Ronglin saw the look of enjoyment on Crocodile's face as he watched his expression and felt rather displeased. "Where did the blood letter in your hand come from?"
"About five days ago, I came across it at sea." Crocodile put the blood letter away. "I originally thought they were after me. I didn't expect you to be one of the 'chosen' as well. It seems that as long as someone is strong enough, they want to summon them over."
Ronglin now understood what Crocodile meant. These blood letters had deliberately—or perhaps seemingly by chance—fallen into the hands of certain powerful people. Then, those confident in their own strength would go investigate. Clearly, someone behind the scenes was driving this conspiracy, hoping to lure powerful individuals together for some unknown purpose.
"The Aishier Kingdom?" Ronglin tentatively asked about Crocodile's destination.
"In the nearby waters, the only place where we can dock and go ashore within eight to ten months is the Aishier Kingdom." A trace of displeasure appeared in Crocodile's eyes. "Looks like they've dug a pit and are waiting for me to jump in."
Who knew who was confident enough to set such an enormous trap and lure all these powerful people to the Aishier Kingdom. If their scheme were not significant, they would not have made such a grand spectacle of it.
If the blood letter truly contained such a conspiracy, then they might very well encounter other powerful people there.
Ronglin glanced at Crocodile and decided he was not merely trying to sound alarmist. The moment he saw Ronglin, he must have already suspected that their meeting was no coincidence and immediately connected it to the blood letter. He truly was a formidable and ambitious man!
A strange thought suddenly surfaced in Ronglin's mind, and he made a