Chapter 638 – Resolution of the Sea Dragons
Alex shook his head and said, "No, Mister has misunderstood. I want to ask Mister to help us exit this place."
Zhao Hai looked at Alex, then he sneered and said, "And why would I help you exit? You go and wait for your death here." Then Joshua's magic was completed. A strange pattern that looks like the sun appeared on top of the barrier, with lines connecting to Joshua's magic formation. Then some crept towards Joshua as his body lost moisture, becoming very dry. After that, his body withered as as sprinkled towards the seabed.
Joshua and the others disappeared, however, in their original position were several balls of light. Then as if sensing other lives, the balls extended some yellow lines towards the Dragons and the Sea Dragon experts.
Seeing this situation, Alex immediately went to the barrier and talked loudly to Zhao Hai, "Mister, please help us. Our Sea Dragon Race will forever submit to you!"
Zhao Hai stared, his figure vanished from the barrier along with Alex and the others. There was no question that Alex had been taken out of the barrier by Zhao Hai.
Just as Alex and the others came out of the barrier, the barrier suddenly left a dazzling golden light before it turned violent. Ao Ke and his men had forever vanished inside the barrier, everything inside has turned into ash.The Radiant Church's formation disk had similarly vanished as well. A huge depression appeared on the seabed and when the light vanished, seawater immediately filled it in.
Although Zhao Hai had taken Alex and the others out of the barrier, Alex and the others' bodies were still tied down by vines. No matter how the Sea Dragon experts struggle, they actually cannot break it. This vine had extraordinarily strong tenacity.
Naturally, they can't break it, these vines were from Cai'er. Cai'er had the strength of a God, the 9th rank Sea Dragons couldn't stand a chance.
Zhao Hai looked at Alex and said, "Are you saying the truth? Will the Sea Dragons really submit to me? If you dare lie to me, I will kill you right now."
Alex didn't struggle, he looked at Zhao Hai and smiled bitterly, "I won't dare deceive Mister. Mister's abilities are exceptionally high. We Sea Dragons simply didn't have the courage to lie to you. I'll be candid to Mister, our Sea Dragon Clan had never been part of the Dragon Clan. The reason why we cooperated with the Dragons and the Radiant Church was because we only want our Clan to be stronger. But if we are all killed here, we would be losing all of our 9th rank experts. At that time, the Sea Dragons would surely be destroyed by the Mermaids. So I ask Mister to help us."
Zhao Hai looked at Alex, the latter seems to be telling the truth. To be honest, Zhao Hai admired the strengths of these Sea Dragons. If he can put the Sea Dragons to good use, then it would be a good thing.
Seeing that Zhao Hai has not spoken, Alex couldn't help but get flustered, he quickly said, "Mister, please believe me. I am willing to make a Blood Oath. I'll give you my loyalty forever. Our Sea Dragons will forever be loyal to you."
Zhao Hai looked at Alex, then with a serious voice he said, "Good, as long as you swear by Blood Oath, then I will let you go. But your Sea Dragon Clan couldn't live in the seas any longer. I will take you to another place where you shall live."
Alex stared, he lowered his head and said, "Yes, Mister." Then Alex bit his own tongue and performed a Blood Oath. Then Zhao Hai released the Sea Dragons. The other experts looked at Alex and didn't speak. Alex sighed as he turned his head and said, "Mister, please give us two days. After two days, our whole clan would be concentrated on Dragon Palace. We shall be waiting for Mister there."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright, I'll give you two days. If you dare violate your pledge in this two days, then don't blame me for being impolite." Then Zhao Hai's figure vanished.
After Zhao Hai left, a Sea Dragon approached Alex and said, "Patriarch, will we really submit to this Zhao Hai?"
Alex sighed, "We don't have any choice other than to submit. Don't forget about our present situation. Those Radiant Church fellows are surely a group of lunatics. But I believe that it would be impossible for them to succeed with Zhao Hai as their enemy. Even if the Divine Race were to descend, I still think that they wouldn't have any way of getting their hands on Mister Zhao Hai. You might not have noticed, Joshua had mentioned the Divine Race a couple of times, but Zhao Hai's expression didn't even change a bit. I believe that Zhao Hai might have already known about this a long time ago. Also, haven't you noticed his current prominence in the continent?"
Just as Alex's voice fell, the Sea Dragons stared for a moment, then one of them said, "Patriarch, you saying that Mister Zhao Hai's relationship with the other races was a cooperation for resisting the Divine Race?"
Alex sighed, "I'm almost certain about this. Don't forget how good Mister Zhao Hai's relationship with these races are. He had met with the Dwarves, become the Crown Prince of the Beastmen, and now he is helping the Fishmen. Doesn't this explain the issue? One must know that these races were the same races that had participated in the last war with the Divine Race. Although those races had close to no relationships right now, Zhao Hai had become their middle man."
The people here were 9th rank experts, so they were aware of the matters that Alex was talking about. The suddenly understood what Alex was thinking. If Zhao Hai could unite the races, then they wouldn't be powerless against the Divine Race. Didn't they just repel the Divine Race last time?"
Alex looked at his clansmen and said, "From what just happened, we can see that the Divine Race doesn't treat us as people, but as puppets instead. In their eyes, we are less than servants, we are slaves, people who they could just sacrifice whenever they want. Letting such people rule us meant that we won't have a good future. It was better to rely on Mister Zhao Hai and join them in resisting the Divine Race. Even if we were to die, we can still hold our heads up high and fight proudly instead of giving up our dignity as Dragons and becoming slaves to the Divine Race!"
After Alex said this, the bodies of the Sea Dragons couldn't help but shake. Dragons have their own pride, their own dignity, so they only submit to those stronger than them. But if they do submit, they still must receive the appropriate respect and not work as a slave for another person. Alex's words just touched the deepest recesses of their minds.
Alex looked at them and said, "The reason why we cooperated with the Dragons and the Radiant Church was first, because we are a branch of the Dragon Clan, so it wouldn't be great for us if we decline. Second, because of the Divine Race, since our ancestors were once their servants. Third, we want to use this opportunity to expand our race, making the Sea Dragon Clan replace the Mermaids and becoming the ruling power of the sea. But it seems like that point will remain impossible. With Zhao Hai's help, the Mermaids would always hold the upper hand. At the same time, the Divine Race simply doesn't treat us as people, and only sees us as ants. We don't need to help them if we are only going to discard our dignity as Dragons. We can submit to Zhao Hai and hope that he doesn't treat us as trash. But if he does, our family will fight him until all of us perishes. The Dragons of the continent had forgotten their pride. Now, they have become brainwashed by the Radiant Church, just like Joshua. But we aren't them, so we can go and have our own way.
The other Sea Dragons nodded, then Alex turned his head and said, "Go and return to your own families, move the clansmen to the Dragon Palace. In two days time, let's see how Zhao Hai will treat us. If he respects us, then we'll submit to him. But if he doesn't, then our clan will just fight him until we die!"
The other Sea Dragons loudly shouted before they left. Alex turned and headed back to Dragon Palace. When he entered the palace, he immediately summoned Illac back. Since Illac was the commander of the army, he wasn't able to participate in the battle against Zhao Hai. He didn't know about what happened, only the massive amount of energy that eliminated the Radiant Church people and the Dragons. What Illac saw was Alex saying a few words to Zhao Hai and then to the other Sea Dragons before they all left. This made Illac sense that something was going on.
While Alex was sitting in the hall, Illac walkedin. Alex looked at Illac, he waved his hand and said, "Sit."
Illac gace Alex a salute, then he took the seat closest to Alex. Then Alex looked at Illac and said, "Illac, you are the smartest person in our clan. Did you manage to see what is going on?"
Illac looked at Alex, then as though he was not sure, he said, "I thought about something, but I really am not sure if I'm right."
Alex nodded, "Tell me."
Then Illac said, "According to what I just saw, the Radiant Church had used some type of self destruct magic, intending to perish together with Zhao Hai. But their anti-space magic formation had become useless to Zhao Hai. Since Zhao Hai can run away at any time, and Patriarch is afraid that the Clan would perish. The Patriarch had reached some sort of agreement with Zhao Hai."
Chapter 639 – Two Days
Upon hearing Illac, Alex couldn't help but let out along breath, "It looks like training you to become the next Patriarch didn't go to waste. You're really smart, Illac. The agreement we came up with is submission. If we don't submit to Zhao Hai, how else would be save us? You have guessed right."
Illac looked at Alex and said, "Patriarch, did the Radiant Church really self-destruct? Did they eliminate everyone inside?"
Alex's face couldn't help but change, "It's not self destruct magic, it's 'Sacrificial Offering'. If not for Zhao Hai, we would've become part of that sacrifice."
Illac's face turned complex, then he said, "Does Patriarch want to fight the Divine Race with Zhao Hai?'
Alex looked at Illac, he knew that Illac had already guessed the gist of the matter. Speaking to a smart person really is very convenient. He nodded and said, "It's better to die in battle rather than living without dignity. Wasn't this our Dragon Race's pledge?"
Illac's face looked a little bit better. He stood up and gave a salute to Alex, "I'm going to disband the army. The sharks had always been our followers, i will make things clear to them. I believe that the Mermaid wouldn't be too harsh on them."
Alex looked at Illac and said, "Good, if nobody dies this time and our clan continues to survive, the next Patriarch would be you." Illac held a happy expression, then he gave Alex another salute before turning back to leave.
At this time, Zhao Hai was currently inside the Blade Scale Whale, looking at Alex in the monitor. Laura and the others were sitting by Zhao Hai's side. When Illac left the hall, Laura turned her head to Zhao Hai and said, "Brother Hai, it seems like everything is done."
Zhao Hai nodded, "Let's go see General Luo Ying." Then Zhao Hai commanded the Blade Scale Whale to head towards the Azure Dragon Snail and arriving at the hall.
The water curtain was already gone and Luo Ying was waiting for Zhao Hai anxiously. She didn't know whether Zhao Hai survived or not. When the Radiant Church used their magic, the image in the water curtain suddenly turned incomprehensible. Because of the magic, the image became muddy, and it became impossible for Luo Ying to investigate. The only thing she could do was wait.
Although she was confident in Zhao Hai, she was still extremely worried. This was because this fight was too important. If Zhao Hai suffers an accident, it would not only affect the Mermaid Clan, but also the future war against the Divine Race. If Zhao Hai falls, then the Mermaid Clan would become criminals in the eyes of the other races in the continent.
At this time, Zhao Hai had brought Laura and the others to the Hall. Luo Ying couldn't help but relax. She immediately asked Zhao Hai to sit down and said, "Mister, what happened? I was worried to death!"
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "General can rest assured, everything is alright. I'll have the general to ask the army to hold for two days. After two days, everything will be clear."
Luo Ying looked at Zhao Hai and said, "What does Mister mean?"
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Two days later, everything will go back to normal. General can be relieved, the Sea Dragons would not attack anymore. Moreover, their army might also disband in these two days. After that, I'll have to leave the work of quelling the remnants of the rebellion to the General's hands."
Luo Ying gawked, then her two eyes flashed, she looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Is Mister telling the truth?"
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "I didn't lie. I also ask the General to prepare. It's possible that the Shark Tribe might be a little troublesome."
Luo Ying looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Mister can rest assured, I shall wait for two days. Then after that, I'll see for myself what you mean."
Zhao Hai stood up, then he bowed to Luo Ying and said, "Then I'll have to thank the General for your trust. I;m quite tired, so I'll go back and rest first. After two days, the General shall get your answers. The only thing that I can guarantee to the General is the fact that you won't be seeing Sea Dragons in the sea in the future."
Luo Ying stared, she couldn't understand what Zhao hai said, "Mister's meaning is?"
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Everything will be clear in two days." Then he lead Laura and the others to leave.
Seeing Zhao Hai's departing back, Luo Ying was utterly confused. She frowned and then muttered, "Two days later? What would happen in two days? I'm becoming more and more curious now."
After Zhao Hai and the others returned to the Space, they opened the monitor and looked at the situation of the Sea Dragon Clan. Zhao Hai was able to peer through the Sea Dragons' situation at a far place because when he talked to Alex, he had also placed his staff down in Dragon Palace in order to monitor the area more clearly.
The Sea Dragons had now truly dissolved their army. In fact, most of the people from the Sea Dragon Army wasn't willing to fight in this battle. But due to the strength of the Sea Dragons, they had no other choice but to participate. Now that the Sea Dragons had disbanded their army, these people immediately turned around and ran.
However, the sole trouble came from the Shark Tribe. The Sharks were extremely willing to join the Sea Dragons in this rebellion. This was because they also want to use this opportunity to enhance their status in the sea. Therefore, when the Sea Dragons decided to end everything, the Sharks immediately expressed their refusal.
But the Sea Dragons had a different mindset right not, they didn't have their initial ambition. They knew that if they go on with the battle, it would be impossible for them to continue. So they disbanded their army, so that the Mermaids wouldn't be hard on the other tribes.
The Shark Clan was extremely unwilling, they were adamant on killing the Mermaid Clan. They wanted to replace the position that the Whale tribe held. However, the Sea Dragons had started to lose heart, which was something that the Sharks didn't want to happen.
At this time, the Sea Dragons became impolite. The Sharks certainly have ambition, but they don't have the strength. If the Sea Dragons allow the Sharks to continue, then the Fishman Race would be placed into further turmoil. And this situation would affect their future fight with the Divine Race.
On the minds of the Sea Dragons, since they were now fighting the Divine Race, then they would have to preserve all the resources necessary to resist the descending gods. Whether they were killed or not, they had sworn their allegiance to Zhao Hai, so the ambition of the Sharks must be extinguished. After all, this wild tribe was brought up by them.
Illac already thought that the Sharks would cause a ruckus once he announced the dissolution of the army. Therefore, Illac led an army of Sea Dragons to kill. The Sharks were totally not the Sea Dragons' match. The Sea Dragons took the lead in extinguishing the Shark tribe. The remaining Sharks were those who were initially honest. Therefore, the image in Zhao Hai's mind didn't appear.
Zhao Hai didn't think that Illac would be able to handle things this easily. He didn't even give the Sharks the chance to cause trouble. This made Zhao Hai look into Illac more. Illac had been their opponent, and it seems like Illac wasn't someone simple.[1]
Seeing that the matters in the Sea Dragon side had been solved, Zhao Hai felt relief. Then he adjusted his monitor to see the situation back at Mermaid Island. Zhao Hai didn't know when the Dragons would go and attack the island.
When the monitor changed, ZHao Hai saw that everything was normal. There weren't any signs of a fight. It seems like the Dragons had yet to make their move.
However, Zhao Hai can also notice some difference in the place. The leisurely mermaids on the island can no longer be seen. What replaced them were Mermaids who wore armor, fully prepared for the battle ahead. There were also other 9th rank Fishmen present. It also looks like the 9th ranks at the Azure Dragon Snail had also returned to the surface. Zhao Hai couldn't help but feel relief upon seeing how prepared the Mermaids were. Even if the Dragons were to attack, they surely wouldn't be able to affect the situation in the sea.
Seeing no developments in Mermaid Island, Zhao Hai turned his vision to the Dragon Clan. To be honest, Zhao Hai liked the look of Dragon Palace. It was a naturally occurring coral reef, this reef should also be considered to be quite a treasure.
Additionally, Zhao Hai also took a liking to the Sea Dragons. The Sea Dragons were the beings that were closest in appearance to a Chinese dragon. This made Zhao Hai regard the Sea Dragons very much. Therefore, he decided that since Dragon Palace was their home, he wouldn't be taking it away from them.
Zhao Hai was prepared to arrange the Sea Dragons to the Space. The Sea Dragons were also some type of magic beast whose strengths were formidable. If they go to the Space, then it might be possible for them to turn loyal towards Zhao Hai.
At the same time, Zhao Hai had also found appreciation towards the guts of the Sea Dragons. Sea Dragons were people who would rather die than lose their dignity, such people were worthy of respect.
Two days passed in a blink of an eye. Luo Ying had also been holding back her troops all this time. But she also knew that there wouldn't be any huge fights going on. After all, the Sea Dragons had already dissolved their army. They would just wait until Zhao Hai gives them word, then they can go to the other Fishmen and had them go back under the rule of the Mermaid Clan.
At the same time, Sea Dragons had also been arriving at Dragon Palace. The Dragon Palace was their main residence, so not many people went too far from it. But since they were going to battle, the young and old people had stayed back. This time, their entire Clan had gathered.
The main residence of the Sea Dragons was initially Dragon Island. They have been living at that place for many years. But ever since they had found the Dragon Palace's reef, Dragon Island had only become their root. This time, they abandoned their root and gathered to Dragon Palace. The Sea Dragons weren't many, only about 10 thousand people. Naturally, these 10 thousand people were all pure Sea Dragons. They also had near 100 thousand Lesser Dragon Race people, which also joined the move.
Of course he isn't simple. You're just using an OP army xD