Qin Feng then purchased a steel battleship from the shop. This high-tech steel battleship cost Qin Feng 500,000 gold. For Qin Feng, this was a mere drop in the bucket, but it was still a considerable expense. However, to protect himself in this vast ocean, he had to make this investment.
With a flash of white light, a massive steel battleship appeared beside Qin Feng.
The battleship was enormous and exceptionally heavy, with a displacement of over ten thousand tons, truly a steel warship. Ordinary monsters would find it impossible to bite through its sturdy defenses. Even if there were unimaginable monsters in this sea, sinking this battleship would be extremely difficult. Even if it were sunk, Qin Feng wouldn't be afraid; he could simply buy another one.
This battleship would be his safe haven at sea. To save Ye Shen, he now had to brave these unknown waters.
He needed to enhance his strength and return as soon as he reached the next cultivation realm.
Ye Shen's physical body must not be harmed. He intended to rescue that woman completely intact. Thus, Qin Feng commanded his Red Alert legions to push the battleship into the sea.
For ordinary Red Alert soldiers, pushing such a colossal steel battleship would be absolutely impossible. However, his 300 elite Red Alert soldiers possessed formidable combat power. With 300 of them working in unison, they could move an entire city, let alone a battleship.
Thus, as the battleship entered the sea, Qin Feng also departed from his current location, embarking on a new journey.
He leaped directly onto the battleship and, at the same time, directed his elite Red Alert soldiers to board the vessel one by one. He assigned these Red Alert soldiers to act as sailors, controlling the steel battleship and steering it towards the distant horizon.
Initially, Qin Feng didn't know how to operate the battleship. He could only try, bit by bit, following the instruction manual. However, his cultivation had already reached the Nascent Soul stage, and his mental power was incomparable to ordinary people. Therefore, his learning speed was exceptionally fast. After reading the manual just once, he had already grasped its entirety.
He commanded over 300 elite Red Alert soldiers, who operated the battleship with great proficiency, and he himself gradually became familiar with its controls.
The battleship was equipped with cannons and even missiles. Ordinary monsters were no match for it.
However, Qin Feng still prudently purchased several sets of diving suits and had a few Red Alert soldiers wear them, instructing them to swim underwater alongside the battleship. With these Red Alert soldiers working underwater, Qin Feng gained a more comprehensive understanding of his surroundings. Despite the water's resistance, their powerful physiques allowed these Red Alert soldiers, clad in diving suits, to swim at a speed that kept pace with the battleship.
While in the water, they couldn't fully leverage their immense strength, as the water's resistance would negate their explosive power. However, this did not affect their swimming speed or their formidable defensive capabilities. Even if their diving suits were torn by a powerful monster, these elite Red Alert soldiers would not easily perish. They could swim to the surface and await Qin Feng's rescue.
Qin Feng's purchase of the steel battleship to create a safe haven was aimed at enhancing his strength in this environment. As for killing monsters and collecting treasures, he had no interest at the moment. If he encountered a monster, he would naturally eliminate it. If he didn't, he wouldn't actively seek one out.
His immediate priority was to increase his strength and return to rescue Ye Shen.
Therefore, as soon as he boarded the battleship, Qin Feng, while simultaneously controlling his Red Alert legions to navigate the vessel, took out his alchemy furnace and began refining pills and concocting medicines to boost his strength. He also diverted some of his mental energy to continue dispatching Red Alert soldiers and replicating money.
Qin Feng understood that to withstand the attacks from various sects, he needed to build a powerful Red Alert legion. Although he now had 300 elite Red Alert soldiers with extraordinary combat prowess, it was still insufficient. He needed more elite Red Alert soldiers to contend with the cultivators of that world.
Thus, the battleship sailed forward, while Qin Feng began refining pills and cultivating in a seated position.
When Qin Feng finished refining his first batch of pills, he finally encountered the first monster.
Qin Feng sensed a colossal sea bird in the vicinity, circling his battleship. Its gaze was fixed on the elite Red Alert soldiers on board, viewing them as potential food.
Qin Feng could feel the immense size and power of this giant sea bird. Its wingspan, when fully extended, reached hundreds of meters, and its flight speed was incredibly fast. It was a formidable monster that combined strength and speed.
However, Qin Feng felt no concern. Although this giant sea bird was powerful, it was not stronger than his Red Alert soldiers. The monster's individual strength might be comparable to one of his Red Alert soldiers, but on this battleship, Qin Feng had established an offensive and defensive formation. With his powerful sensing ability, this sea bird had no chance of ambushing him.
If it charged down, it would only be delivering itself to its demise.
Qin Feng closely monitored the sea bird's every move, refraining from attacking and waiting for it to fall into his trap.
He wanted to test and ascertain the strength of the monsters in this sea and their level of intelligence.
Not long after, the sea bird finally lost its patience.
Seeing that the Red Alert soldiers on the battleship were completely ignoring it and paying it no attention, it inwardly rejoiced, believing it had found a suitable prey.
With that, it flapped its wings and swooped down at high speed, its powerful talons firmly gripping a Red Alert soldier. It then carried the soldier into the air, away from the ground.
With its prey now in its grasp, it could feast.
Just as it was feeling pleased, it suddenly felt a movement from the prey in its talons, followed by a sharp pain in its claws.
It looked down and saw that the prey it had captured was tightly gripping its talons. The immense strength caused its claws to emit cracking sounds, as if bones were breaking. It had not expected this prey to possess such formidable power, capable of crushing its hardened talons.
This shock was profound. It hurriedly attacked the person harming it with its powerful beak. However, with the aid of the offensive and defensive formation, the Red Alert soldier's defense was impenetrable to it. After several unsuccessful attacks, the giant bird felt a searing pain in its abdomen.
A Red Alert soldier's hand plunged into its body. Instantly, like a kite with a snapped string, it fell onto the sea surface, utterly dead.
Qin Feng then commanded the other Red Alert soldiers to retrieve the body.
Subsequently, a shimmering pearl appeared within the monster's belly. Undoubtedly, it was a treasure.