657: Chapter 448 657: Chapter 448 Every sea realm could possibly connect to other countries, and his physical body might have reached another country.
In that case, things would be a bit troublesome—or perhaps he had already been assimilated!
The Dragon King arrived at the gates of the Southern Sea Dragon King’s Dragon Palace, where the brothers communicated on how to open the gates of the Southern Sea Dragon King’s palace.
The Dragon King had seen Jiang Tang perform the spell to open the palace gates, which used the Rainbow Light from the Buddhist Sect—a spell that was now his bane.
Having seen others use spells but unable to use them himself, he could only fret in vain upon arriving here.
Inside the Dragon Palace, the Southern Sea Dragon King saw his brother outside; both Dragon Kings were ghosts, and they hadn’t truly seen each other for a thousand years, so tears welled up in their eyes!
The tears that flowed down their faces were not clear tears but dark blood tears!
They were tears of resentment, which had turned into black blood tears!
“Brother, it’s so good to see you.
I thought I’d never be able to see you again!”
In response to Southern Sea Dragon King’s confession, East Sea Dragon King nodded and said,
“Brother, I feel the same.
I don’t know if it’s my luck or misfortune this time, meeting with an assault on the Dragon Palace, with intruders forcing their way in and causing chaos for five days and nights!”
“Brother, with such formidable strength, why did they let you go?
Didn’t they want to benefit from you?”
Southern Sea Dragon King couldn’t understand why the other party had gone through all that trouble without gaining more useful benefits from the Dragon King, without annihilating them and their sons.
What the Southern Sea Dragon King couldn’t comprehend was why the enemies would use their Magical Treasures and pets to deal with the Dragon King, the Crown Prince, and the Princess, only to release them?
“I’m not clear on why either.
He didn’t annihilate me; he said that all he wanted from me was the secret to the Heaven-Mending Spell and the method for Alchemy.
But what do I know of such things!
I could only tell the truth – Alchemy is Grand Supreme Elderly Lord’s domain, and we don’t understand the Heaven-Mending Spell!”
Southern Sea Dragon King was even more curious, “If you couldn’t offer them any benefits, why would they open the palace gates for you?”
“Brother, I don’t know either; that’s what puzzles me.
I thought that young man was too foolish; I wanted to possess his body, yet he released me, unafraid that I would gather more people to annihilate him!”
Ao Guang said this, hiding his true intention of not wanting the other party to know he was contacting his brothers.
“Big brother, you’re confused.
Even though you couldn’t offer that person any real benefits and they released you, it’s possible they could find us next.
Wouldn’t it be better if they followed us out?
That way, they might help me unlock the confinement of my palace gates!”
Upon hearing Southern Sea Dragon King’s words, Ao Guang smacked his own head, feeling stupid.
If the enemies knew his brother’s location, they might also unlock the confinement for his brother for the sake of uncovering some secret.
This way, the brothers could meet and possibly join forces to deal with the enemy together.
As the brothers chatted, they dared not speak aloud anymore, using their means of communication instead, having realized that they might be traced by the enemy.
Jiang Tang…
was warmly welcomed by the beauties he hadn’t seen for a short while inside the Magical Treasure!
It felt as though he was a husband who had been away for a long time, now greeted by his wife – and indeed, greeted by so many wives.
And so many people were aboard the Flying Artifact; they all wanted to know where Jiang Tang was taking them.
Jiang Tang didn’t show them the Video Wall since some things could be shared with subordinates, and others could not.
He heard the conversation between the Dragon Kings and thought the Dragon King was too absurd; he was foolish yet assumed others were foolish!
Jiang Tang didn’t bother with these two old men; they couldn’t jump out anyway, and there were more novel things to focus on!
At that moment, he was engulfed in the passionate embrace of beauties—nine women either pulling on his arms or hugging him from behind.
Just going out for a brief moment felt like an age had passed.
Jiang Tang felt the fervent affection from the beauties, sensing their dependence on him.
In matters of the heart, Jiang Tang, who had never married in either of his lives, wanted to experience a passionate romance.
It wasn’t that he was fickle; he just had a way with women.
Only after his abilities improved, and with an increase in height and attractiveness, did he start to appeal to the beauties.
Jiang Tang didn’t care if their affection was intermixed with self-interest; what did it matter?
Being naturally blessed with an abundance of treasures, he wished to share them with those he liked, share them with those who admired him.
He hoped that as those around him improved their skills, their love for him would deepen too – what he yearned for was loyalty, both from a lover and from subordinates.
His contribution wasn’t just emotional, but also included strength and items, and although these were easy for him to give, he also wanted the other party to be grateful.
This kind of gratitude, different from love, meant that subordinates would know to be loyal to him and obey his commands.
The women by his side were grateful, but it was for using their bodies and loving him with their hearts.
As Jiang Tang handed out supplies, his affection was dispersed among the many women he gave them to.
There wasn’t a hint of guilt, as love given was love consented—if you can’t handle the play, don’t play at all!
He was a man who wouldn’t purposefully hurt anyone, yet he would allow companionship to ease his loneliness and satisfy his vanity.
With multiple women adoring him and receiving envious glances from other men, Jiang Tang indeed felt proud and exhilarated by this vanity.
He too was a man who harbored dreams of a harem, and though not a king, in the Cultivation World or among the wealthy, men with power all had multiple women.
As for whether these women would cause harm to the man, an emperor might have his sons commit fratricide, all for the throne’s sake.
Jiang Tang had also wondered, if he were to establish a business empire and marry multiple women, fathering many children, would they also turn on each other over the inheritance?
“Jiang Tang, what have you been doing outside?
Are we still at sea?”
Dugu Yan’er, unfamiliar with the Flying Artifact’s continuous flight and invisibility that shuttered all windows to the outside, was ignorant of anything happening beyond their shelter.
Had they not trusted that Jiang Tang would not harm them, staying inside for so long might have made them anxious.
After Jiang Tang left, they each engaged in their respective activities: some performed Alchemy, others worked on Artifact Refining, and so on.
Dugu Yan’er could only play with her insect, which couldn’t produce eggs, so she focused on training it to be formidable.
Upon awakening the power of the Golden Elf, she realized its strength far surpassed any pet insect she had before, possessing moving heavens and shifting earth abilities: spitting poison, sucking blood, fire breathing, defense, and straddling the extremes of ice and fire.
Knowing that elves were so powerful, Dugu Yan’er was of course thrilled; especially now, with Jiang Tang there to guard them.
Yet Dugu Yan’er yearned to be independent, to become a strong woman who didn’t just rely on a man.
Seeing other women empower themselves, devising ways to improve their skills, like Yun Duoduo, who similarly requested an elf and enhanced her Moonlight Stone Elf’s training with an Illusion Technique skill.
Dugu Yan’er had once challenged Yun Duoduo, proposing that their elves duel.
They agreed to let the elves compete outside, as inside the Magical Treasure, there was a risk that others might get hurt by the elves.
She had never considered that the elves might damage the Flying Artifact; if they dared such a thing, Jiang Tang might put them down without regard for affection.
Getting an elf was precious to both of them, and they treasured the ones they had.
“This is the surface of the Southern Sea, where the Southern Sea Dragon Palace of the East Sea Dragon King is located!”
Jiang Tang replied to Dugu Yan’er, also letting everyone know that they had moved to another region beneath the sea.
“Wow, Jiang Tang, why didn’t you say something earlier, or let us take a look?
Isn’t the South Sea different from the East Sea?”
As Tang Yanran spoke, other women also chimed in.
Even those on the Flying Artifact felt they were missing out, having received so much protection and seafood in the East Sea; coming to the Southern Sea, they expected to reap some benefits too.
“What do you want?
Coral?
Pearls, seafood, sea vegetables?”
Jiang Tang asked, to which everyone nodded, especially Sun Zi’an, the chef, who was eager for more ingredients to create a variety of delicious dishes daily.
The seafood must be fresh, as must be the wild sea vegetables.
As for what the women wanted, ornaments or jewelry like coral and pearls might be beautiful and precious to ordinary people.
But for them, they valued delicious food more.
The same money could buy materials for Artifact Refining, which they intended to gather plentifully!