Chen Mo carefully hid on the side, watching the nine people confronting each other, scouting the battle situation while thinking about how to defeat the enemy.
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Dragon Blood Lake
The nine people split into three groups and faced off against each other. The Octopus Pirates and the Jellyfish Pirates, totaling six people, united to fight against the three people from the Hunter Guild. Geng Bo faced an elderly man, Zhuang Mei faced a middle-aged man, and the remaining four faced off against a middle-aged woman.
At this point, all nine of them were unleashing their full power, allowing Chen Mo to easily sense their realms. Geng Bo and the old man were both at the sixth level of Tyrant Body, Zhuang Mei and the middle-aged man were also at the sixth level, the middle-aged woman was at the fifth level, and the remaining four, Jiang Zhe, Sheng, and the man, were all at the fourth level.
"The Octopus Pirates are indeed very well hidden. The four leaders of this small pirate group, originally ranked just over 300, have the exact same Domination level as the Jellyfish Pirates, ranked in the seventies. If it were Zhang Yue, their overall strength would be comparable. As for the outcome of the confrontation, it all depends on their performance and their respective tactics."
Such a comparison result was really unexpected, but when Chen Mo thought about it carefully, it was also reasonable.
The Octopus and Jellyfish Pirates were both affiliated pirate groups formed sixteen years ago by the White Mist Pirates for this operation. The support these two groups received was likely comparable. Furthermore, with both leaders being capable, their overall strength rivalry was understandable.
All nine of them had their clothes torn. Clearly, this wasn't just the beginning of the standoff, but rather the result of a long-standing battle between the three parties, each unable to defeat the other. This should be considered halftime.
However, even if actual fighting stops, the invisible battle of dialogue and psychological warfare will not stop.
The old man from the Hunter Guild laughed loudly.
"The leader of the Octopus Pirates, Geng Bo, known as the 'Eight-Brained' Octopus?! He's truly an intelligent being with eight heads, and he's hidden so well! Ranked 368th, he's even more powerful than the Jellyfish Pirates, ranked 72nd! So impressive!"
"Are you trying to sow discord between us and the Jellyfish Pirates? This is not enough! Our relationship with the Jellyfish Pirates is much more complicated, and it can't be sown with just a few words." Geng Bo sighed in his heart and immediately hit back.
"Mr. Yuan is also a renowned sage in the Hunter's Guild. I grew up hearing your stories. You're known as the 'Prime Minister Turtle' who foresees everything. Since you chose to come here, you must have made every possible preparation. I just don't know if you've informed your son and daughter-in-law about these preparations. Can these preparations save your lives?"
"Hmph! Stop trying to sow discord! My relationship with my father is not something you can compare to. I always listen to my father in all the battles. You'd better stop trying to sow discord." The middle-aged man angrily scolded
"That's right! Stop trying to sow discord! My husband and I will absolutely obey my father-in-law's orders. You weren't even born when my father-in-law was roaming the seas! You should think about how to escape, right?!" the middle-aged woman continued.
The old man laughed and said, "Haha... what do you think?! Your attempts to sow discord are useless, right? The bond of family affection cannot be compared to the clay-like brotherhood or alliance of yours! Haha..."
Geng Bo thought to himself, "No wonder they're trying to sow discord between us. It turns out they've already built up their own defenses, so they're not afraid of my counterattack, and that's why they're trying to sow discord between us! What a shame! We may be competitors, even enemies! But when it comes to a common enemy, we'll definitely stand united against it! This kind of provocation is completely useless! We can't follow their lead. Change the subject!"
"Mr. Yuan, you spent all your money on this expedition, didn't you? Did you lose a lot? Are you bankrupt?" Geng Bo asked gloatingly.
The old man's eyes darkened. "This is really... a major failure of mine! But, what a chance! If he misses this opportunity, I'm afraid he won't have another chance! Advance to the Tyrant Realm!"
"Advancing to the Tyrant Realm, besides increasing strength, the most important thing is prolonging life! If I die, how will my reckless and naive son protect this huge family business?!"
"Especially, several other families have recently begun to test us! And this is while I'm still alive! If I died, the consequences are already foreseeable!"
It was precisely for this reason that he dared to take a gamble, betting everything on the possibility that the treasure of the Brotherhood of Pirates from five thousand years ago contained the legend of the inheritance of the Domineering Dao!
"I didn't expect that I would win the bet. It actually exists!" He glanced at the four mirage dragon fruits on the island in the middle of the lake.
"So what if I lose everything?! As long as I'm still alive, as long as I get the Mirage Dragon Fruit and advance to the Hegemony Realm, our Yuan family can become the new Hegemon! A top family standing tall in the upper echelons of the world. Do you think this deal is worth it?!"
"He's truly a great merchant! Such courage! It's truly impressive! No wonder he was able to rise from a commoner in a fishing village to become one of the top great merchants in the East China Sea and one of the most powerful elders in the East China Sea Hunters Guild in just forty years." Geng Bo thought to himself, "The fact that he possesses such power and has achieved such great success isn't simply luck; the key lies in the fact that he's a truly formidable figure!"
The controllers behind the Hunter Guild are these world-famous sea merchants!
The purpose of establishing the Hunter's Guild is to ensure their maritime safety through military force.
Although the navy imposed heavy taxes on the merchants, it was still within their acceptable range. Therefore, the merchants and the navy were considered allies.
At the same time, although pirates robbed merchant ships, they also needed to sell off their loot, so they had very close ties with certain maritime merchants.
Merchants need to fight against their rivals, but they also need some dark forces to form close relationships with certain pirate groups, directly fund a pirate group, or even form a pirate group themselves.
Therefore, maritime merchants are the most complex force in this world.
They have very close relations with pirates, navy and bounty hunters.
Of course, the closest ones are the formal members trained by the Hunter Guild, which is considered their direct lineage.
Because of this, they can have a certain say between pirates and the navy!
Also, don't underestimate the power of gold! These sea merchants control the wealth of this world, and their power is even stronger with the blessing of massive amounts of gold!
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