Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Damn these Orientals, hiding so deeply!

They always act like gentlemen!

Warships? What's so special about warships!

Duke Alvis was disgruntled. He'd seen countless merchant ships from Da Jing coming and going from the port.

Aside from some being larger and having strange holes, they weren't much different from ordinary ships.

He'd seen plenty of ships, and he'd seen some nearly as large as those from Da Jing.

As the flags waved, the three main warships, fully loaded with cannons, slowly sailed into the distance.

They only stopped and lined up in a row when they were half their original size.

Duke Alvis sneered, "What exactly do you want me to see? What's the point of lining them up?"

Lai Gou'er glanced at the Duke meaningfully, saying, "Don't worry, you'll understand soon."

Looking at his pocket watch, Lai Gou'er puffed out his chest, full of anticipation, "Gentlemen, don't blink!"

Hopp and the Duke simultaneously focused their gaze on the warships.

After a few breaths, flashes of fire seemed to erupt from the warships lined up in the distance.

Just as the two narrowed their eyes, preparing to take a closer look.

A dense roar, carrying the vibration of the air, entered their ears, like thunder rolling across the sky!

A dozen water columns shot into the sky in the distance from the port, bringing down a rain on the sea!

Before the rain stopped, another roar followed closely...

Rumble!

The entire world seemed to be silenced by this dense artillery barrage!

Da Jing's most advanced warship of the era, its most powerful weapon, displayed its brutal face for the first time in front of the world!

Until... the cries of seabirds echoed incessantly, and the waves crashed heavily against the shore of the port.

A large number of unknowing civilians, terrified, scurried away, clutching their heads and hiding in the dark corners of the streets.

"God... a miracle..." The contempt in Duke Alvis's heart vanished in an instant.

His soul was gone as he stared at the warships in the distance, the sea breeze carrying the spray from the cannons, constantly hitting his face.

As if telling him with a trace of coldness.

It's not fake, this scene is definitely not fake!

Hopp was even worse, already paralyzed, and even felt a little wetness in his crotch.

He was just a merchant, although bold and knowledgeable, he had rarely seen real weapons.

Now, suddenly, a peerless weapon like the Holy Father descending divine punishment was unleashed, and it was good enough that he hadn't fainted.

Two soldiers supported him.

In just a few minutes, two knowledgeable people simultaneously felt their worldviews being refreshed...

When Hopp and the Duke simultaneously regained their senses, they both stiffly turned their necks to look at Lai Gou'er.

Lai Gou'er was also quite emotional.

Having been at sea for so many years, it was the first time he had seen all the cannons firing at once.

It was indeed magnificent, but... too many shells were wasted.

But as long as it could shock the Duke and Hopp, and make them cooperate perfectly in the future, it would be worth it.

"You guys take these two guests back first, take good care of them, don't be negligent, I'll be there later." Lai Gou'er instructed the soldiers, and then looked at Hopp and the Duke, "I still need to adjust the warships, please wait for me, we still have some things to talk about."

He had to personally ask about every cannon operation on the warship, whether there were any unstable factors or new problems.

Now that Da Jing's fleet was showing its full firepower for the first time, he still had to inquire carefully and make some adjustments and deployments.

As for Hopp and the Duke, they probably wouldn't have any thoughts of causing trouble for the time being...

Inside the residence.

Hopp and the Duke sat side by side, both silent.

As fellow hostages, it wasn't that they had nothing to say, but that they didn't want to speak.

The shock brought by that scene was too strong, and they hadn't digested it yet.

After a long time, Hopp spoke first: "Duke... Brother Lai locked you up, which means you are the real person in charge of Fika, right?"

Duke Alvis nodded silently.

"Are you going to cooperate with him, cooperate with Da Jing?"

"Nonsense, I am the most loyal believer of the Church, how could I betray the Church?" The Duke said weakly, "It's you, you damned thing, you can draw the internal map of the temple... which means you have connections in the upper echelons, how dare you betray the Church! I will expose you, you shameful traitor."

Hopp shook his head: "I didn't betray the Church, how do you know if the drawing I drew is real or fake?"

"I'm just going along with them, and then I'll find a chance to escape. I, Hopp, have traveled north and south for so many years, what kind of people haven't I seen, what kind of scenes haven't I seen... would I be afraid of his threats?"

"Then why are your pants wet?"

"This time doesn't count..."

Hopp lifted his robe to cover his crotch, and said bitterly: "Duke, with your knowledge, which is more powerful, Da Jing's warships or the Xiluo Kingdom's warships?"

Duke Alvis's eyes twitched, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Have you never been on a ship! Asking me such a stupid question!"

"This is not a power that humans can control! Damn it... it's really ghostly, even the Pope's rituals can't summon divine punishment, right?"

"He can summon a fart! A useless piece of trash!" Hopp cursed angrily, then neatly got up and walked to the desk.

"How dare you scold the Pope! What are you doing?" Duke Alvis was shocked.

Hopp slapped the table in exasperation: "I drew the map wrong, I'll change it! What's wrong with me scolding the old bastard Pope!"

"Damn! Sooner or later, this old thing will be killed by the people of Da Jing, and then we will prepare to welcome an even fiercer robber!"

Duke Alvis covered his face in pain.

The Orientals... Da Jing, he couldn't see through them at all now. He had always thought that the other party was just an ordinary powerful country.

Who knew they would play such a trick now....

The current situation is a dilemma. Agreeing to the people of Da Jing is betraying the Church.

If he doesn't agree, even if Lai Gou'er sends him back, he won't be able to stop Da Jing's fleet.

After that, Fika will be the first country to be retaliated against by Da Jing.

Cooperating with Da Jing means facing an unpredictable and dangerous future. Da Jing has revealed its ferocity, what if they are even more ruthless than the Church in robbing money....

What to do... it seems that there is no way other than to cooperate...

The silence in the room was suddenly broken.

Lai Gou'er pushed the door open and looked at the two with a smile: "Gentlemen, you have finished watching the good show, are you satisfied?"

"What's wrong with your ship... why did it thunder?" The Duke asked cautiously.

"Thunder, that's not thunder! It's one of Da Jing's weapons, called a cannon." Lai Gou'er said slowly, "The Church likes to talk about the word truth, and they can judge anyone with the truth. Now, gentlemen, do you think the Church's truth is more powerful, or Da Jing's cannon is more powerful?"

Hopp and the Duke twitched their faces at the same time, and opened their mouths at the same time in the next moment.

"The temple structure diagram is drawn, there was a small mistake just now, I have corrected it."

"Just tell me what you want me to do...."

.......

In the imperial court, there was a lively discussion.

"Everyone, I want to ask a question, if the truth is only within the range of the cannon. Then, when the people of a weak country are subjected to burning, killing, looting, raping, and plundering, are they qualified to complain and have the right to talk about revenge? According to logic, they should not be, after all, 'truth' is in the hands of the perpetrators." Fang Zheng carried his hands on his back and talked eloquently.

"I don't think anyone would agree with my statement, because we are not beasts, otherwise what is justice, what is morality, what is the law of nature?"

"It is gratifying to deter Fika and station troops in its country, but don't be dazzled by temporary victory. Violence is always useful, but it cannot last long, so I suggest that everyone discuss it calmly."