Chapter 1250: Struggle for the Warship

Ye Liuyun returned to Yi Cheng, and everyone warmly welcomed him, inquiring about the battlefield situation.

Zhuge Feiyu immediately arranged personnel to block the information.

"You are now an important figure. The information of your return must not be exposed, lest you be targeted by the Foreign Tribe's spies!"

Zhuge Feiyu instructed Ye Liuyun.

"Hmm! On my way back, I probably wasn't noticed by anyone!"

Ye Liuyun felt that since he usually acts alone, no one would notice him.

"Don't underestimate those spies' abilities; who knows how many pairs of eyes are watching you in the dark!" Xia Tianqiong, who runs the intelligence network, reminded Ye Liuyun.

Upon learning that Ye Liuyun had returned for the warship and shield matter, Liang Xue also took the opportunity to say: "These past two days, someone has been placing large orders for warships with the merchants' guild. I discussed it with Zhuge Feiyu, and it might be the Foreign Tribe's personnel pulling the strings behind the scenes."

"We are also investigating those people," Ling Shuang added.

"You've all worked so hard!" Seeing everyone earnestly helping, Ye Liuyun felt deeply grateful.

With them helping wholeheartedly, Ye Liuyun had nothing to worry about.

Zhu Youfu laughed heartily: "Taixu is fake! Around here, people are either your wife or your brother—no need for pretense. Get something practical; is there anything good to eat?"

Zhu Youfu's joke relaxed Ye Liuyun and everyone else.

"Alright, let's roast evil dragon meat!" Ye Liuyun immediately took out the evil dragon meat.

The monster beasts and his avatars by his side also came out to share the barbecue with everyone, chatting about their battlefield experiences; the group was very lively together.

"Is it feasible to inscribe formations on the shield?"

Ye Liuyun asked Zhu Youfu while eating.

"Certainly feasible. But I'm not needed for this!" Zhu Youfu laughed.

Zhuge Feiyu then said: "Someone in the Refiner Alliance has experience in this and has already begun helping us develop it. Moreover, the developed shield can not only defend but also, to a certain extent, reflect the opponent's attacks."

"That's great! What's the production timeline?" Ye Liuyun then worried about when delivery could happen.

"A prototype can be made in these two days. Equipping the main army would take about three months!" Zhuge Feiyu estimated.

"No need to wait for a single shipment. We can distribute them in batches to the soldiers—send out however many are produced each day!"

Ye Liuyun suggested.

"That would put huge pressure on transport! Lan Ruobing and his team have suffered heavy casualties recently just for transport. Sending so frequently, I worry they'll be ambushed by the Foreign Tribe on the way." Zhuge Feiyu was not entirely in agreement.

"Oh, right, I overlooked that. Then you should negotiate with them, as soon as possible! Anyway, we can fight without shields; having them would just reduce casualties."

Ye Liuyun also stepped back, leaving everything to Zhuge Feiyu to handle.

"What about the warship?" Ye Liuyun asked Zhuge Feiyu.

Zhuge Feiyu replied: "We're still missing over a hundred warships; they're in the final assembly and debugging. If you can wait three to five days, you can take them all together. If you need them urgently, grab an ordinary warship for now and we'll send the upgraded ones once they're ready."

"I'll wait then! Our easy victories are mainly thanks to the warships. Ordinary warships basically have no advantage!" Ye Liuyun felt that since the fighting isn't tense now, he could wait a few more days.

"Just wait a few more days! I'm personally rushing the work. By then you can take them all together!" Du Yan interjected.

"Exactly! For such important materiel, it's best you personally escort it. If it ever falls into the Foreign Tribe's hands, the loss would be far more than just the warships!" Zhuge Feiyu also agreed with Ye Liuyun waiting a few days.

Ye Liuyun nodded in agreement. Then he asked concerned: "Are the places where the warships are manufactured and stored safe?"

Zhuge Feiyu and Du Yan both smiled slightly upon hearing that.

"How so?" Ye Liuyun felt there was definitely something up.

Zhuge Feiyu sent a voice transmission to Ye Liuyun: "Very safe, and we've set traps!"

"You've really thought it through. Thank you for your hard work!" Ye Liuyun expressed his gratitude again sincerely.

If it were him, he surely wouldn't have thought of everything so thoroughly.

Du Yan also explained to Ye Liuyun: "Warship manufacturing involves many steps. Ordinary parts are made in regular warship workshops. Only the key components and steps are completed in a separate secret realm, so you don't need to worry too much."

"Impressive!" Ye Liuyun couldn't help but praise.

This way, not only can the number of warships be guaranteed, but it also makes it hard for the Foreign Tribe to locate their manufacturing site. Even if found, they couldn't destroy all the workshops.

Moreover, outsiders cannot enter that solitary secret realm at all, making it absolutely secure.

Ye Liuyun thus put his mind at ease and waited in peace for the warship's completion.

Feng Wanru wanted to go back to see Feng Yunfei, and Ye Liuyun accompanied her to meet her parents, conveniently taking the opportunity to check out the shield prototype.

Upon arriving at Yonglie Island, Ye Xiaotian took out the shield sample for him to test.

Ye Liuyun took the shield in hand, but felt it was no different from an ordinary shield; the formation had no effect at all.

Seeing his puzzled expression, Ye Xiaotian and Feng Yunfei both laughed.

Ye Xiaotian explained: "Haha, you don't get it? When we designed the shield, we considered the possibility that the Foreign Tribe might seize it. So we required the first user to input a strand of divine sense. Once the shield is used by someone else, the formation on it fails. Thus, even if the Foreign Tribe captures it, it's just like an ordinary shield. And if we retrieve it, we just need to re-input the formation and settings, and it can be used again!"

Ye Xiaotian's face also beamed with pride. Being able to help his son with big matters naturally made him happy.

Ye Liuyun was also overjoyed. This function is indeed practical. On the battlefield, even with a shield defending, safety is not guaranteed.

With this function, if the Foreign Tribe captures the shield, it's just scrap iron. And if the original owner dies in battle, the shield can be recovered and remade, saving costs.

"The Refiner Alliance truly has many masters!" Ye Liuyun also praised without end.

"The Artifact Crafting Alliance really has a lot of experts!" Ye Liuyun also couldn't stop praising.

"Of course! Those artifact crafters mostly know some Formation, mechanical techniques, and other skills; otherwise, no matter how high their artifact-crafting level, the things they make would also be quite ordinary in function!" Ye Xiaotian confirmed.