Chapter 1559 - 509: Marching on Luoyang with Blade Raised! (Part 2)

Chapter 1559: Chapter 509: Marching on Luoyang with Blade Raised! (Part 2)

The world, which seemed to be seeing a bit of an economic recovery, had its legs broken by this round of public opinion backlash. Forget about walking like before; now, even crawling is difficult.

Brutal pleasures will eventually lead to brutal ends.

And the protagonists of the whole drama are just now ready to make their entrance.

An unfamiliar ship docked at Pig Bay in Cuba, with a familiar flag flying on its bridge and "Jinling" painted on the hull. However, the soldiers standing by the railing wore uniforms completely different from what players remembered.

"Hello, I am Captain Liu Ye of the Navy, sent by a higher command to assist you in returning to the United States."

Looking at the hand extended in front of them, the players were unsure of what to do.

Even though they knew it was all fake, the other party was so serious that it felt like facing Tokyo University soldiers, leaving no one daring to shake hands initially.

Family Joy squeezed through the crowd to intervene.

"Hello, I am the Chief of Staff of the Horizon Corporation’s War Department, Family Joy, thank you for your support."

Liu Ye’s smile froze a bit upon hearing the name, feeling like he was seeing a family elder’s online ID.

"Family Joy... haha, interesting name."

This isn’t a foreigner; these four words can be transliterated. Despite the odd names, they can still be understood. But in front of the Takyo University folks, there’s no need for translation, which only makes these people’s names increasingly odd.

Lin Miao and Kangtao’s deal included transporting troops back to America.

As for what’s happening in Cuba, Tokyo University would send people to help with management and set up production lines, as well as their forte—big construction projects for infrastructure.

Military Technology has already turned against Horizon Corporation. The original reinforcement fleet is now confronting the Kujira in the Gulf of Mexico. Though Huang Ban’s soldiers aren’t clear why they were allies one moment and at each other’s throats the next, opposing Military Technology is their norm, so few have objections. They view the events in New America as mere entertainment.

But having Huang Ban transport players back to America is certainly not happening. Given the nationality issue, the mischievous players will undoubtedly stir up trouble. If things go wrong, fights could break out on the Kujira. To ensure their compliance, they really need Old Zhong’s ship to pick up the people.

However, Lin Miao evidently overestimated the deterrent power of Old Zhong’s name among players.

The soldiers are manageable, but the ships are another story.

Shui Yue snapped away with a camera: "Well, well, this is indeed Old Zhong’s ship, noticeably different. Curious how it functions."

Swordfish snatched the camera to take a look.

"What on earth did you photograph? Looks like a sampan boat. Were you from the Propaganda Department?"

"I never learned photography. Why do you care?"

While Liu Ye discussed boarding arrangements with Family Joy, the players rushed to the ship, snapping away at the hull, making the dock crowded to the brim.

Wildman shouted to the crowd behind: "Jinling... hey! Seductress, your fellow from Nanjing! Totally beat!"

The Seductress in the crowd yelled back.

"Totally awesome! Jinling, does it have the Confucius Temple and Chaotian Palace inside?"

Other Nanjing players chimed in.

"Not sure, probably just set sail from Xuanwu Lake."

This instantly sent all the players into fits of laughter.

The soldiers on the ship couldn’t help but crane their necks to see what all the noise was about below.

"What’s going on?"

A soldier on guard whispered to his comrade.

"Wasn’t it said that the Americans here won against the Europeans? Why is it a bunch of our people with Nanjing accents? Judging by their speech, aren’t they one of us?"

"No idea."

The comrade was equally puzzled.

"Don’t worry about it. Maybe it’s a secret mission from higher-ups. Different units sometimes don’t recognize each other."

"Hey, hey, hey, they’re already sticking their tongues out to lick!"

Below, a few fanatical military enthusiasts couldn’t resist sticking out their tongues.

"If Jinling had a ship maiden, I’d say you’re totally XSR."

"Nonsense, didn’t I play Ship R back in the day, licking Yat Sen and Chongqing a lot? Now I’ll lick Jinling all over again. I’m telling you, ship maidens from Jiangnan are definitely... Ah~ Do you know the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai? I’m already imagining their artwork."

"Look at you being so flamboyant. I still prefer bigger ones. My heart belongs to the Fujian ship; Jiangnan girls’ busts are too small, not my thing."

"No feeling for those previous ships, but ours truly resonate with me."

At this point, the soldiers on the ship were 100% certain these folks were Horizon people, just with remarkably quirky personalities.

"Damn, are we seriously letting these guys on board?"

"They’re already coming up."

Without further delay, after Family Joy and Liu Ye finalized the arrangements, Wildman and the others were already arranging for players to board. As for gear and such, other transport ships would come for those.

With orders from above, the players didn’t have to haul into cargo holds this time but could roam the entire ship—a treatment far better than when they were aboard Military Science ships.

However, the initial excitement about exploring the ship wore off quickly.

"This ship doesn’t look any different from inside the Polar ship. The setup feels similar, just the sanitation feels much better."

"A ship’s a ship. What difference can there be? Throw a Zumwalt and 055 to ordinary folks, and they might not even tell them apart."