It was Tang Jing's first time to go to sea, so safety was not a concern.
Although the entire Imperial Guard Battalion was not mobilized, a hundred of the most elite Imperial Guards were dispatched, and the entire Feilian team was also brought out.
If the Hai Clan really had any evil intentions, they could still take Tang Jing away.
And at sea.
The octopus monster Paul also accompanied his seven younger brothers to escort him all the way.
Because it was an offshore area and a bay, the wind and waves were not too big. After the fleet sailed at sea for about three hours, Meteor Island was already in sight.
The area of Meteor Island is less than ten square kilometers, and most of it is mountainous.
There is only a narrow plain area to the west.
People all live in the plain area, with Meteor Pier as the center, forming a relatively loosely distributed island town. The local people make a living by fishing.
Potatoes, tomatoes and other crops were also planted in the plains.
"Mayor!"
On the pier, the prominent people on Meteor Island were already waiting in advance.
The warships that came in sight all had solemn expressions.
"Don't make a fuss. If Chang'an can conquer the Hai Clan, how can it be so small?"
The mayor, William, is an old man in his sixties. Due to the sea breeze all year round, his face is covered with wrinkles like knives, and his eyes are even more cloudy.
Only occasionally does a mesmerizing light appear.
At the beginning.
The first batch of refugees who landed on the island originally wanted to be pirates.
However, except for them, there are no other human races in the surrounding sea area. Who would rob them?
Sea tribe?
If Naga, the overlord of the sea, hadn't thought that there was such a human gathering place offshore, which would be convenient for trading some goods and services that were not available in the sea, Meteor Island would have ceased to exist long ago.
Gradually.
Due to its special existence, Falling Star Island has developed a unique symbiotic relationship with the sea tribe. The town's taverns are often visited by sirens, naga, etc.
From time to time, fishmen come to catch the autumn breeze and so on.
Even real pirates did not dare to act recklessly on the island after discovering Meteor Island. Instead, they regarded it as a place of entertainment and information distribution center.
As a result, Meteor Island's reputation in this sea area has become more and more famous.
Because of this.
William and others can easily find out the grudges and grudges between Chang'an and the Hai Clan.
He was deeply afraid of Chang'an's strength.
Meteor Island can be regarded as a vassal of the Sea Clan, but now, the Sea Clan has been defeated by Chang'an twice. The current overlord of the sea area, Siren, in a sense, also relies on Chang'an's support to rise to power.
Faced with Chang'an's solicitation, how could Meteor Island have the capital to refuse?
Obedience is the only way out.
You Qi learned that Chang'an would station a battalion of troops on Meteor Island for a long time.
I don't even dare to have any evil thoughts.
"You need to take a longer view."
William's turbid gaze swept across the faces of the heads of the Falling Star Island, "Chang'an is the territory of the human race after all. Being able to take shelter under the wings of Chang'an is better than living in vain with the sea tribe."
"You don't want your children to live on this island for generations to come, right?"
Although it is famous in the surrounding waters, there are also many scandals inside Falling Star Island.
Some of the residents in the town were sleeping with the sea tribe, and some were lured by pirates and left the Falling Star Island to become pirates. Because they could not see the future, the young people in the town were having a lot of fun.
The emergence of Chang'an actually gave the island residents an opportunity to "come ashore again".
"That's what the mayor said."
How could these smart people not understand these simple truths?
They were just thinking about getting benefits from Chang'an, but at the same time they were worried that Chang'an's strong intervention would affect their vested interests.
Many of them make a living in private and are not so aboveboard.
Typical both want and want.
………
After the fleet arrived at the port, Tang Jing, surrounded by the Imperial Guard Battalion, the Coast Guard Battalion and the fleet's elite archer battalion, walked down the gangway and was warmly welcomed by the residents of Falling Star Island.
The leaders in the town may have their own small ideas, but ordinary residents sincerely welcome the Chang'an fleet.
Many people are still looking forward to returning to live on land.
On the dock, Tang Jing gave a simple speech, announcing that Meteorite Island would be included in the jurisdiction of Chang'an County and Meteorite Town would be officially established, with William still serving as the mayor.
"Yuexing Town implements residents' autonomy. Chang'an will not send additional officials. Everything will remain as it is."
"good!!!"
As soon as Tang Jing said these words, the leaders in the town finally felt relieved.
Little did I know.
In Tang Jing's eyes, the greatest value of Meteorite Island is that it can be used as an offshore supply base for the Chang'an Navy. How could he care about the little benefit of Meteorite Town?
Simply let it go.
The sea has its own rules of the game.
Just because Chang'an did not send officials does not mean that it cannot develop insiders in the town and secretly establish an intelligence network to collect maritime intelligence for Chang'an.
There is a coastal defense camp stationed there.
The natives of Falling Star Island couldn't cause any trouble.
As the lord, Tang Jing only briefly showed his face on the dock. The subsequent handover, appointment, reception and other matters were all presided over by Fang Yue, the magistrate of Chang'an County.
Tang Jing went to sea this time.
In fact, there is a more important task, which is to secretly meet with the mermaid representatives on the island.
A long time ago.
Tang Jing sent the mermaid leader Karu to try to establish contact with the mermaid tribe.
Today the trip actually took place.
The meeting place for the two parties was an empty stone house near the beach. It was fully furnished and had its own courtyard, swimming pool, and the decoration was quite high-end.
It is a holiday villa dedicated to the lord Tang Jing by the mayor William.
"Dai Si from the mermaid tribe has met the lord."
If it is true as the legend goes, once the mermaid comes ashore, it will be able to grow legs, just like human beings.
"Hello!"
Tang Jing was actually very surprised by the Mermaid Tribe's powerful intelligence gathering capabilities. He just sent someone to notify Falling Star Island yesterday, saying that he would personally come to the island as a guest today.
As a result, the mermaid tribe finalized the meeting between the two parties that night.
It can be seen that the mermaid tribe has always had spies on the island.
and.
Judging from the results, the mermaid tribe is also full of concerns about going to Chang'an.
Otherwise I wouldn't have waited until now.
"According to the exact information obtained by our clan, the remnants of the Naga clan who escaped from Naga City have defected to the Sea Dragon clan and voluntarily became vassals of the Sea Dragon clan."
As soon as they came up, Daisy gave Tang Jing a surprise.
"Naga will instigate the Sea Dragon Clan to avenge them?" Tang Jing raised his eyebrows slightly.
"That's impossible to say."
Daisy explained: "Although our clan, Naga and Hailong are the three overlords of Caspian Sea, in terms of individual strength, Hailong is indeed stronger and more ferocious."
The Kraken usurped the throne and Naga fled.
This is tantamount to overturning Caspian Sea's old power structure in one fell swoop.
In addition, Naga surrendered to the Sea Dragon Clan, and the Kraken seemed to be useless. As a result, the Mermaid Clan, one of the three overlords of the sea, suddenly faced tremendous pressure from the Sea Dragon Clan.
I also suffered the disaster of pond fish.
Based on this, the Mermaid Tribe agreed to Chang'an's request for a meeting.
"Then let Hai Long come, I'll wait."
The threat of the Sea Dragon Clan is not a big deal here in Tang Jing.
at the moment.
The national war crisis is imminent, and then there is the demon tide crisis in the Beiluo Mountains.
The Sea Tribe and others can only move back a little.
"..."
Daisy didn't expect that Tang Jing would have such an attitude and was stunned.
"Compared to Chang'an, the mermaid tribe actually faces the real threat from the sea dragon tribe, right?" Tang Jing saw through Dai Si's little thoughts at a glance.
Still want to instigate Chang'an to charge into battle? That's a bit immature.
Since the Naga tribe has become a vassal race of the Hailong tribe, why should the Hailong tribe, as the sect leader, stand up for a down-and-out vassal race?
What is the significance of attacking Chang'an to the Hailong Clan?
On the contrary, if they can take advantage of their growing strength and suppress the remaining mermaid tribe among the three major races in one fell swoop, then the sea dragon tribe will be able to dominate the Caspian Sea.
Isn't this temptation greater than attacking Chang'an?
As long as the Sea Dragon King doesn't have a funny mind, he should know what choice to make.
"Ting!!!"
Facing Tang Jing's eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, Daisy completely broke her guard.