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The last pirate raid seems to have frightened these merchants, as there are hardly any fleets sailing in the South China Sea. This has indirectly led to the sale of the Bull Demon King. However, the shipyard is taking advantage of this time to speed up the construction of new ships.

"How's the heavy crossbow for Lao Jiang going? Can it be installed on the Bull Demon King first? We can't wait any longer."

A few days later, some bad signs began to appear among the villagers who hadn't worked for a long time. Zhou Wu also noticed this, so he could no longer stay at sea.

"My lord, the heavy crossbow bolts are perfectly adequate if they are mounted on the existing Bull Demon King ship."

"Okay, let's start the installation."

"Yes."

After leaving Chiang Kai-shek's place, Zhou Wu hurriedly arrived at the dock. Due to the sea ban, the dock had lost its former prosperity, and dozens of Bull Demon King-class ships were moored at the dock, looking rather lonely.

However, on several ships in the distance, soldiers of the Qingyang Army were conducting naval combat training.

"Niu Er~~~"

Zhou Wu let out a roar, and Niu Er poked his head out from one of the boats.

"Brother Wu, over here."

How's the sea training going?

"Brother, all members of the Qingyang Army have now completed their maritime training courses and passed the assessment."

Niu Er spoke with great pride, saying that not long ago, at least half of the Qingyang Army were suffering from severe seasickness, but now they had not only overcome seasickness but were also able to complete their training.

"That's good. The sea ban will be lifted in a few days, and then the Qingyang Army will escort the trade ships."

"Great."

Now all the bandits and outlaws in Qingyang County have been wiped out by the Qingyang Army. Even the bandits and outlaws in the surrounding areas are staying far away from Qingyang County, for fear that the Qingyang Army will cross the border.

So when Niu Er heard that the naval training was for combating pirates, he immediately perked up.

Three days later, Niu Er and Deng Yuanliang embarked on their long-awaited maritime trade together. This time, the scale was larger than ever before, with over twenty Bull Demon King-class ships, representing almost the entire wealth of Niu Family Village, loaded with porcelain and other specialties from the Great Dragon.

More than twenty Bull Demon King ships, each equipped with Qingyang Army soldiers, and each with a heavy crossbow at the bow and stern. Zhou Wu specifically tested the thickness of the Bull Demon King's hull, and found that the heavy crossbow could easily penetrate the hull within 300 meters.

Deng Yuanliang was on tenterhooks the whole way, fearing the appearance of pirates, while Niu Er was full of anticipation, hoping that the pirates would appear. However, whether it was good luck or the pirates received the news in advance, they did not appear until the fleet arrived at the Moon Man Kingdom.

Moon Man Port.

"My friends, it's been so long since you've come. What happened?"

Li Bing had heard from his subordinates that the dragon fleet had arrived, and he jumped up excitedly on the spot. Although he was still a dock manager, he had made a lot of money because of his good relationship with Deng Yuanliang. Moreover, he was also courted by many merchants in Yuenan, since Deng Yuanliang's purchases were always massive. He could make a lot of money even selling cow dung.

"A group of vicious pirates has appeared in the South China Sea. Without ensuring our own safety, we adults have suspended our sea voyages."

"What, pirates? Damn it, I'll report this to the tax officer immediately."

Although the volume of transactions at the dock directly affects the tax official's performance, it doesn't mean he would send troops to the waters near Da Long's house to help eliminate pirates just for the sake of performance. This is just Li Bing's excuse.

"No need to trouble yourself, we adults will handle it ourselves. Here is a list of the goods we brought, and here is a list of the goods we need to purchase. Thank you for your help."

As Deng Yuanliang handed over the two lists, he also handed over a package. Li Bing understood and took the package and the lists. He lightly weighed the package in his hand and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

As for the goods list, the goods that are delivered are naturally sought-after items in the Moon Man Kingdom. Li Bing will help find buyers. As for the other purchase list, Li Bing only needs to send out the message and then wait for the suppliers to come to him. It's a very easy job, and it saves Deng Yuanliang a lot of trouble.

Even though it was so easy and simple, it still took five days to sell all the cargo on all the ships and then reload them with the purchased goods.

"Then see you next time."

"Be careful on the road, and may those damned pirates die in the storm."

These were Li Bing's heartfelt words, after all, the Dragon Boat Fleet was his financial backer, and he absolutely couldn't afford to have anything happen to it.

. . . . . .

"Has our journey been a little too smooth?"

For some reason, Deng Yuanliang felt extremely uneasy ever since he left the port of the Moon Man Kingdom.

"What are you afraid of? We can pack up as soon as we get here, so you won't have to worry every time."

That makes sense, but Deng Yuanliang still didn't want to encounter pirates.

"Sir, we've spotted a pirate ship."

The soldiers on the observation post saw many ships appearing in the distance, flying the skull and crossbones flag.

"Hey, that's awesome."

Unlike Niu Er's excitement, Deng Yuanliang looked melancholy.

"Signal with flags, all non-combat personnel to the cabin."

"Yes."

There were no flag signals in this world originally; they were simply arranged by Zhou Wu to facilitate communication between ships.

Upon receiving the flagship's signal, the other ships immediately went into battle mode. Non-combat personnel went in and out of the cabins to take cover, while the Qingyang Army quickly moved to the front of the heavy crossbows to prepare. The ship's facing side was also filled with Qingyang soldiers, who were using repeating crossbows and horizontal swords for the first time.

White Skull Pirate.

"Second-in-command, they have more ships than we do."

"Idiot, what's the use of having more? Every time we've robbed the other side, we've plundered more ships than we have."

The second-in-command wasn't afraid of having many ships, but rather of having too few. The more ships he had crossed over, the more cargo he had previously carried. Moreover, all the ships in front of him were the largest size. You know, the last time the third brother went to sea, he only captured a few of these large ships, which made him quite proud. Now, there were more than twenty of them in front of him.

"Men, full speed ahead! The ship ahead is loaded with the stuff from before. If we succeed this time, the money we get will be enough for us to live it up for a while."

"Ho~~~"

“Go~~~”

In an instant, these pirates were like maggots seeing dung or bachelors seeing a beautiful woman; their eyes were only on the ship, and not one of them noticed the heavy crossbow bolts at the bow and stern.

"Notify all ships to fire crossbow bolts only when they get close."

"Yes."

The pirate ship was fast, but it was completely disorganized and just a mob.

Eight hundred meters.

Six hundred meters.

Four hundred meters.

Three hundred meters had passed, and Niu Er still hadn't given the order.

Two hundred meters.

"put."