The Boss Behind The Game

Void Ocean, Insect Island.

A ferocious and huge werewolf with fangs was circling the spiritual fields.

Staring at the holes in the spiritual fields, Xiao Tian was quaking with anger.

He could not believe that someone would dare to rob him of his treasures under his watch and they were even bold enough to murder his child.

Even though those thieves were killed, his most precious Son of the Sea was missing and this filled him with rage.

Furthermore, the Son of the Sea did not actually belong to him, it was merely borrowed from the Sea King.

His purpose of borrowing it was to nourish the spiritual fields on Insect Island with its divine powers so that he could grow special spiritual materials.

Yet now, with the Son of the Sea lost, he did not know how to tell the Sea King.

“Boss, the whole island has been searched but there is still no sign of the Son of the Sea,” an orc spoke as he dashed toward Xiao Tian.

Xiao Tian’s eyes darkened upon hearing that.

He always knew the temper of the Sea King. Despite the fact that he was one of the Sea King’s four main generals, he would still be severely punished by the Sea King if he were to lose the Son of the Sea.

“Keep looking! Investigate which clan those thieves belong to in the Void Ocean. I’ll wipe out their whole clan if I find out who they are!”

Fury blazed in Xiao Tian but he had no place to vent.

At that moment, another orc rushed toward him from a distance.

“Boss, a few ships have arrived. The people from the ships said that they are merchants from a faraway land and they are here to trade items with us.”

“Sea merchants?” Xiao Tian went blank upon hearing that.

Indeed, it was the Sea Trading Association from the Underworld Sea and this association was founded by powerful people that were on par with the Sea King or beings that were stronger than the Sea King. After sailing through oceans to acquire treasures and spiritual materials, they would sell these items to other cultivators at a higher price during the Treasure Auction, which would be held on a specific time.

However, Xiao Tian was unsure of the reason why the sea merchants came to his Insect Island. There should not be anything that they needed here.

“Go and have a look!” Xiao Tian headed toward the harbor of Insect Island as he spoke.

At the same time, Liu Chai and his men waited for Xiao Tian’s arrival patiently at the harbor of Insect Island. They were wearing white armor that covered their whole bodies and their faces were hidden behind masks.

“Boss, do you think that we’re exposed?” one of them whispered to Liu Chai.

Upon hearing that, Liu Chai glared at him, “Why should we be afraid? They will not be able to recognize us when we look like this. Just distract them for now, we’ll find a way to get the spiritual materials later.”

His men nodded in agreement and continued waiting in silence.

Even though the Demolition Guild had gone into various battles with Insect Island, Liu Chai and his men never revealed the existence of their battleships. Therefore, they had come up with this armor to disguise themselves.

Xiao Tian’s massive figure appeared with an overbearing aura shortly after, hundreds of muscular orcs tailing behind him.

As Xiao Tian approached them, he took a glance at the battleships before speaking to Liu Chai who was standing in front, “Which trading entity are you from and why are you here?”

Liu Chai who had been devising his lines replied immediately, “We are from the Demolition Traders and we’re here to trade items!”

Even though Xiao Tian had never heard of the name of this trading entity, he did not find anything odd. He nodded and asked, “What do you want?”

“Rumor has it that there is Derived Spiritual Rice on Insect Island and we, coincidentally, need this spiritual material. Is the island owner, Xiao Tian, willing to sell them?”

“You guys are well-informed, I do have Derived Spiritual Rice here on Insect Island but what are you guys going to trade it with?” Xiao Tian narrowed his eyes.

Xiao Tian understood just a little about the Sea Trading Association. He knew that after purchasing his Derived Spiritual Rice, they were going to sell it for a much higher price. Therefore, he had an impulse to make some profit out of it, too.

Liu Chai, who was well-prepared, waved his hands. Noticing his motion, his subordinates carried two boxes from the battleships hurriedly and opened them in front of Xiao Tian.

A distinct herbal smell of spiritual material gushed out when the first box was opened.

The second box was loaded with over ten sets of purple class quality equipment.

Xiao Tian stepped forward to examine the two boxes before standing up and said, “The best spiritual material from this box is just Level 5 but the quality of the equipment in the other box isn’t bad. However, aren’t these goods a little too disappointing for a member of the Sea Trading Association?”

“Cough…”

Liu Chai cursed internally. It cost him dearly to assemble all this equipment, yet it seemed like they did not live up to Xiao Tian’s expectations.

“Lord Xiao Tian, we have come a long way so we traded off most of our goods. Therefore, we are only left with these, currently. How many blades of Derived Spiritual Rice can you trade with us?”

Xiao Tian did not suspect anything. However, he found it hard to pay any attention to the goods in front of him.

In spite of that, since these people had traveled a long way and they were members of the powerful Sea Trading Association, he could not help but give them something. After thinking it through, he spoke, “Alright, I’ll give you four blades of Derived Spiritual Rice. Leave these goods here!”

Upon hearing the good news, delight flashed across Liu Chai’s eyes as he expressed his gratitude, “Thank you, my lord. I will definitely bring better merchandise to trade with you in the future.”

Xiao Tian nodded upon hearing that. He took it as a chance to bond with a member of the Sea Trading Association.

“Follow me!”

Liu Chai signaled behind him before following Xiao Tian onto the island.

He tagged along behind Xiao Tian to the inner region of the island guarded by orcs and crossed a long bridge weaved from vines. Liu Chai and the others were surprised to find that there were many more spiritual fields in the inner region. He spotted that the Sons of the Sea were planted in every single spiritual field and this was shocking to him.

While on the way, Liu Chai counted and noticed that there were four spiritual fields. If he were to include the spiritual field on the outer region of the island, there would be a total of five spiritual fields.

All of these are soul coins! Liu Chai could feel his heart pounding against his ribcage.

Liu Chai only realized how lucky he was when he noticed how heavily guarded the inner region of the island was compared to the outer region.

Liu Chai speculated that he could get away with stealing the Son of the Sea previously because the spiritual field on the outer region was not relocatable and no one would ever dare to mess around the territory controlled by the army of the Sea King, the overlord of the Void Ocean. Therefore, they had let their guard down.

Liu Chai and the others followed Xiao Tian to a ring-shaped bay. Xiao Tian stopped and commanded his subordinates, “Go and harvest 24 blades of Derived Spiritual Rice.”

After giving his order, anticipation flashed across Xiao Tian’s eyes, “My honorable guests, is it possible for your trading entity to accept a bounty quest? I’m searching for someone!”