World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 737 - 362: Brotherhood Alliance?_2

Chapter 737: 362: Brotherhood Alliance?_2

The head of the Yan Mo bowed, his gaze like that of a predator the moment before striking, fixed on Suo Lun. "If I completely cut off and blockade your maritime trade routes, what consequences would there be? You should be very clear about this."

What consequences would there be?

The military expansion would stop, and the livelihoods in Southeast Province, Tianshui City, would be hugely impacted.

Suo Lun’s money would not be enough to maintain his large army, causing internal unrest, not to mention halting any expansion.

Once the sea routes were blocked, it was like grabbing Suo Lun by the throat.

"Speak plainly, what do you want?" Suo Lun repeated the same question.

Yan Mo said, "You captured my three thousand Rock Pirates and claimed them as your own. When the Queen Mother came to ask for help, she said we could either be friends or foes. She threatened me like this, so tell me, what do you think I want?"

What did Yan Mo want?

Did he want to reclaim the three thousand Rock Pirates Suo Lun had captured and teach Suo Lun a lesson?

Or did he see the immense profits from the Chaos Stone Salt Field and the Magic Mirror Industry and want a share?

"My dear brother, take a guess, what is it that I want?" Yan Mo said with a laugh.

Suo Lun said, "Just say it."

Yan Mo said, "I want to form an alliance with you, a brotherly alliance, an alliance of blood!"

This answer must be very unexpected!

After saying this, he stared intently at Suo Lun, wanting to see surprise on his face.

Where in the world does someone attempt to form an alliance by first giving you a fierce slap, beating you half to death?

"Suo Lun, my dear brother," Yan Mo’s voice boomed. "You rule the land, I dominate the sea, together we are invincible!"

Yan Mo slapped Suo Lun’s shoulder heavily and said, "Why do you think I kidnapped your fleet, killed your people? It’s obvious, I wanted to show you my power. Only those strong enough can become allies!"

Suo Lun said indifferently, "You are warning me that you could be my ally, but also my enemy, and that you have the power to put me to death."

"Exactly," Yan Mo said. "When the Queen Mother came to me, she said that we could either become allies or enemies. At that time, I thought you were not worthy, but now you are, so I give those words back to you!"

Suo Lun and Yan Mo, truly natural allies!

For the moment, there were no conflicts of interest between them. Suo Lun wasn’t overly interested in maritime supremacy, preferring to earn money through sea trade and support Zhi Yan in becoming the queen.

Yan Mo, on the other hand, only thought of dominating the sea and then absorbing the Hai Clan of Yingzhou Island to become the sole overlord of the Eastern Ocean.

From a benefit standpoint, an alliance between the two really clicked instantly.

"What do you want? What specifically do you want?" Suo Lun asked.

Yan Mo said, "Do you think I would want to take back those three thousand Rock Pirate captives? No, you can have them!"

Giving away three thousand Rock Pirates just like that showed generosity.

Continued Yan Mo, "Do you think I would ask for a share of the Chaos Stone Salt Field and the Magic Mirror Industry? No, my money is more than enough; I have no need to cut a piece from you. Whether it’s the Chaos Stone Salt Field or the Magic Mirror Industry, I don’t want half a CD."

Suo Lun’s eyes narrowed. He knew what Yan Mo wanted.

Yan Mo chuckled cunningly, "My brother, I can tell from your eyes that you already know what I want."

Suo Lun said, "You want the Blasting Thunder."

The so-called Blasting Thunder was gunpowder, Suo Lun’s current secret weapon of mass destruction!

"Correct," Yan Mo nodded. "I only want this one thing. Tell me the formula, it’s made from a particular ore, right? Tell me where it can be mined and produced on a large scale!"

Suo Lun inwardly marveled, this Yan Mo in front of him truly lived up to being a crafty and ambitious hero!

He went straight for the jugular, seeing through the essence of the situation at once.

Money, he didn’t want!

Three thousand Rock Pirates, he didn’t want them either.

The only thing he wanted was the revolutionary weapon that could change the course of war: gunpowder!

Within the next ten years, what was Yan Mo’s strategic goal? It was simple and clear—to annihilate the Hai Family, occupy Yingzhou Island, and become the unrivaled overlord of the Eastern Ocean.

He was a true hegemon; how could he allow others to sleep soundly by his side?

He and Hai Gang, the head of the Hai Family, were like a fierce tiger and a mighty army; a single mountain couldn’t contain two kings of a hundred beasts.

Nowadays, the Hai Family’s naval power was no longer a match for the Rock Pirates, but regrettably, warships could not sail onto land. With thousands of miles across Yingzhou Island, even Yan Mo’s formidable navy couldn’t capture the cities on land, nor could it shake the foundation of the Hai Family.

Why did Hai Gang agree to lend Thunder Archipelago for the Rock People to reside in? Was it out of kindness? Of course not. He had only one purpose, which was to completely swallow the Rock Pirates and become the unique naval overlord, with power stretching across sea and land.

For Yan Mo and the Hai Family, it was a zero-sum game; either you swallow or you get swallowed.

Now the Hai Family was forming an alliance by marriage with the Turing Tuo Clan, backed by the mainland. Although their navy had suffered losses, their power remained immensely huge.

Yan Mo appeared strong and invincible on the surface, but in reality, he was in a passive situation.

Once he had gunpowder, his troops could take to the land and completely occupy the vast territory of Yingzhou Island.

Otherwise, once his sixty or seventy thousand Rock Pirates landed, they would face the countless sturdy castles and high walls of the Hai Family, only to become pathetic cannon fodder and die completely.

Yan Mo stood up and reached out his hand, saying, "Suo Lun, my half-brother from the same father, let’s form an alliance! Together, we are invincible in this world!"

Suo Lun coldly looked at Yan Mo and said, "Are you asking me to ally with you, or are you forcing me into an alliance?"

Yan Mo said, "I’m asking you to ally with me!"

Suo Lun said, "Hijacking my caravan, causing me to lose hundreds of thousands of Gold Coins, taking thousands of my people hostage, and threatening to block all my trade routes. Is this how you ask for an alliance?"

Yan Mo spread his hands and said, "Fine, then consider it me forcing you into an alliance!"

Suo Lun said, "My half-brother from the same father, any kind of alliance requires a price to be paid. You want my secret weapon, the Thunder Bomb; what can you offer in return?"

Yan Mo said, "I guarantee the safety of your sea routes, allowing you to trade upon the ocean every day and earn astronomical amounts of Gold Coins, and no one will dare to hijack any of your ships."

Suo Lun said, "But these things are already mine. By doing this, it’s like you’re first seizing my possessions and then using them as your bargaining chips to deal with me. One cannot be so shameless!"

Of course, in reality, such shamelessness abounds. Earth’s hegemonic nations usually first seize your things and then extort you with them as chips in the bargain.

Yan Mo nodded and said solemnly, "You’re right, I should pay a price. I can’t just take without giving. Suo Lun, do you love your wife?"

Suo Lun laughed and said, "Of course."

Yan Mo said, "She is the other half of your life; no matter the cost, you wouldn’t send your wife to someone else, right?"

Suo Lun simply sneered in response.

"My wife is also the other half of my life; she means more to me than anything." Yan Mo’s eyes burned with passion as he declared seriously, "Now, I’m giving her to you. I’m paying so much, you can’t call me shameless now, can you?"

Then, Yan Mo patted Haidei’er on the back.

His extremely beautiful young wife immediately crawled towards Lanling, her eyes brimming with emotion.

Yan Mo plaintively said, "Come, my brother. I trade the other half of my most precious life for your external possession, the Thunder Bomb. I’m trading my honor for weapons; that’s sincere enough, isn’t it?"

Suo Lun coldly stared at Yan Mo, his elder brother, who was truly thick-skinned to the extreme.

"What if I am unwilling?" Soo Lun asked.

Yan Mo said, "Then I can only completely block your sea routes. Any ship of the Suo family that I come across in the sea, whether it’s a warship, mercantile ship, or civilian vessel, I will attack them without mercy! Not only that, but I will also destroy your Chaos Stone Salt Field completely. I will send over a hundred thousand pirates to search every island in the East Sea until your Magic Mirror’s secret base is found, forcibly seizing it. I will also locate your secret oil production sites and make them my own. In short, I’ll make sure you have no standing in the Eastern Ocean, slaughtering every person from the Suo family at sea. I will also send pirates to land to harass your Southeast Province territories with kidnapping, arson, and looting; there will be no evil I won’t commit!"

Drawing in a deep breath, Yan Mo’s expression was earnest and his gaze wild as he continued, "My dear brother, one side is heaven and the other is hell; let us form an alliance. One side is survival, the other destruction; let us form an alliance!"

Meanwhile, Yan Mo’s seventeen-year-old wife, twisting her enchantingly snake-like waist, silently pleaded with Suo Lun.

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