Raging Scales Island.

It was a large island connecting the south coast to the eastern shipping route, because the desert route was cut off by a powerful force, so that the trade between the East and the West began to shift to sea. This is the territory of one of the three pirate kings, 'Asrod', although he has a strong pirate power, but his focus is not on the trade between the south coast and the overseas islands, but more concerned with the transoceanic trade between the eastern world and the western world. Slaves, the black market, and smuggling were lucrative trade channels, but for the pirate king, the real value of trade was spices, silk, tea, and so on.

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

The continental shelf plate divided by the desert region from east to west, the aristocratic and wealthy people of the entire southern and western regions have an astonishing demand and spending power for these luxury goods. Because of the huge disparity in wealth between social classes, the aristocracy often controlled thousands or even tens of thousands of times the wealth of the commoners, and they accumulated huge wealth from taxes, estates, trade, mines, and so on. In terms of living needs, these aristocrats put a large amount of money on these expensive luxuries because of the pursuit of luxurious enjoyment.

Wizards are also heavy demanders of spices, and they will use special incense to help them meditate and improve their concentration skills for understanding spells that are more difficult to master.

Sauron is only a half-baked wizard, a professional witch like Golia, who basically carries spices to help calm the gods 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 still retains the human outside, Asrod stood on the warship, looked at a masked subordinate in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "What news is coming from the port of Tairo?" ”

The masked man bowed his head slightly, "That throat-cutter rose quickly, and all the pirates near the shipwreck bay were subdued by him. Because of the killing of the Marsh King, his reputation seems to be reaching the West Coast. Some time ago, he led a large number of pirates to the port of Taylor, and finally forced the Naga priests to come out and meet him personally. Now his reputation in Port Taylor is in full swing! ”

"I'm afraid he will soon be able to take the place of the King of the Swamp."

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

The masked man hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Your Excellency Asrod!" Shall we kill him now? Otherwise, when his power becomes stronger and stronger, I am afraid that it will be a big problem for us in the end. ”

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

"Since he can kill the King of the Swamp head-on, his strength must not be weak. Moreover, he still has the aura of the patron of the goddess of the sea on his body, and attacking him head-on is tantamount to provoking the infighting of the ocean church, and there are still zài differences within the Naga clan, and it is not time for a direct showdown. Now I can only watch the movements on the Naga royal side. If they succeeded, killing the throat-cutter would be easy! ”

The masked man nodded lightly and said, "Why don't you send someone to assassinate him?" Watching him grow up like this is probably not good for our plans. ”

Assassinate?

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

The masked man looked around, then quietly approached and said, "I heard that a mysterious organization has appeared within the continent, which seems to be called the [All Things Are One]. There are a lot of assassins in this group, as long as we can afford it. You might be able to get a Legendary-level assassin to help. ”

Asrod couldn't help but fall silent when he heard this.

His expression was a little painful, because the price of inviting the legendary assassin was not small, but after thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "You send someone to contact them, if you can ask the legendary assassin to help, it will naturally be the best." But remember not to reveal who we are. There's still a lot of wealth brought back from Alcatraz, which should be enough to feed those greedy guys. ”

The masked man nodded, "Yes." I'll arrange it now. ”

Asrod smiled slightly, his expression seemed a little cruel, and said in a low voice: "If you can assassinate him like this." Maybe it can reduce a lot of trouble. ”

"Damn Naga priest!"

"If she hadn't been in the way, things wouldn't have been so troublesome."

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Port Taylor.

Sauron walked side by side with the Naga priest in the direction of the Ocean Temple.

The crowd around him looked at him, and their eyes couldn't help but show a trace of awe and jealousy. Because any of these cunning fellows could see that his posture of forcing the Naga priest to bow his head and give in, he was able to force the presiding priest of the Ocean Temple to retreat, and this strength had already shocked their hearts.

Sauron needs prestige!

He needed a higher prestige so that he could easily open up routes to the overseas islands.

"The Pirate King's Fall [Legendary Battle]: In early December 1675 of the Crescent Era, your meteoric rise caught the attention of the Lord of the Swamp, who intends to preemptively kill you as a threat, while sacrificing your blood to the ancient abyss demon realm [Dagon]. But to everyone's surprise, in the absence of a reinforcement army, you led the pirates and sharkmen to kill the Lord of the Swamp. You have gained great fame in this battle, and even the nearby seas have begun to tell your story. [Legend +5]"

This is the Legendary degree gained by killing the King of the Swamp.

But this was only the beginning, and after Sauron forced the Naga priests to compromise and compromise, there was actually a legendary hint.

"The Compromise of the Sea Priests [Folklore]: In the early December of the New Moon Age 1675, you gathered an army of pirates to the port of Taylor with the power of victory, and forced the presiding priest of the Sea Temple to give in and compromise. The corpse and warship of the Marsh King have rocked the people of this island, and your fame has begun to sink into the hearts of the people in this chaotic region. The Naga priest personally greets you, which greatly increases your prestige and gives you even more influence in the nearby seas. [Legend +2]"

Really!

Sauron was right, and combat wasn't the only way to gain Legendary.

His act of forcing the Naga priest to give in today actually allowed him to get 2 legendary points in one go, which is almost equivalent to a legendary-level battle.

Sauron now has 21 Legend points!

Don't underestimate the legend of these 21 points, he was able to recover and gather so many pirates in such a short world at the beginning, because he has a lot of legend. His fame has spread throughout the South Coast, and even other cities in the coastal region know about his rise, which is why so many pirates are worshipping him. As a high-level professional, you can't just have strength and no prestige, people don't even know who you are, how can you take refuge in your command lightly?

Legend is the highest prestige.

Temple of the Sea.

Sauron walked in with the Naga priest, and the others stayed outside.

As soon as he entered it, Sauron glanced at the other party, and then said in a deep voice: "Who is the supporter behind Asrod?" I don't believe that a pirate king would dare to disobey the orders of the Sea Temple! It is impossible for him to have no supporters behind him! ”

The Naga priest's face was a little ugly, but he still replied: "He is the pirate king supported by the Naga royal family, and because he has the support of the Naga royal family behind him, I can't order him many times. ”

Naga royalty?

Sauron frowned slightly, and said in a condensed voice, "How is it possible? Just the support of the Naga royal family? How dare he disobey the orders of the Temple of the Sea? Isn't he afraid of the wrath of the goddess of the sea? ”

"Unless they intend to ......"

Sauron seemed to think of something, and some vague memories suddenly flashed in his mind, and his face suddenly turned not very good-looking.

These guys are so daring!

They don't think that the goddess of the sea is gradually becoming less responsive to the prayers of the believers, and that she has a chance to get that monster out, right?

This was only a precursor to the Sage's catastrophe.

The goddess of the sea 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 goddess of the sea?

A hint of surprise flashed on the Naga priestess's face, she didn't seem to think that Sauron even knew a little bit about such a secret thing, but she didn't mean to mention it at all, because this thing was taboo and rarely mentioned within 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 wipe out this guy together! ……”

Sauron shook his head lightly and said, "It's not time yet. ”

"After all, he is one of the three major pirate kings, and if we have the support of the Naga royal family, our odds are not high at all."

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

The Naga priest fell silent.

The goddess of the sea has fallen into a deep sleep, if she can mobilize the power of the goddess of the sea, where she needs Sauron's help, Asrod will not dare to disobey her orders.

The Sage Havoc has begun to brew!

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

The situation did not improve until the gods came down and they answered their prayers in the form of saints.

Strictly speaking.

This is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

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Meanwhile.

Somewhere in the overseas archipelago, a group of drow elves who have migrated here are also engaged in an important discussion. (To be continued......)