48: Chapter 48 Warships Approaching, Mass Halt to Navigation

[Singapore Maritime Department Base, this is the Dragon Country Pterosaur Cruiser and Feather Dragon Cruiser formation. We will pass through the Strait of Malacca in half an hour. Please prepare for navigation avoidance!]

[Our formation includes: Pterosaur Cruiser, Feather Dragon Cruiser, Weilong Frigate, Weilong Destroyer, Zhanlong Destroyer, six 'Shenglong' helicopter early warning aircraft... and, the fishing boat pearl river 888!]

[Please respond upon receipt!]

[Repeating...]

Just as the Oasis was docked at Bawei Port!

Encrypted radio messages were sent to the Singapore Maritime Department Base.

After receiving the message from the Dragon Country warship formation, the Singapore Maritime Department Base quickly replied.

[Singapore Maritime Department Base, received!]

After replying!

The Naval Department Base quickly forwarded the message to the Port Management Center of Bawei Port.

[The Dragon Country warship formation will pass through the Strait of Malacca in half an hour. Please have the Port Management Center block outgoing vessels! Unblock in half an hour.]

To avoid accidental collisions between warships and ordinary vessels, which could lead to major diplomatic incidents.

Generally!

When warship formations pass through relatively narrow waters such as the 'Strait of Malacca' or the 'Suez Canal', they notify the Naval Department Bases of various countries in advance.

After all.

In such narrow waters, there are many ports and many ships. Without control, accidental friction can easily occur.

Therefore!

When warships pass, the Port Management Center will suspend navigation for a period of time to avoid accidents with the warships.

Soon!

Everyone on the Oasis also received a radio broadcast from the Bawei Port Management Center.

[Attention to all ships docked at Bawei Port. By order of the superiors, from 5:50 PM to 6:20 PM Singapore time, all ships are to suspend navigation!]

[Repeating!]

On the Oasis.

The banquet on the 12th floor was underway.

After receiving this message, many people were talking about it.

"Suspending navigation for half an hour? What happened?"

Some newly arrived wealthy tycoons didn't quite understand.

Soon, a celebrity from the political world explained with a smile.

"When warships of various countries pass through certain narrow waters, they notify the Naval Department Bases of each country in advance."

"Mainly to avoid major diplomatic accidents."

"Generally, it's about ten minutes."

"This half-hour suspension means either a relatively large warship formation or a warship from a major power is passing through!"

Everyone realized.

Not far away, Huang Feifan only learned that a warship was about to pass through Malacca after hearing the translator's words.

"Could it be a warship from Dragon Country?"

Huang Feifan muttered.

At this time, Princess Yingya Waner!

Upon learning that the port would be closed for half an hour, she also realized that a large warship must be passing by.

As a woman who loved intelligent mechas, she was also full of interest in high-tech such as warships and fighter jets.

During World War II, Japan's Yamato battleship was once a dominant battleship in the global navy.

At that time, it was invincible and all-conquering.

But later, it declined.

As more and more aircraft carriers from the United States emerged, Japan didn't have a single aircraft carrier.

Instead, the Dragon Country across from them rose step by step like an awakening dragon, slowly possessing its first, second, and third aircraft carriers!

long ming aircraft carrier!

Dragon Soul!

Dragon God!

The three major aircraft carrier formations of Dragon Country!

Each aircraft carrier formation's combat power was at the top tier of global warship formations.

This made Princess Yingya Waner's heart feel complex for a while.

Especially seeing these aircraft carriers galloping across the sea through some videos, her heart's admiration was ignited.

Admiration for the strong transcends nationality and race.

Even if Princess Yingya Waner was ten thousand times unwilling, she still had to admit that currently, the entire East Asian sea area and the Southern Sea Area had already become the backyard of these three major aircraft carriers.

While their Japan only had the part of watching the show.

Just like right now!

She was on the Oasis, looking at the distant sea.

Waiting for the approaching warship!

In fact.

Not only was she waiting, many people were also waiting.

Although the Oasis is the world's largest cruise ship, it has no combat power; it probably couldn't even beat a single destroyer.

Not to mention cruisers, or the many fighter jets on aircraft carriers.

The half-hour was almost up.

Countless ships in several nearby ports were all looking at the entrance to the strait.

As the sun was about to set.

When a patch of blood-like setting sun was splashed on the surface of the Strait of Malacca.

A small fishing boat appeared in everyone's field of vision.

Its speed wasn't fast, only about a dozen knots, and it soon entered the mouth of the strait.

"Why is the warship so small?"

A big question mark slowly appeared on countless people's heads.

The entrance to the strait wasn't far; if it were a warship, the scale could roughly be seen.

But this 'warship' was truly a bit small, looking like a small fishing boat lying on the sea.

Someone quickly took out binoculars, wanting to see clearly what kind of warship it was and which country it belonged to.

"What's going on? That's not a warship, it's a small fishing boat!"

Someone exclaimed.

"A fishing boat?"

"Aren't all major ports suspended for half an hour? Why is there still a fishing boat coming in?"

Everyone was talking at once.

Generally speaking, those docked cannot leave port.

Those that haven't entered port yet should stop outside the mouth of the strait.

Did this small fishing boat not receive the radio message?

Even if it didn't, there are Singaporean patrol boats blocking outside!

How could it come in during this time period?

Could it be because it's too small and was missed by the patrol boats?

"pearl river 888, this is a fishing boat from Dragon Country!"

Someone recognized the Chinese characters on the fishing boat!

"Dragon Country fishermen?"

Huang Feifan had also been paying attention to the upcoming warship. When he suddenly found a small fishing boat bursting into everyone's sight, he couldn't help but frown.

Especially upon learning it was from Dragon Country fishermen, as everyone pointed and whispered, he couldn't help but curl his lip and curse in a low voice.

"Where did this idiot fishing boat come from? Doesn't it even have a radio device?"

"If it accidentally bumps into another country's warship, just wait to go to military court!"

As a person from Dragon Country, seeing everyone discussing this fishing boat that didn't follow international navigation rules, Huang Feifan suddenly felt it was too embarrassing!

How did this stupid bird of a fishing boat sail all the way near Singapore?

At this moment, Jiang Chen!

He didn't know that the entire Strait of Malacca had suspended navigation and that everyone was waiting for him and the warship formation behind him to pass.

He just felt that there seemed to be fewer ships nearby.

He began to accelerate, preparing to dock at a southern port in Malaysia.

The docking fees at Singapore's ports were too expensive, more than several times more expensive than Java Port!

Although Jiang Chen could afford it, he still planned to continue forward for a distance.

"This idiot is still sailing in the middle of the sea area, just wait to be caught!"

Huang Feifan was looking through his binoculars. Seeing the pearl river 888 sailing in the very center, he couldn't help but shake his head frantically.

Everyone is following international rules and suspending navigation, yet this tiny fishing boat is so ignorant as to still be sailing leisurely there.

It's estimated that Singapore's patrol boats will be dispatched immediately!