Time goes back ten minutes.

In front of the Ocean Temple, the Naga Priest stood in front of the statue with a gloomy face. She held the scepter representing the priest of the Ocean Temple in her hand. She was wearing a blue robe with strange patterns embroidered on it, and a mysterious emblem like a vortex. In front of her was a familiar Naga Guard. It seemed that Sauron had seen him once or twice. The Naga Priest looked ahead with a sharp look, and his expression seemed to have a hint of anger and murderous intent. He said in a narrow voice: "Asrod is still no news at all?"

The Naga Guard leaned over and said, "Yes."

Bang!

Priest Naga was so angry that he grabbed a silver weapon and smashed it on the ground, then roared angrily: "He dares to do this! He dares to ignore me? He dares to ignore the power of the Ocean Goddess!?"

The Naga Guard was silent. After a while, he said: "The Ocean Goddess responded to prayers less and less, and many priests in the temple could not get a response. Some trainee priests began to lose their ability to perform divine magic. There was a circulating inside Naga that the power of the Ocean Goddess was declining, which made some of them have other ideas."

"Asrod probably won't respond to your request!... He got the wealth of Alcatraz!..."

"The King of the Swamps has accumulated a huge wealth. Asrold is said to be recruiting soldiers. He even extended his tentacles to the eastern coastal areas, preparing to win over the very dangerous Eastern pirates who believe in pagan gods."

Priest Naga remained silent.

After staying there for a moment, she turned around and walked out of the Ocean Temple.

The Naga Guard seemed a little surprised and raised his hand to stop her, but he still took it back and lowered his head and said, "You are really going to greet the throat cutter in person? He is a human and an outsider after all!"

Priest Naga stopped and turned around and looked at him, and said blankly, "What else can you do now?"

"If I don't go out to greet him in person, I will even lose my last ally. The Sharkman suffered heavy losses in the fight against the King of the Swamp. The Naga royal family began to undermine my influence in the clan, and the goddess of the ocean was unable to respond to my prayers for the time being. Even you, who I originally thought was trustworthy, still disappointed me in the end."

"On the contrary, an outsider who is a human being surprised me again and again!"

"If he hadn't killed the King of Swamps this time, my situation would have been even more embarrassing. You are useless, and you actually watched Aslod take away the wealth of the Demon Island."

The Naga Guard's face looked ugly, and there was a hint of shame, and he whispered: "I am incompetent. But he is one of the three pirate kings on the South Coast after all, and with my own strength, he could not change the situation at that time."

Priest Naga did not speak.

She just showed a sarcastic smile on the corner of her mouth. There seemed to be a cold light in her eyes.

The Naga Guard hesitated for a moment and said, "Master Priest. If you go out to greet him in person, it means that the Ocean Temple has officially recognized his identity. His status will become equal to you. If he adds to the pirate forces he subdued after killing the swamp king, he may become the new pirate king!..."

"This will make him more difficult to control! ... The situation on the South Coast will change drastically because of him in the future!..."

Priest Naga looked at him and said slowly, "If I don't go to greet him personally, will the situation on the South Coast change dramatically? You are all ready to move, and even you have your own little thoughts in your heart? I may have really had a little narrow-minded vision in the past, but now I see it clearly. That is, he has more investment value and potential than you!"

"You can also kill the King of the Swamp in that case."

"Maybe it was really wrong that I wanted to completely control him. Such a person could not fully control him. He is qualified to have an equal status as me."

“Besides.”

"If I don't greet him in person now, wouldn't he have the strength to become the new Pirate King?"

"He gathered nearly a thousand pirates in just three days. And more and more pirates on the entire South Coast want to join him because he killed the King of Swamps, and he proved his strength, which was even stronger than the traitor of Asrod. What do you think he is now carrying the power of the Great Victory. What is the purpose of bringing the King of Swamps and the head of the King of Swamps?"

"He just wanted to force me to compromise and give in, and force me to bow my head and admit that he has an equal status as me."

"If I don't bow my head and greet him personally, he may become my enemy. Everything is because of my mistake. I mistakenly believed Aslod, and even more so. I will not have such a mistake again. You should go back to the deep canyon of the Naga tribe. Since you are hesitating in your heart and cannot hand over everything to the goddess of the ocean, then go back to the underwater canyon."

Priest Naga turned his head and said coldly, "Next time, I will not be kind to you anymore. You have really disappointed me."

"My brother."

"You should make your own choice, don't force me to kill you with your own hands!"

Dead silence.

When Priest Naga finished saying this, her eyes were already cold. The look of the Naga guards in front of her seemed to be looking at a potential enemy. Her figure left the Temple of Ocean. When she raised the scepter in her hand, the temple warriors guarding near the Temple of Ocean gathered together. They were wearing heavy armor and holding a unified trident. This was not only their weapon, but also a symbol of reliance, because at this moment, the Priest Naga came out to greet Sauron himself had a special meaning.

The crowd in front of us separated like a tide.

More than 30 temple guards were leading the way in front of him. Priest Naga walked towards the dock with a solemn expression. Those who saw her along the way, whether she believed in the goddess of the ocean or not, could not help but bow down to express her awe. Because she represented the oldest power in the port of Taro, the weight of the temple in Taro is heavier than any other force. Priest Naga rarely appears outside due to race reasons, so this time it appears more eye-catching, especially when so many pirates gathered near the port.

The dark crowd moved away from both sides.

Priest Naga looked at the warship in front of her with a serious expression. She saw the dragon-headed warship of the King of Swamps, the corpse being stitched, and seven or eight large warships, as well as a large number of pirate clutches. Such forces are almost capable of threatening the safety of Terra Port. After all, there will be no large number of guards in any city in this era. Cultivating professional warriors requires too much resources. Those who usually farm, train in their spare time, and have certain combat skills can only be regarded as militias in this world.

All principalities in the South Coast region.

The total number of regular troops is less than 200,000, but if the militia is pulled out as soldiers, the number can soar to more than 2 million.

Even the regular garrison forces in Port Taylor are actually only 800.

The entire South Coast area and the West Coast area, many cities have only three or five thousand regular troops. The man in front of him has accumulated such a foundation without realizing it, and he has represented the rise of an emerging force.

"Your Mightiness!"

Priest Naga leaned down slightly, and she could hear the uproar behind her. She also understood that her reputation for bowing her head would give the man in front of her a very high reputation and completely prove and consolidate the status he has now. If possible, Priest Naga would definitely not be willing to bow to Sauron, but if she did not bow her head now, it would mean losing a powerful ally. She had to make compromises and concessions, and even just came out to greet the other party in person, it might not be able to satisfy the man in front of her.

Because the priest Naga saw a light in his eyes!

That's ambition.

He definitely has great ambitions in his heart.

This discovery made Priest Naga feel a little bitter in her heart, because she felt that she seemed to have been wrong with an important opportunity. If she had not been so tight at the beginning, she would have shown her sincerity to a greater extent. Put more resources into the man in front of her, maybe this would not be the case now.

But it's already a little late now!

If she gave all this in the past, then this is her gift, a condescending reward.

But now it's different.

Now the man in front of him forced her to ask for all this. He thought he deserved everything, that is, even if she paid a considerable price, the reward she received was only to regain each other's trust and friendship.

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Sauron stood on the dragon battleship.

He stared at the Naga Priest who bowed to him in front of him, and also at the crowd behind him talking. At this time, his face looked a little better. At least the Naga Priest in front of him was not very stupid, and knew that he should pay a certain price at this time to regain trust and cooperation between each other.

but!

This alone is not enough.

How could Sauron reveal the previous incident just because the other party came out to greet him in person? You should know that the pirate king "Asrod" stole the spoils he deserved and robbed all the wealth on the Demon Island controlled by the King of Swamps. Just this little price can only prove that the other party still has the intention to continue to cooperate with him. If Sauron really wants to give up his past grudges, he must bring out real benefits.

It’s not because the other party praised him that he would be so confused that he didn’t know the people from the east, west, south and north.

Sauron's expression was cold.

Maybe it's because he has experienced a lot over the past period of time, and his acting skills have also improved without realizing it, especially after encountering so many difficult opponents.

Priest Naga couldn't help but feel a sudden slap in his heart when he saw Soren's cold expression.

Because she realized that she didn't have much bleeding this time, she probably couldn't win back the trust of both parties. The situation is already a bit difficult, and she has come out to greet Sauron, so no matter whether the two of them agreed or not, Sauron was finally recognized as he deserved, and his status was close to other pirate kings.

Thinking of this, the priest Naga couldn't help but gritted his teeth, approached Sauron, and handed something over.

"The King of the Swamp is dead!"

Although her heart was very painful, the Naga Priest still looked the same on the surface. The priests were all people with certain performance skills, otherwise they would not be able to preside over a temple. She looked at Soren, then glanced at the nearby pirates, and said in a sacred tone: "Your Excellency has killed the enemy of the Ocean Goddess!... The Ocean Goddess will be happy to give you a reward!"

"Please accept it."

"This represents our friendship and also means that we will join forces to eliminate other enemies!"

In a moment.

Soren's cold expression changed like the spring breeze and snow, because the Naga Priest in front of him gave him an irresistible compensation. Even when the other party's words revealed the intention of re-aligning, he nodded without hesitation. Because what Naga Priest gave him was the control prop of the ghost ship "Dead Speecher", this was an irresistible temptation for Soren, and it was even more irresistible than the heir of the Countess who possessed beauty and wealth.

The deceased person is called!

Quasi-Legendary Ghost Ship.

As the core combat power of several battles, Sauron was really well aware of the value of this ghost ship.

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(ps: Futu is sick... a little drowsy, and a little dehydrated... I will only have one update today... I hope I can get better soon.) (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!