It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

"You believe this? I don't believe it anyway."

Xie Qingyan shook his head. "What's auspicious or unlucky? Feudal superstition is not acceptable."

"Don't say it if it's not advisable."

Xu Shi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he just waved his hand to tell her to stop talking.

"Why can't you say it if you don't believe it? Will you cry for me if I die?"

The bitch insisted, "If you want to say yes, then I won't say it."

"…You can say it or not."

Xu Shi rolled his eyes at her. Really, women are all the same when they are unreasonable. "Who cares whether you live or die?"

"Okay, I won't say anything, okay?"

This was not a pleasant thing to say, but Xie Qingyan smiled instead, "I just suddenly felt emotional. Don't worry, I won't ask you to do anything... I'm not qualified to do that."

"Like you said, let's just keep it like this. It's actually quite fun, isn't it?"

As she spoke, she raised her glass, "At least you still care about me a little bit, I am very satisfied... Come on, cheers."

Xu Shi had no choice but to clink glasses with her.

Anyone could see that she was not as carefree as she looked, but he didn't want to expose her forced smile.

That's when.

"...Do you smell anything strange?"

“It seems a little.”

Realizing something was wrong, they both turned around and looked out the window.

Visible to the naked eye, there have been some changes in the sea outside - the color of the water has become darker, even faintly scarlet.

This is also where the strange smell comes from. The ocean itself tastes only bitter and salty, but now it has a disgusting stench.

Looking closely, there are many corpses of marine creatures floating on the sea, and their limbs and arms are not complete.

"This is……"

The two looked at each other and instantly came to their senses.

"Oh no, fish tide!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 231: Good disciple, you are not far from becoming a master!

The appearance of fish tide is not a bad thing except that the smell is so bad that it makes people want to die.

Because this proved that the direction they were looking in was correct - most of the fish this time were already broken into pieces, obviously they had been swallowed by something, and judging by the number, it must have been the work of some extraordinary being.

The detector on the battleship also shows this point - the concentration of "rust fog" here is much higher than other places, and this is not caused by the sea water itself. On the contrary, it is because the concentration of "rust fog" here is too high that makes the sea water turn a deeper color.

"interesting."

Xu Shi's eyes sparkled with excitement, and he ordered the ship's protective force field to be activated. "Cheer up, Qingyan."

There was no need for him to remind him at all, the drunkenness on Xie Qingyan's face had long gone, and the fanaticism that replaced it was no less than his.

She took the initiative to pick up the microphone in the command room and shouted without hesitation, "Everyone, stand on alert, ready to attack at any time!"

To be honest, the two of them have a lot in common, at least they are very similar in this aspect - fanaticism, paranoia, and they are not afraid of even a terrifying existence like "Poseidon".

So Xu Shi always said that he admired this bitch Xie Qingyan no matter what. In fact, the moments when she showed this crazy state were her most charming moments in Xu Shi's eyes.

"...A large number of sea creatures are detected approaching!"

Soon, Yu Xingchuan's voice came back, "The combat team is ready and can attack at any time!"

She was assigned by Xu Shi to the battleship to play her due role. At the same time, Xia Wuyou and his party also rushed over, waiting for Xu Shi's next deployment with a serious face.

"No hurries?"

Looking at the dense red dots on the radar, Xu Shi just waved his hand and said, "I have been their instructor for so long, it's a good opportunity to see how good they are."

"indeed."

Xie Qingyan agreed. "Let's slow down the ship and enter defense mode. At most, we can send some people to do some pretend work... We just need to protect ourselves."

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

To put it bluntly, this is an open conspiracy - it is true that we will go to sea with you to fight against the sea god, but this does not mean that we will really work together and fight side by side as agreed... This is not only aimed at the Holy See, but also at the royal family.

The reason is very sufficient. After all, we are outsiders, and the Sea God is an internal matter of your Hualan Empire. Even if my buddy turns around and goes home now, what can you say?

Don't talk nonsense like Poseidon is a common hidden danger for everyone. How do you know that without you, we can't defeat him on our own?

But the people of the Hualan Empire cannot be afraid of fighting, no matter whether it is the Holy See or the royal family. If anyone is cowardly now, no matter what the result is, it will give people a reason to criticize you, and when the time comes, public opinion alone will kill you.

And there is another thing worth noting. Who can be sure that because the fish tide here is surging, it means that the sea god must be nearby? To be honest, everyone wants to see the rabbit and not release the eagle. It is very annoying to be weakened by small fish... But in the current situation, only Xu Shi can stay out of it.

He could also take this opportunity to observe the true strength of the Hualan Empire, especially the Holy See, as he had never come into contact with it before.

"Master...he has always been this bad, right?"

Before Pan Feng could react, Pan Ling instantly understood his thoughts, then lowered her voice and asked the innocent Xia Ke'an.

"Yeah, Dad has always been a badass."

The old lady did not deny it at all and nodded seriously.

"What are you talking about? You're itchy again, aren't you?"

Unfortunately, the whispers did not escape the ears of the big bad guy. He grabbed the white-haired loli by the back of her collar and asked her in a bad mood.

"Xiao Ke'an won't lie, woo..."

Xia Ke'an struggled hard, trying to get away with it.

Xu Shi didn't buy it and mercilessly slapped her a few times, "Bringing you out here just to cause trouble? Remember, if we really have to take action later, stay in the cabin and don't go anywhere, understand?"

"Oh, I know..."

The old lady rubbed her forehead. Really, please don’t say caring words in this way...

"But don't just sit there, help me do something."

Xu Shi had not finished his words, but he lowered his voice in the second half of the sentence so that no one could hear it except him and his beloved daughter.

“… Yeah, I see.”

After listening to him, the old aunt nodded repeatedly. Although it was the same answer, the tone of her voice changed subtly.

"Then, Xiao Feng, you will be responsible for their safety?"

Xia Wuyou didn't hear clearly, but she didn't care and just continued to give orders according to Xu Shi's words.

It's not just the white-haired loli who has no combat capability, there's also Pan Ling.

Maybe it also includes Xie Qingyan? She is not very hesitant in this regard.

"Don't worry about me, just take care of these little girls."

The dog woman waved her hand to refuse, "Don't look down on me, okay?"

Her abilities can still be put to use. Now everyone knows that there are also marine creatures with superpowers. Xie Qingyan's "ability invalidation" can also be transformed into a halo, which can save everyone a lot of trouble.

"Hey? Don't do it?"

Pan Feng frowned, "I would rather go to the front with you, Master..."

"Definitely next time."

Xia Xiaomao patted her head and said, "You still need to hone your skills. This time you should focus on watching and learning."

"No."

Xu Shi echoed, "Besides, we don't know when we should take action. It's not good to be so anxious."

"Then what do we do now?"

Xu Shi looked out the window and uttered two words with a smile.

"Watch a show."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the sea surface surging like boiling water.

Along with the noise, a large number of fish surfaced and quickly attacked the fleet!

……

"Get ready to meet the enemy!"

Not everyone can be like Xu Shi and remain completely calm when facing such things.

At least the knight commander named Chen in the royal court cannot do that, he is already fully armed and ready to go.

He also glanced at Xu Shi's fleet, and seeing that they were not working hard, he couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, I knew that outsiders were unreliable!"

"You are the Knight Commander of the Royal Court. When you encounter problems, do you consider relying on others first?"

Cheng Gujian was calm, he stood at the bow with his hands behind his back and sighed softly.

"Master, I..."

"Save the nonsense for after the war."

Cheng Gujian waved his hand, "Didn't I teach you how to deal with this? Release the boat!"

"……Yes!"

The Knight Commander didn't dare to say anything more and hurriedly began to make arrangements.

Obviously, Cheng Gujian had anticipated the current situation - there was a high probability that Xu Shi and his party would remain on the sidelines and not take action until the critical moment, and they did have the position and capital to do so.

It would be strange if they really came to be the vanguard... Therefore, instead of accusing the despicable outsiders, it would be better to pay more attention to the Vatican group not far away. Overcoming them is what we should do now.

In the blink of an eye, while we were sighing, Wang Ting's troops had already taken action. A large number of small boats fell from the big ship. The soldiers formed groups of several people and deployed their troops to meet the attacking school of fish.

"shooting!"