Clever men had no need to spell everything out. Lin Hongting's measured hints had already reminded Li Chen that divisions existed among the Merchants' Association's higher-ups.
Elder Mei had been Centipede Daoist's backer all along. With Centipede Daoist defeated and killed, and Mei Xuan having died here as well, he harbored resentment toward Li Chen. The other elders, however, had no particular feelings about him, and might even admire him.
Lin Qinghe and the others were their men, while the Shaman King was a contingency Elder Mei's faction had left here. They ought to be treated differently.
From what Li Chen knew, the elder backing them was Elder Shang, a formidable expert in the Core Formation Realm.
The Shaman King, huh?
Leaving this hidden danger in place really won't do. It's time to find an opportunity to kill him.
With the forces I now command, it's only a question of how much it will cost, not whether I can do it.
Li Chen was deep in thought as he left the Market District.
The next day, Lin Hongting and the others did indeed depart Guangyun aboard a Flying Boat.
Li Chen watched the sickle-shaped Flying Boat disappear into the distant sky. Rather than immediately make arrangements to launch a campaign, however, he decided to inspect his newly acquired spirit peak blessed land first.
He had seized Heavenly Dragon Peak, the foundation of the Heavenly Dragon Gate's holdings, some time ago, yet had never gone there in person to see it for himself. Everything he normally saw came from images transmitted by Mechanism Puppets.
To make governing it easier, he had established a direct communications route there by linking several base stations.
Next, he would establish more communications base stations across this planet, extending the spirit wave network over its vast