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Chapter 962 Pushing the Third Generation to the Opposition of the Emperor
The barrel of liquor is served, let's dig in!
After ten consecutive drinks, the man remained unmoved, his lazy demeanor unchanged. This contrasted sharply with the bearded men who, after a dozen drinks, were all laughing and indulging in unrestrained behavior.

This must be the second generation!

Metatron cut to the chase: "As the Bronze Throne, I have been entrusted by the city lord to search for Tifa. Just now, news of Tifa and the third Pirate King has spread here. I would like to confirm whether this news is true."

The man said in a muffled, lazy voice, "Probably!"

Metatron frowned. "You look unhappy."

The man said irritably, "Why should I be happy?"

Metatron was even more displeased and decided to lay it all out: "Aziza is your daughter."

The man looked up and stared directly at Metatron, remaining silent.

Silence is admission.

Metatron continued, "I want to find Tifa, and I strongly oppose Bronze Flower marrying a pirate."

The man said in a deep voice, "I object to everything!"

Metatron was surprised: "Why did you say 'all'?"

The man downed a glass of wine and asked, "How would you feel if your daughter and your idol were both taken advantage of by some blond guy?"

How did it feel? Pain! It hurt so much!

Metatron gritted his teeth: "So, we can cooperate?"

The man sneered: "You're a god, and you still want to cooperate?"

Metatron asked, "I want to know who this third Pirate King is? Where is Tifa?"

The man pulled out a glittering pendant studded with various gemstones: "Go ask around in taverns. When they see this, they'll say something. Remember to return it to me."

—System notification: You have obtained the "Sea of ​​Stars" pendant lent by the mysterious man.

Metatron is an expert in appraising antiques; the value of this pendant as a luxury item is immeasurable! So, is this a symbol of the second generation's status and position?
But Metatron still found it troublesome: "My time is precious, why can't you just tell me directly?"

The man raised his glass: "This issue... I'll tell Lord God after a few more drinks with me."

Despite the lessons learned from Raziel, Metatron is a guardian deity, so exchanging a few drinks for information is still worthwhile.

"drink!"

After downing ten cups and half a barrel of liquor, even Metatron, the guardian deity, started to experience screen flickering.

Metatron grew impatient: "I'm busy. Can you tell me now?"

The man laughed heartily: "Being able to drink so much with Your Majesty has suddenly made me feel much better. I can speak now, but please don't mind, Your Majesty."

Metatron exclaimed, "I don't mind!"

The man, his face flushed with alcohol, looked somewhat embarrassed: "Because, I don't know either."

The chat group erupted in laughter.

Fuck! Are you kidding me?

Metatron became anxious: "Why wouldn't you know?"

The man sounded a bit aggrieved: "I'm just a drunkard at a dance hall, how much could I possibly know?"

In any case, drinking together can be considered a way to increase your relationship with the second-generation Pirate King.

"Then let's investigate."

"Lord God, walk slowly."

Metatron decided to teleport directly to Vivian's tavern in Black Iron City. After all, this tavern had a lot of inexplicable issues. He also wanted to further solidify Black Iron City's animal protection efforts.

Upon arriving in Black Iron City, as expected, they were once again greeted with cheers and applause from the night market residents.

Upon entering the tavern, it seemed that Vivian had finished her shift and gone to sleep; only the innkeeper was running the business.

The shopkeeper stepped forward excitedly: "It is truly an honor for our shop to have Your Excellency grace our humble establishment with your presence—"

Metatron ignored him and pulled out the pendant: "Let the proprietress handle this!"

At that moment, the pendant's flash instantly drew the attention of everyone in the room.

Metatron was also quite surprised. It truly lived up to its reputation as a token of identity. Even a divine artifact might not elicit this reaction from an NPC.

The innkeeper's expression changed: "Lord Divine Throne, please have a seat and wait a moment! Someone, bring Lord Divine Throne wine—"

Damn it, this wine!
Metatron immediately corrected him: "Tea!"

"clear."

The next moment, Vivian, without even changing out of her pajamas, came downstairs with her hair disheveled.

I don't know if it was because I drank too much and the screen was blurry, but for a moment, Metatron felt like he was seeing an angel in plain clothes! Normally, a dancer's appearance would drop by half after removing her makeup, but Vivian's appearance was enhanced?
"Lord God?"

Metatron then came to his senses, but his first question was still to confirm the man's identity: "Miss Vivian, do you know the origin of this Sea of ​​Stars pendant?"

Vivian asked respectfully and solemnly, "May I ask, Your Majesty, how did you acquire this pendant?"

Metatron said calmly, "It was given to me by a man with a high alcohol tolerance."

Vivian said respectfully, "For us insignificant people, he is an extremely powerful figure whom we absolutely cannot afford to offend, and we certainly cannot inquire about his name."

Metatron was basically convinced and became interested: "Wouldn't it be inconvenient to get things done by someone without a name?"

Vivian: "We can use some aliases. But even if we use aliases, they're not people we dare to inquire about."

Metatron was displeased: "So if I want to inquire about the third Pirate King, you can't give me any information either?"

Vivian was in a dilemma: "The intelligence depends on Lord God's attitude. Everyone believes that Lord God wants to retrieve the Bronze City Flower, which inevitably means a conflict with the Third Generation. In this situation, no one dares to give intelligence; they will only say they don't know."

Metatron was furious: "So you mean I have to flatter him and say good things about him in order to get information?"

Vivian said urgently, "That's not what I meant! Actually, when Lord God came in person with this pendant to inquire about information, new information had already emerged—that is, all the taverns knew that a big shot like Lord God was inquiring about another big shot with a token of another big shot. This escalated to the political level, and no one in the taverns dared to speak out!"

And on a political level?
Metatron was stunned: "So you mean I shouldn't have shown this pendant to everyone so directly, and I should have found a secret place to inquire about it privately first?"

Vivian said awkwardly, "Given the God's status, it's unlikely that he would inquire about this in private. Since things have come to this, we can only think of another way."

Metatron said irritably, "Then think of a way."

Vivian thought for a moment: "The Divine Throne could announce that they're giving Tifa a different bride for the third generation. That would ease the situation considerably, and the various intelligence organizations should also try to find a solution." Metatron asked incredulously, "Which bride could bring Tifa back?"

Vivian said timidly, "Didn't the Divine Throne just cultivate a candidate for City Flower, Sherry? Perhaps she could do it?"

Metatron angrily retorted, "They're not even on the same level! Are you saying the third generation is so easy to fool?"

Vivian said, "Actually, that's not important. What's important is that this itself can provide a huge topic of controversy and will bring out a lot of information. Isn't the master's goal to obtain information?"

Metatron was caught in a dilemma, so he asked in the chat group, "Boss, everyone, what do you think?"

Sila said, "I just feel that this second-generation rich kid gave me this pendant with ulterior motives, and that he was deliberately trying to escalate the situation."

Uriel exclaimed in surprise, "Does a drunkard have so many thoughts?"

Sila scoffed, "You actually think a top thief, a top sailor, is just a drunkard?"

Raziel frowned and said, "The key is that as long as they declare that Sherry will be exchanged for Tifa, it's equivalent to putting themselves in the position of a negotiator. And the essence of negotiation is compromise and concession, which will only embolden this third generation!"

Metatron muttered, "I know, that's why I'm so annoyed! Boss, say something!"

Michael pondered for a long time before finally speaking: "First, we need to figure out what our purpose is in finding the third Pirate King?"

Metatron was taken aback: "Looking for Tifa!"

Sariel exclaimed in surprise, "Are you sure it's a player? Is it Da Chun?!"

Michael shook his head and sighed, "We need to broaden our perspective! Our goal should be to ascertain the relationship between this Pirate King and the Emperor. If he intends to oppose the Emperor, we should support him! If it's just like the previous two, with minor skirmishes, then we'll fan the flames and force him to the opposite side of the Emperor, boosting his power. What's wrong with that? As long as his power is great enough, even if he doesn't want to be an enemy of the Emperor, it won't be possible! What we urgently need right now is that as long as this third generation emerges, the pressure on our Evil Spirit Island from the Emperor will be greatly reduced, and the pressure on the mermaids will also be greatly reduced."

Sariel suddenly understood: "As expected of the boss, he has a grand vision!"

Raphael got excited: "That's right! Publicly marrying two or three wives at the same time is already a royal privilege. Even a duke can only have one wife. This is a challenge to the emperor's authority! So this matter needs to be hyped up!"

Sila laughed and said, "Perfect timing, I'm right next to Shirley, I'll talk to her about it slowly?"

Michael nodded: "Okay, Mei, Sila, you two can work it this way."

Metatron let out a long sigh: "I'm still heartbroken."

Gabriel advised, "Xiaomei, you're an engineering student. You have to believe that you can design an even more perfect Tifa in the future..."

Sila scoffed, "That's right, besides, it's not like Tifa can't come back."

Metatron let out a sigh of relief and said to Vivian, "Alright, we'll do it your way. You spread the word. How much?"

Vivian bowed and said, "It is a great honor to serve Your Majesty. All I can do is not accept money."

Metatron asked in surprise, "You don't charge money?"

Vivian said with difficulty, "You could also interpret this as someone being afraid to accept money."

Metatron was genuinely annoyed: "How can we operate without charging money? Here's 50 upfront, you need to spread the word as quickly as possible."

Vivian's hands trembled as she took the money: "Yes, I understand."

Hmph, is it that scary?

Metatron wasn't going to sit idle either: "Boss, I'm going to the Emerald Tavern in Gem City to spread the word, so Shadow Fiend and Andariel know too..."

Michael: "Okay!"

At this time, cargo ships were on the riverbank of Tieyan Village.

Shira also began preparing Sherry: "Miss Sherry, I have received news of the birth of the third Pirate King, and he has publicly announced his intention to marry Tifa, but the Bronze Guardian disagrees."

Sherry was stunned: "How could the noble Miss Tifa marry a vulgar pirate? Wouldn't that ruin her star image?"

Sila sighed, "After all, she was captured by pirates. At least now we can finally confirm Miss Tifa's whereabouts."

Sherry asked in surprise, "Is there any way to rescue Miss Tifa?"

Sila hesitated to speak, "The Bronze Guardian is worried about Miss Tifa's safety and wants to propose a bride swap to get Miss Tifa out."

Shirley exclaimed, "She's the city's most beautiful girl! Who's qualified to replace her?"

Sila sighed, "Yes, who will replace her? It's a real problem."

At this point, Sila decided to stop, leaving the mystery for her "alternative" to figure out.

Just then, the alarm bells rang loudly from the direction of Tieyan Village.

Clearly, midnight is approaching, which is usually the time when the siege monsters' attacks are at their most intense.

Sherry suddenly stood up: "Elder, I can't stand by and watch anymore, I need to help the village!"

Sila understood that her work had worked; after all, only by making a name for herself could she be eligible to become the city's most beautiful woman, right?
"What about the cargo ship here?"

Sherry said, "This is not the main battlefield. I believe that with the strength of the Elder and the Fishman God, we can handle it. If anything happens, just blow the horn and I will come back immediately."

"it is good."

After Shirley finished speaking, she grabbed the giant staff, which shone brightly and fell into the water. Instantly, it absorbed the surrounding river water to form an ice boat, and a ball of water condensed around the ice boat. Shirley stepped onto the ice boat and glided ashore like surfing, disappearing into the night in an instant.

Sila was genuinely astonished: "Did you see that? Her skill is amphibious, which is more practical and appealing to pirates in the sea. She might actually be qualified to replace Tifa!"

……

After finishing his congee with preserved egg and lean pork, Da Chun kept switching between large and small sizes while waiting for the situation to develop.

Then Eileen's message arrived: "Darling, breaking news! The Bronze Guardian has come to Vivian's tavern with the second generation Pirate King's token to inquire about the third generation!"

The Ten Elders really are going to investigate me!
Da Chun was shocked: "What did Vivian say?"

Ellen said happily, "Vivian came up with an idea: have the Bronze Guardians exchange Sherry for Tifa..."

Da Chun was shocked: "What kind of operation is this?"

Eileen laughed, "Of course it's to hype up the Pirate King's reputation! Wasn't your initial goal to marry Sherry? Actually, whether you can change it or not isn't important; what's important is having three marriage options. Then, Vivian will create more hype about the third generation, like how the third generation is very rich and handsome, and the third generation's reputation will keep rising. High reputation means power, kind of like our gang skills..."

Holy crap, holy crap, this is really... Get to the point!
Da Chun asked in surprise, "What's the story behind the second-generation pirate king's token?"

Eileen laughed and said, "That's the problem. I just asked Grandpa, and he said the second generation is very unhappy, but they can't object. Using this token to show their stance and escalate the situation is equivalent to helping you improve your reputation and making you worthy of your daughter! Whether we can seize this opportunity depends on our subsequent performance."

Damn it!
So the second-generation rich kid is really unhappy? I thought he was my father-in-law and would definitely support me.

But upon closer reflection, it's because I don't have a daughter that I can't understand his feelings. It's like how Xiaofan's fathers are clearly unhappy when he plays with Zihan and Zihan, his female classmates.
(End of this chapter)