Chapter 669-Jidian City
Translator: ryangohsf
Editor: Nora
Ouyang Shuo decided to keep the name of Gibraltar Port.
He was planning to build a mid-sized city on the limited and narrow land. It would be used for trading and would act as the supply center for the Mediterranean Squadron.
The name of this territory would be Jidian City.
Jidian meant center and base. Ouyang Shuo chose such a name because he hoped to build Jidian City into the base and root of their long-distance trading in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Oceans.
As the country war had not ended, Shanhai City’s occupation of the port was unofficial; the situation could change at any time. Based on the rules of country wars, the war could only end in a few ways: either one country gets destroyed, both sides come to a truce, or land or money is paid.
The only way the development of Jidian City could head on the fast track was if the Spanish royal family agreed that Shanhai City’s occupation of Gibraltar was legal. Only if they received such permission could they open up a relay in the country.
Ouyang Shuo needed to personally come out to settle matters if he wanted to achieve this goal.
Day, Gibraltar Port.
The charred black Gibraltar Port turn into a huge construction site. Many navy warriors took off their equipment, becoming construction workers. They cleaned up the facilities of the port as well as the houses in the area.
Ouyang Shuo’s order was to clear up Jidian City within three days.
After leaving most of his forces at Jidian City, Ouyang Shuo led two navy camps and once again proceeded toward Atlantis Island. For this visit, Ouyang Shuo was using the name of Shanhai City Lord.
Hence, this was an official visit.
For the Mediterranean Squadron to truly set up roots here, they needed friends. Gibraltar Port alone would face massive issues in supplying them.
Atlantis was undoubtedly the best ally they could obtain.
From Ouyang Shuo's point of view, they could complement one another.
For this visit, Ouyang Shuo did not come empty-handed. He brought high grade tea leaves, porcelain, great spices, and an especially huge gift.
During the ocean floor operation, the voyage squadron had obtained a total of 5300 Spanish cannons.
The voyage squadron kept 10. They would bring these 10 cannons back to Shanhai City for the No.7 Research Institute to research it and aid Shanhai City in cannon making.
The newly formed Mediterranean Squadron would keep three thousand for themselves. Based on the plans, they would fix 300 cannons onto the walls of Jidian City.
Of the remaining two thousand, Ouyang Shuo was ready to gift Atlantis one thousand. If they were set up around the outer circle islands, it would greatly increase their defense.
After all, the combat puppets were strategic weapons and could not be easily used.
Atlantis had just risen. Naturally, no one would have other thoughts about it yet. But as the game progressed, and the country wars grew more intense, overlords would rise.
At that time, they would surely target Atlantis, this juicy piece of meat.
Ouyang Shuo roughly recalled that in the 5th year, the Spanish threatened Atlantis. In this life, because of Ouyang Shuo, Atlantis had appeared a year and a half early, and the Spanish Invincible Squadron was crushed. Hence, everything would change.
Even so, that did not mean that Atlantis would have nothing to worry about.
Planning for the worst was always the best strategy.
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Kalia seemed extremely delighted about Ouyang Shuo’s Visit, and she arranged a massive welcoming ceremony. Fresh red carpets lined the floor from the north port into the palace in the inner circle island.
Kalia led all the ministers of the country to personally welcome them at the port.
"Lianzhou Lord Qiyue Wuyi greets the queen."
After Ouyang Shuo got off the boat, he bowed toward Kalia to show his respect.
"Lord Wuyi, welcome back to Atlantis!" Kalia tried her best to control her emotions and introduced him to the various ministers.
During the rushed goodbye last time, they had not had the chance to meet.
Of course, most of them were appointed in these few past days. They were previously struggling to survive, so why would they bother to build a perfect structure?
Everything was just to survive.
When they reached the surface, everything was different. Atlantis needed to show the outside world their strength and unity, so they must complete the structure in a short time.
Kalia herself was officially coronated and wore the crown.
The research organizations, factories, and other important facilities on the island had started to be used again. Atlantis was recovering at a shocking pace, and it was filled with a boundless vitality.
During the greetings, the Divine Martial Guards and the sailors dragged out box after box of gifts from the boats, forming a small mountain on the port. One thousand Spanish cannons were lined up, forming a truly majestic scene.
When they saw this pile, the ministers felt shocked.
Ouyang Shuo smiled, "Shanhai City being able to defeat the Spanish Squadron was due to your majesty's help. Based on our eastern traditions, we often give gifts as forms of thanks. It's a small gift, just accept it."
The moment his words sounded, it caused a slight commotion.
The ministers started looking at Ouyang Shuo differently, their wariness turning into thankfulness.
10 thousand years ago, Atlantis had built an amazing civilization, so how could they be fools? The problem on Ouyang Shuo’s mind were things that the ministers and Kalia had noticed.
It would not be easy for the Atlantis people to gain a stable footing in the Mediterranean. Hence, they had rushed day and night to recover all the old facilities to obtain some self-defense power.
However, all of this needed time.
Ouyang Shuo's one thousand cannons were undoubtedly sending charcoal when it was snowing, immediately equipping Atlantis so that others would not have any weird thoughts.
With that, Atlantis would gain some much-needed breathing space.
Before this, Kalia was too close to Ouyang Shuo, which worried the ministers; they thought she had grown smitten with him.
It seemed like they had thought too much.
Despite his youth, the man in front of them was truly magnanimous, and he did not have any thoughts of taking advantage of them. The two working together became a really good choice.
"Since it's a gift from Lord Wuyi, we will accept it." Kalia smiled widely, leading the way, "Lord Wuyi, follow me inside!"
The large group walked into the inner circle imperial palace.
In the past few days, many players had located Atlantis and started to do missions. Especially in the middle circle island, many players could be seen there.
Such a majestic scene shocked those players who were doing quests.
When the players saw the Lianzhou Lord and his men receive such respectful treatment, they felt jealous, but they also felt warier and more respectful toward Shanhai City.
"Looking at the current situation, the Lianzhou Lord and the Atlantis Queen seem really close." The various country spies amongst the players noted down this detail.
As for the one thousand Spanish cannons, these weapons dazzled the players.
They could only worship the magnanimity of the Lianzhou Lord. Everyone knew that the Spanish Cannons were the most advanced currently, and each cannon was worth 500 gold.
Even in such a situation, there was no market.
One thousand Spanish cannons. Even with the most conservative estimates, they would have a value of more than 500 thousand. To normal players, this was a sky-high amount that they would not earn even in 10 years.
The actions of the Lianzhou Lord were truly something that they could not understand.
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Ouyang Shuo, who was walking on the red carpet, could see the players at the sides talking about him from the corner of his eyes. On the inside, he felt gleeful. After all, he had made such a grand entrance so that the other countries would notice him.
He wanted to send the message that Shanhai City and Atlantis Island were extremely close and to tell them to not have any thoughts.
The current Ouyang Shuo had gone past the stage of using military might to threaten others. Suitable diplomatic means would sometimes be more effective than weapons.
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Inner circle island, imperial palace guest room.
"Brother Wuyi, Kalia is really happy that you came to see me." Without any outsiders around, she immediately put down the mask of a queen and became closer to Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo was truly frank, smiling, "Apart from seeing you, I also have something I would like to ask."
"Speak." Kalia was more anxious than Ouyang Shuo, "As long as I can do it, I will."
Along with Kalia was Minister Arras, a white-haired old man. His identity was special, and he was the assistant appointed by Kalia's father.
When he heard the queen make such a promise, Arras frowned. But thinking about it, he did not stop her. Although the queen was young, she was actually keenly intelligent.
At this time, it would be best to give her some face.
Ouyang Shuo could not help but glance at the minister as a look of praise appeared in his eyes, "I hope that we can form a strategic alliance in the Mediterranean and advance and retreat together.
Cough. Arras gave a short cough, stopping Kalia before she spoke. At this time, he had to be the bad guy, "May I ask, what responsibilities do both sides have in this alliance?"
When Kalia heard this question, she did not speak. She also knew that an alliance was an important matter, and she could not let her personal feelings get involved. If not, she would be irresponsible to her country.
Ouyang Shuo did not mind. After all, he liked such an honest conversation.
"I've set a few basic rules to discuss with all of you. As for the specific details, let's let the officials handle it. What do you think?"
"That's great." Kalia smiled. She did not want to quarrel with Ouyang Shuo just for the interests of their various parties.
Such fighting and debating should be left to the underlings.