Bookmark, click, recommend, none of these could be missing. Otherwise, there would be strong winds and heavy rain.
Zhao Hai wasn't in the mood to care about these things. His attention was now focused on the Carrion Swamp. Laura had already told him that Buffy was going to the Carrion Swamp. Drunk and the others were currently in the Carrion Swamp, but they didn't go too deep. As long as Buffy went in, they would definitely find him.
This time, as Green had said, their goal was Buffy. Everyone on the continent knew that the Carrion Swamp wasn't easy to break through. Even if one was a Rank Nine expert, entering the Carrion Swamp wouldn't bode well for them. Even if they were strong, they would still be seriously injured. If Buffy was really injured and came out of the Carrion Swamp, then Zhao Hai wouldn't let him return to the Purcell clan.
Although Zhao Hai already knew that Evan hadn't dealt with them, the Purcell clan had indeed dealt with them. Evan had done them a favor, so they could repay him. However, the Purcell clan's enmity towards them couldn't be ignored.
Not only that, but Buffy had also injured Green. He had even chased them all the way to the Black Waste to kill them, forcing them to enter the space. This enmity was big, so how could Zhao not take revenge?
Zhao Hai wasn't worried about what would happen to Drunk and the others. Although Drunk and the others had turned into zombies, for a Rank Nine expert, as long as they scanned with their divine sense, they would immediately be able to distinguish between a human and a zombie. Therefore, even if Buffy discovered Zhao Hai, he wouldn't make a move. The Carrion Swamp wasn't an ordinary place. Even if Buffy wasn't in the dark, he would still have heard about it. Casually making a move in the Carrion Swamp was no different from courting death. Don't forget, the number of Rank Nine experts who had died in the Carrion Swamp wasn't just one or two.
Because he didn't know if Buffy had entered the Carrion Swamp, Zhao Hai didn't dare to let the slaves go out. Now, all they could do was wait.
Zhao Hai was not in a hurry. In any case, his family was getting richer and richer. Even if he had to feed these people for free, it would not be a problem. What he needed to do now was to wait.
Fortunately, Zhao Hai was patient. They didn't know that after Buffy left Casa City, he had searched Iron Mountain for a period of time. He had also run to Fort Iron Mountain and stayed there for a period of time. After carefully looking around and finding that there was no one there, he had entered the Carrion Swamp.
Unlike Zhao, Casa City was very lively. The Second Elder and the Third Elder were moving around, and the families that supported them were also moving around. Of course, the first thing they looked for was Laura. Laura was the Third Elder, and the Third Elder were moving around.
This time, it wasn't just a single family that was looking for Laura. Instead, all the families had joined forces to force her to admit defeat.
The Great Clans were very clear that if they wanted to complete their plans, then Laura would be the biggest obstacle. If they wanted to use food to force the First Elder to step down, then Laura would have to participate. If they couldn't convince Laura, then she would continue to give out food. Their plans would simply be impossible to carry out.
Therefore, no matter how they wanted to deal with the First Elder, Laura would certainly be an obstacle. Therefore, the Great Clans had joined forces to find Laura.
They had thought that it would be very difficult to persuade Laura, but they hadn't thought that Laura would easily agree. Of course, this was relatively easy. Laura also had her own conditions, and that was her share.
Laura wanted a share of the Purcell Duchy's daily necessities sales. No matter who sat in the future, they wouldn't be able to suppress her. Moreover, she wanted to increase her share of the Purcell Duchy's daily necessities sales.
Such a condition was within the expectations of the large firms, but it was also outside of their expectations. They believed that Laura helping the Purcell clan this time was certainly for the sake of obtaining some benefits. Otherwise, she wouldn't have done it. Now that the Purcell clan's Great Elder was about to fall, it was natural for her to prepare a way out. They believed that when she helped the Purcell clan, it was also because of this condition.
What the Great Clans didn't know was that Caesar was also very clear about their actions. Caesar had been running the Purcell clan for many years, and he wasn't joking around. His influence in the Purcell clan was very big. This time, he had suffered a big loss. However, if the Second Elder and the Third Elder wanted to scheme against him, it wouldn't be so easy.
The actions of the Great Clans were first reported to Caesar. When Caesar saw these reports, he knew that he was in big trouble. If he couldn't deal with the Great Clans, then his position would really come to an end.
Caesar immediately found the Great Clans and gave them a lot of conditions. He wanted the Great Clans to support him, but it had to be said that Caesar had been too tyrannical in the Purcell Duchy these past few years. Moreover, he didn't hold back on these Great Clans. From time to time, he would suppress them, offending these Great Clans. On the surface, these Great Clans were humming and haha with him, but when it came to the essence of the matter, they wouldn't talk about it. This made Caesar very depressed.
He really wanted to immediately kill these guys, but he was only a Rank Eight expert, not a Rank Nine expert. Moreover, because he was busy with his family's affairs, his cultivation didn't make any progress, only reaching Rank Eight. These big firms in the Purcell Duchy had Rank Eight experts, so even if he really wanted to kill them, he was afraid that it would only end in failure.
Although he was the clan's Great Elder, he could ask the Purcell clan's Foreign Elders to take action. The Purcell clan's Foreign Elders were at least Rank Eight experts, and the total number of Foreign Elders was more than thirty. More than thirty Rank Eight experts, this was a very powerful force.
However, he couldn't do so now. This matter had dealt a huge blow to his reputation. Moreover, the second and third elders weren't to be trifled with. If he wanted to invite those consecrated elders to help him, then according to the family's rules, he would have to pass the approval of the elders. However, if the elders were to open the meeting now, then it would be impossible to pass his request. It would only make him suffer once again. If he didn't pass the elders' meeting, it would be exactly what the second and third elders wanted. They could openly use the family rules to kick him out of the position.
Moreover, even if he could invite those Foreign Elders to take action, he wouldn't dare. Those big firms had the support of big clans behind them, and those big clans weren't any worse than the Purcell clan. If those big clans joined forces to force the Purcell clan, then he would have to abdicate. Moreover, his life wouldn't be guaranteed. He didn't dare to do such a thing.
The Great Elder had been paying attention to the actions of the second and third elders, but he had instinctively ignored Evan. In fact, he really didn't put Evan in his heart. Ever since Evan became the clan's Patriarch, he had been suppressed by him until now. In his opinion, Evan was just an idiot, he didn't need to worry about him at all.
However, he had forgotten that people would always grow. Evan Wan had become an Eighth Rank Warrior at a young age, so it was impossible for him to be stupid. Before this, he didn't have any experience in political struggles, which was why he was suppressed by the Great Elder. After experiencing several things, he had grown up. In addition to this, he was able to endure and coldly watch from the sidelines. This made him understand a lot of truths. The current Evan was completely different from the Evan who had just become the clan's Patriarch.
However, Evan was different. Up until now, no one had been able to see that. Everyone in the Purcell clan had underestimated Evan. It was impossible for them to know that Evan had secretly contacted the neutral elders over the years. His current strength in the Purcell clan was comparable to the second and third elders.
These neutral Elders couldn't stand the arrogance of the First Elder, so they didn't want to help the Second Elder seize power. Because of this, they chose to remain neutral. And by becoming neutral, they would be pushed to the opposite side of the three Elders. Naturally, they wouldn't be able to get anything good. Naturally, they would feel indignant. Evan discovered this after observing for a long time. Because of this, he began to secretly contact the neutral Elders in order to slowly accumulate his strength.
Several parties were preparing for a storm that would soon descend upon Casa City. At this time, Laura went out of the city and headed straight for Stony Mountain.
Regarding Laura's visit to Stony Mountain, none of the forces in Casa City had any reaction. They just thought that Laura was going to discuss with Zhao Hai about the food price increase. Naturally, they wouldn't stop her.
In this way, three days after her last visit to Stony Mountain, Laura returned to Stony Mountain and told Zhao Hai about her plan.
Zhao Hai really didn't think that Laura would have such a plan. However, he didn't oppose it. Although this plan would make the commoners of Casa City suffer a little, it wouldn't last for too long. As long as Evan was in power, this storm would pass and everything would naturally be fine.
Moreover, they owed Evan a favor. Helping Evan in power would be considered as repaying this favor. In addition, doing this would only bring them benefits.
Zhao Hai knew that Laura had helped Evan a big favor this time. If Evan was in power, he would certainly support Laura. When that time came, Laura would be able to sell more things. For him, this was a good thing.
If Laura's sales were big, then his income would also increase. Zhao Hai would then have more gold coins to use.
In fact, Zhao Hai wasn't short on money right now. During this time, Zhao Hai had sold bamboo rice to the Purcell Duchy, which brought him an income of nearly ten thousand gold coins. It could be said that he was now the only food supplier in the entire Purcell Duchy. This was tantamount to saying that he was doing a monopolistic business, and monopolistic businesses were the most profitable.
However, if these ten thousand gold coins were to be thrown into the Black Waste, he was afraid that it wouldn't even make a sound. The Black Waste was too big, and the foundation was too thin. There were too many things needed.
Zhao Hai found that the more money he earned, the more he felt that he didn't have enough to spend. He could only think of ways to earn more money.