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Chapter 746 - 746 735 Be Humble in Life
Chapter 746: Chapter 735: Be Humble in Life Chapter 746: Chapter 735: Be Humble in Life “Here they come, they’re almost here, everyone prepare. Not a single mistake is allowed.” A middle-aged man riding a huge tiger paced on the edge of a sea port, his face burning with anticipation and excitement. Occasionally, he barked at the knights around him, clad in dazzling armor, venting his tense excitement.
However, different from the excitement of the middle-aged man, the heavily armored soldiers lining both sides of the red carpet were blocking the path of the merchants, local mercenaries, and idle bystanders, who grumbled from time to time.
“Why is the port suddenly closed, prohibiting us from going in and out? My goods are still outside. Those are fresh goods. If they aren’t unloaded soon, they will go bad. Losing everything even my pants, who’s gonna compensate for this loss?”
“Some big figure must be coming. Look at the insignia on those knights, that’s the Tulip Family’s insignia.”
“What Tulip? I’ve been to ports in no less than ten countries, and never has a city suddenly closed its ports without any notice.” A merchant who just arrived at the bustling port city couldn’t help but complain.
“That is our Duchy’s newly promoted great noble, shut your mouth. You, insignificant merchants dare to resist, beware if they hear you. If you annoy those great nobles, you won’t even save your life.”
“Which one from the Tulip Family? All this grandeur?”
“I do not know the nobleman, but I do recognize the giant tiger he’s riding on?” A leather-armored mercenary stared with a grin at the Split Earth Tiger mount of the Tulip Marquis. “That is a Gold Rank Split Earth Tiger. Ah, truly worthy of the great nobles.”
“If it’s a Gold Rank Split Earth Tiger, then his identity can only be guessed. It must be the unmatched Tulip Marquis recently celebrated by the Tulip Family.”
“Really? Would such a great noble come to the port to catch a breeze? And with all this fanfare?”
“Definitely, look at those knights, even the ones with the lowest Qi are Silver Rank. Look at this layout, the whole city has been swept clean, even the ground has been sprinkled with petals. Only the head of the Tulip family could pull this off!”
“Maybe some big figure is coming to our city?” The locals were buzzing with discussion, some bystanders showing hopeful expressions on their faces. As long as the port city was closed, it wouldn’t harm their interests. Just for the merchants who were busy transporting goods in these days and the laborers unloading the goods would suffer. They could even take this opportunity to gain knowledge and see what the big figure that even the Marquis had to wait for looked like.
“It should be the noble pride of the Tulip family returning. I heard he is a Dragon Knight and was on an expedition overseas.”
“Don’t guess if you do not know. Even if he is a genius, there is no reason for a father to greet his son.”
“It must be Lord Bernard you’re talking about, right? He is a Dragon Knight, but if he returns, why would he come by sea? He doesn’t need to come through the port as he has a Dragon!”
“Look, look, ships are coming from afar.” Soon, under the expectant eyes of the Tulip Marquis and his ceremonial squadron, a line of dark shadows surfaced from where the sea met the sky in the distance, and then gradually approached the port.
As they drew closer, it became clear that a massive fleet filled the sea in front of them, their raised sails obscuring the sky.
“It’s the marine fleet of my Tulip Family.” Seeing this fleet cutting through the waves, pride burst on the face of the Tulip Marquis. What he didn’t know was that the passengers on those ships he was so proud of looked down on them.
“What is that?” As the fleet neared, wave after wave of cries rang out along the shore. The citizens of this marine city were terrified to realize that around these sea ships were all terrifying creatures from the deep sea.
“That’s the Naga!”
“Tidal Giant!”
“One-Horned Killer Whale!”
“Chase-Tide Dolphins!”
It didn’t take long for people to identify what exactly the sea creatures escorting the fleet were, all of them being ocean creatures that could dominate a part of the sea on their own. Now, they were gathered around one fleet.
“Two-Armed Naga, Four-Armed Naga, even Six-Armed Naga; Good heavens, this must be a big figure from the sea! With such pomp, I’ve heard rumors that there are kingdoms in the ocean just like ours on land. This must be some king from the ocean coming. The Tulip Family is truly impressive.”
Their calls drew out the Nagas hidden beneath the sea. The half-human, half-snake beings all protruded their upper bodies from the water, revealing enchanting upper bodies akin to humans. This sight made many human males wide-eyed. However, when the Nagas followed their gaze back, they shrank under the cold snake-like gaze of the Nagas.
In no time, the abundant and seemingly scattered Nagas lined up neatly, connecting the entrance of the harbor with the largest ship in the fleet. They left a huge passageway wide enough for eight carriages to run parallel to each other. Then, to the astonishment of the crowd, the Naga sorcerers on the sea side waved their magic staves, calming the undulating sea surface until it was smooth as a mirror.
Then, under the watchful gaze of all eyes, a black-haired boy with golden pupils, accompanied by a beautiful young girl in armor, stepped off the ship, treading across the waves.
The moment they appeared, twelve Six-Armed Nagas closely followed behind them, with a large number of White Name Tidal Giants accompanying. Such a spectacle shook the spirits of the humans who were startled and left guessing about Muria’s identity. Most guessed he was the heir or the king of an ocean kingdom, such as the mermaids. After all, they have magic to transform fish tails into human legs.
Storm Giants, Naga, and the glimpse of a huge sea creature that looked as massive as a mountain. Although Muria did not disclose his identity, just this spectacle alone instilled a great sense of awe among the human beings in the harbor. It was obvious to anyone who was not an idiot that he was of extraordinary origin.
Muria had assembled a thousand Nagas as his personal guard for this visit. All of these Nagas possessed the royal bloodline of the Naga Kingdom he had conquered. On top of this, he had brought with him an army of Tidal Giants, around a hundred strong, to use at his command.
Given the power he currently had, Muria was being very low-key. However, he did not expect that after sailing this route, the number of sea creatures following him would surge to such an extent.
Because Muria gained something new in Thorns Territory – a sea chart detailing the route between Thorns Territory and the harbor. The chart marked dangerous areas to avoid during navigation, either dangerous tribes of intelligent sea creatures, formidable sea monsters, or natural threats.
However, all these marked danger zones became treasure hunting grounds for Muria. He went straight to these dangerous places marked on the nautical map. Where danger was, he ran. After a stroll around, the number of creatures under his command expanded to such a degree.
The number of Naga increased from the initial 1000 to 30,000 now. Along the way, Muria didn’t know how many Naga tribes he had subjugated, killing countless who refused to submit.
The sea route from Thorn Ridge to this harbor, painted red with blood, was the path Muria took.
After all, not every creature was willing to succumb to him. Even though being a child of Titan and Dragon was noble, the reputation of Titan and Golden Dragon didn’t hold much sway in the ocean.
So, for those who were unwilling to submit and tried to attack him, Muria had no choice but to resort to killing.
There were many sea creatures and ocean intelligences that preferred death over submission, but a lot of them surrendered as well. For instance, when Muria, accompanied by Nagas claimed to hold royal bloodline, entered wild Naga tribes, they practically surrendered upon sighting him. There was no resistance at all; they packed up and joined him willingly, following Muria.
“Are you Lord Muria? I am the Tulip Marquis, Miro, from the Sapphire Duchy.” When Muria reached the shore, the Duke Tulip, riding a Split Earth Tiger, dismounted from the huge tiger and eagerly approached him. There was a restrained smile on his face. However, through his slightly bowed waist, the people around could see his fawning demeanor. It was clear to all but the blind what the actions of the Tulip Marquis represented.
“Hmm!” Muria nodded, looking around. He saw the cheering crowd, and the red carpet spread with tulip petals, a faint aroma wafting through the air.
“You’re too flamboyant, Miro. Didn’t I instruct you to keep a low profile?” Muria looked at the port city, where it seemed even the city order had been impacted, his brows faintly furrowed. He spoke with some displeasure, oblivious to the fleet behind him being guarded by huge sea monsters and intelligent sea creatures.
“Yes, yes, Your Majesty, I’ll take it into account next time. It won’t happen again.” Hearing Muria criticizing him, Miro’s face stiffened slightly. If their statuses were equal, he would really wish to point at the youngster in front of him and ask, “Can you look back at the monster behind you? You talk about low-key, accuse me of being flamboyant. Don’t you have any idea?”
“Mm.” Muria nodded, advising the marquis, “You should keep a low profile when dealing with people.”
“Yes, I will remember, Your Majesty. Please take your seat. I have prepared a welcoming banquet for you in my family’s castle.” Marquis Miro slightly sidestepped. At the end of the carpet was a carriage drawn by four pure white flying horses. This was borrowed from a well-connected marquis family after a great deal of persuasion and at a considerable cost. Miro had racked his brains and decided that his own carriage was too low-profile and would be embarrassing to pull out. Therefore, he had gone to great lengths to borrow one.