Jiangdu, the Yang Province naval camp.
As Yang Province guarded the southeastern coast, its navy had always been formidable, maintaining over three thousand warships and a million armored troops, with mighty warriors as plentiful as clouds.
Wang Tianming, the Yang Province Sima, arrived at the naval camp bearing orders from the Governor's Mansion stamped with the Governor's Seal, and immediately convened the commanders in his command tent.
Nearly forty naval commanders in the Innate Realm gathered inside.
Clad in military attire, he sat in the seat of honor, his gaze flashing like lightning as it swept over the dozens of commanders below.
"Commanders, hear my orders!"
"The Marquis of Chu has commanded that the Yang Province navy assemble immediately and sail in full force for the waters of Jade Prefecture!"
"Commanders of every camp, muster your warships and sailors at once. The entire fleet must be assembled within one day!"
"Anyone who disobeys will be executed!"
"Yes, sir!"
The commanders in the tent answered in unison.
Military orders swiftly streamed out of the command tent, and the entire Jiangdu naval camp erupted into activity.
Horn blasts, war drums, officers' shouts, and the pounding footsteps of running soldiers mingled into a rolling thunder, while killing intent soared into the sky.
Squad after squad of armored sailors bearing weapons rushed from their barracks and swiftly assembled.
At the docks, countless enormous, well-equipped warships began raising their sails and weighing anchor.
There were towering ships a thousand feet long and several decks high, their hulls sheathed in thick iron armor. Ballistae and catapults bristled across their decks, alongside spiritual-energy cannon emplacements inscribed with high-tier offensive formations, which radiated heart-chilling fluctuations of spiritual power.
There were sleek, swift assault ships, with oar ports lining both sides of their hulls. Laden with elite sailors, they