"I'm preparing to go to the Mysterious Sky Sect and the Mysterious Sword Sect in the near future, and then go to the 72 Southern Sea Islands. What do you think?"
When they heard Zhao Hai say that he was going to the Mysterious Sky Sect and the Mysterious Sword Sect, everyone was stunned. When they heard that he was going to the 72 Southern Sea Islands, they were not just stunned, but shocked.
They had schemed against the 72 Southern Sea Islands before, and in the end, they had taken care of the 72 Southern Sea Islands. Under such circumstances, he still wanted to go to the 72 Southern Sea Islands? Was he crazy? And the Mysterious Sword Sect, he had caused the Mysterious Sword Sect to lose so many people. If he went to the Mysterious Sky Sect, wasn't he afraid that the people of the Mysterious Sky Sect would make things difficult for him?
Everyone looked at Zhao Hai in confusion. They didn't know what he was thinking and why he would do this.
Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said, "I know that everyone doesn't understand why I want to go to the Mysterious Sky Sect and the Mysterious Sword Sect, and even more so why I want to go to the 72 Southern Sea Islands. But I'll tell everyone that I'm going to them for the sake of our Sea Alliance and the safety of the buffer zone."
Everyone still looked at him in confusion. Zhao Hai continued, "Why didn't the major sects think of reaching into the buffer zone before? Because this place is controlled by the Mysterious Sky Sect Alliance and the 72 Southern Sea Islands. Neither the Mysterious Sky Sect Alliance nor the 72 Southern Sea Islands will allow the major sects to reach into the buffer zone. If the major sects reach into the buffer zone, then both the Mysterious Sky Sect Alliance and the 72 Southern Sea Islands will be in danger. Therefore, they will not allow such a thing to happen. For this reason, the Mysterious Sky Sect Alliance and the 72 Southern Sea Islands will have a lot of conflicts with the major sects. However, everyone knows that this is not a glorious thing, so this matter is not on the surface. Maybe it's a secret fight, so no one shows it, and not many people know about it. "
Everyone nodded. They agreed with Zhao Hai's statement. In fact, as Zhao Hai thought, the Mysterious Sky Sect Alliance, the Seventy-two Islands in the South Sea, and the Million Buddhist Sect had secretly fought with each other many times. They used to be members of the Mysterious Sky Sect Alliance, so they naturally knew what was going on. It was just that outsiders did not know.
Zhao Hai continued, "But the situation is different now. Our Sea Exploration Alliance controls the buffer zone. Although our alliance has formed an alliance with the Mysterious Sky Sect, we still won't allow the Mysterious Sky Sect to reach into the buffer zone. Because of this, the other Great Sects saw hope. Because of this, they set their sights on the buffer zone and dared to reach in."
Everyone nodded. If the Sects were to reach their hands into the buffer zone, then they wouldn't be able to stop them. If they were to do so, then it would be tantamount to falling out with the Sects. That wouldn't be good for them.
The reason why the Mysterious Sky Sect didn't intervene in this matter was because they believed that the people in the buffer zone were no longer under their control. Secondly, they wanted to use this opportunity to teach the Exploration Alliance a lesson. They wanted to make the Exploration Alliance understand that the buffer zone wasn't a place they could control. Therefore, the Exploration Alliance didn't show any dissatisfaction towards the actions of the Great Sects, nor did they take any action.
Zhao Hai continued, "But are the Mysterious Sky Sect and the Seventy-two Islands really indifferent to this matter? If they really don't care, then why did they go to the free trade zone to set up shops? Even the Seventy-two Islands gave up their hatred towards us and went to the free trade zone to set up shops. Are they really just doing this for trade, communication, and the circulation of goods? That's obviously not the case. "
Everyone nodded. To be honest, they didn't think that the Seventy-two Islands would set up shops in the free trade zone. This was because they just had a conflict with the Seventy-two Islands. If the Seventy-two Islands were to set up shops in the free trade zone at this time, it would be too hasty and embarrassing.
Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said, "That's why I want to go to the Mysterious Sky Sect to take a look. At the same time, I want to go to the Seventy-two Islands to take a look. Now that the other Great Sects have reached into the buffer zone, it's impossible for any one of us to drive the other Great Sects out of the buffer zone. Therefore, the three of us can only work together to monitor the free trade zone and the other Great Sects so that they won't dare to make any moves."
Everyone frowned. To be honest, Zhao Hai's suggestion was very good, but was it really feasible? Would the Seventy-two Islands and the Mysterious Sky Sect really put aside their hatred and form an alliance with them? After forming an alliance with them, would the other two Great Sects also take the opportunity to reach into the buffer zone?
Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said in a deep voice, "Everyone knows that the alliance agreement is just a piece of scrap paper. When you want to use it, you can use it. When you don't want to use it, you can just throw it aside. No one will care about it, so there's no need for you to care about the alliance agreement. The reason why I want to go to the Mysterious Sky Sect and the Seventy-two Islands is to ease our relationship. At the same time, it's also to show the other Great Sects that although we have a grudge with the Mysterious Sky Sect and the Seventy-two Islands, we have already reconciled. This way, they will have more scruples when they act in the buffer zone. Similarly, I've brought the other Great Sects to the buffer zone and let them set up shop here so that the Mysterious Sky Sect and the Seventy-two Islands won't dare to act recklessly. At the same time, the other Great Sects won't let the Mysterious Sky Sect and the Seventy-two Islands regain control of the buffer zone. Our strength in the buffer zone is still too weak, so I want to use this method to maintain a balance between the Mysterious Sky Sect, the Seventy-two Islands, and the other Great Sects. This way, our Sea Exploring Alliance can develop better."
Upon hearing Zhao Hai, the eyes of the Sect Leaders of the Sea Exploring Alliance couldn't help but light up. They didn't think that Zhao Hai's plans for the free trade zone would have such a deep meaning. Zhao Hai didn't think that he would make such a decision.
They knew that Zhao Hai was right. At this time, the Sea Exploration Alliance could only maintain a balance between the Profound Sky Sect, the Southern Sea's 72 Isles, and the Great Sects. This way, they would be able to take advantage of this opportunity to develop and become stronger. If they were to fully rely on one side, then the buffer zone would fall into the hands of the other side.
Zhao Hai looked at the crowd and said, "Whether it's the 72 Islands or the Great Sects, they wouldn't let the other party succeed so easily. This way, we can achieve a balance. The reason why our buffer zone couldn't develop was because of our lack of resources. But now, it's different. With the free trade zone, we don't have to worry about the lack of resources. This has created an opportunity for us to improve our strength. As long as we have enough strength, we don't need to look at other people's faces." Zhao Hai looked at the crowd and said, "That's right.
The Sect Masters nodded. Zhao Hai's words were reasonable. Naturally, they didn't have any reason to object. To be honest, even they didn't have a clear direction for the buffer zone's development like Zhao Hai. This was also why they felt inferior to Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said, "Speaking of which, our buffer zone has a natural advantage, and that is our geographical location. We are the closest place to the Sword Spirit Continent in the South Sea. Because of this, both sides have always wanted to snatch this place. This is because this place is very important to them. However, they never thought about doing business here. Instead, they transported the specialties of the 72 islands here to trade with the Great Sects. This way, each side can get what they need. Both the Great Sects and the 72 islands have their own benefits. For them, all of this is very important.
However, they have always wanted to solve this problem through war. Since they can't win, they have adopted a method of mutual infiltration. They have never thought of normal transactions. Now that we have given them this opportunity, I have asked the people of the Sword Control Sect to calculate. Does everyone know how many transactions have been made in the free trade zone between the 72 islands of the South Sea, the sects of the Sword Spirit World, and the sects of the Demon Realm? "
Everyone shook their heads, they really didn't know. Zhao Hai looked at them and said, "More than 1200 times, more than 1000 times. Although we don't know the number of transactions, what we can be sure of is that the number of transactions isn't small. This is because every time they make a transaction, both sides would have experts present. Both sides are afraid that the other side would snatch away their things. It can be said that whether it's the Great Sects, the 72 Islands, or the Demon Realm, all of them have tasted the sweetness of the free trade zone. Once they tasted the sweetness, they wouldn't easily give up on the free trade zone. They wouldn't easily use force in the buffer zone, making us safer." Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "You're right. You're right.
Everyone stared blankly at Zhao Hai. They were very surprised. One must know that the free trade zone has only been established for less than two months. And this includes the time spent on building shops and the time spent by the various Sects. In such a short period of time, the various Sects were able to complete a lot of transactions. This made them very surprised.
Zhao Hai looked at them, then he smiled faintly and said, "There's no need to be surprised. Now that the free trade zone is under our control, the various sects can benefit from it. Therefore, they wouldn't easily destroy it. In the future, we'll be safer. This is also my goal. This time, I went to the Profound Sky Sect and the 72 Islands in order to remove the last unstable factor. This way, we won't have to worry about anything." Zhao Hai smiled faintly.
Everyone's eyes lit up as they nodded. When Zhao Hai saw that his words had moved these people, he couldn't help but smile. He knew that as long as his words moved these people, then they would be able to accept his next words. He continued, "As long as this matter is successful, then we won't have to worry about anything. But one thing is very important, and that is unity. Everyone, why did we make the Profound Sky Sect and the 72 Isles withdraw from the buffer zone? Why are we in this situation today? It's because of unity. If we didn't unite and fight the Profound Sky Sect and the 72 Isles, then we wouldn't be where we are today. So from now on, we need to be even more united. Only when we are united will our enemies not dare to look down on us. Do you understand what I mean? "
Everyone nodded. Then Haishi stood up and cupped his fist towards Zhao Hai and said, "Alliance Lord, we understand what you mean. Rest assured, we will listen to you in the future when we explore the Sea Alliance. To be honest, if the Alliance Lord didn't tell us this today, then we wouldn't know that you've already done this. Alliance Lord, as long as it's for the good of the Sea Alliance, as long as it's for everyone's development, then we will listen to the Alliance Lord's orders. Isn't that right?" Haishi Lan had always called Zhao Hai 'Sword Sect Master', but now he called Zhao Hai 'Alliance Lord'. It seemed like they really recognized Zhao Hai as the Alliance Lord.
The others also nodded. They also realized that compared to Zhao Hai, they were really too far behind. Zhao Hai had already done so much, but they didn't know anything about it. They didn't even see it. This really made them feel that the gap between them and Zhao Hai was too big. Therefore, when Haishi Lan said those words, no one objected.
Zhao Hai stood up, cupped his fists and said to the crowd, "With everyone's words, I can feel more at ease. This time, when we go to the Mysterious Sky Sect and the Mysterious Sword Sect, I think we will definitely encounter some difficulties. Therefore, I would like to ask everyone to send some experts from their sects to accompany me. If they really dare to make things difficult for us, we will also have to give them a look and let them know that we, the people of the Sea Exploring Alliance, are not easy to provoke. What do you think?"
Haishi Lan nodded and said, "Agreed. Last time, the Alliance Lord brought the elite disciples of the various sects to attack the 72 Islands in the south and the Profound Sky Sect Alliance in the back. This caused these two forces to be badly battered. Moreover, the Alliance Lord is very fair in doing things. You won't send your disciples to die. This time, we will go with the Alliance Lord and stabilize our buffer zone. Naturally, we have no reason to disagree. Alliance Lord, rest assured that the Sea Gazing Sect will send our most elite disciples to accompany you."
"Us too. We will definitely send our most elite disciples to accompany you. We must not weaken the prestige of the Sea Exploration Alliance!" The other Sect Lords also shouted.
Zhao Hai nodded, this was exactly what he wanted. He wanted the Sects to be united around him. It would be best if the Sects were used to listening to his orders. This would be more beneficial for his future operations.
Of course, Zhao Hai wouldn't be satisfied with just being the Alliance Lord. What he wants is the entire buffer zone. Only when the entire buffer zone is under his control can he proceed to the next step of his plan. This was very important for him. What he did now was only the first step. This was just a step to lay the foundation for the future.
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