No matter what choice they made, it would be extremely difficult for the Gilded Kingdom. Hence, the ministers of the Gilded Kingdom started a heated discussion about how much they should charge.
Just when the Gilded Kingdom's discussion had yet to come to a conclusion, the royal guards outside the palace came to report that a messenger from the Tower of Dusk had come to see the king.
The person from the Tower of Dusk was Dorick, the deputy leader of the Tower of Dusk's mages. He also brought an amethyst card for transactions.
Lin Li had long expected that the Gilded Kingdom would definitely have a headache when it came to the price of the Magical Crystal Cannons. Hence, he didn't wait for Prince Monterey to return, and instead asked Dorick to bring the amethyst card over.
Lin Li was not short of money, and the Taishan Mageweath scrolls had been sold for more than 400,000,000 gold coins. The Tower of Dusk had plenty of gold coins at its disposal, and it would not be a problem for them to purchase more than 2,000 Magical Crystal Cannons. Hence, he couldn't be bothered to wait for the Gilded Kingdom to come to a conclusion, because he didn't know how long he would have to wait.
Lin Li's approach could be considered to have solved a difficult problem for the Gilded Kingdom, and of course, forced them to make a decision. Since the money was already here, there was nothing else for Bradlor and the others to discuss. The only thing they could discuss was how much they should charge.
Dorick also told Bradlor and the others about Lin Li's intentions, and that was to charge as much as they should, without mentioning the cost price.
After some hypocritical negotiation, Bradlor accepted the amethyst card that Dorick had brought, and the price of the Magical Crystal Cannons was slightly higher than what they had previously agreed on. Of course, for the Gilded Kingdom, even if the price was slightly higher, some losses would still be irreparable, but it was still better than selling them at the cost price.
After Lin Li completed the transaction with the Gilded Kingdom, he bade farewell to Bradlor the next day. Although Bradlor had yet to recover from the blow, he still held a grand farewell ceremony.
Besides, the farewell ceremony this time was obviously different from the previous welcoming ceremony. Almost everyone was genuinely happy, and they were finally going to send the fiend away!
During Lin Li's stay in the Gilded Kingdom, the people of the Gilded Kingdom had learned their lesson, and began to strictly discipline their juniors, causing the playboys to be unable to have a good time. Now that Lin Li was finally leaving, their days of living in fear were finally coming to an end. How could they not be happy?
Not only did he obtain plenty of answers from the Immortal King, his strength and attainments in inscription had also improved tremendously. At the same time, he also bought more than 2,000 Magical Crystal Cannons from the Gilded Kingdom. To him, there was no longer anything worth staying in the Gilded Kingdom.
With a deafening roar, The Star slowly sailed out of Helena Port, and gradually disappeared under the gaze of Bradlor and the others.
Bradlor finally let out a long sigh of relief. At the same time, the ministers behind him also let out the same sound. After Lin Li left, everyone in the Gilded Kingdom heaved a sigh of relief. They finally didn't have to worry about accidentally provoking Lin Li.
On The Star, Lin Li and the people of the Tower of Dusk were not the only ones on board. The representatives of the forces of the Breezy Plains also followed Lin Li back to the Breezy Plains.
At this moment, all of them were beaming as they looked at the disappearing Four Seasons Island, and marveled at the generosity and hospitality of the Gilded Kingdom. Because of the relationship between Lin Li and the Gilded Kingdom, they had also negotiated a lot of cooperative business deals with the Gilded Kingdom, and could be considered to have made a huge profit.
The Star sailed quickly towards the Breezy Plains along the course, but just as it left the waters of the Gilded Kingdom, it suddenly changed its course under Lin Li's orders.
The people of the Breezy Plains were initially very puzzled, but no one asked Lin Li for the reason. They thought about how The Star had also deviated from its course when they came, but they had obtained a large number of precious marine specialties. Could it be the same this time?
However, the people on The Star soon found out the reason why Lin Li did that. Just after The Star changed its course, an island appeared in front of The Star in less than half an hour. They could not see clearly what was on the island, but they saw that it was surrounded by an army of the Sea Clan.
The army of the Sea Clan that was besieging the island also discovered that The Star was sailing towards the island at this moment, and immediately sent a portion of them to greet The Star.
Seeing the army of the Sea Clan that was approaching aggressively, several representatives of the forces of the Breezy Plains on The Star stood up, and prepared to explain to the other party on behalf of Lin Li so as to avoid a conflict between the two parties due to a misunderstanding. They were now very clear about their positions, and after the experience of the Gilded Kingdom, they were even more determined to take Lin Li and the Tower of Dusk as their leader.
Hence, at this moment, the representatives of the various forces of the Breezy Plains no longer regarded themselves as guests on The Star, and were instead willing to become Lin Li's subordinates. The negotiation with the army of the Sea Clan should naturally be left to the subordinates, and there was no need for their leader to step in.
However, before Claus and the others could speak, Lin Li, who was standing on the deck, stretched out his finger and swiped it in front of him. A pitch-black crack immediately opened between the sea and the sky, and it was like the bloody mouth of a Sky-Devouring Behemoth. Immediately afterwards, the army of the Sea Clan that was coming towards The Star could not help but move towards the crack, and disappeared in the darkness of the crack in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this scene, Claus and the others were a little dumbfounded, and they had no idea what was wrong with Lin Li. Why did he attack without waiting for the people of the Sea Clan to say anything? What if he could explain it to them with just a few words? Although they knew that Lin Li had always been unwilling to suffer losses, the other party did not do anything offensive, after all.
However, after annihilating the army of the Sea Clan, The Star gradually approached the island, and the scene on the island became clearer in everyone's line of sight. That also made Claus and the others understand why The Star suddenly changed its course, and why Lin Li was so merciless to the Sea Clan.
The area of the island was not large, and it was only a few square kilometers. There were small hills and sparse forests on it. In the center of the island, there were hundreds of short and weak Sea Clan members, each of whom had a conch on their chest. They were the Divine Conches who had won the Coral Staff at the auction.
The Divine Conches all had expressions of grief and indignation on their faces as they looked at the army of the Sea Clan around the island with a hint of despair in their eyes. There was a blood-colored cloud floating in the air above the heads of the Divine Conches, and the Vampire Norfeller was standing in the middle of it with a pair of bat wings with dark golden patterns on his back.
Due to the fact that he was more interested in the abilities of the Divine Conches, Lin Li asked Norfeller to secretly pay attention to the people of the Divine Conches after the auction. If nothing happened, Lin Li would soon send someone to make formal contact with the Conch Race to discuss certain matters of cooperation.
However, it was obvious that the Divine Conches were in trouble, and Norfeller had no choice but to step forward lest the group of Divine Conches who had piqued his master's interest be killed.
However, Norfeller was a Sanctuary-level Vampire, and was currently the top assassin in Anril. Assassins were best at assassination, not defense. If Norfeller was alone, he would still be able to come and go freely even if there were 10 times more troops. In fact, it would not be impossible for him to destroy all the enemies.
However, Norfeller was not alone now, and he had a group of Divine Conches who had almost no combat ability. The abilities of the Divine Conches would be useful in the army, but they did not have any direct lethality. It would not be easy for Norfeller to protect the safety of this group of people.
Besides, the army of the Sea Clan that surrounded the island was the Sea Snake Clan that had failed to bid for the Coral Staff. Among the many Sea Clans, the Sea Snake Clan could be considered a natural assassin. In terms of talent, they might not be comparable to the Vampires, but they were definitely not too far behind.
Although this characteristic caused the army of the Sea Snake Clan to be at a disadvantage in a head-on battle, and they could only be ranked at the bottom of the seven overlords. However, even if they were only one of the seven overlords, it was enough to show that the strength of the Sea Snake Clan was still rather redeeming.
The situation that Norfeller was facing now was equivalent to facing the siege of tens of thousands of assassins, and he had to take care of the people of the Divine Conches who had no combat ability. Not only were the people of the Divine Conches unable to provide help to Norfeller, but they also greatly limited Norfeller's abilities.
After The Star left the port, Lin Li found out about the situation on Norfeller's side through the soul connection. Hence, he temporarily changed the direction of The Star.
Since he knew the cause of the matter, Lin Li naturally couldn't be bothered to say anything more to the people of the Sea Snake Clan. Hence, he immediately destroyed a team of the Sea Snake Clan.
Seeing that a team of the Sea Snake Clan had been destroyed, the generals of the Sea Snake Clan immediately knew that they were in big trouble.
It was actually not the first time that the Sea Snake Clan had come to snatch the Coral Staff of the Divine Conches. After all, the Coral Staff that contained the secret of life was too important to mortals like them. However, due to the fact that they didn't know of Norfeller's existence in the past few times, they sent a few teams of people, but none of them returned. It could be said that they had gone for wool and come home shorn.
Hence, this time, the Sea Snake Clan had mobilized the elites of their clan, and there were also two Sanctuary-level elders in charge. They were determined to get the Coral Staff of the Divine Conches.
Initially, things seemed to be going smoothly. Although the Sea Snake Clan couldn't do anything to Norfeller, the Sanctuary-level Vampire, the situation was clearly developing in the direction of the Sea Snake Clan. However, they didn't expect Lin Li's The Star to suddenly appear at this moment.
However, the Coral Staff was too important to the Sea Snake Clan, and even though they had heard all kinds of legends about Lin Li, they couldn't make up their minds to give it up. Hence, after receiving the news, they first sent a team to stop The Star in hopes of buying enough time for themselves.
However, the two elders of the Sea Snake Clan did not expect that Lin Li did not intend to give them any face at all. Instead, he directly attacked and annihilated the team. The two elders immediately flew into a rage, and ordered their subordinates to step up the siege of the island while they faced The Star.
"Which one of you is President Felic? I hope you can come out and give us an explanation!"
Carriardo, the elder of the Sea Snake Clan, said while holding a silver sword in his hand. He stood on the wave and looked at The Star that was not far away. On the other hand, the other elder of the Sea Snake Clan, Yaros, turned invisible halfway, and seemed to have merged with the water vapor above the sea.
In their opinion, both of them were Sanctuary powerhouses, and so was President Felic of the Tower of Dusk. Hence, if the two of them worked together, they might be able to take down Lin Li.
Although Lin Li's high attainments in the field of inscription were no longer a secret in the Endless Ocean, people knew that the drawing of mageweaths still required a certain amount of time, just like how casting magic required chanting. Lin Li's strength in magic had not been particularly outstanding during this period of time in the Gilded Kingdom. Hence, he was not well known.
Assassins, on the other hand, were good at catching their opponents off guard and killing them with a single blow. They wouldn't give their opponents any time to react at all, and thus could be called the natural enemy of mages. The two elders of the Sea Snake Clan could be considered Sanctuary-level assassins. Wouldn't it be a piece of cake for them to deal with a Sanctuary Master who was not particularly powerful?
However, just as Elder Carriardo was still thinking of ways to create an opportunity for his companion, Lin Li did not have any intention of talking to him at all. Instead, he raised the Helios' Scepter in his hand and gently swept it to the side.
With Lin Li's casual movement, the space on the port side of The Star seemed to have frozen all of a sudden, and the elder of the Sea Snake Clan who had been hiding also gradually revealed his figure.
If it was just forcing someone out of stealth, it might not be considered a big deal. It only meant that Lin Li's senses were already sharp enough to see through the invisibility. However, the elder of the Sea Snake Clan, a Sanctuary-realm powerhouse, who had been forced to come out, froze in midair at this moment. He was like an insect in amber, unable to move at all.
"Felic, do you want to start a war with the Sea Snake Clan!?" Seeing this, Elder Carriardo was shocked and horrified. While yelling, he waved the rapier in his hand in a bid to step forward to rescue his companion.
However, in the face of Carriardo's threat, Lin Li simply smirked coldly. Without casting any magic, he simply flicked his hand in the direction of the Sea Snake Clan's Sanctuary powerhouse who was restrained. Immediately afterwards, the crisp sound of glass shattering filled the air, and the space immediately became torn apart. The body of the Sea Snake Clan's Sanctuary powerhouse also shattered along with the space.
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