"Wuu—"
The warning horn sounded swiftly.
Their Great Zhou had only three ships in this area. Aside from those, any ship appearing in these waters could not possibly be theirs.
Almost as soon as the unidentified ship appeared, the observer standing atop the watchtower swiftly activated Eye of Insight to investigate.
"There's a white flag hanging from that ship. Wait! There's also a red mark in the middle of the flag."
This intelligence quickly reached White Butcher's ears. Standing on the deck, White Butcher's brows drew tightly together. He had never seen a flag like this before.
"Have you found any traces of other ships?"
"Reporting, no traces of other ships have been found for now."
After confirming this information, White Butcher pondered briefly before making a decisive move.
"Pass on my order. Close in using an inverted-triangle formation!"
The so-called inverted-triangle formation meant having two fast ships split to either side and charge ahead, while the large troop transport ship stayed in the center and followed behind.
The other side might not have Eye of Insight and thus be unable to see the precise details of their ships, but the size of the sea vessels was right there. Noticing their presence would still be a piece of cake.
Almost as soon as they formed up and began closing in, the sea vessel opposite them made a new move as well.
The other ship abruptly turned its bow around at top speed. It was plainly trying to flee.
Faced with this situation, White Butcher quickly gave an order...
"Send out a signal and have the Wyvern Riders monitor them from the air, making sure no more enemies appear. Then have the two fast ships pursue them at full speed and see whether we can catch up!"
The border waters were