The Dark Elf soldiers who had just won this maritime speed trial by a landslide erupted in cheers aboard the ship.
Standing beside Zhou Xu, Eredar could not help pumping his fist when he saw this, looking quite excited.
This was also the first time he had witnessed the capabilities of the Black Sail Vanguard Ship, and he had gotten swept up in the excitement.
With the official completion of this Black Sail Vanguard Ship this year, the Dark Elf naval soldiers had truly been given something to celebrate.
Compared with the Black Sail Warships they had built themselves before, this enchanted Black Sail Vanguard Ship before them was simply a completely different beast. As expected, it was enchantment that made a ship truly exhilarating to operate!
By comparison, the atmosphere aboard the Great Zhou destroyer was somewhat gloomy.
Although they had known from the very beginning that they had come to assist with the test, and that in a ten-nautical-mile race with turns included they would certainly lose to the Black Sail Vanguard Ship,
even so, losing still left them feeling unhappy.
Lin Youshu naturally understood this as well.
It was only because today's purpose was to test and demonstrate the Black Sail Vanguard Ship's performance that he was allowing one side to gloat so brazenly. Under normal circumstances, he would never let that happen.
A commander leading troops had to understand the importance of balance.
Not to mention an officer like him, who had two different-race armies under his command—even among members of the same race, if one side kept winning while the other kept losing, trouble was bound to arise over time.
So in their usual training, Lin Youshu often arranged medium- and long-distance exercises.
Generally speaking, the longer the distance, the smaller the Black Sail Vanguard