"Just in time!"
The bald man sneered, opening his arms wide, intending to grab Qing Snake's body.
In the bald man's opinion, Qing Snake was too weak physically to truly harm him.
He could take Qing Snake's punch head-on and then embrace her.
"Bang!"
In an instant, Qing Snake's fist heavily landed on the bald man's stomach.
For a moment, the bald man felt as if all his internal organs were trembling violently.
"Ugh!"
Following that, a mouthful of bright red blood spurted out.
The bald man's body slumped to the ground with a thud, his eyes rolling back as he fainted.
Seeing this, Tu Lang rushed forward and revived the bald man by pinching his philtrum.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough!"
Upon reopening his eyes, the bald man's face was filled with terror.
"She, what kind of monster is this woman, how could she have such strength?"
Qing Snake said coldly, "It's not about strength!"
"The spot I attacked was the weakest point of your body's resistance!"
"At this point, with just 40 kilograms of force, I can make you completely lose your fighting ability!"
"How is that possible? Only 40 kilograms of force?"
Tu Lang questioned, "Given the bald man's physique!"
"Even 80 kilograms of force wouldn't be able to move him!"
"Heh heh heh..."
Qing Snake merely smiled, disdainful of explaining further to Tu Lang.
At this moment, if Qing Snake patiently explained to Tu Lang, it would only lead to his complacency.
This perfectly timed cold laugh achieved the best effect.
Tu Lang and his crew began to admire Qing Snake from the bottom of their hearts.
In the world of pirates, strength was always paramount.
Whoever had the strongest fist was the king in the pirates' eyes.
Although Qing Snake wasn't here to be their leader, as a trainer, she had to demonstrate her strength.
Without sufficient strength, how could she be their trainer?
Now, it was undeniable that Qing Snake's strength was more than enough to be Tu Lang and his crew's trainer.
Tu Lang, as the leader of the pirates, believed Qing Snake had defeated the bald man through brute force.
But Qing Snake insisted that she had won through skill.
In reality, Qing Snake possessed great strength.
Her body appeared very delicate, but in fact, she had a robotic body, not a normal human flesh and blood one.
Comparing a normal human body to a robot was meaningless.
A human body was flesh and blood, while a robot's body was made of steel.
The principles of exertion were different, and strength was not solely determined by physique.
The bald man was carried away to rest due to his serious injuries, and Liu Kai Xuan's training of Tu Lang and his crew officially began today.
In fact, Tu Lang and his crew were still in a state of "serving their sentence."
Entering training now was equivalent to letting them "out of prison" early.
But this was only theoretical. In reality, Tu Lang and his crew would undergo closed-door training in the military camp for the next few months.
This meant they would be unable to go out and endanger society, which was not much different from being in jail.
The crucial point was that Liu Kai Xuan currently had a huge shortage of personnel.
Although the pirate problem in Mania Bay had been largely resolved,
there were still some forces lurking at sea, causing trouble and requiring a crackdown.
Mania Bay was a long, narrow bay.
The lands on both sides of the bay were controlled by various factions.
Nominally, the entire bay was the economic exclusive zone of these countries.
The noble factions of various countries had established numerous checkpoints along the bay.
These checkpoints were ostensibly to protect shipping lanes and combat piracy.
In reality, they had never cracked down on pirates. Instead, they would harass passing merchant ships.
Basically, any ship intercepted by these checkpoints had to pay a fine.
Pirates robbed openly at sea, while these noble factions plundered indirectly.
In comparison, their actions were even more detestable.
Previously, Liu Kai Xuan's strength was insufficient, so he had to keep a low profile.
Now, with Liu Kai Xuan's new warships being commissioned, there was no need to be timid anymore.
If any "checkpoint" dared to stop his fleet and demand fines in the future, he would simply break through.
Of course, before that, a group of excellent crew members needed to be trained.
Otherwise, even with warships, without crew, they would not form effective combat power.
Liu Kai Xuan intended to utilize Qing Snake and Tie Shan to conduct a month-long militarized training for Tu Lang and his crew!
Then, his naval escort fleet could set sail smoothly!
...
Kingdom of Kai Ya, Royal Palace.
A noble minister, holding a stack of documents, approached Kaiya Dun.
This person was named Setha and was the director of the Imperial Bank.
Setha not only controlled the Imperial Bank but was also Kaiya Dun's loyal steward.
The documents Setha brought this time were all about the Kai Xuan Oil Field.
Setha explained to Kaiya Dun, "Your Majesty, over the past month, the taxes and dividend funds from the Kai Xuan Oil Field to the Royal Family!"
"Combined, they total 8.79 million silver coins!"
"This revenue is almost equal to the total tax revenue from all other imperial projects for the entire year!"
"Excellent!"
Kaiya Dun said with a smile, "This is truly wonderful!"
"Count Kai Xuan has made outstanding contributions to the development of the empire. I must commend him!"
Setha continued, "Your Majesty, I have also found some issues here!"
"Oh, there are problems here?" Kaiya Dun frowned slightly.
Setha continued, "Yes, Your Majesty, there are indeed some issues here!"
"According to the analysis of the oil field's operating accounts, the actual revenue of the Kai Xuan Oil Field is valued at 85 million silver coins!"
"Based on this data, our combined dividends and taxes should amount to 12.09 million silver coins!"
"However, Liu Kai Xuan only gave us 8.79 million silver coins, withholding 3.3 million silver coins from us."
Kaiya Dun asked curiously, "Why would Liu Kai Xuan withhold our money? What reason did he give?"
Setha explained, "Liu Kai Xuan's explanation is: those 3.3 million were funds to repay the principal and interest of the bank loan!"
"Liu Kai Xuan stated that the vast majority of the enormous capital he invested in establishing the oil field came from bank loans!"