Hunting a vessel that is marked and wanted by Poseidon will not increase the wanted level. Once the hunt is successful, you can also get additional soul energy enhancement rewards from Poseidon. After the weapon ship successfully destroys the armor of another weapon ship, the winner has two options: one is to continue artillery fire and sink the other party. After sinking the other party, the other party's captain escapes or dies. All equipment and cargo will be destroyed together, and the winner will get nothing. Generally, only when dealing with life-and-death enemies and putting the opponent to death would one choose to end the opponent in this way. Another option is that under the supervision of the omnipotent Poseidon, the defeated party uses its soul to communicate with Poseidon and proposes to sign a peace contract with the victorious party. After the victorious party receives a notification from Poseidon and agrees to the defeated party's peace contract, the defeated party's weapon All cargo and equipment on the ship will be automatically transferred to the victor ship, and then the loser's ship will be forced down one level by Poseidon, and the ship will be automatically teleported back to the main island dock by Poseidon. So although there is a risk of being wanted by Poseidon if you actively attack other ships at sea, once you win, the rewards are still very rich. On the vast sea, it is very common for captains to take the initiative to attack another ship in order to obtain equipment and cargo on the other ship, or to obtain souls to upgrade the ship in order to win the battle. Under normal circumstances, for the sake of safety, when sailing on the sea, if you observe a vessel from a different ship approaching in your field of vision, you must be very cautious. After Lin Zhou left the main island for some distance and confirmed the direction of Crab Claw Island, he raised the full sail and activated his soul power. Let the vessel sail towards Crab Claw Island at secondary speed. There are three levels of sailing speed for a ship in the sea. The first level is sailing with the help of wind power alone. The second level is sailing that combines the wind power with the captain and the soul power of the ship. The third level is the wind power plus the captain and the soul power of the ship. Sailing under full force. The third level speed is naturally the fastest, but it cannot last long. After the captain and the weapon consume too much soul power, they will only use the first level speed. Generally, it is only used in naval battles to quickly approach the enemy ship or to escape. Normally In this case, the captain will only sail at a secondary speed that uses part of his soul power. This method does not consume much soul power and can be replenished between breaths. The Kunte Ship Association has some low-level armed ships patrolling and blocking the waters outside Huludao in order to further force the new captains on Huludao to join their ship guild. enslaved by them. On the other hand, it is also to train the actual combat capabilities of these low-level vessels so that they can advance and upgrade as soon as possible. After Lin Zhou goes to sea, the possibility of encountering them is very high. ¡¡ blue sea, blue sky. The sea surface ripples under the sunlight. The further away from Huludao. The waves become more violent, but these three- to four-meter-high waves are not enough to pose much of a threat to the Shenzhou. Lin Zhou, who was standing on the bow of the ship and controlling the navigation of the entire ship with his thoughts, was also filled with excitement. This was after he came to this life. Sailing on the sea for the first time is a completely different kind of excitement and excitement than fighting on land. At this moment, his soul belongs to the sea, his blood flows in the rough waves of the sea, and his immortal faith is always right in front of the bow, inspiring him to move forward, fight fiercely and conquer. When passing near a small island, Lin Zhou instinctively detoured a little further away. He was not sure whether there would be a malicious ship hidden behind the island that he could not see. Otherwise, it is very likely that when he can just see the back of the island, one or several craft ships will suddenly rush out and violently hit or bombard his hull. This fighting instinct does not seem to come from himself, but from his communication with the ship spirit. You must know that the Shenzhou is not an ordinary new ship. Just as Lin Zhou's Shenzhou sailed around the island, a ship actually appeared from behind the island. Lin Zhou saw the black flag on the ship that he was already familiar with when he was on the shore. The emblem of the Quint family. Needless to say, this ship belongs to the Quint Ship Guild. The ship seen through the telescope was densely covered with sixteen cannons on both sides of the ship. The corner of Lin Zhou's mouth curled up slightly. Is someone going to send cannons to the door? In addition, the hull of the vessel was slightly red when observed through the telescope, which was a sign that it was wanted by Poseidon. It seemed that this armed ship had successfully robbed other passing ships before, and was 'stained red' as a result. Looking through a telescope, you can clearly see the characters "Martin" engraved on the hull of this ship. Then, it is clear that it is a pool-level third-level vessel! It is two levels higher than Lin Zhou's first-level Shenzhou. After discovering the trace of the Shenzhou, the pool-class third-order Martin vessel quickly rushed towards the Shenzhou. Lin Zhou observed the Martin with a telescope.At the same time, Martin, the captain of the Martin, also used a telescope to see everything on Lin Zhou's Shenzhou. "Obviously, the Shenzhou is just a first-order weapon ship. It has no side gun armament and only has a ramming horn installed on the bow! The owner of the Martin did not know that the collision angle on the Shenzhou was elite. Now in the eyes of the Martin, the Shenzhou, which has only a collision angle, is equivalent to being unarmed. As long as it fires a few shots from a distance, it can break the Shenzhou's armor, gain the opportunity to increase its soul power, and plunder the opponent's weapons and cargo. . The owner of the Martin belonged to the Quint family, and all the funds coordinated by the ship association were used to equip the broadsides. Because he had been promoted two levels before, he had received the blessing of Poseidon twice. Martin used these two Poseidon blessings to enhance the attack power of the broadsides. After successfully hunting three other craft ships, the Martin plundered an ordinary-level bow ram and several ordinary-level side cannons and installed them on its own ship, bringing its side cannons to the full value of ten. With six doors and a ramming angle, the Martin ship's attack power is still very powerful. If Lin Zhou¡¯s Shenzhou escapes, the Martin will pursue it. Even if they can't catch up, they can still drive the Shenzhou within the attack range of other Kunt Ship Guild's vessels hidden on the sea. In this way, the Martin can also strangle the Shenzhou, but the increased soul energy and looted equipment and cargo will have to be distributed according to contribution with other ships of the same ship guild. For the Martin. The best result is to hunt down the Shenzhou alone, so he has not notified other ships in the same ship guild to come over. Of course, against a first-level weapon ship that has just launched into the sea, the third-level and fully armed Martin does not need the help of other weapon ships to kill it. After Lin Zhou discovered that the Martin was chasing him, he did not choose to let the Shenzhou escape. With his speed increased twice now, if he chose to escape, the Martin might not be able to catch up with him. But Lin Zhou's goal was to use the cannon on the opponent's ship. The Martin wanted to hunt the Shenzhou. However, what the captain of the Martin did not expect was that the Shenzhou wanted to counter-hunt him. A third-level vessel that has been blessed by Poseidon twice. If all the enhancements from Poseidon's Blessing are used to enhance attack power. Then its attack power will be about 20% stronger than a normal first-order weapon ship, which is a big threat to other weapon ships. When the Martin was chasing after her, the Shenzhou did not run away as the captain of the Martin had imagined. Instead, she turned around and rushed towards the Martin. It didn't take long. The Shenzhou entered the attack range of the Martin's broadside guns. "Good guy! Is this a newborn calf that is not afraid of tigers? I think you are just a little fat sheep, right?" The captain of the Martin couldn't help but feel happy. It looked like he was going to eat a little fat sheep in one bite. And he still eats alone. "Bang! Bang bang! Bang!" With several rapid gunshots, four of the eight long cannons on the side of the Martin's hull spewed fury, firing four shells at the Shenzhou. come over. The broadside guns are divided into long guns and short guns. The long guns are installed on the deck, and the short guns are installed in the lower cabin. The long guns are used for long-distance bombardment, and the short guns are used for heavy artillery bombardment when the two ships engage in close combat. The long cannon has a longer range and smaller attack power. The short cannon has a very short range, but its attack power is much more powerful than the long cannon, and it is easier to achieve a critical hit than the long cannon. Once a critical hit is struck, the armor of the opponent's ship will become unstable for a period of time, and some parts will flash red weak points. If the attacking vessel is equipped with a gyro cannon at this time, the gyro cannon can be used to additionally attack these weak points, causing additional damage or even double damage to the armor of the opponent's vessel. The unstable ship armor caused by a critical hit will quickly return to stability, and these red weaknesses will not last long. Therefore, once a critical hit is struck and the opponent's ship's armor shows weakness, it is necessary to use the swing cannon to attack as soon as possible. This is what Qi Ling told Lin Zhou. However, there are currently no revolving cannons for sale in the Poseidon Shipyard. If Lin Zhou wants to install the revolving cannon on the Shenzhou, there are currently only two ways. One is to go to unknown seas to eliminate the indigenous pirates and rob them from their ships; the other is to find the blueprint of the revolving gun from the ruins of the ancient battlefield, collect all the required materials according to the blueprint, and then go to the dock to refine it. . The blueprints have magical properties and are also one of the raw materials for refining various ship equipment. They disappear after the refining is completed. A blueprint can only refine one piece of equipment. If you want to refine the same equipment again, you must find a new blueprint. The Shenzhou's weapon spirit was far more powerful than Lin Zhou imagined. It had already predicted the time for the Martin's bombardment. In addition, the distance between the two ships was far away, so the Shenzhou had no time to fire before the Martin. In an instant, evasive actions were already prepared in advance, and the entire ship was driven by soul power and with the help of an oncoming wave.Turning quickly, he easily dodged four shells fired by the Martin. Predicting the timing, using the ups and downs of the waves, he reminded Lin Zhou to activate his soul power to turn rapidly perfectly combined into a tactical evasive action, everything the Shenzhou did was as standard as a textbook. This is the art of ship manipulation, a memory that has been engraved in the soul of the weapon spirit. Without thousands of years of naval combat experience, it would be impossible to be so proficient. These experiences, when the weapon spirit was instilled into Lin Zhou's mind, also subtly became Lin Zhou's memory and experience. Although the first round of artillery shells all failed, the Martin's subjective attack on the Shenzhou has been judged by Poseidon. In addition, the Martin already has a wanted level. If the Shenzhou now fights back against the Martin, it will be counted as a hit. Killing the opponent will not increase the wanted level at sea. Instead, you will be rewarded with an increase in Poseidon's extra soul energy for hunting pirates. After avoiding the first round of shelling from the Martin, and using a telescope to confirm that there were no other Quint Ships ships on the surrounding sea. Lin Zhou steered the Shenzhou to turn its bow again and rammed straight into the Martin's hull. Now Lin Zhou is not able to control the entire ship skillfully, but with the help of the weapon spirit, he is quickly adapting to all this and incorporating the experience of the weapon spirit into his own memory through learning. He knows that he must He must become familiar with and dominate all of this as soon as possible, otherwise the powerful Shenzhou will not surrender to him so easily. The Shenzhou is currently only equipped with a collision horn, so the tactic Lin Zhou can use must be a close collision. The Martin had both broadsides and ramming horns. in its current state. The attack power of the broadside cannon is much greater than the attack power of the collision angle, so the current tactic used by the Martin is to keep as far away from the Shenzhou as possible, and then bombard the opponent from a long distance. After missing a hit, the Martin turned its rudder and sailed farther away to distance itself from the Shenzhou. While loading the ship's broadside cannon with shells. Prepare to launch a second round of shelling on the Shenzhou. At the time of the specific naval battle. Wind power alone is not enough to complete various tactical actions. At this time, in order to complete various tactics, the captain of the vessel must vigorously mobilize the soul power in his body to control the vessel. Although the captain of the Martin is in the liquid condensation realm. The soul power is much stronger than that of Lin Zhou, but the weapon spirit of the Martin ship is much weaker than that of the Shenzhou. When combined with the soul power of the two, the Martin is still far inferior to the Shenzhou. The confrontation between the ships is not only a battle between the weapons of the ships, but also a competition between the captains and the souls of the ships. Ocean voyages test the soul's power in terms of endurance, while various tactical actions during naval battles test the soul's power mostly in terms of explosive power. The strength of the Martin is in its attack power, and its speed has not been strengthened. The speed of the Shenzhou has been strengthened by two levels, and coupled with the full power of the soul, the instantaneous speed of the Shenzhou is much higher than that of the Martin. One chase and one escape Under the circumstances, the distance between the two ships was gradually shortened. When the broadside cannon shells were filled, the Martin did not continue to run away, but turned its bow to face the Shenzhou laterally, and once again launched a bombardment on the Shenzhou! "Bang! Bang bang bang!" Just like before, four more shells were spit out from the muzzles of the four long guns of the Martin's broadside guns, and they were fired at the Shenzhou, which was rapidly approaching the Martin. Lin Zhou now had a certain amount of experience and had already predicted the shelling of the Martin. Instead of letting the weapon spirit control the Shenzhou, he tried to follow the example and dodge it himself. This kind of prediction of the bombardment is multi-faceted. On the one hand, it must take into account the speed of the opponent's captain filling the shells. On the other hand, if the Martin wants to attack the Shenzhou, it must first turn the hull to let the Martin's side Only when facing the Shenzhou. Under Lin Zhou's control, the Shenzhou made a beautiful sideways dodge in advance and easily dodged the Martin's second round of bombardment. At the same time, the distance between the two ships was once again shortened! "You did a great job! You're making rapid progress! You're very talented!" Qi Ling was obviously very satisfied with Lin Zhou's learning ability. Lin Zhou said nothing. Every cell in his body was excited and he was fully focused on the battle ahead. The feeling of manipulating a ship in a naval battle is completely different from the fighting between warriors on land. It is extremely fresh and exciting. Both rounds of shelling failed, not even a single shell fell on the hull of the Shenzhou, which made the captain of the Martin very discouraged. The feeling given to him is that the opponent seems to know when he will fire a cannon, and every time he fires a cannon, the opponent moves sideways strangely in advance, away from the direction of his cannonball, causing his cannonballs to always deviate. So a little bit unable to hit the opponent. The captain of the Martin has calculated that under normal circumstances, if a pool-level first-class craft ship has not been reinforced with armor, its current broadside gun firepower willIf hit, the armor will be almost broken after two rounds of shelling at most. After the Martin had previously discovered that the Shenzhou was a pool-class first-order ship without broadside gun armament and only a bow ram, it was very confident that it would dump its weapons on the opponent before the opponent approached and rammed away from its hull. Two rounds of artillery fire. But what he never expected was that the opponent's strange evasive movements caused his first two rounds of bombardment to fail. This was a big blow to the captain of the Martin's confidence, and even a kind of He had not considered the outcome before starting the war, which made him have to rethink the next battle plan in a short period of time. The Martin didn¡¯t even consider escaping. The third-level Martin was chased by a first-level ship and fled everywhere. The captains of the same ship guild heard about it. From now on, this face will never be seen by anyone. In close combat, although the opponent's collision angle will be a threat, the opponent's lack of ship guns is a big disadvantage. However, the Martin can launch a heavy artillery bombardment at close range, causing heavy damage to the opponent. At that time, it will depend on whether the opponent's ramming angle will knock away the soul armor of his ship first, or whether his heavy artillery will blast away the soul armor of the opponent's hull first. The opponent is unlikely to have a strong collision, right? So Theoretically speaking, the probability that the Martin will blast the Shenzhou's armor with its heavy artillery first is much greater, accounting for at least 95%. Although the range of the short cannon is very short, as long as the opponent dares to enter the range of his short cannon, he will never make the same evasive action as before! You must know that once the short cannon comes out of the barrel, it will go straight. The gun is fired at the moment of aiming. The shells will reach the opponent's hull almost at the same time. It is almost impossible for the opponent to dodge. The captain of the Martin quickly made a decision, which was to sail around the Shenzhou, always keeping one side of the ship facing the Shenzhou, and launch a heavy artillery bombardment as soon as the Shenzhou entered the range of short artillery. Isn¡¯t the Shenzhou very good at hiding? When the distance between the two ships reaches a certain level, the heavy artillery fires to see how you can hide! Even if the heavy artillery hits the bow of the Shenzhou, 60% of the damage is reduced, which is still enough to cause great damage to the Shenzhou's armor. You must know that the armor of a first-level small ship that has not received the blessing of Poseidon is very fragile and vulnerable. At first glance, the Shenzhou has not joined any shipping association. It is conceivable that it will not be able to obtain additional financial support like the Martin. Therefore, the true strength of the Shenzhou can be easily judged. Before, the Shenzhou easily dodged two rounds of shelling from the Martin. It must have been luck! The captain of the Martin thought so firmly. The choice made by the captain of the Martin was exactly what Lin Zhou wanted. Because when the collision angle launches an attack on another weapon ship, the bow of the ship attacks the side of that weapon ship at a vertical angle, which will maximize the armor-breaking effect of the attack. The Martin did not know that the collision angle equipped on the bow of the Shenzhou was elite level, and the Shenzhou was only a pool-level first-class vessel. Therefore, through preliminary calculations, the captain of the Martin believed that the soul armor on the Martin's hull was at least It can withstand two impacts from the Shenzhou's bow. After the Shenzhou successfully rammed the Martin once, it had to go through a lot of complicated processes such as turning around, returning to sail, distanced itself, adjusting the bow, etc. the process of. Then, the Shenzhou would have to hit the Martin three times to complete the armor-breaking process, and in the process, the Martin would be able to find seven or eight opportunities to bombard the Shenzhou with close-range heavy artillery fire. When the two ships are close enough, even the stupidest captain can fire the long and short guns on the ship's side and kill the Shenzhou to pieces! Whether the first-order Shenzhou can withstand a salvo of heavy artillery is still a question. After thinking like this, the captain of the Martin was once again confident. He circled with the Shenzhou as the center of the circle, always keeping the side of his ship facing the Shenzhou, preparing to withstand the impact of the Shenzhou and load the shells against it. The Shenzhou launched a round of heavy artillery bombardment. After a round of shelling by the ship's cannon, the ship needs to reload the ship. After two rounds of shelling by the Martin, Lin Zhou has basically figured out the approximate distance between the opponent's two rounds of shelling. time needed. So Lin Zhou had already predicted when the opponent's third round of long artillery attacks would be launched. At the current distance, the opponent can choose to attack with long cannons or attack with short cannons. Of course, they can also launch long cannons and short cannons to attack at the same time, which will make it difficult to dodge. "However, without getting close, the Shenzhou had no chance of sinking the Martin. The Shenzhou is now a first-class small ship, and has not upgraded its armor. Its defense is very low and fragile. Once it is attacked by the Martin's gunfire, it will be very dangerous and it is likely to be killed in one hit. (To be continued)