Chapter 370

Chapter 370: King Ties Takes the Blame

“Robbed of the treasure vault by a group of Black Tiger Tribe members? How is that possible?”

When Lord Kedun returned to his palace after hearing that Crane King had something important to discuss, he learned about a ridiculous situation.

Crane King had a grim expression and glared at Lord Kedun.

“Um…”

Lord Kedun began to feel a mix of belief and doubt.

Crane King’s attitude didn’t seem like he was lying.

It was unlikely he would bring such an embarrassing matter to him for fun.

“This can’t be the work of the Black Tiger Tribe; there must be someone pulling the strings behind the scenes.”

Lord Kedun quickly furrowed his brow.

Upon thinking carefully, he realized the situation was complicated.

A group of Black Tiger Tribe members with only one strong member could never come to Fengmang planet to act as pirates, let alone rob a Noble’s treasure vault.

Not to mention, they had the audacity to rob it twice, with the last time resulting in the vault being completely emptied.

Such behavior was simply an outrageous insult to the Swift Tribe’s Noble, akin to grabbing their hair and slapping their face repeatedly, then spitting on them afterward.

It was undoubtedly a humiliation that could not be forgiven.

Crane King’s expression softened slightly.

“You don’t suspect I am behind this and are coming to accuse me, do you?”

Lord Kedun’s expression turned sour.

He suddenly realized that he had become the prime suspect.

Only in his coliseum were there slaves of the strong level from the Black Tiger Tribe.

Moreover, he had the ability to infiltrate Crane King’s palace guard with many insiders, who could uncover the defense setup of the treasure vault and movements of the High-ranking Leaders.

In fact, to monitor the movements of the five Nobles, he had indeed placed many insiders among the palace guards of those Nobles.

“I don’t know!”

Crane King replied tersely.

Lord Kedun was one of his prime suspects.

He could have been more tactful, but having suffered severe losses, he was in a foul mood and didn’t feel like softening his tone.

“I absolutely did not do this; someone is definitely framing me. I can guarantee that the strong members of the Black Tiger Tribe in my coliseum have never left the coliseum.”

Lord Kedun shook his head repeatedly, “You can bring your palace guards over to check whether the strong Black Tiger Tribe members and those Black Tiger slaves participated in the attack on the treasure vault.”

“I had no reason to do such a thing. Emptying your treasure vault and weakening your strength would only allow other Nobles to swallow your power, which could bring me harm and no benefit.”

“That’s why I came to you for a solution.”

Crane King’s attitude softened a bit.

Lord Kedun’s words made Crane King realize that, based on various signs, Lord Kedun was the prime suspect.

However, considering the motive, Lord Kedun couldn’t possibly do such a thing.

Fengmang planet needed balance.

Even if Lord Kedun wanted to suppress and weaken someone, it would be those higher-ranked Nobles, not the weakest Noble like himself.

Only in this way could he ensure that the balance would not be broken and that no Noble could challenge his position.

Weakening him, the weakest Noble, would simply allow stronger Nobles to swallow up his power, making their already strong forces even stronger.

Lord Kedun wouldn’t be able to absorb his power either.

Because the Emperor of the Swift Tribe also needed balance.

Lord Kedun was the ruler of Fengmang planet, and there needed to be several Nobles to counterbalance him.

The Swift Emperor would never allow Lord Kedun to absorb other Nobles and completely control Fengmang planet.

Given Lord Kedun’s intelligence, he likely wouldn’t do anything that could provoke such a taboo by absorbing other Nobles.

“Could it be… King Ties?”

Suddenly, Lord Kedun thought of a possibility.

Crane King felt a stir in his heart.

If they ruled out Lord Kedun, King Ties seemed to be the prime suspect.

This King Ties had formed a royal pirate crew with two powerful beings and went to the blood-colored planet controlled by the Black Tiger Tribe to plunder resources and treasures.

With King Ties’ strength, capturing a strong member of the Black Tiger Tribe and a group of high-end combatants would not be difficult.

Moreover, if they counted the days, King Ties should have returned by now.

To raid the treasure vault twice, a Noble must be present to oversee things.

During the incident, it would have been easy to track the movements of the other Nobles, but only King Ties’ whereabouts remained unknown.

“Damn King Ties, I want to kill him!”

The more Crane King thought about it, the more he felt that King Ties was responsible, which made him grit his teeth in anger.

“Let’s not jump to conclusions. Let’s go to King Ties’ territory and hear what he has to say!”

Lord Kedun also considered the likelihood of King Ties’ involvement to be very high, but suspicion was just suspicion. Although he wanted to take the opportunity to challenge the stronger King Ties, he couldn’t act on it without solid evidence.

Furthermore, they couldn’t rule out the possibility that King Ties was being framed.

“Alright!”

Crane King nodded.

The two left the palace hall, ready to head towards King Ties’ territory.

A powerful aura approached quickly from a distance.

“Why is King Wantong here?”

Both were surprised, as it seemed the incoming presence belonged to King Wantong.

Lord Kedun couldn’t help but furrow his brow.

King Wantong was a bit too arrogant.

Upon arriving near his palace, he didn’t even conceal his aura.

His energy radiated outward, subtly carrying a warning.

Yet King Wantong still showed no signs of restraint.

Soon, a silver light shot towards Lord Kedun and Crane King.

“Lord Kedun, King Ties stole my treasure vault and killed my powerful subordinate. If you don’t step in, I’ll go directly to King Ties’ territory, kill his strong subordinates, and take his treasure vault!”

King Wantong spoke fiercely.

“King Ties again? What is he trying to do?”

Lord Kedun and Crane King both widened their eyes.

King Wantong was robbed too?

And a powerful being was killed?

Has King Ties gone mad?

How could he offend two Nobles in a row?

“What do you mean, King Ties again?”

King Wantong was puzzled by Lord Kedun and Crane King’s attitude.

“Crane King’s treasure vault was invaded by a group of Black Tiger Tribe members, and it was attacked twice. The entire vault has been plundered clean.”

Lord Kedun spoke up, “Various signs indicate that these Black Tiger pirates have mastered the defense setup and high-ranking information of Crane King’s territory, and it’s highly possible that a Noble is overseeing them.”

“We initially suspect King Ties and were planning to go to his territory to ask his subordinates about the situation.”

King Wantong stated firmly, “It’s definitely King Ties. The other Nobles are in their territories; it will be easy to find out. Who else could easily kill my strong subordinates?”

“Without direct evidence, we can’t rule out the possibility of someone framing him. Let’s first investigate King Ties!”

Lord Kedun shook his head, thinking they should probe first.

Crane King and King Wantong could only nod in agreement.

The three Nobles flew together towards King Ties’ territory.

…

Inside the flying treasure.

The Great Flame Pirates had already accounted for the gains from their recent round of plundering.

All the strong members of the Black Tiger Tribe were beaming with joy.

Emptying Crane King’s treasure vault brought the pirate crew a total value of six hundred million low-grade immortal stones.

Meanwhile, emptying King Wantong’s treasure vault brought in a total of eight hundred million low-grade immortal stones.

Killing a strong member of the Swift Tribe netted them another three hundred million low-grade immortal stones for the Space Stone they acquired.

It felt fantastic!

“Your Majesty, has there been any changes in the territories of the various Nobles?”

Guli looked at Yi Chen.

“The biggest change is that Lord Kedun has taken Crane King and King Wantong to investigate King Ties’ territory. They suspect King Ties is the mastermind behind this,”

Yi Chen explained casually.

Guli and the four vice-captains’ eyes lit up.