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Chapter 540: The Scheming of the Water Lotus

Lingyan Lotus Island.

At a food stall.

A palm-sized otherworldly version of a squid was placed on a hot iron plate.

The stall owner took a small brush and skillfully brushed a layer of oil on it.

"Sizzle!"

Accompanied by the sound of hot oil.

The surface of the squid quickly turned golden yellow, and a strong fried aroma spread.

"Gululu!"

"Gululu!"

In the crowd queuing up, the sound of swallowing saliva immediately rang out.

In fact.

This so-called "squid" was actually a new product called "non-toxic seafood" recently cultivated by Huayunmu.

They looked quite ferocious, resembling sea spiders with eight squid tentacles.

Their real name was - Little Squid Spider.

Now, with the sudden attack of the White Squid Clan's army on various war zones, the guerrilla attacks of the Cannon Squid Soldiers have caused many civilian casualties.

In his anger, Cheng Han imitated the renaming of a divine general and changed the name of the Little Squid Spider to "Little White Squid".

Shortened to - Squid.

In order to promote this food, he specifically issued an order to set up a Grilled Squid Festival and invite all civilians in the war zone to eat grilled squid for free.

Soon.

A grilled squid was ready.

The stall owner immediately picked up two sharp wooden skewers, skillfully skewered the squid, and handed it to the first half-grown teenager in line: "Here!"

The teenager immediately put down a "squid ticket", which was a food voucher issued by the war zone, and eagerly took the grilled squid.

To celebrate the first Grilled Squid Festival, the war zone issued five food vouchers to each civilian.

Regardless of gender or age, everyone had a share.

Food vouchers could be used at any stall, and stall owners could exchange them for currency at the commercial office in various fortresses.

After this policy was introduced, it immediately received a warm welcome from all civilians.

After all.

Who doesn't like free food?

At this moment.

Cheng Han changed into a set of civilian clothing and stood quietly in a corner of the street, smiling as he watched the long queue.

Water Lotus Flower followed beside the elder, wearing a thick veil that completely covered her beautiful face, making it difficult for others to see anything.

"Gululu~"

This guy swallowed his saliva, muttered softly, "It does smell delicious. It would be even better if it had some blood."

As a blood-drinking and hair-eating hobbyist, she couldn't get used to grilled squid and preferred to dip raw squid in blood plasma.

Cheng Han frowned slightly and scolded impatiently, "You talk too much!"

Water Lotus Flower shrank her neck in fright and quickly apologized, "Please forgive me, Elder!"

Cheng Han glared at her and ordered without hesitation, "Use your senses again to see if there are any abnormal situations around."

Water Lotus Flower obediently closed her beautiful eyes slightly, and a faint dark fluctuation immediately surged within her body.

After receiving the power of the Mother Goddess Haibei, the leader not only had his strength elevated to the level of a Sea Territory Lord, but also gained many strange abilities.

One of them was - a vague sense of the approximate number of various sea tribes within a range of one thousand kilometers.

Although it was only a rough sense and the position of the sea tribes couldn't be determined, it was still an astonishing ability.

Even ordinary Sea King powerhouses couldn't do this.

It was precisely because of this that Cheng Han agreed to let Water Lotus Flower stay by his side.

There was no other way.

This female demon was just too useful!

It made him unable to bear to refuse.

Of course.

This was undoubtedly the purpose of the Mother of the Sea.

It was also the most cunning aspect of this fallen main god.

After a few seconds.

Water Lotus Flower opened her beautiful eyes and said with a hint of excitement in her tone, "Reporting to the Elder, there are indeed many sea tribes around the war zone."

She paused for a moment and added, "I sensed it very clearly. The aura of the White Squid Clan is gradually becoming stronger."

To put it bluntly - the number of White Squid Clan besieging the war zone has increased compared to before.

Cheng Han revealed a satisfied smile, saying, "Not bad!"

The reason he came up with the Grilled Squid Festival was twofold. On one hand, he had a sudden impulse to stir things up, and on the other hand, it was a blatant humiliation of the White Squid Tribe.

The meaning behind it was clear - you White Squid Tribe are nothing more than grilled squids on our iron plate, understand?

Cheng Han also knew that there were a large number of spies from the Sea Tribe hidden in the dark corners of the Eastern Li War Zone, probably not a thousand, but at least five hundred.

With the grand distribution of grilled squids throughout the Eastern Li War Zone, the scent of grilled squids filled every fortress. How could the White Squid Tribe not know?

Of course, they knew!

So, after being humiliated by the Wan Hao people, would the White Squid Tribe turn a blind eye?

Of course not!

As one of the three major sea tribes, the White Squid Tribe naturally couldn't tolerate such humiliation, especially when there were many other sea tribes in the surrounding waters.

Therefore, this small provocation greatly stimulated the White Squid Tribe.

They responded with great intensity, mobilizing more sea monsters and intending to increase their attack strength.

It must be said that although grilled squids on an iron plate were just a small trick that couldn't be taken seriously, and even seemed chaotic to some people, its effect was tremendous!

Cheng Han sneered in his heart, thinking, "I didn't expect this impulsive act of mine to have an even better effect than I anticipated!"

According to his plan, the role played by each war zone was to attract enemy firepower.

The more sea tribes gathered, the larger the gap in the deep sea area, and the less likely the Sea Overlord Legion would be exposed.

In another time and space, military strategy says that in every battle, one should use the orthodox to match and the unorthodox to win.

Cheng Han compared it in his mind and felt that what he did completely complied with military strategy. Grilled squids were not just a way to win unconventionally?

What I, the commander, grilled was not squids!

It was military strategy!

Cheng Han thought of an old face and disdainfully curled his lips.

"Some stubborn old fools with traditional thinking, their thoughts have completely ossified, they don't understand the subtlety of this move at all."

"I'm talking about you, Qiu Qiguang! You're always babbling in the Beian War Zone, do you think I don't know?"

The power of the Level 9 All-Knowing Eye was formidable. With just a strand of connection, it could monitor without any blind spots.

Qiu Qiguang's every word and action couldn't escape Cheng Han's eyes.

"If it weren't for the fact that you are relatively diligent in combat and still show some care for the civilians in the war zone, I would have removed you from your position as the commander a long time ago."

Half an hour later, Cheng Han personally piloted a Fishhawk Deep Diver and dove straight down beneath the Lingyan Lotus Island.

Water Lotus wore a tight-fitting suit and controlled the water flow as she swam ahead, acting as the guide for the Venerable.

Looking from the cockpit, her perfect figure was displayed to the fullest, and between her swinging arms and twisting waist, alluring scenery was faintly visible.

In other words, it was hard not to notice.

Cheng Han's heart couldn't help but feel a little restless, muttering to himself, "Why do I feel like this is another beauty trap?"

Earlier, he had asked Water Lotus to sit in the co-pilot's seat, but she insisted on swimming ahead to guide the Venerable.

He originally thought that she was doing it out of respect, but now it seemed like a deliberate means of seduction.

She's really cunning!

Speaking of which, this time Cheng Han didn't bring his family. It had been a long time since he had tasted meat, and now suddenly witnessing this scene, he couldn't help but feel a little itchy.

He took a deep breath and suppressed the restlessness in his heart.

"Buzz~"

With the sound of the engine vibrating, the Fishhawk flew all the way to the deep sea below twenty kilometers.

Looking ahead, a huge black shadow, about a kilometer in height, gradually entered Cheng Han's field of vision.

It was none other than the Sea Eagle, the mother of the sea!

(End of this chapter)