Three days later, all the Dragons on Bok Island were tied with ropes, and then, under the unified command of Night Fury, they slowly rose into the air, pulling the enormous warship forward.
In the original story, a few Dragons could pull a ship directly into the air and fly with it.
However, this warship was simply too large, and it hadn't even been fitted with the necessary weapons for war yet, otherwise it would be even heavier.
Night Fury listened to Hiccup's commands, and then roared at the Dragons, signaling them to concentrate and not let any Dragon slack off.
Stoick watched the massive warship, less than three meters off the ground, his heart tense, fearing that it might accidentally fall and crack.
However, this worry was completely unnecessary; the warship had already been equipped with anti-reef capabilities, with a layer of thorn-like armor distributed around the outside of the hull, and a hemispherical force-dissipating defense shield at the base!
This way, if any reefs or ice appeared below, they would be directly shattered by this layer of the warship's armor until it ran aground!
Hiccup looked at the sea surface so close, and his expectations gradually rose.
"Plop!"
After the warship entered the water, it stirred up giant waves of spray, and then settled steadily on the sea surface.
"Oh! We succeeded, we succeeded!"
"Great! The warship is finally in the water, we can go to battle!"
"Odin, please bless this warship to be invincible!"
The villagers on Berk Island on the shore were cheering excitedly; obviously, the sight of the warship entering the water made them extremely thrilled!
Hiccup, riding Night Fury, commanded the Dragon Riders behind him: "First Squad! Immediately bring the weapons to the warship! Install them quickly!"
"Second Squad! Immediately bring all the food to the warship! And store it!"
"Third Squad! Immediately distribute weapons to the Viking Warriors who can participate in the battle! Lay the bridges and get them aboard!"
"Yes!"
After receiving their orders, everyone began to busy themselves in an orderly fashion.
In the sky, they seemed to have a fixed orbit, moving back and forth without conflict, and with extreme efficiency.
This was all the result of many days of training.
Stoick, looking at the selected Viking Warriors behind him, shouted loudly: "For hundreds of years! Our ancestors have been searching for the Dragon Nest! Always wanting to destroy the Dragon Nest and bring peace to Berk Island!"
"However, for these hundreds of years, we have been fighting Dragons, but have never been able to find the location of the Dragon Nest! Now we finally have the opportunity to step onto the battlefield together and conquer the Dragon Nest!"
"Today is not only a day that changes history, but also a day when we bring peace to Berk Island! Warriors, take up your weapons! Come with me to battle, and flatten the Dragon Nest!"
"Flatten the Dragon Nest! Flatten the Dragon Nest!"
"Flatten the Dragon Nest! Flatten the Dragon Nest!"
The Viking Warriors who could participate in the battle all raised their weapons high, echoing Stoick, and cheering loudly.
The Viking Warriors who could not participate in the battle were naturally very disappointed, but they did not dare to disobey the chief's command.
They could only watch them board the ship with envy.
"Thump~!"
The last bridge plank was laid, and these Viking Warriors did not rush onto it in a swarm as before, but formed a long line, orderly stepping onto the bridge and boarding the warship.
This was a good start; although there was no expectation for them to completely obey orders, the current situation was already enough.
Looking at the disappointed Viking Warriors behind him, as chief, he certainly had to comfort them.
So, Stoick turned his head and said to them: "Warriors, listen to me! If we all leave Berk Island, then pirates will surely take advantage of the emptiness! At that time, our village will surely be ransacked!"
"So, brave warriors, you are needed to stay on Berk Island.
Guard our homeland! Wait for our safe return! If we don't return! Please, great warriors, protect Berk Island for me!"
With that, Stoick flipped onto the back of Terrible Terror, and then boarded the enormous warship with the Viking Warriors.
After boarding the ship, these Viking Warriors did not idle; they quickly installed the weapons brought by the Dragon Knights onto the warship and tested whether these weapons had any malfunctions.
"Hey! Look quickly! Such sharp Bows and crossbows will surely kill a Dragon in one shot!"
"Where are these Bows and crossbows? These are clearly spears! And they are better than any spears we have used before!"
"I really want to take these Bows and crossbows out and look at them! The craftsmanship is truly excellent, it's fascinating!"
Before boarding the ship, these Vikings swore an oath to Odin that they would never disobey orders.
Not to take or move Bows and crossbows arbitrarily was also one of the commands.
So these Viking Warriors could only look from afar and did not dare to take them out.
After all, they had not yet left Berk Island, and if any of them dared to defy orders, they would surely be directly kicked off the ship.
After all the weapons were brought onto the ship, Hiccup personally led people to bring the magic potions that had been concocted during this time onto the ship.
He also personally distributed the healing potions to each Viking, carefully instructing them that the light green one could heal injuries, but the dark green potion should not be taken lightly unless the injury was severe.
Everyone was very surprised, not because the command was so unusual, but because after they were injured, there was no other method besides bandaging.
Magic potions were even things that existed only in legends.
They never thought they would be able to see magic potions today, and each person even received a bottle.
What surprised them most was that this magic potion was concocted by Hiccup.
Once everything was ready, Hiccup raised Berk Island's unique flag, then waved to everyone and said: "Set sail! Embark!"
The villagers on Berk Island, seeing Berk Island's flag rise on the warship, immediately shouted excitedly: "Vikings go forward, never retreat!"
"Vikings go forward, never retreat!"
These shouts seemed like a farewell send-off for them, and also like the playing of a war song, offering them blessings for the war.
And Hiccup's response to them was to command all the Dragons to let out long Dragon roars in the direction of Berk Island.
Under the gaze of all the villagers, the warship slowly sailed towards the horizon, finally disappearing from everyone's sight.
Hiccup stood on the lookout, holding a telescope to observe the situation on the sea.
Then he took out a compass to determine the direction.
Stoick appeared beside Hiccup, asking with some concern: "How many Dragons are in the Dragon Nest?"