By doing this, Golden Horn Bay is essentially making things clear from the outset: once you're here, you'd better stay put and don't bring up leaving again. You came here of your own accord, and Golden Horn Bay has no reason to indulge you.
The villagers of Darkmoon Village were initially quite resistant to Golden Horn Bay's almost threatening actions. After all, if they didn't truly love the Divine Realm of Sea Reclamation, why would they risk their lives to keep the secret of the Burial Abyss of Demons? Golden Horn Bay was simply taking advantage of the gods' misfortune and plundering them.
But the group's resolve didn't last long before they started to waver. First, General Shan made it clear that he had done more than enough by sending them here.
According to General Shan, even he himself would have to pass through Golden Horn Bay to enter the occupied area of the Sea-Reclaiming Divine Realm. As for going to other places to return to the Sea-Reclaiming Divine Realm, there was a high probability of encountering the demon race, and he was just a scout and could not guarantee everyone's safety.
Then Mr. Zuo spoke up. It should be noted that among the villagers of Darkmoon Village, Mr. Zuo is undoubtedly one of the most loyal people to the Sea-Reclaiming Divine Realm. Therefore, Mr. Zuo will definitely consider the issue from the perspective that is most beneficial to the Sea-Reclaiming Divine Realm.
He believed that what General Shan said was true. Of course, everyone could morally blackmail General Shan and force him to lead everyone to break into the demon-occupied area. But don't forget that the villagers of Dark Moon Village here are all carrying the huge secret of the Burial Abyss.
Once captured by the demons, and seeing those stinking demon foals approaching, who can guarantee they won't reveal that secret? Besides, how many years have we been stuck in that tiny Darkmoon Village? Compared to Darkmoon Village, Golden Horn Bay is undoubtedly much better.
As long as we always keep the Land of Reclaimed Sea in our hearts, does it really matter whether we go back or not? Besides, wasn't the former Darkmoon City and the current Golden Horn Bay both originally part of the Land of Reclaimed Sea? Why can't everyone consider staying in Golden Horn Bay as returning to the Land of Reclaimed Sea?
Even though General Shan's threat did not frighten the villagers of Darkmoon Village, Mr. Zuo's suggestion did shake them. The villagers thought that since the people of Golden Horn Bay were all gods, who could be sure that they would not be allowed to go back in the long run?
Having just escaped danger, people were eager for stability, so with some reluctance, the surviving villagers of Dark Moon Village all entered Golden Horn Bay to start their lives anew.
As for why Mr. Zuo appeared in Shuangliu City, that's another story.
Although Golden Horn Bay is largely isolated from the outside world due to both its terrain and the presence of demons on land, its sea route is actually still open.
Although Golden Horn Bay lacks a major port, it still has the capacity to conduct maritime trade by launching a small boat or anchoring a large ship in the Ocean of No Return and using the small boat to transport supplies and personnel back and forth. After all, once you leave Golden Horn Bay, you are no longer affected by the Abyss of the Burial Demon.
Golden Horn Bay has always had trade relations with various regions of the God Realm, but the scale is not large. However, Golden Horn Bay was not a large place to begin with, and small-scale trade was barely enough to meet the needs. The reason why Mr. Zuo appeared in Shuangliu City was very simple: he came with the Golden Horn Bay trade delegation.
"After leaving Golden Horn Bay, didn't you disembark at Thousand Sails Port?" Wang Yao asked curiously. Thousand Sails Port had been under military control for quite some time in preparation for war. According to Mr. Zuo, if they had disembarked at Thousand Sails Port at that time, they would have arrived just in time to find the Thousand Sails Port army gathering there.
It was impossible for the trading group from Golden Horn Bay to escape being discovered by the army of the Land Reclamation Divine Realm.
“Our so-called trade is actually smuggling. How can we get our goods off the coast of a legitimate port?” Mr. Zuo shook his head repeatedly.
“We have guides in all the major divine realms. The landing point is different each time. Sometimes we even go through the Unyielding Divine Realm. Although the various divine realms turn a blind eye to us, we still have to follow the basic rules. How could we dare to openly enter and exit through regular ports?”
“Oh…” Wang Yao nodded repeatedly, feeling that Mr. Zuo’s thoughts and style had changed drastically since they parted not long ago. If it were back then, he would never have done such an illegal thing as smuggling, even if the gods didn’t care.
“Golden Horn Bay is not easy. A large family has to eat and drink, and they also have to survive in the demon's den. It's normal to go a little too far in some things.” As if he had noticed Wang Yao’s thoughts, Mr. Zuo explained frankly.
"Hmm...it seems you're quite comfortable in Golden Horn Bay." Wang Yao couldn't help but find it amusing that Mr. Zuo was even defending Golden Horn Bay.
“Wang Xian, you may not know this, but in my eyes, Golden Horn Bay is just a larger version of Dark Moon Village.” Mr. Zuo was still smiling, but Wang Yao suddenly noticed something in his eyes that he had never seen before. It seemed that the experience of Dark Moon Village had left a deep impression on Mr. Zuo.
It seems that Mr. Zuo has silently taken the responsibility for the destruction of Dark Moon Village upon himself. Seeing that Golden Horn Bay is very similar to Dark Moon Village, he naturally developed a desire to protect that place. Moreover, Golden Horn Bay does not have any secrets of the Burial Abyss that need to be kept.
The villagers of Darkmoon Village have already made sacrifices for the reclamation of the Divine Realm, and now they should live for themselves. If we consider it this way, Mr. Zuo's change is quite reasonable.
"Lord Matchmaker, shall we go take a look at that foreign god puppet?" While Wang Yao and Mr. Zuo were talking, Master Lu had finished his work and came to Wang Yao's side to ask.
“Uh… okay…” Wang Yao nodded hurriedly, then looked at Mr. Zuo. “Mr. Zuo, with the battle at Qianfan Port, Golden Horn Bay will likely be caught in the crossfire as well. It’s hard to say what the situation is like now. I think you shouldn’t worry about going back yet. Why don’t you come with me?”
"No, I still have companions here. Once the situation in the Divine Realm stabilizes, we will still go back. After all, the villagers of Dark Moon Village are still there. If we are to live, we should live together; if we are to die, we should die together." Mr. Zuo smiled and bowed deeply to Wang Yao.
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