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Chapter 158 Misty Island
"You mean, after all these days, that monster seems to have completely vanished? Not a trace can be found?" Keslan sat behind his desk made of black crystal, still dressed in black. He rested his chin on his hands and looked expressionlessly at his subordinate who came to report.
In stark contrast to his ornate crystal desk, this place was a rugged cave with few traces of human carving. Letters and scrolls were casually piled on the ground, and a few oil lamps were dimly lit on the stone walls. The main source of light was the cave entrance at the top.
In the open space in front of the desk was a huge pool, in which lay a trembling sea creature that had come with its master to report on its work. This pool was directly connected to the sea. No one would have guessed that the owl's lair was on a deserted island shrouded in mist. Even if they knew, without a guide, they would lose their way in the fog.
Moreover, Keslan's team also has top-notch sea monster killers and dragon eagle killers, so no one would be too lazy to come directly to the demon's cave to provoke them.
The leader of the sea monster killers knelt on the open ground beside the pool. Cold sweat dripped down his back, and he neither knew nor dared to look up at Keslan.
Their people searched tirelessly, but the strange sea monster seemed to have never existed; none of their sea beast mounts could find even a trace of it.
"Isn't your mount also a sea monster-level beast? Haven't you noticed anything amiss?" Keslan's bright eyes darted around as she looked at the sea monster lying silently in the pool.
The sea creature, with a snout like a shark and a tail fin divided into six lobes, shuddered and weakly leaned towards its master.
Before meeting its current master, it was a powerful sea monster. It thought its master was already very strong, but it didn't expect its master's boss to be an even more monstrous and abnormal monster. It's so annoying. All it wants is a formal position. Why is it so difficult?
"Chief, that sea monster is far superior to Mackerel. The moment it appeared, Mackerel lost all will to fight and only wanted to flee." The sea monster leader, dressed in a black bodysuit, replied with his head down. Mackerel, in the water, was so frightened that he couldn't help but slap his tail fin. Damn it, you're bringing up desertion again, are you stupid, bro? If you don't want to live, don't drag me down with you. You can release me first and then die yourself, okay?!
“Although Mackerel can’t be considered a particularly powerful sea monster, there are only a handful of sea monsters in the ocean that can make Mackerel so fearful. Chief, instead of searching for a needle in a haystack, let’s investigate them one by one.”
Keslan didn't understand the intricacies of the sea. He just remembered Jiang Yu's earnest and focused words of advice to him, telling him to be careful, and how her beautiful eyes were filled with his image. He couldn't help but bite his tongue.
"I don't care what methods you use. Although you are few in number, your strength far surpasses that of the Empire's sea beast army. If you can't find it, don't even think about those trash."
"Go find it, use your brain, and observe the unusual things in the sea."
The leader of the sea beasts mounted his steed and departed by sea. Few can ride sea beasts; only those whose ancestors intermarried with the underwater people can awaken the ability to do so. Talent determines whether they have the ability to ride sea beasts, while strength determines how powerful the sea beasts they can control.
The sea monster assassins under Keslan are all quite strong, mainly because he only recruits elites. Keslan doesn't care about family background, only strength. They are rich and free, and Keslan himself has no bottom line or morals. He only wants to make money and doesn't have many fussy things. Many experts are willing to follow him.
His strength was overwhelming; any disputes within the organization could be extinguished with a flick of his finger. The previous sea beast leader had harbored rebellious intentions, and not only was he thoroughly killed, but even his sea beast mount was skinned and gutted, fed to his subordinates. Even the sea beast assassins, who had gone from wavering to fearful, were forced to eat a piece each. From then on, the sea beast faction became as stable as could be.
Keslan tapped the table, and the leader of the assassin team responsible for wiping out the pirates appeared silently, bowing as he stood below.
"How is it?" Keslan asked.
"Kill them all, leave no survivors," the assassin standing below said emotionlessly.
"Hmm," Keslan replied casually, picking up a golden key from the table and tossing it around.
The assassin was startled by the flash of gold as it swirled around, and unconsciously swallowed hard. He continued, "We didn't reveal that island to the royal palace. We used a different, fake address to report back, intending to seize the pirates' shipping routes and business directly. It would be a waste to destroy them after they've been operating for so long. It's better for us to make money from them."
Keslan smiled with satisfaction: "Well done." Then he added, "Tone it down a bit, focus on making money, don't be as tasteless as those scumbags."
Then he flicked his hand, and the golden key was in the hands of the assassin below: "Go to the warehouse and get some gold to take the brothers out for a good relaxation. You'll take over that route."
"Yes."
After arranging everything, Keslan learned that Lin Yi was still as anxious as an ant on a hot pan but had no choice but to stay in the royal city to oversee things. He couldn't help but feel disgusted in his heart, thinking that Jiang Yu's taste in husbands was really not good.
He's clearly a general leading troops, yet he hesitates and is said to lack strategic acumen. Tsk, if it were him, he wouldn't be so useless. As for that divine messenger, he almost met his maker before even rescuing his wife. Oh well, at least he saved Jiang Yu's life; his weakness is just that—a weakness. Let's not dwell on it.
That wretched woman, Jiang Yu, after all that searching, only chose these two husbands. And that Kong Yiche, she thought he was so devoted? Pshaw, before anything even started, her father dragged him home, afraid of getting involved. What a coward! Jiang Yu was right not to choose him.
She should choose someone strong, powerful, rich, and intelligent, just like... Keslan unconsciously puffed out his chest.
A snort of disgust came from the corner. Arthur lay in his soft nest, blending into the dark corner, only his bright, ghostly green eyes giving him away.
That awkward guy Keslan has absolutely no idea how to please women; it'll be incredibly difficult for him to win Jiang Yu's heart. Arthur thought disdainfully, "Only the master knows who his master is. He has time to complain about this and that, and he thinks he's so great about himself. That lady has no chance of ever being interested in him."
"Hmm, it seems like it's been a long time since we've been to the Aurora Empire, Arthur. Why don't we go take a look?" Keslan suddenly had an idea. To get firsthand information about Jiang Yu, they needed to be by Fan Qingyin's side. Since Fan Qingyin could sense Jiang Yu's condition, he should go and see if he had woken up yet.
Of course! Arthur instantly jumped up from his nest. His sweetheart was still in the Aurora Empire! The thought of that silver-gray female dragon eagle made his mind wander. Hurry, hurry, don't delay his date!
Unlike its useless master, who had never even held a woman's hand, it was surrounded by female dragon eagles who admired it throughout the three great empires, and several had already laid eggs for it! It proudly raised its head, then glanced disdainfully at Keslan over there, and took the lead in spreading its wings and flying out of the hole at the top.