C1008 Ally
C1008 Ally
After listening to Shen Lang's report, Gold King felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. After all, the person he trusted the most was hiding something from him.
However, Gold King didn't blame Shen Lang. He knew his temper. If it wasn't for Shen Lang's advice, he was afraid that he would have already led troops to attack Fallen Immortal City.
It was easy to attack, but what about the consequences? Gold King couldn't bear it. Offending two top powers at the same time was akin to digging his own grave.
"Steward Shen, is the Fallen Immortal City really a subordinate force of Sihai Commerce Alliance? Are you sure?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, it's absolutely true!!"
Shen Lang clasped his hands and said," Your Highness, think about it! If that Fallen Immortal City had nothing to do with the Sihai Commerce Alliance, how could the people of the Sihai Commerce Alliance find me time and time again?"
"And don't you think it's strange, Your Royal Highness?"
"The Tiannan County is just a remote place. Where did the resources come from? There have never been any major powers before, so how could there be any hidden forces?"
"But what about now?"
"The Xianlin Mountain of Tiannan County not only has a way to gather troops, it also has a new warship. All of these things are things that the Jin State doesn't have. "
"What kind of power do they have? In the entire southern region, only the Sihai Commerce Alliance has such a strong foundation, and only they have such a huge amount of resources."
"During this period of time, I have asked around and found out that the Sihai Commerce Alliance's sub-palace in Jin State has transferred most of their resources. Many of the common forging materials were now empty. If this subordinate's guess was correct, then... It should be sent to Fallen Immortal City now."
"Does this mean that Sihai Commerce Alliance has made a big move?" Gold King frowned and said, "That shouldn't be the case! The Sihai Commerce Alliance started their business and wouldn't interfere in the conflicts in the Spirit Realm. Why did they suddenly make a big move in that damn place in the Tiannan County? "
"This... This subordinate doesn't know." Shen Lang was stumped. He had thought of this question before. He couldn't understand why the Sihai Commerce Alliance had taken a fancy to the Xianlin Mountain. One should know that the Spirit Realm was a hundred times better than the Xianlin Mountain.
"Your Royal Highness, no matter what the Sihai Commerce Alliance wants to do, it is a good thing for the Jin State. We must seize the opportunity to be prepared!"
"En, that's right!" Gold King nodded in agreement and said, "This matter will be left to you to handle, but you must keep it a secret. We cannot afford to let it be leaked out."
"I understand!"
After Shen Lang received Gold King's instruction, he personally came to Fallen Immortal City.
Hearing was false, seeing was believing. When Shen Lang saw the tiger-shaped warship with his own eyes, he could not help but sigh, "If Jin State had five thousand warships like this, why would they be afraid of those small fries?"
What kind of existence were five thousand tiger-shaped warships? It wasn't an exaggeration to say that unless a Tribulation-experiencing Period warrior showed up, no cultivator would be able to face the Heavenly Tribulation head-on.
However, how could a Heavenly Tribulation cultivator attack so easily? That was a half-immortal existence, and he wouldn't make a move unless it was a big deal.
A small prince position wasn't worth Great Zhou sending out a Tribulation-experiencing Period, a great cultivator.
Shen Lang could only think about it, and he didn't dare to have any extravagant hopes. The Great Zhou Dynasty only had twenty thousand Flying Bear battleships, and it was a county in Jin State, so how could it have five thousand?
The warship was only one aspect. The lively scene in Fallen Immortal City also moved Shen Lang. It was true that the cultivation base of the cultivators on the street was not as high as Jin State. However, the business here was even more developed than Jin State's Imperial City, and the variety was even more complete. The resources used to refine Qi to reach the Nascent Soul stage could be found everywhere.
This wasn't the thing that surprised Shen Lang the most. The thing that surprised him the most was that he saw the Sihai Commerce Alliance's sub-palace.
It had been mentioned before how difficult it was to build a branch palace in Sihai Commerce Alliance. However, there was one in Fallen Immortal City, and it could already prove a lot of things.
Without any hesitation, Shen Lang went to City Lord Mansion. Lee Hao didn't approach him personally. He was in seclusion, and Zhen Xing was in charge of it.
"Steward Shen, the City Lord is in the middle of his cultivation, but he has already entrusted the task to me. I can speak with Steward Shen on behalf of the City Lord."
"Is that so?" Shen Lang wasn't unhappy. In his heart, Fallen Immortal City was an important stronghold of Sihai Commerce Alliance, and it was the person in charge here. He must have a very important position in the Sihai Commerce Alliance, much higher than his position as the housekeeper. It was normal for him not to see them.
Besides, Zhen Xing was also a Great Perfection of Nascent Infant, so there was no reason for him to neglect Zhen Xing's hospitality.
"Commander Zhen, since you already know the purpose of this Shen's visit, I won't keep you in suspense anymore."
Shen Lang continued, "Currently, the situation in the southern region is complicated and chaotic. A moment of carelessness will lead to the start of a war. Wanting to survive in such a chaotic world, relying on oneself isn't enough. You have to find some like-minded people. Only then can I be absolutely safe. "
" Butler Shen is right! " Zhen Xing agreed, "A bloody storm has already broken out between the Heavenly South and Pingwu County. It should stop and give the rogue cultivators some space to survive. Let them chase after their own path."
"Alright. Since Commander Zhen has such an idea, then it will be easy to deal with it!"
Shen Lang cupped his hands and said, "When I left the Jin State, His Royal Highness specifically told me that I am willing to become brothers for the Fallen Immortal City in the future, and that we will not invade each other. I wonder what Mayor Lee means? "
"Gold King's meaning is also the City Lord's meaning, we will not invade each other!" Zhen Xing smiled and said, "Housekeeper Shen must have seen a lot of places in Xianlin Mountain. Compared to other places, the conflicts here are much less."
"Yes!" Shen Lang nodded his head and admitted that rogue cultivators were not only synonymous with low cultivation, but also meant chaos. However, rogue cultivators in Xianlin Mountain were different. Very few people would fight to the death for resources.
Of course, it wasn't that there were none. It was impossible for there to be none. It was just that the number of times it happened was much lower.
It turned out that Shen Lang really didn't understand it, but after arriving in Fallen Immortal City, he understood that this was Lee Hao's fate.
Whoever opened it, who owned it, as long as they paid the taxes on time, they would receive the protection of Fallen Immortal City. No one would dare to bully the weak and seize the things of others.
To Shen Lang who came from Jin State, this was simply unbelievable.
All the good resources in the Jin State were in Gold King's hands, and the inferior ones were in the hands of the big families. They would always complain that they didn't have enough resources, so why would they give it to others?
Was this a good idea? Actually, it wasn't good!
Why are the items in Fallen Immortal City so rich now? That was because cultivators were active and had a sense of security. Therefore, they planted them on a large scale. They even gave up their dignity as cultivators and made their own moves.
However, those families were different. Their cultivators were unwilling to help them, and the rogue cultivators wouldn't help them. Therefore, they could only look for mortals.
When mortals planted spiritual herbs, not only did they suffer great casualties, their efficiency was also inferior to cultivators.
Zhen Xing sighed and said, "Housekeeper Shen should understand the City Lord's intentions now! Actually, the City Lord only wanted to quietly cultivate here. He definitely did not have any other thoughts. How could he possibly invade the Jin State?"
The consensus was reached, and both sides had the foundation to cooperate.
"Commander Zhen, since Mayor Lee has such an idea, then we should be even more united. Only by doing so can we protect the South Peace Region in the south. Otherwise, once there is war in the south, the Fallen Immortal City will not be able to stay independent. "
"Butler Shen is right! When the City Lord was in seclusion, he had already told them that if Jin State needed any help, Fallen Immortal City would not stand idly by. If anything happens in Fallen Immortal City, we will need the help of Jin State. "
" It's what we should do, it's what we should do! " The two of them looked at each other and smiled. They raised their glasses to celebrate.