Sun Moon Empire, imperial palace study.
"Ju Zi, where do you think Ye Yulin and the others have reached by now?"
Xu Tianran's gaze remained fixed on the enormous map hanging on the wall, his eyes moving across the sea as though he were trying to discern the fleet's route and current location from it.
He had once respectfully addressed Ye Yulin as Senior Starry Sky Douluo, but now he had no desire for such formalities. Ye Yulin was not here anyway, so he simply called him by name.
Hearing Xu Tianran's question, Ju Zi pondered for a moment before walking over to the enormous map and pointing at a location on it.
"Judging by the fleet's normal sailing speed, it should currently be here!"
Xu Tianran followed her finger with his eyes.
The place Ju Zi pointed to was in the northeastern waters of the Star Luo Empire, already very close to the southeastern waters of the Dou Ling Empire.
Xu Tianran smiled. "Ju Zi, you're that confident? This fleet has to sail around the South Sea of the Star Luo Empire and deal with Sea Soul Beasts in the deep sea. At normal speed, it should indeed be here by now, but what if it was delayed by some accident?"
He had personally devised this plan to launch a surprise attack on the Dou Ling Empire by sea, but he had never expected it to go perfectly smoothly.
He knew full well that war was no game. Any kind of accident could happen.
Not to mention that this fleet faced numerous dangers.
Whether it was the navy in the southern waters of the Star Luo Empire or the Sea Soul Beasts lurking in the depths, both were major problems.
Under such circumstances, he had never expected the fleet