World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 828: Three Nine Six: Suo Lun madly collecting! Turing Duo shocked!_2

Chapter 828: Three Nine Six: Suo Lun madly collecting! Turing Duo shocked!_2

In just a short moment, a mountain of gifts had piled up in front of Suo Lun.

Suo Lun could feel how intense the brightness in Haidei’er’s beautiful eyes was.

Because the gifts under her name were too numerous to count, and their total value was simply incalculable, at least ten times more than when she sat beside the Rock Demons.

Because Suo Lun would soon be leaving, and Haidei’er would act as his representative in the Marine Guild, exercising his rights and obligations.

As such, she, Haidei’er, was the one everybody at the scene needed to flatter heavily, hence the especially generous gifts.

After the fifteen big shots of the Marine Guild had finished presenting their gifts, it was time for other marine merchants and pirate leaders to pay their respects.

There were more than a hundred people attending the banquet, and each one of them brought a substantial gift.

...

Finally, with his belly full and his thirst quenched, Suo Lun entered the most splendid and lofty room in the castle to rest.

Haidei’er had calculated for more than half an hour before coming up with a staggering figure.

"530,000 Gold Coins," Haidei’er said. "The total value of the gold coins and gifts from the Marine Guild, numerous marine merchants, and pirate leaders is around 530,000 Gold Coins."

This number was so massive it was almost comical, equivalent to nearly half of Rage Wave Kingdom’s annual tax revenue.

In this sea battle, including the cost of the live exercises in the previous month, the military expenditure Suo Lun had paid was around 100,000 Gold Coins.

After the great victory, not only did he recapture the gold coins and goods stolen by the Rock Demons, but he also received a tribute of gold coins from the Yan Tribe, and today he got respectful offerings from the Marine Guild and numerous pirates and merchants, which altogether amounted to nearly 1,000,000 Gold Coins in revenue.

This sum was already enough for Suo Lun’s expenses for nearly a year to come.

Before, 1,000,000 Gold Coins of such would have been enough to launch an expedition of hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

The ocean, indeed, was a cornucopia.

"Master, the night is deep. This servant shall attend to your rest," Haidei’er approached and said with utmost subservience and eagerness to please.

And just then, Princess Zhen Yan put down the book in her hands and said tenderly, "Husband, it’s late. We should retire for the night."

Zhuang Zhixuan couldn’t help but smile to herself.

Suo Lun felt a chill crawl up his scalp and shuddered.

...

Wangcheng Zidu!

Before Eunuch Li Zhu arrived at the southeastern coast, Zhi Li had already received the second and third secret letters.

The two secret letters arrived almost simultaneously, one from the southeastern division of Heibing Mansion and one from the powers of Yin Zhou.

But the contents of the two secret letters were nearly identical.

The Rock Demons faced a great defeat, leading more than ten thousand Rock Pirates in a retreat back to Thunder Archipelago. Suo Lun and the Allied Army with Hai Gang went north to hunt down the Rock Demons!

No ships were nearby to witness the three-way battle between Suo Lun, Rock Demons, and Hai Gang, so the process of the actual fight was unknown to the outside forces.

Even the most skilled spies could only obtain very superficial information.

For example, the previous secret letter from Heibing Mansion only had four simple words: Rock Demons greatly defeated.

This was deduced by the Heibing Mansion spies hiding on the desolate islands in Tian Shui City’s waters, who noticed that Suo Lun’s Fleet was escorting tens of thousands of Yan Tribe prisoners back home.

Thus, the Heibing Mansion spies concluded that the Rock Demons were greatly defeated!

Heibing Mansion immediately sent this intelligence through flying carrier pigeons to Wangcheng Zidu, the first secret letter that Zhi Li received.

Days later, spies of Heibing Mansion ambushed in the northeastern desolate sea islands discovered the Rock Demon Fleet running away, and there were only about ten thousand Rock Pirates remaining.

Not only that, Suo Lun and Hai Gang’s Allied Army were jointly hunting down the Rock Demon Fleet.

So, they sent the second secret letter.

As for why Hai Gang would ally with Suo Lun, these were details Heibing Mansion’s spies could not uncover.

...

After repeatedly reading the second secret letter,

All Zhi Li’s wishful thinking shattered; the Rock Demons had lost, Suo Lun had won.

Zhi Li felt ice-cold chills once again, his body shaking uncontrollably.

Because he had been implanted with demon blood, his stomach and intestines no longer cramped or bled.

But still, his spirit was dizzying and blackening in waves.

No wonder Suo Lun could win, it must be Hai Gang, that old thief, launching a sneak attack on Rock Demons from behind and ambushing with Suo Lun’s Fleet, leading to the Rock Demon’s great defeat!

That old thief Hai Gang claimed he was going south to punish Suo Lun, but he had already made a secret pact with Suo Lun; their falling out was all a performance!

Zhi Li made up scenario after scenario in his mind, completely unaware that Hai Gang had been forced to ally once more with Suo Lun and hunt down the Rock Demons after being painfully defeated by Suo Lun.

But how could Zhi Li be willing to believe Suo Lun defeated the Rock Demons on his own? Naturally, he needed a reason, and Hai Gang’s betrayal was the best one.

"Hai Gang, that old thief, I’ll tear you to pieces, to pieces!" Zhi Li shouted, and then his head spun, and he violently fell onto the carpet.

Instantly, Li Chenglian rushed in and helped Zhi Li to his feet.

"Quickly, send orders to all the lords, the governors of each province, instructing them to lead their armies to assemble at Wangcheng with the utmost haste and to dispatch forces immediately to punish Suo Lun!" Zhi Li ordered sharply.

"Yes," Li Chenglian replied.

"Has Turing Duo’s Army of Vengeance arrived yet?" Zhi Li asked.

"Almost, just over a hundred li away from Wangcheng," Li Chenglian answered.

"Tell her to speed up," Zhi Li commanded. "Her Army of Vengeance can ignite the flames to extinguish Suo Lun."

...

At this moment, the surroundings of Wangcheng Zidu had turned into a massive military camp!

Countless armies from all directions of Rage Wave Kingdom were converging towards Wangcheng!

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