Chapter 724: Chapter 380: The Stirring of the North Sea Royal Court

PS: A few changes were made earlier, the quantity of [Ruins Market Guest Token] and [Ruins Market Walking Rank] has been increased after advancing to the Fourth Rank in the Ruins Market. Now, the number of [Guest Rank] has increased to 60, [Travel Command] to 40, and [Projection Rank] remained the same at 5. Please be informed.

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In the Endless Sea Territory, ruled by the Deep Sea Nagas, lies the North Sea Royal Court.

Today, Deguen’s stride was hurried, his face unmistakably tense.

Seeing him like this, the Royal Court guards did not interfere much; his status had been extraordinary for years.

In the grand hall of the North Sea Royal Court, the current Queen furrowed her brows slightly.

“Deguen, my son, this isn’t like you.”

Normally, Deguen would have explained, but today was different, as the matter concerned the [Ruins Market Projection Rank], which was of great importance.

“Mother, the Zhu Tian Ruins Market has launched a brand new token!!”

“Uh-huh.”

The North Sea Naga Queen gave a light acknowledgment at the head of the grand hall, signaling her awareness, albeit mixed with a touch of indifference.

After all, Deguen had previously detailed three types of Ruins Market tokens, and in her view, only the [Ruins Market Walking Rank] held some value. Hence, she naturally did not care much about this newly launched token.

Of course, considering her son’s unusual behavior, she still harbored some curiosity, waiting for Deguen’s further explanation.

Deguen didn’t dawdle and stated directly:

“This newly launched token is called [Ruins Market Projection Rank], it can actively summon the projection of the mysterious Lord of the Ruins Market to act, but the cost is substantial—two Silver Oddities are required for a single opportunity to invoke.”

The North Sea Queen’s composure was clearly not something Deguen could match; she did not show much reaction after hearing the detailed function of the [Ruins Market Projection Rank].

Of course, this was just on the surface; in reality, her heart was already in turmoil.

She understood her son’s implication. The gathering of the four major Naga Royal Courts was imminent, and the North Sea Royal Court was currently weak. The subsequent gathering would undoubtedly face suppression from the other three royal courts. Relying solely on her ordinary Sixth Rank strength would hardly withstand the potential difficulties that might arise.

Moreover, it was said that the main topic of this gathering concerned another deep-sea royal family, the Black Line Whale Tribe, which was somewhat stronger than the Deep Sea Nagas and rumored to be on the verge of officially waging war against them.

In such a case, even if the other three royal courts did not directly take action against the North Sea Royal Court, the subsequent confrontation with the Black Line Whale Tribe would inevitably push the North Sea Royal Court to the forefront, using their blood to initially deplete the strength of the Black Line Whale Tribe first.

Over the years, the ultimate goal of the other three royal courts repeatedly offering aid to the North Sea Royal Court was exactly this.

Compared to it, the North Sea Royal Court’s core members’ previous strategies had mostly been catastrophic, yet now the appearance of this [Ruins Market Projection Rank] seemed to provide Deguen with a better solution. If they could invoke the protection of the Zhu Tian Ruins Market Lord at a critical moment, the North Sea Royal Court could not only preserve itself but possibly even advance further.

The North Sea Queen, sitting at the head of the grand hall, did not rush to reply, her eyes also filled with conflict.

After a long while, she finally said:

“Go back to the market and inquire carefully about this [Ruins Market Projection Rank], whether it will continue to be issued or if this is the only one!!”

Hearing this, Deguen immediately understood his mother’s concerns.

As a lineage that had produced two True Kings and was on the brink of entering the deep-sea royal family, the North Sea Royal Court couldn’t possibly lack a solid foundation. That [Mirage Transformation Pearl of Mirage Dragon] was merely the last Silver Legendary Oddity in the Royal Court’s secret vault, but this did not mean there were no other Silver Legendary Oddities.

On the contrary, there were quite a few.

However, these Silver Legendary Oddities were carried by several core members of the Royal Court as their personal weapons.

As far as Deguen knew, his mother possessed three Silver Oddities, which were the heritage objects passed down from generation to generation of North Sea Kings. Without these, how could she maintain her position as the North Sea Queen with just ordinary Sixth Rank strength? How could she suppress the more than twenty other Sixth Rank sea tribes in the vast North Sea Territory?

Moreover, each of the few Sixth Rank Deep Sea Nagas within the Royal Court also had one or two Silver Oddities, and altogether, counting only those he knew of, the North Sea Royal Court had over 5 Silver Oddities to offer.

However, it was clear that this number was not significant. Using two Silver Oddities to exchange for the [Ruins Market Projection Rank] would absolutely be a major sacrifice for them. Hence, this exchange needed to be executed with the utmost caution.

After all, the gathering of the four royal courts was still decades away, and it was uncertain when the actual combat with the Black Line Whale Tribe would commence. Once the [Ruins Market Projection Rank] was exchanged, it could only be retained for fifty years. If exchanged too early and the token was retracted before the critical moment, wouldn’t that be a laughingstock?

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In heavenly Zhu Tian Ruins Market, many from the Alien Race had come to the Oddity Exchange Shop to inquire about the situation regarding [Ruins Market Projection Rank], particularly interested in the quantity availability of future issuances.

Song Chi understood that this was triggered by the fifty-year validity he had set.

However, there was no remedy; the limited number of [Ruins Market Projection Rank] tokens was a serious issue. In order to maximize his own benefits, he had to impose this restriction.

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