Chapter 429: The Third World Constraint! (1/2)
Chapter 429: The Third World Constraint!
Translated: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
As Wang Liang recounted his journey, even Wang Chong found himself shaken to the core. Before the boundless ocean, the strength of a warrior seemed insignificant.
Wang Liang's narrative let Wang Chong know that he had probably underestimated the dangers of an ocean voyage. Back then, even at his lowest, Wang Chong had never journeyed on the ocean.
The largest ships, the strongest guards of the clan, and the backing of Wang Clan… Wang Chong had thought that these things would be enough for him to rest easy, but in retrospect, he realized that he had been too simpleminded.
Unlike the land, the ocean was changing every moment.
If one fell into the ocean, even the most powerful warrior would end up dead. And one was not confronting only the might of nature. One also needed to deal with the complexities of morale and human nature.
Lack of food, awful conditions, no sight of land for more than half a year, and no guarantee that one would even be able to return to dry land—it was these circumstances which were most liable to provoke the ugly side of the human heart.
In the most dangerous periods, Wang Liang had needed to simultaneously deal with three factions or more, and each faction wanted to kill him and take his place.
Even the cook on his ship had carried such ambitions.
Everyone was complaining and blaming him. Everyone believed that he was wrong and wanted to replace him and take over the rest of the fleet.
”…There's something else that I need to tell you. The matter of the 'Meteoric Metal' has already been exposed!” Wang Liang suddenly said.
”What!”
Wang Chong's pupils constricted and his chopsticks stopped in midair. The Meteoric Metal was extremely important and could not be revealed to outsiders easily.
Otherwise, those factions seeking out the meteorites would cross the ocean like a school of carp moving down a river.
The Meteoric Metal was an existence comparable to the Hyderabad ore. Moreover, there weren't just one or two of these pieces of Meteoric Metal, but a vast quantity sitting outside on those islands across the sea.
This sort of secret would be enough to tempt any of the great clans and trigger mad carnage on the ocean.
The secret of the Hyderabad ore was already exposed, and it had been the Yao Clan and King Qi that had found out. If even the Meteoric Metal were to be exposed not long after its discovery, it would be a massive blow to his cause!
”…But there's no need for you to worry. I already helped you take care of it. Other than me, no one else in the fleet knows,” Wang Liang said lightly, sipping his wine.
”Took care of it?”
Wang Chong was struck dumb.
”Haha, it is a very long journey from those islands to the mainland!” Wang Liang casually said.
Wang Chong felt like he could smell the thick scent of blood in Wang Liang's voice. He raised his head and began to carefully to size up this former idler of his clan. Only then did he realize that Wang Liang didn't just have weather-beaten skin, but also a resolve and determination in his eyes that Wang Chong had never seen before.
No! He had seen it…
It was when the Wang Clan had fallen and everyone had been rendered homeless. At their moment of greatest despair and dejection, that always-weak cousin stepped forward and used that frail body of his to protect the entire clan!
In those desperate straits, his cousin's face had exactly this sort of expression.
…No! Even the cousin from back then did not compare to the one sitting in front of him now.
Wang Chong truly found it difficult to imagine what sort of trials could hone his cousin to this state in only half a year.
And he had no idea how many stories were hidden beneath that indifferent face.
Unimaginable…!
Wang Chong sighed in his heart.
His cousin had grown up!
He had always wanted to help the people of his clan, help them mature and help them succeed. But he hadn't imagined that the first person to mature would be his older cousin, Wang Liang.
The current Wang Liang was as steady as a rock, composed, persistent, decisive. He gave off an aura of trustworthiness and reliability.
Although he was still not powerful in terms of martial arts, Wang Chong was well aware that his cousin's expertise had never been in that field.
The current Wang Liang had reached the state that Wang Chong had envisioned and was truly able to hold his own.
…Perhaps, in the future, I can let him handle all of the clan's business!
This thought flashing through Wang Chong's mind left him incredibly relieved.
Although his cousin looked incredibly rough and not all like that young scion from before, this had been the price paid for maturity!
Compared to the price that might have to be paid in the future, it was very small.
”I've truly troubled you this time. This restaurant belongs to our clan, and there's a bathroom here. I've already prepared a change of clothes for you after you've finished washing. Once you've finished eating, take a bath and rest up. Then once your mind has recovered, you should visit Aunt and Uncle. They've probably been waiting for you for a long time,” Wang Chong suggested.
”Mm.”
Wang Liang nodded.