Global Game: AFK In The Zombie Apocalypse Game

Chapter 3681: Discussion

Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Willow had originally thought Fang Heng was going to help them temporarily intercept the pursuit from Sea God Island.

Unexpectedly, in less than ten minutes, all the Sea God Island ships had been completely destroyed and sunk into the sea.

If that terrifying alchemy creature could be controlled by the Empire...

Willow did not dare to imagine further.

Fang Heng said, "Sorry for the delay."

"It’s fine." Willow reminded him, "Fang Heng, the divine statues on those ships were very high level."

"I checked them. They still couldn’t be used."

Fang Heng gently shook his head.

Willow looked at Fang Heng, a trace of confusion flashing in her eyes.

What did he mean by couldn’t be used?

Fang Heng said, "Your Highness, the matter has been resolved. We could prepare to set sail."

Willow took a deep breath.

She had not expected Fang Heng to even be able to easily defeat the Sea God Island god servants.

But after this battle, their Oz Empire had completely offended Sea God Island.

Sea God Island would definitely retaliate.

It was unclear whether this was a blessing or a curse.

At this point, they could only take things one step at a time.

...

Late at night.

The warship and merchant ship arrived together at the Oz Empire harbor.

Princess Willow hurried without stopping to meet the king.

Too many things had happened in just two days.

Along the way, she had been thinking.

The Oz Empire had stood at a crossroads of history.

If they chose the right path, the Oz Empire could become one of the strongest empires in the world within a short time.

But if they chose wrongly...

The entire Oz Empire might be destroyed because of it.

How could she convince the king to take such a gamble?

Willow had no confidence.

The king had grown old.

Years of repeated failures had already drained his former ambition.

That night, the empire’s ministers were awakened from their sleep and rushed to the palace as quickly as possible.

When the meeting began and Willow finished explaining everything, the ministers whispered among themselves.

They were all shocked.

They had offended Sea God Island?

Could they even survive this?

Were they really going to confront Sea God Island for the sake of Fang Heng?

It sounded absurd.

King Sylas had already decided, under Willow’s persuasion, to stand on Fang Heng’s side.

But he still hesitated.

The stakes were too high.

And Sea God Island’s reputation was terrifying.

Willow had expected the ministers’ reaction and said, "You do not need to worry. Fang Heng can protect us."

The ministers again murmured among themselves.

A stranger whose name they had barely heard before?

Could he protect their empire?

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Did they trust a stranger or Sea God Island?

"Your Majesty," one minister said, "This decision carries extreme risk. In my opinion, we can maintain friendly relations with Fang Heng, but we must not openly oppose Sea God Island. That would bring us no benefit."

"Your Majesty," another said, "Sea God Island is too powerful. We should capture Fang Heng and hand him over."

Immediately, objections filled the hall.

"Your Majesty," an elder minister said, "Whatever your reason for trusting Fang Heng, we should at most maintain covert cooperation. In public, we must sever all ties with him. Otherwise, we will face Sea God Island’s wrath. The Oz Empire cannot withstand it."

The king looked troubled and glanced at Willow.

Willow silently sighed.

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She had seen Fang Heng’s overwhelming strength against a Sea God Island god servant.

If they retreated now as the ministers suggested, they would gain nothing from either side.

Sea God Island would not forgive them just because they publicly distanced themselves.

And Fang Heng would also be displeased.

While they were still arguing, new news broke the silence.

A guard rushed into the council hall and reported, "Your Majesty, Sea God Island has learned of Tina’s death and is furious. They have already sent a force toward the Oz Empire. They demand we hand over Fang Heng immediately."

"Additionally, we have learned that three god servants have been dispatched, and allied fleets from Sea God Island’s branches will join along the way."

The hall fell silent instantly.

What they feared had come true.

And it had come so quickly, with three god servants at once.

The air was heavy.

King Sylas felt immense pressure.

"Everyone."

Duke Windy broke the silence and said, "Fang Heng already had quite a bit of dirt on him before this, and he is not someone worthy of complete trust. The life and death of the Empire cannot simply be placed on him. If we grant Fang Heng protection, then there will be no room left for reconciliation between Sea God Island and us."

At those words, everyone nodded one after another.

The King was also persuaded.

After all, before this, he had only just heard Fang Heng’s name for the first time.

Willow’s heart sank.

The King had already been wavering on this matter. Now that the ministers were all unwilling to trust Fang Heng, the King became even more hesitant.

"Duke, are you saying that I was deceiving His Majesty?"

"No, Your Highness, I acknowledge that you are acting wholly for the sake of the Empire. However, I believe Your Highness may simply be too anxious. You have always handled matters with great prudence. Perhaps you should think carefully—have you perhaps been misled by Fang Heng?"

As soon as those words were spoken, everyone turned to look at Princess Willow.

Indeed, they had all noticed it as well. Princess Willow had been somewhat unusual, seeming especially protective of Fang Heng.

"Your Majesty, please reconsider," Duke Windy said in a deep voice after glancing once more at Princess Willow. "For the sake of one Fang Heng, are we truly to throw away the foundation we have built over so many years?"

Willow said, "I could personally vouch for Fang Heng."

"Forgive my bluntness, but I fear that is a responsibility you cannot bear. None of us can."

...

Fang Heng remained aboard the merchant ship and did not disembark.

At that moment, he still did not know that Sea God Island had already dispatched a team, nor did he take Sea God Island’s retaliation to heart.

Retaliation?

If they dared retaliate, that would be for the best.

Then there would be an endless stream of divine fragments delivering themselves right to his door.

Taking advantage of the time to rest, Fang Heng stayed in his room and tried to condense divine authority.

The divine authority fragments slowly gathered together, gradually taking the shape of divine authority.

Five portions of ordinary divine authority could be condensed into one portion of mid-tier divine authority. Five portions of mid-tier could be condensed into one portion of high-tier, and so on.

Fang Heng gave it a try and placed the completed divine authority to the side.

Now he only had to wait.

By tomorrow, there would be news from Willow’s side.

Hopefully, the friend she had introduced could be trusted.

At the same time, Fang Heng had also prepared for the worst.

If Princess Willow’s route did not work out, then he would have no choice but to take the more troublesome route—make another trip to Sea God Island’s main island, find a way to seize the highest-ranked deity there, and then slowly raise its level through divine authority.

Reaching the highest rank should not be too much of a problem.

At the very least, after these battles, the team’s reputation had risen by leaps and bounds.

After sorting through the gains from this trip, Fang Heng returned once more to the dimensional world, checked the AFK progress, made a few slight adjustments to the production line based on the current level, and only then returned to the Black Sea World.