Let's go back ten minutes.
In front of the sea temple, the Naga Siren priest stood in front of the statue with a gloomy face. She was holding the scepter that represented the sea temple's presiding priest. She was wearing a blue robe embroidered with strange patterns and a mysterious whirlpool-like emblem. In front of her was a familiar Naga Siren guard. It seemed that Søren had seen him once or twice. The Naga Siren priest looked at the front with a sharp gaze. Her expression seemed to have a trace of anger and killing intent. She said, "Is there still no news about Ashrod?"
The Naga Siren guard bowed slightly and said, "Yes."
"Clang!"
The Naga Siren priest was so angry that she grabbed a silverware and smashed it on the ground. Then she roared angrily, "How dare he do this! How dare he ignore me? How dare he ignore the power of the sea goddess!? "
The Naga Siren guard was silent. After a while, he said, "The number of times the sea goddess responds to prayers is getting less and less. There are many priests in the temple who can't get a response. Some trainee priests have begun to lose the ability to use magic. There are rumors among the Naga Siren that the power of the sea goddess is weakening, which makes some of them have other ideas. "
"Ashrod probably won't respond to your request! He got the wealth of the Devil Island! "
"The Swamp King has accumulated a huge amount of wealth. Ashrod is said to be recruiting. He has even extended his tentacles to the eastern coastal areas, preparing to rope in the very dangerous eastern pirates who believe in pagan gods."
The Naga Siren priest was silent.
After staying in place for a moment, she turned and walked out of the sea temple.
The Naga Siren guard seemed a little surprised. He raised his hand to stop her, but he still took it back. He lowered his head and said, "Are you really going to meet the Throat Cutter in person? After all, he is a human, an outsider! "
The Naga Siren priest stopped and turned to look at him. She said with a blank expression, "What else can we do now?"
"If I don't go out to meet him in person, I will lose my last ally. The Sharkmen suffered heavy losses in the process of fighting against the Swamp King. The Naga Siren royal family began to take away my influence in the tribe. The sea goddess can't respond to my prayers for the time being. Even you, who I thought was trustworthy, still let me down in the end. "
"Instead, it's an outsider who surprises me time and time again!"
"If he hadn't killed the Swamp King this time, my situation would've been even worse. A piece of trash like you is simply useless. You actually watched as Asrod snatched away Demon Island's wealth."
The Naga Siren guard's face turned ugly, and there was a trace of shame. He said in a low voice, "I am incompetent. But after all, he was one of the three pirate kings on the south coast. With my strength alone, I couldn't change the situation at that time. "
The priest did not speak.
She only revealed a mocking smile, and there seemed to be a touch of coldness in her eyes.
The Naga guard hesitated for a moment before saying, "Priest Da Ren. If you go out to meet him in person, it means that the Sea Temple has officially recognized his identity. His status will be on the same level as yours. If you add in the pirate forces that he subdued after killing the Swamp King, I'm afraid he will become the new Pirate King! … "
"This will make him even harder to control! In the future, the situation in the south coast would change greatly because of him! … "
The Naga Siren priest looked at him and said slowly, "If I don't meet him in person, won't the situation on the south coast change greatly? You are all ready to make a move, and even you have your own thoughts in your heart. I may have been narrow-minded in the past, but now I see one thing clearly. That is, he has more investment value and potential than you! "
"In that case, he could still kill the Swamp King."
"Maybe my idea of completely controlling him was really wrong. This kind of person can't be completely controlled. He is qualified to have an equal status with me."
"Besides."
"If I don't meet him in person now, does he not have the strength to become the new Pirate King?"
"He gathered nearly a thousand pirates in just three days, and more and more pirates on the south coast want to join him. Because he killed the Swamp King, he proved his strength. This strength is even stronger than the traitor Asrod. Why do you think he brought the corpse and head of the Swamp King here with the glory of his victory? "
"He just wants to force me to compromise, to force me to bow down and admit that he has an equal status with me."
"If I don't bow down to meet him in person, he may become my enemy. Everything is because of my mistake. I mistakenly believed in Asrod, and I mistakenly believed in you. I won't make this mistake a second time. Go back to the deep sea canyon of the Naga people. Since you are hesitating and can't give everything to the Sea Goddess, then go back to the underwater canyon. "
The Naga Siren priest turned her head and said coldly, "Next time, I will not be kind to you. You really disappoint me. "
"My brother."
"You should make your own choice. Don't force me to kill you with my own hands! … "
Dead silence.
When the Naga Siren priest finished speaking, her eyes were already cold. She looked at the Naga Siren guard in front of her as if she was looking at a potential enemy. Her figure left the Sea Temple. When she raised the scepter in her hand, the temple guards near the Sea Temple gathered. They were wearing heavy armor and holding a uniform trident. This was not only their weapon, but also a symbol of reliance. At this moment, the Naga Siren priest personally came out to meet Søren, which had a special meaning.
The crowd in front of her separated like a tide.
More than 30 temple guards opened the way in front. The Naga Siren priest walked towards the dock with a solemn expression. Along the way, people who saw her, whether they believed in the Sea Goddess or not, could not help bowing their heads slightly to express their awe. Because she represented the oldest power in port Tylon, the Sea Temple was more important than any other force in port Tylon. The Naga Siren priest rarely appeared outside because of her race, so this time, her appearance was even more eye-catching, especially when there were so many pirates gathered near the port.
The dark crowd moved aside from both sides.
The Naga Siren priest looked at the warship in front of her with a serious expression. She saw the dragon head warship of the Swamp King, the sewn body, seven or eight large warships, and a large number of pirate clippers. Such power was almost capable of threatening the safety of port Tylon. After all, in this era, the number of guards in any city would not be too many. It would take too much resources to cultivate professional warriors. Those who usually farmed, trained in their spare time, and had certain combat skills could only be regarded as militia in this world.
All the principalities in the south coast area.
The regular army added up to less than 200,000 people, but if the militia was pulled out as warriors, the number could skyrocket to more than two million people.
Even the regular garrison of port Tylon was only 800 people.
The entire south coast area, as well as the west coast area, had only three to five thousand regular troops in many cities. The man in front of her had accumulated such a foundation unknowingly. He had already represented the rise of an emerging force.
"Your Excellency!"
The Naga Siren priest bowed her head slightly. She could hear the uproar behind her, and she knew that this honorific title would make the man in front of her have a very high reputation and completely prove and stabilize his current status. If she could, the Naga Siren priest would never bow to Søren. But if she did not bow now, it meant that she would lose a powerful ally. She had to make compromises and concessions. Even if she just came out to greet him, she might not be able to satisfy the man in front of her.
Because the Naga Siren priest saw a light in his eyes!
That was ambition.
He definitely had a great ambition in his heart.
This discovery made the Naga Siren priest feel a little bitter in her heart because she felt that she seemed to have missed an important opportunity. If she did not push him so hard at the beginning, showed her sincerity to a greater extent, and put more resources into the man in front of her, maybe this would not be the situation now.
But it was a little late now!
If she had given all this in the past, then this would be her gift, a condescending reward.
But it was different now.
Now the man in front of her was forcing her to give him everything he thought he deserved. That was to say, even if she paid a big price, the reward she got was only to restore mutual trust and friendship.
…
Søren stood on the dragon head warship.
He looked at the Naga Siren priest who bowed her head to him in front of him, and also looked at the crowd behind him. At this time, his face looked a little better. At least the Naga Siren priest in front of him was not stupid. She knew that at this time, she should pay a certain price to restore mutual trust and cooperation.
But!
This alone was not enough.
How could Søren let go of the previous matter just because the other party came out to greet him in person? After all, the pirate king 'Ashrod' had robbed him of his loot and looted the wealth of the Devil Island controlled by the Swamp King. Just this small price could only prove that the other party still had the intention to continue to cooperate with him. If she really wanted Søren to let go of the past, she must come up with real benefits.
He wasn't the kind of person who would lose his sense of direction just because the other party flattered him a little.
Søren's expression was cold.
Maybe it was because he had experienced a lot during this period of time. Unknowingly, his acting skills had improved, especially after encountering so many difficult opponents.
When the Naga Siren priest saw Søren's cold expression, her heart could not help but thump.
Because she realized that this time, she was afraid that she would not be able to restore the trust of both sides. Now the situation was a bit difficult to get off. She had already come out to greet Søren, so whether the two of them negotiated or not, in the end, Søren got the recognition he deserved. His status was close to the other pirate kings.
Thinking of this, the Naga Siren priest could not help but gritted her teeth, approached Søren, and handed something to him.
"The Swamp King is dead!"
Although her heart was very painful, the Naga Siren priest still looked the same on the surface. Priests were people who had a certain performance skill. Otherwise, they would not be able to preside over a temple. She looked at Søren, then glanced at the nearby pirates, and said in a sacred tone, "Your Excellency has killed the enemy of the Sea Goddess! … The Sea Goddess will be happy to reward Your Excellency! … "
"Please accept it."
"This represents our friendship, and it also means that we will work together to destroy other enemies! … "
In an instant.
Søren's cold expression changed like the spring wind melting snow because the Naga Siren priest in front of him gave him an irresistible compensation. Even when the other party's words revealed the intention of a new alliance, he nodded without hesitation. Because what the Naga Siren priest gave him was the control prop of the ghost ship 'Deadman's Voice'. This was an irresistible temptation for Soran. It was even more irresistible than the Countess's heiress with beauty and wealth.
The Deadman's Voice!
A quasi-legendary ghost ship.
As the core combat power of several battles, Søren knew the value of this ghost ship too well.
…
(PS: Futu is sick. He is a little dizzy and a little dehydrated. There is only one update for today. I hope he will get better soon.)
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