While I'm at the martial arts academy, my wife is cultivating while I enjoy life.

"It's okay, my husband has plenty of money. We can earn more when we run out."

If we don't consider improving his cultivation level, with the current configuration of Yang Ding's team, he could quickly become a billionaire or even a billionaire.

But in this era, having a lot of money is not very useful; enough to get by is sufficient.

The pirate market was filled with all sorts of people. This was Ye Rou and Zhou Ruoxi's first time abroad, and they had seen so many foreigners.

The vendors were a diverse bunch; a burly, dark-skinned man stood at the door selling kebabs.

"Lamb skewers, lamb skewers, lamb skewers from the Three Lions Empire."

There were also two third brothers from the King Serpent Empire selling roti there.

"Honey, my sister told me that the North is a mixed bag, and you can run into foreigners everywhere."

"From now on, we'll all be Earthlings. With a total population of only six or seven hundred million, dividing it into five empires would be a waste of resources."

"Honey, are you going to unify Earth? If so, wouldn't I be the Mother of Earth?"

"That sounds awful, let's just call her the First Lady of Blue Star."

Mu Lan, following behind, was speechless. "Stop talking nonsense. A lot of people are watching you."

"Why are you looking at me?"

"Strictly speaking, it's not about you, but about your two wives. They don't even know how to make themselves look ugly."

Mu Lan subconsciously pulled down the brim of her hat, not wanting to cause trouble.

Ye Rou looked at herself in her black leather outfit and said, "Sister Mulan, this is the ugliest I've ever looked."

Zhou Ruoxi also shook out her long black trench coat, "This is the simplest outfit I've ever worn, it's probably hard to look any worse."

"Showing off!"

Yang Ding looked at Mu Lan's tight camouflage outfit and laughed, "On the contrary, it's Mu Lan who's wearing clothes with buttons about to pop off; it's a bit too flashy."

"Where are you looking? I was born this way, is that wrong?"

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Yang Ding swallowed hard. Mu Lan was clearly slim, so how could she have such a curvy figure?

However, with three beautiful women around him, passersby looked at Yang Ding with more respect and made way for him.

Anyone who dares to bring three women like these to this place must be a master among masters.

This is an absolute lawless land, where burning, killing, looting, and the survival of the fittest prevail; everything depends on one's ability.

A powerful man can kill his husband in public and abduct a woman he desires.

Anything is permissible as long as Mayor Alexander Khan's people and property are not harmed.

Mu Lan pointed to the largest Dongying Tavern by the roadside, "Let's go in. This is the busiest place and also a hub for information exchange."

"Honey, why do we always have to use taverns as black markets?"

"With people coming and going and the environment being noisy, it's not easy to be targeted."

Seeing Ye Rou's excited expression, Zhou Ruoxi pulled her aside and said, "You're not allowed to fight inside. You don't want your husband's identity to be exposed, do you?"

"Don't worry, Sister Ruoxi, I'm not an impulsive woman."

Yang Ding wasn't worried at all, because Mu Lan was there.

Mu Lan, a girl with wood-type abilities, walked into the bar with her hands in her pockets, showing no signs of nervousness since coming ashore, completely disregarding the fierce-looking pirates.

This kind of ease must be backed by absolute strength.

Her outfit did indeed have the effect of concealing her beauty, because everyone at the scene was wearing all sorts of messy military uniforms, making it difficult to attract attention.

On the contrary, Zhou Ruoxi's long trench coat, long legs, high-heeled boots, and fluffy curly hair drew constant whistles.

"Honey, I'm dressed like this, what else can they possibly tell?"

"Don't be nervous. Your beauty and figure are hard to hide, so there's no need to."

The four found a place to sit down. Zhou Ruoxi and Ye Rou sat on either side of Yang Ding, while Mu Lan sat alone on one side.

The tavern waiter immediately came over to take our order.

Yang Ding only ordered four beers, but it cost him 2000 yuan.

That's understandable. The wine here is all transported by sea via submarine, which means it has to endure attacks from various strange beasts underwater, so the cost is naturally high.

While waiting for the wine, Yang Ding used his hearing to listen to the conversations around him.

Language has undergone tremendous changes in this era, but the faces of the White Eagle Empire, the Three Lions Empire, and the King Serpent Empire still speak Eagle Language.

However, the people of the Great Bear Empire and those with yellow skin almost all speak Dragon Language.

The capital of the Giant Bear Empire was built next to the Northern City. They had neither industry nor agriculture, and relied entirely on the Jinglong Empire and the White Eagle Empire for supplies. They had long been assimilated by the Dragon Language.

In other words, there are only two main languages, and Yang Ding happens to understand both.

"As soon as that kid surnamed Yang from Jinglong Kingdom arrived, the mermaid beast appeared. If we can catch that kid, won't we be rich?"

"What is your cultivation level?"

"I'm a fourth-rank martial artist, so what, you're not convinced?"

"A fourth-rank official has the nerve to go and arrest people from the East Navy? Have you lost your mind?"

"Although I am only a fourth-rank official, our three bosses are seventh and eighth-rank officials. Besides, we can take advantage of the chaos."

Upon hearing that there were people of the seventh or eighth rank, Yang Ding quickly turned around to look at them. The seven or eight people at the table behind him were all from the Giant Bear Empire.

To deal with the Wang Xuehua family, we need these simple-minded, physically strong guys.

Zhou Ruoxi instantly understood what he meant, and whispered in his ear, "Honey, this basically includes people from the five major empires. The Giant Bear Empire and the Eastern Cherry Kingdom are at odds the most, the King Serpent Empire and our Jinglong Empire are at odds the most, and the White Eagle Empire doesn't matter, as long as there's money to be made."

"You've hardly ever left Jiangling City, yet you know quite a lot."

"The Zhou family's poisonous thorns are all over the world. You think they're only in Jiangling City?"

"So, there's a pirate market now?"

"Hmm, but even the lowest-ranking dark slaves might not recognize me."

Soon, the waiter brought the wine, along with a plate of salmon sashimi. This wasn't cheap; a plate cost 3,800.

"Sir, the salmon is for these three ladies."

"Who sent it?" Yang Ding asked.

"You're at the third largest table on your right," the waiter reminded him.

Yang Ding glanced over and saw a dozen pirates from the King Serpent Empire sitting at the third largest table on the right.

They were also watching Yang Ding's table, their eyes filled with envy for the three women.

"Give it back to them, we'll order it ourselves if we want to eat."

"OK."

The waiter took it over and then brought it back a short while later. "Sir, I'm sorry, they said that if you don't accept it, it's disrespectful."

"They have absolutely no dignity."

As Yang Ding spoke, he dumped all the salmon from the plate into the trash can.

This scene enraged the pirates of the King Serpent Empire, and a burly man made a knife gesture toward Yang Ding's neck.

Mu Lan naturally saw it too, "Look, this has caused trouble."

"Was it wrong of me to come?" Zhou Ruoxi asked.

"This is a godforsaken place; there's no escaping it."

Mu Lan nodded in agreement, "At worst, we can bring in the East China Sea Navy and raze this wretched place to the ground."

At this moment, the provocative King Snake Man walked over carrying a bottle of liquor and looked at Yang Ding, asking in broken Dragon language, "You must be very young."

"none of your business."

Wang Shenan couldn't believe that someone his age could have three women like that; either they were masters of eternal youth, or they had powerful backers.

"I'm asking you a question, and you'd better be honest. Who did you come with?"