From a carp to a dragon god

Chapter 366: Military Strategists and Demon Vassal
Water-glowing grape vines on Hushan Island.

The two sisters, Zhu Ai Ling and Zhu Ai Hong, each held a set of spider silk soft armor and showed it to the island owner Yu Shuyang for review.

One set is made of water-gloss spider silk, which is as thin as a layer of ice shell. The water-gloss spider silk is as clear as water and looks very delicate.

The other set was made of moonlight spider silk, which was more transparent than water spider silk and had an icy touch. Holding it in the hand felt like a beaded shirt made of ice beads.

In the coastal areas of Kyushu, people like to wear pearl shirts in midsummer. Rich people use pearls, while ordinary people use thin bamboo. In any case, they want to wear something breathable.

Yu Shuyang took it in his hand, looked at it from top to bottom and from left to right, then showed it to his cousin Li Zhen and asked him to tell him what he thought.

This was the first time the spider silk soft armor appeared. Li Zhen held it in his hand and looked at it over and over again. He felt that it was not much different from the spider silk vestment and did not understand what his cousin's intention was.

"Cousin, these two robes are both exquisitely crafted, but I don't see the deep meaning behind them." Li Zhen shook his head and returned the spider silk armor.

Yu Shuyang laughed heartily upon hearing this and jokingly said, "They say that to cultivate the Way of the God of Wealth one must cultivate a pair of precious eyes. Your skills are simply not up to par."

As he spoke, Yu Shuyang pointed out a few seams to Li Zhen, and then said, "The robes are made to imitate the celestial robes, and they require a seamless fit.

Our soft armor is not like that; it is divided into several pieces and woven directly, making it very simple to make."

Armor accounts for a very large proportion of the Taoist soldiers. Looking at the Taoist soldiers in the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, only shrimp soldiers and crab generals are selected among the thousands of aquatic creatures. The reason is that they are born with shells.

Human soldiers also have leather armor, paper armor, and iron armor. These armors are battle armor used by soldiers who practice martial arts.

Yu Shuyang had little contact with the human race in Middle-earth and didn't know about their military structure. Based on the rumors about the Five Prefectures Soldiers, he thought it should be an organized system.

To put it simply, the so-called establishment is a system. He Zhenzhu, the clam girl from Xiyu Fudi, built a hardware platform that is the establishment of Longhou Shuifu, and the Taoist soldiers she trained practice according to the military formation.

The military system of Longhou Shuifu is one general leading three Taoist troops. This scale is not considered large. In the wars of the human race, large troops are used to fight, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers are dispatched each time.

There is an additional type of military officer in the large army group, who is responsible for connecting the upper and lower levels. This type of military officer is called a military officer. When fighting alone, he can lead a group of Taoist soldiers to fight, and he can also form a formation when fighting in a joint operation.

Spider silk soft armor, flame gun, and pumpkin carriage are all essential items for military strategists. In other words, these three humane weapons were created by military strategists.

In the French world, there is a military strategy that everyone says: the key to large-scale military operations is logistics, and the manifestation of logistics is the number of military officers.

Yu Shuyang selected these three humanitarian weapons after careful consideration. He was not only selling weapons, but also military construction and logistics.

Li Zhen, who was standing by, also sensed some business opportunities after receiving some pointers, and immediately started asking Zhu Aihong and her sister about it. While asking, he was calculating the profit margin.

"Cousin, this spider silk soft armor is actually three times cheaper than the Wind Catcher Robe." Li Zhen couldn't help but sigh.

The wind-catching robes of the Zhu family, the sea spider spirit, are also well-known in the East China Sea. The Zhu family relies on the silk collected by the captive spirit spiders and the weaving techniques of fishing nets to maximize the price and function.

Just as the Fu family shipping company monopolized the business of sea vessels and Dharma ships, the Zhu family used wind-catching robes to directly monopolize the business of cheap Dharma robes.

Yu Shuyang shook his head and sighed, "The wind-catching method is the Zhu family's business. Even if the spider silk armor has three times the profit, it cannot be sold in the East China Sea.

This spider silk soft armor is a humane weapon and can only be taken to Menzhou for trade. I don’t know what the six branches of the Zhu family have discussed.”

The Zhu family's ancestor Haixia only has a hundred years to live, and Zhu Sanniang will have to support the family in the future. So, the Wind-Catching Robe and the Spider Silk Soft Armor all belong to the same family, so there is no need to harm one's own interests.

Li Zhen's face was slightly surprised, and he hurriedly explained: "Cousin, the Zhu family is the Zhu family, and the Wind Catcher's Robe is the Wind Catcher's Law. The two cannot be confused."

Then, Li Zhen explained the inside story to his cousin. It turned out that the business of the Wind-Catching Robe was just under the name of the Zhu family, but it was actually the property of the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea.

After all, the Zhu family took refuge in the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea. At that time, the ancestor Haixia entered the Dragon Palace and became a female official, specifically responsible for cutting robes for the dragon daughters and granddaughters.

This Wind-Catching Robe is the business of a Dragon Lady. Since the Dragon Lady does not divide up territories, she does not have many people under her command, and she usually recruits her subordinates from among the maids in the Dragon Palace.

The Dragon Girl passed on the method of making a whaling net to the Haixia Patriarch. The two sides agreed on a 30% to 70% profit split, and the Dragon Girl secretly protected the Zhu family.

Nowadays, Patriarch Haixia has less than a hundred years to live, and Zhu Sanniang will take over the control of the Zhu family. The business of Bufengfayi can be considered to be stopped.

With Li Zhen's relationship with the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, the Zhu family no longer needs to maintain its relationship with the Dragon Palace, and the 30%-70% profit-sharing business will naturally have to stop.

Yu Shuyang didn't expect that the Zhu family had such an operation, but the Dragon Girl was also very ruthless. She only provided a refining method and took away 70% of the profit.

Thinking of the fact that the sixth branch of the Zhu family had defected to the Dragon Marquis of Beihai, he couldn't help but feel a little contempt in his heart. The monsters in the Zhu family were all spineless.

"According to what you said, you'd better go to the Six Islands of the Zhu Family. I heard from Zhu Gangbiao that some time ago, they defected to the Dragon Marquis of Beihai." Yu Shuyang reminded.

Li Zhen nodded and sighed, "Summer insects can't talk about ice. The monsters in the East China Sea have never seen the world and have always regarded the East China Sea Dragon Palace as a behemoth."

In the East China Sea, no matter whether they are from the aristocratic families of demons and immortals or from the scattered immortals and wild demons, they really regard the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea as a behemoth and submit to it to a greater or lesser extent.

For example, the white turtle spirit Gui Youguang brought his entire clan, young and old, and followed the big turtle to the East China Sea, and immediately took refuge with the dragon son Baxia.

Ba Xia is Bixi, which has a dragon head and a turtle body. It is good at carrying heavy objects, and humans often use Bixi to carry steles.

Gui Youguang is of white turtle bloodline and was rejected in Longzi's water palace. He was harmed several times. Finally, it was Zhu Sanniang who asked Longsun for help and rescued him from the water palace.

Even with such an experience, Gui Youguang still believed the persuasion of the turtle demon in the Dragon Palace, helped sell the goods, and secretly embezzled Li Zhen's property.

The fundamental reason is the submission to the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea. Gui Youguang thought that he had the support of the Dragon Palace behind him. Even if Li Zhen and Zhu Sanniang found out, they could only swallow their anger.

The same is true for the sixth branch of the Zhu family. Faced with the pressure from the Tiger Stick Demon Fairy, the first thing they did was to find a backer instead of dealing with it.

Even though the Tiger Stick Demon Fairy had the power of the Five Islands and Eight Cities, he was still frightened by the Dragon Marquis of the North Sea. Later, when Zhu Gangbiao put aside the matter of building a temple for the God of Goods, it still made the Tiger Stick Demon Fairy worried.

These are all the power and reputation of the East China Sea Dragon Palace. Just by relying on the title, it can subdue all the aquatic creatures and the East China Sea monsters.

"The Dragon Palace of the East China Sea controls the famous weapon of the East China Sea, so it naturally has such power. You must be convinced of this.

The names of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Taoist Alliance are very famous in the heavens and myriad worlds, but they are unknown among the East China Sea creatures.

"Zhu family, you should go and take a look. We killed the black-nosed mole demon, and there's no telling if the North Sea Dragon Marquis will turn against us," Yu Shuyang advised.

Zhu Gangbiao took the blueprints of the spider silk soft armor back home. It has been almost three months since then. The two sisters Zhu Aihong and Zhu Ailing have both made the clothes, but there is still no news from him.

Li Zhen thought for a moment. He had originally planned to visit the Zhu family, at least to see Ancestor Haixia and see how she was doing. "Cousin, I'll go to the Zhu family and discuss the spider silk armor with them," Li Zhen said.

There are two sea boats on Hushan Island, and the bee monsters Jin Shisan and Jin Bailiu are driving the boats. The two monsters followed Yu Shuyang and his friends to Hongchi Island.

They waited outside the island for more than two months. If they had not relied on catching sea fish, they would have starved to death on the boat.

The six Zhu Family Islands are located on the outskirts of the desolate sea. Li Zhen cannot fly there, so he still has to take a boat to get there. The ones who help row the boat are still Jin Shisan and Jin Bailiu.

Fortunately, this time, they both filled their magic bags with honey, so as not to stay outside for a long time. Although the bee monster can eat fish to fill its stomach, it is not as comfortable as honey.

Yu Shuyang did not go to see Li Zhen off, but instead called He Liuzhi over. Ever since he told He Liuzhi the news about Hongchi Island, the red-haired rat demon wanted to return to his own island.

Considering the relationship between Beihai Longhou and Black-nosed Ground Rat, Yu Shuyang stopped He Liuzhi to prevent him from being beaten to death after being angered.

"Island Master He, what do you think?"

Yu Shuyang persuaded He Liuzhi to come down, and he didn't think of supporting him for nothing, so he discussed with him and let him find a way out on his own.

The Red-haired Rat clan was wiped out, and only He Liuzhi was left. If he wanted to run Hongchi Island again, he had to join forces with another faction, otherwise, he would not be able to defend Hongchi Island.

"Master Yu, I have thought about it again and again and have come up with a fire poison business. I wonder if you would be interested in it."

As He Liuzhi spoke, he took out a red bead from his bosom. The red bead was the size of a thumb and the color of rouge.

Yu Shuyang took the red bead in his hand and instantly felt a burning sensation, as if the red bead was burning like a piece of charcoal.

"This treasure is made of coral, polished into a pearl, and filled with sulfur and fire. This pearl can be used as a hidden weapon. Once activated, it explodes into a five-foot sea of fire."

As He Liuzhi spoke, he threw the red bead into the air, and it instantly turned into black and red fireworks, mixed with the stench of sulfur.

Yu Shuyang nodded with great satisfaction. There was a sulfur spring deep in the earth veins of Hongchi Island, and He Liuzhi made a living by selling sulfur paste.

"Island Master He, how much do you plan to sell this fire bead for?" Yu Shuyang asked with a smile.

"Leave it all to Island Master Yu. It's whatever amount you say." He Liuzhi said with a naive smile.

Yu Shuyang pondered for a moment and said, "The sulfur ointment infects the coral polyps. This ointment cannot be preserved for a long time. At most, its power will be almost gone in a year.

How about we price it at one hundred talismans per pill? Later on, a special monster will come to you, and you two can discuss it then."

Yu Shuyang saw the power of the fire bead and thought of the flame gun. He secretly had an idea in his mind. If the fire bead was refined into the gun head, it would be like a fire dragon spitting out a bead. The effect would be even more powerful.

When He Liuzhi heard Yu Shuyang's price, his face was also moved. Previously, the sulfur ointment was given to the Golden Ear Rat Fairy, and the selling price was not particularly high. He just regarded it as a favor.

"Island Master Yu, how should the distribution be calculated?" He Liuzhi asked cautiously.

He Liuzhi is not a fool. He has been running Hongchi Island for so many years and he knows the rule that there is no gain without hard work. Now that he is asking for Yu Shuyang's help, he has to share the benefits.

Yu Shuyang was stunned when he heard this. He, the bee demon Jinhu, the Zhu Aihong sisters, and Sha Yi all got a share of the profits. That was because they were all on Hushan Island and the two sides were in a vassal relationship.

Having just mocked the Dragon Girl for being shady, now it was his turn. Yu Shuyang smiled and shook his head, saying, "Island Master He, our two families are considered a partnership. Besides, I shouldn't be taking a cut."

Only by following the rules can one last long. Relying solely on force and coercion to plunder wealth will eventually backfire, just like Li Zhen wanted to use spider silk soft armor to replace the wind-catching robe.

Yu Shuyang helped He Liuzhi more out of kindness, not to use him to make money.

“Island Master Yu, I am now all alone. It is too difficult to survive in the current desolate sea, let alone keep Hongchi Island.

I know you mean well and want to help me, but I, an old man, cannot be so shameless as to take your kindness for granted.

Besides, when doing business together, there's no way we don't share the profits. You should just name a figure so that we can have a long-term relationship."

He Liuzhi's words were full of deep affection, but I don't know how much of it was sincere.

Yu Shuyang understood the meaning of He Liuzhi's words and wanted to ask him for help to defend Hongchi Island.

"Island Master He, what are your plans for the future?"

To be honest, Yu Shuyang was simply kind-hearted and didn't want to worry about He Liuzhi. After all, he didn't lack manpower.

When He Liuzhi heard Yu Shuyang's question, he was stunned at first, then he immediately understood and fell to his knees with a plop.

"Island Master Yu, our He family is willing to surrender and become a vassal."

He Liuzhi has not been idle these days. He has asked the bee demon Jinhu a lot and knows some of Yu Shuyang's temperament and character.

The Taodushan Islands in the desolate sea today are not what they used to be. He Liuzhi, a seventh-grade rat demon, really cannot defend it.

Therefore, when Yu Shuyang asked him what he did for a living, he wanted to get the Coral Fire Pearl, with the purpose of sharing the profits with Yu Shuyang in order to seek protection.

When He Liuzhi heard that Yu Shuyang was not interested in sharing the profits, he knew it in an instant. He could only seek some dependence, just like the Golden Bee Clan.

Yu Shuyang had no choice but to help He Liuzhi up from the ground and persuaded him, "Island Master He, I have no intention of recruiting servants. Aren't your family members from the Sea Rat Clan? Why not return to the clan?"

He Liuzhi was a little unwilling to accept this. After a moment of contemplation, he sighed and said, "Island Master Yu's words have awakened me!"

The clan spirit of the Red Rat Clan had dissipated, and He Liuzhi's worries disappeared. Just as Yu Shuyang said, he could return to the Sea Rat Clan.

"Master He, you are too polite. With your cultivation level and the Red Red Island, it won't be difficult for you to rejoin the Sea Rat Clan." Yu Shuyang consoled with a smile.

He Liuzhi thanked him again and again. He also knew that apart from this method, there was no other choice. Fortunately, he was not alone after returning to the sea rat clan. He had relatives in the clan, such as the Golden Ear Rat Fairy.

Just as the two demons finished their pleasantries, they saw a black cloud descending from the sky, and a fox standing on two legs with a ghost mother mask on its face and a lantern in its hand.

The person who came was none other than the Black Fox Pengwei. He refined the Netherworld Origin of Thunder Island and drew out the Yin-Yang Road. He came directly here according to the location given by Yu Shuyang.

(End of this chapter)