Chapter 406: Section 193: Highly Confidential
Tan Mo didn’t know how he had returned to the restaurant.
The City Lord of Dun Dao City saw Tan Mo’s crestfallen expression and felt a sudden jolt in his heart. He quickly asked, “What happened?”
Tan Mo slowly turned his gaze, fixing his eyes on the City Lord of Dun Dao City, but the City Lord could see an immense silence in his eyes as if a massive void had suddenly appeared in his heart.
“What in the world happened?!” The City Lord of Dun Dao City panicked, too.
Since becoming acquainted and accompanying each other, the City Lord of Dun Dao City had never seen Tan Mo with such an expression.
Slap, slap, slap.
Suddenly, Tan Mo reached out his hand and began to vigorously slap his own face.
With each sharp smack, his cheeks and palm quickly reddened.
The City Lord of Dun Dao City was stupefied!
For a moment, he was completely at a loss for what to do.
With a plaintive tone, Tan Mo said, “Deserved! I totally deserved it.”
“What was I thinking, coming to Fire City for supplies?”
“I was wrong, really wrong.”
“If I could get another chance, I would stay far away from this island!!”
The City Lord of Dun Dao City smacked the table in agitation and roared, “What on earth happened?!”
Tan Mo covered his face with his hands, telling the City Lord of Dun Dao City the heavy truth.
After learning about the situation, the City Lord of Dun Dao City was left dumbfounded.
If they had known the outcome would be like this, why did they bother to be sneaky and sly? In the end, they still ran into the Justice Pirate Group, which was utterly outrageous!
By today, the information concerning the Justice Pirate Group and Goddess Mei Lan had already spread far and wide.
Tan Mo and the City Lord of Dun Dao City already knew the secrets behind it.
When they first heard the news, they both felt very fortunate to have avoided such calamity.
But now, they had still collided with them.
“Should we leave this place?” The City Lord of Dun Dao City asked with hesitation.
“Have you gone mad!” Tan Mo swept away his earlier demeanor, “Earl Yi Gui personally issued this command. If we leave, we’ll end up in the Empire’s military tribunal! There won’t be any future prospects in our lives anymore.”
The City Lord of Dun Dao City widened his eyes in disbelief, “You mean, just the two of us, at the Golden Level, are going to confront the divine?”
“Although Goddess Mei Lan has greatly declined, she’s still not someone we can confront.”
“Any beast facing extinction is the most dangerous. What more for a divine being?”
“If we lose our lives, what’s the point of discussing the future and prospects of life?”
Tan Mo sighed, “What you’re saying makes sense, of course.”
“But, I’ve just received military orders. The next step is to leave the island directly. That’s desertion!”
“How does the Empire deal with deserters?”
“We would most certainly be sentenced to death!”
“Rather than being treated as deserters and disgraced with a death sentence, it would be better to take a gamble here.”
The City Lord of Dun Dao City’s eyes grew even wider, beginning to doubt if the Tan Mo before him was an imposter, “You still want to take a gamble?”
Tan Mo spat out a loogie, cursed, and said, “Take a gamble? What else can we do?”
“We must certainly join the battle, we’ll have to play it by ear from then on.”
“Let’s head back to the ship right now, let’s not stay on the island. Who knows where the Justice Pirate Group might be hiding, this island is too dangerous.”
The City Lord of Dun Dao City nodded repeatedly, “Right, if we’re back on the ship, we can attack or defend as needed, very flexible.”
Without delay, the two hurried back to the Treasure.
Standing on the deck, Tan Mo and the City Lord of Dun Dao City gazed at the Steel Giant disappearing over the horizon of the sea, both wishing they could substitute themselves for Tuck on that ship.
Tuck, gazing at the increasingly shrinking Fire Island in the distance, sighed to himself.
After receiving a message from his teacher, he immediately knew that Fire Island had become a place of trouble, very dangerous. Without a moment’s hesitation, he retreated.
Then, he received a response from his family.
This message made him understand that the location of Goddess Mei Lan’s true form had been divined by a newly risen Divination Master at the Demigod Level.
Presently, Firebeard, Hua Sheng, and Asa, the three great Legendary pirates, all had noticeable movements, and simultaneously directed their forces toward Fire Island.
“Mei Lan Goddess probably wants to take advantage of the terrain to escape to the Abyss,” Tuck speculated, his heart suddenly stirred as he sensed his Puppet avatar being received by the City Lord of Fire City.
Even though Tuck himself had left Fire Island, he had left behind a Holy Domain Level Alchemy Puppet.
The appearance and aura of this Puppet closely resembled Tuck himself and was extremely costly to create. Its primary function was to act as Tuck’s substitute in specific situations, deceiving enemies and drawing their fire.
Such an escape was definitely not feasible.
As a noble, Tuck was keenly aware of the rules and importance of interpersonal relationships.
At this moment, the Puppet Tuck successfully met with the City Lord of Fire City, informing her of all the important intelligence.
“The Justice Pirate Group? And the real body of Mei Lan Goddess?!” The City Lord of Fire City was greatly shaken.
She was of Legendary Level, which in terms of life hierarchy, was still inferior to that of the Divine Level.
The critical issue was that because of the real body of Mei Lan Goddess, Fire Island had fallen into very dangerous straits, with the three great Legendary pirate groups all swarming in.
With a great battle imminent, the City Lord of Fire City certainly did not want to see her homeland become a ruin of war.
After pondering for a moment, she first expressed her most sincere gratitude to Puppet Tuck, and then immediately called for reinforcements from the Empire high command.
Finally, she urgently convened her strong subordinates, such as Biwa, as well as the personal guard, telling them the full story.
“Fire Island must not become a battlefield for Legends, let alone Gods to clash!”
“This is our only remaining homeland.”
“Thanks to our friend, Earl Tuck, for bringing us detailed intelligence.”
“The Justice Pirate Group is right here on the island, and at the moment, they are likely liaising with the Clan Leader of the Hundred Needle Family to continue infiltrating into the Holy Bright Empire. We need to grab this thread and fish them all out.”
“The peace of Fire Island will not be violated!”
“I will personally lead you to battle against Mei Lan Goddess and expel them from the island!”
The City Lord’s prestige and rallying power were incredibly strong, and her subordinates responded without hesitation, obedient to her commands.
Puppet Tuck watched all of this and nodded silently.
The City Lord’s response was very correct.
The three pirate groups had come for the real body of Mei Lan Goddess, and rather than let the great battle break out in the future, it was better for the City Lord to initiate the fight and scare away Mei Lan Goddess herself!
“City Lord, this Holy Domain Puppet of mine is also very willing to fight shoulder-to-shoulder with you!” Puppet Tuck said at the right moment.
The City Lord’s expression softened, and she squeezed out a smile, nodded towards Puppet Tuck, “The Earl’s friendship will surely be remembered by the giants of the Red Earth Plateau!”
Biwa then said, “I think the strength of the Sha Ji tribe could also be borrowed.”
The City Lord was momentarily stunned, looking deeply at Biwa, and said with relief, “Then let the other party know the true situation, it has to be voluntarily, we cannot force them.”
“Understood.” Biwa immediately withdrew.
Half an hour later.
In a dark corner of the harbor.
Seeing the Fishman Divine Son and others in front of him, the Clan Leader of the Hundred Needle Family was shocked, “The Justice Pirate Group?!”
Biwa’s face turned ashen. The moment the Fishman Divine Son appeared, he knew his side had stumbled into serious trouble.
“I hope to borrow the power of the Hundred Needle Family to help us escape from danger,” said the Fishman Divine Son bluntly.
“That’s impossible!” the Clan Leader of the Hundred Needle Family shook his head, his face turning pale, “How is that any different from betraying the Empire?”
“Heh heh,” the Fishman Divine Son chuckled lightly, “Don’t be so quick to refuse.”
“First, I haven’t placed all my hopes on you, so don’t feel too pressured.”
“Second, think about Zhenjin; that’s the only heir of the Hundred Needle Family.”
“Lastly, don’t worry too much. We sneaked onto Fire Island very covertly. Who could know? In fact, we only need a little cooperation.”
The Clan Leader of the Hundred Needle Family and Biwa both fell silent.
They were caught between a rock and a hard place.
On the one hand was the family’s only heir, and the situation was critical. On the other hand were the grave consequences of betraying the Empire.
Watching the Clan Leader of the Hundred Needle Family and Biwa’s struggling and pained expressions, the Fishman Divine Son was about to continue persuading when suddenly, a large number of giant fighters appeared all around.
The City Lord of Fire City, Biwa, Sha Ji, and Puppet Tuck immediately rose up, surrounding the Fishman Divine Son and his companions.
The Fishman Divine Son and his group looked up and were utterly astonished.
The Clan Leader of the Hundred Needle Family and Biwa were also caught in the encirclement; the former’s face was drained of all color, with immense bitterness and resentfulness he said to the Fishman Divine Son: “You call this ‘very covert’?”