Origin Paradise!

The terrifying recoil caused the Saint Lilith to roll backward several miles, with a series of creaking sounds echoing from its bow.

A thick, fiery red streak of light shattered the waves and tore through the sea. Wherever it passed, the sea surface seemed to be violently ripped open by a pair of invisible giant hands, with white foam surging wildly to both sides, forming a deep chasm that was difficult to heal.

A shot comparable to the main gun of a golden battleship.

Inside the cabin, the four members of Group Five were dumbfounded.

"This is a rocket!"

"I can't hear you!"

The next second, the smoke from the cannons swept in and filled the entire cabin.

……

The bow of the HMS Victory.

The Marquis of Lambson frowned.

A giant cannonball hurtled towards them at breakneck speed; this was terrifying firepower capable of destroying a ship.

"Have HMS Royal Sentinel coordinate with the flagship to prepare for the advance. There can't be a second one. Engage in boarding action and unlock the ocean's secrets."

"clear."

The words fell to the ground.

The Marquess of Lambda leaped from the bow of the ship.

The power of the virtue of justice granted him a 20% damage reduction.

The power of honesty gave him 20% more real damage.

The power of honor and virtue increases his knight's damage by 20%.

Three lifelong virtues were instantly activated, and the true form of a knight appeared behind the Marquis of Lannister, which was the phantom of the river that runs through the kingdom. Although it was only a smaller version, it presented an indescribable sense of weight and power.

“My God has mercy on me,” the Marquis of Lannister murmured devoutly.

The fourth virtue, Compassion, was unleashed, increasing his overall physical attributes by 20%. His knight form became more solid, and the phantom of a rushing river surrounded him, forming a spiral water castle.

Boom!

The giant cannonball struck the castle, but the third-stage enhanced True Form Ability - Flow reduced the impact by 60%.

The True Form Castle shattered, and the Marquis of Lannister's body, like a cracked porcelain vase, oozed trickle of blood. He drew his sword, and the scattered streams of water gathered together.

The sword-like slash, spanning over ten meters, seemed to flow violently, its terrifying cutting power splitting the giant cannonball in two. The debris fell into the sea, creating a water column tens of meters high.

The Marquess of Lemmouth returned to the bow of the ship.

HMS Sentinel was already close to the stern of HMS Victory.

Woo! !

The Class A Ocean Treasure, the Mist Horn, equipped on this second-tier main cruiser sounded. As the horn echoed, a thick black fog spread across the entire sea area with the storm, reducing visibility to less than ten meters. Even the raging wind and rain could not alleviate this mysterious fog.

The Victory and Sentinel concealed themselves and advanced rapidly.

……

On the Saint Lilith.

“Boss, it’s a regional ocean treasure, and its level should be no lower than A.” Wuhe judged: “A level two cruiser shouldn’t be equipped with one of the nine S-level treasures.”

Jiang He's eyes turned pure white as he activated his perfect-level ability, All-Seeing Eye. He pointed to a spot three kilometers to his left.

"The enemy is planning a surprise attack; prepare for a second artillery barrage."

“Received,” Wuhegaga replied.

The twenty fierce knights moved again, and half a minute later, the Permanent Cannon fired once more.

Rumble!

The giant cannonball left the smoke and roar behind, carving a tunnel to the left front of their own ship, where the mysterious black mist lingered for a long time.

At the end of the tunnel, the Victory came into view.

The Marquis of Lambton stared in astonishment at the cannonballs ahead, unable to believe that the enemy could be so lucky.

With no other choice, the Marquis of Lannisters left the warship once more, and when the true form of the river shattered again, he was covered in blood.

"keep going!"

The Victory rapidly approached the enemy ship.

Jiang He frowned upon seeing this, "Are you out of your mind?"

Having withstood two consecutive bombardments equivalent to those from a battleship's main gun, it would be quite remarkable if a peak Grand Knight could retain half of his combat strength.

"Boss, it's probably because we've killed too many people lately," Wuhe whispered. "There are huge protests all over the kingdom, and the Duke's attitude is strange; he doesn't seem willing to take responsibility."

"A lot?" Jiang He asked, puzzled.

“The eldest, second, and third sons of a powerful duke in the south of the kingdom, several old court nobles with marquis or earl titles, and as for the lower nobles, Ah Da and the others didn’t count them. I think we’ve actually been quite restrained and discreet, but the kingdom doesn’t seem to think so,” Wu He replied earnestly.

"We'll talk about it later."

Jiang He realized the size of the East Falvi Colonial Company, which likely operated on a partnership shareholding system, and possessed significant political influence in addition to commercial interests.

Boom boom boom!

Two warships and hundreds of cannons fired simultaneously, but the Saint Lilith had swallowed nearly a hundred merchant ships. The hardness and toughness of its hull were comparable to magic steel, and the shells only caused dents when they hit, failing to achieve more serious penetrating damage.

A gray warhorse materialized.

Jiang He mounted his horse, summoned his silver spear, and was covered in silver Wilderness Armor, revealing the Overlord's Armor. The moment he was fully activated, his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.

A long and magnificent streak of light spanned a kilometer and struck the Victory, creating a huge hole through its side. The massive ship tilted violently, and its three masts looked as if they were about to fall into the sea at any moment.

Marquis of Lannister, stepping on the true form of the river, blocked the enemy's second charge. His sword and spear clashed on the sea, and rolling waves rose up, showing that the two sides were evenly matched in strength.

Jiang He pierced the Marquis of Lannister's chest with a single shot.

Marquis Lanmuth abandoned defense, and the phantom of the river bound the enemy tightly like a long snake. Unless it was a titled knight, no peak grand knight could break free for a short time. The True Form Ability - Flow would reduce the resistance to the minimum.

"Earl, why aren't you making a move!" Marquis of Lanmuth roared.

The next moment, on the Royal Sentinel, a woman in hunting attire boarded the bow, and behind her emerged a ten-meter-tall red giant sword, its blade ornate and exquisite, like a blooming red rose.

The young woman's eyes were strangely beautiful, and as the pattern of flowers and swords rotated, phantom images of long swords emerged from it.

One hundred swords forged by royal artisans stood in a ring in mid-air, ten rare longswords circled the upper level, three fine swords formed a triangular arrangement on the upper level, and at the very top, a noble rapier slowly rotated, together creating a formidable sword array.

Strands of pure sword energy intertwined and merged, the sword formation perfectly blending with the Red Rose Greatsword, its extremely sharp aura spreading in all directions.

The woman in hunting attire swung her sword down in front of her.

"cut!"

The ten-meter-long giant sword suddenly shot out, cutting the Victory, which was blocking its path, in the middle. Its momentum did not diminish at all, and the waves retreated to both sides.

Just as Marquis Lanmuth was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a sharp, bone-deep pain suddenly struck, turning his face deathly pale. The extremely sharp sword tip cleaved open his chest and abdomen, and the ultimate-level decay energy swept through his entire body. Within the rose greatsword, a chilling sword array unfolded, like a bomb exploding inside his body, instantly robbing the prey of its ability to resist.

On both warships, everyone looked bewildered; the sudden betrayal had caught them completely off guard.

The true form of the river has been broken free of its constraints.

Jiang He smashed the enemy's head with a single shot, his soldier spirit executing the enemy's soul, and he skillfully drew blood from the enemy's heart.

[Ultimate Blood Poison: LV8→LV9]

[Proof of Strength: Silver Peak Head-on Kills +1 (2/3)]

The Saint Lilith crashed into the wreckage of the Victory. One after another, fierce knights rushed onto the enemy ship. A three-hundred-meter-long white serpent coiled around the wreckage from the sea. Crows circled around, and black feathers occasionally pierced and killed knight-level officers.

On HMS Sentinel.

The woman in hunting attire turned around, a spare sword in hand, and her two lieutenants lay dead on the spot.

"Count, what's wrong with you!" the captain cried out in horror and fear. "Just last month you said that the brothers would surely rise through the ranks if they followed you!"

"Sorry, I don't know whether tomorrow or an accident will come first." The woman in hunting attire killed him with a single sword strike.

Hua Jian's eyes darted around again, and a chilling sword formation enveloped the warship. Sword lights fell one after another, and more than 800 crew members were killed or wounded in an instant. The woman in hunting attire strolled leisurely, wiping out the crew members on the Sentinel with a sword here and another there.

When the St. Lilith completely devoured the Victory and the Sentinel, it successfully gained promotion to a second-class cruiser.

It could carry 2000 people, had four gun decks, and was equipped with 360 56-pound smoothbore cannons. The bow was mounted on a permanent giant cannon, the stern was equipped with a propulsion device, and there were also four rotatable main guns.

The remaining resistance ended completely a quarter of an hour after the Marquis of Lannister was killed.

……

Captain's cabin of the Saint Lilith.

The candlelight flickered, and the torrential rain pounded against the windowpane. The woman in hunting attire pulled out a chair and sat down. Several cold meat dishes were already laid out on the table, and the wooden basket used as decoration contained flowers that had not yet withered.

"Who arranged this? It's quite romantic." Si Ning picked up the bottle, bit off the cork, and gulped down a few mouthfuls. The rich fruity aroma of the dragon's blood wine lingered in her mouth.

Across the table, Jiang He asked, "I want to know why Marquis Lanmuth was so insane; he died almost without any rationality."

There was a brief silence.

Under the candlelight, Si Ning tapped her slender fingers on the table. She looked up and said expressionlessly, "You should be able to tell that I'm not in a good mood right now. In fact, most of the nobles in the capital feel the same way as me."

“I have no intention of hiding anything. On July 4th, your St. Lilith hijacked a travel ship. As expected, there was a gem-carved coffin on board. The owner of this coffin is someone of great importance.”

Si Ning chewed on a lemon lightly: "The first queen of King Stuart, it is said that her beauty was slightly better than that of Queen Margaret, or rather, Margaret was the king's carefully chosen substitute, that is, a so-called stand-in."

Jiang He cut a piece of fish, and the girl in white thoughtfully served her some sauce.

Si Ning frowned slightly. "Are you very hungry?"

“I’ll be hungry after two weeks without food,” Jiang He said. “I’m more curious about how I met you in this world.”

"You'll have to ask my sworn sister about that. She gave me an invitation to this world. Didn't I tell her back on Anping Island that we'd meet again soon?"

Si Ning mixed lemon juice into the dragon blood wine and continued, "First, we should talk about the First Queen. Second, you have already plundered my colonial company into bankruptcy."

“If the Oak could successfully return to port, I might still be able to persuade shareholders and investors to continue to add money, but now they have decided to abandon sunk costs, and I am penniless again, and heavily in debt.”

Jiang He brought the topic back on track: "So, the Marquis of Lanmuth's pursuit has ulterior motives. It seems that the queen is of extraordinary importance."

If the purpose was to protect the interests of the colonial company, the Victory arrived too late. Clearly, the theft of the Queen's coffin was a key factor in the shock to the Kingdom's navy.

Si Ning nodded and said, "A local war has already broken out. The Kingdom's navy needs to protect the capital and, under normal circumstances, has no spare capacity to maintain commercial organizations. Next, I'm going to tell you a boring story that I hope will spoil your enjoyment of the meal."

"Once upon a time, under the moon tree in a foreign city-state, a royal moon elf was born. Her beauty was unparalleled. I don't know how to describe it. She was probably a perfect scorer with 10 points of innate charm."

"The moon elf's time in the city-state was dull, but as she traveled to the other kingdoms, she met a powerful and wealthy middle-aged duke, a young and handsome Stuart prince, and a native chieftain who was seeking freedom."

"She first had an illegitimate child with the Duke, but left him because he was obsessed with power. She married the prince who became king, but six months ago she resolutely left the Red Keep to go to the New World to find the native chiefs and lived happily ever after..."

Jiang He interrupted, "No one will pay for this kind of lame story."

Si Ning glared at the other person angrily and continued, "Because of the departure of the moon elf, the king sometimes goes crazy. Sometimes he remembers the teachings of the late king and thinks the duke is a loyal subject, and sometimes he is jealous of the existence of that bastard."

"Thus, the two colonies that did not belong to the king fell into the hands of the Wyatt family, and the king hoped to replace the moon elf with the great beauty Margaret."

"The moon elves were supposed to live a free life with the native chieftain, but accidents always happen unexpectedly. Due to the death of William the wolf, Duke Wyatt's hatred for his enemies became uncontrollable. He believed that he had no chance of winning at sea, so he launched a war against Dejouk in the colony."

"In the end, the native chieftain died in the war. The moon elf, who was only a knight-level creature, changed hands several times, fell into a coma, and was sent to a travel ship. As expected, she will be sold to the Suya Islands. Only the Flame Eater dares to take on this hot potato."

Jiang He's gaze paused slightly. The Chosen One, Lor, was currently on the Suya Islands. According to Ah San's report, the team had provoked a powerful knight-level enemy, and therefore needed to use the islands' rule against fighting to get around.

Si Ning shrugged and said, "The story is a bit melodramatic, but the nobles all agree that the return of the First Queen can cure Henry VI's madness and also drive away Margaret, who is of Bourbon descent, thus protecting their own interests. Therefore, as long as the coffin is in your hands, there will be a constant stream of warships chasing after you."

Jiang He asked, "So what was your reason for betraying the Marquis of Lannister?"

Si Ning narrowed her eyes. "The coffin is just a nuisance in your hands. My plan is to execute the moon elf on the streets of the capital. The crazier the king is, the more power I will have. Besides, you ruined the colony company. Don't you think you should give me some compensation?"

Jiang He said, "No one wanted the Moon Elf dead more than Queen Margaret."

“That’s right,” Si Ning said.

Jiang He pondered. His Proof of Strength mission required him to kill important members of the royal family, those with high heirs, and the overall kill rate had to be no less than 90%.

"Tomorrow, I'll go to the capital with you."

"what?"

……

The storm swallowed up all traces of the battle.

Immediately after leaving the storm, the second-tier battleship Saint Lilith activated its propulsion system.