Chapter 373 — Opening the Door to Release Shijin
The Beast-Taming Craftsman · Page 8 of 9
The Warring States Legend said with a dark face, "Once the matter is investigated thoroughly, we will naturally give Shenyuan City a proper accounting."
To placate the dragon kings of Shenyuan City, he did not refuse outright, but neither did he agree.
In any case, even if something did turn up, it had nothing to do with him, the Overlord Sea Legend!
The Keyuan Consortium was one of the Seven Isles' ten great consortia, immensely wealthy. If a traitor to the nation really had emerged from within, the Keyuan Consortium would certainly be confiscated—and when that time came, they could simply pay out of the Keyuan Consortium!
What the Warring States Legend worried about now was that the Keyuan Consortium's core assets might have been moved away along with them. If the Consortium's upper echelons had vanished en masse, there was still a chance that Qixia City or Donghuang had a hand in it; but if the Consortium's core assets had also disappeared into thin air, then it was absolutely a problem from within.
For the Seven Isles, that was the worst possible scenario.
"We hope your nation will give a proper accounting. Also, regarding your isle's guardian deity attacking our Donghuang beast tamers—shouldn't that likewise be accounted for?" At this point, the Overlord Sea Legend, having played the bad cop over in Shenyuan City, suddenly raised his voice and addressed the Warring States Legend and the Crimson God.
"Lu Bai, are you all right?"
At the same time, the Overlord Sea Legend looked toward Cen Yu and immediately inquired about Shi Ying's condition. Judging by Shi Tan's swaggering manner, though, it did not seem as if anything had happened.
"I'm fine." Shi Li said, "It's just that that big shot tried to snatch my resources. If not for the mystic realm's power blocking it, I might already be dead."
The Crimson God: ???
You absolute—have you no sense of reason? That cat was definitely hiding beside you the whole time. Even if the fire hadn't blocked anything, you'd have been perfectly fine. Besides, its flaming great hand was meant to seize resources—what the hell are you dying about!
"Warring States Legend, the wagering agreement is written in black and white. If, during this period, a mystic realm on the Seven Isles that has not yet been cracked is cracked by beast tamers of our nation, the ownership of the resources is perfectly clear. So what does your isle's guardian deity mean by snatching resources??"
The Warring States Legend's face had not once turned pale from its gloom all day. He turned silently to the Crimson God, and the Crimson God, its rat tail swaying, turned its head away and would not meet his gaze.
"The Crimson God has slumbered for a long time and knew nothing of the wager. A mystic realm suddenly yielded one mythic-tier resource and two legendary-tier resources—such a powerful energy fluctuation, and from the Crimson God's own guardian territory besides. It was only natural for it to be roused and to protect the resources," said the Warring States Legend.
The Overlord Sea Legend was not satisfied with this explanation. "This matter won't be settled without ten legendary resources, or one mythic-tier resource."
The Warring States Legend: ???
By now the beast tamers of the Seven Isles had seen it clearly: these people were bandits!
At that moment, the Dragon Palace host led by the Sea Dragon King, hearing these exchanges, were greatly astonished as well, for all they knew was that Shi Jin had been bullied—they had no idea why.
Now, hearing that Shi Jin had been bullied because he had dug up one mythic and two legendary resources on the Seven Isles, their eyes went wide at once. They too felt like bullying Shi Jin a little, and wanted to collect a protection fee.
The Ice Dragon King especially exclaimed in shock, "Kid, is that true? One mythic, two legendary???"