Fey Evolution Merchant Novel - Chapter 2372

2372 Submission and Backstabbing!
Hence, Lin Yuan asked Extreme Ocean, “I’m sure Grace Sacred Hall has kept the two rulers’ source totems, right?”

Extreme Ocean, who had already been terrified and was swamped in nervousness, did not hesitate to reply, “Lord, the two rulers’ source totems are indeed still in Grace Sacred Hall.

“However, I am unable to obtain them on my own. There is a treasure vault in Grace Sacred Hall with four seals. The two rulers’ source totems are locked inside. Each of the four royal attendants only possesses one of the seals, but all four are needed in order to open the treasure vault!

“If you want to obtain the two rulers’ source totems, you will need to gather Ancient Ocean, Ink Ocean, and Frozen Ocean. If you can trust me, please give me the chance to gather them. I am in third place among the four. If I go to gather them, they won’t have their guards up, so I’ll be able to use my venom to weaken them. With the combat power of your subordinates, they should be able to take control of the three of them.”

At that point, Extreme Ocean paused before he looked at Lin Yuan and said seriously, “Lord, if it’s possible, I hope you’ll allow me to manage them once you’ve tamed them. I promise not to disappoint you!”

Extreme Ocean’s words caused Eternal Source, Vine Source, and the rest to look at him differently, as though he was extremely intelligent.

Given the circumstances, he still remembered to fight for his own benefits and place his profits before all else.

Extreme Ocean was the third of the four royal attendants. Now, he wanted to take the top seat and manage the other three royal attendants.

Extreme Ocean had chosen to bring the topic up while he was expressing his loyalty. There was a high possibility that Lin Yuan would agree at such a time.
Once Lin Yuan agreed, the Grace Sacred Hall’s four royal attendants would remain as one united body. This would give Extreme Ocean significant sway once he became Lin Yuan’s subordinate.

Just as Extreme Ocean had said, his power was ranked third among the four royal attendants. The other three royal attendants would not think much of it if he called them together.

Evil Source took a step forward before Lin Yuan responded to Extreme Ocean and took out a bottle made of the skull of a dimensional lifeform and handed it to Extreme Ocean as she said, “I don’t know what kind of poison you possess that can control three Samsara Realm Dictators, but this poison of mine is definitely capable of doing so.

“Once the three of them drink this, their bodies will rot within half an hour, rendering them incapable of fighting back. You can use this poison on them and save us the effort.

“If you want to become loyal to our Lord, you better keep your thoughts in check. If you have any thoughts of colluding with the three of them, it means you aren’t truly loyal to our Lord and are still trying to obtain some profits for yourself! I can’t stand such wicked actions!”

Extreme Ocean’s words contained leverage, and he believed that Lin Yuan would agree.

But Lin Yuan’s subordinate ended up speaking before Lin Yuan could reply. She had even accused him of harboring unorthodox thoughts.

What kind of wicked thoughts could he have? His life was now in the hands of another. All he wanted was to obtain some benefits after he pledged his loyalty.

Evil Source, Vine Source, Eternal Source, and the rest had just given him repeated lashings. None of them could say they attacked him with no thoughts of obtaining benefits for themselves.

Why was it that now that he wanted to fight for benefits of his own, he was suddenly being called a backstabber? They were even accusing him of being disloyal.

If curses could hurt, Extreme Ocean would already have cursed Evil Source into a bloody wreck.

It went without saying that Lin Yuan knew what Extreme Ocean was thinking. However, he would never allow Extreme Ocean to get what he wanted.

Since Lin Yuan still had no way of controlling the Dictators in the water world, he could not allow them to collude.

Lin Yuan told Extreme Ocean in a cold voice, “If you do well, it goes without saying that you’ll be rewarded. If you don’t do well, you’ll receive your fair share of punishment as well. So I advise you to keep your thoughts in check and take the poison that Evil Source is holding out to you.

“Once they’re poisoned and my effort is saved, I’ll give you a reward. But if you don’t poison them well, I will make you drink the poison instead and hand you over to the other three royal attendants.

“I’m sure that the other three royal attendants will have a deep resentment for you once you’ve betrayed them. I have a hobby of collecting source totems. I hope that you won’t give me a chance to add you to my collection!”

Lin Yuan’s words caused Extreme Ocean’s heart to skip a beat.

If he invited the other three to a banquet and poisoned them there, they would become his captives.

If Lin Yuan found fault with him during this time and forced him to consume the poison instead, he would be at their mercy within half an hour once he lost all ability to fight back. At that time, he would become their punching bag, and there was no way that he would survive.

The worst fate for a Dictator was to become a source totem in someone else’s collection. No one wanted such a fate.

All other thoughts immediately vanished from Extreme Ocean’s mind.

After receiving the poison from Evil Source, Extreme Ocean endured the pain in his soul and took out an ember of his soul fire.

Soul fire was the main method that Dictators used to restrain other Dictators.

Once a soul fire had been cursed, the effects would be reflected back on the originator’s soul.

Extreme Ocean needed a valid excuse in order to invite the other three royal attendants to a banquet. Thus, he needed to make sufficient preparations.

There was no way that Lin Yuan could watch over him during this entire time.

He needed to expose his soul fire in order to set Lin Yuan at ease.

After receiving Extreme Ocean’s soul fire, Lin Yuan nodded.

This was also a way of controlling Extreme Ocean, a Samsara Realm Dictator.

However, this was not an ironclad matter.

If Extreme Ocean lost control, Lin Yuan could only make Extreme Ocean pay but could not kill him.

However, Lin Yuan was not overly worried about Extreme Ocean.

Firstly, Extreme Ocean had already seen his ability to control his subordinates.

Even if this power was insufficient to crush Grace Sacred Hall, it was enough to overwhelm them.

If Extreme Ocean did not decide to submit in such circumstances, he would be running to his death!