Chapter 968
Diving into the Deep Sea
The Mirror of Foresight gave a final summary, telling Yang Xia some stories about Wang Shide and the changes in Moonlight Kingdom after Tanawu came to power.
After saying this, the Precognitive Mirror suddenly stopped and stopped reacting. Its mission was complete, and it could no longer tell Yang Xia anything more.
After learning about the whole situation from beginning to end, Yang Xia was filled with mixed emotions and felt particularly uneasy for a long time.
I never imagined that my original intention to learn about the wonders of the diamond stone would lead me to such a tragic story.
"Alas, those who do many evil deeds will surely perish; this is an eternal truth. Wang Shide's fate was also self-inflicted."
"It seems that when countries are making these high-end weapons, they still need to put people first and not do things that go against human nature."
Yang Xia was deeply moved for a long time before finally managing to compose himself and slowly emerge from that story.
"By the way, I should take people to the deep sea to bring the remaining diamonds back to Yan Country for destruction. We can't let such things continue to harm humanity."
Yang Xia felt that this matter was urgent and that the poisonous stones should be destroyed.
Conflicts are inevitable in other worlds, but such cruelty must not be tolerated. Each side must rely on its own abilities to develop its military strength.
Yang Xia immediately summoned General Meng Yu and told him about the situation regarding diamonds.
"Tomorrow, lead a team to dive into the deep sea, transport all those diamonds to Yan Country, and then destroy them." Yang Xia suddenly gave General Meng Yu this order.
"Your Majesty, why do you suddenly want to destroy these diamonds? These diamonds should still be very useful."
Meng Yu was unaware of the story the precognitive mirror had told Yang Xia, and felt that the decision was too sudden.
"While these diamonds may have some use, their toxicity can be harmful. We must eliminate such cruel substances from our weapons."
"In order to prevent other countries from finding these diamonds and continuing to harm people, they must be completely destroyed so that these diamonds will disappear forever from the other world."
Of course, Yang Xia couldn't tell General Meng Yu about the precognitive mirror; he simply stated that he wanted to completely destroy this toxic substance.
“Your Majesty is right. Tomorrow I will lead men to the deep sea to retrieve all the diamonds.”
General Meng Yu supported Yang Xia's idea. He knew that wars did exist among humans, but he also wanted to try to avoid such cruelty.
Yang Xia advocates for world peace and hopes that all countries can move forward peacefully, which is the ultimate goal.
However, only when one's strength in all aspects is sufficient can one have a full say, and Yang Xia understands this better than anyone else.
Now is the time to calm down and focus on developing our strengths in all aspects.
Yang Xia made up his mind to have Meng Yu lead a group to the deep sea the next day to dig out all the diamonds and destroy them, thus completely settling the matter.
To his surprise, Tanawu had somehow heard about King Kong.
"Yang Xia actually wants to keep all the diamonds for himself? That's impossible. I'll go find Yang Xia tomorrow and demand at least half of them from our Moonlight Kingdom."
Tanawu absolutely could not allow Yang Xia to obtain such a treasure. The Yan Kingdom was already extremely powerful, and if Yang Xia were to gain the upper hand again, it would become even more powerful.
Tanawu decided to go find Yang Xia the next day and take the treasure from him, or at least more than half of it.
Tana still harbors a sense of superiority, always believing himself to be the monarch of the most powerful nation in the other world, a patriarch, and that all the treasures should belong to him.
Of course, he was a little guilty now, knowing that Yang Xia was becoming more and more powerful and that their status as the number one country was no longer secure.
Therefore, they couldn't guarantee that the final result would go according to their plan, which is why they took a step back and at least got half of the diamond.
This is my bottom line, and I will not back down no matter what.
The next day, General Meng Yu was preparing to lead his men to the deep sea to dig out all the diamonds and take them to Yan Kingdom for destruction.
"Your Majesty, Tanawu has come to Yan Kingdom in a menacing manner, clamoring that he wants to obtain some precious diamonds."
"I don't know how he got this information; we've been very discreet."
Yang Xia's personal guards hurriedly reported this news, and they all found the matter particularly strange.
Yang Xia did a very discreet job in this regard; even the people of Yan Kingdom were unaware of King Kong's existence. Yet, Tanawu actually came knocking on their door again. This was too strange.
"This must have been done by the Shadow Organization of Moonlight Kingdom. Their Shadow Organization is particularly skilled and always manages to find out a lot of unexpected information."
"However, these things do not belong to the Moonlight Kingdom. Even if Tanawu comes looking for them, it doesn't matter. We will not give them to such a person. Once they get their hands on them, they will become things that harm people."
Yang Xia remained calm upon hearing the news; he knew how to face Tanawu.
"Let him in. I want to see what this shameless Tanawu is up to."
“General Meng Yu, we can wait a little while before setting off. It won’t be too late to go after I’ve dealt with Tanawu.”
Yang Xia sat calmly in the main hall, while Tanawu swaggered in, looking like he was determined to win.
"King Tanawu, what brings you to our Yan Kingdom today?" Yang Xia already knew the other party's purpose, but still exchanged pleasantries with him on the surface.
“Yang Xia, there’s no need for us to beat around the bush. I know you’ve found diamonds, but those stones are in international waters, so don’t even think about keeping them for yourself.”
"The previous rule was that all the most precious treasures from all countries had to be offered to our Moonlight Kingdom, so this time we also have to give them more than half of the diamonds."
Tanawu actually had such a sense of superiority that he immediately asked Yang Xia for more than half of the diamonds.
Yang Xia couldn't help but let out a disdainful smile. He didn't know where Tanawu got this sense of superiority from, since Moonlight Kingdom's position as the number one country was already long gone.
"King Tanawu, let's put the diamond matter aside for now and talk about the number one power. Do you still think Moonlight Kingdom is the number one power?"
Yang Xia spoke these words without any politeness, intending to thoroughly humiliate Tanawu and make him stop speaking to him in such a shameless manner.
"you you……"
As expected, Yang Xia's words immediately made Tanawu feel ashamed. The previous battle had already caused Moonlight Kingdom to lose face, and their status as the number one power was indeed long gone.
However, other countries were used to being exploited by him, and no one dared to openly discuss such topics. Yang Xia actually said it to his face, which made Tanawu feel embarrassed.
"Am I wrong? The so-called number one power should stand firmly at the top of the world, whether in terms of military strength or economic field."
"Excuse me, does Moonlight Kingdom dare to make such a guarantee to the whole world now?"
Yang Xia didn't hold back and broke off all pretense of civility with the other party, realizing there was no need to get entangled with such a person.
“Yang Xia, I’ve come to you today to talk about King Kong. Don’t try to talk to me about anything else. No matter how you suppress our Moonlight Kingdom, you have to give us half of King Kong.”
Seeing that he couldn't win the argument with Yang Xia, Tanawu dared not pursue the issue of the First Great Power any further and quickly asked Yang Xia for the Vajra, as these treasures would be of great use.
"King Tanawu, please stop talking. I did not agree to share the diamonds with you. Please don't misunderstand, this matter is not negotiable."
Yang Xia saw that Tanawu's attitude was so tough, and that he wanted to split the diamond with him right away, which was absolutely impossible.
A man as ruthless as Tanawu, once he gets his hands on a diamond, will turn it into a deadly weapon, just like his father did, a weapon devoid of any humanity.
Yang Xia, of course, could not allow history to repeat itself, and must never again allow such inhumane live human experiments to occur.
The Wang Shide incident served as a warning to the world. Yang Xia hopes that such a situation will not happen again.
He felt that now that he knew this history, he had a responsibility to completely rewrite it.
"Yang Xia, I think you just want to keep all these treasures for yourself. Keep dreaming, I won't let you succeed."
When Tanawu saw that Yang Xia had refused his request, he started making a huge fuss.
In any case, the purpose of coming to Yan Country today is to obtain some diamonds from Yang Xia. If he doesn't achieve this goal, Tanawu will not give up easily.
“Tanawu, don’t make trouble here. Your father, Wang Shide, has already set a precedent by privately going into the deep sea to salvage diamonds.”
"Therefore, I can also go into the deep sea to retrieve diamonds today, and none of you have the right to stop me!"
Seeing that Tanawu was aggressive and did not back down, Yang Xia knew that reasoning with this kind of person was a waste of time, so he simply put on his own imposing manner and tried to suppress Tanawu.
Perhaps at this point, reasoning is the least effective approach. Only by successfully suppressing the other party can the matter move forward.
Tanawu was surprised that Yang Xia would say such a thing, and naturally knew that he was in the wrong.
Yang Xia was right. His father had indeed secretly gone to the deep sea to salvage diamonds and had even built a super powerful deep-sea submarine.
However, only now has Tanawu learned some clues, and even those are fragmented and incomplete.
This was probably the outcome Wang Shide wanted. He didn't want his son to repeat his past mistakes, to do those cruel things, and to bring them a tragic end.
If Wang Shide hadn't thought that way, he wouldn't have sunk such an advanced submarine into the deep sea, hoping to make it disappear from the world forever.
Unexpectedly, several years later, this deep-sea submarine was discovered, and the clever Yang Xia cracked its secrets.
The usefulness of diamonds is now widely known, but the handling of this matter presents another challenge. If not handled properly, it could lead to some very serious problems.
Tanawu hadn't expected Yang Xia to be so powerful, leaving him no room to maneuver. It seemed he had no choice but to unleash some of his ultimate moves.
Tanawu was indeed both ruthless and cunning. He had anticipated this outcome before coming to Yan Kingdom—Yang Xia was not someone to be trifled with and would not easily agree to his demands, so he made some preparations accordingly.
Just as I suspected, it really came in handy.
"You, Yang Xia, I knew you'd try to renege on your promise. But you can't get away with this today."
"Before coming to Yan, I informed the leaders of other countries that it was impossible for you to keep the diamonds all to yourself."
Tanawu quickly came up with this arrangement, hoping to suppress Yang Xia in these ways.
After all, those diamonds came from international waters, and strictly speaking, they did not belong to the Yan Kingdom.
Since he couldn't control Yang Xia alone, Tanawu decided to get other national leaders to intervene. He believed that many national leaders wouldn't dare to disrespect him.
With this in mind, Tanawu made this arrangement, notifying the leaders of some countries to confront Yang Xia in person, thereby preventing Yang Xia from going to the deep sea to salvage diamonds on his own.
"King Tanawu, you've made a bit too much of a fuss. You've alarmed so many national leaders over these matters."
Yang Xia was surprised that Tanawu would do such a thing and shook his head helplessly.
However, Yang Xia was prepared. No matter who came here, his determination would not waver. He was determined to destroy this diamond and prevent it from harming humanity.
“Everyone wants a treasure like a diamond, so of course I have to tell all the surrounding countries so that everyone knows that such a treasure exists. I can’t let you keep it all to yourself.”
Tanawu remained aggressive, confident that he could force Yang Xia to give him half of the diamond.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the rulers of Ruva of Ivory Kingdom and Kanapan of Phil Kingdom have arrived in the palace."
Just then, General Meng Yu came in and reported the news to Yang Xia.
"They arrived quite quickly," Yang Xia said with a calm smile.
Tanawu was overjoyed to hear that Kanapan and Ruwa had arrived outside the Yan Kingdom Palace. He believed that leaders from other countries would follow soon.
However, this time Tanawu miscalculated; only Ruwa and Kanapan came, and it was impossible for other national leaders to come.
The current situation is extremely complicated. Leaders of other countries simply don't know whose side to take, so they simply choose not to get involved.
Once they arrived here, they might face a choice, a rather awkward situation. So these people were quite shrewd; they simply chose to avoid seeing them.
If Tanawu ever settles scores with them later, they can just make up some excuse to brush it off; it's much better than facing an awkward situation head-on. (End of Chapter)