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Chapter 233 - 195: Ancestor Relics, Escaping Clockwork Bay

Chapter 233: Chapter 195: Ancestor Relics, Escaping Clockwork Bay

From this message, it’s likely that something has happened to Shang Jia.

It’s just not clear what exactly that is, could be a breakdown in negotiations, or maybe they’ve snagged enough benefits to be satisfied.

Chen Qing glanced toward the direction of the private room’s door. Whatever it was, Eluo and their robber alliance were likely unable to maintain their relationship.

Otherwise, Shang Jia wouldn’t have needed to make a run for it with them.

Helping Eluo and the others escape was undoubtedly taking a stand against the Mechanical Association and siding with the Mechanical Association would inevitably offend the Demon Dragon Pirates.

Whichever choice made, the road ahead was unclear.

Chen Qing wasn’t particularly worried about offending the Mechanical Association; she had never been on their side to begin with.

The Deep Blue Sea was vast; the Mechanical Association’s reach didn’t extend that far.

You only need to look at Chen Qing’s current situation to understand, she’s got plenty of bounties on her head, and yet, she’s still getting by just fine.

However, this would disrupt her original plans.

If she helped Shang Jia, she would have to give up on the opportunity to fleece the Mechanical Association, as well as buying the alchemy factory.

But then again, the hefty reward promised by Zhao Fuli was indeed very tempting.

The Demon Dragon Pirates had just left Mechanical Island...

Chen Qing didn’t make a decision immediately, but instead sought out the members of the Survivor Observation Team.

They had the most up-to-date information, without equal among the survivors.

Chen Qing had their contact information.

Any survivor with a bit of fame, those journalist pups from the Observation Team had their contact details.

Selling information was one of their sources of income.

However, you have to be careful when buying information from them, this bunch had no sense of contract spirit or moral bottom line.

The moment they had the information in hand, they might turn around and spread your news, Chen Qing had heard of several survivors who ended up at the bottom of the sea because of this.

You could say, approaching these people for information required a certain mental preparation.

Before reaching out to them, Chen Qing checked several chat channels to make sure no news had leaked, only then did she contact the Survivor Observation Team.

[Chen Qing: The latest news from Mechanical Island.]

[Survivor Observation Team Employee No. 1: 5000 goldfish.]

As expected, the price was steep, but it was a cost that had to be paid.

It seemed like the commotion at the front of the train had stopped; the so-called robber alliance was on the brink of collapse.

The Demon Dragon Pirates were strong, but the Mechanical Association wasn’t easy prey either.

The 5000 goldfish were paid, and soon the information gleaned by the Survivor Observation Team reached Chen Qing.

[Survivor Observation Team Member No. 1: The Delu Gu Family, the Beixing Family... a host of powers from the Treasure Sea, led by Yulandi, the vice president of the Mechanical Association, revolted from the Mechanical Association and cut ties with it.

The long-absent chairman of the Mechanical Association, Shi Fangtu, along with numerous School Mechanics appeared on Mechanical Island and publicized the series of crimes committed by those traitors in collusion with other powers.

These included but were not limited to the unauthorized development and release of extremely dangerous and uncontrollable Mechanical Sword Dance Mantises, using children for live experiments, releasing unknown plagues,...

The Mechanical Association officially declared war on those traitors and the Sea territories that colluded with them.

The other Sea territories involved were the Elemental Sea’s Gold Flow Kingdom, the Blue Water Kingdom,... the Plant Sea’s Thorny Island, Olive Island,... as well as the Gem Sea’s Diamond Islands, Crystal Islands,...

The Elemental Sea’s Wind Island, Fire Island, Water Island, the Plant Sea’s Wood Clan, the Gem Sea’s Sea Clan, and the Amber Islands stand with the Mechanical Association, jointly declaring war on the Mechanical Association’s traitors and their allies.

All the while, the Mist Sea’s Demon Dragon Pirate Group, the Ghost Bone Pirate Group, and the Great Vortex Sea’s Naga Pirates, as well as the Deserted People from the Deserted Sea formed a temporary alliance known as the Isolated Island Blood Sect, taking advantage of the chaos on Mechanical Island to loot a big score from the Mechanical Association and the Plant Sea and Elemental Sea.

Bounty hunters from the Bounty Guild, hired by various powers, are out hunting down members of the temporary alliance.

Also, there’s an unconfirmed rumor that the Giant Whale Adventure Team, along with other exploration teams, has discovered Ancestor Relics.]

Chen Qing summarized the information from the Survivor Observation Team. In simple terms, the long-predicted Deep Blue War was really about to erupt.

The reason—Ancestor Relics.

Despite the Mechanical Association publicizing numerous pieces of evidence, the true catalyst for the war’s outbreak was definitely not the deaths of some irrelevant civilians or nobility.

At the end of the day, it was all about interests.

And this so-called Ancestor Relics could very well be the Mechanical Relics Chen Qing knew of.

Fundamentally, this Deep Blue War was circling around the affluent Three Seas of the Seven Seas—the Elemental Sea, Gem Sea, Plant Sea, and the Treasure Sea in the Central Sea.