Reborn as King of South America

Chapter 253 Sea
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On the eastern waters of the Malay Peninsula, the fleet departing from Songkhla is sailing southward at a constant speed.

On the large ship in the center of the fleet, Wu Lingxuan and her maid Xiaolan stood together at the bow, curiously staring at and pointing at the flying fish that jumped out of the sea from time to time.

"Look, miss, there are so many fish on the sea!"

The maid Xiaolan pointed at the school of fish jumping out of the sea in front of her and said.

"let me see."

Wu Lingxuan turned around, walked a few steps forward to the maid Xiaolan, and stood on tiptoe to look at the sea.

"There are so many fish!" Wu Lingxuan opened her mouth in amazement and waved her hands, saying, "They can fly!"

"Yes, yes," Xiaolan nodded vigorously and agreed, "I just saw their wings. They have wings so they can fly."

"That's not right. Fish live in the sea, how can they have wings?"

After Wu Lingxuan's curiosity wore off, she asked in confusion.

"They don't fly, they glide."

A familiar voice came from behind, and Wu Lingxuan could tell who the owner of the voice was without turning around.

"Brother, what is gliding?"

Wu Lingxuan asked in confusion.

"Gliding is when some objects float in the air without relying on power, but using the interaction between the buoyancy of the air and their own gravity."

"What are air and gravity?"

The more Wu Lingxuan listened, the more confused she became. She complained, "Brother, what you said is so profound that I can't understand it."

Wu Shian was about to explain to his sister, but when he heard her complaint, he smiled and said, "Gravity and buoyancy are terms from Western science. You haven't studied science with foreigners, so of course you don't understand."

"Brother, were these things taught to you by the foreign devils in Lion City?"

Wu Lingxuan asked.

"Not entirely." Wu Shian shook his head and explained, "The foreign schools in Lion City mainly teach foreign languages. I learned about gravity and buoyancy from books myself."

"Well, I understand. No wonder my second brother often takes a boat to Guangning Province in Annan. It turns out that he borrows books from Lord Liang."

Wu Lingxuan suddenly realized.

"Mr. Liang is the educational officer of the two provinces of Quang Ninh and Lang Son in northern Annan. He has many books brought from the mainland of Han.

So when I visited Mr. Liang, I asked for a few books."

Wu Shian explained, "Speaking of which, Lord Liang Xingliang and you also have some connections. Your marriage with His Majesty the King of Han was arranged by Lord Liang and several other lords."

"Humph, who needs him to match us up?" Wu Lingxuan pouted and pretended to be dissatisfied, "I don't want to get married so early. It's all his fault for meddling in my business!"

"Haha, this is not what I said when I first saw the letter sent by His Majesty the King of Han. I remember that I was very satisfied with His Majesty the King of Han at that time." Wu Shian smiled lightly and teased his sister.

This was the first time in his two lives that Li Mingyuan faced the important matter of getting married and starting a family. Like traditional Chinese men, he attached great importance to it. Therefore, when he decided to marry Wu Lingxuan as the Queen of Han, he carefully prepared a small gift for his future wife.

In addition to some jewelry and accessories suitable for little girls in later generations, the gift also included a set of photos recording Li Mingyuan's inspection of the army and command of operations, as well as a handwritten letter.

The letters and gifts were delivered to Songkhla more than ten days ago. When Wu Lingxuan saw the handsome and heroic man in the photo and the words in the letter that comforted her like an older brother next door, her original resistance to the marriage quickly disappeared.

Marrying Li Mingyuan was not a decision that Wu Lingxuan could influence, but when she learned from the envelope and the photo that her future husband was an ideal candidate that met her girlish fantasy, Wu Lingxuan naturally felt fortunate and satisfied with her future destiny. Therefore, on the long journey to the Kingdom of Han, her mood became cheerful and lively again.

"How could I?" Wu Lingxuan pouted in dissatisfaction and said shyly.

"Miss, the Second Young Master is right. You smiled so happily last time when you were holding the photo sent by His Royal Highness the King of Han. I saw it all."

The maid Xiaolan interrupted at an inopportune moment.

"You little bitch, I'll teach you a lesson if you keep talking too much!"

Wu Lingxuan's face turned red with embarrassment. She stopped responding to Wu Shian and started chasing Xiaolan to play with her.

"Be careful, don't go to the edge of the bow."

Wu Shian looked at his sister who seemed like she would never grow up, and reminded her carefully. "Don't worry, brother. I will be careful."

On the other side, Wu Lingxuan caught up with the maid Xiaolan, and the two responded while playing around. …

The weather at sea changed rapidly. After the fleet sailed for more than ten kilometers on the sea, the blue sky was covered by dark clouds and the calm sea surface was also stirred up by waves.

"Miss, it's going to rain soon, let's go back to the cabin!"

The two of them played around for a while, and Xiaolan looked at the changing weather around them and gave a reminder.

"Well, let's go."

Wu Lingxuan responded, holding up her long skirt that was blown by the wind, and walked carefully into the cabin.

"Boom!" A loud noise was heard on the sea covered with dark clouds. Wu Lingxuan was startled by the sudden loud noise and slipped and fell on the deck.

"Miss, are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Wu Lingxuan suddenly fell down, and her maid Xiaolan and the soldier on duty on the deck immediately rushed over and helped her up.

"I'm fine, I just fell down." Wu Lingxuan rubbed her slender right leg and frowned, "It started thundering before it got completely dark. The weather at sea is really weird."

"Miss Wu, that was the sound of cannon fire, not thunder. The captain has ordered the fleet to remain alert. It is not safe for you to stay here. You should return to the cabin as soon as possible."

A sailor who looked like an officer spoke up to remind him.

"Cannon sound? Is there going to be a war?"

Wu Lingxuan murmured something and quickly reacted.

"Xiao Lan, the battle is about to begin. Let's go back to the cabin and not delay the army's important affairs."

"Okay, miss, I'll help you back right away."

The maid Xiaolan nodded obediently, took Wu Lingxuan's right hand, and helped her back to the cabin under the escort of five or six soldiers.

"Major Zhong, where does the sound of artillery come from?"

Coming out of the cabin, Wu Shian came to the command room in front of the deck and asked Zhong Shao, the commander of the escort fleet.

"The weather conditions at sea are too bad. We are not sure about the enemy's strength for now. We need to wait until the patrol ships return to get detailed information."

Zhong Shao replied.

"Will it be a foreign fleet? Will my sister be in danger?"

Wu Shian said worriedly.

"Don't worry, Master Wu. Miss Wu is the queen of His Majesty the King of Han. Even if the fleet is completely destroyed, we will definitely ensure Miss Wu's safety!"

Faced with the sudden change, although Zhong Shao was also uneasy in his heart, he remained calm on his face and said, "The fleet is about 200 kilometers away from the Natuna Islands. I have ordered two light patrol ships to leave the fleet and rush to the Natuna Islands to report the situation here. There are four medium-sized armed steamships on the sea leading to the Natuna Islands. If the situation worsens, I will personally order Miss Wu to be transferred to the armed steamships and will never let Miss Wu be in danger."

"My little sister's safety is in the hands of Major Zhong."

After hearing the other party's assurance, Wu Shian felt relieved a little, and then bowed to Zhong Shao sincerely.

"The density of artillery fire in the eastern waters is limited. I estimate that their strength is not as strong as the escort fleet. They should not be targeting the escort fleet. Mr. Wu, just wait for a while."

Zhong Shao comforted Wu Shian, stared closely at the sea in front of the command room, and stopped talking.

A few minutes later, a lieutenant ran into the command room and reported, "Captain, the ship firing ahead is our South China Sea garrison. They are clearing out the pirates who attacked the Taiping Island mining area. Report completed!"

"Do they need support from our fleet?"

"The commander of the South China Sea garrison fleet reports that the remaining pirates have been trapped. The battle can be resolved within ten minutes. Our fleet's support is not needed!"

"Order the fleet to lift the danger alert, and send two armed steamships to the eastern waters to participate in the battle. Make sure to wipe out all the pirates!"

After the false alarm, although the South China Sea garrison fleet did not need support from the escort fleet, Zhong Shao was still angry, so he decided to send two ships to participate in the battle to encircle and suppress the pirates.

(End of this chapter)