Zhu Tian started by deceiving his father-in-law from the perspective of pirates

Chapter 109 The Dark Portal Opens, The Burning Crusade

Luo Ning also showed a slightly embarrassed smile; this negotiation was exactly what he had expected.

Unfortunately, we simply cannot hand over the books in Dalaran, especially those concerning the Guardians and forbidden spells.

Moreover, taking it away for others to see is practically impossible.

Moreover, to be honest, Dalaran isn't particularly eager to obtain the floating city. If the other party is unwilling, there's no need to pay such a high price to acquire this special energy.

"Mr. Rhodes, actually, if it's a trade between the two parties involving this special cloud, Dalaran is willing to pay a high price."

"For example, gold coins, silver coins, or other magical items produced in Dalaran are all tradable," Rhonin said.

If both parties treat it as a commodity to be purchased, it would actually be more advantageous for Dalaran. It's unlikely that Dalaran would hand over things like the Magic Library.

The fact that they agreed to let Rhodes go to Dalaran to study is already a very good offer.

"That's enough for now, Mr. Rhonin. I don't plan to trade with Dalaran at the moment," Rhodes said, shaking his head.

Just kidding, the Dalaran mages aren't pushed to the limit right now, but that will change once a large number of floating fortresses appear in the Horde.

The pressure then falls on the Alliance, which will then pass that pressure on to Dalaran. A balance must be struck between the Horde and the Alliance.

If the Horde possesses a new weapon that the Alliance does not, then all Alliance races are not permitted to use it.

After exchanging a few more words, Luo Ning took his leave, as the archmage could tell that he wasn't exactly welcome here.

Late that night, in the Queen's palace, Sylvanas and Rhodes lay side by side.

The Queen was covered by a purple transparent blanket, revealing her beautiful body and perfect figure to Rhodes in a way that was both visible and hidden.

"These Dalaran mages remind me of the noble mages in Silvermoon City—they're just as arrogant and rude," Sylvanas said, lying in Rhodes' arms.

That's right. As a former ranger general, her ranger troops were actually looked down upon by these mages.

These high and mighty mages wouldn't understand the thoughts of ordinary people; they basically just have to ask for what they want.

They even feel that it's an act of great mercy for them to ask for your things, and that you should give them away voluntarily.

"Heh! They'll come looking for me again," Rhodes said.

"I know what you're thinking. Once the Horde's floating city takes flight, the Alliance will definitely be very nervous."

"At that time, Dalaran will either have to rejoin the Alliance and become part of its forces, or Dalaran will have to help the Alliance build a floating city," Sylvanas said.

"Yes, that's my plan. They'll have no choice but to come to me to buy this special Flame Cloud," Rhodes said.

"I need to remind you of something, Rhodes. I had some of my mages do some calculations, and it seems that you and Kaido should produce Flame Cloud together."

"It can support a maximum of four floating cities. Any more than that, and the two of you will have to produce Flame Clouds day and night, even 24 hours a day," Sylvanas said.

Although it only requires physical effort, you can create this special cloud by simply moving your fingers.

However, there is a limit to how much two people can produce each day, even if they work 24 hours a day.

Four floating fortresses are the limit for the two of them. One is for the Blood Elves, one for the Forsaken, one for the Horde, and the last one will probably be given to the Beast Pirates.

If that's the case, selling these Flame Clouds won't be enough to keep up with production.

"I've thought about that. You're right, with Kaido and me at our current level."

"We can only support the consumption of four floating cities at most. Any more than that, and the two of us can't handle it. Actually, I have another way of building floating cities, or rather, an idea," Rhodes said.

Actually, Rhodes had another idea for the floating city, but this method required the help of Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors.

She is a user of the Soul-Soul Fruit. If she were to imbue a giant floating city with a soul, it could become a living, flying city that could move around freely.

Or, to put it another way, Kaido and Rod created a massive cloud of flames, then compressed it, and Charlotte Linlin gave the cloud a soul, turning it into a thundercloud similar to Zeus's.

At that time, this special life cloud will be able to support a floating city.

However, this requires Charlotte Linlin to take action herself. The power of the Soul-Soul Fruit has been developed to its fullest extent by Charlotte Linlin, unlike a certain nun who can only tease children.

A Devil Fruit's power sometimes depends on its user. Even if you give a weak person a powerful Devil Fruit, they will never become a peerless master.

If Charlotte Linlin's Soul-Soul Fruit were taken out now, to be honest, Rhodes doesn't have a very suitable candidate to inherit the fruit.

To use this fruit, one must possess powerful soul force. Even with high talent, it would be difficult to imbue a giant floating city with a soul or a giant cloud of flames.

It's quite difficult; only Charlotte Linlin could do something like that. If the Queen hadn't eaten the Yomi Yomi no Mi (Revive-Revive Fruit), she could have eaten the Soul-Soul Fruit, which is a pity.

Rhodes told Sylvanas his thoughts in detail.

"Your idea is good. Charlotte Linlin's soul ability can indeed be used in this way. She herself created a giant fireball, Prometheus, and a thundercloud, Zeus."

"He can imbue even an ordinary flame or a cloud with power, let alone the flame cloud you and Kaido created, or, as you wish, have her directly imbue a floating city with a soul." Sylvanas nodded and said.

This method is indeed feasible; the Soul-Soul Fruit is truly useful. However, I don't have any top-tier experts under my command who can develop this fruit.

"This is the most difficult part, Charlotte Linlin. If we turn her into a Death Knight, we have to strip her of her Devil Fruit powers. Even if we use the Demon Slavery Contract, we still need to strip her of her Soul-Soul Fruit powers," Rhodes said.

"Perhaps we can make some threats," Sylvanas said, her eyes darting around.

She suddenly thought of a possible solution.

"Nothing can threaten him. Her children are nothing to her. She wouldn't care if they lived or died," Rod said, shaking his head.

"Not threatening her children, but her life and her freedom. Sometimes we need to negotiate," Sylvanas said.

"Oh! Then Your Majesty, please enlighten me." Rhodes said, stroking Sylvanas's thigh.

"She is indeed unwilling to submit to you, so we can negotiate with her. Right now, Whitebeard and Kaido can completely suppress her, so we don't need to worry about her causing trouble after she gains her freedom."

You can even recapture her anytime, anywhere; you can negotiate the terms with him first.

"Have her do things for you, set a time limit, like mine, any number of years will do, and promise her that you'll give her her freedom after that time," Sylvanas said.

The timeframe of her previous agreement with Rhodes is now practically irrelevant; barring any unforeseen circumstances, Sylvanas will choose to continue following Rhodes.

Once Rhodes demonstrates sufficient power and provides Charlotte Linlin with enough benefits, you won't even need to say anything; she will surrender to you on her own initiative.

"That's a good idea. Bring her to Azeroth, let her see this new world, and then make a three-year agreement with her. After three years, I will set her free," Rhodes said.

Rhodes doesn't believe Charlotte Linlin will leave on her own. After all, when the benefits are great enough, anyone can change their mind. If you can't sway her, it's because your bargaining chips aren't enough!

"And I don't know if you've noticed, but Kaido has a special sibling-like affection for Charlotte Linlin. Although he tries to suppress it, I can see it."

"Killing her will affect Kaido's mindset. You need to learn to listen to your subordinates' thoughts," Sylvanas said.

"Okay! I understand." Rhodes nodded and said, while simultaneously touching the Queen's purple thigh with one hand.

"Want something more exciting?" the Banshee Queen said, lifting the purple blankets.

"Of course, my queen," Rhodes said, lifting Sylvanas's chin.

Just as the pink atmosphere in the house grew stronger, the two of them began to speak rapidly.

Suddenly, a violent spatial fluctuation broke the ambiguous atmosphere.

"What's going on?" Sylvanas immediately jumped out of bed, put on a gauze robe, and asked.

Such intense spatial fluctuations! It feels just like... just like... the opening of the Dark Gate more than twenty years ago.

"The time I've been waiting for has finally come. I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but we probably won't be able to play our exciting game tonight." Rhodes immediately put on his clothes, picked up his staff, and headed towards the Dark Portal.

This is a golden opportunity, don't miss it!

Upon arriving at the Dark Portal, Rhodes immediately began channeling his magic into it, simultaneously connecting with Retson on the other side.

"Mentor, it's time. Open the Dark Gate now! Quick! Let's do it together," Rhodes said.

A voice slowly drifted from the other side of the Dark Gate.

"I understand, Rhodes. I will now preside over the opening ceremony and send spatial energy inside. The spatial anchor point is in place. Let's begin!" Retson from the One Piece world nodded and spoke.

Both sides began to exert their power simultaneously, with Retson and Rhodes simultaneously channeling their power into the Dark Gate, and a huge, dark blue fluctuation began to appear on the Dark Gate.

The location left by Rhodes, which connects the spatial coordinates of the two worlds, has also begun to take effect. The spatial anchor points of the world of Azeroth and the pirate world have been located together, and the planes have been connected by the power of Rhodes's traversal.

At this moment, a huge commotion also came from the Dark Portal. Sylvanas arrived with a large number of Undercity mages and immediately erected a magical barrier to isolate the spatial energy here.

"Go ahead, Rhodes! I'll do my best to isolate you from the spatial aura; there's such a commotion outside," Sylvanas said.

Is this the opportunity Rhodes has been waiting for? He never expected that someone would reopen the Dark Portal. This is indeed a good opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"I need some more time. Don't worry, I have a very good grasp of spatial energy. Under my control, not much spatial energy will leak out," Rhodes said.

At this moment, ripples began to appear on the Dark Portal, and green light began to emerge. Space had been connected, and now a massive interdimensional portal was building a permanent road spanning two worlds.

Rhode slowly controlled the spatial energy, drawing energy from the space gems within the two magic crystals. Unlike the demon Kazzak, who forcibly opened the Dark Portal, consuming a large amount of demonic power and life energy, Rhode used the purest spatial energy.

It is both stable and safe, and under Rhodes's control, excess spatial energy will not leak out.

The massive spatial fluctuations outside also wouldn't lead one to suspect that a dark portal was simultaneously opening in Undercity.

Rhodes chose the perfect timing.

The enormous portal suddenly emitted a blinding light, and ripples like splashes of water appeared.

Rhodes clearly saw another world, the other side of Retson, and a large number of members of the Beasts Pirates, led by Kaido of the Beasts, and the Death Knight Whitebeard.

"Hehehe! Hahaha, Rod, you've finally opened this Dark Gate! Can we cross over now?" Kaido asked excitedly from the other side of the Dark Gate.

"That's right, Father-in-law! The portals on both sides are now open. You can come over now, bring all the members of the Beasts Pirates!" Rhodes said.

The Dark Portal had now completely stabilized, connecting the pirate world and the world of Azeroth.

"Hahaha!" With a loud laugh, Kaido was the first to cross the Dark Gate, followed by the other members of the Beasts Pirates, and then the Death Knight Whitebeard.

The members of the Beasts Pirates all looked at this new world, this truly new world, with expressions of curiosity.

On the other side, whether it was the Alliance, the Horde, or other incredibly powerful entities, they all sensed that the Dark Portal had been reopened beneath Stormwind.

The Burning Crusade has begun, and unbeknownst to everyone, another world has also been connected to Azeroth.

(End of this chapter)