Huh? Here they come again!

Seeing Il's actions and warning, Ronald instantly understood everything.

After all, it was only a few days ago that this guy made such a move. Those three colossal sea beasts that attacked the Gred fleet were still vivid in Ronald's mind; he clearly remembered what they looked like.

In that instant, Ronald thought about many things.

Like the purpose of these sea creatures appearing, their real target of attack, and what he could do in the midst of all this...

However, since Il had already spoken up, the situation must be urgent.

So Ronald quickly suppressed these troublesome thoughts and immediately asked Il:

"Il, from which direction are they coming, and how far exactly?"

Ronald's tone was naturally a bit anxious.

But Il, who was being questioned, had already recovered from his initial shock to a calm state:

"Boss, you don't need to be so anxious."

"After the last attack, I took some time to optimize my warning abilities specifically. This time I can sense the problem faster and from a greater distance than before."

Having stated how he was different from last time.

Il then pointed towards the western sea, showing a sly smile on his face:

"This time, they are coming from the western waters. They should arrive in about half an hour."

After reporting his findings, Il quite proudly asked a follow-up question:

"How about it, isn't my warning quite timely?"

Without hesitation, Ronald praised Il:

"You did excellently, this warning is definitely timely!"

After replying simply to the self-satisfied Il, Ronald turned and walked towards the back of the deck, not forgetting to instruct the two behind him:

"I'll notify Claudia. Costate, you and Il stay on the ship, make preparations, and be ready to act anytime if the sea beast's attack reaches the port!"

Costate and Il nodded almost simultaneously in response:

"Sir, understood."

"Boss, mission guaranteed!"

"..."

Having instructed Il and Costate, Ronald quickly walked to the back.

Since Claudia was currently showing guests from Capen City around the steamship, her location was not hard to find. In less than two minutes, Ronald spotted the group touring the ship's interior.

"Claudia, excuse me!"

Ronald shouted Claudia's name as he squeezed through the crowd.

The surrounding people knew of Ronald as an original text holder, so naturally, no one stepped in to block him. They merely watched Ronald's sudden disruption with curious eyes.

To abruptly interrupt Her Highness's guided tour was quite an unusual act.

"..."

"Ronald, is there something urgent?"

For such a rude and urgent behavior by Ronald, Claudia appeared rather surprised.

Although their opportunities to interact were not many,

they had once together dealt with the original text holders, even entrusting life and death to each other. And Claudia's understanding of Ronald was that he was definitely not someone who acted recklessly or would disrupt such a diplomatic occasion without care.

Facing the varied gazes of those around, Ronald spoke directly:

"Claudia, remember those big fish we encountered at sea a few days ago?"

"..."

"You mean... it's happening again?"

Claudia reacted swiftly.

Her Highness the Princess only hesitated slightly before grasping Ronald's hint, also speculating the current situation.

"Exactly!" Ronald nodded immediately. "According to our detection, they will reach our current position in half an hour."

Having affirmed Claudia's speculation, Ronald then added a note on the specific timing:

"After receiving the information, it took me about two or three minutes to rush over here."

"..."

"Hiss—Hoo—"

Claudia didn't doubt the intelligence provided by Ronald.

So she gently closed her eyes, taking a deep breath.

Then, looking at everyone again, Claudia's gaze only displayed determination in executing her decisions:

"Gentlemen, I am very sorry, but today's tour might have to end here."

After simply expressing her apology, Claudia then turned her eyes to the investigator under her:

"Ethan, take the people and notify others on the ships for the fleet to depart the harbor at the fastest speed. We cannot stay here any longer!"

"Your Highness, as you wish!" The investigator accepted the order and left immediately.

At this moment.

The intent Claudia demonstrated was very clear—firstly to let the Gred fleet leave the harbor.

This matter is straightforward to understand.

If those gigantic sea beasts were coming for their fleet,

then once an attack occurred, Capen City would inevitably be drawn into the battleground and suffer losses. Once such a thing happened, not to mention the fleet's condition, even the Gred's own country would bear substantial public pressure, so this choice was absolutely unacceptable.

If, on the other hand, these sea beasts were not targeting the fleet, but rather Capen City itself,

then leaving the harbor immediately with the three steamships would help protect the vessels during the attack—they could potentially support Capen from a safe position.

Given Claudia's serious expression and the swift command transmission,

a Capen official who came along also grew tense.

Seeing Claudia arranging the crew's tasks, he cautiously inquired:

"Princess Claudia, what do you mean by this?"

"Sir, I suggest you immediately disembark and return to the city!" Claudia said sternly. "Soon, gigantic sea beasts will arrive here; whether it's the fleet or Capen, I believe everyone needs to prepare adequately."

...

Thus, as the information spread, everyone started to take action.

Not only the people on the steamship began to prepare nervously for what was to come.

Among the casters visiting the steamship, there were also those well-informed.

They had already heard about Gred's fleet encounter at sea. Upon hearing Ronald and Claudia's conversation, they immediately understood what would soon happen.

So, most casters hurriedly left the ship, evidently to return ashore and report to their own factions.

As for the Gred fleet...

Under Claudia's command, the three steamships set sail, beginning to leave the port. Meanwhile, personnel specifically disembarked to enter Capen City to notify those fleet members who hadn't received the message yet and were still lingering in the city.

Throughout the process

Ronald, as the fleet's most formidable fighter, was naturally positioned by Claudia on the steamship deck.

If the sea beasts' primary target was indeed the fleet,

then Ronald standing here would be the first and most crucial line of defense!