Chapter 49 The Usefulness of Popularity

Wrathscale Island.

This is a large island connecting the south coast to the east route, because the desert road was cut off by a powerful force, so that the east-west trade began to turn to sea. This is the site of Asrod, one of the three pirate kings. Although he has a powerful pirate force, his focus is not on the trade between the south coast and the overseas islands. He cares more about the trade between the eastern world and the western world. Transoceanic trade. Although slaves, the black market, and smuggling are lucrative trade channels, for this pirate king, the really valuable trades are spices, silk, tea, etc.

As mentioned earlier, the same weight of spices can be exchanged for the same weight of gold.

The continental shelf plate is divided from east to west by the desert area, and the nobles and rich people in the entire southern and western regions have amazing demand and spending power for these luxuries. Because of the huge disparity in the wealth of social classes, nobles often have thousands or even tens of thousands of times the wealth of ordinary people. They have accumulated huge wealth from taxes, manors, trade, mines, etc. In terms of living needs, these nobles put a lot of money on these expensive luxury goods because of their pursuit of luxurious enjoyment.

Among them, wizards are also a large demand for spices. They will configure special incense to help themselves meditate, and improve their concentration ability to understand and master more difficult spells.

Sauron is just a half-witted wizard, a professional witch like Gloria, who basically carries spices to help calm the mind at all times.

Asrod's wealth was accumulated from this route.

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now.

The side face obviously has the characteristics of the Naga tribe, but Asrod, who still retains the human appearance, stood on the warship, looked at a masked subordinate in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "What news is there from Tailuo Port?"

The masked man lowered his head slightly and said: "The cutthroat rose very fast, and all the pirates near the Shipwreck Bay were subdued by him. Because he killed the king of the swamp. His reputation seems to have spread to the west coast. Some time ago, he led a large number of pirates to Tailuo Port, and finally forced the Naga priest to come out to meet him in person, and now his reputation in Tailuo Port is already in full swing!"

"I'm afraid he will replace the swamp king soon."

Asrod's face was not very good-looking when he heard that, he stared at a certain direction in the sea, and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

The masked man hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "Your Excellency Asrod! Should we kill him now? Or wait until he becomes stronger and stronger. I'm afraid it will be a big trouble for us in the end."

Asrod shook his head, and said in a deep voice, "It's not the time yet."

"Since he can kill the Swamp King head-on, his strength must not be weak. Besides, he has the halo of the patron of the goddess of the sea. Attacking him head-on is tantamount to instigating internal fighting in the Ocean Church. There are differences, and it's not time for a direct showdown. Now we can only look at the movement of the Naga royal family, if they can succeed. Killing this throat cutter is just as easy as pie!"

The masked man nodded slightly, and suggested: "Why don't we send someone to assassinate him? Watching him grow up like this may not be good for our plan."

Assassination?

Asrod smiled, and said slowly: "He is a wanderer who is close to legend, and there are not many people on the entire south coast who can assassinate him. I am afraid he has concealed a little bit of strength, otherwise it would be impossible to kill the Swamp King .”

The masked man looked around. Then he quietly approached and said: "I heard that a mysterious organization has emerged in the mainland, it seems to be called [All things return to one meeting]. There are many masters in this group of guys who are proficient in assassination. As long as we can afford the price, maybe we can invite Use an assassin with a legendary level to make a move."

Asrod couldn't help but fell silent when he heard the words.

His expression was a little pained. Because the price of inviting the legendary assassin is not small, but after thinking for a moment, he nodded and said: "You send someone to contact them. It would be best if you can invite the legendary assassin, but don't reveal our identities. There is still a lot of wealth brought back from Alcatraz Island, which should be enough to feed those greedy guys."

The masked man nodded and said, "Yes. I'll make arrangements now."

Asrod smiled slightly, his expression seemed a bit cruel. He whispered: "If you can assassinate him like this, maybe you can save a lot of trouble."

"Damn Naga Priest!"

"If it wasn't for her to get in the way, things wouldn't be so troublesome."

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Port Taylor.

Sauron walked side by side with the Naga priests, heading towards the Ocean Temple.

The surrounding crowd looked at him with a trace of awe and fear, because any of these old and cunning guys could see that he was forcing the Naga priest to bow his head and make concessions, which could force the head priest of the Ocean God Temple to retreat. This kind of strength has already shocked their hearts.

Sauron needs prestige!

He needs a higher reputation, only in this way can it be convenient for him to open the route to the overseas islands.

"The Fall of the Pirate King [Legendary Battle]: In early December 1675 of the New Moon Era, you attracted the attention of the Swamp King because of your rapid rise. Dedicated to the ancient abyssal demon domain [Dagon]. But what everyone didn't expect was that, in the absence of a support army, you led the pirates and sharkmen to kill the king of the swamp. In this battle, you gained Great reputation, even the nearby waters began to spread your story. [Legend +5]”

This is the legendary degree obtained by killing the Swamp King.

But this is only the beginning. After Sauron forced the Naga priests to compromise, there was actually a legend prompt.

"The Compromise of the Ocean Priest [Folk Rumors]: In the first ten days of December 1675 of the New Moon Era, you brought together a large army of pirates to Port Tairo with the power of victory, and forced the presiding priest of the Ocean Temple to compromise. The body of the Swamp King and the battleship Shocked the people on this island, your prestige began to take root in this chaotic area. Naga priests personally greeted your arrival, which greatly improved your reputation, and you will have a stronger reputation in the nearby sea Influence. [Legend +2]"

really!

Sauron's judgment was not wrong, fighting was not the only way to gain fame.

His behavior of forcing Naga Priest to give in today actually allowed him to get 2 points of legend in one breath, which is almost equivalent to a battle of legend level.

Sauron's current reputation has reached 21 points!

Don't underestimate the popularity of these 21 points. He was able to recover and gather so many pirates in such a short world at first because he has a high reputation. His reputation has spread throughout the entire south coast area, and even other cities in the coastal area know about his rise, that's why there are so many pirates who bow down to him. As a high-level professional, you can't just have strength without reputation. People don't even know who you are, so how could they easily join you?

Popularity is the highest reputation.

Ocean Temple.

Sauron went in together with the Naga priests, while the others stayed outside.

As soon as he entered it, Sauron glanced at him, and said in a deep voice, "Who is the supporter behind Asrod? I don't believe that a pirate king dares to disobey the order of the Ocean Temple! He has no supporters behind him." It's impossible!"

Priest Naga's face was a bit ugly, but he still replied: "He is the pirate king supported by the Naga royal family. Because of the support of the Naga royal family behind him, I can't order him in many cases."

Naga royal family?

Sauron frowned slightly, and said in a concentrated voice: "How is it possible? It is only the support of the Naga royal family? How dare he disobey the order of the Ocean God Temple? Isn't he afraid of the anger of the Ocean Goddess?"

"Unless they intend to..."

Sauron seemed to have thought of something, and some vague memories suddenly flashed in his mind, and his complexion suddenly became ugly.

These guys are so brave!

They don't think that the goddess of the sea is gradually not responding to the prayers of the believers, so they think they have an opportunity to get that monster out, right?

This is just a precursor to the catastrophe of the saints.

The power of the sea goddess was weakened, so she abandoned some of the weaker believers and only answered the more important prayers.

Did they think this was an opportunity to overthrow the sea goddess?

A look of surprise flashed across Priest Naga's face. She didn't seem to think that Sauron knew even a little about such a secret thing, but she didn't mean to mention it at all, because this thing was taboo and was rarely mentioned in the Ocean Church. She just glanced at Sauron, and said in a deep voice: "We must find a way to kill him! You and I can definitely destroy this guy together!..."

Sauron shook his head lightly and said, "Not yet."

"After all, he is one of the three pirate kings. With the support of the Naga royal family, our chances of winning are not high at all."

"Unless you can mobilize the power of the sea goddess!"

Priest Naga fell silent.

The sea goddess has fallen into a deep sleep. If the power of the sea goddess can be mobilized, she will not need Sauron's help, and Asrod will not dare to disobey her orders easily.

The saint catastrophe has begun to brew!

In the next year or so, the gods will respond to prayers less and less, many priests will gradually reduce their ability to cast divine spells, and many low-level priests will completely lose their divine spells.

This situation did not gradually improve until the gods descended and they responded to prayers in the form of saints.

Strictly speaking.

This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity!

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at the same time.

Somewhere in the Outer Islands, a group of drow who migrated here are also having an important discussion. (to be continued ~^~)