Chapter 889 (1/2)

Chapter 889: 277. Exploit the situation to one’s advantage.

Selena pressed her lips together and nodded.

“Very well, you go deal with that pile of Mechanos. The water flow array needs some adjustment, the direction of the water jet is slightly off.”

Noland Lee pointed to the nearby Mechanos, giving Selena an order.

Selena restrained the unease in her heart and immersed herself in the work.

Noland Lee watched her figure and stroked his chin.

Women like Selena, he had encountered them before crossing.

Well-endowed, capable, of an older age and still unmarried.

On top of that, Selena had an overbearing father.

Anyone with sights on her had to weigh whether they could cope with her father.

If Noland Lee could not appear more outstanding than her father, or gain her father’s approval, then Selena would never be able to break free from her father’s control.

Noland Lee did not feel averse to this.

Strategy was not a matter of solving a problem with a single correct solution.

Capitalizing on circumstances was the true essence.

Selena’s family was powerful and wealthy, and indeed, Noland Lee could not contend with it in a short period of time.

But, Noland Lee’s “small boat was easily turned”, and he could make a profit and then run.

“Hehe,” Noland Lee chuckled inwardly:

“Mingwaq Pomida, Selena’s father, when you think I’m about to go head-to-head with you, you are gravely mistaken. In fact, I’ve been prepared to slip away for a while now.

“You think I would cling to Island 33 and not let go?

“Sorry, I’ve merely planted a giant bomb here.”

Noland Lee suppressed the mirth in his heart and looked down, his gaze penetrating the floor and landing on the fourth and fifth underground levels.

There, Selena’s magic servants were busy, hurrying to construct intricate energy pipelines.

Noland Lee intended to turn Island 33 into a base for launching thunderclouds, and this was indeed true.

If his cooperation with the Deep Sea Branch was successful, then the thunderclouds launched from here would provide strategic services for the Deep Sea Branch and bring him a continual flow of wealth.

But what if he fell out with the Deep Sea Branch or even became hostile with them?

Wakaka~

Then Island 33 would be a place that could explode at any moment.

It would show Selena’s father where Noland Lee’s confidence truly lay.

Island 33 is dual-natured—it both serves as a base for launching thunderclouds and as a bomb of spectacular proportions.

Noland Lee, holding a powerful weapon, could advance or defend as needed.

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In the blink of an eye, three days had flown by.

It was a clear morning.

Today was the day Yorksim and others in the Starfall Sea No. 13 Subarea were to pay tribute to the Sirens Kingdom.

The hustle and bustle of Suman Archipelago peaked with the arrival of this day.