The killer whale spoke with reason and evidence, and Lu Shilun had never been much of a debater. For a moment, he didn't know how to answer.
In truth, humans weren't necessarily in the right in many matters, whether at sea or across the lands and mountains. If a place held resources, what gave them the right to call it human territory?
Sharing Jinxiu's resources among all living beings was the righteous path. Yet humans now relied on strength to make their case in practice, while using grand principles to persuade others in words. There was a deep contradiction in that, and it was hard to justify.
Zeng Ji's face was as dark as water. "Fellow Daoists, there's no point in saying more. They're coming on strong. It looks like we won't be able to settle this peacefully today."
The two turned their eyes to Hou Niao. The three of them were in charge, so they needed to agree on a course of action. And in a fight, they would likely have to rely on the Sword Cultivator. After all, each had their own specialty.
Hou Niao sighed. Things had come to this; what better solution could he possibly offer?
"Notify the fleet to return at once. Send out a message and request reinforcements."
They couldn't yield, and there was no way they could. These killer whales hadn't come here to feed selectively on the Luminous Shellfish with Spirit Pearls. They took everything, big and small, sucking the shellfish into their mouths in one gulp. They were going to wipe out every last shellfish.
Losing some profits this time would be no great matter. But if the ordinary Luminous Shellfish were swept away too, it wouldn't just mean a poor harvest this year. It would mean no harvest at all