Zhao Hai said, "Then what about the food you eat? I can see that there's only some dried fish in the warehouse. Is there nothing else? "
When Wen Wenhai heard Zhao Hai, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Boss, don't mention it. We can only eat fish and shrimp here, as well as some other seafood. In the past, we didn't think much of it, but now that we eat it every day, we're really tired of it. But there's no other way. We don't farm, so naturally, there's no other way to get other things to eat, so we can only do this." Zhao Hai nodded.
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "You're really good. When did our Lost Soul Empire ever lack food? You've been following me since the beginning. Alright, let's not talk about this. Tell me, what's the Rock Spirit Crab? What's so special about it? Why did the Spirit Crab Island send you to catch it? "
Wen Wenhai shook his head and said, "I don't know. We've eaten the Rock Spirit Crab before, but we didn't find anything special about it. Moreover, this crab isn't delicious, so we stopped eating it. Every month, we'll hand in some Rock Spirit Crab and use the rest of our time to cultivate."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Then when do you hand in your Rock Spirit Crab each month? How much does each gang have to hand in? "
Wen Wenhai replied, "This also depends on the number of people we have. For example, our Ecstasy Gang only has a hundred people, so we have to hand over 10,000 Rock Spirit Crabs every month. If we're a gang with 200 people, then we have to hand over 20,000 Rock Spirit Crabs. If we destroy another gang, then we have to hand over their share as well. Just like how we captured the Swordfish Gang, we have 300 people, so we have to hand over 30,000 Rock Spirit Crabs. Naturally, if we kill all of the Swordfish Gang, then we'll still have to hand over 30,000 Rock Spirit Crabs for a year. If we don't hand over enough, then we might be kicked out of Tideharden City, we might not even be allowed to come within 10,000 li of Tideharden City."
Zhao Hai stared, then he said, "I didn't expect it to be so strict. But this is also good. How about this, I'll go out with you tomorrow and see the Swordfish Gang and the beach you control. I'll also learn more about the Rock Spirit Crab and then think of ways to improve our lives. Right, besides handing in the Rock Spirit Crab, are there any other rules?"
Wen Wenhai shook his head and said, "Not really. Because Tideview City is too small and all transactions are the same, the people of Spirit Crab Island don't care too much about this place. As long as you don't attack the people of Spirit Crab Island and don't pry into the secrets of the island, nobody will care about you. In fact, Tideview City is just like Spirit Crab Island, a place that specializes in purchasing Spirit Crab. They don't care about the situation here, whether it's fighting or killing, as long as you hand over a certain amount of Spirit Crab Crabs every month, you can stay here. Naturally, there's one thing that's not allowed between the two groups. If it was allowed, then Spirit Crab Island wouldn't be able to make any profit."
Zhao Hai understood why Spirit Crab Island did this. There were a lot of gangs in Tidehark City. If these gangs were allowed to trade with each other, then the gangs would trade with each other. Naturally, the gangs wouldn't trade with the Spirit Crab Island, causing the island to lose a lot of income.
Wen Wenhai looked at Zhao Hai and said, "But if a group annexes another group, then they wouldn't care. In other words, we can learn Cultivation Methods and Magic Techniques from Swordfish Island. The people of Spirit Crab Island wouldn't care. I heard that there are other groups that conduct transactions in private. Spirit Crab Island is also turning a blind eye to this matter. This is because there are too many Magic Techniques here. Moreover, all of them are Magic Techniques, Cultivation Methods, Artifacts, and the like. In the eyes of Spirit Crab Island, these things aren't good things. They wouldn't care if they give it to us."
Zhao Hai roughly understood how the Spirit Crab Island managed Tidehark City. It was a kind of laissez-faire. In any case, the people here weren't from the Spirit Crab Island, so they didn't care if they lived or died. What they needed to do was to take out things that they didn't need and make the Rogue Cultivators work for them. From this point of view, the Spirit Crab Island didn't treat the Ascended Cultivators well. Perhaps they just didn't squeeze them too much.
Wen Wenhai looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Boss, what do we do next?"
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry. Tomorrow, I'll take a look at the surrounding terrain and understand the situation of your beaches. Right, do you still have Rock Spirit Crabs? If you do, take them out and let me have a look. "
Wen Wenhai shook his head and said, "No, we don't have any Rock Spirit Crabs. These Rock Spirit Crabs are very strange. Within an hour, they must be sent to the Spirit Crab Island branch to be processed. Otherwise, they would die. Therefore, every time we catch a Rock Spirit Crab, we immediately send it to the Spirit Crab Island branch. Therefore, don't look at the task of catching a hundred Rock Spirit Crabs per month, it's very difficult to accomplish. After all, we only have ten days to catch crabs per month, and the time to deliver the crabs is even shorter. The Rock Spirit Crabs can't be placed together. If more than two Rock Spirit Crabs are placed together, then they will fight. If they are injured or killed, then it doesn't count. The Rock Spirit Crabs that we have eaten before were killed or injured in fights."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright, let's take a rest. Tomorrow, we'll go out of the city and take a look. How many days are left before we catch crabs?"
Wen Wenhai said, "There are still ten days before we catch crabs. During this time, we can do whatever we want. In fact, the people of Spirit Crab Island don't care about what we do. As long as we want to live in the city, as long as we hand over the Rock Spirit Crabs, they won't care about anything else."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright, let's take a rest. Tomorrow, we'll go to the beach and take a look." Wen Wenhai nodded and immediately arranged rooms for Zhao Hai and the others. Naturally, he also arranged rooms for Stonehammer and the others. However, their rooms were right next to Zhao Hai's.
At this time, Chen Yan wasn't in his room. He was in another person's room. There were also several people gathered in this room. These people could be considered as old members of the Ecstasy Gang.
Chen Yan looked at the others and said, "Everyone, we've known each other for a long time. We've been in several gangs together. But have you seen the Ecstasy Gang before?"
The group shook their heads. Just as Chen Yan said, after they ascended, they managed to survive. In the end, they came to Tideview City and joined several gangs. However, they didn't have the ability to become a gang leader. However, all of them managed to survive. After all, in Tideview City, being an ordinary gang member was safer than being a gang leader. At worst, they could just surrender. It was precisely because of this that Chen Yan asked this question.
Chen Yan looked at them and shook his head, then he opened his mouth and said, "I haven't seen him before, but I feel that the Ecstasy Gang is very different from other gangs. Did you notice how Elder Wen addressed the gang leader, he called him 'Boss', and it's obvious that this wasn't the first day he called him that. Although they ascended first, they are still very respectful towards the gang leader. It can be seen that the gang leader must be extraordinary, and he might be their leader in the lower realms. Such a gang must have a strong sense of unity, I think that the Ecstasy Gang will certainly become bigger and stronger in the future."
The group looked at Chen Yan. Then one of them said, "Old Chen, why do you say that? Do you think that the Ecstasy Gang will become stronger just because they have a gang leader?"
Chen Yan looked at them and said, "You all also ascended from the Lower Realm. I wonder where the people from the same realm as you are now? Even if you helped them before, where are your subordinates now? "
The group stared, then their expressions turned ugly. There were indeed some people who ascended from their realms. But after arriving in the upper realms and seeing the situation here, these people naturally went on their own way. Those who were respectful towards them in the past didn't care about them anymore. Those who ascended before didn't help them, they were busy with their own matters. People like Wen Wenhai and the others were very rare.
Chen Yan said, "We've been with Elder Wen and the others for several years. I think you should be clear about their relationship. Moreover, Gang Leader Zhao Hai and the others have just ascended. However, there are several people beside Gang Leader Zhao Hai. We haven't seen these people before. It seems like they're with them. I mean, they were together in the lower realms. In other words, they were from the same faction in the lower realms. Now that they're in the upper realms, how can they not develop in the future? If they continue to be united like this, then they'll certainly become a force. Therefore, I think that they'll be able to develop very quickly. "
When the others heard Chen Yan, they couldn't help but stare. Then they thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. The higher-ups of the Ecstasy Gang were obviously from the same realm. Now that they arrived in the Sword Spirit World, they were in a completely different environment. Yet, they were still united. This meant that their future development would be limitless.
One of them opened his mouth and said, "Old Chen, what do you mean by this? We're now part of the Ecstasy Gang. We don't have any thoughts of withdrawing. What do you mean by this? "
Chen Yan looked at the group and said, "We'll observe them for a while. If they develop well, then we won't hesitate to join them. What do you think?"
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