In fact, Zhao Hai did not think about it at first, and immediately took back all the power of all the island owners of the Thirty-three Islands in the South China Sea, because now is an extraordinary period, and people from the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance may attack them at any time. Attack, at this time, it is not appropriate to isolate all the islands and island owners in the South China Sea, otherwise it will only arouse the resentment of the island owners.
Therefore, even if the islands in the South China Sea were merged into the Exploration Sect, Zhao Hai would only set up branches on the islands in the South China Sea. The original island owners of the Thirty-three Islands in the South China Sea would recognize the leaders of each branch. Of course, the South Thirty-three In Jiudao, we can no longer let them be the hall masters. The hall masters there are people sent by Tanhai Sect.
As for island masters like Xie Yiming and Gui Xinyu, who sincerely wanted to merge into the Tanhai Sect, although they accepted this arrangement, they put their positions very seriously. They agreed to be the leader of the hall. However, Zhao Hai must be asked to send several deputy hall masters to manage the affairs on their island together. They may even invite monks from the Tanhai Sect to settle on the island, and some of their disciples on the island must also be transferred outside.
But in the South China Sea, there are some island owners who don't think so. When they were beaten by the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance and had no choice, they really wanted to put them in the Exploration Sect to find something for themselves. A way back.
However, when Zhao Hai set up a large formation here in the South China Sea and wiped out more than one million people in the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance, they no longer thought so. Not only were they not grateful to the Tanhai Sect, they actually felt a little resentful, because in their It seems that the Tanhai Sect has a way to deal with the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance a long time ago, but it has never helped them. It has to wait until the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance forces them into a desperate situation before taking action, and also allows them to merge into the Tanhai Sect. Here, it was obvious that he wanted to devour them, so they were naturally angry.
But they never thought that if they didn't merge into the Tanhai Sect, why would the Tanhai Sect help them? The Tanhai Sect was not Lei Feng, he only did good things. They are a cultivation sect. Expanding and strengthening themselves is what they should do.
Anyway. Those island owners were somewhat resentful of Zhao Hai, so after Zhao Hai appointed them as the branch leaders, not only did they have no intention of handing over their power, but they tightened their grip on it and never gave it up. Zhao Hai sent people to manage them and manage the islands. Secondly, they did not let the people on their island come into contact with the people of the Tanhai Sect, nor did they let the Tanhai Sect transfer people from their island out, nor did they let the Tanhai Sect transfer people to the island, or even let the Tanhai Sect transfer people to the island, or even let the Tanhai Sect transfer people to the island. Contact with Haizong has been reduced.
Their behavior naturally made Wen Wenhai extremely angry. After asking Zhao Hai for instructions, Wen Wenhai began to treat the people on these islands differently.
Like Spirit Crab Island and Divine Turtle Island. Following the island of Tanhai Sect, Tanhai Sect transferred some disciples on their island to other places. Of course, they also added a lot of disciples to join. At the same time, they also supported them with a lot of materials and helped them rebuild the island. As for those islands that didn't pay much attention to the Tanhai Sect, Wen Wenhai had one solution: to sink troops outside the island, impose heavy taxes, and transport all the accumulation on the island over the years back to the Tanhai Sect. If you dare not hand it over, we will send troops to deal with you. At the same time, we will station troops on the islands and send people to manage each island together. They transferred the disciples from the island, transferred out the disciples from the Sea Exploration Sect, or the disciples from other islands, all kinds of methods were used.
The people on the island saw the methods of Tanhai Sect. They also wanted to resist, but before they could move, the magic circle on their island began to exert its power. Everyone on the island felt the pressure. They were on the island as if they were in the water. That kind of coercion made them Feeling very uncomfortable, they now also know how the monks from the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance felt when they were trapped by the formation.
Naturally, the people on those islands did not dare to resist, and then the island owners of those islands were directly transferred to the main hall of the Tanhai Sect and became an idle elder. All those islands were replaced by others to manage them. , and those disciples on the island have all been demoted. They are still disciples of the Tanhai Sect, but their treatment is not as good as others, and they have been clearly told that it is because of your previous behavior that you will be punished. .
As soon as such words were spoken, the disciples on the island naturally developed hatred towards their original island owners. Originally, like the people on other islands, they could receive a lot of training materials every month, but now The amount of training materials they receive every month is only half of that of the disciples on other islands. They have to wait until they perform well in the future to be the same as the disciples on other islands. How can they balance their hearts? Everyone surrendered to the Haizong, but they could receive twice as much training materials as themselves. How could they not be angry?
This is the purpose of Zhao Hai and the others. They want to let those people understand that you have surrendered to us, so be honest with me. If you don't obey me, there will be ways to deal with you.
Those islands didn't understand this truth at first, but they understood it now, but it was too late. Only then did they realize that the Sea Exploration Sect was indeed not something they could compete with now.
Although these matters were handled by Wen Wenhai, they were approved by Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai would never allow anyone to be disobedient in the Tanhai Sect.
It has been half a month since the opening of the free trade zone, and the islands in the South China Sea have finally calmed down. The disobedient island owners were transferred away, and the monks on the islands who ignored them were also punished to a certain extent, but it was soon I gave them some benefits, which made the last bit of resentment in the hearts of the monks on those islands disappear. Now even the island owners of those islands will not be able to control those islands when they return to those islands. , the disciples on the island are no longer listening to them.
For more than half a month, Zhao Hai's focus has been on the wild sea beasts in the South China Sea. He has been controlling the large formation to suppress those sea beasts for half a month. Some sea beasts that are not very aggressive have already They surrendered, but there are still some sea beasts. They have not surrendered. They are still resisting, but it doesn't matter anymore.
At this time, Zhao Hai received news that the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance had made some changes. It seemed that after being silent for such a long time, they were finally ready to take action.
The current situation in the Tanhai Sect Free Trade Zone is no different from before. If there is any difference, there is only one difference, that is, there are fewer Tanhai Sect troops stationed in the Free Trade Zone. , and they are not even experts.
The opening of the free trade zone here. It also attracted a large number of casual cultivators. Although some time ago, all major sects supported some small sects and absorbed a lot of casual cultivators. However, there are too many casual cultivators in the Sword Spirit World, so there are still many casual cultivators who have not joined those sects, and the Free Trade Zone is a paradise for those casual cultivators.
Free trade zone here. The fee charged is very low, but it can ensure their safety. Here, they can buy anything they need. Of course, as long as you have crystal stones in your hand, and the number of things they can buy here is more than It is much cheaper to buy it elsewhere, so many casual cultivators will come here to make a living in the free trade zone.
The free trade zone was closed due to the war between the South China Sea Alliance and the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance. This caused many casual cultivators to suffer heavy losses, and their income dropped a lot. Now that the free trade zone has reopened, those casual cultivators are naturally very happy.
The Evil Ghost Sect Alliance did make some moves in the Free Trade Zone this time. They asked some disciples to pretend to be casual cultivators and enter the Free Trade Zone. They even left the Free Trade Zone and entered the Tanhai Sect. Within the territory.
At the same time, there is a large army from the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance. They also began to gather, preparing to attack the Tanhai Sect at once.
The last time the free trade zone was closed when the two sides were about to go to war, but this time. Zhao Hai did not let the free trade zone close. He even announced that even if there was a war, the free trade zone would not be closed.
For such a decision, many sects think it is crazy, any sect. During a war, some places will be closed to the outside world, even if this place is on the periphery of the sect and is not an important place. As for the free trade zone, it is at the core of Tanhai Sect, near the main hall of Tanhai Sect. Under such circumstances, Zhao Hai did not close the free trade zone. This is not crazy. This is tantamount to, When you are fighting the enemy, you leave a half-open door in your home so that the enemy can come and go at will. This can no longer be called crazy, it can be called suicide.
But Zhao Hai didn't care. That's what he decided. The free trade zone will always be open. Even if a war comes, it will not be closed.
All the major sects couldn't understand Zhao Hai's actions. However, the major sects had no intention of withdrawing from the free trade zone. In their view, even if there was a real fight, they would not be attacked. Evil ghosts Those guys in the Sect Alliance would not dare to attack them as long as they are not crazy, because those guys in the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance know very well that if they face the Tanhai Sect and other major sects, Then they will lose, so they dare not touch the free trade zone.
Of course, it is safe in the free trade zone, but the main hall of Tanhai Sect is not necessarily safe, because the main hall of Tanhai Sect is really too close to the free trade zone, and it is easy for people to steal from the free trade zone. Rush out of the trade area and attack directly.
If we want to say who is happiest about Zhao Hai's decision, it is naturally the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance. Although they don't understand why Zhao Hai did this, it is definitely a good thing for them, so the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance After the alliance assembled its army, it immediately drove outside the territory of the original Xuantian Sect alliance, preparing to attack the Tanhai Sect.
What's interesting is that the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance's army has begun to explore outside the Hai Sect's territory, but in the free trade zone, the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance's shops are still open, and the people of the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance are actually... He didn't care about them, and didn't even mean to make things difficult. The two parties even conducted a transaction, which surprised everyone.
This time, not only the big sects, but also the people in the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance didn't know what to do. They always felt that there was something fishy about this matter, but they couldn't tell what was wrong, because Zhao Hai All the things they have done so far are beneficial to them. This makes the people of the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance happy, but they also start to wonder in their hearts. He muttered, wondering what kind of conspiracy Zhao Hai is playing, he is like this His approach was really far from his previous performance.
Now everyone in the Sword Spirit World knows that Zhao Hai is powerful, unparalleled in scheming, and ruthless. He is said to be powerful, as can be seen from the fact that he can kill several supreme elder masters. He is said to be unparalleled in scheming. It can be seen from the fact that he is full of tricks when facing the enemy. It can be seen from the fact that he can swallow up the Iron Buddha Temple, the Xuanhai Sect Alliance and the Seventy-two Islands in the South China Sea one after another. If His heart is not ruthless and his hands are not strong enough. How could he swallow up these sects? Although on the surface, it seems that these sects are willing to take refuge in him, but why do these sects take refuge in him? He will be able to defend his territory immediately, but if he doesn't take refuge with him, his sect will be destroyed soon. Isn't this enough to explain the problem?
But what Zhao Hai is doing now is really confusing. Why doesn't he close the free trade zone? Why does he want to trade with the Evil Ghost Sect? What is his plan?
In fact, people all have this kind of mentality, a habitual mentality. When a fool is recognized by everyone, even if he does something very smart, everyone will only think that he is doing something stupid. , but when a very smart person suddenly does something stupid, everyone will think that he did not mean it, and everyone will study it. Maybe they can really study something, but What is certain is that the other party did not mean that, and everything you researched was imposed on the other party.
The situation in Zhao Hai is similar now. The reason why Zhao Hai has always opened the free trade zone is because he is not worried at all. Even the people from the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance and the Demon Sword Sect have sent all their supreme elder masters there. Coming too far will not have any impact on him. If he wants to attack the Tanhai Sect's main hall, he should not even think about it. Even if Zhao Hai uses the large formation he has built now, he cannot attack those supreme elders. The masters were killed, but it was still possible to trap them. In the end, their spiritual energy might be consumed, just like the Demon Blood Sword and the others.
It was precisely because Zhao Hai was not worried that he kept the free trade zone open, but he did not expect that this would make the people of the Evil Ghost Sect even more suspicious. Even the people of the Evil Ghost Sect, because of this, There was no rash attack on the Tanhai Sect. They just stopped the army outside the Tanhai Sect and carefully observed the Tanhai Sect.
After Zhao Hai knew this situation, he was very impatient. He didn't want to go out and attack the people of the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance now, because there was no need, and now he couldn't destroy all the sects in the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance. , it is impossible to annihilate all the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance's army this time by taking the initiative to attack, so there is no point in taking the initiative to attack. However, he did not expect that the people of the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance would be so timid and dare not Attack them. (To be continued.)
