Munitions Empire

Chapter 411 400 boarding

"Where did this driver with no technique come from? Has he gone mad? Accelerating in a curve?" Tang Mo's mood was spoiled by the cheering below, as he turned to Harry and asked.

"It's a... small team from the Flo Trading Company, not much experience," Harry explained innocently—he wasn't the father of these people, how could he be expected to manage such trivia?

A nameless driver from an unknown small team—whether they came to the track to train, test run, or get to know the circuit... who knows?

On the other side, some people from the Flo Trading Company team were not so disheartened, even a little excited.

Because it was clear they could not win first place, their focus was instead on the advertising effect.

Obviously, the advertisement on a car that was knocked flying off the track was definitely memorable.

The race continued, no one stopped for a car that crashed off the track, the cheering carried on, and the roar of the car engines likewise continued.

The car from Great Tang Group unsurprisingly rushed into first place, but what was surprising was that the Gobur team managed to maintain a leading position in the second group.

This team was not favored previously, but during the race, they unexpectedly showcased an experienced side.

Sitting in the stands, a maid's face showed a relieved smile; this time she had indeed fulfilled her mission and made a name for the consortium.

When it came to car performance, Shireck's cars didn't really have much of an advantage, but their drivers were indeed very experienced.

This racer's talent was quite good, impressively using his skills to overcome the other competitors.

Even Tang Mo had to admit that if both sides were using similar cars, the drivers from Great Tang Group might not be able to beat this driver from Shireck.

The first lap ended in the blink of an eye, and the car from Great Tang Group had once again rushed past the starting line, prompting another round of frenzied cheering from everyone.

For the average spectator, the speed of these cars was a bit too fast! Their memories seemed to linger on the moment of the crash, while the cars were already sprinting towards the next lap.

Five seconds later, many cars from the second tier were jostling each other as they once again rushed past the starting line stand on this side.

The Dwarves let out an astonishing cheer because their Ice Cold team had taken advantage of the chaos to move into third place.

The nobles, power brokers, and magnates in the stands felt the trip was worthwhile, yet the race had only just proceeded into the second lap.

The competition that followed became even more heated when the wheel of one car struck another's, both losing control of their vehicles. Entangled together, they crashed into and sent a roadside advertisement board flying.

This time, since the two cars stuck together, there was no risk of flipping over; instead, both cars were just forced off the track and collapsed on the lawn.

Still, the audience cheered as if they had come here not to enjoy the thrilling speed but to plainly watch car crashes.

Accidents occurred again quickly when an engine hood of the car representing Northern Ridge suddenly started smoking, followed by a burst of flames.

Eventually, this car steered off the track, the driver leaped from the burning vehicle in fright, and the fire extinguishing crew rushed up with their buckets of water.

Fortunately, the car didn't explode, and the driver wasn't injured—it was just a plain car wreck.

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At Dragon Island, Dragon City port, a huge dock where cranes were loading a truck full of cargo onto an iron behemoth.

The sailors were all bustling about, while the soldiers preparing to board the ships stood in neat rows on the dock. They were troops from the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of Great Tang Group, numbering over 2,300.

Do you remember the total carrying capacity of a Liberty ship? One Liberty ship can carry roughly all the equipment of an infantry brigade.

This time, Great Tang Group had prepared 5 Liberty ships, which was all the available ship transport capacity they could muster.

To support the 1st Regiment's operations, these 5 Liberty ships would also carry more landing boats and other equipment for developing Dongwan Island.

Also, to support the 1st Regiment's landing operation, the fleet was accompanied by 3 Wolf-class cruisers, a force not to be underestimated.

There were also many shortcomings, as this was the first long-distance landing operation, so many details were not perfect. Stay tuned to empire

Great Tang Group, lacking dedicated landing ships, was already facing many problems by using Liberty ships. The soldiers had to climb rope ladders to transfer to landing boats, a task for which the army had not been trained.

A large-scale oceanic landing operation of such magnitude was uncharted territory for everyone involved, so this time command of the frontline operations was entirely in the hands of the navy's Admiral Bernard.

Since everyone lacked experience and Tang Mo planned to establish a Marine Corps in the future anyway, Bernard became the first choice.

"Do you think this will work?" looking at the army soldiers climbing up the gangway, one after another boarding the ship, the executive officer nervously asked the captain.

On deck, sailors were distributing paper bags to the soldiers, intended for use when they vomited in the cabins.

Each person was to receive 3 such bags, an experience drawn from the route between Brunas and Dragon Island.

Those army officers, soldiers, craftsmen, and civilians, who had never experienced sea transport, couldn't stop vomiting, making the ship foul and smelly everywhere.

As a last resort, they had to distribute these paper bags to allow them to concentrate their stomach contents as much as possible.

Although they could also lean over the ship's railings to vomit, those who needed to vomit couldn't ensure they would always have the chance to stay on deck and catch the sea breeze, so the vomit bags were their only lifeline.

"Can't be helped, we have to ensure that for at least three days, they have a place to throw up..." the captain replied somewhat helplessly.

"Dongwan Island isn't just three days away... we'll have to drift on the sea for at least a month..." the executive officer continued with difficulty.

"The rest is just praying that these army landlubbers get used to it while they vomit," the captain had no better solution and could only look at the boarding soldiers and say, "Hopefully, they'll still have the strength to swim to shore after a month..."

"Sigh... hoping this time... goes smoother." The executive officer let out a long breath.

"Yes, hopefully everything goes smoothly," the captain mused.

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Will start making up for missed updates starting tomorrow, the little beast at home is finally going to school... haha.