Shrouded Seascape

Chapter 761: Conference

A half-dead spider lay in the center of a square-shaped magic formation inside the Governor's Mansion on Hope Island.

Anna was holding a tiny piece of Charles' flesh and a tiny fragment of his soul. She was in a daze, seemingly contemplating something.

"Hurry up and do it. What are you looking at?" Charles urged.

Anna snapped out of her thoughts and stuffed both the flesh and the hazy blue-colored wisp in her hand into her mouth. She tasted them briefly before spitting them at the spider.

"Your soul looks really strange now. It doesn't look appetizing at all."

"Do you still remember the time we spent in another perspective fighting those sea otters? You devoured quite a few people at the time, and your soul became really... fragrant.

"However, your soul has changed drastically after your return from the Foundation. I presume it's related to what once belonged to N8 but had disappeared into your body."T/his chapter is updat/ed by

Charles' head was starting to ache as he stared at Anna, looking slightly exasperated. Although Anna no longer had to eat people for sustenance, some notions in her head had yet to change.

"Hurry up. Julio is urging us again," Charles said.

Anna raised her slender and delicate finger, and the spider in the complex magic formation hovered in midair. "Leave this issue to me. I refuse to believe that I'm not unparalleled in that domain."

A few seconds later, Charles' vision split into two. He had one eye in his eye socket, while his other eye was on the spider's back.

The black and red spider propelled itself onto the table with a swift kick. Then, it crawled up Charles and up his clothes until it reached his face. The spider promptly retracted its eight legs and stuffed itself into Charles' eye socket.

Charles blinked a few times in an effort to adapt to the massive change in his vision. Once he was done, he turned and walked out the door. "Alright, do as you see fit. If it's not a major issue, then ignore it for now."

The others were already feeling a bit impatient by the time Charles arrived in his office.

"Governor Charles, who would have thought that besides being paranoid, self-righteous, and extremely selfish, you're also tardy?" Octett mocked.

Charles simply ignored Octett and revealed the information that he had just obtained. When the nautical chart was laid out in front of everyone, they stared intently at it and swept their gazes across it.

"I don't think there's any need for everyone to talk about such a trivial matter. Anyway, the defector whom I had mentioned during the previous conference has arrived in the Divinity's Land, so we—the Fhtagn Covenant—will handle the next steps," Octett said.

"However, things are different now. The suspension railway attached to the rock layer up above has already matured. The islands throughout the Subterranean Sea are essentially connected to each other through the suspended transport system. In other words, those islands could be combined to form a larger territory."

"Just like those three islands that belong to you right now?"

Elizabeth's extravagance had left Charles pondering over the actions of the governors these days. The humans of the Subterranean Sea were scattered too thin for their combined might to matter in the grand scheme of things.

In addition, not every Governor was a good manager; the islands that they had obtained all became their private playgrounds.

However, Charles was not pursuing a mere annexation here. He wanted to thoroughly reform the political system of the Subterranean Sea.

"Governor Charles, are you aware of the consequences of doing that? What you're trying to do is equivalent to offending all the Governors!" Jenny exclaimed, looking indescribably ugly at the idea.

The joys of being a governor were something that ordinary people couldn't even imagine, much less comprehend. Naturally, no one would be willing to give up such a cushy position.

"I know, but that's exactly why I made this suggestion. The majority of the brand-new governors have unstable foundations. Now is the best opportunity to make a move. As long as we join hands, we can definitely take down any of the governors out there."

Charles believed that it was better for them to occupy those islands rather than reveal the threat of the Foundation and hope that the governors would voluntarily help them.

Charles' words had just decided the life and death of many people. After all, it was inevitable for those people to resist and rebel if Charles were to attempt to shatter their vested interest.

Everyone silently pondered, and Julio shattered the ice. "Too many things are involved here. I need some time to think about it."

"How are we supposed to explore new islands in the future without the Governor System?" Jax chimed in, "Without governors, there will be no explorers. Without the temptation of high profits, no one will willingly risk their lives."

Their words alone were enough for Charles to deduce their stance.

"It was just a suggestion, and we can talk about it together. If we're going to do it, then peaceful negotiation is a must. We'll have to be brainstorming ideas on how to deal with the Foundation for quite a while, after all, so let's stay kind and work hard together."

"Shouldn't we include the Fhtagn Covenant in this discussion?" Jenny asked with some hesitation."

"No need," Charles said, shaking his head. "Every single island in the Eastern Seas is probably under the Fhtagn Covenant's control by now. They've already accomplished their goal, and once we've eliminated the Foundation, they will become our next target."