Return to Vast Sea City (Part One)

"However, this is the most ideal scenario, before the road is completed—"

"We can still rob the rich and help the poor in secret, right?" Zi Zhenzhu asked impatiently before Zhou Qing could finish speaking.

"Robbing the rich to help the poor."

Zhou Qing Righteous Path, "Remember, not rich people, but nobles. And before you take action, you must investigate whether the nobles have really committed heinous acts."

"I understand. There are good people among the nobles." Zi Zhenzhu also agreed with this point, unlike her subordinates who were as extreme as Heidel, targeting all nobles.

But Zhou Qing shook his head and said, "What I mean is, if the nobles you catch haven't done anything wrong, and even often help the people, then spare their lives and tell them why they were robbed."

Zi Zhenzhu asked, puzzled, "Why were we robbed?"

Zhou Qing replied, "Because they are nobles, whether they are good or evil, as long as they retain their noble status, they will naturally not place themselves on the same level as commoners in terms of their thinking. Helping the people is nothing more than pity and pity. But what the people need is not pity, but to stand up."

"As long as they remain nobles, they are inherently exploiting the common people, it's that simple. Tell them this, and if they also have the will to change this world, they will naturally join us. Otherwise, we don't need to worry about anything."

These words sounded a bit like a blanket statement, but the situation of the Purple Pearl Pirate Group was different from that of Holy Soul Village and the surrounding villages, towns, and cities on the mainland. They couldn't put Zi Zhenzhu in too much of a difficult position, otherwise, if she gave orders later, most of her crew members might rebel.

Zi Zhenzhu seemed to understand that Zhou Qing's words were out of consideration for the other members of the Purple Pearl Pirate Group, and a sense of gratitude welled up within her.

She wasn't against the changes in the Purple Pearl Pirate Group, but it couldn't be done overnight. Now that Zhou Qing had said this, even if some people left the Purple Pearl Pirate Group, the vast majority should be able to stay, thus allowing the Purple Pearl Pirate Group to get back on track and become a sea adventure crew again!

Their great adventure in the future has only one mission: to change the world of the entire Douluo Continent!

In the blink of an eye, three hours had passed.

Those crew members and villagers who had fainted due to Zhou Qing 'Mind-Sense Qi Field all woke up.

Zi Zhenzhu didn't mince words and directly announced that the Purple Pearl Pirate Group recognized Zhou Qing as their leader.

No one objected, since Zhou Qing had used some unknown method to make them all faint, which was truly unbelievable.

However, when Zi Zhenzhu said that they should do legitimate business in the future and could no longer rob wealthy merchants at will, many squad leaders' eyes flickered.

They joined the Purple Pearl Pirate Group mainly to leverage its influence, so that they could accumulate enough wealth in secret without worrying about retaliation from the people in Vast Sea City.

After all, the Purple Pearl Pirate Group was quite famous in Vast Sea City, and people were terrified of them. Even the nobles of Vast Sea City dared not provoke them easily.

But now we can no longer rob others of their wealth to help our own poverty—

Doesn't this cut off their source of income?

But Zi Zhenzhu had made up her mind and ignored these opponents. She simply said, "Those who don't want to change can leave the Purple Pearl Pirate Group and go it alone. I won't force them."

The squad leaders looked at each other, some of them choosing to leave immediately, while others hesitated for a long time before deciding to stay.

After all, life is relatively peaceful now, and the captain just wants to be more peaceful. Besides, he can still plunder nobles, which seems to be the same as before, and there won't be much change.

Watching the backs of the seven or eight squad leaders sailing away, Zi Zhenzhu's eyes flickered as she considered whether she should eliminate them later.

But in the end, they gave up.

The members of the Purple Pearl Pirate Group all knew her temperament and did not think she was weak because of it. There was no need to make an example of her to instill fear in them.

Then Zhou Qing suggested sending them back to Vast Sea City.

"Leaving so early?"

Zi Zhenzhu was surprised and wanted to keep Zhou Qing and the others for a while longer.

"There will be plenty of opportunities to meet in the future."

Zhou Qing wasn't just making things up; in fact, every year thereafter, they would make time to come to the vicinity of Vast Sea City to contact Zi Zhenzhu.

Reason?

The Purple Pearl Adventurer Group is still controlled by Zi Zhenzhu herself, while Zhou Qing is responsible for providing Zi Zhenzhu with general suggestions on the direction of development, which can be considered as a periodic check.

It was thanks to Zi Zhenzhu that she was easy to talk to and a woman of her word; otherwise, winning over the entire Purple Pearl Pirate Group would have been much more difficult than just fighting.

Besides that, there's training.

This is, after all, a world with extraordinary powers. Zhou Qing, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Romantina, the Seven Sisters including Bu Yi from the Nuoding Academy, Wang Sheng, and others all need to increase their strength.

Only in this way can they fulfill their respective dreams!

Although everyone's dreams are different, ultimately, they all aim to build a peaceful, tranquil, and stable new world.

Therefore, everyone is of one mind!

Cultivating in the Great Sea, sensing the rise and fall of the waves, and experiencing the vibrations of the Great Sea, can help one hone their control over their Soul Power and their Qi and Blood.

Zhou Qing, in particular, had a premonition after obtaining the Primordial Beginning Refined Iron that if he wanted to quickly improve his combat power, he had to imitate and learn the laws and rhythms of heaven and earth and nature.

That is, to Learning from Heaven and Earth!

All human inventions and creations, including Martial Soul cultivation, are actually imitations. What Zhou Qing wanted to achieve in his cultivation was simply to imitate more thoroughly.

Moreover, the essence of cultivating the Innate Internal Scripture Chart is to use the human body to imitate the operation of all things in the world, thereby constructing a microcosm within the human body.

This matter is imperative!

"All right."

Seeing that Zhou Qing had made his decision, Zi Zhenzhu realized that this powerful and mature young man would likely be very busy in the future, needing to seize every minute to cultivate, research, and build what he envisioned...

Nation!

This idea was really naive, but for some reason, Zi Zhenzhu felt from the bottom of her heart that he would succeed, and that they would all succeed.

Then, Zi Zhenzhu boarded the ship, told the sailors to put away the anchor, and set sail.

"At the speed of the Zi Zhenzhu, we should be able to reach Vast Sea City soon, right?" Romantina exclaimed, watching the Zi Zhenzhu break through the waves.

"Indeed, this ship is much bigger than the Mermaid," Xiao Wu agreed.

"I can't pretend I didn't hear that."

Although the Mermaid was not as large as the Zi Zhenzhu, it was built by Ariel herself, and in her heart, the Mermaid was definitely the most precious ship!

Unfortunately, it's now in the hands of mermaids in the Ice Sea...

"I say, didn't you guys notice anything wrong?" Zhou Qing abruptly interrupted the discussion between the three women, the girl, and the teenage girl.

"What's wrong?"

Not only were the three of them puzzled, but even Tang San was a little confused, not understanding why Zhou Qing suddenly said that.

"We haven't boarded the ship yet!"

Zhou Qing was stunned. In an instant, his Martial Soul Possession, his Second Spirit Ring flashed, and his Soul Skill, Winter Chant, was activated. He ran on his legs, stepping on the sea surface, which froze into ice, and ran towards the Zi Zhenzhu, shouting all the while!

Tang San and the remaining three exchanged bewildered glances, exclaiming "Damn!" and "Holy crap!" before hurriedly running towards the Great Sea, shouting along with Zhou Qing...