Chapter 254: Jiuyun Port (3k)
“Student Su Jiu means that this ice boat has affected the waters it has sailed, making the temperature of those waters colder…”
The students didn’t understand Su Jiu’s meaning, and a hint of doubt appeared in their eyes. However, Huang Wen just glanced at Su Jiu, a flash of sharpness in her eyes, and then waved her hand, shooting a ball of flame towards the stern of the ship. Amidst the ice crystals, a burst of brilliant firelight erupted, and then it instantly melted the frost that had condensed from the impact.
“As long as we raise the temperature of the water behind us, even if the snow cloud shuttles that like the cold continue to follow, they will not be able to maintain their current speed.”
After Huang Wen’s explanation, everyone understood and spread out to the other four corners of the ship. They used the flames in their hands to melt the ice slag and then carefully raised the temperature of the seawater, fearing that Su Jiu’s ice warship would melt.
However, even if they had directly burned the ice boat, it would not have melted easily in a short period. That was the power of extraordinary attributes; ordinary attributes were difficult to affect it unless they were also extraordinary attributes.
After everyone’s efforts, the ice-bound warship was getting closer and closer to its destination. Su Jiu, following Bai Zhi’s directions, steered the three rock sawfish towards Jiuyun Port.
Soon, with everyone’s efforts, the crisis seemed to have been quietly resolved. When Su Jiu looked back again, she found that those black dots were already unable to keep up, as if they had dispersed.
After another ten minutes or so, the old man on the other end of the communication platform spoke again, but this time his voice carried a hint of surprise: “The first batch of snow cloud shuttles slowed down, and even the typhoon began to move elsewhere. What happened?!”
“We heated the water behind us. It was just luck that we were able to escape the danger. Thank you very much for your support from your side.” Su Jiu chuckled, then lowered her head and focused on controlling the ship’s direction. After all, controlling three large monster beasts at the High-Rank Battle General level was not easy, otherwise, she would not have had her veins slightly bulging.
On the other end of the phone, the old man was silent for a moment, then turned to his assistant behind him and said, “Prepare the car for Jiuyun Port. I am no longer needed here. Let’s go and see this lucky ship…”
Before leaving, he slowly turned his head to look at the red dot slowly moving on the LCD screen. His cloudy eyes flickered slightly, and he murmured to himself, “Is it really luck? The Great Cuttlefish Sea Area, this is a place where Battle Kings can die.”
After switching from being a frontline Dragon Hunter to working here for so many years in maritime meteorology, he was much more familiar with some dangerous waters than these operators who had never been to sea. In such a place, if the ship was broken, it would inevitably lead to death.
What happened to this ship carrying more than fifty people?
…
Time passed as everyone was busy with their tasks. As they passed through a small island on the vast and boundless journey, a huge coastline suddenly appeared dimly at the end of their sight.
Jiuyun Port was established at the founding of the nation. The tall watchtower and the metallic coastline, like a steel dragon, struck fear into demons who had any thoughts of invasion. However, the main target of deterrence was not these demons, but the Cherry Blossom Country that had once harbored such ambitions.
If the escort warships had not been transferred, this place would have been patrolled by heavy warships equipped with War God Level Alchemy Arrays. Because of this, for many years, this northeast-facing port had not been easily invaded by underwater demons or troops from other countries.
When Su Jiu’s gaze swept across the continuous coastline silhouette that appeared in the distant end, a large stone in her heart finally fell. She had not seen land for several days, and now seeing land gave her a feeling of returning home.
“This… is the might of the Dragon Country.”
As she quietly gazed at this steel dragon, Su Jiu felt some inexplicable ripples in her heart. After a moment, a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and it quickly expanded.
She threw the fishing rod and the Magic Crystal forward, and watched the three rock sawfish fight over them. She suddenly waved to the people behind her and shouted, “Hoist your school flag and the Dragon Country flag on the flagpole! Ports of this level have Alchemy Magic Cannons, whose power is comparable to a Battle King. Be careful not to get caught in the crossfire.”
“We’re saved!? Ahhh!”
“Damn it! I’m never going out to sea again, I’m finally saved!”
“I’m going to fall in love when I get back, I can’t die with regrets as a single dog!”
As Su Jiu’s voice rang out, many people looked at the petite figure standing at the bow of the ship, with a look of complete relief from disaster on their faces. Some slammed the ice boat forcefully, some had smiles of relief on their faces, and some hugged and cried…
This figure with fluttering clothes, who froze rivers with a sword and defeated enemies with frost, brought them back from the abyss of the deep sea alone.
Which school’s powerful being was this? Could it really be the one from the Imperial Capital? But I heard that although that person was also a woman, her personality was extremely cold and arrogant, completely different from this person.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been out in the world, but I didn’t expect the Dragon Country to be so powerful now… That’s right, the last time I saw it, it was a port made of wood.” Bai Zhi looked towards the distant port, the little flowers in her eyes gently flowing, as if recalling the past.
“Don’t be so gloomy. We’ll be at the port soon. Didn’t you say you were going to take me to catch monsters? We still need to go to the monster shop to buy someAlchemy Orbs for catching monsters.”
Seeing the former’s thoughts wandering, Su Jiu smiled, gently placed her right hand on Bai Zhi’s shoulder, squeezed it, and teased.
As if with some kind of connection, Bai Zhi glanced at Su Jiu, pouted, gently pushed away the latter’s hand with her hand, and snorted, tilting her head proudly, saying, “I only promised to take you to catch monsters, not to marry someone. Please be respectful!”
After speaking, her eyes also showed a hint of hope. Her eyes had slight fluctuations. She had actually lived in the human world for a period of time and did not dislike humans so much in the past.
“Student Su Jiu, the flag has been raised!”
At this moment, Huang Wen’s voice came from the mast of the ice ship. She and a teacher held the school flag and the national flag respectively, holding the flags open with both hands.
“Good! Then now, let’s accelerate!”
“Let’s go back to the mainland!”
Su Jiu waved her hand gently, and her voice clearly echoed in everyone’s ears at Q Yi ⑵Rling Mountain +? Shu Ming Qi Si. She pulled the silver long thread formed by her External Qi in her hand, and the frost energy vibrated, transmitting to the rock sawfish, forming small frost flowers.
The three rock sawfish groaned in pain, and a buzzing sound reverberated through the sea. Then, amidst the buzzing sound, the three rock sawfish frantically twisted their bodies, carrying the waves, and swam rapidly towards the distant port.
Although it looked at least a few thousand meters away, with the frantic towing of these three rock sawfish, in less than ten minutes, the ice warship was close to the “steel dragon”.
About a thousand meters away from the port, twenty or thirty black shadows leaped up. Su Jiu’s gaze followed them. Looking at the silver dragon head badges on their chests and the black combat uniforms like dragon scale armor, she knew these people were the guardians of the port – members of the Dragon Hunters Alliance.
“We’re home.”
Letting go of the External Qi thread in her hand, Su Jiu lightly clapped her hands, tilted her head, and smiled at the people behind her. Then, under everyone’s gaze, she lightly stamped her foot on the thick ice and shot out like a streak of light. She was going to say hello to the Dragon Hunters, after all, it was entering the port during the forbidden sea period.
In the high sky, airflow sounds kept surging, and the wind whistled. The leader of these Dragon Hunters was a Battle King level Commander wearing a golden Dragon Hunter badge. His eyes carefully swept over the flags on the ice warship.
If it weren’t for this Dragon Country national flag and someone having notified them in advance, he would never have allowed an unknown warship powered by demons to reach here smoothly, let alone the fact that three of the demons were emitting High-Rank Battle General auras!
After all, High-Rank Battle Generals were a devastating blow to ordinary fishing boats.
Seeing Su Jiu already five to six meters in front of him, the Commander withdrew his gaze, sized her up, and then asked, “Were you attacked in the Great Cuttlefish Sea Area? The rescue department has already told me the important information. Now I need to communicate with and thank the Battle King expert who safely brought you back. The Vice Principal of Chuan Yu University and the old director of the Northeast Meteorological Bureau have arrived.”
“There’s no expert…” Su Jiu shook her head slightly, and then seeing the Dragon Hunter Commander frown and about to speak, she quickly smiled and said, “I don’t need any thanks, just give me some Magic Crystals or merit.”
“You? Little sister, this is a very serious topic. You look like you’re still a student, right?”
The Commander Dragon Hunter frowned slightly, then his gaze slid from Su Jiu, back to the ship. He scanned everyone, and because Chuan Yu University students all wore uniforms, they were easy to identify. Finally, his gaze stopped at Bai Zhi, and he frowned again subtly, muttering,
“It doesn’t look like her either? Could that Battle King have left early?”
Used to being misunderstood, Su Jiu was not annoyed. She took out her Night Watcher identification from her pocket, slowly opened it, and then pressed the page with her index finger, smiling and saying, “Night Watcher, Su Jiu… Returning from duty, officer, here is the ID.”
“Night Watcher… May the dawn be with us.”
Hearing the words “Night Watcher,” the Commander Dragon Hunter’s eyes immediately narrowed. He confirmed the authenticity of the ID. Under the gaze of the people behind him who didn’t know what was happening, he slowly cupped his fists in respect. But soon, his eyes widened, he suddenly looked up, staring intently at Su Jiu’s face, and said word by word,
“Wait, your name is Su Jiu?!”
