[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-farming-in-a-parallel-world-and-becoming-a-god":3,"chapter-farming-in-a-parallel-world-and-becoming-a-god-farming-in-a-parallel-world-and-becoming-a-god-chapter-857":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1660766,2127,"Chapter 857 - 857 552 Dark Alliance_2","farming-in-a-parallel-world-and-becoming-a-god-chapter-857",857,"\u003Cp>857: Chapter 552 Dark Alliance_2 857: Chapter 552 Dark Alliance_2 A Pirate Leader, filled with righteous indignation, waved his arms as he bellowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Thornes, if you weren’t the leader of the Purple Mask, maybe you’d be more persuasive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knows if you’re just trying to use us to seek revenge for your destroyed branch?” A cold voice sneered from the darkness, rudely tearing down the facade of the Purple Mask Leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark forces of the Giant Dragon Coast were never a harmonious bunch, constantly engaged in countless overt and covert struggles with each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conflicts between dark organizations in the cities were conducted more covertly, in private, to prevent wars between cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the pirate gangs of the Inner Sea had far fewer scruples—many greeted each other with ballista fire upon meeting at sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That they could gather in this cramped meeting room without drawing blades on each other was due not only to the pressure from the Conqueror Army, a formidable force outside, but also the fear of the Mask of Dark Night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mask of Dark Night maintained a high level of secrecy; not only were the citizens of other cities along the Giant Dragon Coast ignorant of it, but most citizens of West Gate were also unaware that a hidden Thief Guild actually pulled the strings of the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these dark forces were very clear about this, as well as the terrifying methods of the Mask of Dark Night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The authority that the Mask of Dark Night commanded in West Gate wasn’t manna from heaven; it was earned through blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their enemies either disappeared without a trace, dead or alive, exploded into pieces in public, or were torn to shreds alive by ferocious rats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to covert assassination, they preferred public executions to warn other enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thornes retorted angrily, “I’m stating the facts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you didn’t have these concerns, would you still be sitting here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We can’t let them run wild on the Giant Dragon Coast, it will severely hinder our business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We must unite to crush them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I agree with your first point, but I can’t agree with the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why must we solve this with force and not through negotiation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Essentially, they are a group of civilians forming colonies, and migration is their main task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as we send them out of the Giant Dragon Coast, they’re no longer our problem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Naïve, negotiation is based on absolute military power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we do not join forces and demonstrate our strength, will they leave just like that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re just a mob that wiped out a few small guilds and that scared you this much?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They seem impressive, but in reality, there are only a few thousand career soldiers among them, and they mainly rely on those two Transcendent Battle Groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as we defeat these battle groups, they’ll think twice about making any rash moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, their main focus is currently on Efanso.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until they solve that entire problem, they likely don’t have the resources to wage war on other cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sending troops to Pross and Ilip is probably to secure their rear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Foolish, it’s just too foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How can you place your hopes on someone else’s plans?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s best to keep everything under our own control.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You seem to forget that they have more forces than just those; on the Giant Plains, they also have a Hobgoblin City and a constantly expanding Hobgoblin Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their main force has recently been wandering the east side of the Giant Plains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you think that if we engage the Conqueror Army, they will just sit by and watch?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s easy to talk about forming an army, but much harder to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not about the simple accumulation of fighters for a street battle but requires precise command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, to whom will the command of this army be given?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the dark force leaders were bickering clamorously, each sticking to their own arguments—with some in favor of forming an army and others disdainful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such disdain stemmed from their very nature; their backgrounds ensured they were steeped in mutual distrust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could an alliance, devoid of basic trust, form a cohesive military force?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And without an army, there would be no fortitude to confront the Conqueror Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Faceless has arrived.” At the sound of the announcement, the meeting hall, noisy as a vegetable market, instantly fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes unanimously turned toward the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing to greet their eyes was a Domino Mask, typically seen at noble evening parties, covering only the eyes and chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this mask was a blank sheet of white with no embellishment, leaving only three hollow spaces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a distance, the person looked faceless, likely the origin of his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within those hollow eyes flickered a blood-red light, which sent chills down the spine of anyone it swept over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that gaze, they felt no emotion; his way of looking at them was as if they weren’t kindred but rather delicious prey, evaluating which spot was more appropriate to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man was the uncrowned king of West Gate, the supreme ruler of the Mask of Dark Night, revered as the King of the Night: the Faceless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for his name and true face, no one knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To outsiders, he always maintained this appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Faceless took his seat at the head but had no intention to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following close behind, a mysterious woman also wearing a Domino Mask spoke, “Forming an army—such a notion could only come from you brainless pirates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we were to actually do that, would we still be a guild?”\u003C\u002Fp>",938,"2026-06-06T12:33:40.044Z",1,"novelbin.me","b038e1a10523ee465d18b79eb7646439fc9d47bab52206f51109a5e62017aaba","farming-in-a-parallel-world-and-becoming-a-god-chapter-858","farming-in-a-parallel-world-and-becoming-a-god-chapter-856",2384,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffarming-in-a-parallel-world-and-becoming-a-god-cover.jpg"]