Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After working out the details of the cooperation and confirming Yang Ling’s sincerity, the Mermaid Evelyn looked to be unmoved on the surface and chatted jovially, but in her heart, she heaved a sigh of relief.

The crimson tide within the Siattu Sea was getting worse and worse. Not to mention the fishes of various sizes, even the shrubs at the bottom of the sea were dying one by one. The environment was getting worse and worse. Many of the Sea Tribes within the Sea Domain were not able to make a living, and were forced to bring their entire families to flee to other sea areas.

Faced with the terrible situation and thinking of how strong and powerful the Mermaid Kingdom was back in the day, Evelyn’s father fell ill from overwork and had not gotten up ever since. To make matters worse, the other Sea Tribes, under the Siattu Mermaid Sea Tribe’s authority, were starting to waver, and the situation was getting worse.

If things did not improve, even if their enemies did not stir up any trouble in the background, she feared that that Mermaid Royalty of the old days was going to lose even the last bit of their foundation, and become a wandering Sea Tribe fallen from grace.

After finding out about the opening of the Underground Tomb from the Soul Priest of the Tribe, Evelyn finally saw a ray of hope, and led a team of close guards, leaving their Sea Domain in secret, travelling tens of thousands of miles to the Amazon Forest.

According to the ancient records of the Mermaid Royalty, one of the items buried with the last Pharoah was the Staff of Life, which contained boundless Life Force, which could allow withered trees to grow new shoots. It could even make a violet flower, which had been withered for a thousand years, to flower again.

If she could get the Staff of Life and get rid of the detestable crimson tide, then all the troubles within the Sea Domain would be easily resolved!

Even though there were powerful Priests and agile and brave warriors along with her on this journey, but after witnessing the horrors of the Underground Tomb and how powerful the various factions were, Evelyn understood that it would be more difficult than ever to get the legendary Staff of Life just by relying on her own capabilities. But, if she could get the support of the Lord Yang Ling, her chances of success would increase dramatically.

To Evelyn, the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages in working together. To Yang Ling, it was also hugely beneficial. He could get a lot of information from the Sea Tribes, and lay a firm foundation to finding traces of the Ancient Wizard overseas and thoroughly vanquishing the pirate, One-eyed Dragon.

Yang Ling’s own mission on this journey was to remove the threat of the Underground Tomb and take the opportunity to exterminate the Church Army. Getting the legendary mythical treasures were secondary. After all, a myth was a myth. No one knew for sure if there was really any so-called treasures like the Staff of Life or Teleportation Portal.

It was definitely worth it to exchange lip service for urgently needed intelligence and an ally!

On the other hand, even if Evelyn and her party were to find the so-called Staff of Life in the Underground Tomb, it would be no problem to give her a hand. The various powerful factions were after the so-called Teleportation Formation. If he were to get to the Staff of Life first, he did not think the various factions like the Dark Association and the Bellimore Family would fall out with him over an unimportant piece of treasure.

As for the Church which had suffered heavy losses, they should be thankful if Yang Ling himself did not make trouble for them. If he were to mess with them secretly, he might not have to wait till they totally fell out with him before they all died halfway!

After reaffirming the plans for their cooperation, Yang Ling fell silent in thought for a moment, before openly saying, “Miss Evelyn, our Domain has often suffered disruption from the pirate One-eyed Dragon. I heard that he has close ties to the Sea Tribes. What exactly is the situation?”

“His Lordship, this… You may really be in quite a bit of trouble this time!” Evelyn tightly furrowed her brows, fell silent in thought for a moment before continuing, “The Berding Sea Tribe behind the One-eyed Dragon is very powerful. The Evil Demon Island behind them is even more terrifying. If the old monsters from the Evil Demon Island come to help, the issue will become even more troublesome!”

Before coming to the Amazon Forest, Evelyn had investigated the situation of the sea areas around Jaboli. Coincidentally, a few wandering Sea Tribes were passing through the Siattu sea area, and she found out quite a bit on the situation from them. After falling silent for a while, she slowly started explaining it to Yang Ling.

It turned out that, ever since the great battle between the land and the sea, ordinary Sea Tribes started to view the races on land, especially humans, as enemies, and did not allow humans to enter the various bigger sea areas. Even after thousands of years, there was not much change to the situation.

Basically, without the permission and support of a particular Sea Tribe, no ship of any Merchant Association would dare to cleave through the waves. Without the support and protection of the Sea Tribes, no pirate could survive on the sea!

It was exactly because of the complex ties between the pirates and the Sea Tribes, that made the pirates such a headache for the countries or Domains of various sizes, that were by the sea. Sending soldiers to permanently station along the coast was not a long-term solution. It was a bigger taboo to pursue the pirates into the deep seas. No matter what army was sent, as long as they encountered the Sea Tribes on their own turf, there was a high possibility that the entire army would be destroyed!

While humans were greedy for jewelry like pearls and agate from the bottom of the sea, the Sea Tribes also hoped to get items like silk and porcelain of the humans. Without official connection, it was impossible to prohibit illegal trade. Many pirates took on the role of the middleman. Even some big Merchant Associations had unknown connections to various big Sea Tribes.

Similarly, the One-eyed Dragon also played the role of a middleman. But, unlike other pirates who supplied silk and porcelain to the Sea Tribes, he supplied various types of beautiful women.

The Berding Sea Tribe behind the One-eyed Dragon was the biggest Sea Tribe in the Jaboli sea area. They had over three thousand warriors and were vey powerful. But the Evil Demon Island behindn more terrifying. Even when the Siattu Sea Tribe was at the peak of their strength, they also did not dare easily get into a conflict with them.

There were countless tribes in the boundless sea. There were so many that even the so-called most knowledgeable Chief Priest of the Divine Temple did not know exactly how many there were. Among the countless Sea Tribes, the Siren, who looked something like the Mermaids on the surface were definitely a one of them.

After leaving the sea water for a few days, the skin of an ordinary member of any Sea Tribe, would start to crack. Unless they wore the Crystal Essence of the Star-tailed Fish to absorb the moisture from the air to moisturize their skin, if not, most of the Sea Tribes would not be able to leave the water for long. But the Sirens were different. They did not need the Star-tailed Fish’s Crystal Essence and could live on land like humans, so their way of living was completely different from the Sea Tribes.

An ordinary Sea Tribe member would naturally be enemies of the Fire Element. But the Sirens were different. They were natural Fire Element Spellcasters, and could do huge damage to an ordinary member of the Sea Tribes.

Sirens were also natural Illusionists. Their singing voices were so-called the most charming in the big sea. But, they were also the most dangerous voices. Not to mention the humans sailing on the seas, even the Sea Tribes would unknowingly lose their sense of direction while listening to their singing, walking into a trap they could not return from.

Most of the Sea Tribes believed in the Sea God, and had some form of rules and regulations they followed, but the Sirens were different. They did as they liked and did not follow any laws. The men were cruel and loved killing, and the women were loose beyond belief…

The Evil Demon Island, whose name caused people to react negatively, was where most of the Sirens were gathered. On the island were many beauties snatched from various tribes. There were endless unbelievable rumors from the island. There were people who discovered their long-lost daughters by accident, being forced to be toyed around by other people. There were also people who discovered that their girlfriends who had disappeared a long time ago had actually been tamed and had become lowly female slaves…

The Evil Demon Island was full of crime and sin, but no other Sea Tribe dared to offend them lightly. The sinful Evil Demon Island was where many high level Warriors and Spellcaster who had fallen from grace were, the Experts gathering like clouds. It was even rumored that some of the powerful nobility were frequent guests of the Evil Demon Island, indulging themselves without restraint, till they were reluctant to leave. So over thousands of years, not only did the Evil Demon Island not get destroyed, they even got stronger and me powerful.

A red light district operating openly on the sea?

After finding out what the Evil Demon Island was about, Yang Ling shook his head. The more degenerate the place, the more powerful the backing. The various types of powers made things complicated. In a thousand years, even the powerful Sea Tribes could not do anything about the Evil Demon Island, much less Yang Ling himself.

But, his goa was just to kill the One-eyed Dragon and guarantee the safety of his Sea Domain, and not to go against the powerful Sirens. With careful planning, there was a chance he might just succeed!

“His Lordship, after finding out about the One-eyed Dragon’s whereabouts, you could just send a few elites in to secretly assassinate him! If there was a need, I can send a few guards to show you the way!” Seeing the grave look on Yang Ling’s face, Evelyn reminded him of the possibility.

While the Magical Beasts Realm was powerful, but if they were to clash greatly with the Berding Sea Tribe and attracted the attention of those devils on the Evil Demon Island, that would surely be a big disaster!

“Miss Evelyn, thank you for your reminder. If there is a need, I will send someone to seek your assistance!” Yang Ling spoke while standing up. After thinking silently for a while, he said, “According to what I know, the dangers in the Underground Tomb are far beyond what you know so if you run into any trouble, you can look for me anytime!”

After understanding the complicated situation of the sea, Yang Ling knew that if he wanted to successfully kill the One-eyed Dragon and find traces of the Ancient Wizard overseas, a powerfully Sea Tribe ally was necessary. The Siattu Sea Tribe that Evelyn belonged to might be facing a catastrophe, but it could be easily resolved if they were to find the Staff of Life. It was an ally he could have a long term working relationship with.

Maybe, if they could become the middlemen between the Sea Tribes and the various races on land, and contract all the big businesses, it might not be a bad idea!

Yang Ling then led the Dark Dragon King and Corpse Wizard King to a corner near the Teleportation Formation to rest, pondering on future plans as he walked.

One who did no consider the future of a thousand years when planning would not be able to plan properly for the moment!

He might not be able think about what would happen a thousand years later, but for the sake of progress of his Realm, he had no choice but to consider the general direction of development in the next few years.

With Evelyn’s intelligence and help, if he could plan carefully, killing the mere One-eyed Dragon should not be too difficult. The problem was how to get along with the Sea Tribes with the Sea Domain after that, how to completely vanquish the pirates and making trouble in the Sea Domain, and how to get the most benefit out of this.

The thousand year grudge between the Sea Tribes and the humans benefitted the pirates, the special middlemen. Many people had made astonishing profits because of this. While exploring the overseas to look for the traces of the Ancient Wizard, Yang Ling did not mind leading huge numbers of vessels out to sea, and with Evelyn acting as the intermediary, build a relationship with various Sea Tribes, carrying out a mutual exchange of goods.

Go big or go home!

Maybe one day, from a remote Domain, the Magical Beasts Realm might turn into a trading hub for the Sea Tribes and the various races on land, becoming the biggest goods exchange and processing plant on the Tailun Continent in history!