly."

"My subordinates inquired along the way, and some people said they saw a lot of warships, so many, so many, they had never seen so many before."

"They attacked the massacre pirate crew, slaughtered them all, and their bodies went straight into the sea. Not one of them survived; they were all dead, all dead."

"We saw with our own eyes that the entire sea was stained red with blood."

Everyone was shocked. The Slaughter Pirates were no strangers to them; they were the second-ranked pirate crew among the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Compared to other pirate crews, the Slaughter Pirates are more like a mercenary group. They don't usually engage in robbery or plunder; instead, they do mercenary work and escorting.

Therefore, the reputation of the Slaughter Mercenary Group in Southeast Asia is not very bad, but it is undeniable that their strength is beyond doubt, as they are ranked second among the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

But such a powerful pirate crew was wiped out so quietly, the strength of the opponent was simply terrifying.

"Do you know who did it?"

"I don't know. There's absolutely no news from them. Some people just said they saw a very large fleet."

The fleet that appeared out of nowhere, intending to slaughter and annihilate the pirate crew, then mysteriously disappeared—it was truly unbelievable.

After much deliberation, Hu Sai decided to tell Zhou Wu the news, since the Southeast Asian waters are not far from the South China Sea islands.

"Someone, send someone to inform Lord Zhou to be careful."

"Yes."

. . . . . . .

By the time Hussein's messenger arrived in the South China Sea, Zhou Wu had already learned of the matter through other channels.

"My lord, there's been a lot of commotion in Southeast Asia lately, and many merchants are afraid to go there to do business."

Deng Yuanliang was the first to know, because some businessmen reported that a mysterious fleet had appeared in Southeast Asia and had wiped out the entire pirate crew, which frightened everyone.

Therefore, the overseas trade was greatly affected by this incident. Since Deng Yuanliang was in charge of this matter, he immediately reported it to Zhou Wu.

“Maritime trade is a major source of revenue for our South China Sea region, and we cannot afford to delay it. Instruct the navy to establish an escort team, just like before, with the navy escorting each trade trip.”

"it is good."

"We're sending out spies to find out who they are, their current location, and their next move."

"Yes."

After Zhou Wu gave his instructions, he received a letter from Hu Sai. After reading it, Zhou Wu realized that the situation in Southeast Asia was more complicated than he had imagined.

Because of the mysterious fleet, the entire Southeast Asia is now on edge. After all, the Slaughter Pirates were considered to be the strongest naval force in Southeast Asia, but they were easily wiped out. Other countries have immediately issued orders to strictly prohibit their personnel from conducting maritime operations.

The once bustling and prosperous maritime trade in Southeast Asia has become stagnant due to the appearance of mysterious fleets.

Strangely, in the days that followed, this massive, mysterious fleet seemed to vanish without a trace.

A few days later, someone said that they had indeed seen a huge fleet sailing from the southwest of Southeast Asian waters, which is the only way to leave Southeast Asia and go west.

The news quickly spread to the coastal countries of Southeast Asia, and also reached Zhou Wu.

"It seems that this fleet is very likely affiliated with a Western country."

News of this fleet's origin from the West quickly spread throughout Asia. Due to its power and mystery, it was known as the Invincible Fleet.

After the Invincible Armada left Southeast Asia, maritime trade flourished there. However, the appearance of this fleet prompted Southeast Asian countries to begin to focus on building up their naval power.

. . . . . . . . .

The appearance of the mysterious fleet prompted Zhou Wu to accelerate the expansion of the South China Sea Navy. He even suspected that, coincidentally, the emperor had ordered the expansion of the navy before the mysterious fleet appeared, perhaps knowing about it in advance through some channel.

Zhou Wu also finalized the navy's ship configuration, with the Azure Dragon as the main ship and the Bull Demon King as a regular ship, the two complementing each other.

The South China Sea can no longer support the recruitment of naval personnel, so the current recruitment of naval personnel is mainly centered on Niujia Town and the surrounding coastal areas.

I originally thought that recruiting naval personnel would take some time, after all, the Dragon Navy is still a brand new branch of service. Although it has been established for two years, people only know about it in the coastal areas near the South China Sea.

However, when the recruiters from the South China Sea arrived in various places, they immediately attracted crowds. When the local young men learned that they were there to recruit naval personnel, they all eagerly signed up.

"What's going on here? So many people!"

A young man who had lived deep in the mountains for a long time looked at an old man and asked.

"You didn't know? Our Great Dragon Navy is recruiting, young man. You're not from around here, are you?"

"It's just recruiting soldiers, why are you being so enthusiastic?"

The old man looked at the young man in front of him with an expression that was almost as if he were looking at an idiot.