With the Sea Merit Ranking List posted and the Sea Defender system established, the Lost Realm battlefield gradually became widely known, and more people learned of the Sea Race...
The Near-Sea Archipelago grew ever more prosperous.
After unifying the Near-Sea Archipelago and establishing the Sea Suppression Alliance, the Sea Fishing Tower was at the height of its glory, like flowers embroidered on brocade and flames fed with oil.
The Sea Suppression Alliance seemed to have been thrown together in haste, and everything about it gave off an air of urgency. Yet Chen Du True Monarch Wei Xun's methods were unfathomable. He handled a whole series of moves with perfect order, and not only did nothing go seriously wrong, but the alliance's influence gradually took root in people's hearts.
In an astonishingly short time, the islanders had already grown accustomed to the Sea Suppression Alliance.
A unified Near-Sea Archipelago, even if the unity was only nominal, made life vastly more convenient for the islanders.
At the very least, they could travel freely between most islands without having to apply for a permit every time they visited one, pay their respects to a new gang of local toughs, and memorize another set of island rules.
In the past, the Sea Fishing Tower had probably been on par with East King Valley. Not only in strength, but even in reputation: the Sea Fishing Tower had protected the Sea Frontier, while East King Valley had earned virtue by saving lives and helping the world.
But after consolidating the Near-Sea Archipelago, the Sea Fishing Tower had edged ahead. Though it might not currently hold the advantage in top-tier combat strength, it already possessed what people generally recognized as greater potential and a broader future.
So it was easy to imagine how sought-after the four Sea-Pacifying