Protect Our Patriarch

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　　 The vast blue waters of the Qingluo Sea, the sea is clear and clean, and the water temperature is cold.

　　In this sea area, the growth rate of all kinds of fresh seafood is relatively slow, and then the quality and flavor of these seafood are added even more. Once upon a time, this vast sea area was also full of fishing boats, and the production was abundant.

　　 It's a pity that the pirates gradually prospered in the Qingluo Sea waters. As a result, the fishery economy is almost at a standstill, and many commercial vessels are 80 to 90% less than a hundred years ago.

　　 Only the merchant ships of the Cao family and the Fang family can sail unimpeded in this sea area.

　　 this moment.

　　 In this vast ocean wave, a fleet of ships is forming a stable formation, cutting through the wind and waves, and moving forward fast.

　　Among this fleet, the most eye-catching is a large merchant ship with a unique style.

　　 This ship is called "Luo Miao", and it is the latest commercial ship jointly built by the Chen family in Donggang and the Wang family in Changning.

　　 It does not have several towering masts like ordinary sea ships, but a huge cylindrical object was erected where the mast was supposed to be.

Its size is also much larger than that of ordinary sea-going ships. Many joints have used the latest steel structure. In addition to traditional sails, a huge power cabin is installed at the bottom of the cabin. A huge boiler, and a propeller driven by a steam structure.

　　 This is the latest refining product-"Wang's Steam Engine" launched by Wang's Secret Research Institute.

　　 When it comes to the steam engine, it is one of the greatest weapons to promote the progress of the earth’s civilization. Every ordinary person knows the principle of the steam engine, but most ordinary people do not know the specific structure of the steam engine.

　　 Just like Wang Shouzhe, he certainly knows that steam can be used to generate power, and he also vaguely knows some general structure. But if you want him to design a complete steam engine structure abruptly, that is something he can't do to kill him.

　　 Fortunately, Wang's research institute has already had a lot of talents inside after decades of development. Regarding the subject of steam power, Wang Shouzhe had already put forward the concepts and principles, as well as the general structural direction and ideas for decades.

　　 The structure of steam power is actually not complicated. There is no shortage of smart people in the world. The reason for encountering technical bottlenecks is often just a lack of thinking and direction.

　　 After having a clear idea and direction, blacksmiths, refiners and technicians, with the encouragement of Qianjin, to overcome various difficulties little by little, it took decades before and after. It came up with such a huge structure, but it seems very primitive steam power system.

　　 But no matter how primitive it is, it is also a steam system. It belongs to the "high-end technology" of the primary level of "boiling water", which is much more advanced than pure sail kinetic energy.

　　 You must know that the biggest problem that restricts the development of the shipping industry is the cargo capacity of ships. Because only a strong enough cargo capacity can bring enough profits.

　　 What restricts the cargo carrying capacity of ships is actually power.

　　Using sails as power, it is not only susceptible to climate and ocean currents, it can only be forced to suspend sailing for nearly half of the year. There is also an upper limit on the power that can be provided, and the transportation speed is really not that fast.

　　 But with the steam system as the power, there is no such problem.

　　 The upper limit of the power that the steam system can generate is much higher than that of a sail. Moreover, the steam power is more stable than the power of a sail, and it is very little affected by climate and ocean currents, and can provide strong power stably and for a long time. Even if it is going against the current, the speed will never be too slow.

　　 Besides, because the price of coal in this world is very low, its consumption is not high.

　　Based on this, the shipping industry still has huge development potential in the future.

　　 However, as of now, Wang’s steam power system is still in the state of experimentation and needs continuous improvement in the process of practice, and it is far from the point where it can be put into production on a large scale.

　　 "Luo Miao" is Wang's test of water.

　　 At the same time, this large merchant ship named "Luo Miao" is also the flagship of the entire fleet.

　　 It carries the most precious foreign glass products, and the ship is equipped with twelve divine cannons. Its defense force is so powerful that it is no exaggeration to call it a "mobile war fortress on the sea".

　　 Compared with Luo Miao, the defense capabilities of the remaining nine merchant ships are much inferior. Each merchant ship has only one supernatural cannon.

　　 The forestring deck of the "Luo Miao" is very high, with a height of five or six feet above the water, which makes it look far more beautiful than the average sea-going ship.

　　 At this moment, at the front of the deck, beside a mighty cannon, a woman is standing pretty.

　　 She has a very handsome appearance, her long hair is simply tied into a ponytail behind her head, and there is no extra decoration on her body. Against the backdrop of the strong Xuanwu outfit and cloak, her figure appeared tall and exquisite, and she looked heroic and straightforward.

　　 This woman is naturally the person in charge of this fleet, Wang Luomiao.

In general, women from high-grade Xuanwu families, the better ones will follow the school route, and most of the rest will go to marry their children and marry the family, especially some women who are born in direct lineage, and most of the time they can’t dominate at all. Own marriage.

　　 Cao Lina is a typical example. As a daughter of the Cao family from Liaoyuan, her aptitude is not bad, but she can only obey the arrangement of the family and marry Qian Qinhong from the Qian family in Longzuo as a continuation.

　　 However, Wang's is a little different.

　　 At the insistence of Wang Shouzhe, all women in the Wang clan have the same rights and treatment as men, including marriage. Any woman from the Wang family has the right to choose whether to marry or not. The family will only give advice and will not force it. It is even more powerful than family men. After all, if certain men do not marry and have children for a long time, the family will take certain measures...

　　 At this point, Wang Shouzhe received strong support from the ancestor of Longyan.

　　 Therefore, Wang Shouzhe’s half-sister, Wang Luomiao, has never been married. She is like the men of the same generation in the family, using her efforts and abilities to prop up a sky for the family.

　　 Sea trade has always been difficult.

　　 Wang Luomiao chose this method to take part of the responsibility for the family and also to provoke a part of the burden for his brother Wang Shouzhe. Over the past twenty years, she has been learning everything that can be learned bit by bit, growing step by step, and integrating step by step.

　　 The sea breeze blows, and the cloak is hunting.

　　 With the baptism of the years, the girl who was ignorant at the time has gradually transformed into a mature and capable female hero.

　　 "Miss Luo Miao, it's windy outside."

　　 At some point, a handsome young man appeared behind Wang Luomiao.

　　 He looked at Wang Luomiao, and said with concern: "You go back and rest for a while~ In this area of ​​Qingluo Sea, no pirate has dared to move a ship flying the Fang's flag."

　　 Although this caravan belongs to the Wang family's in-law alliance, it trades exclusively with the Liaoyuan Fang family. Because of the high profits, the Fang family paid more and more attention to this trade line, and sent the family's contemporary son, Fang Jinghui, to take charge of the follow-up.

　　 This young man is naturally Fang Jinghui.

　　 The two sides have cooperated for 20 years, and the relationship has become closer and closer.

　　 Fang Jinghui's age is not a few years older than Luo Miao. Regardless of his elegant temperament, his strength has reached the peak of the third level of the Lingtai realm. When he was put in the academy, he had to be a core disciple of Ji Mingyu's level.

　　 It can be seen that the background of the Liaoyuan Fang family has far surpassed the average sixth-grade family, and now it happens to be on the verge of impacting the fifth-grade purple house family. Once they succeeded in attacking the Zifu Palace, coupled with the personal disciple Fang Youan from the Longzuo Zifu Academy as the Austrian aid, there will be great potential for future development.

　　 "Prince Jinghui." Wang Luomiao nodded slightly, "This time there are a lot of glassware on the ship. I'd better keep an eye on it. If something happens, I can react quickly."

　　Wang Luomiao, as the sister of the family leader, has received first-class education and resources since childhood.

　　 Although the resources in the follow-up Shenwu Dynasty trial field were exhausted and the primary bloodline qualification improvement liquid was not obtained, she is the sister of Wang Shouzhe's aunt, and Wang Shouzhe will naturally not treat her badly.

　　 "Qiling", "Quenching Blood", and "Washing the Marrow" three pills are set, and her bloodline aptitude has reached the level of Xiaotianjiao of Grade C. Later, of the batch of blood worms in the wedding dress that Wang Shouzhe got, one was specially reserved for her. After using it, her blood aptitude was able to cross the threshold of middle-grade and top-grade, reaching the top-grade and so on.

　　 Now, she is also a generational arrogant.

　　 However, she was ten years younger than Wang Shouzhe after all, and she started a little later. Her current strength is only in the middle and back stages of the third level of the Lingtai Realm, and she is still a little away from breaking through the middle stage of the Lingtai Realm.

　　 This kind of bloodline talent, although there is a slight risk in the promotion to the purple mansion realm, there is no difficulty in the heaven and human realm. What's more, Wang's is now in a stage of rapid development, and the annual income of various industries is gradually rising.

　　 is like the Frozen Floating Island developed under the auspices of Xuegong, and now it has entered the stage of hundreds of thousands of annual revenue. The Shouda Commercial Bank, which invested heavily in the past, has already recovered its costs, and its annual income is extremely impressive.

　　 What Wang's people are looking forward to most is Xin'an Town. Now Xin'an Town has begun large-scale land reclamation, and the number of fertile fields has increased again and again, which has brought considerable benefits to the Wang family, who mainly grows grain.

　　 Moreover, Xin’an Town is a new wasteland town. According to the Dagan Law, it can be exempted from national tax and county tax for 30 years. It only needs to pay Changningwei’s health tax and family tax for Wang’s family. If it is a good land registered under Wang's name, then even this 10% of the family tax will be exempted.

　　 Therefore, Xin'an Town's income is particularly considerable.

　　 After he had money, Wang Shouzhe began to search for the marrow pill and the Promise Pill that could improve his aptitude. With Wang Luomiao's status and family contribution, it may not be possible to get another Promise Pill in the future.

　　 Leave the gossip alone.

　　 Fang Jinghui saw that Wang Luomiao's attitude was so firm, he sighed helplessly: "In that case, I will speak with Miss Luomiao here~"

As he said, he walked up to Wang Luomiao and said in a chatty tone: "We will be able to reach our Fangshi Panshui Port in five or six days. It will take a few days to count and unload the goods. Miss Luomiao can have it. What's your plan? I'm not going to go shopping..."

　　 is between the two of them talking.

　　 suddenly.

　　 A sharp, piercing howling suddenly sounded.

　　 That was when the watchman on the watchtower noticed the enemy and blew a warning scream.

　　In an instant, the spirits of everyone in the merchant shipping team became tense. Wang Luomiao and Fang Jinghui also immediately stopped talking and looked up at the observation deck.

　　 On the observation deck, the deputy of the observation was waving a flag in an orderly manner, delivering the message in semaphore.

　　 "A pirate is coming?" Fang Jinghui's expression changed, "Which pirate is it that even our merchant ships dare to rob?"

　　 Wang Luomiao's face was cold, and immediately according to the number of pirate ships and the direction of attack conveyed by the semaphore, a series of deployments and arrangements were made.

　　As the flagship "Luo Miao", it changed direction and actively blocked the direction of the pirates. On the deck, all the twelve divine cannons were loaded, ready for battle.

　　 All the non-combatants hid in the cabin, and those who were left on the deck were all combat-powered basalt monks, as well as the Jiading family generals who knew how to operate supernatural cannons.

　　 The merchant ship has a large cargo capacity, and it is impossible to run past the pirates. Relying on the advantage of the "telescope", it is the first to spot the enemy and put in a defensive formation.

　　 Almost at the same time as the fleet completed its dispatch, dozens of small dots appeared on the vast ocean. It was dozens of small and medium-sized clippers, with bulging sails, and they were coming swiftly in the direction of the wind.

　　 After the dozens of clippers, a few large sea ships followed. The speed of these large sea ships is slightly slower than that of the Clippers, but they are also more than twice as fast as the sea ships used to carry cargo on the caravan's side.

　　 Above these ships, the flags of pirates fluttered high, and before they approached, it brought a strong sense of oppression to everyone in the caravan.

　　 Soon, the Clippers became clearer and clearer in everyone's field of vision, and the distance between the two sides began to narrow rapidly.

　　 A fierce naval battle started.

　　 The thunderous roar of divine mighty cannons blew up water waves on the sea. If you are lucky enough, you can sink a small clipper.

　　As the pirate quickly approached, the opponent's ballista also began to counterattack.

　　 However, compared with the clean results of the Shenwei Cannon, the effect of the Ballista suddenly pales in comparison.

　　 "Mother!" The rough-looking pirate leader Nie Long was so angry that his eyes almost burst into flames, "Damn the mighty artillery, how could it be so powerful?"

　　 He had also heard before that the supernatural powers of the Wang and Chen clan are so powerful that he even sneered at it. Unexpectedly, now I have tasted bitterness. Not only many brothers have been killed by the cannon, but the ship has been destroyed a lot. .

　　 "Brothers keep going!"

　　 Nie Long was so angry that his hair was red and his whole body suddenly surged.

　　 At the same time, he stepped on the deck with one leg, and the whole person suddenly rose into the air, stepping in the air, and flying away in the direction of the Luo Miao.

　　 In a short while, his figure has already reached the sky above the flagship of the caravan.

　　 Following his right hand, a thick-backed knife suddenly appeared in his palm. It was a magic weapon.

　　 This was given to him by the former Patriarch Cao Youbin when he was promoted to Heaven and Human Realm. Otherwise, with his strength and financial resources, it would not be so easy to get such a magic weapon.

　　 Nie Long held knives in both hands and slashed at the flagship with a sharp knife.

　　 In an instant, a huge amount of profound energy rushed out, condensed into a semi-circular sword light several meters in size and whizzed away, majestic, domineering and tragic.

　　 Obviously, Nie Long is a master of swordsman, and he has understood a little bit of sword intent.

　　 At this moment, he is floating in the air, his burly body is like a hill, and the profound energy fluctuations in his body are surging, like raging waves, plus the overwhelming sword light, it is really powerful.

　　 Even if he seems to be taking a casual knife, the power of this knife is still enough to cut through the waves and be breathtaking.

　　 This is the power of heaven and man!

　　 When a celestial realm basalt monk went all out to shoot, the fighting power that broke out was extremely terrifying. What merchant ships, what mighty artillery, are of no avail.

　　 This is also the reason why there is an ancestor of heaven and man who can dominate the place and become a powerful force.

　　 The cultivator of the Heaven and Human Realm has already left the mortal level, and with his own power, it is extremely possible to annihilate an ordinary 8-Rank family. And at critical moments, it can often influence the direction of a small-scale war.

"No, it's Nie Long, the Red-haired Dragon King, and Miss Luomiao, be careful!" Fang Jinghui's face turned pale, and he hurriedly blocked Wang Luomiao's body. With his left hand snapped, a spirit shield flew up, spreading a burst of energy. The shield blocked both of them.

　　 It's just that he used his strength to block this move, purely using his man arm as a car.

　　 At this critical moment, inside the "Luo Miao", a long whistling sound suddenly sounded. I saw a blue water dragon broke out from the cabin, hitting the sword light like a sharp arrow.

　　 "Boom!"

　　 The two energies fought fiercely, and a shock wave spread in all directions, and the masts and decks of the "Luo Miao" were all broken.

at the same time.

A long and burly old man flew out of the cabin with a silver spear in his hand. He hovered in the air opposite the "Red-haired Dragon King" Nie Long, and laughed loudly: "Nie Long, I am here. Until you are arrogant."

　　 "It's you? Chen Ruhong, the ancestor of the Chen family?" Nie Long's pupils shrank, and his expression suddenly became serious. "Why don't you stay in Donggang so you came out to follow the boat?"

　　 He was also very jealous of Chen Ruhong. It is rumored that after this person was promoted to the realm of heaven and human, several waves of pirates in the East China Sea had been wiped out by him, even including a great pirate in the realm of heaven and human.

　　 The big pirate has been rampant in the waters near the East China Sea for more than a hundred years, and even the East Sea King of the East Sea Guards and the others were helpless with him, but they died in the hands of Chen Ruhong, a newly advanced Celestial Realm.

　　 That battle also made Chen Ruhong famous, and all the Xiaoxiao in the East China Sea all curled up.

　　 Many people have guessed that Chen Ruhong's bloodline talent is probably not simple, otherwise it would not be possible to promote so quickly and have the ability to kill the same level.

　　 "The old man went out to clean up you ghosts." Chen Ruhong said with an indifferent expression, "Nie Long, today is your death date."

"Chen Ruhong, don't be too mad! My Nie Long has been rampant in the Qingluo Sea for many years, and my cultivation base is a bit higher than yours. What did you use to kill me?" Nie Long became angry, his momentum soared, and he slashed at him. .

　　 This knife is not as random as the previous one, but with all its strength, the sword's momentum has become more and more domineering, with a tragic meaning of indomitable advancement.

　　 "Huh~!"

　　 Chen Ruhong snorted coldly, and greeted him without fear.

　　 "Boom boom!"

　　 The two heavenly beings fought together in the air, and even the sea beneath their feet was shocked by waves.

　　 Under the guidance of Chen Ruhong intentionally or unintentionally, the fighting between the two kept away from the Loomiao, so as not to hurt the innocent.

　　 This scene gave Fang Jinghui a pleasant surprise: "Miss Luomiao, Senior Ruhong is also secretly guarding? In this way, this wave of pirates is dead. Let's kill the enemy together, and first defeat the pirates."

　　 "Sigh~~ Young Master Jinghui, you may be thinking too simple, this time the pirate raid is by no means accidental." Wang Luomiao sighed, and looked at Fang Jinghui with some helpless eyes.

　　 Speaking of it, this Fang Jinghui should only need to be picked up at Pangang, Liaoyuan. He had to **** it back and forth in person several times. How can Wang Luomiao know her thoughts?

　　 It's not that Wang Luomiao is ruthless, but that she has seen many outstanding children in the family, and Fang Jinghui's overall performance can only be described as mediocre.

　　 Not to mention comparing with her brother Wang Shouzhe, but even her brother Shouyong and Shoulian are far behind.

　　 Speaking of this time, the shipping was planned by her brother Wang Shouzhe. The goods of these ten merchant ships were all genuine goods, but her brother was used as a bait to lure the secret enemy into action.

　　Wang Luomiao has no way of knowing why her brother knew something was going to happen, but she has witnessed too many miracles since she was a child, and she has unconditional trust in her brother.

　　 This time, I was caught by my brother again.

"Miss Luo Miao, you mean, this time the pirate attack, there are behind the scenes?" Fang Jinghui was not too stupid after all, and immediately thought of something, "Could it be that it is Cao?" The Cao family has always coveted the interests of our sea trade, but he offended the Zuoqiu family in Qing'an more than a decade ago, so that he could not take care of himself."

　　His voice just fell off.

On the Pirate’s flagship, another powerful cultivator of the Celestial and Human Realm soared into the sky, and in just a few breaths, he drove over the "Lomiao". He stood with his hands hanging in the air: "Your caravan, there is still sky. The human realm is guarding in the dark, huh, I underestimated you. It's a pity that with me, Cao Bangyan, none of you want to escape today."

"Cao Bangyan! How could it be you? You, you, you, you are so bold." Fang Jinghui's face was pale again. Compared with the pirates like Nie Long, Cao Bangyan is a famous Tianjiao in Liaoyuan County. .

　　 And it is rumored that this child has always done something, he must be reported, cruel and cruel. Anyone who offends him will end up miserably. Fang Jinghui has even heard rumors that Cao Bangyan is a hungry ghost in sex. I don't know how many girls from a small family of eight or nine grades were spotted and they were secretly ruined.

　　 It's just that these are rumors, and there is no real evidence. No one dared to sue Cao Bangyan.

　　 "Fang Jinghui, hehehe~" Cao Bangyan laughed jokingly, "You are too stupid, the sea is vast. When you are all dead, who knows I did it?"

"You..." Fang Jinghui was so angry that he almost vomited blood. When he was about to refute a few words, Wang Luomiao gently pulled her arm and dragged her behind her. She raised her head and said loudly, "Cao Bangyan, what is the reason? Let you drive pirates to plunder our merchant ship?"

Cao Bangyan slowly floated onto the boat, staring greedily at Wang Luomiao: "Little sister, you are Wang Luomiao, right? As expected, it is as rumored, with saucy and extraordinary charm. As long as you are willing to obey me, I I will spare your life."

　　 "Beast..." Fang Jinghui was very angry. When he was about to rush up, he was caught by Wang Luomiao, and then he threw him into a caterpillar. She looked calmly and calmly said: "You are also a Tianjiao, and it's nothing from you. However, our Wang family has not offended you Cao family, why do you want to do it to us?"

　　 "Luo Miao..." Fang Jinghui fell to the ground, shocked and angry.

"Interesting, interesting, are you arguing about me?" Cao Bangyan laughed loudly, "However, since you little beauty is so witty, then I will let you be a ghost. You Wang, offend If you offend someone who can’t afford it, you’re going to be over.”

　　 "Who has offended?" Wang Luomiao frowned slightly, "Did we suppress the pirates and offend the'Red Haired Dragon King' Nie Long? Why is he so powerful that he can drive Young Master Cao?"

"Nie Long? Pooh, Nie Long is just a dog raised by our Cao family. He dare to drive this young man?" Cao Bangyan looked proud, and kept sweeping his eyes on Wang Luomiao, "You Little beauty, don’t be too ignorant..."

　　 "Sister-in-law, my mission has been completed, have they all been recorded?" Wang Luomiao suddenly said to behind him.

　　 "It's recorded." A clear and cold voice sounded, and suddenly on the ship's side deck, there was an extra person, a woman wearing a hat and weft yarn who couldn't see her face clearly.

　　 In her slender jade hand, she also held a strange prop the size of a disc. Anyone with a bit of knowledge will know that it is a very precious Lingbao, the "Photo Disk of Heaven's Mystery".

　　 It is extremely difficult to refine this material, and no refiner can produce it. Only a certain refining family of the legendary "Han Yuexian Dynasty" can imitate the secret photo disk of the Shenwu Dynasty.

　　 This thing was a rare item in the Hanyue Xian Dynasty, and it was extremely valuable in the great country, and it was very expensive for the idle family to afford it. UU reading www.uukanshu.com

　　 Fifteen years ago, after Wang Shouzhe saw its magical effect, he stayed in his heart. It took a lot of favor and money to get such a piece. No, it played a role at the critical moment.

　　 "Who are you? That's a secret photo album!" Cao Bangyan's face was stern, and he said coldly, "You guys were doing what I said just now?"

　　 Wang Luomiao curled his lips and said, "Idiot, have you come to my senses until now? With your intelligence, you actually want to deal with our Wang Clan... who do you look down on?"

　　 "You!" Cao Bangyan was so angry that he almost vomited blood, and smiled angrily, "Well, I admit that I was irritated by you. I will let you two..."

　　 He hasn't finished speaking yet.

　　 I saw a flash of water in front of me. I don't know when the woman in the hat had already bullied her and approached her. She lifted her arms lightly and gave a fluttering palm in the air.

　　 "Boom!"

Cao Bangyan felt like his chest was hit by an ancient giant beast, his ribs cracked and cracked, and his body flew backwards like a mighty cannon ball. After smashing the railings of the ship's side, he did not disappear, and flew out again. It took a long time before he fell into the sea.

　　 "This..." Fang Jinghui's pupils shrank sharply, and the dignified Cao Tianjiao was knocked into the air! Although there are unexpected suspicions, but that mysterious woman is too powerful, right?

　　 "嗛~~" Wang Luomiao curled his lips and sneered, "What the arrogant Cao Bangyan, I think so, this lady thought he was so good."

　　 "Sister-in-law is mighty, sister-in-law is domineering!"

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