Titan King: Ascension of the Giant - Chapter 672

Chapter 672: Sea-Devouring Warship
The white dragon Frostsire pointed towards the distant sea, and a colossal warship appeared on the water’s surface.

The warship was shaped like a ray, with broad wings and a swaying tail at its rear, inscribed with mysterious runes.

“This… This is…”

It was Dain, the Dwarf Prophet, who cried out in surprise. The Dwarf race possessed an innate intuition for weapons and machinery.

“The Sea-Devouring Warship!”

“This is a warship produced by our Dragon race. It can carry your warriors into the deep sea and allow you to come and go freely within the ocean.”

The white dragon Frostsire led the way as the group landed on the Sea-Devouring Warship and walked towards its interior.

The internal space of the warship was vast, enough to accommodate three thousand Giants.

“The Sea-Devouring Warship is inscribed with a defensive magical formation. As long as there are enough crystal cores and energy crystals, the formation can be activated to release a defensive shield.”

The white dragon Frostsire activated the magical formation. The warship’s formation came to life, releasing a translucent defensive shield.

The shield flickered, looking like a membrane.

“Even a Legendary-level being would need to spend some time to break through this defensive shield.”

With a casual wave of his hand, the white dragon Frostsire surged his transcendent power, striking the shield.

The defensive shield shook violently but ultimately remained unharmed.

No one spoke. Everyone could see that the white dragon Frostsire’s actions were likely a sales pitch for his own product.

“Respected Dragon Emperor, Your Majesty, the Sea-Devouring Warship seems to be lacking weapons.”

Hearing Grand Duke Richard say this, Orion’s eyes lit up. Ever since boarding the Sea-Devouring Warship, he had felt something was amiss.

So that was it!

What the Sea-Devouring Warship lacked was its most crucial weapons system.

“Hmph… This is already enough for you to tie down the Sea Race.”

“As for weapons, you can develop your own.”

The group fell silent. By presenting the Sea-Devouring Warship stripped of its weapons system, the white dragon Frostsire had already achieved his purpose.

With the Sea-Devouring Warship, the Humans, Dwarves, Blood Elves, and Giants could enter the deep sea and pose a threat to the Sea Race.

As for how much combat capability each race could exert, that was not the white dragon Frostsire’s concern.

Furthermore, operating the Sea-Devouring Warship would consume a massive amount of resources, which was also an indirect way for the Dragons to weaken the foundations of the other races.

The effect might be ordinary, but it was a method nonetheless.

“Respected Dragon Emperor, Your Majesty, how many Sea-Devouring Warships will you be gifting us?”

The word “gifting” was used very cleverly, and also quite shamelessly.

The white dragon Frostsire glanced at Grand Duke Richard again, a cold glint flashing in the depths of his eyes.

“As the host of this Sacrificial Grand Ceremony, I can only gift each race one Sea-Devouring Warship.”

“If you want more, you’ll have to trade other resources for them.”

This time, Grand Duke Richard also fell silent.

Truth be told, for the white dragon Frostsire to gift even one Sea-Devouring Warship was already very generous.

The manufacturing cost of such a thing would definitely not be low. Although it lacked a weapons system, its functionality was something none of them could refuse.

Lireesa was a Blood Elf. She had lived the longest among this group and had more worldly experience.

She felt that this Dragon Emperor’s methods were truly masterful.

A single Sacrificial Grand Ceremony had completely pulled the other four races into his camp.

The simultaneous appearance of seven Legendary-level lords had pressured everyone into aligning with him.

Deterring and dispersing the invading Sea Race had, moreover, given everyone hope of victory.

Now, the Sea-Devouring Warship that the white dragon Frostsire presented was like an enormous bait.

It was a ‘killer move’ or ‘conspiracy’ to lure the four races into invading the Sea Race and opening up maritime territories.

Grand Elder Lireesa didn’t even need to think to know that the Human race would never give up on something like the Sea-Devouring Warship.

Even the Blood Elf race wouldn’t give it up.

If the Blood Elves wouldn’t, then neither the Stoneheart Horde nor the Dwarf race could possibly refuse.

This meant that all four races would strive to purchase Sea-Devouring Warships, pouring resources and energy into them.

In this way, the four races would not only help the Dragons tie down the Sea Race but also create a peaceful and stable rear for the Dragon race.

The Sea-Devouring Warship—it was a trap with a surface lavishly covered in chocolate and cheese.

To taste the delicacies, their four races would surely become obsessed with it.

Because the sea regions were also territories they desperately hoped to open up.

Opening up sea regions meant increasing their territory, obtaining more resources, and supporting more kinsmen.

Ultimately, this could provide more faith, enhance their race’s potential, and nurture terrifyingly powerful Archlords.

Therefore, they could not refuse the Sea-Devouring Warship.

“Dragon Emperor, Your Majesty, the Stoneheart Horde wishes to purchase complete Sea-Devouring Warships. Your terms.”

“Heh…”

Orion’s request was met with a sneer from the white dragon Frostsire.

The white dragon Frostsire was luring the four races in to have them tie down some of the Sea Race’s forces for him, and to continually drain their own resources.

He wasn’t about to nurture four monstrosities that could pose a threat to him; he wasn’t that foolish.

Thus, the white dragon Frostsire treated Orion’s request with contempt, not even bothering to reply.

“What is the price of a Sea-Devouring Warship?”

Orion, Richard, and Lireesa all frowned, looking at Dain the Dwarf with very unfriendly gazes.

Dain the Dwarf’s eagerness was indirectly aiding the white dragon Frostsire.

Next, the white dragon Frostsire would surely name an exorbitant price.

However, Dain the Dwarf ignored their murderous glares.

In Dain’s view, if the Dwarf race could obtain a Sea-Devouring Warship, they could study it thoroughly. The end result would be either improvement or replication.

Furthermore, the Dwarf race excelled at manufacturing weapons, so Dain desperately needed to get his hands on a Sea-Devouring Warship.

Orion sighed, feeling somewhat helpless.

This small incident showed that the Five-Race Alliance was fundamentally unreliable.

For the interests of their respective races, they could betray it at any time.

Orion lowered his head in thought, no longer considering the unreliable organization that was the Five-Race Alliance, but rather how many Sea-Devouring Warships the Stoneheart Horde would need.

The Stoneheart Horde’s southern sea region needed Sea-Devouring Warships, and so did the coastal area near Lysinthia’s city in the north.

Lysinthia had once told Orion that there was a very large island across the sea.

For Orion, who urgently needed to expand his territory, the island Lysinthia had mentioned had long been part of his plans.

Previously, he had no means to cross the sea. Now, the appearance of the Sea-Devouring Warship created an opportunity for Orion.

If he had Lysinthia take a portion of their kinsmen on Sea-Devouring Warships back to her birth island and establish a base there…

Then, by finding the Deputy Commander to create another intra-realm teleportation array, Orion could easily dispatch troops and conquer Serpent Isle.

Also, in the process of invading the Sea Race, they would surely encounter various Sea Race tribes and discover various islands.

In this way, the Stoneheart Horde’s territory would invisibly grow larger and larger, and the time for Orion to advance to Archlord would also be continually brought forward.

“Giant King Orion, have you considered it carefully?”

The white dragon Frostsire stared at Orion with a smile, rousing him from his deep thoughts.

“Considered what?” Orion subconsciously asked back, his attention gradually refocusing.