Chapter 427

‘anslator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Additionally, in these past few days, players hailing from the Kingdom of Bass and the Grand Duchy of Lienhardt had received camp missions from both nations. The missions shared similar objectives, emphasizing that players would be required to join rhe war when it erupted between rhe two nations.

By gathering intelligence and defeating enemies, they could earn contributions in exchange for rewards.

This immediately excited players from both nations, leading to lively discussions on rhe forums. They began to deliberate whether they should collaborate ro accumulate war achievements and exchange intelligence to gain various advantages.

Seeing this, Ji Chen shook his head.

These players seemed to be underestimating rhe two nations. If they were issuing camp missions to players, they had undoubtedly considered the player’s situation during a war.

However, players might come up with some tricks and find loopholes in the missions.

“The Western Continent is quite far from rhe New Moon Islands. After landing, it will take a considerable amount of rime to reach the Dwarven gathering place. With a round trip, if everything goes smoothly, it will take at least half a month. 1 need to stabilize everything before I can handle it.”

Hearing this, Thotmudo nodded and understood that this matter couldn’t be rushed. His tone also softened.

‘I trust you, kid, bur I hope you won’t disappoint me.”

“I will do as 1 promised.”

Hearing this, Thotmudo nodded in relief, jumped off his chair, put his hands behind his waisr, and walked away casually. Just as he was about to reach the main door, he seemed to remember something. “The second of the three blueprints you gave me will be able to produce a sample soon.”

“When the production is complete, I will personally come ro see it.”

Watching Thotmudo leave, Ji Chen stood up and stretched lazily.

At this moment, a shrill alarm suddenly rang from outside.

The highest-level alert!

Another enemy invasion?

Ji Chen twitched at the corner of his mouth. It hadn’t even been half a month since the last invasion by Ferode’s fleet. The collapsed buildings hadn’t even been rebuilt, and now another wave of enemies was coming!?

What was this? Scheduled monster spawn?

Hastily walking out of the Lord’s Castle, the residents were evacuating in an orderly manner, the Guardian Legion was heading to their posts, and the main legions were entering a state of readiness as quickly as possible.

Soon, a soldier came forward to report the situation.

“My lord, a large number of unidentified enemies are approaching from the south near the Stormy Sea. Based on their trajectory, it is certain that some of them will enter the sea area and pass by the New Moon Islands!”

After the previous lesson, the Crown of the Ocean had expanded its warning range to the edge of the Stormy Sea. Patrol teams were patrolling irregularly to guard against unexpected enemies from outside the sea.

This time, it was evident that a patrol team had detected the danger in advance.

“What are the enemies, and how many are there?”

“They are various sea creatures, and their numbers are so vast that we can’t see the end. They have covered almost the entire sea surface, with at least a million or more!”

A million?

What kind of joke was this?

If a million sea creatures surged up, even one spit from each of them would be enough to submerge the Crown of the Ocean.

But thankfully, the soldier continued, saying, “However, this wave of sea creatures spans hundreds of kilometers of sea, and there are about two hundred thousand that will directly hit the New Moon Islands.”

Upon hearing this, Ji Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief. Two hundred thousand, while a significant number, was not impossible to handle.

However, even if it were two hundred thousand pigs, it would still take several days to slaughter them all. This quantity of enemies, even if the army could eventually eliminate them all, would still deliver a heavy blow to the recovering Crown of the Ocean.

The highest-level alert sounded, and all the heroes arrived one after another.

Anina hurriedly came forward and exclaimed, “My Lord, this must be a sea beast tide!”

Seeing Anina’s serious expression, Ji Chen knew that these attacking sea beasts were not ordinary and asked, “What is a sea beast tide?”

“A sea beast tide is a rare phenomenon that occurs in the middle ocean. In simple terms, it happens when an extremely powerful sea beast appears in a certain area, forcing nearby sea beasts to migrate. The mass migration of sea beasts gradually forms a sea beast tide.

In some part of the ocean, there must have been the birth of a terrifying sea beast to cause such a large-scale sea creature tide.”

Ji Chen instantly understood that these sea beasts were not specifically targeting the Crown of the Ocean. The Crown of the Ocean just happened to be in their migration path.

“Sea beast rides typically come in multiple waves. The stronger the fearsome sea beast, the more it compels other sea beasts to migrate, resulting in each successive wave having more creatures than the one before it.

My mother once told me about a sea beast tide that covered hundreds of sea areas in the Eastern Middle Ocean, with a total number reaching billions in the nine waves of sea beast tides.”

When Ji Chen heard that sea beast tides often consisted of multiple waves, his expression turned serious.

Now, the sea beast tide had already reached beyond the Stormy Sea, and the first wave confronting the Crown of the Ocean numbered as many as two hundred thousand. That meant the subsequent waves would be even larger.

Thinking about this, he had a headache.

The Crown of the Ocean had not fully recovered from the previous war, and now it was facing such a disaster. It was truly beset by numerous challenges.

But given the circumstances, they could only face the sea beast tide head-on.

With this in mind, Ji Chen immediately gave the order.

“All personnel, enter combat readiness mode. Deploy all combat legions to a position 500 meters south of the main island s beach, to defend against the sea beast tide!

Get those steel warships and wooden vessels moving for me! Park them in front of the beach as obstacles and gun emplacements!”

The use of the steel warships from the Bass Kingdom in this manner was out of necessity. The Crown of the Ocean hadn’t trained crews capable of handling them perfectly yet, and using the prisoners of war to operate them was not a reliable option. Therefore, they had no choice but to repurpose them as artillery platforms.

Taking advantage of the fact that the sea beast tide hadn’t fully arrived, Ji Chen hurried to the recruitment camps and filled the recruitment quotas for the week.

The Crown of the Ocean’s military forces saw another increase in size.

“Ding- A total of 1,271,100 units of rare resources were consumed, recruiting a total of 1,006 units of troops.”

Fifth-tier troops indeed consumed resources like this, depleting a significant portion of the resources obtained from the Great Luminescent Sea. Their inventory now held less than 230,000 units of rare resources!

War was all about resources!

But Ji Chen believed it was worth it. With over a thousand additional troops, the Crown of the Ocean’s military strength had significantly increased.

The entire Crown of the Ocean entered a state of readiness. Residents evacuated to the caves in an orderly manner, and the military was deployed systematically along the eastern stretch of the southern beach, constructing a defensive line spanning roughly three kilometers.

Ji Chen stood on a high point of the southeastern cliff, looking out at the distant sea.

In his line of sight, a long, dark line suddenly appeared on the distant horizon. As it drew closer, it became clear that this dark line consisted of ferocious sea beasts, roaring and surging with terrifying momentum.

He squinted his eyes.

The ranks of these sea beasts varied, ranging from fourth-tier to first-tier, but overall, there were more low-tier sea beasts, primarily first and second-tier, with very few fourth-tier ones.

However, no one could ignore their sheer numbers; a momentary lapse in concentration could lead to their overwhelming force scattering the defenders.

The sea beast tide gradually approached the New Moon Islands. These sea beasts, forced to migrate and hungry, quickly spotted rhe living presence of the New Moon Islands.

Their blood-red eyes were filled with madness and hunger, and their speed increased, closing the gap further.

When rhe sea beast tide entered a range of 1,500 meters from the beach, more than ten Black Hawk Arrow Towers standing behind the beach had already preset their parameters. The firing mechanisms within the towers worked frantically, and a swarm of arrows shot our from the honeycomb-like firing ports, numbering in the hundreds.

Over a thousand arrows formed a wave of projectiles, instantly killing hundreds of sea creatures.

The Alchemy Death Cannons, which had been repaired and restored, erupted with flames as well. Bombs exploded among the sea beast tide, sending nearby creatures flying and creating a rain of blood and flesh.

The ten Ripper Alchemy Cannons that Thotmudo had manufactured in recent days also fired under skilled operation, unleashing tongues of fire. Each fist-sized alchemical bomb caused considerable damage.

The steel warships opened fire, and powerful shells shattered sea beasts. Even the old-fashioned cannons on wooden vessels roared to life—there was hardly any need for precise aiming due to the overwhelming number of sea beasts; a casual shot could hit its mark.

However, the vacant spaces left by the slain sea creatures were quickly filled by those behind them. The scent of blood only fueled their animal instincts further, and some even resorted to tearing apart the corpses of their fallen comrades.

The battle had already entered a state of intense ferocity from the very beginning..