Rewind time by ten minutes.

In front of the Temple of the Sea, Priest Naga stood in front of the idol with a gloomy face, holding the scepter representing the presiding priest of the Temple of the Sea, wearing a blue robe embroidered with strange patterns and a mysterious whirlpool-like emblem. In front of her was a Naga guard with a familiar face, as if Sauron had seen him once or twice. The Naga priest stared sharply ahead, his expression seemed to carry a hint of anger and murderous intent, and he said in a condensed voice, "Asrod still has no news at all? ”

The Naga guard leaned over slightly and said, "Yes." ”

Bang dang!

The Naga priest was so angry that he grabbed a silver object and smashed it on the ground, then roared angrily, "How dare he do this! How dare he ignore me? How dare you ignore the power of the goddess of the sea!? ”

The Naga guard was silent for a moment before he said, "The goddess of the sea is answering prayers less and less, and there are many priests in the temple who are unable to get answers, and some of the apprentice priests are beginning to lose the ability to perform divine magic. There are rumors within Naga that the power of the goddess of the sea is weakening, which makes some of them have other ideas. ”

"Asrod probably won't respond to your request! …… He got the riches of Alcatraz! ……”

"The Marsh King has amassed a great fortune, and Asrod is said to be recruiting troops, and he has even extended his tentacles to the eastern coast, preparing to win over the very dangerous pirates of the East who believe in pagan gods."

The Naga priest was silent.

She stayed where she was for a moment, then turned and walked towards the outside of the Ocean Temple.

The Naga guard seemed a little surprised, and raised his hand to stop her, but he still took it back, lowered his head and said, "Your Excellency is really going to meet the throat cutter in person?" He is a human being, an outsider after all! ”

The Naga priest stopped and turned to look at him, and said with a blank face, "Then what else can I do now?" ”

"If I don't go out to meet him personally, I'll lose even my last ally. The Shark People suffered heavy losses in their fight against the Lord of the Swamp. The Naga royal family began to hollow out my influence within the clan, and the goddess of the sea was temporarily unable to answer my prayers. Even you, whom I thought I could trust, still let me down in the end. ”

"On the contrary, it is an outsider who is a human being, and I am pleasantly surprised again and again!"

"If he hadn't killed the Lord of the Swamp this time, my situation would have been even more embarrassing, you waste is useless at all, and you actually watched Asrod take away the wealth of Alcatraz."

The Naga guard's face was ugly, and there was a hint of shame, and he whispered, "It's me who is incompetent. But after all, he was one of the three pirate kings of the South Coast, and I couldn't change the situation with my own strength. ”

The Naga priest did not speak.

She just smiled mockingly at the corner of her mouth. There seemed to be a cold light in his eyes.

The Naga guard hesitated, but then spoke, "Priest." If you go out to meet him in person, it means that the Temple of the Sea officially acknowledges his identity. His status will become equal to yours, and if you add in the pirate forces he subdued after killing the Queen of the Swamp, I am afraid he can become the new Pirate King! ……”

"It's going to make him even more uncontrollable! …… The situation on the South Coast will change dramatically because of him! ……”

Hearing this, the Naga priest glanced at him and said slowly, "Wouldn't the situation on the south coast change dramatically if I didn't go to greet him personally?" You are all ready to move, and even you have your own careful thoughts in your heart? I may have been a little narrow-minded in the past, but now I can see a little more clearly. That is, he has more value and potential to invest than you! ”

"In that case, you can kill the Lord of the Swamp."

"Maybe I was really wrong when I wanted to completely control him, this kind of person can't completely control him, he is qualified to have an equal status with me."

"Besides."

"If I don't greet him in person now, won't he have what it takes to become the new Pirate King?"

"He gathered nearly a thousand pirates in just three days. And more and more pirates across the South Coast want to defect to him, because he has proven himself to be even stronger than the traitor of Asrod by killing the Lord of the Swamp. You think he's now carrying the power of a great victory. What was the purpose of bringing the corpse and head of the King of the Swamp? ”

"He just wants to force me to compromise and back down, to force me to bow my head and admit that he has an equal status with me."

"If I don't bow my head and meet him personally, he could become my enemy. All the qiē was because of my mistakes. I mistrusted Asrod, and I mistrusted you. I won't have a second mistake like this, go back to the deep sea canyon of the Naga tribe. Since you are hesitating in your heart and can't give everything to the goddess of the sea, then go back to that underwater canyon. ”

Priest Naga turned his head and said with a cold expression, "Next time, I won't be merciful to you again." You've let me down so much. ”

"My brother."

"You should make your own choice, don't force me to kill you with my own hands! ……”

Dead.

When the Naga priest finished speaking, her gaze was already cold, and she looked at the Naga guard in front of her as if she were looking at a potential enemy. Her figure left the Ocean Temple, and as she raised her scepter, the Temple warriors guarding the vicinity of the Ocean Temple gathered, dressed in heavy armor and armed with a unified trident, not only as a weapon for them, but also as a symbol of dependence, for it had a special meaning when the Naga priest himself came out to greet Sauron.

The crowd in front of me parted like a tidal wave.

More than thirty temple guards opened the way ahead, and the Naga priest headed towards the dock with a solemn expression, and those who saw her along the way, whether they believed in the goddess of the sea or not, couldn't help but bow their heads slightly to express their awe. Because she represents the oldest power in Port Taylor, the Temple of the Sea is more important than any other force in Port Taylor. Naga priests rarely appear outside because of their race, so this time the appearance in person is even more noticeable, especially since there are so many pirates gathered near the port.

The black-pressed crowd moved out of the way from both sides.

The Naga priestess stared at the warship in front of her with a stern expression, and she saw the dragon head of the Swamp King, the stitched corpse, and seven or eight large warships, as well as a number of pirate clippers. Such a force is almost capable of threatening the security of Port Taylor, after all, there are not too many guards in any city in this era. It takes too many resources to train professional warriors. The kind of people who usually farm, train in their spare time, and have certain combat skills can only be regarded as militia in this world.

All principalities in the South Coast region.

The regular army combined is less than 200,000 men, but if the militia is drawn out as soldiers, the number can skyrocket to more than 2 million.

Even the regular garrison of Port Taylor actually only had 800 men.

In the entire south coast region, as well as the west coast region, many cities have only three or five thousand regular troops. The man in front of him has unconsciously accumulated such a foundation, and he already represents the rise of a new force.

"Your Excellency!"

The Naga priestess leaned down slightly, and she could hear the uproar behind her. I know better that this honorific title of my head will make the man in front of him have a high prestige, and completely prove and stabilize the position he has now. The Naga priests would never bow to Sauron if they could, but not doing so now would mean losing a powerful ally. She has to make compromises and concessions, and even just coming out to greet the other party in person may not be able to satisfy the man in front of her.

Because the Naga priest saw a light in his eyes!

That's ambition.

He definitely has a lot of ambition in his heart.

This discovery made the Naga priest feel a little bitter in her heart, because she felt as if she had missed an important opportunity. If she hadn't pressed so hard at first, she would have shown her sincerity even more. Invest more resources in the man in front of you, maybe it won't be the case now.

But it's getting late!

If she had given this qiē in the past, then it was her gift, a condescending reward.

But now it's different.

Now it was the man in front of her who forcibly demanded this qiē from her. He thinks he deserves it, which means that even if she pays a lot of price, the reward she gets is only to restore their trust and friendship.

………………

Sauron stood on the dragon head battleship.

He stared at the Naga priest who was bowing his head to him in front of him, and at the same time at the chattering crowd behind him. At this time, his face looked a little better. At the very least, the Naga priest in front of him was not stupid enough to know that he should pay a certain price at this time to restore their trust and cooperation.

But!

That's not enough.

How could Sauron reveal the previous matter just because the other party came out to greet him in person. You must know that the pirate king 'Asrod' has robbed him of the spoils he deserves, and has looted the wealth of Alcatraz Island controlled by the king of the swamp. Just this little price can only prove that the other party still has the intention of continuing to cooperate with him, and if he really wants Sauron to give up his previous suspicions, he must come up with tangible benefits.

It's not because the other party pleases himself that he will be confused by people who don't know the east, west, north and south.

Sauron's expression was grim.

Maybe it's because he's been through a lot during this time, and before he knows it, his acting skills have also improved, especially after meeting so many difficult opponents.

When the Naga priest saw Sauron's cold expression, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

Because she realized that she was not bleeding much this time, I am afraid that she would not be able to restore the trust of both parties. Now the situation is already a bit difficult to ride a tiger, and she has already come out to meet Sauron, so whether the two of them negotiate next or not, in the end, Sauron has been duly recognized, and his status has been close to that of other pirate kings.

Thinking of this, the Naga priest gritted his teeth, approached Sauron, and handed over an object.

"The King of the Swamp is dead!"

Although his heart is very painful, the Naga priests are still the same on the surface, and the priests are all people with certain acting skills, otherwise they would not be able to preside over a temple. She looked at Sauron, then swept her gaze over the nearby pirates, and said in a tone with a hint of divine awe, "Your Excellency has killed the enemies of the Goddess of the Sea!" …… The Goddess of the Sea will be happy to reward you! ……”

"Please take it."

"This represents our friendship and we will join forces to destroy other enemies! ……”

Moment.

Sauron's cold expression changed like a spring breeze, because the Naga priest in front of him gave him a compensation that he couldn't refuse, and even when the other party's words revealed the intention of reuniting the alliance, he nodded in agreement without the slightest hesitation. Because the Naga priest had given him the props of the ghost ship 'Dead Whisperer', it was an irresistible temptation for Sauron, even more so than the heiress of the countess, who had beauty and wealth.

The Dead Whisperer!

A ghost ship of the quasi-legendary rank.

As the core combat power of several battles, Sauron knew too well the value of this ghost ship.

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(PS: Futu is sick...... A little groggy and a little dehydrated...... There is only one change today...... Hopefully it will get better soon. (To be continued......)