On the Seven Towers

A heavy sailboat like the Hou Yi would definitely not be faster than ten knots on earth. However, everything is different in this magical world. The propulsion provided by the spar power, coupled with the fluid dynamics of the bow and bottom of the ship, The developed diversion array increased the Hou Yi's speed to about twenty knots. This has surpassed the level of many ironclad ships on the earth. This speed also exceeds most ships in the world, except for those small ships that also use magic as power. Other ships simply couldn't catch up. Therefore, Xiao Chen is not worried at all about those guys who secretly inquire about their information, because they can't catch up at all.

On the first night after departure, Lin Lichuan, the high-level mage responsible for monitoring, and Huang Zheng, the colonel commander of the Marine Corps, came to report to Xiao Chen: "My mage eyes found something in the sea. Things keep following us.”

"When did you discover it?" Xiao Chen asked.

"About evening, I found something in the sea. It had been lurking under the sea surface, but when the waves were strong for a while, part of its body was exposed. It should be something not much bigger than a human being." Lin Tachikawa reported back, "Because I was observing through the eyes of the mage suspended above the fleet, I didn't see it very clearly at that moment. I later asked Huang Zheng to help. The two of us observed for a long time, before the sky turned dark. I saw that thing two or three more times. It kept changing its position, sometimes in front of our boat, sometimes behind our boat."

"In other words, it can catch up with our ship. This speed should not be exceeded by any human being." Xiao Chen said.

Huang Zheng said: "Look at this."

He projected an image in the air, which was a light gray shadow floating in the dusk and dark brown sea.

Xiao Chen said: "Let Heres make the distinction."

A few minutes later, Jerez came into the room. He stared at the image for a while and said, "This thing looks like a dolphin."

Huang Zheng was surprised and said, "Aren't you actually a spy from the Sea Clan?"

"Our boat is as fast as flying. The average sea tribe can't swim that fast. They can't catch up with us without a boat. Unless the mage of the mermaid tribe takes action to control the water flow to increase the speed, the magic fluctuation caused by that should be quickly eliminated. My lords, please take note." Jerez thought, he walked into the scene and observed it more carefully, and said: "However, some sea tribes have the ability to communicate with animals, and they may be able to control dolphins. There are many living together, but it’s strange that there is only one here. Maybe there is a sea creature lying on this dolphin and following us.”

"If there is a sea tribe hiding under this dolphin, is it possible to catch him?" Huang Zheng asked.

Jerez said: "I think it's unlikely. According to your description, the dolphin accidentally appeared two or three times throughout the day, but we didn't even see its appearance clearly. If there really is a sea tribe, The spy is hiding under the dolphin. As soon as he discovers that we are moving, he only needs to hide under the water, and there is nothing we can do about him. There is an old saying in the southern city-state: Never go underwater to compete with the sea people. You can't imagine it. The people of this tribe are so flexible in the water. Fighting in the water is very dangerous even if you are one level above the opponent. "

"This is a troublesome thing." Huang Zheng said, touching his chin. If it were on land, it would be impossible for the enemy to escape in front of a great magician like him. But in the deep sea water, the way of fighting has changed significantly. The resistance of water to magic attacks is obviously greater than that of air, so the effect should not be ideal. "Maybe you can try it with a mental explosion."

Xiao Chen shook his head and said: "No matter what the other party wants to do, there will definitely be other actions. We just need to be careful and wait patiently. There is no benefit in alerting the enemy now."

Houyi and Xingtian sailed non-stop for three days day and night. The two ships had left the Crescent Peninsula and began to enter the Pearl Islands. Then Lin Lichuan and Huang Zheng on the Houyi, and Crete and Wu Qi on the Xingtian took turns on duty, and found that the dolphin still appeared around them from time to time. Dolphins are animals that breathe with lungs, so they often need to emerge from the sea. When magicians try their best to observe their surroundings, they can easily observe it.

The dolphin approaches the fleet three times every morning and noon, staying for only a few minutes each time, but then disappears into the distance. It seems to know that the people on the ship are paying attention to it, so it tries to keep a distance from the fleet.

At noon on the fourth day, Xiao Chen and Luo Ling were chatting with Umedada on the deck of the Houyi. The three of them had been studying and discussing how to cause more effective damage to underwater enemies. Umedada is now twelve years old and has grown much taller, reaching the level of Xiao Chen's neck. Since she harvested the memory fragments of another world, her realm has advanced by leaps and bounds, and she is now the smallest great magician in the Tower of China. When Xiao Chen, Liu Yisheng and Lorenzo assigned personnel to search for the Seven Towers, she simply gave up the task of staying behind and insisted on joining Xiao Chen's fleet.

Originally Xiao Chen refused her to join because she was too young and her trip was too dangerous, but Umedada privately challenged Xiao Chen. No one knew the outcome of this challenge except the two parties involved and the referee Luo Ling, but Xiao Chen withdrew his objections the next day and agreed to Umedada joining the fleet.

Meitiantian is now slightly closing her eyes, recalling something, "There is basically no information about sea battles in those memories. In the world I experienced, we had basically no relationship with the sea people. So there is no experience in this area.

But although the large-scale ice magic you tried yesterday looks good, I don't think it is a good idea."

"Why do you say that?" Xiao Chen asked.

"The essence of ice is still water, but the temperature of the water has changed. If the opponent's mermaid mage is good at water magic, it is entirely possible to make the water flow violently to interfere with and destroy this magic. Then it will become a battle for water magic. From my combat experience, it is the most unwise to compete with the enemy for control of the same magic, because it will become a hard fight of mental power."

"What do you think?" Luo Ling asked.

Meitiantian smiled: "How about using electric magic? I remember that in that world, the simplest and crudest way to catch fish is to use high voltage electricity to electrocute fish."