Kadan Island.
Whether it is Icewood City or the surrounding villages and towns, they are all full of laughter and joy. The salty smell brought by the sea breeze to the island does not seem to dampen people's enthusiasm.
Because today is the day when the new daimyo of the Land of Water takes over the leadership. The people are not only happy for the new daimyo but also for the fact that every time a new daimyo is crowned, the taxes for the first year will be greatly reduced or even exempted. This is what truly makes the people happy.
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The noble port on Kadan Island was originally made to be for the Hoshino family, but after Shimizu Akihiro destroyed them, it became his private port.
Today, the day when the new daimyo of the Land of Water takes over the affairs of the country, this port is currently surrounded by countless naval forces.
Ichiro Kitano looked at Shimizu Akihiro's back. After these days of training, Shimizu Akihiro's tender body had gained a lot of muscle, making him much stronger than before.
Thinking that this was all the growth he had witnessed, Kitano Ichiro felt excited. Then he looked at the well-equipped navy around him. Kitano Ichiro was even more shocked. He didn't know where these people came from. His Highness had never been here before, but soldiers with such serious military discipline kept coming to pledge their loyalty to him.
'Are these all sent by the forces behind His Highness to help him?'
Kitano Ichiro has no sense of belonging to the Land of Water. In the past, he only followed the samurai spirit and was loyal to the daimyo. However, since he followed the unsuccessful little highness, his loyalty was truly taken over by Shimizu Akihiro. Every decision made by him, every action he took, made him feel like he's the perfect lord to follow.
However, what made him even more excited was that today, Shimizu Akihiro summoned the naval forces under his command to prepare for something big.
Three heavy combat warships and one light warship, a total of four warships, formed a formation.
Kitano Ichiro looked at the three combat warships in front of him. As heavy combat warships reserved for the Vice-admiral Level powerhouses within the navy, each one was larger than a light warship. After all, there were many incredibly tall people among the navy and there were even people from the giant race. If the ship was smaller, it would be impractical.
The hulls were covered with a layer of black-brown metal armor, and numerous gun barrels protruded from all sides of each ship. The muzzles were black and shiny, leaving no one in doubt about how terrifying the shells could be.
"Kitano Ichiro, you can go too."
Shimizu Akihiro glanced at Kitano Ichiro, who was trembling with excitement next to him, and said suddenly.
"Ah? Can I go too?"
Kitano Ichiro asked with surprise on his face after hearing this.
He had heard that His Lord's troops had muskets and artillery, but this was the first time he saw them used in war, not to mention the huge warships covered with metal. He wanted to see the power of these things.
"You can go if you want to."
Shimizu Akihiro nodded, and after saying that, he turned and walked towards the carriage, being carried by several marines, along with him Crocodile and Virgo left towards the lord's palace, one on the left and the other on the right.
Although the navy warship is very heavy, its speed is indeed not slow at all. It only took half a day to see the shadow of the main island of the Land of Sea.
"Sir T Bone, we are here."
Kitano Ichiro also became serious when he saw the shadow of the main island of the Land of Sea, and immediately told T Bone.
"Well, it seems that when the Daimyo of the Land of the Sea went to attend the coronation ceremony of the new Daimyo of the Land of Water, he did not forget to strengthen the domestic defense force in his own country."
T Bone put down the observation glass, nodded, and said seriously.
In the direction of the coastal port of the Land of the Sea, he found many mercenaries patrolling there, including ninjas.
"Ah, what should we do? Should we wait until dark?"
Kitano Ichiro was surprised and asked quickly.
T Bone grinned, his zombie-like face covered with a weird smile, which sent a chill down Kitano Ichiro's spine.
"No, let's just attack by force."
Under the command of T Bone, the warship quickly moved towards the main island of the Land of the Sea, and its speed did not decrease.
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At this moment, there are no ships in those ports of the Land of Sea. These large ports are prepared for the nobles of the Land of Sea, the Land of Water and nobles from other countries. Ordinary merchant ships and fishing boats can only find some small ports to dock.
Because the new daimyo of the Land of Water took office today, the daimyo and most of the nobles of the Land of Sea are now congratulating themselves in the Land of Sea. Since the nobles are not here, the port of the Land of Sea seems relatively empty.
The mercenaries at the port have been living relatively leisurely in recent days because there are no ships docking. A mercenary warrior looked at the sea boredly and suddenly discovered a group of ships.
"Eh? Look,"
The mercenary pulled up his companion in surprise, pointed at the gradually growing black dot in the distance, and whispered.
"What are you looking at? It's just a few ships."
The companion glanced at it, said disdainfully, and then continued chatting with the others.
Seeing that his companion took one look and ignored him, the mercenary sighed, then picked up the lookout glass and looked in the direction of the black spot.
It was okay not to look at it, but this look immediately made all the hairs on his body stand up.
"These don't seem to be fishing boats or merchant ships."
Through the lookout glass, he saw clearly the appearance of the ships, and murmured with suspicion in his tone.
"It's not a merchant ship, it's not a fishing boat. Come on, it should be the nobles who are back."
His companion was still full of disdain, a little dissatisfied with his more serious partner.
"No, it's not the nobles coming back early, IT'S ARTILLERY, IT'S ARTILLERY, DAMN, ENEMY ATTACK! ENEMY ATTACK!"
The mercenary still held the lookout glass. As the warship quickly approached, the barrel of the cannon above was also clearly visible. Then, he saw the barrel tremble, a trace of hot smoke rising, and a pitch-black cannonball shell pointing towards the port, flew in his own direction, he was so frightened that he immediately screamed.
"Boom!"
A series of explosions drowned out the mercenary's shouts. A salvo from the four warships all landed on the port, and the entire port was instantly surrounded by the flames of the explosion.
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