Outside the Jade Scale Dragon Palace, even as all manner of fine food and wine began to be served within, the water demons from the three great water mansions—Manifestation Water Mansion, Huai Feng Water Mansion, and Di Chuan Water Mansion—began bringing out vast quantities of raw, bloody meat and wine, directing their subordinate water demons to deliver them to the various naval camps.
To distribute supplies to eight million troops at once—just imagine how much food that required. The quantity was a veritable ocean.
A burly man at the mid-stage Mystic Palace Realm was leading a large group through the seawater, hauling one enormous turtle cart after another toward a military camp.
The moment they reached the camp gate, they were stopped by a Water Clan clerk. Jin Meng, a descendant of the Great Sage of Sea Quelling, immediately put on a smiling face.
"We're delivering meat and wine. What is it you require, sir?"
"A spot check! I want to inspect the meat and wine you're delivering." The clerk walked straight up to the turtle carts. He had originally intended to taste the meat first, but the sight of the raw meat still streaked with blood killed his appetite, so he casually cracked open a jar of wine instead.
He tipped his head back and took a huge gulp, only to spit it out with a ptooey. "Damn it, what kind of wine is this? It's so sour! What is this taste? It's even worse than vinegar!
"So this is how your Jade Scale Dragon Palace—"
Before he could finish cursing, Jin Meng smilingly handed over a small jar of wine. "Please don't take offense, sir! Fine wine for rewarding an army of eight million—even if we stripped the Jade Scale Dragon Palace bare, we couldn't possibly scrape together