141: First encounter with pirates

Everyone couldn't understand. Han Huohuo chuckled, a hint of schadenfreude in his tone, "This ship is worthy of this name."

Sichuan, set sail!

This was an auspicious day specially chosen, suitable for a long voyage.

Under the command of Zheng He, the giant ship slowly sailed out of the dock.

The most excited were the two Elves brothers, and of course, Gou San, who was howling and shouting like a husky let out of the house.

The Tongtian River was wide and deep enough to support the massive Sichuan sailing all the way from Tongtian City to the estuary, which was a seaport city called Yongchong. This city was currently controlled by an Eastern warlord.

When the massive warship entered the harbor, it scared the port, making them think the Pirate King's warship had arrived, causing chaos.

The Pirate King was a taboo, and no one even dared to speak his name.

Han Huohuo stepped off the ship with a smile, found the person in charge, and calmed the port. It was then that everyone learned that it was Lord Fire Barbarian God who was going out to sea.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Barbarians were also going to conquer the ocean? What kind of era was this?

Was the world truly in chaos?

Han Huohuo paved the way with gold coins and finally replenished some supplies, all of which were local specialty foods, especially vegetables. Mu Jiu had even set up a small vegetable garden on the warship.

With only a dozen people and such a huge warship, this small vegetable garden was enough for everyone's vegetable supply.

Mu Jiu had heard that the biggest problem when sailing at sea was ensuring the supply of vegetables, so she had meticulously prepared various kinds of vegetable seeds and special vegetable boxes.

As the giant ship slowly set sail from the dock.

Countless carrier pigeons flew up. In the Yongchong Port of this Empire, no one knew how many Pirate spies were hidden. How many treasures could such a huge warship hold?

Moreover, what did a Barbarian understand about naval warfare? Did they think a big ship was enough to fight?

These Barbarians, once at sea, probably wouldn't even be able to swing their swords and would all get seasick.

All the Pirates started to drool.

Carrier pigeons flew towards Pirates everywhere.

There were also countless birds tracking the warship, which looked like ordinary seagulls, but were actually domesticated scouts. Even the most powerful naval Hero was useless against these scout seagulls because there were too many seagulls at sea, and no one could distinguish which were scouts and which were wild seagulls.

Han Huohuo had some treasures in his hand and casually gave two to Zheng He to protect his safety and also to increase Zheng He's loyalty a bit.

Once at sea, it was completely different from land.

Crashing waves and surging tides were simply not something individual strength could resist, so ships became particularly important.

"Lord, are you going to Boli Reef?"

"That's right!"

"I talked to those two Elves sailors. Boli Reef is very far away. We have to pass through three dangerous sea areas to get there."

"Oh? Which three sea areas?"

"The first sea area is the Devil Sea. It sounds scary, but it's actually a place where Pirates gather. This sea area has many islands, with over three million named islands, and countless unnamed small islands. This is a Pirate's paradise. When we pass through here, we will inevitably encounter Pirate raids."

Han Huohuo nodded. He was already prepared in his heart and had done some investigation on these Pirates. He didn't think any Pirate could stop his big ship.

Except for that legendary Pirate King, that guy had already been mythologized, but he wouldn't be that unlucky, right?

In the vast sea, how easy was it to meet him? Even if he did meet him, would he necessarily lose? It was hard to say!

Han Huohuo thought to himself.

"The second sea area is the Sargasso Sea. This sea area is clear and transparent, but there are many water ghosts and monsters in the sea water, as well as the even more terrifying creeping Sargasso. This giant underwater alga can be hundreds of kilometers long, like a devil's vine, capable of pulling giant ships into the seabed."

Han Huohuo was shocked. Were there such terrifying underwater plants?

"But this sea area is nothing to fear, because no matter how strong the Sargasso is, it shouldn't be able to move our giant ship. The most dangerous part is our last leg of the journey, called the Falling Star Sea. The Falling Star Sea has many huge underwater giant beasts. Ocean giant beasts are far more terrifying than land ones. The largest ones weigh hundreds of thousands of tons, several times heavier than our warship. Once encountered, it's a battle of life and death."

It was too scary. How could they get through this? Han Huohuo felt a bit unsure. He wasn't afraid of Pirates, but these ancient giant beasts were too terrifying. So, he called the two Elves sailors over.

The names of the two Elves were very strange, one was named Lunzhi and the other was named Lunnu.

"How did you cross such a terrifying place as the Falling Star Sea and come to the human territory to do business?"

Lunzhi quickly explained, "Before our Elves' ships cross the Falling Star Sea, they must receive a Blessing from the Grand Elder. Every long voyage requires a Blessing. A blessed ship can avoid the giant beasts of the Falling Star Sea."

Han Huohuo and Zheng He looked at each other. Where could they find the Elves' Grand Elder for their ship?

Let's go to the Devil Sea first and look for those Pirates. Maybe they have a way to get through the Falling Star Sea.

Zheng He had heard that some Pirates had also successfully crossed the Falling Star Sea and reached the Elf Territory.

The few of them had just finished discussing.

They were hesitating about where to find Pirates to ask.

The Pirates came uninvited, which was truly considerate.

"Report, three ships have been spotted ahead. They seem to have ill intentions."

Han Huohuo and Zheng He went to the cockpit and saw three ships surrounding them from three directions in the distance. Looking at the formation, it was clearly not friendly.

Send flag signals and ask them what they are doing.

Zheng He was more cautious and had the Elves sailors send the flag signals.

The other side quickly replied with flag signals.

"Surrender your weapons and you won't be killed!"

"We only want women, money, and food. If you dare to resist, we will kill you all!"

"Stop the ship immediately!"

The other side came aggressively.

Han Huohuo took out his binoculars and looked. The three ships weren't too big, they were wooden ships, but their surfaces reflected a silver light, which should be due to some magic enchantment.

"Capture a few alive and ask about the situation."

"Alright!"

Upon receiving the order, Zheng He immediately began organizing the attack.

Unsure if there were magician or ranged archers on the opposite ships, Zheng He didn't send out planes but directly used the ship's cannons to greet them.

The three Pirate ships on the opposite side belonged to three captains who had good relations and had all received the notification of a fat sheep entering the sea.

After discussing, they decided not to fight over it and just go up together.

The Pirate in the middle was somewhat famous, named Red Beard. He was the Boss of the three ships. His ship was made of deep-sea whale amber wood, possessed magic properties, and had always been invincible.

Seeing the fat sheep coming, the Pirates were already impatient and eager.

The distance from the Sichuan was getting closer and closer. The Sichuan gradually emerged from the sea level. A sailor noticed something was wrong and couldn't help but tremble, saying, "Holy cow, this ship is too big, isn't it?"