Cursed Mountains and Seas

Chapter 232 I am Wang Fugui, the Water Conservancy Official; you're saved now that you've met me.
Carlo was ruthless enough to himself.

Despite being severely injured, he borrowed the force of the bald monk's punch with his extraordinary "unity of heaven and man" state, and risked his life to launch a desperate attack on Wang Cheng.

The phantom representing the Tide Knight appeared behind him, and the two merged into one, his entire being suddenly transformed into a bright sword light.

The ground of the fortresses it passed through was plowed with a deep trench.

Although he was fast, Wang Cheng was even faster. His Wind and Thunder Wheels spun around suddenly, dodging the sword light and instantly appearing behind him.

The whistling airflow formed a long cloak behind him.

They also refrain from venturing into the opponent's sword circle.

Open your mouth and spit.

Stab it--!
The Five Emperors' Golden Sword transformed into a dazzling white-gold rainbow that hurtled straight at Carlo's head, splitting into five pieces in mid-air.

When sword intent is combined with the rules of heaven and earth, it achieves an effect far greater than the sum of its parts.

Faced with this sudden sneak attack, Carlo felt a blur before his eyes and found himself lying on a huge round dining table.

Outside the round table stood five majestic kings, some male, some female, some old, and some young, all wearing crowns.

He recognized the symbols of the Eastern and Western Francois, the Dutch, and the British royal families in their clothing and coat of arms.

But they all coincidentally have the same face as Wang Cheng!

Before he could react, the five kings, each wielding a towering sword, slashed down fiercely at him.

—A virtuous person with five virtues will be vetoed!
Carlo felt a frantic warning from his spiritual senses. He bit his tongue hard, and the intense pain, along with his fourth-grade cultivation level, finally brought him back to his senses.

But the sword light had already reached them.

He instinctively swung his sword to block, and with a flash of platinum light, he managed to save his neck, but his sword-wielding arm flew into the air.

"what!"

He clutched his severed arm, screamed in agony, and staggered backward.

At that moment, the roar of cannons filled the air.

Seeing the Marines routed and the Governor wounded, the Ocean Angel, the ship outside the bastion, quickly loaded a round of shotgun shells and opened fire to support Carlo.

Wang Cheng's twin maces crackled with lightning, wielding wind and thunder, creating a powerful force field within nine feet of him that was specifically designed to counter metal projectiles.

Every temple soldier behind him, who had mastered the Thirty-Six Styles of Thunder God's Cloak and Mace, served as his portable power source.

The scorching bullet had barely entered the arena when it was immediately deflected back at high speed.

[Seeing Joy] combined with [Seeing in the Mind] saw that all the artillerymen left on the three gun decks of the third-class ship were turning their guns around.

The sword light continued to advance into the third-class ship, not to kill the personnel, but to cut the rigging of many gun carriages on the gun deck.

As the waves tossed and turned, these behemoths, weighing over three tons, suddenly slid wildly across the deck like untamed horses, crushing the artillerymen and causing them to scream in agony.

Chaos reigned on the warship; there was no time to care about anyone else.
However, these artillery pieces still bought Carlos an opportunity.

However, instead of turning defeat into victory, they abandoned everyone and fled in panic.

His remaining left arm trembled as he pulled a small brass compass from his pocket—the relic, Vasco da Gama's Compass:
"The navigator and great pirate Vasco da Gama discovered a new sea route from Severanche to Bharata, and the compass bears witness to this history."

It can locate three distinct geographical coordinates and jump freely between them, with a maximum jump distance of three thousand miles and a maximum capacity of 100 people.

It can be used once every three days.

Wang Cheng was not surprised to see his figure quickly fade away.

Even a fifth-rank official like Jiang Wenyuan had a Heavenly Escape Talisman back then, let alone Carlo, who had a higher status and greater strength.
But she wasn't worried at all that he could escape; she had already prepared a backup plan to guard against his move.

The location of the "debt collector" is much more accurate than that of a navigational beacon.

However, a 68-pound cannon gleaming with gold nearby immediately caught Wang Cheng's attention.

After a great battle, they secured victory, which immediately triggered a response from the power of their will, transforming the cannon into a talismanic object.

[Rare find: The first Iron Rod Flying Thunder Cannon (a treasure of the state).]

During the Age of Exploration, the Kingdom of the East Sea, representing China and the Eastern Three Officials Alliance system, defeated the Western maritime hegemon and theological professional system with absolute strength for the first time.

It interrupted the established process of westward rise and eastward decline, giving birth to a new branch of history.

The first 68-pound iron rod flying thunder cannon and the Mirage Cloud Dragon ship, whose hull was black iron in its normal state, formed a spectacle, replacing the destiny of the master of the New World—the giant cannon black ship.

effect:

First, it could unleash more than ten times the power of a single unit of gunpowder, a technology 200 years ahead of its time, making it one of the most powerful artillery pieces available today.

Second, a special offensive against the national border.

Any country that receives investiture from the central dynasty or is granted royal power by heaven can rely on the [Royal Seal] and [Imperial Seal] to manage the earth's energy and dragon veins within its territory according to the "Twenty-Four Solar Terms".

They demarcated the city as the center, establishing their own unique rules and regulations, forming a Taoist temple and legal realm similar to that of a local deity.

This cannon can shatter the boundaries of various spiritual realms and even the gates of a nation. When combined with other cannons in a platoon, the more cannons there are, the stronger the concentrated fire becomes. It also inflicts a forced "fear" effect on the target, forcing them to submit and, with a high probability, signing a lucrative but unequal treaty.

Wang Cheng nodded in satisfaction:
"The cannons in the hands of the Ōtomo family are just a fake 'national collapse' to glorify themselves; my 'giant cannons and black ships' are the real national collapse!"

Switching to the perspective of Bald Eagle Aji, we took a look at the land battlefield located in the Chikugo River.

He stomped his foot hard.

Zhang Sanshu was left to clean up the battlefield, while the Mirage Cloud Dragon ship, carrying him and his temple army ghost soldiers, vanished into the sea in an instant.

At the same time, on the sea not far from Macau.

Pfft!
Carlo crashed alone into the sea.

The blessing that [Tide Knight] possessed prevented him from drowning in the sea. He lay on the waves, panting heavily, his expression extremely unpleasant.

"I originally wanted to keep the credit to myself in China and Luzon Manila, and capture that descendant of the Paleolog family."

Now it's all just wishful thinking, and they've even lost the kingdom's fleet and a precious third-class ship.

There's an old Chinese saying: "It weighs less than four ounces on the scale, but even on a scale, it might not break a thousand pounds."

If I don't make amends for this huge loss, even if I am a top-tier Tide Knight in the mid-series, I can only slink back to the kingdom in disgrace, and my political career will be completely over.

My family has not yet been restored, and I will absolutely not allow that to happen!

Turning his head to gaze at the Eastern Sea Kingdom, his eyes were cold, and his heart was filled with turbulent emotions:
"My ancestors personally witnessed that disaster."

In 1453 AD, the Byzantine Empire, which symbolized the legitimacy of the imperial crown, collapsed. The male members of the Paleologian dynasty were almost all slaughtered, with only Princess Sofia Paleologian, the niece of the last emperor, surviving.

The sixteen-year-old princess was married off to the cold northern duchy by the Pope and bore twelve children for the duke, but most of them did not live to adulthood.

When Ivan the Terrible, a third-generation descendant, became Emperor of the Northern Empire, he bloodily purged the royal bloodline, leaving only his direct descendants.

Based on her age, the girl with the blue-green eyes I saw back then should be the granddaughter or great-granddaughter of a third-generation royal survivor.

Even the weakest claim she makes is still a claim!

It's useless to others if they take it, but if it's a powerful empire on which the sun never sets, it can seize enormous profits, even making the title of 'Emperor' truly deserved.

The history he knew matched the timeline recorded in the secret Taoist book "Yanwu Huajian Ji" in Shen Yueye's possession:
"First generation (Avengers); Second generation (Royal ladies); Third generation (Survivors of the royal purge); Fourth generation (Exiles)."

Immediately, Carlo remembered that the road sign had been removed, and his plan had failed, and he couldn't help but grit his teeth in anger:

"It's all King Jinghai's fault in the East Sea Kingdom!"

I've seen through your true nature in this battle.

Once I've bribed the Grand Secretary of the Da Zhao Cabinet with a large sum of money, I'll accuse you of privately possessing military secrets, armor, and heavy artillery. Then I'll share the spoils with my colleagues and mobilize reinforcements from Luzon and Manila to launch a counterattack.

"I'm going to take that princess and present her to His Majesty, then slaughter you all, and skin you alive to make boots! Hiss—"

Soaking his severed arm in salt water caused him excruciating pain, turning his face pale and making his vision go black.

Turning his head and looking around, he discovered that there was always a way out. The teleportation point was very close to the coast of Da Zhao, right on the shipping route of a merchant ship.

Not far away, an official ship flying the Great Zhao Dragon Flag was moored.

"Hmm? There didn't seem to be anything there just now, did you?"

He couldn't care less about anything else anymore.

As the sun set and darkness fell, he knew that in his current state, he would surely die if he encountered a powerful evil spirit.

He cursed under his breath: 'How can there be so many evil spirits in the vast oceans of the East? It's far more dangerous than the sea routes to the West.'

I looked up and saw lanterns hanging on the deck, a small table set up, and a man and a woman brewing tea around a stove.

Suddenly, it seemed as if I saw two dragons coiled around it, one green and one white, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into two people again.

One of them was dressed in a majestic and solemn Qilin robe. Although young, he exuded an imposing aura; the other was dressed in a snow-white dress and was aloof and ethereal.

It's like an official abusing his power for personal gain, sailing his warship out to sea to enjoy time with his young mistress.

Carlo thought he was seeing things because of blood loss, so he quickly shouted in broken Mandarin:

Are those the Great Zhao government troops ahead?

I am a fifth-rank General of the Pacification of the Sea, personally appointed by the imperial court. I encountered danger while pursuing pirates. Please save me! I will repay you handsomely another day!

The young official first leisurely poured tea for the "madam".

Then he got up, walked to the side of the ship, and gave him a hearty smile:

"It's a small matter."

I am Wang Fugui, a fifth-rank officer in Zhenhai Guard. The newly appointed fifth-rank water officer in the Minzhou General's Office is actually your superior, the Zhenhai General.

"You're saved now that you've met me. Come with me, and I'll personally escort you on your way."

(End of this chapter)