The next day, unbeknownst to anyone, the headquarters of the Sea God Company was quietly relocating from Dongchuan City to the rocky islands of the East Sea.
A few more days passed in the blink of an eye. All important personnel and assets of the Sea God Company had been transferred to the rocky islands. The Sea God Company in Dongchuan City was left as an empty shell.
Meanwhile, many factions eyeing the Sea God Company were still unaware of this. They were still busy studying the seafood from the Sea God Company.
In Dongchuan City, inside the Dragon King Hall!
A group of cultivators, dressed in attire distinctly different from modern people, were dining in the Dragon King Hall.
Cultivators were quite common nowadays, and everyone was accustomed to them, so it did not cause any commotion.
They ordered signature dishes like Australian king crab, Chinese ornate lobster, and imperial salmon. They ate with great relish and began to discuss amongst themselves.
"This is too delicious! I feel my hidden injuries are slowly disappearing! I feel an indescribable comfort all over my body!"
"Not only is it delicious, but I feel my depleted spiritual energy is rapidly recovering, even faster than absorbing spirit stones!"
"That's right! Besides these, I feel my cultivation, which hasn't budged for years, is starting to loosen..."
The group of cultivators ate and exclaimed, looking like country bumpkins visiting the city.
However, no one mocked them, because everyone who visited the Sea God Company's seafood for the first time had the same reaction.
After eating and drinking their fill, they were so stuffed they could barely walk. Each of them wore a look of utter satisfaction.
"This is amazing! How did the Sea God Company manage to cultivate such good things?"
"It's said they've been cultivating this kind of seafood for several years! In my opinion, they must possess some peerless treasure, which allows them to continuously cultivate such seafood!"
"That's right! According to external speculation, the Sea God Company should possess some kind of magical treasure. Whoever obtains such a treasure can cultivate such magical seafood! It's just that no one knows what this treasure is!"
The people around listened to their words, and their ears perked up.
Clearly, they were very interested in these matters.
"The background force of the Sea God Company was only recently rated as a third-tier force, wasn't it?"
"Indeed. According to the news released by the Dragon Court, the Sea God Company is indeed just a third-tier force!"
"Damn it, a third-tier force actually possesses such a great treasure. Doesn't anyone covet it?"
"Who says no! But it's said that the Sea God Company is not simple, which is why no one dares to snatch it!"
At this moment, a man with a face full of scars on the second floor of the Dragon King Hall heard this and quickly said, "Oh? How is the Sea God Company not simple? Can you explain in detail!"
Everyone looked at the man. His face was covered in scars, each deeper than the last. He looked like someone who had lived by the sword and was not to be trifled with.
The people at that table heard his words and looked at the man's terrifying appearance. They quickly said, "Of course, of course, it's not a secret!"
"Then thank you. It's best to be detailed!" the scarred man instructed.
The man heard this and began to speak, "Although the Sea God Company is rated as a third-tier force by the Dragon Court, its actual strength is estimated to be far beyond that of a third-tier force..."
He recounted how the Blood Witch Organization, the Green Profound Sect, the Heavenly Net Sect, and the Gongsun family from the north had planned to jointly destroy the Sea God Company, but almost none of the people who took action returned alive.
After listening, everyone couldn't help but gasp.
However, someone else spoke up at this moment.
"To achieve this, the background force of the Sea God Company is at least a second-tier force!"
"That's right. If all of this was done by the background force of the Sea God Company, then it is indeed at least a second-tier force!"
"But it is said that those black-clothed people do not seem to be from the Sea God Company, but rather were invited to help. That's why the Dragon Court did not include those people within the Sea God Company."
Upon hearing this, everyone showed a look of sudden realization.
"So that's how it is! No wonder the Dragon Court only rated them as a third-tier force. It seems those black-clothed people are indeed not from the Sea God Company!"
"Indeed. The Dragon Court, as an official organization, is powerful and has a terrifying foundation. They wouldn't make a mistake about this!"
"Mm-hmm, indeed. I witnessed that battle. The Sea God Company only had five Grandmasters, one peak Grandmaster, and four early Grandmasters. They could indeed only be considered a general third-tier force..."
The scarred man heard this and a sinister smile appeared on his lips. "So that's how it is. Thank you all!"
After speaking, he grabbed a Chinese ornate lobster, took a few bites, and got up to leave.
After walking only a few steps, the bald man encountered a group of people dressed in strange attire.
Seeing the man, those people immediately stepped forward and asked, "Third Brother, how is the situation?"
"Almost! Let's go and tell Big Brother and Second Brother before we discuss it further!" the bald man said.
Soon, they arrived at an underground restaurant.
Inside a luxurious private room of the restaurant, two men were drinking and discussing something.
One of them was one-eyed, wearing an eyepatch, and looked fierce and terrifying.
The other was bald, with no hair, a face full of rough flesh, and fierce eyes. His aura was even stronger than the former.
"Big Brother, Second Brother, I'm back!" the scarred man who had appeared in the Dragon King Hall earlier said loudly as he entered.
"Third Brother, you're back so late. How did the situation turn out?" the bald man immediately asked.
The scarred man said, "I stayed in that Dragon King Hall for almost a day, and I've understood the situation quite well!"
"It's pretty much as we understood. Although the Sea God Company is not weak, it's not very powerful either! Their breeding base is in a sea area called Rocky Islands in the East Sea!"
"The Sea God Company headquarters is usually guarded by only one or two Grandmasters, who are all at the early stage of Grandmaster. That peak Grandmaster only returns occasionally!"
"As for the Grandmasters in black who are rumored about outside, they are not from the Sea God Company at all. Perhaps they hired them from elsewhere at some cost."
The one-eyed man heard this and said happily, "Very good! In the past year, the high-end seafood from the Sea God Company can only be purchased with spirit stones. They must have made a fortune! If this operation of ours succeeds, it will be enough for us to squander for several years!"
The bald man nodded and said, "Indeed. Arrange the route properly, and we'll make our move tomorrow night. Once we succeed, we'll leave immediately..."
These guys probably never imagined that the Sea God Company was now just an empty shell. Their operation was destined to fail.
Moreover, not only would they fail, but they would also suffer greatly, because Ye Feng had prepared a grand gift for them...