Moreover, due to the addition of the Blazing Heart Iron Essence sent by Quan Yi to the armor, the Soul Skills of Sea Soul Beasts attacking the ship's hull would be weakened to some extent.
However, today was not the time for large seagoing vessels to appear.
At the pier, Quan Yi and his family of four gathered.
Quan Li instructed Quan Yue and Su Ling'er, who were about to set sail, "This voyage is an experiment. You two should be careful not to interfere too much. Also, be sure to pay attention to safety, both for yourselves and the other crew members."
Quan Yue and Su Ling'er nodded solemnly.
Then, the storage bracelet he wore lit up, and a shuttle-shaped, milky-white Soul Guidance Device appeared in his hand.
Its shape resembled a boat, and although its current size was small, the intense energy fluctuations it emitted proved that this object was quite extraordinary.
This object was called the Dragon Abyss Boat, a powerful Soul Guidance Device left over from ancient times. Its greatest function was to take people to the seabed, diving to a maximum depth of three hundred meters.
Quan Yue raised the Dragon Abyss Boat in his hand and replied, "Don't worry, with it, I can quickly scout the situation underwater and provide rapid support."
Quan Li nodded and said, "Okay, be careful to stay away from Soul Beast groups. If there is anything unusual, retreat immediately."
After talking, everyone looked at the clear, windless sky, feeling slightly excited and expectant.
Immediately afterward, Quan Yue turned around and shouted to the departing team, "Set sail!"
After preparations, five medium-sized seagoing vessels departed from the pier and sailed into the sea.
At the pier, Quan Li and Yun Qiong held hands tightly, standing there with worry.
The fleet left the shore and entered the shallow sea area. At first, they could occasionally encounter scattered fleets, but as the time approached noon, there were no traces of anyone around.
Quan Yue and Su Ling'er were on the leading seagoing vessel, one holding binoculars and looking around, the other holding a sea chart to determine their position.
After Quan Yue scouted around, he said, "There are no other fleets around."
Su Ling'er replied, "Not far ahead is a reef area, where some Soul Beasts often take a nap."
Approaching the area where Soul Beasts lived, all the members on the ship unconsciously tightened their grip on the rifles in their hands.
The rifle was called Smokeless No. 1, and its bullets were metal-cased cartridges manufactured by Quan Yi using Smokeless Gunpowder.
Metal-cased cartridges were the copper-yellow bullets commonly seen in movies.
Inside were Gunpowder and a bullet, ignited by striking the primer.
The explosive energy of Smokeless Gunpowder was stronger than that of black Gunpowder, so its effective range could reach four hundred meters, and its maximum range exceeded two thousand meters.
Four hundred meters was a range that most Soul Skills of Soul King-level Soul Masters did not reach.
Moreover, the bullet adopted a pointed design, making it more penetrating than the previous round bullets, and it could easily penetrate thin steel plates within four hundred meters.
Only by tightly gripping the Smokeless No. 1 could the crew members barely maintain their composure.
In addition to the Smokeless No. 1, each seagoing vessel was equipped with six giant Fishing Guns on the deck.
The Fishing Guns were fixed around the deck, with pure metal gun mounts and giant harpoons. The harpoons were slightly red with a fluorescent glow, and the sharp tips exuded an aura of extreme sharpness.
This Fishing Gun was a divine weapon specially designed by Quan Yi and Blacksmith Yuan to capture Sea Soul Beasts. A long hemp rope was connected to the tail of the gun.
The harpoon was two meters long, and because it was forged entirely of metal, each one weighed as much as one hundred kilograms.
There were two types of Fishing Guns: one with a mechanism that detonated Gunpowder to propel the harpoon, and the other that used elasticity to shoot it out like a crossbow bolt.
Each of these had its advantages. The first type, with Gunpowder detonation, had more power than the second type. Experiments showed that it had an effective range of ten kilometers and a maximum range of fifty kilometers.
However, the amount of Gunpowder required was not small, and it could only be fired a few times.
In contrast, the second type could be fired countless times as long as there were enough harpoons.
Based on the two mechanisms, Quan Yi named the first type Fishing Cannon Gun and the second type Fishing Crossbow Gun.
Quan Yue carefully checked many details, and then said to Su Ling'er, "I'll leave the command above to you."
Saying that, Quan Yue took out the Dragon Abyss Boat and input Soul Power. In an instant, a beautiful boat, twelve meters long, appeared in front of him.
Quan Yue, accompanied by eight strong men, followed the descending rope at the bow of the ship and landed on top of the Dragon Abyss Boat.
After the Dragon Abyss Boat grew larger, it looked as if it was made of colorless, transparent crystal.
Opening the hatch above revealed the twelve seats inside.
Eight men entered in succession, sitting in the eight seats at the back, skillfully gripping the oar handles beside them.
Quanyue was last, waving to Su Ling'er before entering the cabin and closing the hatch.
Before long, the Dragon Abyss Boat slowly submerged into the sea amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd.
After diving into the sea, the Dragon Abyss Boat was like a fish-dragon in the sea, freely swimming in the seabed.
Once inside the sea, the transparent material of the Dragon Abyss Boat allowed a full view of everything around.
Entering the seabed, the reefs that originally troubled many ships were now clearly visible. Quanyue stood in front of the crystal ball at the front of the cabin, reaching out and attaching his hand, inputting Soul Power.
Heading towards the interior of the reef.
On the sea surface, Su Ling'er held a megaphone and commanded loudly.
"Everyone, get ready, Sea Soul Beasts are about to appear. When that happens, everyone will act according to the plan."
After Su Ling'er issued the order, the crew members on the deck walked to their respective positions, using long chain buckles to connect themselves to the fixed hooks on the deck.
Then, they aimed their guns at the calm sea surface.
Besides these crew members, those operating the Fishing Guns bore an even greater burden.
They constantly guarded against the dangers of the sea through the scopes on the Fishing Guns.
After the Sea Soul Beasts appeared, they were the biggest reliance. Reloading took time. If they couldn't successfully hit the Sea Soul Beast within thirty shots, reloading would take about half a minute.
During this time, their ship was likely to be hit by the Soul Beast.
At that time, the success rate of capture would not only be greatly reduced, but the probability of capsizing would also increase.
Half an hour passed, and the sea remained calm.
However, the keen Su Ling'er sensed a rapidly approaching energy fluctuation from the front.
She immediately shouted loudly: "One kilometer ahead, everyone be on guard."
The messenger, upon hearing this, immediately waved the flag in his hand to convey the order to the various sea ships.
The Fishing Guns deployed at the bow of the ship immediately aimed forward, the whole process was orderly and solemn.
The results of two years of training would be officially revealed later.
Although the crew members were afraid, they also faintly looked forward to it in their hearts.
They knew that the results of this capture would be given priority to their children.
For their children, these fathers burst out with strong willpower.
Su Ling'er stared at the sea half a kilometer away, the energy fluctuation was already very close.
In her perception, in addition to the familiar aura of the Dragon Abyss Boat, there was also a slightly tyrannical Soul Power fluctuation.
The next moment, a transparent sea ship blooming with white fluorescence leaped out of the sea.
Immediately afterwards, a gray-white figure followed closely behind.
A large seal with horns growing on its head vaguely revealed its figure.
Su Ling'er shouted: "It's out!"
The fleet immediately retreated to the rear and formed a ring formation.
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