Ocean Lords: Start Harvesting Double from Dice Rolls

Chapter 612: Chapter 312: Veto Initiated, Another Encounter with Zhao Chenlin_2

Beside them, Hua Longtian and Li Zhengyi exchanged glances upon sensing the departure of the Alchemy Leader, both revealing the relief of narrowly escaping disaster.

“We survived…”

“What just happened?”

Confusion filled their eyes.

“Fang Yu!”

At this moment, a voice came from not far away. A ship sailed out from the Ocean Court’s fleet, heading towards Fang Yu.

“Are you alright?”

On the ship stood a middle-aged man, beneath whom was a sea dragon resembling a dragon ship, a Dragon Ship.

This man was actually a Dragon Ship-level Captain, his strength comparable to, if not surpassing, the two Grandmaster-level Alchemists on Fang Yu’s ship.

The man was not unfamiliar to Fang Yu; it was Zhao Chenlin, a team leader from the Ocean Court who had once saved him on his way to the Sin Domain. (Character tip: Appears in Chapter 270.)

Upon seeing Zhao Chenlin, whom he hadn’t seen for a long time, Fang Yu felt a sense of familiarity: “Mr. Zhao! Good thing you arrived in time, otherwise today’s situation would have been truly dangerous.”

Zhao Chenlin shook his head with a smile: “After you had Wang Xiaohu notify me through your crew, I immediately rallied the troops and rushed here, but was still a step late.”

“Without your extraordinary ability, things might not have ended well today!”

Zhao Chenlin’s face showed a hint of fear as he curiously asked, “Fang Yu, what about the alchemists and the pirates you mentioned?”

Hearing Zhao Chenlin’s words, Fang Yu wasn’t in a hurry to lead Zhao Chenlin to them, but rather looked at the distant army with a peculiar gaze, sensing a towering and solemn aura emanating from them, as if carrying a terrible glory of the era, causing his heart to skip a beat.

Even Zhao Chenlin, a Dragon Ship-level Captain, was just a squad leader within this army, and the commander’s sea vessel had already begun to reveal an emblem of sun and moon.

The combined might of this army, aside from a peak-level visit, was unmatched, capable of sweeping across the world.

Even the Alchemy Leader, due to the “Forbidden Action” Ocean Scripture being incomplete, had to avoid its edge and wouldn’t dare linger.

This power was just one among hundreds of naval forces within the Ocean Court.

The Ocean Court in this era was an invincible entity; this statement is no exaggeration.

Fang Yu quickly withdrew his gaze, looked at Zhao Chenlin, and spoke: “Mr. Zhao, aren’t you at all curious about my ability just now?”

“Your ability just now?”

Zhao Chenlin nodded: “To escape from the Alchemy Leader and rewrite the ending, that ability is quite extraordinary, I’m naturally curious.”

“But rest assured, if you don’t want to share, I won’t ask, nor will any of our Ocean Court teammates inquire.”

“The Ocean Court only maintains world order, having no intention of acquiring strong power.”

Zhao Chenlin shook his head, uninterested in power.

His life’s pursuit was to uphold the Ocean Court’s justice and order, placing personal strength and combat power secondary.

In Zhao Chenlin’s view, whether strong or weak, he could still contribute to the Ocean Court.

Thus, strength became less of a fixation.

Looking into Zhao Chenlin’s sincerely peaceful eyes, Fang Yu paused momentarily and then smiled.

He gestured towards Hua Longtian and Li Zhengyi, about to introduce them.

At this moment, Li Zhengyi quickly moved to Zhao Chenlin’s side, warmly taking Zhao Chenlin’s hand:

“You must be the Ocean Court’s team leader? Hello, I’m Li Zhengyi!”

“Mr. Zhao, I’ve long yearned for the Ocean Court even in the Sin Domain, and my life’s dream is to lead the Unity Sect behind me to join the Ocean Court and contribute to maintaining world order.”

“I’ve been repeating this day and night, even asking my inept child to join the Ocean Court’s ranks as soon as he left the Sin Domain, which shows my loyalty and purity!”

“What? My child’s name…”

“Oh, it’s Li Zhongyi. Yes, I’m Li Zhengyi, just one character different from my son; we’re both equally upright and loyal!”

Li Zhengyi’s eyes sparkled.

He clung to Zhao Chenlin’s hand, tears streaming: “Mr. Zhao, this time we’ve turned to the light, stealing the Ocean Scripture from the criminals, which is a great accomplishment. I only wish for a chance to join the Ocean Court as one of its members.”

Zhao Chenlin was stunned, and looked at Fang Yu.

Then he saw a hint of helpless disdain in Fang Yu’s eyes, and immediately understood.

Though honest and peaceful by nature, during his time as Law Enforcer, Zhao Chenlin had handled countless cases and, even as a regional team leader, interacted with various factions daily.

While straightforward, he wasn’t naïve or blindly kind; after looking at Li Zhengyi, he slightly exerted his strength to shake Li Zhengyi’s hand loose.

He merely gave Li Zhengyi a faint smile as a greeting, then turned away from Li Zhengyi and directed his gaze towards Hua Longtian.

“And this should be the Patriarch of Cyan Instant Sect Stream, Mr. Hua?”

Upon hearing Zhao Chenlin’s words, Hua Longtian was somewhat flattered and immediately responded: “I dare not bear such a title from Mr. Zhao, just call me Longtian; I too lead my sect stream here to seek allegiance with the Ocean Court… hoping the Ocean Court will provide Cyan Instant Sect Stream a safe haven.”

Fang Yu still somewhat underestimated the Ocean Court’s standing in the hearts of these remnants from the old era.

These predecessors from the old era personally witnessed the Ocean Court’s full power, sweeping across an era, naturally planting reverence and worship of the Ocean Court within the sect streams.

Now, upon seeing Zhao Chenlin, despite being on an equal level, they felt somewhat inferior.

“Alright, since both of you are willing to return to mainstream society at such a time and recovered the Ocean Scripture from criminals, you’ve done a great service.”

“Come with us, I will submit your merits to superiors, and you will certainly be settled properly.”

On hearing Zhao Chenlin’s words, both were delighted.

Without further ado, Hua Longtian directly took out the Ocean Scripture from his bosom and respectfully handed it to Zhao Chenlin.

Zhao Chenlin accepted the Ocean Scripture, carefully inspecting it, then nodded slightly.

His gaze quickly fell upon Fang Yu, whose expression was somewhat unnatural.

“Fang Yu, where are the other two Ocean Scriptures? They should be with you, right?”

Upon hearing Zhao Chenlin’s words, Fang Yu coughed lightly, somewhat awkwardly: “Uh… about that… Mr. Zhao, those two Ocean Scriptures… were already taken back by the Alchemy Leader just now, and are no longer with me.”

Seeing Fang Yu this way, Zhao Chenlin couldn’t help but smile wryly: “You sly boy, my perception can’t be fooled by the Ocean Scripture aura you carry.”

Fang Yu’s face stiffened, then he pouted unwillingly: “Mr. Zhao, the Ocean Scripture is something I stole through my own efforts, and I haven’t committed any crime, so I don’t need it for atonement…”

“It’s not that, Fang Yu.”

Zhao Chenlin seriously shook his head: “If it were any other Ocean Scripture, it wouldn’t matter.”

“The ’Forbidden Action’ Ocean Scripture is extremely important to the Ocean Court, it’s a crucial treasure for holding major criminals, and the suppression of the Sin Domain is reliant on the ’Forbidden Action’ Ocean Scripture.”

Zhao Chenlin’s face showed contemplation; after hesitating for a while, he spoke: “If you hand over the two pages of the ’Forbidden Action’ Ocean Scripture to me, I can negotiate rewards of equivalent value for you and apply for task rewards and faction level from the Ocean Court for you, does that sound good?”

Hearing Zhao Chenlin’s words, Fang Yu showed interest.

After thinking for a moment, he took out the two pages of the Ocean Scripture and handed them to Zhao Chenlin.

Then Fang Yu tried: “Mr. Zhao… I heard the Lanyun Army’s Commander say… that apart from five pages mastered by Duorong’s military, the remaining four pages of the ’Undying’ Ocean Scripture are stored in the Ocean Court?”

“These two pages of ’Forbidden Action’, honestly, play a much larger role in suppressing the Sin Domain than they do individually.”

“How about you exchange them for two pages of ’Undying’ Ocean Scripture for me?”

Fang Yu spoke with a smile.