Chapter 81: The Aftermath

After taking the medicinal pills, the two Blood Seal Martial Warriors slowly regained their strength.

Their Blood Seal artifacts were different from Lai Kuan's and didn't have any healing abilities.

Thus, to recover from their injuries, they had to rely on the pills.

After catching their breath, the staff-wielding man looked at the swordsman.

"Brother Li, it seems we've fallen this time!

I didn't expect that cultivator would actually save Lai Fatty's life.

This truly caught us off guard!"

The swordsman, propping himself up with his sword, struggled to stand upright.

He glanced at Lai Kuan, who was lying unconscious on the ground, and said, "Ling Heng, it's pointless to talk about this now! What are you planning to do?"

Ling Heng sighed, "What else can we do? We'll first save Lai Fatty and then try to calm this situation down!

Since we can't beat them, what else can we do but obey?

You guys, go outside and tell them to stop!"

Hearing the command, several subordinates immediately ran toward the street outside.

Seeing that the swordsman did not object, the remaining ones prepared to use the medicinal pills on Lai Kuan.

However, at this moment, the swordsman raised his hand to stop them.

"I don't oppose saving Lai Fatty, but I have no intention of wasting pills on him!"

Saying this, the swordsman looked at the three elders of the Whale Gang and asked, "What? Don't you want to save your gang leader?"

Only then did the three elders react; they immediately took out the medicinal pills from their pockets and hurried over to give them to Lai Kuan.

On the other side, Fang Yun returned to his courtyard and was surprised to find the Black Widow and her two maidservants sitting in his yard.

"Cultivator, you're back!"

Fang Yun glanced at the Black Widow and asked, "What's the matter?"

The Black Widow lowered her head and explained, "Cultivator, now that you're back, we're safe!

I didn't intend to stay in your courtyard!

It's just that the Sea Sand Gang and the Spirit Sword Sect are too strong, and the Whale Gang had no ability to resist!

To survive, I had to take this desperate measure!"

Fang Yun felt no displeasure at the Black Widow hiding in his courtyard.

After all, it wasn't his courtyard, and he wasn't that petty.

However, he was somewhat interested in what she said about the Sea Sand Gang and the Spirit Sword Sect.

"You mean the man with the staff and the one with the sword outside just now are from the Sea Sand Gang and the Spirit Sword Sect respectively?

Then tell me about these two groups!"

"Yes, Cultivator!

The Sea Sand Gang and the Spirit Sword Sect, along with the Whale Gang, are considered the three major forces on Turtle Ridge Island.

The Whale Gang primarily engages in commerce, and most of its members are involved in business.

Of course, when the opportunity arises, they also act as pirates, robbing other ships.

Gang Leader Lai Kuan, you are somewhat familiar with him; his Blood Seal artifact is a short dagger that utilizes water attributes.

The Sea Sand Gang mainly operates as a pirate force; this gang is the largest pirate force in the nearby waters.

Its leader, Ling Heng, is the one holding the staff, and he wields earth attributes.

The Spirit Sword Sect is a local force on this island, primarily maintaining order and requiring a share from everyone who comes to trade on the island.

Their leader, Li Yue, is the one with the longsword and wields gold attributes.

The three gangs balance each other out on the island, and there have always been both open and covert conflicts among them.

This time, because Lai Kuan was severely injured, they conspired together to launch an attack, hoping to take the opportunity to swallow the Whale Gang.

If you hadn't returned in time, the Whale Gang would have likely been finished!"

After hearing the Black Widow's explanation, Fang Yun gradually gained a clearer understanding of the power distribution on the island.

However, he wasn't particularly concerned about these matters.

Right now, he just hoped to quickly quell the turmoil on the island and send people to gather the fire attribute materials he needed.

The reason he hadn't killed those two Blood Seal Martial Warriors earlier was that he intended to recruit them for his own use and quickly have them help him find what he needed.

"Hmm, the chaos outside has already calmed down!

Those three Blood Seal Martial Warriors are now severely injured.

If you have nothing else to do, please help take a look; I hope to quickly quell the unrest on the island.

I have other matters to instruct them to handle!"

Fang Yun said to the Black Widow.

He knew that the Black Widow had been trying to prove herself, wanting to work for him again.

Now was a perfect opportunity for her.

Mainly, Fang Yun felt that he wasn't very familiar with those three Blood Seal Martial Warriors.

Moreover, they probably didn't have much trust in him either.

They were just afraid to resist due to his strength.

In this case, Fang Yun thought that perhaps a messenger was needed between him and them.

Currently, the Black Widow was a suitable candidate.

Upon hearing Fang Yun's order, the Black Widow's eyes brightened: "Cultivator, rest assured, I will handle the matters outside right away.

I guarantee the chaos will be quelled immediately!"

Fang Yun nodded and waved his hand, signaling her to leave.

Two days later, the Black Widow returned with the three Blood Seal Martial Warriors, who had regained some of their strength, to Fang Yun's courtyard.

"We greet you, Cultivator!!!"

Fang Yun waved his hand: "Alright, no need for such formality in front of me!

I don't care what grudges you have between you; as long as I'm here, keep your thoughts to yourselves and handle the tasks I assign!"

"Yes, Cultivator!"

"I see you all have materials for refining Blood Seal artifacts!

I'm quite interested in those!

I hope you can mobilize your subordinates to help me find some fire attribute spiritual materials!

And it must be done quickly; can you manage it?"

Upon hearing Fang Yun's request, the three exchanged discreet glances.

They weren't surprised by this request.

After all, any cultivator coming to this island would be interested in Blood Seal artifacts.

This was also the root of the conflicts between them and the cultivators.

They had already prepared mentally when they heard Fang Yun mention tasks for them to do.

They just hadn't expected that what Fang Yun needed would be fire attribute spiritual materials.

These materials were much rarer compared to materials of other attributes.

After all, being in the sea, water attribute spiritual materials were the most abundant.

While the other three attributes were somewhat scarce, they could still be found occasionally.

But fire attribute materials, which were opposed to water attributes, were indeed hard to come by.

The most likely place to find such materials would be near volcanoes.

However, among the surrounding islands, volcanoes themselves were rare.

Moreover, the probability of finding fire attribute materials in ordinary volcanoes wasn't very high either.

Thus, facing Fang Yun's request, the three felt a bit troubled.