At this time, only Søren and Yan Chao 'er were left in the room.
Yan Chao 'er took out the antidote and gently rubbed it on the back of Søren's neck. The antidote penetrated deep into Søren's nervous system and slowly spread throughout his body.
Very quickly, Søren's entire body regained consciousness.
Originally, Eros could remove the numbing toxin in Søren's body in a short amount of time and allow him to move again.
However, after Søren gave the order, Eros refused to carry it out.
Eros said that it felt that Queen Yan Chao 'er's suggestion was more beneficial to Søren, and that Søren would not be in any danger. If it removed the numbing toxin in Søren's body now, it would harm Søren's interests.
Therefore, under Queen Yan Chao 'er's methods and Eros's inaction, Søren was cooked alive.
In front of the Rock Race, he and Yan Chao 'er completed the marriage and obtained the loyalty of the entire Rock Race.
… …
Very quickly, Søren regained his mobility, but he was unable to speak.
"Little Ling, I'm sorry," Yan Chao 'er said gently.
Instantly, Søren could only smile helplessly, unable to say anything.
He couldn't say, "How can you do this? I'm not a puppet, how can you control me like this?"
He wasn't so arrogant and couldn't distinguish between good and bad.
He couldn't say a single word of blame. He couldn't be so unreasonable.
Yan Chao 'er did this completely for Søren's interests. Of course, she also tried to take care of the Rock Race's interests, but she was the one who hurt the most.
Her gaze towards Soran was still the same as before, full of tenderness and love.
After confirming that Søren had nothing to say, Queen Yan Chao 'er said gently, "Let's get along like before. If possible, you and I will have a child. If you feel that it's too hard for you, you can have a child with Little Xue' er and I will raise that child. In any case, we all have to have a child to be the future leader of the Rock Tribe, okay? "
Søren nodded.
Because Yan Xue'er had been injured, her intelligence had remained at a ten-year-old's. However, her body had already fully developed, so giving birth shouldn't be a problem.
"Good boy!" Queen Yan Chao 'er stepped forward and kissed Søren's forehead.
She was just as gentle as before. All along, she had never been stingy with her love.
Whether it was Yan Xue'er, Suo Ningbing, or Little Qinqin, she would often use kisses to express her love for them.
"Little Ling, what do you plan to do next?" Yan Chao 'er asked.
Søren was not used to her calling him Xiao Ling. He had not heard this name for a long time.
Søren said: "My and Seagull's fleet should be enough to transport all the rock men and rock bandits away"
Yan Chao 'er asked, "Where are you going to transport it? Tianqing Island or Hualan Island? "
Tianqing Island was one thousand three hundred kilometers away from Tianshui City. There were forests and fresh water on the island, but there were more rocks than soil, and the conditions were harsher.
Hualan Island was an island with enchanting scenery. It was rich in vegetation and had even more fresh water than Tianqing Island. There were even many kinds of animals living there.
Comparatively speaking, Hualan Island's conditions were much better.
Søren said, "Aunt, you are the leader of the Rock Tribe, you decide."
"Tianqing Island," Yan Chao 'er said. "If the Rock Tribe wants to maintain their combat strength, they must live in a more difficult environment."
Søren said, "Alright, Tianqing Island it is!"
Yan Chao 'er said, "After the rock bandits are reorganized, they will need a barracks. Where do you plan to put it?"
Søren said, "Savage Canyon and Sky Wolf Pass. This area is near the Southern Barbarian Continent and is uninhabited. I plan to build a new defensive line that will completely connect Sky Wolf Pass and Savage Canyon. The main camp of the Rock Tribe will be in this defensive line. In the future, when we fight the Barbarians, the rock bandits will be the main force. "
"Tonight, you can sleep here. Consider it a show for our marriage alliance," Yan Chao 'er said.
Soran had not slept well for several days and nights, but at this time, he was still confused and could not fall asleep.
Yan Chao 'er sat beside him, gently rubbing his temples and humming a tune.
Soon, Søren calmed down and fell into a deep sleep.
… …
The next morning!
Fifteen thousand rock bandits and thirty thousand rock people had all left the Thunder Islands.
Among them, fifteen thousand rock bandits boarded Søren's supply fleet. And thirty thousand rock people boarded Seagull's fleet.
When he saw these people retreating, Soran's heart was full of emotions.
Almost every Rockman boarded the ship empty-handed. They did not bring any belongings.
The Rock Tribe was a very wealthy race. Because they lived by plundering, they had an endless supply of silk, wine, and food. But the Rock Tribe did not have the habit of accumulating wealth.
In fact, every rock person had a large amount of gold coins. But last night, all of them had handed over the gold coins to Queen Yan Chao 'er. There were three ships full of gold coins.
One ship of gold coins belonged to the rock demons when they robbed Søren's caravan. Naturally, they had to return it to Søren. According to the Rock Tribe's elders' discussion, the Rock Tribe had to pay a ship of gold coins to Søren because they were loyal to the Suo Family from now on. Moreover, Sky Atlas Island was given to them by Søren.
Therefore, after this battle, Søren earned four hundred thousand gold coins. It was enough for an army of a hundred thousand.
However, after the Rock Tribe chose to swear loyalty to Søren, they lost all their wealth.
The Rock Tribe only had one ship of gold coins. This ship of gold coins had already been handed over to Queen Yan Chao 'er for her to distribute to the rock bandits and rock people.
From this, it could be seen how shallow the Rock Tribe's concept of money was. They truly viewed money as dirt.
It was not because they were refined, but because they lived by plundering and had never lacked anything. Moreover, rock people never entered human countries and could not trade. They could not buy anything even if they had money.
If they lacked something, they would rob it. If they needed something, they would rob it.
At first, the Rock Tribe plundered for survival. Later, they plundered for the sake of robbing. However, they never plundered for money.
Perhaps, this was the source of their strength.
Survival for the sake of fighting, not fighting for the sake of survival.
…
Søren and the Seagull Fleet's allied forces sailed south from the Thunder Islands.
At this time, this naval force was the strongest force in the Eastern Sea of the continent. Any merchant caravan or pirate that encountered them would retreat and even blow the horn of submission.
Once this horn was sounded, it meant that the entire fleet was open to you. You could board their ships and take whatever you wanted.
As the sun rose, the Pirate Harbor several dozen kilometers ahead was already faintly discernible.
Suddenly, the distant sound of a welcoming horn sounded from the sea. At least a hundred horns sounded at the same time.
Then, a fleet of hundreds of ships appeared in front of them to welcome the guests.
Each ship was covered with red silk and had beauties dancing on it. On every ship, there was a band playing.
The leading ship was a magnificent one, weighing at least three thousand tons.
There were more than ten people standing on the deck. There were men, women, children, and all kinds of skin colors.
Some of them were sea merchants, some were pirate leaders, some were merchant leaders, and one was the mayor of Pirate Harbor.
Of course, all of them had a common identity. They were members of the Marine Union.
The so-called Marine Union was more like the Pirate Union. They were in charge of the trade order of the entire East Sea.
Any sea merchant that wanted to trade on the sea had to pay taxes to the Marine Union.
Any merchant that wanted to open a shop in Pirate Harbor had to pay taxes to the Marine Union.
Of course, this was more of a protection fee than a tax. If you dared to refuse, your ship would be destroyed in minutes, and you would lose all your money.
The annual income of the Marine Union could be said to be a mountain of gold and a sea of silver. Previously, Søren had paid a total of twenty thousand gold coins to the Marine Union as taxes every month. This was just Søren's family.
In the entire eastern sea, there were close to two hundred thousand pirates. Eighty percent of them were supported by the Marine Union.
Previously, the leader of the Marine Union had always been one person, and that was Seagull. He had been in this position for a full fifteen years.
Later, after a few defeats in the Extermination War, and the rise of the Rock Demon. Therefore, one and a half years ago, Seagull stepped down, and the Rock Demon became the new leader of the Marine Union.
Therefore, the Rock Demon dared to tear up the Maritime Convention, and took Søren's twenty thousand gold coins as protection fee every month. He even hijacked his ship and blocked his sea trade.
Now that the Rock Demon had been defeated and died a violent death, tens of thousands of Rock Pirates had all belonged to Søren.
Therefore, Søren replaced him and became the sole overlord of the eastern sea. Naturally, he also became the biggest leader of the Marine Union.
Moreover, the entire Marine Union was anxious and fearful. They were afraid that Søren would directly dissolve the union, and then wipe out all the pirates, or directly swallow all the benefits of the Marine Union.
Because Søren completely had the strength to do so.
Originally, when he only had twenty-five thousand Rock Pirates, he was able to completely wipe out the Rock Demon.
Now, he had recruited another fifty thousand Rock Pirates and obtained Seagull's support. It could be said that his family could hang up all the pirate forces in the entire eastern sea.
Therefore, when they were still a hundred miles away from the Pirate Harbor, the Marine Union organized an unprecedented welcoming fleet, and used the most respectful etiquette to welcome the arrival of Søren.
They did not care that Zhi Li and Søren were fighting for the world, nor did they care that Zhi Li's eight hundred thousand troops were preparing to besiege Søren.
In their eyes, everything on land had nothing to do with them. They only knew that Søren could now decide their fate.
Therefore, they would use all means to kneel down and lick Søren's boots.
…
"All members of the Marine Union pay respect to His Majesty Søren!"
When they were still a few hundred meters away from Søren's flagship, the dozen or so big shots of the Marine Union had all knelt down and pressed their foreheads tightly to the deck, not daring to get up!
These people were really shameless.
The winner between Søren and Zhi Li had not been decided, and Søren was not even the Regent yet, but they had already called him His Majesty.
They were not worried that Jung Yeon would overthink.
However, Princess Jung Yeon was indeed standing at the side thoughtlessly, feeling that everything in front of her was very interesting.
Søren walked out of the cabin and came to the bow of the ship.
On his left stood Queen Rock Chao 'er.
At this moment, the Rock Queen did not avoid arousing suspicion. She affectionately held onto Søren's arm and gently leaned against Søren's side.
She was using this method to express to the marine forces that the Rock Race had completely pledged allegiance to Søren. Even as the Queen of the Rock Race, she had become Søren's woman.
As the Rock Demon's widow and Seagull's daughter, Hai Die 'er was not wearing mourning clothes. Instead, she stood on Søren's right side, looking at Søren affectionately with her beautiful eyes.
As the governor of Yingzhou Province and the head of the Hai family, Seagull was actually standing behind Søren and bowing slightly respectfully.
Seeing this scene, the hearts of the leaders of the Marine Union sank again.
Søren's fleet was already invincible. At this moment, the Rock Queen was personally serving Søren, and Seagull's daughter had actually become Søren's concubine.
This meant that the Rock Race and the Hai family had pledged allegiance to Søren.
In that case, from now on, Søren would be able to cover the entire East Ocean with one hand!
Not to mention disbanding the Marine Union, he could even decide the life and death of everyone present with a single word.
Therefore, the few big shots of the Marine Union were extremely uneasy. They had once been very close to the Rock Demon, and when the Rock Demon had decided to block Søren's maritime trade, they had voted in favor of it.
"I deserve to die, I deserve to die!"
"Because of the Rock Demon's coercion, I dared to offend His Majesty Søren. I deserve to die …"
Immediately, the few leaders of the Marine Union kowtowed desperately. Very soon, their foreheads were bleeding.
Søren had indeed thought of reorganizing the Marine Union and even disbanding it completely!
However, his current focus was still on the continent. The ocean was just a place where he made his fortune, and it was also his home base.
Therefore, stability and order were the most important. If he disbanded the Marine Union, the remaining hundreds of thousands of pirates would have no food to eat, and the entire eastern sea would be in chaos. Although Søren's fleet was invincible, there were countless pirates in the vast sea. If they were to be completely wiped out, Søren's fleet would really be exhausted.
Søren looked at the leaders of the Marine Union for a long time before saying, "The Marine Union will continue to exist. Everyone present will still be members of the Marine Union."
Hearing this, the dozen or so big shots of the Marine Union were overjoyed and kowtowed desperately.
"Thank you, His Majesty Søren!"
"Kneel to thank His Majesty Søren for his grace!"
They had thought that even if they didn't die this time, they would at least lose a layer of skin. Unexpectedly, not only did they not die, but their positions could also be preserved.
Unbeknownst to them, Søren was also full of emotions. After Søren defeated the rock demon, he naturally became the leader of the Marine Union. There wasn't even a symbolic election. The winner was king!
Søren continued, "As a Marquis of the Raging Wave Kingdom, it's not convenient for me to work part-time in the Marine Union. Therefore, I propose that His Excellency Seagull take on the position of leader of the Marine Union. "
Hearing this, Seagull was overjoyed. He bowed and said, "Thank you, His Excellency Søren!"
He still had some face and didn't dare to address himself as His Majesty Søren at this time.
"Of course, His Excellency Seagull won't be the leader for long." Søren said, "I believe it won't be long before His Excellency Seagull becomes the hereditary Duke of the Raging Wave Kingdom."
At this time, Seagull finally knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you, His Excellency Søren."
"This is my concubine, Madam Sea Butterfly. From now on, she will stay in Pirate's Cove and perform all my duties and powers in the Sea Union." Soran pointed to Sea Butterfly behind him and said, "This is my concubine, Madam Sea Butterfly.
Although it was something that had already been discussed, Hai Die'er was still trembling with excitement.
Boundless happiness came from all directions.
A vast amount of power and wealth would belong to Hai Die 'er alone from this moment onwards.
This kind of happiness almost made her dizzy. It was ten times, no, a hundred times more happiness than the rock demon gave her.
After all, by following the rock demon, all her authority came from basking in the light.
But by following Søren, she actually enjoyed this authority alone. From now on, she was the queen of Pirates Harbor and could call the wind and summon the rain in the entire eastern sea region.
There was only one person she needed to please, and that was Søren. She could even disregard her father, Seagull.
She swore that in order to keep this authority and this happiness, she would do anything.
Even if she had to work like a slave for Søren, be a pig or a dog, she was willing to endure any position or humiliation.
… …
Royal City Fengdu!
In the past twenty days, Zhi Li was extremely proud of himself, enjoying the unprecedented taste of power.
Although he had not officially ascended the throne, he was already standing at the peak of power!
All the dukes, all the nobles, all the generals, and all the civil officials prostrated themselves at his feet.
The two Supremes of the Dragon Temple also publicly expressed their support.
He had already become the de facto king of the Raging Wave Kingdom!
Currently, the Southwest Legion, Northern Legion, and Dragon Guard Legion, three main forces, a total of five hundred thousand soldiers, had already gathered nearby.
Ten provinces, a total of one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers, were not far from Royal City Fengdu.
One hundred and thirty thousand soldiers from the nineteen dukes were also gradually heading toward Royal City.
Eight hundred thousand soldiers besieging Søren was just around the corner!
Moreover, the battle between Søren and the Rock Demons on the sea had already lasted for some time.
This was a battle without any suspense. The Rock Demon Fleet was invincible, almost ten times more powerful than Søren!
Therefore, Zhi Li waited here for the news of Søren's defeat.
Once Søren was defeated on the sea, the sea trade would be cut off, and the land trade would be completely blocked. The economy of Tianshui City and the Southeast Province would completely collapse.
Søren's reorganized army of more than a hundred thousand soldiers would collapse without a fight and completely disintegrate.
In fact, the so-called eight hundred thousand soldiers besieging Søren was really a show and not a real war.
As long as the battle on the sea was defeated, it would mean the destruction of Søren.
At this moment, the eunuch Li Zhu rushed in and said, "Your Highness, it's a secret letter from the Eastern Sea's Flying Sparrow."
Zhi Li was overjoyed and said, "So fast? It's only been a few days and Søren has already been completely defeated? This is too unimportant. "
He opened the secret letter and read it!
At first glance, Zhi Li seemed to not dare to believe his eyes. He rubbed his eyes hard and read it again.
The content of the secret letter was very simple. There were only a few words: "The Rock Demons have been defeated!"
Immediately, Zhi Li felt his vision go black, his head go dizzy, and his body turn cold!
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