Chapter 51:
"Hm, then this ship is entrusted to you, my mechanic."
Vilin showed Kat a gentle smile.
"Um… about my research funding and materials…"
Kat asked somewhat shyly.
At this moment, Kat was still a little nervous.
It was also because he had just joined.
"Hahahaha! You can go find our ship's chief steward Aurora!"
"She will prepare everything you need."
"Once our Aitrias family gains a firm foothold in the New World,"
"I will build you a research lab."
"You can freely recruit your team members, but they all must pass my review."
Hearing Vilin's promise, Kat immediately became excited.
Relief appeared on his face.
"Thank you for your support! I will definitely help you create the items you need."
After hearing Vilin agree to build him a laboratory,
Kat relaxed completely — even the speed at which he inspected the ship became noticeably faster.
"Kat, won't you introduce me to your family?"
"Oh, please follow me."
Vilin followed Kat to the room Aurora had arranged for his family.
Entering the room,
Vilin saw a quiet, beautiful woman holding a three-year-old little girl, playing with her.
Seeing how cute the little girl was, Vilin couldn't resist gently stroking her jet-black, soft long hair.
"Captain Vilin, this is my wife Irene."
"And this is my daughter Snow White."
"Hm, hello. I am the head of the Aitrias family!"
"If there's anything you need help with, you can find my secretary Aurora, or come to me directly."
Hearing Vilin's words, Kat showed a grateful smile.
Seeing the harmonious family, Vilin directly invited:
"Irene, if you feel bored staying here, you can go find Rouge and take a walk."
"My child Naz was just born and is now a little over three months old."
Hearing Vilin's invitation, Irene felt a little moved.
She had actually been quite bored alone.
"Captain Vilin, I'll find some time to visit."
After chatting with them a bit longer, Vilin left alone.
For Kat, Vilin planned to observe him for a few more months.
Then he would hand over the Ark Maxim blueprint.
Seven days later.
After storing all the necessary supplies,
the Aitrias Pirates finally left this water city and set sail toward Sabaody Archipelago.
This was also the last stop for the Aitrias Pirates before entering the New World.
During this time, Vilin also asked Kat
whether he could build a steel ship that could sail the seas without relying on wind power.
Kat showed great interest in Vilin's idea.
He quickly threw himself into research.
Just as Vilin left Water 7's port,
a warship blocked the Flying Bird's path.
"Navy? What a bunch of persistent ghosts!"
"I wonder who Kong sent this time!"
While Vilin was deep in thought,
his eyes were locked on the opposing warship.
All the Aitrias Pirates crew, upon Annie's alert, prepared for battle.
They gripped their weapons, staring murderously at the approaching warship.
As the two ships slowly drew closer,
Vilin saw who was commanding the Navy.
To his surprise, it was Zephyr.
Because of his powerful arm strength, he would later be known as "Black Arm" Zephyr.
"Interesting, Zephyr has shown up too?"
As the two ships came even closer,
the atmosphere between them grew tense.
At this moment,
Zephyr standing at the bow of the Navy ship had already seen the Aitrias Pirates enter cannon range.
Zephyr's eyes were fixed on Vilin standing at the bow, filled with fighting spirit.
He had long wanted to cross fists with a master like Vilin.
Zephyr flicked his justice cloak behind him.
A powerful aura erupted from his body.
"Fire!"
With Zephyr's command,
the Navy men on the warship lit the cannon fuses.
Hiss hiss!
The moment the fuses burned out,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Black cannon muzzles instantly spewed flames.
Countless cannonballs rained down toward the Flying Bird like a storm.
All the Aitrias Pirates saw this scene.
But not a single one was afraid.
Swordmaster Fiona instantly drew the Green Bamboo at her waist.
Sword light flashed continuously.
Streams of dark-green flying slashes cut toward the incoming cannonballs like a storm.
BOOM BOOM BOOM!
Hundreds of cannonballs were instantly sliced in half by the flying slashes.
Vilin watched Fiona's performance with a faint smile.
While everyone was still shocked by Fiona's slashes,
Caitlin also made her move.
Caitlin, wearing a black leather outfit, held two revolvers in both hands, continuously spitting fire.
Bullets scattered like heavenly maidens scattering flowers, knocking many cannonballs straight into the sea.
As all the Aitrias Pirates crew unleashed their strength,
the incoming cannonballs were quickly neutralized.
Haidi looked at the cannonballs in the air.
Her eyes instantly turned heterochromatic yellow-purple.
Nether Slash!
A purple energy blade tore through the air instantly.
It swiftly shredded the cannonballs flying toward them.
Seeing Haidi act, Hu Yue couldn't hold back anymore.
Extinction Light Cannon!
Beams of pure white moonlight continuously gathered in Hu Yue's mouth.
BOOM!
A blinding white light pierced through the sea, sweeping away a huge batch of cannonballs.
Seeing she had taken out far more than Haidi, the corner of Hu Yue's mouth curved upward slightly.
With the Aitrias Pirates crew all taking action, all the cannonballs were soon destroyed.
Zephyr saw the Aitrias Pirates effortlessly neutralize his barrage.
His brows furrowed tightly.
"It seems the intelligence was wrong!"
"The Aitrias Pirates actually have so many elite combatants!"
"Bring me more cannonballs!"
Seeing the Flying Bird trying to turn and flee, Zephyr snorted coldly.
As his adjutant relayed the order,
marines pushed over a small cart of cannonballs and placed it in front of Zephyr.
He casually removed his justice cloak.
Zephyr picked up a cannonball with one hand.
Meteor Fist!
As Zephyr's arm muscles bulged dramatically,
a cannonball carrying a sharp whistling sound shot toward the Flying Bird's mast at high speed.
The massive force left a fiery red trail in its wake.
The Aitrias Pirates crew saw this terrifying attack.
Cold sweat appeared on their foreheads.
Vilin watched the cannonball hurtling toward the Flying Bird like a meteor.
His eye twitched slightly.
"Elbaf Spear – Weiguo!"
Vilin would never let the enemy hit his Flying Bird.