Chapter 941 - 887: Crab Sea Tidal Offensive
Beijing time, 10:30 in the morning, Nether Sea. Da Fei’s forward reconnaissance Blood Eagle has reached the Crab Sea, and from a distance, the sea surface appears red and yellow, a bright spot in the dim gray tone of the Nether Sea.
As the Blood Eagle flew closer, Da Fei realized it was a large shallow water area filled with giant Sea Monster bones. The red and yellow colors were the sand under the water, not more than half a person’s height deep; it’s like the Maldives under the moonlight.
Such a shallow water area means large warships can’t penetrate, and even large Sea Monsters can’t do much. Looking at the huge bones on the shoal and the massive gray crabs under the water, Da Fei immediately thought of the phrase "dragon trapped in shallow waters"!
This is troublesome. If there’s going to be a battle, they’ll have to give up the advantages of warships and send troops to wade and land? What the hell! This is a pure masochistic pain! Last time, when the Guild members and I did the mission to find the sunken Jade Dragon ship, we landed on a shoal and were surrounded by a group of Fishmen. The rear ships almost got taken out by the Fishman BOSS.
That lucky battle left a psychological shadow on Da Fei; he doesn’t want to land at all. Even the US Empire, invincible, looks pathetic in infantry battles once they land, right? Anyway, let’s check the goods first. We’re here to loot, not to kill crabs.
Soon, the Blood Eagle discovered a shimmering red sand hill deep in the sandbank, surrounded by countless crabs, with many more crabs transporting red sandstones to the hill.
Da Fei’s eyebrows twitched! There’s treasure! Though he doesn’t know what it is, it must be a rare underground resource.
However, sending troops to wade such a distance to plunder is madness! Unless they take a small boat directly to the sand hill’s foot. The Flying, with its four lifeboats, only has a carrying capacity of ten units, which is just a waste of effort and wouldn’t help check the enemy at all.
At this moment, another flash of red light appeared in the Blood Eagle’s vision, revealing another red-glowing sand hill in the distance.
What? There are two more? Moving with a small boat to grab resources would be nothing but scratching an itch!
Then, the third and fourth sand hills were discovered by the Blood Eagle, along with medium-ship-sized giant crabs in the water, armored like tanks in the water, the Lanxiang among excavators! These are the apparent strengths of the Crab Sea, and those suspected giant crabs lurking in the sand haven’t even been carefully excavated yet!
In short, this is definitely not something Da Fei intends to oppose by landing.
At this time, Da Fei recalled the landing on the sunken Jade Dragon, wasn’t there a tide back then? So, is there a tide here?
There’s a moon here, so there must be tides, right?
Da Fei hurriedly asked Catherine, "Is there a tide here in the Nether Sea?"
Catherine nodded, "Yes! But it’s very different from the surface world’s tides of day and night. Here, it rises once at full moon, falls once at waning moon, happening twice a night. There are 17 minutes to full moon, and the tide is coming!"
Da Fei’s brows twitched: "You observe so meticulously, huh?"
Catherine sighed, "Whether as a Navy General or as a Captain, mastering the rules of the tide is essential."
What the hell, I’ve heard this somewhere before? Okay, as long as the tide rises.
Da Fei immediately said, "I want to observe the tide to see if the water level rise would allow our warship to launch a tidal robbery attack. What do you think?"
Catherine hesitated for a moment before shaking her head: "I think there’s no need to observe; it’s a delay. We’re already close to enemy forces, and the longer we stay, the easier it is for our actions to be exposed. I suggest we get ready to launch the tidal attack first. If we find the tide doesn’t support the action, then we abandon the operation! It’s better to call Yasoro, he knows what to do!"
Da Fei nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, call him here!"
So at the summon of Da Fei’s flagship, Yasoro rowed over on a paddle-driven small boat to join the meeting. He jumped on board and complained, "City Lord, your meetings are such a hassle. Can you install a Teleportation Array on my flagship too?"
Catherine snorted, "A Teleportation Array costs 20 million Gold Coins, and your broken ship isn’t worth 20 million Gold Coins!"
Da Fei cleared his throat: "Miss Hilda isn’t here, I can’t do anything about it. Anyway, let’s talk about this action plan. Our goal this time is to seize the red sand mountain built by the giant crabs—"
Yasoro snapped his fingers and laughed heartily, "I love stealing stuff the most! I’ve been itching for two months without stealing anything, go on, boss!"
Damn! Can you not interrupt? Da Fei continued: "I want to launch the tidal attack in 17 minutes—"
"Got it!" Yasoro waved his hand, interrupting Da Fei again, his expression turning much more serious: "This operation is most suitable for my fleet; our sail and oar ships have the shallowest draft and fastest attack speed! But, City Lord’s ship is obviously unsuitable! First, sail ships have a deep draft. Second, your sailboat is already heavily loaded with cargo, making it even deeper. Third, once a sailboat reaches shallow waters, it will slow down, not to mention that huge Jade Dragon ship; when the tide goes out, you won’t even have time to escape before it runs aground, understand, boss?"
Da Fei was dumbfounded!
Catherine nodded, "You have a point!"
Yasoro wagged his finger: "So, City Lord’s task is to engage early on the periphery, attracting the crabs’ main force attention, while my fleet will flank and, if I deem the tide conditions meet our needs, we’ll follow the tide to seize the sand hill. In other words, City Lord’s task is to cover me, understood, boss?"
Da Fei’s jaw dropped! Damn it! You’re turning around and giving me assignments now, who’s the boss here?
Catherine nodded, "You have a point!"
Fine, you’re impressive! Da Fei helplessly shook his head, "Okay, let’s do that, then you’ll flank them!"
However, completely following his lead made Da Fei feel uneasy, so he added, "But be careful of your movements, such a large fleet of yours shouldn’t be discovered prematurely."
Yasoro laughed heartily, "As long as the boss covers us from the front, it’ll be hard to spot me!"
After speaking, he grabbed the flag from a flag-bearer and waved it at the pirate fleet. Instantly, the sailors on each pirate ship pulled out several rolls of glossy oil-cloths, climbed the masts, and spread them, transforming each pirate ship into a large mobile tent under the cloth’s cover!
Da Fei’s brow twitched, "What is this?"
Yasoro smugly smiled at the equally puzzled Catherine, "Girl, never seen it before, right? Never played this, have you? Wait for uncle to show you!"
Catherine fumed, "You!"
Yasoro laughed and jumped back to the small boat, "See you in Fatalon after the job is done!"
Damn it! Alright, let’s see your real skills, as long as you’re capable, I don’t mind you being cocky, Brother Tian likes it!
Now, the pirate fleet began flanking with the tent overhead, soon blending into the map and completely disappearing from Da Fei’s view.
Da Fei suddenly realized, this was how I fell into his ambush back then. Fine! You’re skilled, and I like that!
Meanwhile, Da Fei’s three warships, with the Jade Dragon as the core, began ferociously heading towards the Crab Sea. An intense battle is about to unfold!
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