The Arrival of Network Functionality, Surveillance of the Entire Outer Sea

John looked at the disconnected call and cursed, "That damned bastard!"

Everyone else looked equally grim. Jack had clearly been brushing them off.

The speaker said, "It looks like Jack planned this long ago."

Qiefusi spoke up as well. "We can't just sit here and wait for death. Jack obviously intends to keep extorting us with those pills that aid cultivation."

Qiefusi's words made everyone present look even more grim.

Because, just as Qiefusi had said, Jack would very likely use the pills that aided cultivation to extort them.

"Then what do we do? We can't go to war with them now, can we? We only just signed a treaty with them," one of the legislators said.

Qiefusi snorted coldly. "If we want to make a move, do we need to care about this so-called treaty?"

The speaker frowned. "Making a move directly is out of the question. Never mind the obstacles we'd face attacking the Golden Triangle; the mysterious man on that island alone is someone we can't deal with at present."

The speaker had laid out their current predicament, and he was in a very bad mood himself.

Qiefusi slammed a fist against the military jeep beside him. "Are we just going to let them lead us around by the nose?"

Seeing Qiefusi's anger, everyone fell silent.

In fact, they had no reason to fear the Golden Triangle's armed forces.

Never mind giving Jack the equipment for one heavy brigade. Even if they gave him enough for several more, he would still be no match for Eagle Sauce Country.

What they feared was the mysterious man who had appeared on the island. The superpowers he had displayed were simply too terrifying.

If they couldn't kill him in one attempt, endless trouble would await them.

The mere thought of