Deep Sea Hunter, but Deep Sea Titan

What first caught Lotin's attention was the busy Iberian bird. She and her teacher were acting as liaisons and guides because they had been the first to have relatively complete official contact with Agor.

"Your Highness!"

Quessina greeted Lotin; her external injuries had been largely healed by Originium Arts, but physical fatigue still lingered on her face.

"Thank you for your hard work. I pay my highest respects to the brave Sarkaz warriors who sacrificed their lives to protect civilization."

Lotin, standing on his position as the current Demon Lord of Sarkaz, paid tribute to these Sarkaz warriors; their actions were indeed worthy of respect.

"The same is true for those knights who truly retain a chivalrous heart."

He said this to Margaret. Lotin is the demon king of the Sarkaz, but also the judge and protector of Kazimierz.

"Salute to them."

Margaret's injuries were more severe than Quessina's. Despite receiving emergency treatment with Originium Arts, the broken ribs still left her quite weak, so Lotin gave her a potion of life.

"Lord Nautilus, as agreed, the faith of Iberia will belong to you."

Although Carmen has decided not to bear the burden of the saints, his work as the political leader of Iberia is not yet over, and the current court still cannot do without him.

“By offering a tithe, Iberia will receive my protection. And I pay my respects to the Punishment Army for their years of sacrifice.”

Lotin turned his gaze to the Papal Knights, who did not seem to be very friendly towards him.

After all, a Sakorta who passed through his route without paying tithes and even insulted him was punished, but this was entirely the fault of the Sakorta driver who knew the rules but didn't pay his taxes.

Meanwhile, the prime minister of Ursus avoided him. Although Lothine's intervention in dealing with several border legions that refused to submit to the emperor was actually beneficial to the Ursus royalists, this corrupt behemoth was still very wary of Lothine.

"Your Excellency Gonggong, the Grand Tutor says he wishes to use the fast track of the Mountain and Sea Scroll—"

Ling emerged from the scroll of mountains and seas again, and after speaking for a while, she stared intently at Skadi.

She realized that this was the familiar feeling she had been experiencing.

"I never imagined that Miss Hunter was that newly born behemoth."

Ling's words contained a hint of subtle disappointment. While it was gratifying that the problem of the sea monsters had been completely resolved, she still felt somewhat uneasy.

Skadi looked up at her and said without any attempt to hide her feelings:

"Miss Ling wouldn't be planning to outlive me and then take advantage of my weakness, would she?"

"Hahaha."

Ling choked on her drink, managing a stiff laugh. She hadn't really thought of this, but she did want to try using her powers to secretly lure Lotin out for drinks. Now that Skadi was practically a behemoth, she knew it would be much more difficult.

"They're just drinking buddies, Miss Hunter, there's no need to worry unnecessarily."

"Hey, Sister Ling, Gonggong promised to help me make a movie, how can you cut in line?"

After much persuasion, Nian finally persuaded Taifu to attend the meeting as Yan's engineering and technical advisor. After all, Yan was fighting against Haisi on the other side of the coast and had the right to receive technical support from Agor.

"Let the Grand Tutor come over."

For Luo Ting, there was no reason to refuse; it was just a small favor.

The elderly man, full of energy, stepped out of the scroll depicting mountains and seas. He exchanged a few more pleasantries with Luo Ting and paid tribute to the soldiers of Yan Kingdom who fought desperately against Hai Si.

Representatives from various countries entered the city hall one after another. Whether they expressed it overtly or not, they were all amazed by Agor's technology and curious about the spoils they were about to win. Meanwhile, Clementa, who was like a child in front of Lotin, commanded the room with the authority of a parent.

Goredia had already exchanged information with her and knew that this was the right thing to do. The Creator's guidance was something Agor had to carefully consider, while the more agonizing choices would be faced by Heratia. She was only responsible for negotiating technical assistance with the leaders of the land.

It's impossible for things not to escalate into a heated argument here, but Loting doesn't want to get too involved in the wrangling unless some of them try to cross the line.

His focus was on the Sacota people and Colombians, especially the Sacota people.

Lotin suspected that the Sakotas' commandments had revealed something to them, given their decisive rejection of the Papal Knights. However, these light bulb men were much more low-key than he was, as if they didn't care about Agor's technical assistance at all.

The unusually low profile made Loting more alert, and he would definitely go and find out what the precepts had calculated.

After more than four hours of wrangling, a technical assistance plan was finally finalized, Skadi stood up from her seat.

"You are all forbidden to enter my garden, and just as the herb will stop growing wildly."

"Do any of you disagree?"

Skadi seemed to have forgotten to introduce herself, so the Colombian representative asked her a question with ulterior motives:

"Excuse my rudeness, miss, since you are not the adjutant of that governor, which side do you represent? The matter of dealing with Hai Si doesn't seem to be on our agenda for this meeting—"

Skadi impatiently interrupted the premature messenger, her body radiating strong bioelectric signals, and said with a hint of anger:

"I am the great multitude."

It was not that Skadi's will was assimilated by the collective will of the masses, but rather that Skadi's will became the will of the masses.

Grand Tutor and Carmen quickly understood what had happened. The former had dealt with giant beasts many times, while the latter was the leader of the land-based nations who knew the largest groups best.

"Don't you understand? Or do you want to become fertilizer for my garden?"

Skadi was already getting impatient watching them wrangle over the technical aid plan, and now her patience was almost gone.

She wasn't adept at political maneuvering or checks and balances, so she learned from Luo Ting how to use force to overcome all obstacles. In a sense, this style of doing things was a case of husband and wife working together.

The result was obvious: no one dared to utter a single word of objection to Skadi's demands, and no one wanted to face the terror of the horde again.

Chapter 267: Revealing Identity

Skadi's speech stunned the leaders of the Terran nation. No one wanted to face the rampaging, all-consuming hordes again, so they all agreed to designate a certain place in the ocean as a forbidden zone, at least ostensibly.

Towards the end of the meeting, someone posed a question to Clementa that he himself found quite pointed:

"Your Excellency, is the reason we cannot discuss more at this meeting because you cannot fully represent Agor?"

The implication was that the representatives of the various land-based nations were all top leaders or second-in-commands, and that Agor had sent a regional governor to negotiate with them, which he felt was an insult.

He wasn't the only one who felt this way; many representatives and leaders of land-based countries felt offended as a result. However, under the pressure of Agor's formidable national power, almost no one wanted to bring up the topic.

However, the prime minister of Ursus recklessly brought up this area, which made some people gloat and others feel apprehensive.

Margaret the Radiant Knight was an anomaly among them. After obtaining the technical assistance she desired, she became indifferent to the contents of the meeting, even though she knew that the Ursus Chancellor had brought up the impossibility simply to save face and to get more from Agor.

She was more concerned with whether her performance satisfied her mentor, the Giant Knight. In her view, without Lotin's repeated reminders and the constraints of absolute power, she might not have been able to maintain her original intentions as she was now. Unrestrained, boundless power would have turned her into a complete monster.

Therefore, she also saw this meeting as a test from Lotin.

“I certainly cannot represent the whole of Agor, and the issues that Agor needs to discuss with you do not require a higher level of authority.”

"That would only make things more awkward for you all."

Clementine gave him a urging look that made the prime minister uneasy. From the moment they met until they sat down, although she answered every topic he brought up fluently, she kept giving him an urging look, as if she was very impatient.

Clementsa's choice of words and sentence structure was flawless, but it revealed the most authentic Agorian arrogance.

At this point, arrogance was a tactic employed by Consul Clementa to deter the increasingly greedy barbarians.

The meeting drew to a close in this awkward atmosphere. The Ursus prime minister tried his best not to make himself look too embarrassed, but he still became a laughing stock at the meeting table. If his recklessness had succeeded, these people would have echoed him, praised the bravery and fierceness of the Ursus people, and then joined in to get a share of the spoils.

Only a few people secretly returned to the venue under the guidance of the coast guard, while at this time, Heratia also appeared in the town hall of Milaliaum via projection.

This indicates that the current issues require her personal intervention.

Carmen of Iberia, Margaret of Casimir, Quessina of Kazdel, and the Grand Tutor of Yan.

These four individuals represent forces with clear alliances with Loting. Loting wants to use this opportunity to unify his identity among the higher-ups of these four forces, having previously been a member of the Civilization.

"As you can see, the guide of Agor, the judge of Kazimir, the ancient ally of Yan, the abyss ghost of Iberia, and the demon king of Sarkaz are all the same person."

Heratia's unilateral description of Lottin as Agor's guide displeased Lottin somewhat, though her magic was generally within the scope of Lottin's consensus with her.

"Lord Nautilus, he is history in motion, a tenacious survivor of the past. Only his vision and knowledge can guide us away from the wrong path."

"You agree with this statement, don't you, Your Excellency Kal'tsit?"

Heratia drew an analogy with Kal'tsit, because the Terrans were more familiar with this legendary lady.

"of course."

Kal'tsit nodded stiffly.

On Lotin's astronaut mask, his pixelated features looked puzzled. How could Heratia, in a situation where he was forced to submit, so willingly adopt such a humble posture?

He chose to wait and see.

The Yan Kingdom gained a basic understanding of ancient civilizations through its research on giant beasts. Therefore, the Grand Tutor's expression was one of as expected. Moreover, the Sarkaz had even fantasized about rebelling against the Creator. Furthermore, Quessina herself knew the inside story from the beginning.

Carmen and Margaret were the ones who were truly confused.

Carmen knew very little about Lothing's other aspects, while Margaret was completely ignorant about matters related to the previous civilization.

But Carmen had already planned to reorganize the Inquisition's doctrines and precepts around Nautilus, and Margaret was more of a compliant student.

"Even disregarding His Excellency Nautilus's reputation, the Great Yan has always upheld the principles of mutual respect and peaceful coexistence. Moreover, His Excellency Nautilus has reminded us that no country in Terra can remain unaffected in the future."

The Grand Tutor immediately understood the implication in Heratia's words: Agor seemed to want to use Nautilus's influence to achieve his goal of leading the land-based nations.

The Grand Tutor's reply was quite in line with the diplomatic style of the Yan Kingdom. He sought appropriate benefits and a strong voice, but without being aggressive or expansionist. This was true humility and composure.

The Grand Tutor had long anticipated this outcome; confronting Nautilus would be unwise in any way, and this resolution of the Sea Siblings issue only highlighted this point further.

He was also counting on Luo Ting to help Yan Kingdom solve the problems of the year and the evil spirits. When asking for a favor, one must act like one is asking for a favor.

"However, if we are to establish a regular cooperation mechanism, I think it would be better if His Excellency Nautilus personally took the lead in finalizing it."

The Grand Tutor's words effectively thwarted Heratia's plans.

In law and in fact, Quessina is Lothine's subject as the Demon King, and she is required to wait for Lothine's decree.

Margaret's actual power mainly comes from Lothing's personal military force, and she has neither the ability nor the right to oppose Lothing.

For Carmen, Nautilus was the object of her faith in the new doctrines and precepts, and Iberia would await the revelation of this protector.

This left Heratia isolated and helpless; she could only agree to the tutor's suggestion and wait for Lottin to speak.

"As the Archon of Heratia and Lord Kal'tsit have said, I do indeed see further into the future than you all, which makes me willing to help you through this difficult time out of regret."

"If we unite, we can get what we need, less war, more cooperation."

“Sarkota’s international summit was largely ineffective, and could even be described as merely a facade, but I have the ability to make cooperation truly possible across differences.”

"What was originally an impossible dream can become a reality because of my power."

Lotin is indeed so powerful that every faction on the planet Terra has to give him face—because he can truly subdue everyone through violence, even if the nations of Terra unite.

Moreover, in addition to his own power, Lotin now also controls the entire large group.

He has the means to do so.

"When necessary, I will gather everyone in Agor to discuss how to deal with the common threat to Terran."

"The rest of the time, you can do as you please, but it would be best to have a long-term platform for negotiation and communication. However, I suggest that you all try to get along amicably."

The gentler Loting’s tone, the more unfathomable his authority seemed; the sentence itself already implied an unfriendly outcome.

Lotin continued in his usual style; he didn't like to interfere in the daily affairs of the Terran kingdoms, but he would keep a close eye on these troublesome Terrans—because only a stable source of tax revenue could provide him with a continuous supply of power.

Kazimir, Kazdel, and Iberia had no objections and no power to object, while Yan Kingdom was very satisfied with the result. Only Heratia was quite unhappy but could only keep it to itself. Thus, this secret meeting, which was enough to reshape the Terra landscape, finally came to an end.

"Lord Nautilus, since the Doctor wishes to understand the cultural life of the prehistoric civilization, why don't you visit the capital of Argor?"

Heratia extended an invitation to Lottin, who knew that this extremely greedy woman must have some ulterior motive. She dared not defy him and was even more in awe of the two orphans of a former civilization, but her ambition to have Agor lead the nations of Terra was still not hard to detect.

Since that's the case, then I'll make sure she suffers the consequences, to prevent this female governor from engaging in such contradictory behavior of splitting her left and right brains again.

"Then thank you for your hospitality, Archon of Heratia."

"The doctor will be quite happy about this."

Unbeknownst to Lotin, Skadi and Laurentina also had burning eyes that seemed to say, "This is my chance." Agor was their home turf, and the prospect of stealing a moment of leisure with their loved ones here was incredibly tempting for them.

Chapter 268: Such a Mother and Daughter

A long war has finally come to an end, and Agor, freed from the long torment of the threat of the Sea Si, begins a commemorative celebration.

The Agorian people were utterly unfamiliar with the atmosphere of their already ravaged fleet firing victory salutes and the news broadcasts on information terminals in public areas.

Lotin and his party arrived in Agor's capital in this atmosphere, with Sikunda serving as their guide once again.

The female officer of the coast guard was still immersed in the aftermath of the terrible war. Once upon a time, she also dreamed of becoming a deep-sea hunter like Ulpian.

However, it was better for Sikunda to be immersed in this trance, since the Lord of the Masses was sitting in the same cabin as her.

"I felt so homesick when I was on land, but once I got back to Agor, I didn't feel anything at all."