I am Master Maoshan

However, just as everyone was immersed in the joy of victory, a discordant voice broke the harmony.

"The sea beasts agreed? I have a doubt." An official from the Palace of the God King stood up, his voice low and hoarse, with a hint of doubt.

The hall fell silent instantly, and everyone's eyes turned to the official. He was an elderly official, his face full of traces of time, but his eyes were still as sharp as a knife. His appearance surprised everyone, especially his undisguised questioning attitude.

"Old guy Li Xuan is stubborn and stubborn. He has started indiscriminate attacks again." A young official whispered with a hint of helplessness in his tone.

"I didn't expect that old fellow Li Xuan would start to question the Son of God's words right away without showing any fear. He's really amazing," another person echoed, with a hint of worry in his eyes.

Liu Jun stood in the center of the hall, facing the questioning of the elderly official named Li Xuan, but he was not at all panicked.

"I have a question." Boss Li spoke again, looking directly at Liu Jun, as if he wanted to see through his heart. "The sea beasts have always been low in intelligence and difficult to communicate with. Why did they suddenly agree to send troops to contain us? Is there a trick here?"

Liu Jun smiled slightly and spoke slowly: "It was indeed difficult to communicate with the Sea Beast Tribe before, but that was just because everyone had a bad impression of them. The current Sea Beast Tribe, especially their royal family, is no worse than us in terms of strategy."

His voice was calm and confident, as if he was stating an indisputable fact. However, these words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, stirring up waves in everyone's hearts.

Everyone present frowned, with an expression of disbelief on their faces. In their minds, the sea beasts had always been barbaric and uncivilized beings, at most just wild beasts with some basic intelligence. Liu Jun's words undoubtedly overturned their long-held ideas.

"This point, I can prove, the sea beast tribe is indeed much better than before." General Wu Yi stood up and spoke in a loud voice.

As a battle-hardened general and the supreme commander of Donglai Port, his words carry great weight in everyone's hearts.

Wu Yi's eyes swept over everyone present and continued, "I have come into contact with several generals of the Sea Beast Tribe. Their wisdom and strategy are not inferior to ours. In some aspects, they have even shown foresight and vision that surpass ours."

Li Xuan sneered at the side, with a hint of doubt in his eyes: "Words are not enough, why don't you produce some supporting evidence, Your Highness, so that everyone will be convinced."

Liu Jun seemed to have anticipated such doubts. He nodded calmly and then took out a piece of yellow cloth from the storage space.

The cloth was embroidered with intricate patterns and emitted a faint glow, clearly not an ordinary item.

"This is the contract that the Sea Beast King asked me to bring back," Liu Jun unfolded the cloth and handed it to the attendant beside him, "The chief steward only needs to sign it, and this contract will officially take effect."

The attendant carefully took the cloth, walked quickly to the steward, and handed it to him respectfully. The steward took the cloth, glanced at it, raised his eyebrows slightly, and seemed surprised by the content on it. After a moment, she gently waved her hand, indicating that the attendant should show the cloth to everyone present.

Everyone came forward and read the contents of the cloth carefully. The contract detailed the terms of cooperation between the Sea Beast Tribe and the Skyfire Divine Realm, including trade, resource allocation, military mutual assistance and many other aspects. Each clause was written very clearly and logically, and many clauses even favored the Skyfire Divine Realm. What was even more surprising was that the text of the contract was fluent and the wording was precise, which did not seem to be written by a barbaric race at all.

"This...is this really planned by the sea beasts?" someone couldn't help but ask in a low voice, with a tone full of disbelief.

Liu Jun nodded and smiled, "Yes, this was drafted by the Sea Beast King himself. Their royal family members are not only extremely intelligent, but also proficient in our language and culture. This contract is a manifestation of their sincerity."

Everyone looked at each other, and the doubts in their hearts gradually dissipated. If their previous impression of the sea beasts was still at the stage of barbarism and uncivilized, then at this moment, this contract undoubtedly completely changed their views.

The chief steward pondered for a moment, and finally said: "Since the sea beasts have shown their sincerity and wisdom, we have no reason to be prejudiced against them. I agree to sign this contract."

"Wait a minute, I think we can't take it lightly." Li Xuan spoke again, his voice firm, his eyes swept across the people present, and finally landed on Liu Jun. "The motives of the sea beasts are still unclear, we must be fully prepared."

Liu Jun frowned, his doubts deepened. If this was the first time the old man raised doubts, he could understand it, after all, the Sea Beast Tribe had some grievances with the Skyfire Divine Realm in the past, so it was normal for them to be cautious. But now, the contract has been placed in front of everyone, in black and white, with clear terms, but Li Xuan is still blocking it, which is really puzzling. "This old man is a royalist, don't mind, put a sack on him and beat him up tonight to relieve his anger." General Ran Min took advantage of the gap between reading the contract to quietly squeeze next to Liu Jun and said in a low voice. He has a good relationship with Liu Jun and speaks without reservation.

Although General Ran Min deliberately lowered his voice, his voice was usually loud, and even if he deliberately lowered it, the people around him could still hear it clearly. However, everyone present knew General Ran Min's character very well, and his position in the military of the Skyfire Divine Realm was very important, so no one dared to provoke him easily, so everyone pretended not to hear it.

Liu Jun's mouth curled up slightly when he heard this, and his hostility towards Li Xuan eased a little. He looked up at Li Xuan and found that he was still serious and seemed to be turning a deaf ear to Ran Min's words.

The name of the Royalists was not unfamiliar to Liu Jun. They were the remnants of the old God King era, and their loyalty was almost stubborn. They firmly believed that the strange disappearance of the old God King was inextricably linked to the steward. In their minds, it was almost equivalent to the steward personally pushing the old God King into the abyss. Therefore, they mercilessly opposed the steward in every corner and every detail.

Master Liu Jun's wife, Feng Wanqing, the chief steward of the Sky Fire Divine Realm, was a woman who once held great power in the Sky Fire Divine Realm. Facing these old ministers of the old God King, her heart was filled with helplessness and patience.

She understood that these people were loyal to the old God King, not to her. Therefore, even if their behavior crossed the line, she could only choose to raise the punishment board high, but then put it down gently. In the eyes of the royalists, this tolerance became proof of her guilty conscience, and they ignored her even more, and even began to openly challenge her authority.

However, this time, Feng Wanqing's face was clearly filled with anger. Because in front of her was a contract certified by the Heavenly Dao, which was a symbol of the sincerity of the sea beasts and proof that they were willing to coexist peacefully with the Divine Realm.

Given the current situation of the Skyfire Divine Realm, this contract is extremely necessary. Only with the help of the Sea Beast Tribe to hold back the Cold Water Divine Realm can they concentrate on dealing with the Platinum Divine Realm.

However, Li Xuan, the representative of the royalist faction, was adamant about this crucial matter and questioned the authenticity of the contract. If the sea beasts knew about their doubts and were unwilling to unite, then this matter would be troublesome.

Feng Wanqing's heart was filled with anger and determination. She knew that the game of power had reached a point where a decision had to be made. She could no longer allow these royalists to continue to challenge her authority. She had to take action to make everyone understand that the Skyfire Divine Realm only needed one voice.

"Mr. Li, do you have any other concerns?" Liu Jun couldn't help but ask, with a hint of tentativeness in his tone.

Li Xuan raised his head, his eyes deep, and said slowly: "Your Highness, although the sea beasts are willing to sign a contract with us on the surface, their style of doing things has always been treacherous and changeable. We have to be on guard. Moreover, some of the clauses in this contract do not seem to be completely beneficial to us."

Liu Jun was shocked when he heard this, and he re-examined the contract in his hand. He had only glanced at it before, but now after hearing what Li Xuan said, he suddenly felt a little confused, because he felt that the Sea Beast King would not cheat him, after all, he still had the ancestor of the Sea Beast Clan, the Little God Whale.

In ancient times, there was a saying that one could use the emperor to control the princes. He even held the other party's ancestors hostage, so isn't that enough?
General Ran Min snorted coldly upon seeing this, and said, "Old Li, you are worrying too much, aren't you? Since the sea beasts are willing to take the initiative to propose a contract, it means they are sincere. Why should we be on guard everywhere? It would only make us look petty."

Li Xuan shook his head and said firmly, "General Ran, being cautious is not a petty thing, but for the long-term interests of the Skyfire Divine Realm. We cannot let the entire Divine Realm fall into crisis because of a moment of laxity."

General Ran Min's face changed slightly when he heard what Li Xuan said, but he quickly regained his composure. He then snorted coldly, thinking in his heart that he would kick this old guy a few more times in the evening to vent his anger.

Liu Jun searched for a long time but couldn't see what was wrong, so he asked, "Mr. Li, since you said that there are clauses in this contract that are disadvantageous to the Skyfire Divine Realm, why don't you explain it in detail so that we can discuss countermeasures together."

Li Xuan signaled the attendant to bring the contract over. He swept his eyes solemnly over the people present and then pointed to one of the clauses: "Please look at this one. The sea beast tribe agrees to send troops to support us, but the premise is that we must clear the river beasts in the Amazon Glacier. I would like to ask everyone here, who can do this?"

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the hall. Everyone was whispering to each other, with complicated expressions on their faces. They had indeed seen this clause in the contract, but they had not thought deeply about the difficulty behind it. Now that Li Xuan mentioned it, they realized that this was almost an impossible task.

The river beasts of the Amazon Glacier are the most important part of the entire river defense system, and also the most difficult part to deal with. These river beasts are not only huge in number, but also extremely ferocious. They have been entrenched in the depths of the glacier for many years and are almost invincible. To completely eliminate them, not only a large amount of manpower and material resources are required, but also extremely high strategic deployment and sacrifice. Conservative estimates show that at least nearly one million elite soldiers are needed to complete this task. However, for the current situation, this is undoubtedly an astronomical figure and is simply impossible to achieve.

After hearing Li Xuan's analysis, Liu Jun's tense expression suddenly relaxed, and the corners of his mouth even slightly raised. He looked around at everyone and said in a relaxed tone: "Mr. Li, what if I say that the river beasts in the Amazon Glacier have been almost solved?"

This sentence was like a heavy bomb, which exploded in the hall in an instant. Everyone stared at Liu Jun with eyes wide open, looking at him in disbelief, as if they had heard something out of the ordinary.

Even the usually calm Li Xuan couldn't help but frown and reminded in a serious tone: "Your Highness, this matter is very serious and is not a joke." (End of this chapter)