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Chapter 912 Shannon joins. Back to Spirit Island.
The Sea of ​​Creation.

The Fourth Prince's warship, now half-submerged, had been drifting at sea for several hours. Although he had sent out "fishing" communications long ago, not a single ally had replied. Had they all failed to receive them? Or was it a covert war of read-but-not-reply messages?

In either case, Sariel Raphael was confident that with the mermaid in the lineup, there was nothing to worry about; his only concern was the giant sea monster. He also eagerly awaited the appearance of the Bronze Guardian. After all, they had been playing for a while; it should be time to find him, right?
Just then, the warship's communication station received a message.

"Fourth brother, it's your second brother! My communication station was just fixed when I received your message."

The fourth prince hadn't held out much hope, so he was genuinely puzzled: "Second brother, what's the situation with your communication station?"

"Unstable! Get to the point. I detected something resembling the Bronze Guardian God just passing by. It was too dark to see clearly. Fourth Brother, do you know anything about this?"

The fourth prince was suddenly stunned!
Sariel and Raphael quickly recovered and immediately offered a suggestion: "Your Highness, this is our good friend, the Bronze Sage, who came here specifically to assist us in the investigation. However, some complicated situations have arisen in Bronze City. He is essentially equivalent to the Bronze Guardian. Your Highness can simply declare that the Bronze Guardian was sent here by Your Highness. In this way, the other princes will cooperate with your command!"

The Fourth Prince then came to his senses and replied, "Second Brother, the situation is complicated. To get to the point, that is the Bronze Guardian I arranged. You can inform the other brothers about this. The Sea of ​​Creation is dangerous, so please make sure all brothers coordinate their deployment."

After a moment, the Second Prince replied: "I have a vast sea of ​​seaweed here, and I'm also contacting my other brothers..."

Sariel Raphael was astonished: "The Sargasso Sea?"

The fourth prince was taken aback: "How did Second Brother get involved?"

"I was planning to cross over by airship, but the air up there is flammable and toxic, so the balloon exploded and we had to make an emergency landing. We couldn't contact the other guys for a while..."

Meanwhile, those eavesdropping in the chat group became increasingly astonished: "How did these siren sea monsters manage to steal the Crown Prince's ship and pass through the Sargasso Sea?"

Sariel sighed, "Of course, it's the underground dark sea route that the Fourth Prince mentioned earlier. I guess that's why the Sirens can quickly rob merchant ships every time they appear, and why my mermaid can't wipe them out."

Gabriel exclaimed in amazement, "I can already imagine how advanced the Sirens' lair is. This can no longer be treated as just a small group of wild monsters. It might be a very developed hidden force. If possible, let the mermaid subdue them?"

Michael sighed, "That depends on the Empire's attitude. After all, the Sirens had already stolen an Imperial frigate."

Gabriel laughed and said, "If we're facing the Emperor, our stance and the Prince's stance would be somewhat aligned, wouldn't they?"

Raphael scoffed, "If it were just one prince, there might be some issues. But with five princes, it's all about mutual suspicion and preventing one from informing on the father. It's hard to reach a consensus. Didn't the eldest prince suspect the fourth prince was the informant, which led to Remir Metatron being imprisoned?"

Michael said, "Let's wait for the Guardian's results. It's already quite strange that he could appear here. Either it's the old whale, or the Dragon Mother has information about the Sirens' lair."

Sariel panicked: "The old whale couldn't possibly have it! It was just a gift from the God-preceding team; it doesn't contain enough information, and it's impossible for it to be a traitor. It could only be the Dragon Mother."

Metatron said, "It could also be an evil god possessing the wing of the Dragon Queen. If it is an evil god, then it's possible that Alpha and Beta are behind it all."

Sariel perked up: "If it's Alpha that's behind this, it's actually a good thing! The backdoors he left behind are all sneaky and illogical, requiring the intelligent system to forcibly stitch them together, which actually gives us a greater chance."

Michael: "That makes sense, and it's quite something to look forward to."

In the midst of their conversation, Sila suddenly paused, "My gang members are quite active; they're actually looking for Mafia contact marks in the sewers?"

Sariel didn't even hesitate: "With the abilities of these remaining team members, daring to explore the sewers at night is suicide. It must be Da Chun directing them from behind the scenes."

Xila smiled and said, "The royal family did indeed arrange some powerful people to escort them. I hope they have a smooth journey."

Metatron asked, "How is Natata's animal rights appeal going?"

Sila said with a hint of helplessness, "It's still unclear. The NPCs are all watching Amy dance, but they haven't made any calls to action yet."

Sariel said irritably, "Don't have high expectations for Curry's abilities. These kinds of NGO activities require money. Sira can just use animal protection as an excuse to give money away."

Sila panicked: "I'll pay people? Then we'll have to pay them for every activity from now on. We can't start that! Only those who are willing to join without paying are the core members. We must establish a core layer in the early stages of the organization!"

Gabriel laughed: "Just admit you're stingy..."

……

Da Chun and his group were still gliding over the sea of ​​kelp. With the Dragon Mother's hurricane speed boost, they were already quite fast, but they had been gliding for more than 20 minutes and could not see the end.

Da Chun suddenly realized that the area of ​​this sea of ​​algae was much larger than last time! What's going on?
Just then, the Soul Mirror in my inventory emitted a faint voice: "Darling..."

The blurry audio means communication here is difficult!
Da Chun immediately checked his inventory: "Honey, what's wrong?"

After a long pause, Ellen replied: "Bilianna discovered the situation in Black Iron City. Elder Sheila gave my sister a new nun's uniform and made her join an animal protection organization to do activities. She's so young and doesn't know any better; something bad could happen to her!"

What's going on with the Ten Elders?

They weren't even sure who this new, beautiful, and shady nun was, and now she's being dragged into some weird cult?
Da Chun instantly felt that the situation was out of control! He immediately took out his phone to check the live stream and found it. It was the same guy, Tata the God of War, giving a speech to people on the street, and Amy dancing in the crowd. The new Nezha Hun Tian Ling was clearly on her head and shoulders!
Holy crap, they even added curry to the mix! I can't stand it!

However, I am powerless to stop it. Even if Biliana is the older sister, I cannot reveal my identity and show up.

If you can't stop her, then send some people in to monitor her.
Da Chun suddenly remembered that he still had four academic underlings in Black Iron City, including Shannon, whose patent had been stolen by Marquis Guaido! He had entrusted Shannon with Nancy's two original formulas, "The Sacred Enzyme Plague Eliminator Formula" and "The Barnacle Acid Muscle Regenerating Formula," to study. The initial investment was considerable, and then he had completely forgotten about him!
Then there are his friends, Peter Pan and Amumu, who research the insect zombie virus, and Singed, who researches pyrite. They even helped out when the monsters attacked the Southern Canyon Village last time—speaking of which, it was on that occasion that Sariel tried to kill me with his swordsmanship that fell from the sky, but I killed him with my Flame Egg… (Note: Chapter 307).

Holy crap! Speaking of this Firebird egg, I lent it to Tifa, and Tifa's right here in front of me! Can I ask her about it?
Um, let's get down to business first!
Da Chun immediately replied: "Darling, have Bellena find Shannon and his three friends and get them to join as well. Especially Peter Pan and Amumu, who both study insects, join Animal Rights and have them look after Amy..."

Eileen replied, "Ah, I forgot about those! Those four went to Southern Canyon Village and know Bellena."

"Then let's do it."

After ending the call, Da Chun didn't really feel like asking about the Firebird egg. After all, he wasn't in a hurry to use it and had nowhere to use it; Tifa was practically penniless right now, so how could he possibly ask?

Let's keep checking our phones and keeping up with the latest news.

The more he paid attention, the more disgusted he felt, and the more he wanted to flush this curry down the toilet. Da Chun subconsciously checked his ranking. Holy crap, how did he get so low? He remembered that he used to be hovering around 11th place.

To be honest, since becoming number one globally, I've hardly paid any attention to rankings. Being number one brings a sense of ease; I'm no longer hiding and trying to stay afloat like I used to...

Da Chun is now free and has started paying attention to the rankings, which haven't changed much. By the way, it seems the Five Wanderers have been imprisoned in the Arctic, and their rankings have dropped considerably.

Da Chun recalled that they were using his name to get ahead, and their live stream had even trended on social media. Are they still live streaming?

Da Chun found their streamer's room and saw they were live-streaming! Live-streaming prison voluntary labor! And there were quite a few viewers. Thinking about it, it makes sense; prison is off-limits for ordinary players. There were almost no prison guides during the open beta, so they've carved out a completely new path, which is commendable.

Unlike me, I don't even have the opportunity to go out and work.

Just as Da Chun was getting bored switching between live streams, he suddenly noticed that there was movement in the crowd on Curry's side!

Four NPCs squeezed into the front row, and it was none other than the long-absent Shannon and his three companions!
Dressed in an old-fashioned scholar's outfit, down-on-his-luck yet dignified, young yet mature—the perfect candidate for organizing an event! Ha, Berena's gotta get things moving!
Before Curry could finish his rambling, they raised their hands and said, "We're in!"

No, your acting isn't convincing at all! It's flawed!

……

At this moment, Sila was waiting in the crowd, bored and anxious, for the results of the call to action.

And indeed, four people showed up!

Overjoyed, Tata the War God stepped forward excitedly to shake hands: "Welcome, a very warm welcome!!"

The four began by introducing themselves: "I am Peter Pan, an entomologist. I love insects and I support animal protection!"

"I am Amumu, and I research... how to treat insects!"

"I study pumpkins, a vegetable. My name is Shannon. Although I'm not an animal, plants and animals are part of a harmonious ecosystem..."

Sariel suddenly felt a sense of familiarity: "Wait a minute! Aren't these the four NPCs who accompanied Da Chun out of the city last time?"

Xila asked in surprise, "When did this happen?"

Gabriel laughed, "When the monsters attacked the village, and Sariel was killed by the Great Spring Fire Egg!"

Sariel grew impatient: "Can we not talk about this anymore?"

Sila laughed heartily: "It's been almost a month, hasn't it? Can't time heal the scars in Sariel's heart?"

Sariel roared, "These four must have been sent by Da Chun; they're traitors! We absolutely cannot use them!"

The crowd burst into laughter: "Da Chun is imprisoned in the God Realm, how can we assign an NPC to be a traitor?"

Xila snorted coldly: "NPCs that Da Chun takes a liking to must have some value. Da Chun has been imprisoned for so long that it is impossible for him to continue their questline, so I will take over."

Gabriel chuckled: "Wow, so Sila does have an opinion about Da Chun, right? Are you missing him?"

Sila snapped, "Shut up, you bitch!"

After the four finished their introductions, they joined in the speeches. Their speeches were well-reasoned, knowledgeable, and passionate, far superior to Curry's, who only knew how to use skills. They immediately won rounds of applause from the crowd!

Xila listened with rapt attention and couldn't help but join the crowd in applauding: "What a talent! An NPC like this shouldn't be so down on his luck. Perhaps this is why Dachun discovered him..."

After a passionate speech, more than a dozen young people who frequent nightlife spots immediately asked to join!

The team expanded instantly!

Sila was overjoyed: "These are the core officials I need! They must be given important positions! No, this animal protection organization must be expanded for them!"

Sariel scoffed...

……

At this moment, watching Shannon and others' passionate speeches on the live stream on his phone, successfully winning applause from the crowd and the trust of Sister Celeste—to be honest, Da Chun suddenly felt uneasy! These four guys had all been tricked by the academic cliques of the academy, especially Shannon, who genuinely hated the Marquis. His excitement might not be an act; he might be serious!

Alright, let the Ten Elders set the stage, and those with courage come on board. It's better than being locked up and unable to provide them with any follow-up support.

Just then, Daenerys Targaryen suddenly exclaimed in delight, "There is light on the horizon!"

Da Chun couldn't see it, so he immediately activated the mechanical eye telescope and saw that there seemed to be a tiny bit of it. It has to be said that the Dragon's Vision is truly amazing!
"That's it!"

The guardian suddenly felt a little nervous: "Is that the City of Evil Spirits? Should I wait outside for a while and then follow up?"

Da Chun believed that the mermaid had given the sirens advance notice: "It's okay, just go in."

Then it got closer and closer, brighter and brighter, a dazzling pearl on the horizon!

At this moment, Da Chun's heart was also filled with excitement! How long had it been since he left Evil Spirit Island? It must have been almost a month, right? He had only gotten started in the first few days after the server opened, and after traveling back a hundred years, he was already in the Iron Age. The rest of the time, he had let NPCs develop freely, and occasionally he would hear news of the Sirens raiding merchant ships and Imperial escort ships again. How had things developed now?

Then, a beautiful, enchanting song drifted from afar.

Tifa tensed up too: "It's a Siren!"

Da Chun knew the sirens' nature: "This song isn't aggressive, it's fine!"

The guardian spirit chuckled, "It is indeed quite different from the mermaid's singing voice, but both are beautiful!"

Suddenly, a laugh several times louder echoed through the night sky: "Thank you for the compliment, sir!"

Even the guardian spirit was astonished: "So far!"

Da Chun knew that this was the Echo Matrix, a magical artifact of the sea creatures made from the old turtle's seashell.

The next moment, a gentle breeze blew across the sky, the dark fog dissipated, and the moon, like a silver plate, appeared. The moonlight, like silver, sprinkled on the sea, creating a beautiful symphony with Evil Spirit Island!

The guardian spirit coughed lightly: "Well, today is May 3rd, the moon shouldn't be full!"

amount……

(End of this chapter)