The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 2299: Chapter 2299: Golden Trade Route

”This mountain peak looks cumbersome, but its defense effectiveness is indeed impressive!”

Carson Flores looked at the many mountain peaks still appearing out of thin air, like giant shields standing firm on the earth, and couldn’t help but be filled with emotion.

Selah Ellison nodded in agreement: ”The earth is heavy and dense, naturally with the best defensive abilities. Now that you’ve infused it with the Path of Earth, it can naturally break through more effectively. My Spatial Cutting may be sharp, but it feels like poking a wild bear with a needle...”

Having learned the Divine Skills, everyone embarked on the journey once again.

The destination, North Sea Azure Divine Sect.

Carson and Selah had parted ways with Cristopher Hopkins and others at the Celestial Palace, and many years had passed in the blink of an eye. Carson was eager to see everyone again.

Who knows if Nico Weaver successfully joined the Azure Divine Sect, or whether Shirley Miller, Samantha Tate, and others found suitable locations to establish their Cave Mansions and build homes for themselves?

Carson, Selah, and Ben Singleton all returned to the Ethereal Pagoda and left the travel arrangements to one of Carson’s incarnations.

Since acquiring the Doppelganger Divine Ability, Carson enjoyed delegating trivial matters to his incarnations, allowing him to sit safely in the Ethereal Pagoda without delaying his cultivation.

Due to the miraculous nature of the Doppelganger Divine Ability, though there is a difference in skill between the incarnation and the true self, there is otherwise no distinction.

An incarnation is the true self.

Carson traveled northward and, after a long journey, finally reached the northern edge of Eastern Radiance.

Endless Sea.

Hailing City, located at the extreme north of Eastern Radiance, is a coastal city.

There are three shipping routes through the Endless Sea, separated by great distances, and Hailing City is the starting point for the middle route.

Hailing City falls within the domain of the Mountain and Sea Sect, which also controls the shipping route originating from this city.

The strong members of the Mountain and Sea Sect regularly patrol the route, slaying Great Demons daring to approach the route, maintaining its safety.

By controlling this route, the Mountain and Sea Sect possesses a Golden Trade Route.

The Mountain and Sea Sect oversees a vast shipping company, and all goods or travelers between Eastern Radiance and the North Sea must pay fees to the Mountain and Sea Sect.

How much trade occurs between Eastern Radiance and the North Sea domains, and what colossal profits might be generated?

The Mountain and Sea Sect is not part of the Twelve Immortal Gates, but possesses tremendously powerful resources with many Great Land Prime Immortals within the sect, making it a true giant in the Immortal Realm.

According to circulating rumors, there is a secret agreement between the Mountain and Sea Sect and the Myriad Immortals Palace, whereby the Mountain and Sea Sect yearly submits a certain percentage of earnings to the Myriad Immortals Palace in exchange for permanent control over this shipping route.

Such is the Ten Thousand Immortals Domain!

Everything belongs to the Myriad Immortals Palace!

If it’s given to you, you may take it; if not given to you, you may not seize it!

Dare to reach out, and your hand will be cut off!

For special channels like shipping routes between Eastern Radiance and the North Sea, how could the Myriad Immortals Palace ever allow it to belong to uncontrolled Immortal Sects?

Carson, Selah, and Ben enjoyed a feast of unique Sea Demon delicacies in Hailing City and heard many rumors about the city, the route, and the Mountain and Sea Sect.

After the gourmet meal, Carson learned that to board a ship, one could simply head to the dock and buy a ticket, with different ships demanding different fees. The higher the level of security and the larger and more luxurious the ship, the more expensive the fare.

On regular journeys, everything is rushed and unremarkable, naturally handled by incarnations. But upon arriving at this coastal city, everyone wants to come out and see the sights.

Even Immortals enjoy traveling and seeing different scenery, and after all, when Ben’s mind is at ease, he likes good tea, good wine, good food, anything that makes him feel comfortable.

As for cultivation?

Ben directly abandoned it.

In his youth, strong and full of energy, he couldn’t break through. Now, with a fragile life, why struggle? Following Carson around for light-hearted days is enough. Wherever he dies, he’s buried there, without too much concern.

The three of them arrived at the dock north of the city, where a glance revealed a dense mass of tall ships, docked by the sea, stretching out beyond sight.

Countless goods piled at the docks, stacked like mountains, with countless workers, like ants, transporting these goods onto the ships.

”Why don’t they use magical treasures to transport things? Wouldn’t it save a lot of trouble?”

Carson laughed: ”Many items belonging to cultivators might be suitable for storage using a Space Ring or other magical treasures, but many trading items are meant for regular people, like food and cloth, which take up a lot of space and aren’t worth much. Even resources needed by cultivators, like minerals, are massive quantities, transported ship by ship. How small is the Space Ring’s capacity? How much can it hold?”

Ben laughed and chimed in: ”To a cultivator, visible goods are generally of little worth; it’s the unseen goods that are truly valuable.”

Carson’s gaze swept over the dock, finding the ticket office at the most central location, and he said with a smile, ”Let’s go buy tickets.”