Seeing that Cantory's attitude had softened, these people immediately realized how important this negotiation was to the Gilded Kingdom. All of a sudden, they became like flies that had smelled blood. They were not greedy, but they were determined to cut off the other party's flesh.
Shameless! This group of shameless fellows! Cantory and Elder Jorre cursed the people in front of them in their hearts, but they had no choice but to nod and agree to the other party's conditions. Fortunately, the forces of the Breezy Plains also knew that they could not push the people of the Gilded Kingdom too far. After half a day of intense negotiations, everything was finally settled in the contract.
The gains of the Gilded Kingdom were much smaller than what they had expected. After all, as long as they could survive, no one would be foolish enough to sell their mineral resources at a low price. Hence, Cantory put in a lot of effort to purchase a few mines near the coast of the Breezy Plains that were not very large in scale. He also reached some agreements with other forces to purchase various resources at a discount.
However, Cantory and the others had achieved their goal this time, and the Gilded Kingdom finally had a legitimate reason to extend their influence into the Breezy Plains. As long as they had these mines, they could legitimately project their power into the Breezy Plains.
Of course, the power that the Gilded Kingdom could project into the Breezy Plains was also limited by the various forces in the agreement. If they exceeded a certain standard, it would be considered a violation of the agreement, and they would be expelled by all the forces of the Breezy Plains. However, all parties were well aware of this. The key was not whether or not they had violated the agreement, but whether or not anyone would pursue the matter. Hence, the Gilded Kingdom did not dwell too much on this issue.
As for the other forces of the Breezy Plains, they naturally also gained considerable benefits from the deal with the Gilded Kingdom. Not only were there economic benefits, but there were also some technologies provided by the Gilded Kingdom, as well as various conveniences in maritime trade.
After the agreement was reached, the various forces left Calon City, and Lin Li returned to the Tower of Dusk with his subordinates. The Gilded Kingdom then began to fulfill the various conditions of the agreement, and the information about the Endless Ocean that Lin Li had requested was also sent to the Tower of Dusk more than 10 days later.
With the entry of the Gilded Kingdom, there were obvious changes in the situation in the Breezy Plains. Although it seemed that there was only one more force in the Breezy Plains, the strength of the Gilded Kingdom was not comparable to that of ordinary forces. Although the agreement stipulated that the Gilded Kingdom could not send too many forces to the Breezy Plains, the other forces wouldn't dare to underestimate the Gilded Kingdom just because of that. In the eyes of the other forces, the Gilded Kingdom was still a formidable behemoth that could contend with, or even surpass, the Tower of Dusk.
Hence, in the face of the Gilded Kingdom's secret enticement, a group of forces who were originally unwilling to submit to the Tower of Dusk quietly joined the Gilded Kingdom's camp. After all, the feeling of submitting to a powerful kingdom and submitting to a local force that was similar to one's status was completely different.
That caused the many forces of the Breezy Plains, which were originally a little chaotic, to gradually become distinct. One side was led by the Gilded Kingdom, while the other was led by the Tower of Dusk. Although the opposition between the two sides didn't cause any conflict, it didn't mean that peace would last forever.
Lin Li was well aware that the peace in the Breezy Plains was just an illusion, and that war would probably break out soon. After all, it was a battle for survival space, and the Gilded Kingdom would definitely not be satisfied with the status quo. Expansion would definitely lead to war. The compromise that the Gilded Kingdom was showing now was only because they weren't ready yet.
In fact, just like the Gilded Kingdom, the reason why Lin Li was willing to reach an agreement was because he wasn't ready for war yet, apart from obtaining the nautical information of the Gilded Kingdom. Although the Tower of Dusk wouldn't be afraid of the Gilded Kingdom and the Illuminati even if they were to go to war now, they would probably suffer losses.
More importantly, Lin Li didn't want to waste too much time on it. He needed the strength of himself and the Tower of Dusk to be able to eliminate all the enemies in front of them as soon as possible after the war broke out, and not be dragged into the long vortex of war.
Hence, the Tower of Dusk also needed to accumulate power now, and not rush into the war. The mages who followed Lin Li to explore the Sky Castle needed to break through to the Legendary-realm during this period of time. Although the mages who had been staying in the Tower of Dusk had obtained an increase in power during the magic tides, they also needed time to truly digest the increase.
Hence, after that negotiation, the Tower of Dusk actually didn't change much from before. Everyone followed Lin Li's original arrangement, and made use of the various conveniences of the Tower of Dusk to continuously stabilize and improve their strength. To them, no matter what changes there would be in the future, improving their own strength was the most important. As long as they had enough strength, they would naturally be able to deal with any changes in the future.
It was the same for Lin Li. Although he had obtained the information of the Endless Ocean, he actually didn't spend too much time studying it, and instead continued to use the challenges of the Barbarous Arena to train himself. If he could have the strength of the Immortal King and Geresco, there would probably be nothing in Anril that could threaten him. It wouldn't matter if it was war or peace in the future.
In the Barbarous Arena, Lin Li once again defeated 10 powerful Sanctuary-realm opponents, and met the ancient wyrm whose strength was even comparable to the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera. Lin Li himself couldn't remember how many times he had fought with the ancient wyrm. Although he had failed countless times, his strength had also increased significantly. From being killed instantly in the beginning, to being able to hold on for a few seconds and a few minutes, and then to being able to hold on for a few hours. Although there was no obvious improvement in his mana, there was definitely a drastic change in his combat power.
The last time he failed, Lin Li fought with the ancient wyrm for three days and three nights. In the end, he was sent out of the Barbarous Arena due to a moment of carelessness. This time, Lin Li was confident enough to send the opponent that had trampled on him countless times back to its hometown.
The ancient wyrm that appeared in the arena again did not immediately launch a fierce attack on Lin Li like it did the first time it appeared. Instead, there was a hint of caution in its ferocious eyes. Its massive mana seemed to be very restrained, just like a flood that could break through the dam and pour out at any time, destroying all obstacles along the way.
Lin Li had already vaguely felt that he was not the only one who had benefited from the countless battles in the arena. His opponents had actually also improved through the battles. However, compared to him, the speed of improvement of his opponents was not very obvious, especially the first few opponents. Perhaps it was because of their limited intelligence, there was almost no change.
However, the ancient wyrm had extremely high intelligence, and its improvement in the arena was also the most obvious. Although the ancient wyrm's level had never changed, it had become more and more cunning. It even secretly learned a lot of combat skills from Lin Li. Hence, while Lin Li's strength continued to increase, the ancient wyrm's strength was actually increasing as well. That was why Lin Li was unable to defeat this opponent after such a long time.
However, Lin Li could be considered Geresco's personal disciple, after all. The things that he had learned from Geresco were far from what the ancient wyrm had secretly learned from him.
The battle between the two of them had been repeated countless times, and once again, the curtains were drawn with a loud explosion. The shockwaves from the collision of magic spells instantly filled the entire arena.
Lin Li's figure flickered in the space with incomparable agility, and the Helios' Scepter in his hand continuously shot out terrifying magic spells. On the other hand, the ancient wyrm did not show any signs of weakness either. Its strange dragon language resounded continuously in the arena, and the powerful dragon language magic spells with a destructive power chased after Lin Li.
Lin Li had become more and more adept at dealing with the attacks of the ancient wyrm. Although it might be extremely thrilling to others, it was difficult for it to pose a real threat to him. In fact, at their level, the competition was no longer just about the strength of magic spells. It was more about the mastery of the World Laws, as well as the use of mana at the level of strategizing.
No one could hope that a powerful magic spell would be able to blast the opponent into pieces. The powerful magic spells were actually like chess pieces on a chessboard. The gain or loss of one or two chess pieces was not enough to determine the outcome of the entire game. Every chess piece could not be independent, and its real role lay in the layout, or rather, in setting up traps. The key to victory lay in the ingenious layout that could eventually lead the opponent into one's own trap.
The ancient wyrm roared and cast a series of dragon language magic spells that blasted at Lin Li like a storm. The glaring light almost covered the entire arena. However, when the light dissipated, what appeared around Lin Li were dozens of magic spheres that were as large as small suns. The dozens of magic spheres almost blocked all of Lin Li's escape routes, and each of them exuded a terrifying aura of extreme destruction.
However, when Lin Li saw this scene, there was not the slightest shock in his eyes. In fact, this was the move that he had used before.
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