Kuilong Ocean, Xin Mo Island.
The Sea King was dressed in a long blue robe. He was accompanied by a few feudal lords as he walked on the beach on the east side of the island. At this moment, his eyebrows were tightly furrowed as he looked at the distant sea, as if he was troubled by something.
Suddenly, he stopped. Sha Shui and the others who were following behind him stopped as well.
"Monarch, what's wrong?" Hei Sui, who was following behind, immediately asked.
When the Sea King heard this, he did not say anything. He shook his head and walked forward again.
Regarding the current situation in the Kuilong Ocean, the Sea King felt that he was getting more and more unfathomable.
Originally, it was just a battle between the Mu Te Sea Nation that he established and the allied forces of Langya Island. However, the heir of the Nether Sea Nation, Tian Lan, suddenly joined the fray.
Tian Lan, who controlled the stone statue army, was undoubtedly a force that could not be ignored at that time. The Sea King had also been worried about this, afraid that she would side with the forces of Langya Island because of her father.
When the two forces joined forces, the Mu Te Empire that he controlled would not be able to resist them.
However, the Sea King did not expect that the Nether Sea Nation's inheritance force would be annihilated so quickly before it could fully display its prowess.
However, the disappearance of this force did not bring peace to the Kuilong Ocean. Instead, it brought about a greater crisis.
The source of all this trouble was the Ocean Allied Chamber of Commerce, also known as the Underworld Chamber of Commerce.
Back then, Tian Lan, who controlled the stone statue army, had been too unscrupulous. He had plundered a large number of sea merchants' goods without any regard for the consequences.
As a huge united organization that spanned across all the seas, it wasn't that the Underworld Merchant Guild hadn't had its resources plundered before, but all the plunderers were suppressed by the Underworld Merchant Guild with lightning speed, and their fates were extremely miserable.
The Netherworld Merchant Group's attitude towards plundering had always been like this.
This was because if they didn't do anything about it, then the situation of them being plundered would only become more and more frequent. Thus, the Yellow Springs Merchant Group attached great importance to this kind of situation.
Recently, the sea merchant force, Smoke Dragon, entered the Kuilong Ocean forcefully, preparing to investigate the matter of their goods being plundered.
He also issued a gathering order to all the forces in the Kuilong Ocean, hoping that all the forces in the Kuilong Ocean would cooperate actively.
Although he hoped that the various forces would cooperate, everyone knew the consequences of not cooperating!
The reason why the Underworld Sea Merchant Group was able to survive for so many years was because they were not weak.
Internally, they had specially cultivated a group of powerful Sea Chamber of Commerce. This group of Sea Chamber of Commerce did not do business, their mission was to fight against foreign enemies.
Whenever a subordinate force was being robbed or invaded, they would ask for reinforcements from the Underworld Sea Merchant's headquarters. That was when these war merchants would show up.
The Smoke Dragon that came to the Kuilong Ocean this time was the famous War Trade Association in the Sea Trade Association.
Their arrival brought great pressure to the Sea King.
That was because the Smoke Dragon Merchant Guild was too powerful. They were so powerful that even the entire Mu Te Sea Nation could not fight them.
The Sea King could not come to a conclusion whether it was good or bad, but he was mentally prepared.
At this moment, Hei Sui asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, are you worried about the Smoke Dragon Trading Company's meeting on Black Reef Island tomorrow?"
Upon hearing this, the Sea King stopped in his tracks.
"What do you think of this matter?"
Sha Shui, Hei Sui, and the other lords looked at each other when they heard that. Then, Hei Sui stepped forward and said,
"Your Majesty, since the Smoke Dragon Merchant Association is here to investigate the matter of the goods being stolen, it shouldn't have anything to do with us, right? When the time comes, just tell us everything we know! "
"You're too naive!" Lan Hushan, who was standing beside Hei Sui, shook his head.
"Think about it carefully. This incident was caused by Tian Lan, and Tian Lan's father, Tian Kun, was once loyal to you. This is already related to us!"
"Tian Kun, the traitor, has already surrendered to Langya Island. How can you say that it's related to us?" Hei Sui frowned.
"But he's dead now!"
"So what if he's dead? Is he not a traitor if he's dead?" Hei Sui was shocked.
Lan Hushan sighed when he heard this, "If you were the Smoke Dragon Merchant Association and investigated the matter from their point of view, you would realize that Tian Lan, who stole the goods, was once a subordinate of the Mu Te Empire. The army she used to rob the sea merchants was the Nether Sea Nation's Stone Statue Legion. We are all descendants of the Nether Sea Nation. All of this has too much to do with us! "
"If the Smoke Dragon Merchant Association wants to investigate, most of the clues will point to us, who are also descendants of the Nether Sea Nation. The biggest connection between Langya Island and this incident is only Tian Kun. Moreover, his daughter, Tian Lan, has never surrendered to Langya Island!"
Hei Sui was shocked when he heard this.
"Are you afraid that the bastards from Langya Island will plot against us during the meeting?"
"I can't rule out that possibility. Therefore, in tomorrow's meeting, I think it's best for us to provide information that links Tian Lan to Langya Island. We'll try our best to make the Smoke Dragon Merchant Association suspicious of Langya Island. If we don't do anything, Langya Island will definitely do the same!"
"Actually, all of you have forgotten one thing. The Smoke Dragon Merchant Association will have another guess!" the Sea King said.
"Monarch, what do you mean?" Hei Sui quickly asked after understanding the seriousness of the situation.
"Don't you think all of this is too much of a coincidence? After a large amount of resources were stolen, the plundering force suddenly disappeared. Even Tian Kun, who knew the whole story the best, died. If you were the Smoke Dragon Merchant Association's force, would you suspect that all of this was manipulated by someone to plunder resources and create a fog after they succeeded? "
Hearing this, the rulers of the various countries were shocked.
"Monarch, do you mean that the Smoke Dragon Merchant Association might suspect that all of this was secretly instructed by us?"
The Sea King shook his head.
"I don't know what they will think, but no matter what, it will be very disadvantageous to us!"
Hei Sui and the other lords fell silent after hearing this.
Thinking about it carefully, this incident was indeed too much of a coincidence. Tian Lan, who controlled the Nether Sea Nation's stone statue legion, had mysteriously disappeared. If the Smoke Dragon Merchant Association suspected that all of this was secretly done by the Mu Te Empire, the descendants of the Nether Sea Nation, then they would have to face unimaginable pressure.
"The information we provide in tomorrow's meeting must lead all the clues to Langya Island!" the Sea King said.
"I understand!" Hei Sui and the others nodded immediately.
…
After a night of discussion, the Sea King and his subordinates finally came up with a plan to provide information.
As the sea surface glowed, the Sea King waved his hand toward the sea. Suddenly, a round disc flew out of his forehead and hovered above the sea surface, expanding rapidly.
"Let's go!"
Hei Sui and the others nodded immediately and followed the Sea King onto the Death Ray Light Wheel.
Under the Sea King's control, the Death Ray Light Wheel turned into a black light and sped toward the north.
After a few hours of rushing, the Sea King arrived at Black Reef Island. He found that the island was already filled with various types of oceanic warships and countless sea beasts.
Faced with the Smoke Dragon Merchant Association's summons, not only did the Sea King and Langya Island join forces, but also many weaker forces that never showed themselves responded to the summons.
This showed how much deterrence the Smoke Dragon Merchant Association had for the Kuilong forces.
Under the Sea King's control, the Death Ray Light Wheel descended rapidly. With his arrival, many Kuilong forces quickly retreated.
After landing, the Sea King waved his hand to recall the Death Ray Light Wheel. Then, he led Hei Sui and the other lords into the island.
At this moment, the surrounding crowd was in an uproar.
The Sea King sensed something and turned to look at the sea surface.
On the surface of the sea, countless warships gathered in groups and were heading toward Black Reef Island.
On the deck of the leading black warship, a Smoke Dragon flag was raised high, shining brightly under the sun. On the flag, a giant dragon formed by gray clouds and mist was faintly discernible. Sometimes, it danced around the flag, and sometimes, it hid into the flag and turned into a totem.
In the sky above the warship, dark clouds were low and thunder was lingering. From time to time, lightning would strike and cause huge waves on the sea surface.
The Smoke Dragon Merchant Association!
The Sea King squinted his eyes slightly. After a moment of contemplation, he stopped in place.
After a while, the fleet docked and the dark clouds surrounded by thunder approached. Suddenly, many of the Kuilong forces began to retreat, afraid of being struck by the accompanying thunder and lightning.
At this moment, gangways were lowered, and the members of the Smoke Dragon Merchant Association began to disembark.
These members of the Merchant Association were all wearing black uniforms. Each of them had the word "Smoke" embroidered on their shoulders, and they were all carrying wooden boxes in their hands.
The leading man had short crimson hair. His eyes were lifeless, and his smile was extremely sickly. There was not a trace of vitality in his body, as if he would collapse at any time.
"Is everyone here? Thank you for coming all the way here! "The leading man from the Smoke Dragon Merchant Association looked around and said with a smile.
"Everyone, please come in!" Seeing that no one responded, the man did not get angry. He continued to say with a smile, and then took the lead to walk into the island.
Upon seeing this, the people present quickly made way for him.
Seeing the approaching people from the Smoke Dragon Merchant Association, the Sea King's face turned gloomy. After some thought, he also chose to make way.
The people from the Smoke Dragon Merchant Association did not seem to notice the difference between the Sea King and the others. They walked straight past them.
"Follow them!"
After they walked past, the Sea King said in a deep voice, and then followed behind.
Upon seeing this, the rest of the forces immediately followed behind and walked into the island.
Black Reef Island. This island was the Kuilong Ocean branch of the Netherworld Merchant Association's joint forces. This was also the reason why the Kuilong forces were gathered here.
Inside the island, there were countless seabirds flying in the sky. Each seabird was holding a box of different sizes.
These seabirds were specially trained transport birds by the Sea Trade Association. Their main role was to help the merchants categorize the internal goods and transport them internally.
Following the members of the Smoke Dragon Merchant Association, the crowd entered the island and set up a huge square.
Due to the large number of forces that came, the meeting venue was set up in the square. At this moment, many forces were already present.
This included the Sea King's arch-enemy, the Langya Island forces.
"Everyone, please take your seats!"
The leading man from the Smoke Dragon Merchant Association turned around and said with a smile. He then walked to the front of the square.
Upon hearing this, the Sea King looked at the less than a hundred seats in the square. He immediately walked in, picked a seat, and sat down.
Hei Sui and the rest naturally followed and sat behind the Sea King.
There were many forces that came this time, but there were only a hundred seats. Obviously, those who could sit here were the members of the forces that had the right to speak in the Kuilong Ocean.
The Sea King brought six people this time, and they stood in a total of seven seats.
Lang Ya brought more than twenty people and they all sat down.
The members of the Kuilong forces at the back looked at each other. Although there were dozens of seats left, no one dared to sit.
The Sea King and Lang Ya were the leaders of the two strongest forces in the Kuilong Ocean, so they were qualified to sit. However, they were just weak forces that survived in the cracks. They were afraid of offending the two overlords of the Kuilong Ocean, so naturally, they did not dare to step forward.
The leader of the Smoke Dragon Merchant Association, who was standing at the front, looked at this scene with a smile. After a while, he said,
"Why are you all standing? Aren't there still empty seats? "
As the Smoke Dragon spoke, he glanced at the members of the Kuilong forces at the back.
"Are you really not going to sit?"
Still, no one spoke or moved.
Upon seeing this, a smile appeared on the Smoke Dragon's face. The distribution of forces in the Kuilong Ocean was clear at a glance.
However, just as he was about to announce the start of the meeting, a large number of figures suddenly squeezed out of the crowd.
"Wow, there's still a seat even though we're late!"
"When the players set off, not even a blade of grass will grow. No, we're only here to attend the meeting this time!"
"There's still a seat left for us. This means that the reputation of us players is getting better. Happy ~"
"Son of a b * tch, don't fight over it. That seat is mine!"
"All of you are like dogs. It's only been a few seconds and you're done fighting over it? Can't you have some manners when you're outside? "
As the Smoke Dragon, the Sea King, Lang Ya, and the others were dumbfounded, the players arrived.
In the blink of an eye, the remaining empty seats were filled. What was even more unbelievable was that they actually quarreled with each other over the seats!
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