"They, they're all martial artists, and very strong at that!"

Badger Dog, seeing that Jiang Chen was not holding him accountable, breathed a silent sigh of relief. He put on a serious expression and said gravely, "Right now, I don't know why, but the underground transportation channels of the Flame Dragon are all under control. It will be very difficult to smuggle people or things to the Flame Dragon. When those people found us, they offered us a very high reward, otherwise, I wouldn't dare to help them transport."

"Weren't the transportation channels in and out of the Flame Dragon controlled by Mr. Jiang?" Lin Ya glanced at Jiang Chen and spoke softly.

Badger Dog was stunned for a moment, then scrambled to his feet, panicking as he said, "It, it was you, Mr. Jiang... I was wrong! I, I..."

"It's fine, you actually did me a favor! Sit down!"

Jiang Chen waved his hand, signaling Badger Dog to sit down. He muttered softly, "No wonder I can't guard against it. Bringing in pirate groups from the high seas to act as snakeheads is indeed a bit beyond my defenses!"

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Chen seriously looked at Badger Dog and asked, "Badger Dog, do you have any idea how many pirate groups there are on the high seas?"

"Mr. Jiang, I can't answer that question!"

Badger Dog said with a bitter expression, "Too many, it's countless! Except for a few powerful forces, pirate groups in the entire Parrot Ocean are all roaming. They stay in one place for a while before moving elsewhere. I..."

"Oh, I see!" Jiang Chen nodded lightly, frowning slightly, with a look of contemplation in his eyes.

Badger Dog and the others didn't dare to speak, waiting silently. Su Qingqing occasionally picked a dish for Jiang Chen. When she saw him unconsciously eating, her face immediately lit up with a joyful smile.

Lin Ya looked at Su Qingqing, shook her head helplessly, and thought to herself that this best friend of hers might be beyond saving!

"Swift Wind Wolf, Badger Dog, do you want to live in the Flame Dragon, or continue living on the ocean?"

After a while, Jiang Chen suddenly asked.

Swift Wind Wolf was taken aback, looking at Jiang Chen in surprise, not quite understanding why Jiang Chen would ask this.

Badger Dog seemed to have thought of something and tentatively said, "Is Mr. Jiang trying to let us..."

"If you are willing, I can help you become a top pirate group. Your task is to dominate all the nearby high seas surrounding the Flame Dragon. Any use of maritime transport channels must be entirely under your control, strictly according to my standards! If there's any abnormal transport, you must detect and intercept it immediately!"

Jiang Chen spoke in a deep voice, then reassured them a little: "If you can't intercept them, it's not a big deal. Just convey the message to people in the Flame Dragon Territory or coastal cities so they can intercept it."

"Mr. Jiang, you, you're willing to help us!?" Swift Wind Wolf and Badger Dog's eyes lit up, suddenly invigorated.

Jiang Chen nodded gently, "This is not only helping you but also helping myself. I need someone to keep this high-seas line of defense secure! Are you willing?"

"Willing! Willing!"

"Mr. Jiang, we are willing, leave this task to us!"

Swift Wind Wolf and Badger Dog responded with excitement on their faces.

"Oh yes!" Badger Dog suddenly thought of something and said softly, "Mr. Jiang, is it that those people have a problem? They plan to smuggle people into the Flame Dragon tomorrow... at two in the morning tonight, should we..."

"Two in the morning tonight?"

Jiang Chen's eyes lit up, and he said in a deep voice, "Great, when Elder You arrives, we will meet these guys and see if they are the ones I need to intercept!"

...

Rumble, rumble!

Around 1 AM, the sound of helicopter rotors roared above the island. Two helicopters with flashing lights landed on the small helipad on the island.

Jiang Chen and others walked out from the villa, standing at the doorway watching the helicopters on the helipad.

Click! Click!

Two clicks sounded as the cabin doors opened.

Swish, swish, swish!

As soon as the cabin doors opened, six figures appeared beside Jiang Chen and the others.

"Who are you!?"

Swift Wind Wolf and others jumped in surprise, quickly becoming alert.

"Our own."

Jiang Chen called out softly, then turned his head to look at the six, surprised: "Dragon Saint Senior, Elder You, Judgment Chief Fa Rang, Deputy Judgment Chief Xi'er, Elder Wu, President Lin, why are you all here together?"

"Mr. Jiang, we received Dragon Saint Senior's call to come fetch you to the Holy Court!" Xi'er spoke softly.

Fa Rang was full of emotion: "Mr. Jiang, it's really great that you are alright!"

Swift Wind Wolf and the others felt a tremor in their hearts.

The Holy Court?! Damn, isn't this one of the world's six major powers? Mr. Jiang is that impressive?

Their circle was still too small. They had only heard that Jiang Chen had quite some influence in the international Martial Dao World but did not know the extent of his influence there!

Thud!

"Lord Xue, this old servant failed to protect you properly, please punish me, Lord Xue!"

With a muffled sound, You Xuan knelt directly in front of Jiang Chen, speaking full of guilt.

Thud!

"Please punish me, Young Master!"

Wu Qianxun also knelt down.

"Elder You, Elder Wu, what are you doing? Get up!"

Jiang Chen hurriedly reached out to help You Xuan up: "The matter has passed, and besides, it's not really related to either of you."

"It is related. Lord Xue's injury is related to us!" You Xuan said stubbornly.

"Yes!" Wu Qianxun echoed.

Jiang Chen smiled helplessly, not arguing further with You Xuan and Wu Qianxun.

Thud!

"Please punish me, Mr. Jiang!"

Another muffled sound rang out, and Lin Bingrui knelt in front of Jiang Chen, speaking full of guilt: "Mr. Jiang, I..."

"Alright, President Lin, get up!" Jiang Chen reached out and helped Lin Bingrui up.

"Uncle!"

A voice called out, and Lin Ya and Su Qingqing emerged from the villa, joining the others.

"Let's not stand outside. Let's go inside and discuss. We'll head out together in a while!" Jiang Chen called out, and everyone walked into the villa.

...

At two in the morning.

On a section of the high seas east of the Flame Dragon Kingdom, a submarine quietly floated on the water, only a periscope visible above the sea surface.

"Mr. Jiang, boss, they're here!"

Inside the submarine, Badger Dog pointed at the radar detection screen inside the submarine.

Jiang Chen and the others took a look, noticing two red dots on the screen approaching their position.

The submarine wasn't very large, and its interior space was relatively small, only accommodating six people, just enough for Jiang Chen and the five members of Swift Wind Wolf.

"Mr. Jiang, they're signaling!"

A man staring at the periscope whispered, and Jiang Chen looked at the radar, seeing that the approaching vessel stopped fifty meters away.

"At this point, shouldn't we go up?" Jiang Chen turned to look at Badger Dog.

"No! Wait for three signals!" Badger Dog lightly shook his head.

"Three signals?" Jiang Chen asked, puzzled, looking at Badger Dog.

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