Persuasion

(PS: I'd originally planned to post two updates today, Saturday, but I'd missed one on Thursday because I wasn't feeling inspired, so there would be three updates today.)

Dog Egg arrived at Starry Sky Harbor!

Like a massive stone smashing into a still lake, the news spread across the world in shockwaves. Although this was a world of ancient civilization, it possessed things akin to Den Den Mushi and various extraordinary shellfish, so within just a few days, nearly the entire world knew that Dog Egg had arrived in the capital of the Starry Maritime Merchants Alliance.

Yet the anticipated battle never happened.

As one of the world's three celestial phenomenon-tier powerhouses, the Alliance Leader of the Starry Maritime Merchants Alliance had not shown himself at all. He had simply allowed Wu Pifu, captain of Dog Egg and the man who had defeated Sea Emperor Bagdat, to swagger into Starry Sky Harbor.

To many, this was already proof that the Alliance Leader had admitted defeat. Their opinion of him fell, while their awe of Wu Pifu—the newly emerged celestial phenomenon-tier, perhaps even a being beyond that tier—grew all the stronger.

Wu Pifu and the other two paid no mind to any of this. Since Dog Egg had entered the harbor and the expected battle had not occurred, there was no longer any need to declare "free trade." Everyone already knew they were Dog Egg's crew, and no fool would dare come stirring up trouble. Xu Shilan immediately took Yamadai with her and began selling off goods and recruiting personnel.

Wu Pifu naturally had no need to worry about such trivial matters. Xu Shilan was an expert in this area, and the harbor—even the entire island—was only so large. No matter where Xu Shilan came under attack, with his strength and