Zhao Hai looked at the person standing in front of him with interest. This person seemed to be around 40 years old. He was wearing a yellow robe. Although there was some dust on it, he didn't look distressed at all. It was as if he was attending a banquet.
This person was born with a trace of nobility. Just by standing there, he would immediately become the focus of everyone. No matter how many people there were, he was the most attractive one. This kind of person, with this kind of temperament, was definitely not an ordinary person.
The reason why Zhao Hai was interested in this person was because of his identity. He was the current leader of the Thick Earth Alliance, the ruler of the Mountain Divine Empire. He was Huang Xinglong, Yellow Mountain's son and the Crown Prince of the Mountain Divine Empire. In other words, he was someone from the Thick Earth Continent.
Zhao Hai looked at Huang Xinglong and said, "Mister Huang, may I know why you've come this time?"
Huang Xinglong looked at Zhao Hai and said, "This Huang came this time specifically to see Your Majesty. At the same time, I want to discuss an alliance with Your Majesty."
Zhao Hai looked at Huang Xinglong and smiled faintly, "This one admires the Thick Earth Alliance. After the rise of the Ghost Face, it has invaded several continents. So far, only the people of the Thick Earth Continent have been able to resist the Ghost Face's attacks. They even managed to hold on to a quarter of the continent's territory. This is truly amazing. This one admires you."
When Huang Xinglong heard Zhao Hai, he quickly replied, "Your Majesty is too polite. We only managed to fight Ghostface to the last man. There's nothing to be proud of. But Your Majesty, ever since Your Majesty raised your troops, Ghostface has been subdued. This kind of strength is truly admirable."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Mister is too polite. But there's something I don't understand. Why do you want to form an alliance with me?"
Huang Xinglong said in a deep voice, "Right now, His Majesty already controls the Rui Jin Continent and the Volcanic Continent. The people of the Arctic Continent are also under His Majesty's rule. Moreover, the Mixed Spirit Continent is also under His Majesty's control. His Majesty has also been fighting with Ghost Face. Presumably, Ghost Face has always regarded Ghost Face as a great enemy. I just want to know where Your Majesty's next destination is. Is it Thick Earth? "
Zhao Hai looked at Huang Xinglong and smiled faintly, "My next target is the Deep Earth Continent. Does it have anything to do with the Thick Earth Continent? My enemy is Ghostface. "
Huang Xinglong said solemnly, "Your Majesty, you're bullying me. We're from the Thick Earth Continent. If Your Majesty wants to attack the Thick Earth Continent, how can it have nothing to do with us? Not only are they related, but they are also greatly related. "
Zhao Hai looked at Huang Xinglong and smiled faintly, "Since Mister says so, then I'll tell you the truth. Correct, my next step is to attack the Thick Earth Continent and wipe out the Ghost Face's forces. Then the Thick Earth Continent will be under the rule of the Bewitching Soul Empire."
Huang Xinglong looked at Zhao Hai and said, "This one understands Your Majesty's feelings. But Your Majesty wants to rule the Thick Earth Continent under the Bewitching Soul Empire's rule. Our Thick Earth Alliance is still fighting a bloody battle with the Ghost Face's forces. This is the reason why they haven't been able to control the Thick Earth Continent. Otherwise, Your Majesty wouldn't have been able to take the Volcanic Continent so easily. But now, Your Majesty wants to rule the Thick Earth Continent under the Bewitching Soul Empire's rule. What does that make our Thick Earth Alliance? What does our bitter battle count for? "
Zhao Hai looked at Huang Xinglong and said, "The Thick Earth Alliance is just a group of ambitious people. Later on, they found that they couldn't achieve their goals, so they joined forces to save their lives. Haha, am I right? Your bitter battle is just to save your lives. You know that the Ghost Face's forces don't want captives and won't accept surrenders. Therefore, you can only fight to save your lives. Am I wrong? "
Huang Xinglong replied, "Your Majesty is wrong, very wrong. The people of the Thick Earth Continent joined forces to deal with the Ghost Face from the very beginning. We don't have any ambitions at all …"
Before Huang Xinglong could say anything, Zhao Hai waved his hand and interrupted him. Then Zhao Hai looked at Huang Xinglong and said, "I'm not interested in your goals. Moreover, you don't have the qualifications to negotiate with me. I don't need your consent to attack the Thick Earth Continent, nor do I need your cooperation to conquer it. I'll take what I want with my sword. If you don't give it to me, then let's see if you can block my sword. If you can, then I won't be able to take it. If you can't, then what I want will be mine. Am I clear enough?"
Upon hearing Zhao Hai's words, Huang Xinglong's expression completely changed. If he didn't, then he would be an idiot. Zhao Hai's words were very clear. He didn't need the consent of the Alliance to attack the Thick Earth Continent. If you agree, then I'll attack. If you don't, then you don't need to threaten me with popular sentiment. It's useless. If you can't, then the Thick Earth Continent will be mine. Zhao Hai's words were simple, direct, and crude.
Before meeting Zhao Hai, Huang Xinglong had thought of many possible responses from Zhao Hai. However, he didn't expect Zhao Hai to be this simple and crude. Zhao Hai's words were domineering, and his style of doing things was domineering. Huang Xinglong thought that Zhao Hai would use all kinds of methods to conquer the Thick Earth Continent. But no matter what method Zhao Hai used, the Thick Earth Continent would have time to prepare. Perhaps the Alliance would still have a chance to flip the cards.
But now, after hearing Zhao Hai's words, Huang Guanglong fell into despair. No one knew the Thick Earth Alliance's current situation better than him. Although the Alliance still controlled a quarter of the continent, most of the areas under their control were mountainous regions. There weren't many places that could be cultivated. On the other hand, their population was very large, almost equal to half of the continent's population. This wasn't a small number. And with the continuous high-intensity battles and the participation of sea beasts, the Thick Earth Alliance didn't have any harvest for a long time. The Thick Earth Alliance was now short of food.
Although they were looking for ways to raise food, they still couldn't find any. The Tree Spirit Continent was controlled by Ghost Face, making it impossible for them to get food. The other continents were also under Zhao Hai's control. If they wanted to get food, they would be discovered by Zhao Hai. If they didn't inform Zhao Hai in advance, then they would have offended Zhao Hai. Therefore, the Thick Earth Alliance was now facing a food shortage.
It was very dangerous for any force to face a situation where they ran out of food. Not to mention that their enemies were still outside, eyeing them covetously. That was even more dangerous.
Huang Xinglong and the others originally wanted to trap Zhao Hai in the name of righteousness. Then they would form an alliance with Zhao Hai and have him provide them with food. Once Zhao Hai's army arrives at the Thick Earth Continent, they would be able to deal with Ghost Face along with Zhao Hai. As long as they can clear out Ghost Face's people, they would be able to give Zhao Hai some benefits. But in the end, they were still people of the Thick Earth Continent. They still had a lot of people under their control, so when the time comes, the continent would still belong to them.
But they didn't expect Zhao Hai to directly say that he wants the continent. If they don't give it to him, then he'll take it himself. This was the situation that Huang Xinglong didn't want to face.
Huang Xinglong's mind turned. After some time, he said, "Your Majesty, are you serious? Your Majesty, do you really want to take advantage of the situation? The Thick Earth Continent is also in this situation because of the Ghost Face. Aren't you afraid of infamy? "
"Hahaha, the people of the Thick Earth Continent are in this situation because of the Ghost Face? Do you believe that? The Ghost Face's Demon God was released from that place? The Thick Earth Continent, the Boundless Mountains. I was the one who first discovered this matter. I went to the place where the Demon God was born and saw a great battle. Don't tell me that it wasn't the experts of the Boundless Mountains who fought the Ghost Face. In other words, the people of the Thick Earth Continent knew about the Demon God, but you didn't say anything. I know exactly what you were planning, yet you're still saying that the Thick Earth Continent is dealing with the Ghost Face? You all just wanted to use Ghost Face to deal with the other continents, and finally realize your ambition of dominating the Five Spirit Realms. But later on, you found that you couldn't dominate the Five Spirit Realms. You misjudged Ghost Face's strength. You found that you didn't release a dog, but a wolf that wanted to eat meat. The most frightening thing was that you weren't a match for this wolf, so you were afraid. But at this time, instead of thinking of surrendering, you schemed against me. I really don't know where you got your confidence from. What made you think that you could still scheme against me? To be honest, I'm very disappointed in you. You can go back and tell your people to surrender or wait for my army. "
Huang Xinglong looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Since Your Majesty has already made a decision, then I won't say anything else. What happens to the Thick Earth Alliance isn't something that I can decide. I'll go back and discuss it with everyone. I hope that the next time we meet, we'll be able to have a drink together instead of fighting each other." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Since Your Majesty has already made a decision, then I won't say anything.
Zhao Hai looked at Huang Xinglong with interest. He discovered that Huang Xinglong didn't say anything, but there was a trace of goodwill in his words. In other words, in Huang Xinglong's view, surrendering wasn't unacceptable.
After thinking about this, Zhao Hai became more interested in Huang Xinglong, he looked at Huang Xinglong and said, "Mister, you're a smart person. I hope that you can understand that sometimes choices are very important. The reason why the Thick Earth Alliance was so united in the past was because they were facing Ghost Face. Ghost Face's people would kill you even if you surrender because they don't want captives. However, the Lost Soul Empire is different, we accept people who surrender. After surrendering, you can even gain a high status. For example, Yu Yunlong, the ruler of the Ice Jade Country, was the first to surrender to the Lost Soul Empire. Now, he has become the governor of the Mixed Spirit Continent, managing the entire continent. Although the other Emperors of the Ice Jade Country didn't have a high status, they still held a high position in the Lost Soul Empire. Mister, you have to understand this, you have to make this clear to the Thick Earth Alliance." Zhao Hai looked at Huang Xinglong and said, "Mister, you're a smart person. I hope that you can understand that sometimes choices are very important. The reason why the Thick Earth Alliance was so united and didn't give up in the battle against Ghost Face was because they were facing Ghost Face.
Naturally, Huang Xinglong understood what Zhao Hai meant. Zhao Hai's words were advice, but at the same time, it was also a threat. His meaning was very clear, he wanted to tell Huang Xinglong that they were united against the Ghost Face Empire, but against the Lost Soul Empire, they wouldn't necessarily be united. This was because they were united against the Ghost Face Empire, but against the Lost Soul Empire, would they still be united? Even if you want to fight us head-on, do you think others will think the same as you?
Huang Xinglong was a smart person, so he understood what Zhao Hai meant. He didn't say anything else, he just cupped his fist towards Zhao Hai before turning around and leaving Zhao Hai's hall.
After Huang Xinglong left, Zhao Hai turned to Long Tianlin, who had been standing on the side, and said, "Tianlin, how are the preparations? When will the army depart? "
Long Tianlin immediately replied, "Your Majesty, the army is almost ready. We can depart in about five days. In fact, some of the ships have already set off. However, the ships have also sent back news that they saw a lot of Sea Beasts. It seems like the Sea Beasts will attack us this time. Your Majesty, please be prepared."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "I've already thought about this. If the Ghostface didn't do this, then they wouldn't be our enemy. But this doesn't matter. Send word to the ships and make them pay attention to their whereabouts. They mustn't be discovered. If they're discovered, then we'll be in big trouble."
Long Tianlin nodded, then he said, "This time, it's likely that the Ghost Face Army will fight with us in the Thick Earth Continent. This is because they collected a lot of Blood Qi and built blood ponds. They have a lot of monsters in their army, and a lot of them are large beasts. It seems like they know about the existence of the Hundred Beast Warships. We need to be careful." Long Tianlin nodded, then he said, "The Hundred Beast Warships are very powerful.
Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "That's good. As long as we deal with the Ghostface Army in the Thick Earth Continent, the Ghostface Army in the Tree Sprite Continent would be no match for us. It would be easier for us to deal with them. However, the Thick Earth Continent is really troublesome. If they continue to resist, then more people would die."
"There's nothing we can do about it. Your Majesty has already made it clear to them. It's up to them now."
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