"There's an enemy! Everyone, get ready!"
Seeing the laser signal fired into the sky, Liu Zhi's heart tightened. He immediately issued the order, sending it to every ship.
Since all the ships had been made from wood taken from the same giant tree, they were linked together. Liu Zhi only had to give the order aboard one ship for it to be relayed to the others.
That meant Liu Zhi only needed to command from his own legendary Elf Sailing Ship. On the other ships, he only had to assign a few people to handle the sails and steer.
He could take care of everything else himself.
Liu Zhi had stationed several Titan constructs aboard those ships. They were immensely strong and could even use anti-gravity effects. They weren't professional sailors, but in a situation like this, they were still reliable.
Under Liu Zhi's orders, they brought the four Elf Sailing Ships together around his flagship, forming a battle formation shaped like the Chinese character for "vessel."
Only then did Liu Zhi send out a few Banshi Beasts to scout the area from the air.
Liu Zhi figured the enemy had their eye on him, and there was a good chance they were those Fishmen who called themselves the Sea Race.
"I didn't come looking for you, but here you are, delivering yourselves right to me."
As he waited for news, Liu Zhi felt more than a little annoyed. He'd thought he could deal with the Fishmen, but he hadn't expected them to catch him off guard. This was nothing short of a provocation.
If he didn't wipe out every Fishman who'd shown their faces this time, how was he supposed to get his work done? How could he establish his authority in these waters?
With that in mind, Liu