"You demand that I immediately dispatch troops to Hero Island to annihilate the pirates. If I fail to act, he will carry out this action on my behalf!"
"What!" Nalou's face immediately changed, "This Liu Kai Xuan is too arrogant, isn't he?"
"Hero Island is our Thunder Empire's territory. Liu Kai Xuan dares to come to our territory to cause trouble, he's seeking death!"
"No!"
Leighton waved his hand and replied, "Based on my understanding of Liu Kai Xuan..."
"He really dares to launch a full-scale attack on Hero Island!"
"In this world, there's nothing he wouldn't dare to do!"
Nalou asked, confused, "Your Majesty, are we just going to watch Liu Kai Xuan do as he pleases?"
"We should strike him severely!"
"No matter what, we absolutely cannot let him continue to be so arrogant!"
"Alas..."
Leighton waved his hand and chuckled, "Nalou, you need to look further ahead!"
"Liu Kai Xuan arbitrarily attacking our Hero Island will undoubtedly damage our reputation!"
"But, if we control the intensity of our response appropriately, it can also be a good thing!"
"That group of pirates entrenched on Hero Island, they are a pack of ravenous wolves!"
"And Liu Kai Xuan, he is a tiger crouching on the ground!"
"Letting Liu Kai Xuan help us eliminate the pirate forces on Hero Island, this stratagem is a perfect 'drive the tiger to swallow the wolf'!"
"Not only can we strike the pirate forces without any damage to ourselves, but we also won't have to endure harassment from the remaining pirate remnants!"
"What's more crucial is: we can also take this opportunity to reclaim the territory of Hero Island!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Nalou was overjoyed, "Your Majesty, your 'drive the tiger to swallow the wolf' plan is truly brilliant!"
"Letting that reckless fool Liu Kai Xuan, who doesn't know his limits, help us fight the pirates, and we reap the benefits, this is excellent!"
Nalou's boasts were thunderous, but Leighton's expression was quite serious.
Leighton's personality was completely different from Kai'a Dun's.
Kai'a Dun's personality was that of someone who easily swayed with the wind; a few words from others and he would lose his stance.
Once Leighton made a decision, it was impossible to change his mind easily.
The letter Liu Kai Xuan had mailed was directly thrown into the trash by Leighton.
At the same time, Leighton made no response to Liu Kai Xuan's letter.
It was as if this matter had never happened.
...
Time flew by, and another week passed.
Dockworkers had finished loading the cargo onto the three cruise ships.
Last time, for safety reasons, Liu Kai Xuan had only loaded one-third of the cargo onto each of the three cruise ships.
Although safety was guaranteed, the transportation efficiency was too low.
This time, to improve transportation efficiency, Liu Kai Xuan decided to increase the amount of cargo.
However, safety factors were still a point Liu Kai Xuan could not ignore.
Therefore, this time, Liu Kai Xuan set the cargo capacity at 50%!
The pirate forces had not been completely annihilated, and it was not yet time for joyous celebration; caution against pirate retaliation was still necessary.
The transportation team conducted a final round of safety checks on the fleet's performance.
After confirming everything was safe, Liu Kai Xuan led the large contingent and set sail majestically.
The pirate forces had deployed numerous lookouts around the oil fields.
As soon as Liu Kai Xuan's fleet set sail, the pirate lookouts immediately returned to Hero Island to report.
Liu Kai Xuan's old cruise ships moved very slowly on the sea.
However, the pirates' speedboats were incredibly swift.
After they returned to report, it was more than enough time for the Pirate Alliance to dispatch a fleet to intercept Liu Kai Xuan's cruise ships.
This resulted in Liu Kai Xuan's transport fleet being surrounded by a large number of pirate ships within 200 kilometers of setting sail.
After the encirclement by the pirate fleet was formed, they did not rush to attack.
They dispatched several negotiators, who, riding in a speedboat, came to negotiate with Liu Kai Xuan.
The negotiators stated that Liu Kai Xuan's reckless actions last time had caused huge losses to the Pirate Alliance!
The alliance leader was very angry, and for Liu Kai Xuan to resolve the conflict, he needed to pay 50 million Kaiya Copper Coins as a settlement fee.
If Liu Kai Xuan refused to pay the settlement fee, then there would be no room for negotiation.
The Pirate Alliance would immediately open fire, destroy all of Liu Kai Xuan's ships, and bring about mutual destruction!
It could be said that the cooperation discussed by the Pirate Alliance this time was completely a "capitulation under duress."
Putting a knife to someone's throat and extorting money, or else they would use the knife to kill, was the situation.
Such terms, Liu Kai Xuan naturally could not agree to.
But at this moment, Liu Kai Xuan had to carefully consider the few cruise ships behind him.
The ships were carrying a large amount of oil, and if they were shelled by pirates and the fuel caught fire, the consequences would be unimaginable!
For the safety of the goods, Liu Kai Xuan decided to negotiate with the pirate alliance leader.
Last time, Leim had gone on a rampage on Hero Island, inflicting severe damage on the pirate forces.
Fortunately, Tu Lang was not on Hero Island at the time, otherwise, his own life would have been hard to preserve.
Now, if negotiations were to take place, Tu Lang naturally did not have the courage to come to Liu Kai Xuan's territory for negotiations.
Thus, Liu Kai Xuan had to go to Tu Lang's pirate flagship to negotiate with him in person.
The cruise ships launched a lifeboat, and Liu Kai Xuan boarded Tu Lang's pirate group's flagship in the lifeboat.
The relationship between the two sides had long since been completely torn apart.
Naturally, there was no need for any more fake pleasantries.
Tu Lang had gathered a group of pirate leaders on the deck, intending to exert pressure on Liu Kai Xuan with numerical superiority.
Last time, Leim had killed quite a few pirates on Hero Island.
This time, when Liu Kai Xuan went to negotiate with Tu Lang, he did not bring Leim with him, but instead brought Luom and Baixue to protect his safety.
After the group of three climbed onto the pirate ship's deck via a rope ladder, Tu Lang had already had a gun emplacement set up on the deck.
Luom and Baixue, in order to protect Liu Kai Xuan's safety, raised their folding shields in front of them.
Liu Kai Xuan was not a fool; exposing himself to the enemy's muzzle, a single accidental discharge could cost him his life.
"Hahaha..."
Seeing this, Tu Lang couldn't help but laugh, "Boss Liu, I originally thought you were a hero!"
"Now it seems you're just an ordinary person!"
"This small scene has already scared you like this?"
"Hahaha!"
As Tu Lang mocked Liu Kai Xuan, his subordinates also joined in the ridicule.