As a lord, I was forced to farm

"Really?" Chen Guangyu's expression was more serious than ever before. He said solemnly, "If that's the case, then my Da Su's seafood business will suffer a great blow." First of all, the price of seafood will drop, and we might even face the predicament of not being able to sell it. You know, Da Su's seafood is almost sold out as soon as it appears at Ming Xiao.

After all, Tianlong Palace isn't stupid. If they didn't have enough profit to offer, why would they be willing to spend 80 million spirit crystals to buy a ship?
"This..." After his anger subsided, Chen Guangyu calmed down. Given the current situation, it would indeed be advantageous for Da Su to sell ships to foreign entities.

"Don't worry, even if Tianlong Palace gets a ship, my Dasu business won't be greatly affected." Jiang Ran smiled gently, reassuring the very uneasy Xuanjia commander.

If you've been six years ahead of others, and you don't even have this much confidence, then you're truly a waste.

Jiang Ran believes that, at least in Mingxiao City, Da Su's seafood status will likely remain unshaken.

Da Su has a good relationship with the owners of the restaurants and eateries he has worked with for a long time, and under the same conditions, they will most likely choose Da Su's seafood first.

Furthermore, the Qi family has a very close relationship with Qushuilou, and Qushuilou gives the Qi family a considerable amount of dividends every year.

If such a situation were to occur, the Qi family would step in.

However, Da Su's seafood monopoly should last for a few more years. At least before next year's power competition, Jiang Ran will not sell ships to outsiders. She can use this opportunity to negotiate with the people of Tianlong Palace and perhaps raise the price of Heng Hai ships even further.

Chen Guangyu is just a commander and doesn't know much about business. His question just now was probably just needless worry.

Since His Highness already knew the answer, he felt embarrassed to ask any further questions.

A moment of silence fell, except for the small movement of Yaobao reaching out its paw to hook the spiritual tea in Jiang Ran's cup.

"Does stolen food taste better?" Jiang Ran gently patted Yao Bao's little paw.

They had already poured her a cup, but instead of drinking their own, they took the tea she had already drunk from.

Yao Bao made a guilty gurgling sound and blew hard on his paw that had been hit.

Stolen food definitely tastes better...

"Hold on, hold on!"

Suddenly, a burst of excited and intense shouts came from the sea.

Jiang Ran looked over and saw waves rolling in waves. The Xuanjia soldiers were all clinging to lifeboats connected to the Heng Hai II, their eyes all fixed on the source of the rolling waves—a Xuanjia soldier fighting against a Hundred River Blue Whale that was more than ten meters long.

The black-armored soldier had her long hair tied up tightly. She was only wearing a tube top wrapped in white cloth and a pair of plain shorts. She looked very young, probably in her thirties. At this moment, her dark brown eyes were firm, her legs were wide open, and her hands were holding a rope tied to the Hundred River Blue Whale. Her whole body was pressed firmly against the blue whale.

"Yo~~~" The blue whale, like a spirited steed, violently thrashed its body or leaped out of the water twenty or thirty meters, slamming its back hard onto the sea surface, using all its strength to shake off the humans clinging to its back.

"Oh? Another warrior has challenged the Hundred Rivers Blue Whale to 'sworn to obey'."

The so-called "Oath of Allegiance Challenge" is a challenge initiated by either the Xuanjia soldiers or the Hundred Rivers Blue Whale after they have mutually acknowledged each other, to determine who will be the leader in the future.

The challenge involves a human straddling the back of a blue whale and, with only a rope, remaining on its back for 35 minutes without being thrown off.

During this period, humans are prohibited from using mystical arts or other weapons, and blue whales are also prohibited from using mystical arts or swimming downstream to deeper waters hundreds of meters away.

This is purely a contest of physical strength and willpower. If the human successfully persists for 35 minutes, the blue whale will recognize the human on its back as the leader; if the human fails, the blue whale will become the leader.

The oath to challenge does not require a contract; even humans without spiritual talent can make the strongest oath with the Hundred Rivers Blue Whale.

It was a pure agreement between two intelligent beings. This equal competition fostered friendship between the two races, stimulated their competitive spirit, and spurred them to grow.

At this moment, not only were the Xuanjia soldiers watching with great tension, but a group of Hundred River Blue Whales were also surrounding them, making "yo-gou yo-gou" sounds to cheer on their kin.

"Keep going! Show the Hundred Rivers Blue Whales that we humans aren't cowards. Just hold on for another 15 minutes, and you'll conquer this Hundred Rivers Blue Whale and make it your underling!"

"Go for it, Tang Yu! If you lose to Ruoyun, you'll only be her little sister!"

"Yo~~~~~" As a member of the whale clan, I'm so embarrassed to have lost~~~~
The Xuanjia soldiers named each of the Hundred River Blue Whales they knew according to their characteristics. For example, a Hundred River Blue Whale that swam very fast was called Jiying, and a Hundred River Blue Whale that was very fat and much heavier than the other Hundred River Blue Whales was called Dashan.

Ruoyun is the name of the blue whale that Tang Yu is riding. Its swimming posture is light and graceful, like a cloud drifting in the sky. Because it is a gentle little girl, it is called Ruoyun.

But at this moment, Ruoyun was no longer Ruoyun. Its movements were extremely frantic, deliberately stirring up thousands of waves with great momentum.

……

Humans are not well-suited to surviving and fighting in the sea, so struggling in the water for two quarters of an hour was extremely difficult for Tang Yu.

Ruoyun plunged headfirst into the deep sea, her broad body tumbling and rolling with powerful force with each movement. Before being pulled into the water, Tang Yu took a deep breath and struggled to keep his eyes open in the sea, ready to deal with any situation that might arise next.

'Ruoyun really isn't holding back at all.'

The thought flashed through her mind: 'But I also want to be a big sister!'

His fingers gripped the reins tightly, his body pressed against Ruoyun's body as she slid to her limit.

Ruoyun's tail suddenly lashed out, and a powerful stream of water swept out from her back. Tang Yu felt a tearing pain in her body and almost lost her strength. Her body slid from Ruoyun's head to her tail.

But she didn't give up. Instead, she used her strong, muscular, long legs to tightly clamp the blue whale's tail fin, which was smaller than its body.

As long as she holds onto the rope and perseveres to the very end, that is victory.

Ruoyun didn't resurface after diving underwater, which worried the Xuanjia soldiers. "Could she be drowning?"

"Ruoyun is so ruthless. It's hard to imagine that they had such a good relationship before."

"Good relationships are one thing, but who is in charge is also very important."

The underwater battle was intense, and everyone, including Jiang Ran, was watching closely to see who would win.

Jiang Ran, watching the shirtless Xuanjia soldiers underwater, seemed lost in thought.

The Great Su now comprises nine major legions: the Imperial Guard, the Border Defense Army, the Heavy Armored Army, the Xuanjia Naval Army, the Shence Elite Cavalry, the Shence Flying Cavalry, the Shadow Army, and the Women's Army. (End of Chapter)