"Ships ahead, we are the Candel Empire's Royal Third Fleet. You are hereby ordered to stop immediately and submit to inspection. Defy us, and you will bear the consequences!"
Leslie's brow furrowed even more deeply.
It was not because of the speaker's rude tone, but because the other ships were roughly five hundred meters away, yet the voice sounded as though it were right beside his ear, exceptionally loud and clear.
That effect clearly meant a mage aboard the opposing ships was using amplification magic.
Unless, like his own fleet, they were equipped with the mana amplifiers the Xinfei Merchant Guild had developed based on that magic.
Taking an amplifier from a crewman beside him, Leslie cleared his throat and tested it, then raised his voice. "Fleet ahead, you have crossed our perimeter. Please stop advancing immediately, or you may face retaliation. Consider this your warning."
Candore, deputy commander of the Candel Empire's Royal Third Fleet, stood on the deck of the enormous wooden ship leading the opposing fleet. He froze for a moment, then flew into a rage.
Those fellows simply did not know what was good for them!
He had mobilized the entire Royal Third Fleet First Squadron and was representing the Candel Empire's military. Yet those fellows dared to be so disrespectful, even talking about... retaliating?
How dare they!
Candore snorted coldly and raised an eyebrow at the adjutant responsible for relaying his words.
The adjutant understood and nodded. Still standing within the amplification magic array maintained by a mage, he called out more forcefully, "Attention, people aboard those ships! This is your final warning. Stop immediately and submit to inspection. If you dare disobey, we will attack at once!"
Leslie could not help shaking his head. These fellows calling themselves the Candel Empire's Royal Third Fleet