Chapter 1945 - 1890–1891: Fishing in Troubled Waters – Lingshan Project (Part 2)
"No need to worry. With the strength of the Heterodox Alliance and the three factions of the Smoke and Mist Sacred Land, they can’t swallow all the sixth-generation warships yet. We can accelerate production and it’s entirely possible to update them," Pang Hong considered and shared his thoughts.
With the experience from the last transaction, now that the three factions of the Smoke and Mist Sacred Land have expressed their intention to purchase sixth-generation warships, Pang Hong and his group had no intention of refusing. They could simply replicate the previous procedure.
Bargaining was out of the question. The only consideration was that, since each of the three factions needed a sixth-generation warship, a discount could be offered if three ships were sold together, slightly reducing the price.
The entire process proceeded quickly, and even when it came to the specifics of the transaction and the materials used for value offset, the sixth-generation warships intended for the transaction had already set off, ready for handover.
This met the needs of both parties. Since the three factions had already decided to take action against the Buddhism School, it was only natural for them to urgently acquire these sixth-generation warships to strengthen themselves. Similarly, for the Shenxiao Sect, they were equally eager to sell the sixth-generation warships.
In this transaction, besides each of the three factions purchasing a completed sixth-generation warship, the Heterodox Alliance also contributed considerable resources to purchase a second sixth-generation warship.
Indeed, despite the Heterodox Alliance holding a significant advantage currently, their situation was becoming increasingly difficult. More and more strong players from the Buddhism School were being deployed, adopting a strategy of building strongholds and engaging in prolonged battles. They continuously reduced the operational area of the Heterodox Alliance fleet, leaving little room for their guerrilla tactics to be effective.
Just after handing over a sixth-generation warship to the Vajra Sect Leader, a Buddhist-led fleet encountered the Vajra Sect Leader head-on; there was no way to avoid it.
To be sure, relying on the newly acquired sixth-generation warship, they achieved victory, defeating this Buddhist force. However, the Heterodox Alliance did not escape unscathed, losing two fourth-generation warships and sustaining damage to a fifth-generation warship, making continued combat untenable.
While it may seem that Buddhism suffered a setback, for the Heterodox Alliance, they were not the victors either. After all, the opponent had more warships to replenish themselves; even with these successive consumptions and victories, they would eventually face an impasse.