Chapter 427: Section 215: Target Ice Sculpture Island
Hun Tong left the dock with deep regret, secretly slipping away.
He tried to persuade Zong Ge but did not succeed.
Zong Ge was not optimistic about the prospects of Twin Eyes Island and pointed out three problems.
Hun Tong felt that his answers were watertight and perfect.
Yet, Zong Ge ultimately still refused.
“What a pity, really such a sha!” Hun Tong sighed incessantly.
He also knew that this kind of poaching was risky. He could easily offend the arms dealers behind the Dragon Lion rcenary Corps.
But Hun Tong truly lacked capable lieutenants.
Especially after the lee had ended, the power of the Lord’s faction had suffered severe losses.
The key point was that the talent and ability Zong Ge had displayed were truly covetable.
Hun Tong’s main target for his late-night recruitnt had always been Zong Ge; the Dragon-man youth was secondary.
In Hun Tong’s view, the Lion Flag was far superior to Long Fu.
First, Lion Flag was from the Human Race, while Long Fu was a Dragon-man. Natural barriers existed between different races, and recruiting a Human Race elite would make Twin Eyes Island much more stable.
Second, Lion Flag had a more definite future. His Fighting energy already had a Gold glow, and given ti, he would definitely reach the Golden Level.
Third, the risk of offending the arms dealer could be offset. Twin Eyes Island could beco a supply point for arms, forge alliances through interests, and poaching a Lion Flag might even beco a bridge for communication between both parties.
Fourth, Long Fu was already the squad leader of the Dragon Lion rcenary Corps, which based on his position alone, indicated that he held a higher status in the heart of the arms dealer. Poaching from the top was, of course, much more difficult than poaching the second-in-command. The cost would be much higher.
“What a sha he didn’t agree.”
“I shouldn’t just give up like this.”
“Silver Level talents like Long Fu and Lion Flag are quite rare.”
“I still need to fight for them with all my might.”
“As long as they haven’t left Twin Eyes Island, I still have a chance.”
“Wait for tomorrow, after I’ve scavenged the treasures from the seabed, I’ll renegotiate. Even if I double the price, recruiting Lion Flag will be beneficial for !”
Hun Tong made up his mind secretly.
This lee had really made him fed up with the incompetence of his subordinates.
Zong Ge returned to the captain’s quarters and, after checking the surrounding environnt, activated the Communication Device.
“Hun Tong just ca by. He wanted to recruit our entire corps and offered a handso sum to hire ,” Zong Ge spoke dispassionately, “It was from him that I learned of the Devil’s Coin. It is what caused your temporary betrayal!”
Hun Tong’s initiative provided crucial intelligence.
Zi Di and Cang Xu finally learned of the essential elent.
Zi Di and the Dragon-man youth were aboard the Deep Sea Monster Fish, while Cang Xu was alone in the captain’s quarters of the Iron Lump.
After discussing through the alchemy device, the three sides temporarily unraveled the origins and consequences of the Devil’s Coin.
“No wonder the Fishn gave up 50,000 Gold Coins so easily.”
“The God of Trust… such a Holy Artifact, it’s truly indefensible.”
“No,” the Dragon-man youth shook his head, concern obvious, “We have to acknowledge our own weakness. Against such tactics, we have absolutely no defense asures.”
Cang Xu imdiately agreed: “This is indeed one of our significant vulnerabilities. In fact, the upper echelons of all major powers usually have preventive asures in place.”
“Hun Tong carried a large number of Devil’s Coins but was able to recover quickly at a critical mont; it was because his original preventive asures were effective.”
Zi Di spoke, “We definitely need to make up for this weakness; however, the difficulty is high.”
“Generally speaking, preventive asures utilize Constant Divine Skills infused within oneself.”
“Our current situation, going to any Holy Temple or church etc., is quite risky.”
The gods hold lofty positions.
Any established Holy Temple or church contains an idol, filled with Divine Power, which serve as the eyes and ears of the gods.
For the survivors to enter these places is to place themselves under the close scrutiny of the gods.
Despite having Deception and Disguise Skill, Anti-Intelligence Prophecy Skill, it’s quite risky.
Basically, without success in atonent and clearing themselves of wrongdoing, these churches and Holy Temples are dangerous places for the survivors. They would avoid entering if possible.
Cang Xu said, “It’s not only Divine Skills that can provide protection; there are other thods.”
“In fact, I think the most troubleso problem isn’t this one.”
“Don’t forget our main goal, to deliver the ssage, making use of the Hundred Needle Family’s connections to reach out to the higher echelons of the Empire.”
“That’s why we ca to Twin Eyes Island.”
“But now, there has been no response from the shore.”
“So many days have passed, and this is not normal. What exactly happened? Did the Hundred Needle Family receive the letter, did they respond? Was the ransom note discovered and intercepted?”
Cang Xu’s words imdiately gained the agreent of the others.
Zong Ge said, “Currently, the Purple Vine Shop on the New Island has been sealed.”
“Cang Xu was exposed as an Undead Mage, and with it, the channel of the Purple Vine Chamber of Comrce suffered as well.”
Zi Di spoke, “A shop, to be honest, losing it is acceptable. The key is, the Holy Bright Empire might conduct follow-up investigations. If they trace down this clue, will it involve us?”
“Will they find out about that ransom note?”
“Although the content of the ransom note doesn’t reveal any of our identities, it is still an important clue.”
“We don’t even have to ntion that divination through this clue will consu much of our strength. After all, activating the Anti-Intelligence Prophecy Array each ti cos at a great cost.”
A wave of silence swept over the group, and a sense of urgency arose spontaneously in their hearts.
Their main reason for coming to Twin Eyes Island was to send out a ssage.
The result was a failure.
Not only did they not receive a response, but it also led to more trouble.
The Dragon-man youth said, “We must hurry and send out the second letter. We need to find the problem.”
Cang Xu replied, “That’s not easy to find. In fact, the act of sending a letter itself has the possibility of getting lost. Such alchemy devices are not 100 percent reliable. That’s why for important information, it is always sent out several tis, in at least three different ways.”
“Also, because of our encryption, a single error could an that the alchemy device receiving the ssage only gets a bunch of gibberish.”
“We are too far from the Holy Bright Continent mainland, requiring many communication devices to relay the ssage. The problem could occur at any point, making it difficult to locate where the issue lies.”
Zi Di added, “Regardless, I think the Purple Vine Guild channel is still worth another try.”
“Of course, we can’t use the communication device from Twin Eyes Island anymore.”
“The nearest one is on Ice Sculpture Island.”
“We can go there.”
“Ice Sculpture Island? I know of it.” Even Zong Ge, who was not familiar with the sea, had heard of the reputation of Ice Sculpture Island.
Ice Sculpture Island is a super large island, far more developed than Twin Eyes Island!
Even before the chaos, Twin Eyes Island was no match for Ice Sculpture Island.
After all, Twin Eyes Island is rely a spherical coral cage tree, and its continuous subsidence actually hindered a lot of developnt.
Because the spherical coral cage tree itself grows, no matter how well the infrastructure is built, it will collapse after a while.
Ice Sculpture Island, on the other hand, is a normal island with a large population. It has been inhabited and thriving far longer than Twin Eyes Island.
It has been more than a decade since Twin Eyes Island fell into Hun Tong’s hands, whereas Ice Sculpture Island has been settled for over a thousand years.
However, in the beginning, the various races that settled on Ice Sculpture Island were divided and mixed. The island itself is rich in natural resources, which is very valuable in the vast ocean.
Over the next few decades, many Snow Elf clans migrated there.
At that ti, the Barbarian tribes on Frost Continent had waged war. The Snow Elf tribes were overwheld by the onslaught and scattered. Many who survived chose to settle on Ice Sculpture Island.
Hundreds of years later, a Snow Elf kingdom was established on Ice Sculpture Island.
Initially, the kingdom of Snow Elves only occupied a small part of the island.
But as of now, the whole of Ice Sculpture Island has beco Snow Elf territory, and they have beco a strong mariti kingdom!
Knowing that the Dragon-man youth had lost much of his mory, Zi Di took it upon herself to introduce, “Snow Elves are a type of Elf; icy and snowy environnts are the most suitable for their habitation.”
“Elves are different from our Human Race; they have long lifespans and excel in magic, music, and so on.”
“The Snow Elves on Ice Sculpture Island are skilled in magic, as well as in Alchemy.”
“The Alchemy Puppets they create utilize ice sculpting techniques and are both cheap and fad specialty products.”
“Not just Alchemy Puppets, they also make Ice Ships and Cold Ice Fortresses, especially suitable for battle in cold climates.”
The Dragon-man youth’s eyes lit up, “Perhaps, we can purchase so demon energy ships there.”
“We lack publicly presentable demon energy ships.”
“If we had a Silver Level demon energy ship, we could ensure the safety of the Golden Cannon and allow it to fully unleash its true attacking power.”
“Not like the previous two tis, where a single shot was fired and then the enemy destroyed it.”
Zi Di nodded, “We’re quite wealthy now!”
“Purchasing so demon energy ships is entirely feasible.”
“In fact, what we need even more is a truly proficient Alchemist!”
At this, Zi Di winked at the Dragon-man youth.
Unaware of the Blood Core and other related plans, Zong Ge felt sowhat puzzled.
Cang Xu said, “That’s right.”
“Although we have Basic Repairers, they can only fix ordinary ships.”
“For fixing the Alchemy Array, relying on these Alchemy Puppets is very difficult.”
“The Deep Sea Monster Fish took a hit from the Solid Light Main Cannon and needs repairs. The Iron Lump, having been through the lee, also needs repairs.”
“We’ve already lost quite a few of our Alchemy Puppets.”
“The Investigators are not a big deal; they’re not worth much in repairs. But the Deep Sea Salvager, Sword Pavilion Guard, and that damaged and useless Yellow Crab Alchemist all require an Alchemist for repairs.”
“So important Alchemy Arrays need to be laid by an Alchemist.”
That was the crucial point.
It was difficult for Cang Xu and Zi Di just by themselves to lay out the Bloodline Purification Array.
Neither Zi Di’s nor Cang Xu’s talents were noteworthy.
Zi Di excelled at potions, and Cang Xu had many years of administrative experience from serving as a Noble Housekeeper.
However, training up an Alchemist ca at a great cost.
In the Alchemy Academy of Crown City, one would need to read and absorb at least a hundred alchemy books just to have a basic foundation in Alchemy.
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