Chapter 115: Escape and Wait
Chapter 115: Escape and Wait
Without being a Trade Island, without the title of Trade Hub, Iskandar Island is nothing.
Moreover, all parties will not give up their interests on the Island.
Perhaps they are just missing a reason to completely turn this Island into a public Trade Island.
Therefore, the Iskanbel Family needs someone to support them, to stand up for them, and to possess enough strength to deter those greedy Factions.
Only then can they truly expand their reach, rebuild the Kingdom, make all Factions compromise, and truly make this Island their own.
In fact, the Kronos Kingdom has secretly contacted the Iskanbel Family.
The Kronos Kingdom will support the Iskanbel Family in establishing their Kingdom and block all external Factions.
As for the price, the Iskander Kingdom will become a vassal state of the Kronos Kingdom, along with the silver mine on the Island, and the exemption of customs duty for the Kronos Kingdom's merchant ships.
This seems like an overbearing clause, but it is something the Iskanbel Family has always yearned for but couldn't obtain.
And in their eyes, these conditions are very benevolent.
Without the backing of the Kronos Kingdom, the dream of rebuilding the Kingdom would be like a castle in the air.
As for the executor, it is Hades.
Everything awaits Hades' arrival.
After dealing with the "Poison Demon", this Island will be Hades' territory until he returns to the Kronos Kingdom.
Can the "Poison Demon" stop the Pluto Pirates?
How could that be possible?
One must know how many high-ranking Cadres from the Rocks Pirates are now in the Pluto Pirates.
"Poison Demon" Mcreel is just one person.
The Pluto Pirates can send out any two members to deal with him.
The Farazul sailed forward relentlessly.
According to its route, the destination was quickly locked onto by everyone.
Iskandar Island.
As the news spread, the various Factions on Iskandar Island were shocked, especially the Mercury pirate crew, which had occupied the Island for some time.
Hades had actually set his target on this Island.
The leader, "Poison Demon" Mcreel, found it somewhat hard to believe.
It wasn't until the Hachinos Exchange closed down and news spread that several new Exchanges had opened on Iskandar Island that he had to accept the reality.
That the Exchanges were opened by Hades was no secret to the higher-ups of the Rocks Pirates.
Looking back now, there were signs of all this long ago.
Iskandar Island is very peaceful, whether it's the Island Residents or the people from various Factions and Pirates.
This Island has changed owners countless times; they are already used to it.
Instead, they are somewhat looking forward to how the Mercury pirate crew will respond, wondering if a battle will break out.
The only ones likely panicking are the Mercury pirate crew.
"How unlucky!"
Mcreel crushed the wine bottle in his hand and smashed it on the ground.
"Captain, what should we do next?"
A Pirate below asked anxiously.
"Hmph! What to do? Of course, we retreat. Do you want to launch a war against the Pluto Pirates?"
Mcreel snorted coldly, glancing at his Subordinate, not having lost his mind.
In reality, his heart was bleeding.
A Base like Iskandar, prosperous, requiring no effort to manage, lacking nothing in terms of supplies.
An Island where you don't need to do anything but wait to collect money? Where else could he find such a place?
The current state of Iskandar Island was formed under various factors.
Now he can only give up.
The Mercury pirate crew is simply incomparable to a Faction like the Pluto Pirates, which reached its peak upon debut.
Unless he wanted to die.
Mcreel had witnessed the battles of monsters like Hades, Ba'er, and Cowns and was clear about their strength.
If it were just one of them, he wouldn't be afraid, but there's a whole group of them!
If not now, when should he run?
The Pluto Pirates hadn't even arrived, yet the Mercury pirate crew fled in a sorry state, even looting some money before leaving.
However, none of this was significant.
The Mercury pirate crew ran, and they ran so decisively.
This made people thoroughly realize how terrifying the Pluto Pirates truly were, capable of making the Mercury pirate crew flee at the mere sight of them.
In fact, the strength of every previous owner of Iskandar Island was not something the Island's internal Factions could contend with.
They primarily relied on the influence brought about by the Iskanbel Family's strategic alliances.
At the Port of Iskandar Island.
Led by Mayor Gino, various City Government Staff.
Including representatives from various Factions, guarded by Guard Members in the front two rows, they were waiting for the arrival of the Pluto Pirates.
They had already received news that the Pluto Pirates would arrive soon, so they had been waiting here early.
Even after waiting for a considerable time, no one showed any impatience on their faces.
Iskandar Island is peaceful and orderly, but as a Trade Island, an Island with various Factions, various interests are intertwined on the Island.
Regardless, this is an Island with a dark nature.
The competition and killing among Underworld Forces never show mercy.
Every change in the Island's ownership represents a change in interests and leads to a reshuffling of Factions on the Island.
Although outsiders claim they won't interfere in the Island's internal affairs.
This is impossible.
There are always people who are not satisfied with their current status and interests and need to borrow external strength to break the situation on the Island.
At this time, who gets to align with the powerful first is particularly important.
Although the Mercury pirate crew hadn't been there for long, the Island had already experienced a controllable disturbance, but they still had to strive for it.
If you don't strive, you will fall behind.
Who knows what your competitors and enemies will do?
No one has a sense of complacency to survive on this Island.
The entire Great Sea is a process of sifting, and it's the same on an Island, especially an Island with such complex circumstances.
What's more, the Faction that will rule this Island this time is the Pluto Pirates.
In a short period, they emerged like a meteor, becoming the strongest Affiliated Pirate Group of the Rocks Pirates with their powerful high-end combat power.
Who knows what the Pluto Pirates' attitude towards them will be?
Their intuition told them that when the Pluto Pirates arrived, a major purge would inevitably occur on the Island.
At this time, if they didn't have the determination to give up their interests on the Island, it was a competition of who would declare their stance first, who would align with the powerful, who would secure their position first.
The more they faced such a powerful Faction, the more passive they became.
Although they were considered figures on the Island, they were nothing in the Great Sea.
In the welcoming party, with various complex emotions, the atmosphere was truly strange before the Pluto Pirates arrived.
Outsiders could only lament the high prestige of the Pluto Pirates; only insiders could feel a tense atmosphere.
Iskanbel Gino, the Mayor of Iskandar Island, who was at the forefront, could be said to hold the greatest authority and prestige on this Island.
As an absolute neutral faction, he was always able to balance the interests and conflicts of all parties.
As long as the struggle did not affect the Island Residents, Gino would not participate in it, only doing the final arrangements and presiding over the distribution of interests.
Based on this principle, his prestige on the Island grew, and his influence could not be ignored in many matters.
The Island has various industries, territories, and outsiders.
The complex situation shows his ability to maintain such a state.
To be precise, the vast majority of the Island Residents, their Residential Area, and these Chaos Zones are separated.
The struggles of the various Factions cannot affect them.
This area is also the true ruling area of the Iskanbel Family, the foundation for rebuilding the Kingdom, and these are their subjects.
Gino's heart was very peaceful.
The more it came to such a time, the more he needed to restrain himself.
He couldn't reveal the slightest flaw, lest someone detect a clue.
(end of chapter)