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"I can't help it. After all, I'm in desperate need of Source Crystals, and you all are hoarding a Source Crystal Vein. Source Crystals are essential for all Spirit Masters; they belong to the common property. You can't just keep it all to yourselves, can you?"
"Besides, you strong and capable individuals are wasting your potential just sitting around here doing nothing. So, I need you to work for me."
"The ocean is vast, and if I want to explore it, I need some ships and people. Luckily, you have both, so it's time to put you to good use."
Xiar smiled as he looked at them, the massive body of the giant turtle slowly making its way onto the shore, each heavy step causing the entire island to tremble.
The giant turtle had mostly been submerged in the water, but now that it was on land, its enormous form was fully revealed, resembling a moving mountain!
"You! You're a robber!" The Pirate Leader stammered, pointing at him with trembling lips.
"No, no, no, that's not right," Xiar waved his hand dismissively and spread his arms with a smile. "Look at it this way: staying on this island, at most you'll go out and steal a ship or something. Life is too boring. Because I think you're all too bored, I'm here to give you something to do. So really, you should be thanking me."
The Pirate Leader's body shook even more violently, his face filled with shock as he stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
The surrounding fierce-looking pirates also showed expressions of confusion; suddenly they felt that what he said made some sense, leaving them unable to find reasons to refute him.
Warner stood off to the side, resting his chin on his right hand and thoughtfully observing Xiar with an intrigued expression.
"Heh heh, my good brother, I can see you're so excited that you're shaking. No need to thank me; it's just because I'm a good person."
Xiar reached out and patted his shoulder. A faint glow appeared as he exerted a bit of force without any intention of harming him; the Pirate Leader's solid Guardian Spirit Light rippled with layers of waves.
This scene left the Pirate Leader feeling utterly chilled and completely extinguished any thoughts of resistance.
After all, he was a genuine Third-Level Spirit Master with an incredibly powerful body; he could easily overpower their entire group without even using his totem.
How does it feel? This person seems more like a bandit.
"Thank you for your cooperation." Xiar smiled brightly, casually pointing and planting his Spiritual Mark on the other person's forehead.
This thing is somewhat different from the Enslavement Contract, but it also requires the recipient to have no consciousness of resistance.
Once the mark is planted, Xiar will have complete control over life and death, and can monitor their location in real time.
If the other party dares to resist or seeks ways to remove the mark, Xiar can detonate it, destroying their consciousness and turning them into a vegetable!
Not only the Pirate Leader, but even the other two Second-Level Spirit Master pirates had Spiritual Marks planted by Xiar.
For these unruly pirates, Xiar naturally chose a more domineering approach, not allowing them any chance to resist!
Then, under the dejected guidance of the Pirate Leader, Xiar discovered a hidden Source Crystal Vein among a pile of rubble.
Generally speaking, Source Crystals are ubiquitous sources of Source Power that occasionally combine with special minerals in certain places to form solid-state energy.
This kind of combination usually occurs in gold or silver veins and can occasionally form large-scale clusters, rare enough to be compared to oil fields of billions of tons like Aqua Star.
Of course, this "large-scale" occurrence is actually quite scarce; even the most barren gold mines can't compare. Most can only yield tens of thousands of Source Crystals.
Once a Source Crystal Vein with reserves exceeding one hundred thousand crystals is discovered, it becomes a coveted prize among major factions and could even spark wars!
Such Source Crystal wars have occurred in history, as noted in the records Xiar saw in Morent Library.
The kingdom of the Pirate Queen was destroyed by the Harrison Empire, not because of the apparent massacre of the Harrison people; that was merely a fabricated excuse.
The true reason lay in a Source Crystal Vein with nearly a hundred million crystals, prompting the Harrison Empire to wage a war of annihilation to seize it. The Empire Guardian personally intervened, slaughtering the Guardian Beast of the Nation that had awakened from its slumber.
Source Crystals were the most crucial strategic resource for Spirit Masters, without exception.
Daily practices involving Spirit Techniques, cultivating totems, researching Inheritance Factors, and developing special potions—all of these activities for Spirit Masters revolved around Source Crystals.
Xiar had previously boldly demanded ten thousand Source Crystals, never expecting the other party to agree so readily.
Ten thousand Source Crystals was a significant sum even in Morent, requiring at least Secondary-level authority and layers of approval to obtain; it wasn't something that could simply be bought with money.
Moreover, the Pirate Leader was merely a Second-Level Spirit Master. Even after accumulating wealth for half a lifetime, it would be challenging to amass such a vast quantity.
This led Xiar to immediately suspect that the other party possessed a Source Crystal Vein. How could he let this opportunity slip away?
Now, Xiar finally understood why the Pirate Leader could casually produce ten thousand Source Crystals; it turned out they occupied a massive Source Crystal Vein with nearly a million crystals!
Unfortunately, Source Crystals were deeply embedded in rock formations, requiring manual extraction bit by bit. That was why the Pirate Leader had only managed to mine tens of thousands over more than a decade.
Most importantly, he dared not recruit large numbers of workers for mining. If exposed, even ten Pirate Crews would face annihilation!
Taking a deep breath to calm himself, he asked, “No one else knows about this mine, right?”
“Only my brothers know; no one else is aware!” the Pirate Leader replied instantly.
"Well done. Just in case, I will modify the memories of your brothers. Don't worry, it's just deleting the relevant memories; it won't harm them," Xiar said.
Xiar did not allow any objections and decisively summoned Firefly, calling all the pirates to assemble.
Meow~
The white fox let out a soft, squirming sound and began to perform a mysterious and strange dance on the ground.
A gentle wave spread across the entire island, engulfing all the pirates. Except for the three island leaders, everyone else had their memories altered!
Moonlit Dance could even seduce a Third-Level Spirit Master, so altering the memories of these First-Class Pirates was a piece of cake.
Even more terrifying was that Xiar used mental manipulation to turn all the pirates into pure miners!
After his modifications, these pirates would believe that mining was their rightful duty, and only through mining could they find happiness, creating a strong addiction!
The Pirate Leader looked dazed, not out of reverence but from a deep-seated fear.
For the first time, he realized that a powerful Spirit Master could truly do as they pleased!
Are those who have had their memories altered still the same people?
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