Chapter 85 Undersea Refugees

Mr. Polar Star, an old cunning man, finally couldn't resist the huge temptation of China Everbright Taoism and agreed to cooperate with us. Once Taoism reaches the world and becomes stronger, the status of Lord Polar Star will follow suit. In the future, he will be the founder of Taoism. This status may even be feared by those in heaven.

"Where is he now?"

Zhenhong said: "At this time, I should still be studying the problem of your two foxes."

I nodded: "In that case, I won't disturb him. Next time you go over and tell him, let him come to Essinger as soon as possible to discuss the expansion issue. If I am not here, I will find Red Moon or Eagle. If everyone is not here, You can also look for Ziyue or Rose."

"I know, I will tell him next time I see you."

I stood up and said, "Since the national artifact has been given to you, you must be responsible. We will find ways to technically collect the remaining parts, but you must protect it and never lose the national artifact."

"Of course, why would I joke about a national weapon?"

"Are you free during this time?" I turned around and asked Ying and the others.

"What are you going to do again?"

"Go to the United States." I said matter-of-factly: "There are so many things to do now, I can't keep putting them off, right?"

Ying said: "I don't have time. Now I am in charge of both Essinger and Steel City, so how can I have time?"

Hongyue saw me looking at her and waved her hand quickly: "Don't look at me. There are people of all ages in Tianyu City, and I am also responsible for personnel work. Do you think those millions of workers can worry less?"

"What are you going to do?" Zhenhong asked, "I'm free, but I just don't know what you want people to do. If it's mental work, forget it."

"No, no, I just want some people who can fight for self-defense."

"That's no problem." Zhen Hong flashed his fist. "My boxing, palm, and sword skills are all top-notch, and I'm good at fighting."

I looked at Yingquan, and she shook her head quickly: "I'm doing a task. Although it's not mandatory, I've already taken it. If you really don't have enough people, come back to me."

Ziyue happened to walk in from outside. "Are they all here?"

I quickly said: "Just in time, will you accompany me to the United States?"

"What?"

"The Earth Mother Goddess said that black jade is produced in the United States. I want to get some back. The transnational teleportation array can't do without that!"

"Okay, I'll go."

Ying suddenly said: "Zi Ri, please wait first."

"What's the matter?"

"I have a question."

"what is the problem?"

"Do you plan to have no contact with the United States or do you want to have long-term contacts?"

"Of course we are in a long-term relationship." I looked at Ying strangely, not knowing what he meant.

"Since you want to develop in the United States for a long time, I suggest you wait for a few days."

"Why?"

"It's not very cost-effective to run in several times. The United States is too far away from us. It's a waste of resources for you to run around like this."

"Then what do you want me to do?"

"I suggest you wait until we understand things here, and then we all go to the United States together. Now that you have decided to go, just build a city there. The transportation on both sides will be more convenient in the future, right?"

"Building a city? Isn't this a big project? There will be a siege, and we can't defend it."

"That was before. With our current strength, if the city is not big, it can still be defended."

I thought about it carefully. "It makes sense, but this project is too big. I need to think about it carefully. I have some money now." The money my father gave me has not been used yet. "The problem is to purchase materials in the United States and build a city. This must be carefully considered. Finally, there is the issue of address. Where is the best place to build?"

Hongyue said: "I agree with Ying. If you want to go there, just build a city directly. I already have a location."

"You have?"

Hongyue explained: "Do you know Lake Erie?"

"I know. It doesn't seem too far from Detroit. You won't let us build the city in Detroit, right?"

Hongyue shook her head. "Why build Detroit? I mean build it directly on the lake."

"Built on the lake?" everyone shouted.

Hongyue said: "Don't we have a floating device? Anyway, that thing only consumes energy in the process of rising and falling. We just need to set it at a suitable height and float on the water, right?"

I shook my head: "No. There is a fleet in Lake Erie. Isn't it a target for Americans to float on it?"

Ying said: "Then we can wait until we get there and build the city directly on top of the mining area. It's floating anyway. Wouldn't it be more convenient to be close to the mine?"

"This approach works."

Ziyue said: "It's all in vain that you plan so early. The plan can't keep up with the changes. If the Americans strongly oppose us building a city there, you might not even be able to buy the materials."

"That won't happen. I have an insider."

"Who?"

"I won't tell you."

"snort!"

The insider I'm talking about is actually Terry. His guild seems to be called Neptune Palace, and I heard from him that it's somewhat famous in the United States. If I have his help, I should be able to build a city, but I really don't trust this person. Don't be in trouble when the time comes!

Ziyue asked: "What else are we doing now?"

Hongyue took out a notepad and flipped through it: "The long-term work of the construction of Noah and the expansion of Steel City and Tianyu City are not urgent for the time being. The construction of the two cities in Europe and South Korea must wait until the Moyu from the United States is available. To start, you can push back. The red-striped magic crystal mine in Europe needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. In addition, the reconstruction work of Atlantis, which was taken over by the Purple Sun, and the issue of peace talks between the White Shark Tribe and the Mermaid Tribe, and Investigating the mysterious race under the sea, these are all things."

Zhenhong said: "I forgot to mention it. The two foxes from Ziri are still waiting for you to provide you with the monster inner elixir!"

"Halo! Suddenly there is so much work waiting for us!" I had never noticed that there are so many things going on here!

Hongyue said: "So much work? If Woma and the others hadn't taken care of all the scientific research, the navy had the sole agent of King Chuang, the high-level NPCs in the city were more efficient, and my brother was in charge of Yunxiao City, okay? Most of the players are girls and rarely cause trouble. The two enemies, the Temple of Light and the Temple of Darkness, are too busy to take care of us. Do you still have time to go wandering around in the sea? You have been exhausted to death."

Ying added: "There are a few more things to add. One is that Rose's economic management ability is too good. Although we are short of money, it basically does not slow down the development speed. Also, the veteran players in the guild work very hard and help you block a lot of obstacles. Things. In addition, General Wu and the three think tanks of Su Mei and Xiao Yao often come up with many good ideas. By the way, there are also city walls. Essinger is so high that it saves a lot of trouble. If it were like an ordinary city, we I don’t know how many guild battles have been fought for a long time. People don’t dare to attack rashly because they are afraid of our city wall.”

"I know I was wrong, and I will go and solve the problem right away." I didn't expect everyone to work so hard. I decided to get busy right away to lighten everyone's burden.

The eagle stopped me: "Don't be anxious! You have to plan everything you do."

I told them I was confused, but now I remember that I haven’t assigned a task yet. I can't do so much on my own. "Let's do this! All the construction work here will be handed over to Wei Na."

"Ah?" Both Ying and Hongyue were startled.

"Don't be so nervous. Wei Na is a bit fierce, but she is still very kind to me. If I ask her for help, she will definitely help. The system only restricts her from helping us fight directly, unless the temple is threatened out of self-defense. But the system does not stipulate that she cannot help direct city construction."

"Why didn't I think of that?" Eagle nodded.

Hongyue said: "It's useless even if you think about it. Who dares to tell her except Ziri?"

"indeed."

I interrupted them and said: "Let's get down to business first. The construction things here are all under trusteeship, and we can be free. Hongyue and I will go to Atlantis together, and let's go see the reconstruction work there. How's it going? By the way, let them help find the things that fell on the Japanese sunken ship, and they can also directly promote peace talks. Ying and Ziyue went to Germany to help Ashford get rid of the red-striped magic crystal mine. Remember , we want ores, not money. Don’t miss any of the red-streaked magic crystals.”

"What if Ashford wants it too?"

"Discuss with him that we will try to get as many ores as possible anyway. We can give all the ordinary magic crystals to Ashford, but we only want the red-streaked magic crystals."

Eagle nodded and said, "I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I'll try my best to deal with it."

"Yeah." I nodded: "Then let's start taking action?"

It’s really not that I don’t know, I’m shocked when I calculate it. I didn't expect that our guild would have so much work. These are all disadvantages caused by developing too fast, but in order to dominate in the future, we have to speed up. It is really a unity of contradictions!

After leaving the conference hall, everyone went their separate ways. Hongyue and I went to the port and got a speedboat. Ariana has never returned to Isengard. There are probably more things going on in Atlantis. I asked her to take full responsibility for the contact work between the two sides. Now it seems that she alone is not enough.

This time we set out with one more person besides me and Hongyue, she was Princess Lingling of the White Shark Tribe. Peace talks require this hostage, otherwise this matter will be a bit mysterious. It was almost noon when we arrived at Atlantis, which was quite a waste of time. Next time, I will consider building a transnational teleportation array in Atlantis.

When we got here, we only saw the Great White Shark parked next to Atlantis, and the mermaids were really busy carrying supplies down there. Atlantis's waterproof barrier has been repaired. There was not much damage to the thing in the first place. It was only closed due to energy exhaustion at first. Now that we have provided magic crystal, this thing has resumed operation. But Atlantis is still a mess. In addition to cleaning up the debris of the house, we also have to get rid of the sediment. Reconstruction work cannot begin until the cleanup is complete. At present, only materials are being transported and rubble is being cleared.

I found Emperor Atlantis, briefly discussed with him the future reconstruction issues, and asked him to help find the spherical object that fell from the Japanese battleship. The mermaids have to collect building materials nearby anyway, so it won't be troublesome to help them find things.

Plus, the Emperor of Atlantis has given us some surprising news. The Black Octopus Clan noticed a large number of Shemo Clan passing by them, but did not find them. The Turtles were attacked and basically wiped out, and all the magic crystals were robbed. Our reaction to this unexpected news was not very big. Firstly, the loss was not ours. Secondly, I had already guessed that the Shemo tribe would not only attack Atlantis.

We only stayed in Atlantis for a short time, and then handed Princess Lingling to the temporary custody of the Great Emperor of Atlantis. We took the undersea map painted by Lingling and headed towards the gathering place of the White Sharks. This map is very detailed. We quickly found the gathering place according to the map, but the scene in front of us was a bit unexpected.

Before we even reached the top of the city, we saw pieces of warship wreckage and corpses. It looked like the White Sharks had a fight with someone. Suddenly, a strange creature suspended in the water caught my attention. At first glance, this thing looks like a lobster, but it has a slender tail like a dragon. From its appearance, I can only think of one kind of creature - the Shemo tribe.

There is a big hole in the body of Shermo suspended in the sea. It looks like it was hit by something. There was a corpse of a White Shark Clan guard floating in the sea water nearby. It seemed that the two guys died together. Further away there were more corpses, including those of Shemo and members of the White Shark clan. Discarded weapons can be seen everywhere, making it look like a battlefield.

As we continued to advance, we finally encountered live ones. The guards immediately became alert when they saw us. Not everyone in the White Shark clan knows me. But fortunately, I got to know him later.

"It's you!" A soldier came over and saluted very respectfully.

"What's going on here?"

The soldier paused and said: "Yesterday morning, these creatures suddenly attacked our city. Fortunately, the magic crystal you provided came in handy. Our defense facilities worked and we successfully defeated the enemy. But our army The losses were heavy, and a more peripheral city was damaged.”

I nodded: "I roughly understand the situation. Where is your king?"

The soldier immediately said: "The king was seriously injured and is being treated. Do you want to see him?"

"kindness."

"Then please come with me!"

Following the soldier towards the residential area, there were not many corpses and wreckage beyond the perimeter. The White Sharks were really strong and managed to withstand the attack. The intact main city shows that the enemy only broke through the outer defense line. It is really hard to imagine how the White Sharks did it. It was an almost one-sided massacre on the Atlantis side!

Only when he met the white shark leader did he realize how serious the matter was. This old guy actually broke an arm, and his wife was lying on the bed next to him, with a bandage on her head and seemed to be still in a coma. When he saw me entering the room, he immediately struggled to sit up.

"Don't get excited, lie down quickly." I quickly told him not to move.

He wanted to get up, but after trying for a long time he lay back down. I walked over to his bed and looked over him at the White Shark Queen. "Isn't it convenient to talk here?"

He looked at his wife and said, "It's okay. She has been in a coma since yesterday. You can wake her up until now."

Since I wasn't afraid of affecting the patient, I said directly: "Originally, I came here today to talk about negotiations with you."

He moved his body and said: "I'm afraid it won't work now. You have also seen that we are here...!"

I nodded and said, "I know. The guard outside told me the general situation when I first came in."

The old guy lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling and said, "The old guy from Atlantis would laugh to death if he knew we had become such a virtuous person."

I replied with a smile: "He has no time to laugh at you now. Atlantis was also attacked a few days ago, and it was the same type of creature that attacked you. I don't know if it was a group of them. You have finally destroyed the city." It was saved. Atlantis' defense was completely destroyed and the main city fell. Those guys snatched all the magic crystals and collapsed the waterproof passport! Now Atlantis is working hard to repair and rebuild. , I guess it won’t be possible to return to its former glory within a month or two!”

"I can't believe that even they were attacked."

"It's not just them. The Turtles are the same, but I didn't go to the scene to see it. It's just that Emperor Atlantis told me that the Turtles suffered heavy losses. I don't think your place is a place to stay for a long time. Although those guys didn't succeed this time, But I don’t think they will give up.”

"I know what you are saying." The White Shark Clan leader said helplessly: "But what can we do? Do we want to move the whole family? This is our home, how can we give it away at will?"

"Actually, there is important information that you don't know." I pretended, "But I'm afraid you won't believe me."

"Just tell me! What time has it been? Even if you say they are afraid of the smell of kelp, I believe it."

"Okay!" I explained: "First of all, I want to tell you that this is just a guess, and I can't be sure. In fact, there were not many people who died after Atlantis was breached. Most of the dead appeared at the beginning of the battle. During the resistance at that time. The purpose of those guys is very clear. They only want the magic crystal. It may sound strange, but it actually makes sense. And according to the descriptions of the residents of Atlantis, these things seem to know the magic crystal instinctively. The specific location of the stone, and the closer the distance, the stronger their sensing ability. In other words, these things are chasing the magic crystal in time, rather than specifically attacking a certain civilization."

"what do you mean?"

Hongyue explained to me: "What we mean is very simple. Gather all your magic crystals and let us help keep them. You only keep the parts you need to use, and replenish them once they are not enough. Anyway, there can't be a lot of idle ones. The magic crystals are piled up here, it is simply a time bomb."

After thinking for a moment, the leader of the White Shark clan said: "How are you sure they are following the magic crystal?"

"It's very simple." I counted the numbers with my hands: "First, after Atlantis was breached, they only took the magic crystal. Second, the ocean races that were attacked were all races with a large number of idle magic crystals. Third, the Black Octopus Tribe saw the Shemo Tribe but were not attacked, and according to Emperor Atlantis, the Black Octopus Tribe has not yet received the magic crystal we have to pay for. The only race in contact with them that has not been attacked The attacking race is the black octopus race that does not have magic crystals. Isn’t this a matter of name?”

Hongyue added: "Actually, a more detailed speculation is that Shemo has a strong ability to sense magic crystals. No matter where it is hidden, as long as it is a magic crystal, it is difficult to escape the fate of being attacked. On the other hand, Shemo Could it be that they are complete fighting creatures? They have certain intelligence. It is not true that the Black Octopus Clan does not have magic crystals. We have already given the down payment last time, but the quantity was not much. This shows that Shermo will use the number of magic crystals and the The enemy's strength determines whether it is worth taking action. Compared with their little magic crystal reserve, the Black Octopus clan's combat power is not worth dying for, so they were let go. You fought a battle with Shemo and successfully stopped them. I must know that you are not easy to mess with. If they transport the magic crystal away again, they will have no motive to fight. I believe they can save this city."

Although he was very reluctant, the leader of the White Shark clan still nodded and said: "This is the only way we can do it now! Although we have successfully blocked their attack, we have lost 75% of our combat effectiveness. If we fight again, we will definitely lose."

I said, "You don't have to be so downcast. I don't want it from you. I'm just moving it away temporarily. If you want to use it, I won't give it back to you." In fact, I said this on purpose. I know the real reason why the White Shark leader is sad. Magic crystals are their lifeline. If we take away all the idle magic crystals, his lifeline will be stuck in my hand. In the future, as long as they do something wrong, we can kill them by stopping the supply of magic crystals.

"How do you plan to transport it?" the leader of the White Shark clan asked resignedly.

"I have super space storage ability and can take it away at once."

"You won't be attacked on the way, right?"

"Attack me? Are you kidding me? I'm not an undersea race. There's no need to swim with you down there. If they really come, I can just surface and fly. These guys can't come to the sky to chase me, right? What if? They can get out of the water, and with their strength, they have already gone ashore to look for minerals, so they won't rob you!"

"That's right."

I walked to the window to look at the situation outside and saw many wounded people on the street being carried to treatment facilities. "You seem to be very busy here now, but I am also very busy. I will be going on a business trip soon, and I may not have time to arrange your peace talks. So...!"

The patriarch didn't let me finish my sentence. "I know you are worried, but I think your worries are unnecessary."

"Oh? Tell me about it?"

"The ores of both of us are stuck in your hands. If we really want to fight, we have to look at your face. Besides, both of us are being attacked by that mysterious race. If we want to fight like this, we have to be capable. ! The remaining 25% of our White Shark tribe’s troops can’t even defend our own city, so how can we attack others?”

"Even though you say that now, things that are not settled will change."

"What do you want?"

"I think mixed living is a good choice."

"Living together?"

"The city of the mermaid tribe is basically finished, and their young mermaids are all at my place now. If you are willing to gather the children of the white shark tribe and send them there, I think this is enough to guarantee your sincerity. And you don't have this proposal. Don’t suffer any loss. You can work boldly without these children. Even if those mysterious races really attack again, you will have no worries. If you really can’t defeat them, it doesn’t matter if you retreat. You don’t have to worry about the safety of the young individuals.”

"But what do you want our children to do? Is it just to be used as hostages?"

"This is not a hostage, I am just in charge. I think it is the best solution to let the descendants of your two families grow up together. No matter how good the agreement is, it must be fulfilled by the descendants. If these little guys can live together from the beginning, If we are together, there will be no separation between your two clans in the future."

"Are you oversimplifying things?"

"You are making things complicated." I walked back to his bedside and said, "You decide, right? If you agree, I will start the transfer immediately. If you don't agree, forget it. I am also very tight on time, and I don't know those guys yet. When will we visit again? Maybe they are gathering troops not far from your city now."

In the end, this threat was very effective. After weighing the pros and cons, the leader of the White Shark clan decided to accept our suggestion. Although it is psychologically unacceptable for them to reconcile with the mermaid tribe, in fact, they have not lost anything. There is no inevitable conflict of interest between the two tribes, and there is nothing wrong with reconciliation. He was mainly afraid that if the city was really breached, the children would be harmed by these monsters. Although it seems that the target of these guys is magic crystal, no one can guarantee that they will not attack other things.

"Okay!" The patriarch shouted outside: "Captain of the guard."

A White Shark Clan guard rushed in. "What is it, Your Highness?"

"Send the order to gather all the underage children here and give them to Lord Ziri to take away. We can't let the children stay and take risks."

"As commanded,"

"Believe me, your decision is not wrong. Then we won't bother you. Please take good care of yourself."

After taking Hongyue out of the room, Hongyue said to me: "You are so cruel!"

"Don't be deceived by appearances. It seems that we are suppressing the White Sharks from an absolutely strong position. In fact, our binding force is unstable. After all, the White Sharks have unparalleled fighting power in the water and can repel The Shemo tribe is the best evidence. Once they really get rid of control, it will be difficult for us to end it. If they become enemies with us, we may lose our maritime combat effectiveness. Even if we can draw a tie with them, we are powerless. We are dealing with the Japanese. So in order to avoid crying in vain in the future, I think it is better to be cruel now. Besides, the White Sharks have not lost anything, but have gained a lot."

"benefit?"

"We transported the magic crystal away to give them a relatively safe guarantee. Regardless of whether Shemo will attack again, their magic crystal is saved anyway. It is better than being looted like Atlantis, okay? We Taking it away doesn’t mean that we won’t give it to them. The things are still theirs, but they are just temporarily stored with us. There are also those children. Taking them away can guarantee 100% safety. If they stay, it’s okay if Shemo doesn’t attack. What if we attack?”

"That does make sense. But I still think it's morally unjustifiable."

"Isn't my Miss Hongyue always ruthless? Why did she suddenly show kindness today?"

Hongyue said jokingly: "That's right! I thought I was dark enough, but when I was with you, I discovered that I am so pure and kind."

"Am I that bad?"

Hongyue said suddenly: "Actually, I understand what you mean. No one will pity the weaklings crying in the corner. If they don't work hard, they will be eliminated. But I don't think you should base your success on the failure of others."

"I agree with your point of view, but the actual operation is difficult. I am not yet capable of such a profound art of command, but you have to believe that I will not change the basic principles. The person who does not offend me is There will be no retaliation.”

"That's hard to say!"