A strategy of using one tiger to devour another?
Not long after,
the Professionals who came to support Binhai City had mostly left.
They were moving quickly,
because they were rushing back to form teams and clear Dungeons.
A 50% increase in experience gain and a 15% increase in item drop rate,
these seven days were destined to be a carnival for the Professionals of Xia Kingdom.
For a time,
the Professionals within Xia Kingdom were either clearing Dungeons,
or rushing toward them,
moving so fast they didn't even have time to greet those they met on the road.
Since the Sea Race's appearance occurred within Xia Kingdom's borders,
other countries did not receive rewards,
which made the Professionals of many nations feel extremely unbalanced.
In Sakura Country,
the face of Country Lord Oda Tora was extremely grim.
"The Sea Race appeared, the world level increased, why did Xia Kingdom get all the benefits!"
"Our Sakura Country should be the one receiving the blessing of the sea."
Four people were seated before Oda Tora.
The former Five Great Families had become the current Four Great Families,
because the Yagyu Family was already history.
The ultimate reason,
was that Yagyu Kakubei sent his two daughters to Xia Kingdom.
If Yagyu Yukihime and Yagyu Hideki had stayed in Sakura Country,
the fact that they harbored Jorōgumo and Snow Woman would not have been exposed.
Signing a contract with a magical creature from a Dungeon is not inherently wrong,
but Yagyu Hideki used the Jorōgumo's ability to turn many powerful Professionals into puppets.
This aroused public outrage.
After the Jorōgumo was killed by Lin Yuan, all the previously controlled Professionals were freed.
Consequently, the Yagyu Family was attacked by a mob of enraged Professionals.
In less than half a day, the Yagyu Family became history.
Except for Yagyu Kakubei, whose whereabouts were unknown, everyone else was cleanly slaughtered.
Oda Tora and Yagyu Kakubei were close friends, but he did not intervene to stop it,
because he needed to give an explanation to Xia Kingdom and an explanation to Lin Yuan.
Yagyu Hideki and Yagyu Yukihime appearing in Xia Kingdom,
was entirely Yagyu Kakubei's unauthorized decision.
Oda Tora was completely unaware,
and threw all the blame onto Yagyu Kakubei.
Now that the Yagyu Family had been wiped out,
it counted as a satisfactory explanation.
However, this incident became a thorn in Oda Tora's heart.
In the final analysis, it was all due to insufficient strength.
If Sakura Country were powerful, would Xia Kingdom dare to be so aggressive?
Forget just attacking Lin Yuan,
what if they invaded their territory?
Oda Tora was already in a foul mood because of the destruction of the Yagyu Family, and the appearance of the Sea Race today made him furious.
Just then, Furuta Nobuyasu received a phone call,
and his expression changed as he said,
"This is bad, Country Lord. The Dungeon beneath Koshaka Island has rioted again. The volcanic eruption has caused thousands of deaths."
"We need to send immediate reinforcements."
Hearing this, Oda Tora's expression darkened further.
"You and Toyotomi Niwa immediately take people and rush over. You must stabilize that person."
"What if that person demands a large amount of Blood Sacrifice?" Furuta Nobuyasu asked in a low voice.
"There are only three million ordinary people left above the age of 50."
Oda Tora wore a grim expression.
"There is no other option."
"If there were no Professionals, they would eventually be eaten by magical creatures anyway."
Furuta Nobuyasu nodded. "Understood."
Turning his head, Furuta Nobuyasu's eyes darted around, and he suddenly said,
"Lord Country Lord, I have a plan that can not only permanently solve the problem of that person beneath the sea but also severely damage Xia Kingdom."
Oda Tora's eyes lit up.
"What plan?"
"The Plan to Drive the Tiger to Swallow the Wolf." A ruthless look flashed in Furuta Nobuyasu's eyes.
"Didn't the Sea Race appear within Xia Kingdom's borders? I believe that person must be very interested in the Sea Race."
"Once that person goes to Xia Kingdom, the Sea Race is bound to suffer heavy losses."
"Lin Yuan is behind the Sea Race, and he will certainly intervene."
"If Lin Yuan is killed, Xia Kingdom will lose a Peerless Genius. If that person is killed, then we will never have to worry about the Dungeon under the sea rioting again."
"What do you think, Country Lord?"
"Brilliant!" Oda Tora clapped his hands in praise.
"Killing two birds with one stone! A brilliant plan, truly brilliant."
Oda Tora weighed the options in his mind.
This way, he could both resolve the crisis under the sea,
and cause severe damage to Xia Kingdom.
Oda Tora sneered internally.
Since Xia Kingdom took all the good fortune,
they might as well resolve our troubles for us.
"Go arrange it," Oda Tora quietly instructed.
"Absolutely do not let anyone else find out."
"This subordinate understands." Furuta Nobuyasu nodded heavily with a serious expression... Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean,
a meeting targeting Lin Yuan was also held within the Free Federation.
The Federation operates under a Parliamentary System.
The Speaker is named Lancelot.
Lancelot has flowing golden hair,
and golden light shines on him when he fights.
He has a very famous title: Golden Lion.
Lancelot sat on his chair, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.
Finally, he asked a bare-chested strong man, "Bruce, how is the investigation into the Sea Race progressing?"
Bruce crossed his arms over his chest and slowly replied,
"Speaker, the investigation is complete. The Sea Race appeared because of the Open Dungeon."
"Lin Yuan occupied the Open Dungeon, and this Open Dungeon happened to be capable of spawning Sea Giants and Naga, which is why the world level upgrade occurred."
"It's about what I expected." Lancelot nodded slightly.
"It's a shame our Angel Plan was one step too late."
Half an hour after the Sea Race appeared,
Lancelot led the Cross Expeditionary Force to conquer the Super Large Dungeon, Angel's Fall,
and obtained the Holy Angel Statue.
The Holy Angel Statue can spawn Angels,
and Angels are clearly a complete civilization.
If Lancelot had conquered the Dungeon half an hour earlier,
the one who received the world will's blessing would have been Lancelot,
not Lin Yuan.
Unfortunately, there are no 'ifs' in this world.
"Noira, how does the combat power of the Sea Race compare to your Angel Race?" Lancelot turned his gaze toward a beautiful woman beside him.
The woman wore Silver-White Armor, a proud expression on her face,
and a pair of pure white wings on her back.
She was the first Angel spawned by the Holy Angel Statue:
Holy Light Angel Noira.
"The Sea Race." Noira curled her lip in disdain.
"Merely an inferior species."
Noira's tone was extremely arrogant,
but she had the right to be.
Because Noira was a Seventh-Tier Holy Light Angel, Level 60,
the strongest existence among everyone present.
If Lancelot were not the master of the Holy Angel Statue,
the Federation's Speaker would have already been replaced.
"Madam Noira, the inferior race you speak of doesn't seem to be that easy to deal with." Bruce tapped the table.
A transparent light screen appeared before everyone.
What was playing on the screen was the scene of Lin Yuan fighting Modrig.
"Seventh-Tier Sea Giant Leader—Madam Noira, do you have the confidence to defeat a monster of this level?"