Chapter 2195: Particular Methods

The monsters of Southern Region's Boundless Sea were surprisingly considerate, not attacking them midway and letting them cross the sea smoothly.

But before they could reach the shore, they were bombarded by a sky‑covering barrage of Crystal Stone Cannons.

Six transport ships were instantly sunk, and most of the soldiers drowned with the sinking ships.

The strong Imperial Guard troops aboard the ships then began to storm the beach and land.

But half of them were also blasted into the sea by the Crystal Stone Cannons.

The remaining two hundred Imperial Guard troops barely made it ashore, and before they could catch their breath, the second echelon's defense system launched another round of bombardment.

They were almost driven back into the Boundless Sea.

At this point, their numbers had dwindled to fewer than fifty.

These troops, still under bombardment and not yet having reached the second line of defense, were attacked again by the third line and driven completely back to the shore.

They had thought they could finally catch a breath.

But Yu Xiaofeng then commanded over six hundred Ninefold Martial Cultivators to surround them.

By then they had exhausted their True Essence, with the Boundless Sea behind them and nowhere to run, so they could only surrender meekly, becoming captives of the Death Legion.

Thus, Zhongxing Wangchao's second sea‑crossing operation ended in failure once again.

Although Mo Xiaotian once again became the laughingstock of the Central Region, he nevertheless saw hope.

"There are no monsters causing trouble in the Southern Region; we can cross directly.

"This time we will build fifty large ships in one go, fill them all with Imperial Guard troops, and I don't believe we still can't break through their defenses."

Mo Xiaotian also made up his mind; he insisted on crossing the sea.

According to the calculation that one large ship can carry six hundred Martial Cultivators, fifty large ships could carry thirty thousand Martial Cultivators.

At that scale, Ye Liuyun indeed might not be able to hold out.

Song An and Ye Liuyun also suspected that Zhongxing Wangchao was likely to launch another landing from the Southern Region with even greater force.

"Do you know anyone in the Artificers' Alliance?

"We can think of a way to tamper with those transport ships!"

Ye Liuyun thought for a moment, then immediately used a Transmission Talisman to contact Tong Xin.

Tong Xin was indeed in the Artificers' Alliance of the Royal City.

Moreover, not only was Tong Xin there, but his master, the Purple Flame Divine Lord, was also present.

Furthermore, they indeed participated in the construction of the transport ships.

Ye Liuyun immediately rushed to the Royal City in the form of an avatar of the Phoenix Nest City Lord to meet Tong Xin face‑to‑face.

When Tong Xin saw Ye Liuyun, noticing his appearance was off, he became very wary.

The avatar could only communicate with him using the equality contract they had signed, after which Tong Xin believed him.

Only after they entered the Purple Flame Divine Lord's residence did Ye Liuyun restore his original appearance.

The Purple Flame Divine Lord and Tong Xin were also greatly astonished.

"Haha, no wonder Zhongxing Wangchao can't catch you!"

The Purple Flame Divine Lord was actually pleased to see Ye Liuyun.

After all, Ye Liuyun kept his promise, protected Tong Xin for a while, even made him an artificer, and never signed any unequal Divine Soul Contract with him.

But Ye Liuyun also knew in his heart why he had come to find them.

"Just a little trick!"

Ye Liuyun said modestly, and also took the initiative to grill some meat for the two of them, eating while chatting.

Tong Xin, however, greatly admired Ye Liuyun and was eager to help him.

Ye Liuyun only then learned that Zhongxing Wangchao had actually built fifty large transport ships this time.

But the Purple Flame Divine Lord clearly said, "Although I am not optimistic about Zhongxing Wangchao either, I cannot wager my reputation and Tong Xin's future."

As artificers, we must guarantee the quality of anything we produce.

Otherwise it would damage our reputation, and we would have no place in this trade thereafter.

Ye Liuyun actually understood the Purple Flame Divine Lord's thinking as well.

He had long been prepared in his mind and never intended to harm Tong Xin.

"I know that, and I will definitely not harm you! There's no need for you to directly tamper with the transport ships.

"You can wait until after you hand over the transport ships, then I will act, so it will have nothing to do with you."

Ye Liuyun said.

"Oh?"

How do you plan to proceed?

Tong Xin asked, puzzled.

"Act against the person receiving the transport ships!"

Ye Liuyun replied.

The Purple Flame Divine Lord immediately understood: "In the previous receptions of the transport ships, the person in charge was always a guard commander named Wu Bin, leading twenty Imperial Guard troops to inspect and sign for the goods on the spot."

Within the Royal City, there are many experts; do you have a chance to act?

"I'll figure it out! The transport ships have two handover opportunities: one when the Artificers' Alliance hands them over to Zhongxing Wangchao, and another when Zhongxing Wangchao hands them over to the front‑line Grand Army Commander."

But I need to understand the structure and principles of the transport ships before I can act.

Ye Liuyun explained to them.

These two handover opportunities are also his chance to tamper.

But tampering also requires technical skill.

If the warship cannot even enter the sea, and the problem is discovered before departure, then all his effort would be wasted.

It would be best if the warship sank midway due to being unable to withstand the impact of spacetime turbulence.

Therefore, Ye Liuyun's purpose in coming is still to obtain a method to destroy the ferry.

Purple Flame Divine Lord naturally could accept Ye Liuyun's proposal.

He only needs to provide Ye Liuyun with shipbuilding information, which does not count as a violation.

As for how Ye Liuyun operates and whether he can succeed, that is entirely his own business and has nothing to do with them.

So he immediately transmitted all detailed information about the ferry's structure and principles to Ye Liuyun.

After receiving the information, Ye Liuyun also immediately began researching a destruction plan.

He wanted to find a method that was both convenient and concealed, with good destructive effect.

But the ferry's design is extremely complex; attempting to alter or secretly replace any part would require great effort and time.

Ye Liuyun simply could not accomplish the destruction in a short time.

Ye Liuyun researched for half a day, but still had no idea.

Seeing this, Purple Flame Divine Lord laughed and said: "Why do you insist on putting effort into the ferry's structure?"

For the ferry's voyage, safety ultimately relies on the formation; once the formation is broken, the ferry cannot stay afloat.

His single sentence enlightened Ye Liuyun.

"Yes, we can tamper with the formation!"

Ye Liuyun also suddenly realized and began researching the ferry's battle tactics.

The formation's drive relies on energy converted from divine crystals; he only needs to mainly study the energy transmission pathway.

However, he is not particularly skilled in formations.

He can only identify which line transmits the energy.

He also must continually seek advice from Wu Kun, and combine the formation information left by Qiong Qi in his Sea of Consciousness for reference.

After three days of research, Ye Liuyun finally confirmed a critical node.

This node ensures that when the protective shield needs stronger energy, it opens a channel to allow more energy to flow smoothly into the shield.

What Ye Liuyun needs to do is destroy this node.

Moreover, the method is simple: just use lightning power to pierce this point, and it will not attract anyone's attention.

In the following time, Ye Liuyun repeatedly practiced how to quickly destroy this node, and did not go out to find Wu Bin to tamper with.

If he acted in advance, when the personnel changed, he still would not be able to.

If he makes a move early, when it's time to replace someone, he still won't be able to.