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Chapter 1420 - Chapter 1420 Chapter 1282 Each Harboring Ulterior Motives

Chapter 1420: Chapter 1282: Each Harboring Ulterior Motives Chapter 1420: Chapter 1282: Each Harboring Ulterior Motives Zhuo Xiong summoned his Feathered Demon and shot up into the upper reaches of the dark clouds, swiftly flying towards Dark Island.

Zhuo Xiong’s Feathered Demon was also of Intermediate Lord Level, a Xuan Object he had snatched not long ago from the Slaughter City and had strengthened. With an Intermediate Lord Level Soul Pet, life certainly was different. Even if he were not a pirate, he could still lead a “dominant” life in the cities along the border.

However, what Zhuo Xiong desired was not satisfied with just Intermediate Lord Level, and to enhance his strength and accumulate wealth faster, piracy was the quickest path.

Although veiled by dark clouds, Dark Island was overly familiar to Zhuo Xiong. After plunging through a mammoth cluster of clouds, an island of about ten kilometers appeared abruptly on the black ocean.

The island’s terrain was undulating, almost indistinguishable from a desolate island at first glance, but hidden within its mountains was a small town–undetectable from above through the encompassing dark clouds.

The town was inhabited by notoriously infamous pirates who terrorized the ships of Crown Sea. These pirates were all desperate felons, with more than half being criminals from the Wupan Continent!

Piercing through the thick mist and past the Soul Pet Masters guarding the skies, Zhuo Xiong landed directly in the central building of the town.

“Leader Zhuo!”

The pirates in front of the hall greeted Zhuo Xiong as he landed, showing respect with their salutations.

“Leader Zhuo, I’ve just tricked some young ladies from Guan City, including that little maid from Ocean Gate you specified,” one pirate said with a grin.

Zhuo Xiong waved his hand, “I’m not interested right now. I have important matters for the Great Leader.”

“Oh, what’s the rush? That maid is waiting just for you; it’s not like the Navy has shown up,” retorted the pirate.

“One more word, and I’ll cut off your head!” Zhuo Xiong snapped viciously.

Seeing Zhuo Xiong serious, the pirate’s smile froze, and he dared not speak further.

Zhuo Xiong passed through the front hall. Although woven with elements of the Navy, the pirate’s order was considerably enforced, especially at its core.

Once inside the hall, Zhuo Xiong immediately saw Great Leader Zhuo Qing seated at the primary position, discussing potential targets with several Pirate Leaders and how to evade Navy pursuit.

“Great Leader, there is a fleet of luxury sea vessels nearby in our waters,” Zhuo Xiong approached and reported.

Great Leader Zhuo Qing slightly frowned; he disliked such undisciplined interruptions.

“What sort of luxury vessels?” Zhuo Qing asked coldly.

His every move still bore the authority and stature of a Navy General.

“These are ships from the New Moon Land, all Dominator class. Each is worth at least 500 Xuan, just the ships alone are worth 15,000 Xuan. The ships likely carry substantial resources newly acquired from Guan City–they ride quite low in the water,” explained Zhuo Xiong.

“15,000 Xuan in ship value!!” The surrounding leaders and chiefs’ eyes lit up.

This was definitely a big score. If they could capture them all, they could ransack and escape immediately. Even if the Navy were to pursue them, they might not catch up, given the high speed of Dominator class ships.

“What sort of people are aboard?” Zhuo Qing remained comparatively calm.

“They’re crew members from New Moon Land, with some considerable strength, but manageable,” Zhuo Xiong responded.

“Who has detailed information about New Moon Land? Give me specifics,” Great Leader Zhuo Qing’s eyes swiftly scanned the thirteen seated Pirate Leaders.

“Great Leader, New Moon Land is a fine place,” spoke the pirate leader known as Old Zhong.

All the Pirate Leaders’ attention turned to him, as most of their information typically came from Old Zhong.

“Haven’t I suggested before that we might explore beyond the Dark Sea?” the leader Old Zhong spoke slowly, pausing frequently, “New Moon Land was a Third-level Earthly Realm for many years, dangerous and with limited resources. However, in recent years, since it broke away from He Territory, many resource-rich Independent Spaces have emerged there. The initial Soul Pet Trainers to enter those spaces benefitted greatly. Now, describing New Moon Land as a land flowing with riches would be an understatement.”

“Go on,” Zhuo Qing quickly became interested.

“Many say it’s a goldmine, surrounded by Forbidden Domains that are also rich in resources. As long as one has the strength, Soul Pet Masters can gather resources there, and with those prosperous Independent Spaces…”

“How are their strengths?” the Great Leader Zhuo Qing asked.

As a large-scale pirate operation, they weren’t just going to bite into anything–they had to ensure they could chew it without suffering substantial losses.

“Very average, really very average,” said many who came from there, “Apart from a few leaders who are strong, the overall strength is very weak because it’s the Common Human Sub-race. Dominator levels are very rare there; even a Soul Emperor holds a high position. However, they are developing rapidly and might become strong soon, considering the strength of their leaders…”

“Pirate Old Zhong seems to have gotten quite comprehensive information.”

“Zhuo Xiong, how many people do they have?” Great Leader Zhuo Qing asked.

“About 100 people per ship, should be three thousand in total. As for their strength, it cannot be confirmed yet, but Old Zhong said that place used to be Third-level Earthly Realm, no matter how fast they develop, their strength won’t be great. From what I see, they are now just rich!” Zhuo Xiong said somewhat excitedly.

Just the sea ships alone cost 15,000 Xuan, a considerable fortune indeed.

Great Leader Zhuo Qing frowned in thought for a while, hesitated, then looked at Old Zhong and said, “Since that place is independent, in your opinion, if we were to completely take over New Moon Land…”

When Zhuo Qing said this, Zhuo Xiong was stunned for a moment, then immediately thought to himself, truly a leader thinks far beyond others.

Indeed, since New Moon Land was rich and their strength low, why couldn’t they conquer it? No one wants to be a pirate forever. If they could obtain a vast territory, they could live luxuriously just like those Lords of the Earth Realm!

“Great Leader, I advise you not to think in this direction,” Old Zhong shook his head.

“Why?” the other heads asked, puzzled.

“Yeah, why not? Our current strength is already comparable to an Eighth Rank Territory, and we even have Great Leader Zhuo Qing, a Peak Master Level powerhouse. Why can’t we occupy a small New Moon Land?” another younger leader said.

Pirate Old Zhong explained with a wry smile, “Firstly, New Moon Land has been independent for not many years and is still under the protection of the Divine Sect for ten years. Do you think we should rather provoke the Wupan Navy or the Divine Sect?”

“Furthermore, I’ve heard there’s someone guarding New Moon Land now, a person they call ‘Old Man of Cloud Gate’; nobody knows his real name, but reliable sources reveal that the old man is a Boundary Lord Rank powerhouse.”

As soon as Pirate Old Zhong said this, all the pirate leaders couldn’t help but gasp.

Boundary Lord Rank powerhouse!!

What did Boundary Lord Rank mean?

That alone, a Boundary Lord could annihilate their group of pirates without leaving a trace behind.

Previously, the Dark Sea Pirates faced an existential threat when they offended a Boundary Lord Rank powerhouse, which nearly wiped them out entirely, and the Dark Sea Pirates were many times stronger back then than they are now.

“How could such a small place have such a powerful figure?” Great Leader Zhuo Qing frowned.

“This subordinate also does not know, but that old man is truly not someone we can afford to provoke. Besides, several leaders of New Moon Land are also very strong, especially their king. During the independence battle, he alone fought against three Lower Territory Commander level powerhouses,” said Old Zhong.

“What’s his name?” the Great Leader asked.

“Chu Mu, New Moon Land calls him King Chu. After defeating those three Lower Territory Commanders, he said something extremely arrogant,” Pirate Old Zhong replied.

“What did he say?” the heads immediately asked.

“It’s alleged he said: ‘New Moon Land is my Chu Mu’s private territory, and anyone who steps onto this land without permission, whether they are Cloud Realm Lords, Boundary Domain Lords, high officials of the Divine Sect… must be executed!'” Old Zhong said.

Old Zhong’s recounting made the heads exchange glances; even these lawless pirates wouldn’t dare to say such things!

“Territory Lords, Boundary Domain Lords, high officials of the Divine Sect… This guy is really arrogant, to dare to say such words just because he defeated three Lower Territory Commanders, he truly doesn’t know how high the sky and how deep the ground is,” Great Leader Zhuo Qing snorted coldly, a trace of disdain flashing across his eyes.

“Yes, Great Leader Zhuo, you could easily annihilate all of them with just one summon of your Main Pet!” Old Zhong cleverly flattered.

“Even if he himself is on the sea ship, let’s kill them all together!”

Zhuo Xiong was also desperately nodding, his uncle Zhuo Qing was a former Navy General, an Upper Sea Commander Rank, those with only one or two High Master Level Soul Pets as Lower Sea Commanders were totally not on his level!

“Since we can’t occupy their territory, let’s just take their sea ships, with such a big piece of meat floating our way, we’d be fools not to take it!” one pirate leader said.

“Yes, with those thirty Dominator Level sea ships, our raid on Guan City will be much quicker, and maybe the navy won’t even catch a glimpse of us.” a female pirate leader said.

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