"Is that enough?"
Dark Sin Heart looked at Shi Feng, uncertain what to make of the situation.
Normally, eight Bronze-rank and one Iron-rank speedboats would be impressive enough, but they were heading to Starfall Island — a transit island near the Level 100 neutral waters. The sea beasts there were all above Level 95, their density was extraordinary, and there were even Legendary king-rank sea beasts among them.
If anything less than an elite fleet went in, they would never come back out.
"I brought a sailing ship this time. Its combat power should be sufficient." Shi Feng glanced at the visibly worried Dark Sin Heart, then produced a magic bottle from his inventory. Through the transparent glass, they could clearly see the Stormfall sailing ship floating on water.
"Iron-rank sailing ship!" Dark Sin Heart stared at the Stormfall, his eyes nearly popping out of his head.
He had already known that Zero Wing's maritime strength was formidable — they owned not only the Mythril-rank Swift Dragon speedboats but also the Bronze-rank Unicorn sailing ships.
The thing was, there were only two known Mythril-rank speedboats in the entire Genesis Empire. One belonged to the Pantheon, and the other to Zero Wing. Although they were only a single rank above Iron-rank, the gap in combat power was astronomical — ordinary sailing ships were no match for Mythril-rank speedboats at all.
Back then, Feng Qianyu of the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion had relied on Zero Wing's Swift Dragon speedboat to cement the guild's position at Thunder Island.
And it wasn't just on Thunder Island. Jun Wuchang of the Freedom Alliance had leveraged Zero Wing's Swift Dragon speedboat and Unicorn sailing ship to secure the best territory the Freedom Alliance controlled. Although he hadn't managed to become the Alliance's number-one fleet, he had firmly established himself as number two, wielding no less influence than Shang Buyan, who led the first fleet.
That was precisely why the Eternal Light had qualified to cooperate with Jun Wuchang and steadily grow within the Genesis Empire.
He had never expected that now…
"With this Stormfall sailing ship, reaching Starfall Island shouldn't be a problem. It's getting late, so let's move out." Shi Feng finished speaking and put away the repaired Stormfall.
"Wonderful! With the Stormfall, we have a lot more confidence for this trip." Dark Sin Heart was now brimming with assurance about the Starfall Island expedition.
Leaving aside the fact that Zero Wing itself was a quasi-superpower, Shi Feng also had an excellent relationship with Jun Wuchang. The Stormfall alone would put the Eternal Light ahead of the other cooperating guilds. When it came time to deepen the partnership with the Freedom Alliance, negotiations would go far more smoothly.
With the Stormfall in hand, Dark Sin Heart immediately began organizing personnel, bringing his elite members and Shi Feng to teleport first to Azure City in the Ending Sea, then onward to Starfall Island — the transit island in the Level 100 waters.
The Ending Sea. Starfall Island.
As a transit rest stop for the Level 100 sea zone, this area saw very few players. However, thanks to the Freedom Alliance's invitation, any faction that wanted to continue cooperating with the Alliance had no choice but to steel themselves and make the journey.
The harbor on Starfall Island was packed with speedboats and sailing ships. Every single speedboat was at minimum Bronze-rank, and some were even Iron-rank — their splendor was enough to make even maritime superpowers click their tongues in admiration.
"I wonder what the Freedom Alliance is really up to this time? Making us come all the way out here."
"They probably want to see whether we actually have the strength to reach this place. This sea zone really isn't somewhere ordinary guilds can venture into — the sea beast packs we encountered along the way alone wore down a huge chunk of our fleet's durability."
"Exactly! Just getting here required organizing around twenty Bronze-rank speedboats, with sailing ships providing heavy fire support to clear the path and push through quickly. Otherwise, those sea beasts would have ground us down to nothing."
The representatives of the various factions resting at the harbor all furrowed their brows at the mention of Starfall Island's waters. They were also filled with questions about the Freedom Alliance's sudden invitation, none of them sure what the Alliance had in mind.
After all, the Freedom Alliance was already a dominant force in the Ending Sea. Any faction that cooperated with them needed substantial maritime power of its own — otherwise, there would be no way to secure sea-based supply lines and reap the enormous profits in resources and gold coins.