Ever since the Great Eagle Empire defeated Spain's Invincible Armada in the Battle of Gravelines over a hundred years ago, its fleet had been without equal anywhere in the world. Like the Rice Country Navy in later years, it was the undisputed ruler of the seas.
If Hao Shuai's Shipwreck Cove hadn't sunk half the Great Eagle Empire's warships, the empire would have been at the height of its power, and its glory would have lasted for a long time to come.
Unfortunately, after the Battle of Shipwreck Cove, the Great Eagle Empire began to decline. It had no choice but to scale back its fleet, abandon some colonies, and recall its ships to defend the homeland.
So when Hao Shuai's Emperor appeared off the coast of Great Britain, the Great Eagle Empire's navy spotted it almost immediately.
"That's the devil ship! The one that wiped out the entire East India Company fleet!" To be fair, the English navy was probably the best in the world at this time. Someone quickly recognized the Emperor and sounded the alarm. "Judging by its direction, its target must be London!"
"What? It's actually heading this way!" The commander of the fleet charged with defending the homeland nearly went mad when he heard the news. Just thinking of the Emperor's terrifying reputation made him want to run.
But his sense of duty forced him to pull himself together and assemble every available warship. He had to take the Emperor on in a fight to the death. If he let it get close to London, the consequences would be unimaginable given the Emperor's range.
Off the coast of England
Looking at the Great Eagle Empire's warships, lined up in neat, dense ranks in the distance, Hao Shuai laughed. "Hahaha! Talk about perfect timing!"
"Darling,