Chapter 1010 - 951: Dark Tide Organization
When Da Fei’s fleet completed the trade of merman slaves gathered from various small islands, Xiluo’s giant cannon was successfully installed in the middle cargo bay of the Jade Dragon, under the assembly and disassembly by many sailors and troops.
So Da Fei had just completed the trade when Catherine eagerly came to report: "Captain, the Jade Dragon is ready, can we set out now?"
Xiluo, even more enthusiastic, immediately reported to Da Fei: "Boss, where are we going? I’m familiar with this place!"
Da Fei laughed heartily: "Good, then prepare to lead us out! Where does Catherine want to go?"
Catherine took out a simple hand-drawn map with only basic coordinates marked and showed it to Xiluo. Xiluo, upon receiving the map, was startled, then immediately pulled out a large sea chart. After comparing the coordinates, he frowned and said: "This is the Dark Tide Sea, the territory of the Dark Tide Lord Naputulon, he is not easy to deal with!"
Catherine quickly said: "I’ve brought the ransom he requires."
Xiluo nodded: "So the lady has an appointment, all right, then there’s nothing more to say."
Da Fei asked in surprise: "What is this Dark Tide Lord about?"
Catherine shook her head: "I don’t know, my father didn’t explain much in his carrier pigeon message."
Xiluo said seriously: "The Dark Tide Lord Naputulon, a demigod among the Nagas, stands above the Naga Emperor, and is also a subordinate god recognized by the Sea God. He established the secret organization Dark Tide across various planes, dedicated to developing believers among all surface intelligent races like humans, elves, dwarves, beastmen, etc. His doctrine is that believers will be reincarnated as Nagas after death—of course, I don’t believe in this, and I don’t see what’s good about becoming a Naga. However, he truly possesses god-like power, and some powerful individuals at their wits’ end usually receive his help, but the price is steep, it could be a huge fortune or a lifetime of servitude. That’s about all I know, generally, people don’t go looking for him."
——System Prompt: You have obtained information about the Dark Tide.
Dark Tide?! Da Fei suddenly recalled hearing this term somewhere before? But for the moment, he couldn’t quite remember?
Nevertheless, with the departure imminent, he decided not to dwell on it, and smiled at Saphen: "Lady Saphen, I’m about to set out on an expedition, may I know what goods are most urgently needed in your city?"
Saphen said calmly: "For the Siren Clan with a scarce population, sea race slaves are always the most needed. Of course, pearls and other such items can also be exchanged for quite a lot of things here."
Sea race slaves! Without warring with the Nagas, this indeed is an issue! Da Fei frowned: "Got it, I’ll keep an eye out."
Saphen continued: "Not going to take a look at Ice Song City?"
Da Fei smiled: "Is there a fee?"
Saphen nodded: "Of course, teleporting an entire fleet costs 50 units of pearls. And there are more goods in the city."
Oh my, this fee is almost equivalent to half a month of tribute! Da Fei could only chuckle dryly: "Time is tight, maybe next time."
Saphen said seriously: "Warrior, I must remind you, although with your current status, various Naga lords won’t directly attack you, it doesn’t mean that human pirates and sea monsters under them won’t attack you, especially when you have a lot of cargo."
Da Fei nodded: "Thank you for the reminder, Miss Saphen, I’ll be careful."
Now, as the fleet began to sail out of the Devil Sea region, Da Fei started to carefully recall the Dark Tide Lord. So, does this mean that his father-in-law, a heavily injured mighty figure, went to seek refuge with the Dark Tide Lord, and Catherine’s task is to pay his medical expenses?
Da Fei asked Catherine: "What do you mean by ransom?"
Catherine said solemnly: "It’s the twenty-something fire-spitting cannons brought by the Golden Spearfish, it’s my father’s last asset."
Da Fei responded with an "Oh": "So cannons work too, seems like the Dark Tide Lord has quite a variety of payment options." Realizing that the cannons aren’t truly his yet, Da Fei felt a little conflicted in his heart.
Xiluo hurriedly said: "The Dark Tide Lord is not particular about whom he employs, as long as they are strong. That’s also why many fugitives come here to seek refuge. However, the weak ones will surely be eliminated upon entering his sea. But with the boss’s strength, there’s no problem, not to mention there’s an appointment."
Fugitives? At the mention of fugitives, Da Fei thought of the other two fugitives on the Kingdom’s wanted list:
——Wanted: Iron Hook Tiger, Class S criminal, pirate, attacked the navy-escorted purple sand trading convoy and transported the purple sand to the Eastern World. He must be severely punished.
——Wanted: Blasphemer George, Class SS criminal, Fallen Priest, betrayed the faith of the Light God and joined an evil cult, spreading its doctrine everywhere, and stole the church’s Holy Artifact Light Tears to hide in the Eastern World. This person is extremely dangerous and cunning, the church orders he be directly killed upon discovery, but the Holy Artifact Light Tears must be retrieved. The church offers a generous reward. (See Chapter 442)
Da Fei then asked: "Do you know Iron Hook Tiger and Blasphemer George?"
Xiluo replied quickly: "I know Iron Hook Tiger, he’s hanging around near Bright Pearl City, if the boss wants to find him, I can lead the way. Actually, he’s not that bad, much like myself, he had no other choice, so there’s hope for persuasion. As for Blasphemer George, he’s even more famous in the Eastern World. After joining Naputulon, he was heavily utilized and his power greatly increased to become a High Priest. This guy is completely anti-human, the boss wouldn’t be thinking of capturing him, would you?"