July 28th, Wa Emperor Calendar 3593, Dragon Emperor City, Thousand Mechanisms Office...
"I think we can no longer leave the Shattered Star Sea unattended. Back when His Majesty the Supreme Emperor was still here, although the Shattered Star Sea was not territory of our Dragon Emperor Temple, our temple dispatched divine generals aboard flying boats to patrol it every month as a regular practice, safeguarding peace in the region. Back then, where were all these demons and monsters in the Shattered Star Sea? Passing flying-boat merchants and travelers rarely encountered trouble..."
As Elder Long Jiutian spoke, he lifted the tea on the table and took a gentle sip. Glancing at the other three elders, a trace of longing and nostalgia appeared on his face. "I once patrolled the Shattered Star Sea aboard a flying boat myself. Whenever those passing flying boats saw one from our Dragon Emperor Temple, every one of them would yield the way and raise ceremonial flags. But later, as the Dragon Emperor Temple's power waned, we gradually lost the ability to patrol the Shattered Star Sea. That was what turned it into a nest of snakes and rats, bringing great harm upon flying boats traveling between the surrounding domains. Now that the Black Blood Twin Saints and the core members of the Black Blood Alliance have been swept away by His Majesty in one stroke, there is no one left in the Shattered Star Sea who can stand in our way. This is precisely the right time to restore the Dragon Emperor Temple's regular patrols there..."
"Indeed. And I think we can directly seize that city the Black Blood Alliance has built in the Shattered Star Sea over the years and use it as the base for a flying-boat fleet permanently stationed there by our Dragon