Ocean Lords: Start as a Fisherman

Inside the Heart of the Dead, Elf held the communication conch shell, his face full of surprise.

From contacting the leader of the extraordinary fleet to the other party's swift and decisive agreement to surrender, it took less than a minute.

Is this the same team leader, Bart, that he knows?
Upon hearing the reply from the telepathic shell, Su Wang responded.

"Team Leader Bart, please remain where you are and organize the fleet to disarm."

Having said that, he had Elf cut off the contact.

After he put away the communication shell, he couldn't help but ask.

"Lord Su, did you just fire a volley of artillery fire?"

"Could it be that your artillery barrage caused Bart to agree to surrender so readily?"

Su Wang chuckled when he heard this.

“That’s right. If he’s a qualified leader, this barrage of fire would be enough for him to understand the situation.”

"Judging from the results, he passed."

Elf, however, was greatly shocked.

He had seen the commotion of the artillery fire on the holographic screen.

The sight of hundreds of thick, blue-lighted cannons streaking across the sky in an instant was truly spectacular.

He was already surprised enough when he learned that Lord Su could detect targets from a distance of more than 3 meters.

But he didn't expect that even artillery fire could reach such a distance.

The power of these warships was simply beyond his comprehension.

No wonder the more than a thousand extraordinary ships left behind at the Merchant Alliance docks disappeared without a trace, without even sending back a message.

At this moment, Elf couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"Your Majesty, Pisces King, you've messed with the wrong person."

Su Wang then contacted his ship captains and immediately led his fleet to capture this extraordinary fleet.

Taking 6 extraordinary warships without losing any ships, along with an equal number of high-quality advanced naval commanders, is no small feat.

The sheer number of superhuman ships in the fleet creates a visually intimidating presence that is in no way inferior to hundreds of air and sea warships flying in the sky.

Capturing this fleet would greatly facilitate the conquest of the remaining home ports.

...

The distance of tens of thousands of meters was covered in the blink of an eye.

The colossal ships, densely packed together on the sea, were now almost in sight.

When Su Wang led his fleet to arrive, the extraordinary fleet did not make any unusual moves.

It seems that Bart has already relayed the message of waiting for prisoners to the fleet.

At this moment, Su Wang noticed that a superhuman warship on the sea was not stationary, but was heading towards the waters below the air-sea fleet.

It's easy to guess that this must be the vehicle driven by team leader Bart.

Su Wang also drove the Death Heart to descend from the sky, making it easier to make face-to-face contact with the other party.

Once the other ship gets close,
Standing on the deck was a middle-aged man with a slight beard.

Su Wang immediately sent a connection request to the other warship.

Once consent was received, the teleportation platform was immediately deployed.

The next second, Su Wang's figure disappeared from the Heart of Death and appeared not far in front of Bart.

Bart noticed that there was suddenly an extra person on the ship, and his face showed some surprise.

He had expected there would be a ship ladder, but he never imagined that the other party could use a direct teleportation method to get to his ship.

The man's youthful appearance was also one of the factors that surprised Bart.

"Are you Lord Su Wang, the one who betrayed His Majesty the Pisces King?"

Su Wang frowned slightly and explained.

"I am indeed Su Wang."

"But it's not a betrayal of the Pisces King, because I've always considered myself a lord under him."

"The formation of the new dock alliance is only for the sake of this world."

Bart didn't say much upon hearing this, but instead changed the subject and went straight to the point.

"I don't care about any of that, I just want you to decide what to do with us."

Su Wang didn't dwell on the other person's form of address and quickly responded.

"I can give you two options."

"Firstly, this fleet can still be under your command, but it needs to be placed under my control and swear allegiance to me, serving my purposes."

"Secondly, hand over the warships and live peacefully as ordinary residents in my alliance docks."

"You can choose my dock or go to any dock within my alliance, but you cannot go to any dock within the Pisces Alliance."

The choice Su Wang offered was already quite merciful.

Option 1 even retained the opposing team's leader position, and even gave them the same important role as Elf.

Upon hearing this, Bart's face showed a hint of surprise once again.

He anticipated that the rebellious lord might imprison him and seize everything from the fleet.

After all, his current identity is that of the leader of the extraordinary fleet who is loyal to the Pisces King.

And now, he's actually being given two superior options.

Choosing option one means he will suffer no loss; the only change is that the object of his loyalty has changed.

Option two is clearly an alternative proposed because it takes into account his loyalty to Pisces King.

Even with this choice, it only meant losing control of the fleet and returning them to being dock residents, which was already quite merciful.

After a few seconds of contemplation, Barth asked a question first.

"If I pledge allegiance to you, what are you going to do with our fleet?"

"If we are to be sent to fight against other Pisces fleets, then I choose the second option."

Su Wang chuckled when he heard this.

"Didn't I just show you a glimpse of the strength of my fleet?"

"The other Pisces fleets don't need to fight, nor do they need your fleet to take action."

"If you are willing to pledge allegiance to me, your task will be to help me conquer more docks and get them to join my Cleanse Alliance."

This time, Bart hesitated for only two seconds before giving his answer.

“I can swear allegiance to you, and I can help you conquer the docks.”

"But as I said before, I cannot help you directly confront His Majesty Pisces' fleet."

"The reason is that His Majesty the Pisces King nurtured me, and I hope you can understand."

This time, Bart's response was much milder, and it seemed that he was willing to accept Su Wang's offer.

Su Wang didn't seem to mind Bart's answer.

While it is only natural to be loyal to someone and obey their orders, Barthes's demands are actually a sign of loyalty.

Su Wang thought that he might choose option one, perhaps out of consideration for his ship captains, and want to find a better way out.

After all, being a ship captain and returning to civilian life after losing a warship would create a huge gap.

If he were alone, he might have chosen the second option.

Fortunately, they didn't need to take action against the Pisces King's fleet; it was more appropriate to use the air and sea fleets to crush the enemy.

With a personality like that of team leader Bart,

After agreeing, I will faithfully complete the tasks assigned to me without violating moral principles, so I feel more at ease using me.

Su Wang immediately spoke.

"Yes, you can rest assured about that."

As he finished speaking, Bart sighed slightly and then swore an oath in front of Su Wang.

After the oath was completed, he crossed one arm over his chest and bowed.

"Bart greets Lord Su, please give your instructions on how to arrange the fleet."

Seeing the change in the other party's attitude, Su Wang was quite satisfied and then said.

"Since your previous order was to attack my dock, you must have the coordinates of my dock."

"Now you lead your fleet to my dock and wait. After I form a merchant alliance, we will be assigned tasks together."

Bart nodded upon hearing this.

"As you command."

Back on the Lost Heart,

The extraordinary fleet below, led by Bart, turned back and headed towards Fool's Wharf.

They have now captured one of the fleets without bloodshed, and the next one should be the other.

The main reason Bart's fleet was recruited was because Elf was able to contact him.

It would be difficult to recruit another fleet of ships from the merchant alliance docks in the same way as this time.

After all, if the air and naval fleets appear in their field of vision, they are likely to be attacked, and peaceful negotiations will be difficult.

Su Wang decided to go and find this fleet. If the enemy still didn't stop after his initial attack, he would continue to counterattack.

Then he would have no choice but to destroy it. If there was a chance to talk, he could try to recruit his subordinates again.

...

Su Wang already knew the coordinates for meeting up with the other fleet from Elf.

Because the air-sea fleet is faster than the Pisces King's super fleet.

It will take quite some time to reach the rendezvous points now.

Su Wang then directed the fleet to search for unconquered local ports along the way, following the direction of the coordinates, so as not to waste too much time.

When the other extraordinary fleet was estimated to be approaching the rendezvous coordinates,

Su Wang has already led his fleet to conquer two local docks.

Then, as they approached the rendezvous point, they had already exceeded the rendezvous time by several hours.

The rendezvous point is a local pier called Ice Shark Pier.

At this moment, another extraordinary fleet should already be near the dock or port.

If an air and naval fleet enters waters under the jurisdiction of another party, it will likely be detected immediately.

However, the impact is not significant. Taking down this extraordinary fleet will also allow us to conquer a dock, killing two birds with one stone.

Led by the "Death Heart," the air and naval fleet swaggered into the waters under the jurisdiction of the dock.

Not long after they set sail, radar detected numerous ships approaching from the opposite direction.

However, the fleet only has about 1500 ships and is relatively small, unlike a super fleet.

Once they came into view, they were indeed just an ordinary medium-sized warship fleet, which should have been sent by Ice Shark Wharf to scout the situation.

As for dealing with fleets at ordinary docks, Su Wang already had a set of procedures after conquering many local docks.

First, launch a deterrent attack to intimidate them. If they insist on retaliating, then sink them without mercy.

Most fleets, upon witnessing the terrifying firepower of the Heart of Death, would wisely halt their operations.

Only a very small number of fleet captains would do something foolish enough to needlessly lose their lives, along with their fleet's captains.

Fortunately, the fleet captain was quite sensible and, under the intimidation of the terrifying force field, allowed the air and sea fleet to fly over his head.

...

At the same moment, the Lord of Ice Shark Docks received a report from the captain of his fleet.

"What? You're saying that fleet is flying in the sky and has already come over?"

At this time, another middle-aged strong man was also sitting in the reception room.

Hearing the surprised voice of the Ice Shark Wharf Lord hiding at the meeting room door, he immediately asked in a calm voice.

"Is something wrong?"

The Ice Shark Wharf Lord had no time to argue with the squad leader about the authenticity of the "fleet flying in the sky".

Facing the middle-aged, burly man sitting on the sofa,
Lord Russell dared not be negligent in the slightest. After hanging up the communication device, he came to the other party and responded obsequiously.

"Team Leader Moore, it's just a small matter, it won't have much of an impact."

Moore waved his hand dismissively.

"Judging from your expression just now, it seems like this is no small matter."

"Since my fleet is temporarily staying at your dock, it has caused you inconvenience."

"So if there's any trouble, it's nothing for me to solve it for you."

Lord Russell's expression brightened upon hearing this, but he still pretended to decline.

"It is my honor that the Pisces King's fleet can dock at my pier. There is no inconvenience at all."

“Just now, a fleet of ships arrived in the waters under my jurisdiction. My squad leader reported that the other side was a fleet that could fly.”

"If you're interested, why don't you come with me to the port to check out the situation? Of course, you, Leader Moore, shouldn't need to do anything."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Lord Russell realized that something was wrong.

The team leader, Moore, suddenly became very serious and immediately stood up from the sofa.

"You mean a fleet of ships that flies in the sky?"

Seeing the serious expression on Team Leader Moore's face, coupled with the repeated questions from the other party.

Lord Russell sensed something was amiss and quickly replied.

"That's right, that's what the butler reported to me."

However, as soon as Russell finished speaking, he saw Moore rush towards the door of the reception room without saying a word, looking very anxious.

Seeing this, Russell's sense of unease intensified, and he quickly followed.

He was even more surprised and suspicious.

what happened?

Why was the leader of the Moore team so nervous when he heard about the fleet of ships flying in the sky?

Just as Russell followed Moore out of the castle gates, the deafening sound of cannon fire suddenly came from afar.

Judging from the direction of the sound, it seems to be not far from the port.

As an extraordinary ship captain, Russell was naturally quite fast and had already caught up with Captain Moore.

Just as he was about to ask why, he saw Moore take out a communication device, seemingly having received a message from someone.

As soon as the communication device was connected, a report came out from inside it.

"Captain, we have spotted a fleet that appears to belong to a rebellious lord and have launched an attack."

Moore immediately pressed for an answer.

"What's the situation? Have you shot down any enemy ships?"

"It is a telepathic reply," Benedict replied.

"No, the other fleet withstood a round of our gunfire and launched a deterrent counterattack, but did not directly attack our fleet."

"Team leader... I think you might need to come and take a look. The enemy's firepower is a bit beyond what is expected."

Upon hearing this, Moore hesitated for two seconds before quickly issuing the order.

"Stay alert, cease attacking for now, and wait for me."
If the other party continues to approach or launches an attack, you are permitted to retaliate directly!

The voice transmission from Benedict was immediately answered.

"Received, Team Leader Moore."

The call was then abruptly ended.

Lord Russell, who was standing right next to Moore, overheard the entire conversation.

A flood of questions arose in his mind.

The fleet of a rebellious lord?
Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed into his mind.

When they met Moore's fleet earlier, they heard that they were waiting for another fleet to go on a mission together.

He was puzzled at the time, wondering what kind of mission required the deployment of two entire Pisces supernatural fleets.

Unfortunately, the Pisces King's orders were not something a border dock lord like him could freely inquire about, so he didn't think much of it.

However, it was only when I heard the term "rebellious lord" that I made that connection.

But then another question arose in his mind.

There have been instances of dock lords committing serious crimes and being captured by the Pisces King's troops.
It is said that the extraordinary fleet dispatched consists of up to 1 ships, all designed to deal with powerful, established lords.

However, the rebellious lord they are dealing with this time is actually going to assemble two super-large super-powerful fleets.

More importantly, it appears that a fleet from a famous rebellious lord has arrived at his dock.

Russell's sense of unease reached its peak, and he even moved faster than Moore beside him.

…(End of this chapter)