Back at Dafu, Zhao Sheng immediately summoned everyone for a short meeting.
On the question of where the Dafu should go next, everyone was in unison and insisted on going to Zhi'ao Island first.
The most important reason is that there are many alien pirates, and they would find it extremely difficult to resist any of them once they encountered one of these pirate groups.
"Then let's head to Zhi'ao Island!"
With Zhao Sheng's decisive decision, the Dafu changed direction, its hull parting the seawater as it sped towards the northwest.
Four days later, the Dafu ship finally arrived at Zhi'ao Island amidst cheers from Hailan'er and the others.
After the treasure ship docked, the dock manager arrived at the ship's side early.
Without needing to be urged, the man very diligently processed the registration procedures for Zhao Sheng and his group of seven to go to the island.
In the Shattered Star Sea, ships must register upon arrival at the island—this is an ironclad rule. There are many reasons for this, the most important being to prevent pirates or sea creatures from infiltrating the island.
In previous battles against the demon tides, the island was repeatedly lost due to spies and traitors infiltrating it.
The most prominent and most serious example is the submersion of Longshou Island a thousand years ago, when, due to someone's actions, millions of lives on the island became sacrifices to the sea.
The Da Fu Hao's features were too obvious. Anyone who frequented the docks for years could tell at a glance that this was a whale-hunting treasure ship, and that a Foundation Establishment Immortal Master must be in charge. No one would dare to be negligent.
After all, the island lord of Zhi'ao Island is only at the Foundation Establishment stage. When a Foundation Establishment cultivator arrives on this island, the people below must take him very seriously and must not be disrespectful.
However, after registering the passengers, the steward thought to himself that it was strange that there were only seven people on the ship, and the leader was young and had blue eyes. He didn't look like a Foundation Establishment expert at all.
Strange, very strange!
This person secretly made a mental note of the matter, intending to report it to his superiors immediately afterward.
After the manager left, Zhao Sheng stood on the deck, silently observing everything on the dock and the island. His impression was that the dock was large, but the boats were not big. The dock and the streets were quite lively, with a lot of people.
There are only two giant ships as big as the Dafu on this dock, less than ten smaller ones, and dozens or hundreds of other smaller ships, which are not worth mentioning.
Zhao Sheng surveyed his surroundings, unaware that he was also being secretly observed by others.
In a private room on the third floor of a restaurant facing the street at the dock, a young nobleman dressed in purple was leaning against the window, gazing at the Dafu Hotel in the distance, and he happened to see Zhao Sheng and his group.
"Tsk tsk! A whaling treasure ship actually came to Zhi'ao Island today. I wonder if it caught any spirit whales? Spirit whale meat is in high demand lately."
Dong Zheng clicked his tongue in amazement, secretly plotting how to make a small fortune.
He is a third-generation direct descendant of the Dong family, a cultivator with four spiritual roots at the third level of Qi Refining. The Dong family is a Foundation Establishment family on Zhi'ao Island. The family patriarch is not only the island's lord but also the leader of the three Foundation Establishment cultivators guarding the island, with a cultivation level of mid-Foundation Establishment.
Beside Dong Zheng, Li Ziqi said with a smile, "Brother Dong, don't be impatient! There are Foundation Establishment cultivators on this treasure ship. Ancestor Dong and my master will definitely host a banquet for them. When the time comes, they will just loosen their belts and the scraps of meat they spill will be enough for us to eat our fill."
Upon hearing this, Dong Zheng suddenly realized what was going on and excitedly slapped the table, "Senior Brother Li is right! We must report this to the Ancestor as soon as possible."
As he spoke, he shouted loudly outside.
"Someone come here!"
"Wait!" Li Ziqi immediately stopped him.
Seeing Dong Zheng looking over, Li Ziqi said, "It would be best to find out the origin and name of this ship, as well as the information of the people on board, the more detailed the better. That way we can be more targeted in our actions."
"Senior Brother Li is so thoughtful!"
After praising it, Dong Zheng turned and ordered his men, who had entered the private room, to go out and find out about Dafuhao.
A short while later, the dock manager was led into a private room.
Upon seeing the two young masters, Dong Zheng and Li Ziqi, the steward immediately knelt down. Faced with their questions, he dared not hide anything and revealed everything he knew.
Upon learning that there were only seven people on board the Dafu, Dong Zheng and his companion looked very surprised and immediately realized that something was wrong.
if...
After dismissing the steward, the two remained silent for a moment before Dong Zheng asked with amusement, "Senior Brother Li, what do you think of this matter?"
Li Ziqi said solemnly, "We must not be careless! We should find out the details first."
"That's true! Anyway, this ship can't leave for the time being. If it's a powerful force coming from afar, we'll treat it with respect, but if it's just a lame shrimp? Heh! You should know that the outer seas are not peaceful!"
Meanwhile, Zhao Sheng was unaware that someone had already begun to plot against Dafuhao.
Out of caution, Zhao Sheng offered Yan Kai and Zou Li a generous reward and instructed them to keep an eye on the other three Qi Refining stage cultivators and not allow them to disembark.
Next, he found Hailan'er and asked her about her next steps, or more precisely, what she planned to do with the Dafu and the whale meat, blubber, and bones on board.
Without Hai Dafu in charge, Hai Lan'er alone simply couldn't manage the Dafu Company, not even with Zhao Sheng's help. Besides, his ambitions lay elsewhere.
Despite her good looks and large breasts, Hailan'er is not brainless. Over time, she has already considered the Dafu Company.
With the Dafu Company in her hands, it's like a child carrying gold in a bustling market, attracting wolves and tigers at any moment.
Therefore, when Zhao Shengyi inquired about this matter, Hailan'er answered without hesitation.
It turns out that Hai Dafu and his daughter came from the Xu clan. Hai Lan'er's idea was to have Dafu Company affiliated with an elder in their clan and thus gain protection.
The Xu tribe is an indigenous ethnic group in the Shattered Star Sea. The tribe members live together in groups based on blood ties and are known for their unity.
The Xu people spend most of their time at sea, hunting marine animals, and rarely stay on islands, hence they are also known as "sea people".
Zhao Sheng saw that Hailan'er already had a plan, and felt that she had considered things very thoroughly.
So I said no more.
He had already made up his mind that once he had dealt with this matter, he would return to Zhongzhou as soon as possible, uncover the backup plan left over from his previous life, and then advance to the Foundation Establishment stage as soon as possible.
That afternoon, Zhao Sheng accompanied Hailan'er off the ship and onto Zhi'ao Island.
The two arrived at a bustling market on the island. Hailan walked through two streets and soon found their destination, Haizhen Pavilion.
Hai Zhen Ge is a shop that mainly sells rare seafood, with branches on various spirit islands in the Shattered Star Sea. Its owner is the Xu Clan.
Upon entering Haizhen Pavilion, Hailan'er immediately caught the attention of the shop owner.
Because long, bright red hair is the most distinctive feature of cultivators of the Xu clan.
The shop owner dared not neglect his clan's immortal master, so he immediately appeared to meet them and courteously led the two to the backyard.
An hour later, Hailan'er left Haizhen Pavilion with a smile on her face.
Just now, she relayed the news about the Dafu Ship back to the City of a Thousand Boats through special channels.
At the latest, it will be half a month; at the earliest, it will be three or four days. The elders will definitely receive the news, and at that time they will send people to Zhi'ao Island to take over Dafu Company.