Douluo: Dragon King's Star Devouring Wings

Chapter 693 The Sage King's Astounding Wisdom

The Abyss Saint King trusted the Wise Emperor very much, and even allowed the Wise Emperor to eavesdrop on his conversation with Mortis.

The reason is quite simple: besides the fact that the Wise Emperor is indeed intelligent enough, the Wise Emperor, like the Abyss Saint King, came from the Crimson Plane.

Therefore, the Wise Emperor also understood the Abyss Saint King's schemes and plans best.

However, it was clear that the Wise Emperor felt that the Abyss Saint King's actions would not help their plans and might even cause trouble.

Moreover, this information was something that Crimson Mother had painstakingly and painstakingly discovered over a great deal of time and effort.

That's how the Abyss Saint King told Mortis.

The Abyss Saint King smiled faintly and said, "Emperor Zhi, it's not meaningless to tell her that she will become part of our plan in the future."

"To be able to break through to the god level under the suppression of the plane, no matter how she did it, is extraordinary enough."

"You should know that even in the Abyss Plane, apart from myself, even the Spirit Emperor of the second layer and the Fiery Emperor of the third layer only possess power comparable to that of a god, rather than becoming a god."

“A newly established divine realm needs a foundation, and she will become the foundation of our Abyss Divine Realm.”

In reality, within a divine realm, the God-King is both the highest military force and the ultimate decision-maker, and under normal circumstances, he would not easily take action personally.

The first-level gods represent the true foundation of a god realm. There are many things that the god king doesn't need to do, and the second-level gods can't handle them. Therefore, the first-level gods are of utmost importance.

In wars between the divine realms, priests are basically cannon fodder, often being connections brought up by deities who actually hold divine positions.

The true backbone consists of third-level and second-level gods, while first-level gods represent the true foundation.

Unfortunately, in the eyes of the Abyss Saint King, after he became the God King and created the Abyss God Realm, even the strongest Spirit Emperor below him was only at the level of a second-level god.

Mortis's ability to create a demiplane gives him the potential to become a first-level god or even a god-king.

In this way, the newly formed Abyss God Realm would have a direct gap in combat power, making it completely weak. That's why the Abyss Saint King wanted to bring Mortis to his side.

Having been given this much guidance, Emperor Zhi understood: "But Holy Ruler, if you give up on possessing her, how should the plan be implemented?"

The Abyss Saint King said, "If she voluntarily becomes an abyss creature, then I can transfer a portion of the abyss energy to her, destroying those lower-ranked layers, and it is not impossible for her to be promoted to the level of a second-level god."

"In that case, even if I don't go to the Douluo plane in person, there won't be any problems."

"Moreover, in that case we wouldn't need to destroy all the abysses beyond the tenth level; we could simply reuse her demiplane."

"Transform her demiplane into a new abyssal plane. With the new abyss as the vanguard, we can remotely command from the rear."

"But would she be willing?" Emperor Zhi asked.

"She will agree," the Abyss Saint said calmly. "Only when she finds it difficult will she find it extraordinary, once she discovers that no matter how hard she tries, she cannot build a divine position."

“She will naturally come to us seeking deeper cooperation. And now that Qian Gu Huang Yu has become a god, she is at risk of being killed.”

"Transforming into an abyssal creature can largely circumvent this."

Although the Thousand-Year Phoenix Feather possesses the ability to devour the energy of the abyss, the Abyss Saint King has also researched many countermeasures to deal with its sudden attacks.

Through his efforts, he successfully developed the ability to store consciousness and soul.

Simply put, it means leaving a part of one's soul with the Abyss Saint King, even though he was completely devoured by the Thousand Ancient Phoenix Feather outside.

It is also possible to be resurrected through the soul left here with the Abyss Saint, although the energy lost will be no less.

But at least their consciousness was preserved. Otherwise, if the entire clan were wiped out, many battle tactics and skills would have been lost too severely, and the Abyss Saint would have had to start cultivating them from scratch.

"Moreover, energy is always better the more it is. With her addition, the foundation of the Abyss God Realm will be further strengthened."

"Moreover, by then I had already become the ruler of the God Realm. With the core of the God Realm, she could not possibly resist me."

...

Meanwhile, while Qian Gu Huang Yu was out in the Abyss Plane profiting from the chaos, Xie Xie led Tang Wu Lin and his group to the snack street.

The group first bought some seafood, which was considered a specialty of Donghai City, on Xie Xie's recommendation, and then he took them to a restaurant specializing in braised beef.

Braised Beef is a dish cooked in a brownish-yellow earthenware pot. The beef is washed, then stewed with scallions and ginger slices. The earthenware pot effectively locks in the moisture and fresh flavor of the beef. After the beef changes color, more than a dozen spices are added and stewed for a long time until the beef is completely tender. At this point, the flavor of the spices has perfectly blended with the beef. It is a famous snack in Donghai City.

The shop is small, with the stove outside, which has nearly a hundred small fire holes. On it sits an earthenware pot for stewing beef. The steaming aroma of beef makes the lid of the pot hum from time to time, and the fragrance sneaks out to tempt passersby.

There were only five small rectangular tables in the store, which could seat at most twenty people, and half of them were already occupied.

It's already late autumn, and the temperature outside isn't high. But as soon as you enter the store, you're greeted by warmth and the aroma of beef, instantly giving you a feeling of comfort.

Xie Xie has long since lost his airs in front of the three of them. He used to be proud that his family was a family of mecha experts and a minor noble family in Donghai City.

However, in front of the ancient family, their own family was no different from ordinary people.

Because Tang Wulin and Jialin both have large appetites, Xie Xie immediately ordered dozens of servings of braised beef.

As they interacted during this time, their relationship grew closer rapidly. Under the influence of the Ancient Phoenix Feather, the Ancient Family was no longer detached from the masses like in the other timeline.

Qian Gu Zhangting wasn't an arrogant person; he would occasionally go out with Xie Xie.

Of course, they didn't dare drink alcohol, so they substituted it with beverages.

As they ate, Xie Xie became more emotional and began to tell them stories about himself and his mother.

Simply put, the reason he is named Xie Xie is because his mother is grateful for her encounter with his father.

However, because his father was always busy and always traveling, even when his mother was seriously ill, he was still busy.

In the end, his mother never saw her father before she died. At that moment, her eyes were full of regret, and she finally let go of Xie Xie's hand.

This also made Xie Xie hate his father very much, believing that if it weren't for that encounter, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

After comforting Xie Xie, Tang Wulin and his two companions took out various snacks they had bought on the street, preparing to eat them with their meal. Just then, three burly men walked in. The leader was a bald man with dragon tattoos on his bare arms, despite the cold weather.

Although these three men didn't look like good people, the boss wasn't afraid at all. Instead, he smiled and called out to the bald leader, "Brother Guanglong, the usual?"

Guanglong was clearly a regular here, saying, "The usual, another case of beer today, it's getting cold, let's warm up."

"okay!"

Guanglong, a five-ring Soul King, is the deputy captain of the East Sea City Mech Brigade and the younger brother of Guangbiao, the captain of the East Sea City Mech Brigade.

Every city has its own armed forces, including regular police deployments to maintain order and military deployments. Donghai City is a large city located on the coast. Therefore, the Federation has deployed a mech squadron consisting of five hundred soul-guided mechs here.

The mecha battalion is at the division level, only one rank below the administrative head of Donghai City, and there is no subordinate relationship between them.

Guangbiao and Guanglong came from ordinary families and lost both their parents at a young age. However, in this timeline, the Spirit Pagoda was willing to provide Soul Masters with free artificial Soul Spirits.

There is no other timeline where the two brothers could only afford the cost of one person's soul spirit, and Guangbiao eventually became the captain thanks to his outstanding talent and hard work.

However, Guanglong missed the best opportunity to cultivate because he didn't have the money to buy a soul spirit, and his cultivation was limited to the second ring for his entire life.

Guang Biao always felt a strong sense of guilt towards Guang Long, while Guang Long, having given up all hope, accepted protection money and spent his time drinking, fighting, and committing all sorts of evil deeds. However, with Guang Biao backing him up, he was practically a lawless figure in Donghai City.

Now, Guanglong feels he has both power and status, and he trains patrols at work, giving orders and pontificating in front of his subordinates.

He would go out for drinks and meat with his buddies at night, living a very happy life, and naturally he wouldn't do anything antisocial.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that the Douluo Empire is currently very secure, and anyone who dares to collect protection money would be courting death.

After seeing that Guanglong and the other two were just eating and drinking normally after they came in, Tang Wulin stopped paying attention to them.

But what they saw when they opened a can of ribbonfish made them all widen their eyes in astonishment.

Inside a small, round can, piled up silvery-white pearls.

"This...this is a pearl, isn't it?" Xie Xie asked in surprise, his eyes wide.

Qian Gu Zhangting picked up a pearl, examined it closely, and said, "It's of excellent quality, a top-grade pearl. This one alone is worth a million Douluo coins."

As a member of the Qian Gu family, Qian Gu Zhang Ting naturally possesses a wealth of knowledge and experience.

"One...one million Douluo coins?" Tang Wulin exclaimed in surprise. As a student from a poor family, he had no concept of the value of one million Douluo coins.

"So many pearls, wouldn't that be equivalent to tens of millions of Douluo coins?" Jia Lin asked.

The shouts and commotion of Tang Wulin and his companions naturally attracted Guanglong's attention. When he walked over and saw the pearls in the can of ribbonfish in front of them, his expression changed instantly.

Although the mech squadron's mission was to protect the residents, Guanglong was, after all, a high-ranking public official in Donghai City, and he still had his judgment.

"Children, can you tell Uncle where these pearls came from?" Guanglong could tell that Tang Wulin and the others were still students, so he put on what he thought was a kind smile and asked.

Although... given Guanglong's appearance, his smile is unsettling no matter how you look at it.

"If you can't laugh, then don't laugh. You don't have the modeling skills," Jialin complained.

Guanglong froze on the spot upon hearing this. He was still laughing, but it had turned into an awkward laugh.

Upon seeing this, Tang Wulin quickly tugged at Jialin's clothes. He could now see that because she was so pampered, Jialin had always been outspoken and impulsive.

Tang Wulin said, "Uncle, this is what we bought at the store. This is what it looks like when we opened it."

At this moment, the two burly men who had come with Guanglong also walked over.

Guanglong nodded slightly and called to his two teammates, "Get the recorder out. We've got a job, and a big one at that."

To prevent vigilante justice and the use of memory restoration techniques, the Douluo Empire stipulates that all actions, whether it be collection, requisition, or law enforcement, must be recorded using a recorder throughout.

Evidence not recorded by a dashcam is difficult to count.

Guanglong took out an ID card from his pocket and handed it to Tang Wulin, saying, "I am Guanglong, the deputy captain of the Donghai City Mecha Brigade. I think there is something fishy about this matter and would like to make some records. I hope you will cooperate."

"Mech Squadron?" Xie Xie's eyes lit up when he heard this. Although his family was a mech family, they were far from being qualified to be the deputy captain of the mech squadron.

Tang Wulin's situation wasn't much better than Xie Xie's. He had loved mecha since he was a child and longed to be a mecha pilot. He immediately expressed his willingness to cooperate with the investigation.

However, Guanglong insisted that the necessary procedures had to be followed, and only after Tang Wulin and the others had reviewed all three of their documents did they begin to understand the situation.

After understanding the situation, Guanglong said, "For the purpose of further investigation, we need to take this box of pearls with us. As for the money you spent on this can of ribbonfish, I will compensate you three times the market price."

Tang Wulin immediately said no, but Guanglong said that rules are rules, and he would be punished if he didn't follow the rules.

In the end, Tang Wulin was forced to accept a large amount of Douluo coins from Guanglong.

However, seeing that Tang Wulin was so interested in this matter, Guanglong exchanged contact information with Tang Wulin and said that he would let him know if there were any further developments.

Having encountered such a major incident, Guanglong naturally lost his appetite. After paying for the food and packing up the leftovers, he left the restaurant with two team members.

"Brother Long, what do we do now? This is a case worth over 30 million. Could it just be a case of misrepresentation?" a team member said with lingering fear.

"What 'Brother Long'? I've told you so many times, use your job title when you're working!" Guanglong said irritably.

“It’s precisely because this is a case worth over 30 million that we can’t afford to be careless. You all know how big the price difference is between a can of ribbonfish and a can of pearls.”

"Besides, even a fool could figure it out: how could pearls and canned fish be made together? This is clearly a case of smuggling!"

"Then what do we do now?"

Guanglong said, "Let's not act rashly for now. Let me first inform my elder brother."

(End of this chapter)