Chapter 48 Compensation

Time goes back ten minutes.

In front of the Ocean Temple, the Naga priest stood in front of the statue with a gloomy face. She held a scepter representing the presiding priest of the Ocean Temple. She was wearing a blue robe with strange patterns embroidered on it, and a mysterious whirlpool like emblem. In front of her was a Naga guard with a familiar face. It seemed that Sauron had seen him once or twice. Priest Naga stared at the front sharply, his expression seemed to have a trace of anger and killing intent, and said in a concentrated voice: "There is still no news about Asrod?"

The Naga guard leaned over slightly and said, "Yes."

bang!

Priest Naga was so angry that he grabbed a silverware and smashed it on the ground, then roared angrily: "How dare he do this! How dare he ignore me? How dare he ignore the power of the sea goddess!?"

The Naga guard couldn't help being silent, and after a while, he said: "The goddess of the ocean is responding to prayers less and less, and there are still many priests in the temple who can't get a response, and some apprentice priests have begun to lose the ability to perform magic. There are rumors that the power of the sea goddess is weakening, which makes some of them think otherwise."

"Asrod probably won't respond to your request!...He got the wealth of Alcatraz Island!..."

"The Swamp King has accumulated a huge amount of wealth, and Asrod is said to be recruiting troops. He has even extended his tentacles to the eastern coastal areas, preparing to win over those very dangerous eastern pirates who believe in pagan gods."

Priest Naga remained silent.

After staying in place for a while, she turned around and walked outside the Ocean God Temple.

The Naga guard seemed a little surprised. He raised his hand to stop her, but he took it back, lowered his head and said, "Your Excellency is really going to meet that throat-slitter in person? After all, he is a human being, an outsider!"

Priest Naga stopped and turned to look at him. He said with a blank face: "Then what else can we do now?"

"If I don't go out to meet him in person, I will lose my last ally. The shark people suffered heavy losses in the fight against the Swamp King. The Naga royal family began to sway my influence in the group. The sea goddess is temporarily unable to respond My prayers. Even you, whom I thought I could trust, still disappoint me in the end."

"On the contrary, it is an outsider who is a human being, which surprises me time and time again!"

"If he didn't kill the Swamp King this time, my next situation will be even more embarrassing. You are useless at all, and you actually watched Asrod take away the wealth of Alcatraz."

The naga guard had an ugly face and a hint of shame, and said in a low voice: "I am incompetent. But he is one of the three pirate kings on the south coast after all, and I can't change the situation at that time with my own power."

Priest Naga did not speak.

She just showed a mocking smile at the corner of her mouth, and there seemed to be a cold light in her eyes.

The Naga guard hesitated for a moment. Still opened the mouth and said: "Master Priest, if you go out to meet him in person, it means that the Ocean God Temple has officially recognized his identity. His status will become equal to yours, if you add the pirates he subdued after killing the Swamp King I'm afraid he can become the new Pirate King in one fell swoop!..."

"This will make him even more difficult to control!...The situation on the south coast will change dramatically because of him in the future!..."

Priest Naga glanced at him when he heard the words, and said slowly: "Don't I go to meet him in person. Will the situation on the south coast not change drastically? You are all ready to move, even you have your own in your heart." I may have been really narrow-minded in the past, but now I see one thing clearly, that is, he has more investment value and potential than you!"

"And kill the Marsh King in that case."

"Maybe I was really wrong in wanting to completely control him. This kind of person cannot be completely controlled. He is entitled to have an equal status with me."

"Besides."

"If I don't meet him personally now, doesn't he have the strength to become the new Pirate King?"

"He gathered nearly a thousand pirates in just three days, and more and more pirates from the entire south coast wanted to join him, because he killed the king of the swamp, and he proved his strength. This strength is even stronger than That traitor in Asrod is even stronger. What do you think he brought the body and head of the Swamp King with the power of victory now?"

"He just wants to force me to compromise, to make me bow my head and admit that he has my equal status."

"If I don't bow my head to meet him in person, he may become my enemy. All of this is because of my mistake. I mistrusted Asrod, and I mistrusted you. I will not make this kind of mistake again. For the second time, go back to the deep sea canyon of the Naga clan. Since you are hesitating in your heart and cannot give everything to the goddess of the sea, then go back to that underwater canyon."

Priest Naga turned his head and said with a cold expression, "Next time, I won't be kind to you. You really let me down."

"My brother."

"It's time for you to make your own choice, don't force me to kill you with my own hands!..."

Dead silence.

When the Naga priest finished speaking, her eyes were already cold, and she looked at the Naga guard in front of her as if she was looking at a potential enemy. Her figure left the Ocean Temple, and when she raised the scepter in her hand, the temple warriors guarding the Ocean Temple gathered together. They wore heavy armor and held a unified trident. It was not only theirs. Weapons are even more of a symbol of support, because at this moment the priest Naga came out to greet Sauron in person, which has a special meaning.

The crowd in front of them parted like a tide.

More than 30 temple guards cleared the way ahead, and Naga priests marched towards the pier with a solemn expression. People who saw her along the way, whether they believed in the sea goddess or not, could not help but bow slightly to express their awe. Because she represents the oldest power in Port Tyro, the Ocean Temple is more important than any other force in Port Tyro. Naga priests seldom appear outside because of their race, so this time their appearance in person is even more eye-catching, especially when there are so many pirates gathered near the port.

The dark crowd moved away from both sides.

Priest Naga stared at the warship in front of her with a serious expression. She saw the dragon-headed warship of the Swamp King, the stitched corpse, and seven or eight large warships. And a lot of pirate clippers. This kind of force is almost capable of threatening the safety of Tailuo Port. After all, there are not too many guards in any city in this era, and it takes too much resources to train professional fighters. The kind of people who usually farm, train in their spare time, and have certain fighting skills can only be regarded as militiamen in this world.

All duchies in the South Coast region.

The regular army adds up to less than 200,000 people. But if the militiamen are pulled out as fighters, the number can skyrocket to more than two million.

Even the formal garrison force of Tailuo Port is actually only 800 people.

In the entire south coast area, as well as in the west coast area, the regular army in many cities is only three to five thousand people. The man in front of him has accumulated such background unconsciously, and he already represents the rise of a new force.

"Your Mightiness!"

Priest Naga bowed her head slightly, she could hear the commotion behind her, and understood her title of bowing her head better. It will allow the man in front of him to have a very high prestige, and thoroughly prove and stabilize his current status. If possible, Priest Naga would never bow to Sauron, but if she did not bow now, it would mean losing a powerful ally. She had to make compromises and concessions, or even just come out to greet each other in person. It may not be able to satisfy the man in front of him.

Because Priest Naga saw a ray of light from his eyes!

That is ambition.

He definitely has great ambitions in his heart.

This discovery made Priest Naga feel bitter, because she felt that she seemed to have missed an important opportunity. If she hadn't pushed so hard at the beginning, she would have shown her sincerity to a greater extent and devoted more resources to the man in front of her. Maybe it won't be the case now.

But it's too late now!

If she gave all this in the past, then this is her gift. It is a condescending reward.

But it's different now.

Now it is the man in front of her who forcibly demands everything from her, everything he thinks he deserves, that is to say, even if she pays a big price, what she gets in return is only to restore mutual trust and friendship.

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Sauron stood on the leading battleship.

He stared at the Naga priest who bowed his head to him. At the same time, he also watched the crowd talking behind him. At this time, his complexion looked a little better. At least the Naga priest in front of him was not completely stupid. He knew that he should pay a certain price at this time to restore mutual trust and cooperation.

but!

That alone is not enough.

How could Sauron reveal the previous matter just because the other party came out to greet him in person? You must know that the pirate king 'Asrod' has robbed him of the spoils he deserved, and made the swamp king control the wealth on Alcatraz Island. Looted. Just this little price can only prove that the other party still intends to continue to cooperate and negotiate with him. If he really wants Sauron to let go of the past, he must show tangible benefits.

He wasn't someone who would be so confused that he didn't know east, west, south, north, south just because the other party flattered him.

Sauron's expression was cold.

It may be because he has experienced a lot during this period, and his acting skills have also improved unconsciously, especially after meeting so many difficult opponents.

Seeing Sauron's indifferent expression, Priest Naga couldn't help but thump in his heart.

Because she realized that she didn't bleed a lot this time, and she might not be able to restore the trust between the two parties. The current situation is already a bit difficult, and she has already come out to meet Sauron, so no matter whether the two of them negotiated or not, in the end Sauron got the recognition he deserved, and his status was already close to that of other pirate kings.

Thinking of this, Priest Naga gritted his teeth, approached Sauron, and handed something over.

"The King of the Marsh is dead!"

Although the heart is very painful, the Naga priests still look the same on the surface. The priests are all people with certain acting skills, otherwise they would not be able to preside over a temple. She looked at Sauron, then glanced at the nearby pirates, and said in a sacred tone: "Your Excellency has killed the enemy of the Sea Goddess!...The Sea Goddess will be happy to reward you!..."

"Please accept it."

"This represents our friendship, and it also represents that we will join hands to destroy other enemies!..."

for a moment.

Sauron's indifferent expression changed like a spring breeze, because the Naga priest in front of him gave him a compensation that he could not refuse. Even when the other party's words revealed the meaning of re-alliance, he nodded and agreed without the slightest hesitation. Because the Naga priest handed him the control item of the ghost ship "Death Whisperer", which was an irresistible temptation for Sauron, even more irresistible than the heiress of the earl with beauty and wealth.

Deathwhisperer!

A quasi-legendary ghost ship.

As the core combat power of several battles, Sauron really knows the value of this ghost ship.

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(PS: Futu is sick... a bit groggy and a little dehydrated... there is only one update today... hope to get better soon.) (to be continued ~^~)