Chapter 1895: Gray Whale Port

Two small cities finally had a stable source of income.

However, Yang Meng's troubles followed. The Liu family behind the Liu City Guard had always wanted to get Shizhoutou back into their hands, and it would be best to take Liuping as well. Yang Meng and the people of the whole city refused. He talked to the Liu family several times and broke up. The Liu family tried to use force but failed, so they dug up the mountain road for Shizhoutou to transport goods to the outside world, twice or thrice.

His subordinates leaned over and asked: "My lord, if the Great Emperor of Nine Nether really comes, what should we do?"

Rumors were flying everywhere, and it was already a scene of the Dragon God coming, with the mountain rain about to come.

Yes, if the Great Emperor of Nine Nether really came, what should they do? "Both cities worship the Dragon God, look at these commoners, they all worship the Dragon God every day." Yang Meng pointed his chin out the window, "The Dragon God saved their lives, no, saved our lives. If he really comes, I will—"

He rubbed his chin and suddenly said fiercely: "I will destroy the Liu family first!"

The subordinate was stunned, but immediately understood.

Shizhoutou and Liuping were both places that had received great kindness from the Dragon God.

"Regardless, sharpen the knives and guns, feed the horses well these days, and prepare the personnel." Yang Meng clenched his fists, fire in his eyes, "I always feel that something big is very wonderful!"

Two days later, northern Flash Gold Plain, Gray Whale Port.

This water area had a high temperature and abundant aquatic products, and was the summer habitat for whales, hence the name.

When He Lingchuan took a boat back to Gray Whale Port, he saw a huge pod of whales outside the port, with countless white gulls following behind them, waiting to pick up some leftovers.

He jumped onto the pier with Dong Rui, Wanqi Feng, and over a dozen others to return the boat to the shipping office.

Only one boat.

He had set sail from here earlier, and that boat was also hired.

Zhu Erniang was also wandering slowly in the seaport, its hard armor shining black in the bright sunshine, which was particularly eye-catching, attracting people to look at it twice.

Just twice.

There were many monsters near this seaport, so it wasn't strange to see such a big spider. The locals were well-informed and wouldn't be surprised like the ignorant commoners in other parts of the plain.

But Gray Whale Port wasn't very lively. Its area, buildings, and prosperity were a bit like Julu Port three years ago, that is, when He Lingchuan first went to Flash Gold for inspection from the Yangshan Archipelago.

Even the shipping office was an old, dilapidated house with a hole in the eaves; he didn't know how long it hadn't been repaired.

Looking at the expressions of the commoners and laborers, they were also similar to Julu Port at that time, empty and numb, as if living was just for working, and working was just for a mouthful of food.

However, there were quite a few ships here, big

As soon as He Lingchuan walked into the Shipping Bureau, he heard someone shouting inside: "Where are my ships? Those five ships of mine—it was agreed they should have returned to port five days ago!"

"My three!"

"I have four large ships tied up in there too! I haven't been able to take on cargo or make money for days! Compensate us for our losses!"

He and Dong Rui walked in to take a look and saw seven or eight people surrounding the Shipping Bureau's steward, pointing at his nose and cursing: "You were the one who handled the ship-hiring paperwork for that bunch of jinxes! Eighteen large ships in total—do you know how much effort it took us to scrape them together? They are overdue now; Gray Whale Port must compensate us for our losses!"

The steward said unhappily, "The money they paid was enough to buy all your ships outright with a large sum left over! I didn't see any of you complaining it was too much back then."

What a joke, who would complain about having too much money in hand? One of them sneered, "It's in black and white—that was hiring money, a ship charter, not a sale! What, you're going back on it? There were crews and sailors on board too, all experienced old hands who knew the routes, and they were all chartered away with them. Now, not even half a shadow has returned! If we don't demand compensation from you for this loss, who should we ask?"

"Do you know who the employer was?" The steward gave a scoff, "The Cloud Envoy of the Tiangong!"

"What kind of nonsense is that?" In this backwater, these people had never heard of any "Tiangong" or any "Cloud Envoy."

"Do you know Beijia? The northern demon nation!" The steward looked at them as if they were bumpkins, though they were, "They are high-ranking officials from the northern demon nation, out at sea on orders from the Heavenly God! If you dare to cause trouble for them, you're dead!"

"What..." The few ship owners causing the scene looked at each other in dismay.

He Lingchuan took the opportunity to hand over the deposit slip: "Returning the ships."

The steward took the slip casually. His attention hadn't been on him, but as his gaze swept over the monkey on Dong Rui's shoulder, he suddenly froze, and upon seeing Mother Zhu stretching and sunning herself outside, he went completely still.

"Returning the ships," He Lingchuan urged him again.

Everything is in order, no mistakes!

Only then did the steward grunt twice and hand the slip to his subordinate: "Refund the deposit to him."

Only after returning the ships could the deposit be retrieved.

Seeing themselves ignored, those ship owners were so angry they rolled up their sleeves, ready to throw punches. Those who could make a living in this godforsaken place were no law-abiding citizens. However, before they could raise their mortar-sized fists, the steward let out a roar, and the room began to shake.

A brown bear walked out from the back hall. Its shoulders were higher than a man's, and it was fat and sturdy, round as a ball, with cruelty written in its eyes.

As soon as it appeared, the ship owners instinctively retreated several steps.

The giant bear walked in front of the steward and stood on its hind legs, towering over a zhang tall. It raised its millstone-sized front paws and looked down at the crowd with small, blood-red eyes, speaking in human language: "Who is causing trouble?"

The ship owners' rage was extinguished in an instant.

He Lingchuan didn't care and turned to leave the Shipping Bureau.

"Get lost, all of you, or I'll have it eat you next time you cause trouble!" The steward, emboldened by the bear, didn't forget to stare hard at the backs of He Lingchuan and his group.

Two monkeys and a large spider. These must be the people the higher-ups told us to watch out for, right? He Lingchuan walked down the slope, not encountering many people on the road.

Even Mother Zhu felt it was a pity: "Compared to Giant Deer Port, this place is too desolate. It's a waste of such a good geographical location."

Having traveled north and south with He Lingchuan and started from scratch, she was a spider with experience. She could see at a glance that Gray Whale Port was the best deep-water harbor within a three-hundred-mile radius, with a superior location, but unfortunately, the local management was terrible.

One could set sail from here to the islands in the north or the nations in the west.

"This is already not bad," He Lingchuan said, being realistic and speaking a few fair words for the locals, "After all, it is not human territory."

Humans, after all, are naturally good at management; demons rarely have such talent.

Including Gray Whale Port, this vast region within a five-hundred-mile radius is all demon territory!

The northern and eastern parts of the Gilded Plains are full of deep mountains and great marshes where human influence is weak, and most of these places are occupied by demon clans.