On the magnificent sea, a point of light bursts out, pulling out a band of light where the sea and the sky meet. The sea breeze also seemed to wake up, blowing ripples, and under the light of the sun, it flew like billions of silver snakes.

This beautiful moment was captured by Qin Song and Alice standing side by side on the bow of the boat as they agreed.

After watching the sunrise and having a simple breakfast, the battle plan was being made in the spacious and bright command room of the former Principality of Vendon Naval Imperial Lance, which was converted from the Imperial Lance of the Principality of Vendon and now the flagship of the Blackstone Fleet.

The participants included Commander Qin Song, Alice and Elena, members of the Council of Stars, Harald, the first Captain of the Blackstone Naval Legion, and a temporary advisory group composed of Edmund Cox, Viscount of the Duchy of Vanden, Mason Pierre of the Pierre Chamber of Commerce, and Ceren Neil, a high-ranking magician of the Free Thinking Mages Association.

Aiding Alabe is not just Qin Song's urgent need. Each of the three members of the advisory group has its own necessary reasons to support the city of Arabe.

In fact, whether it is Edmund Cox, who came captive, Mason Pierre, who took the initiative to do business, and Severn Neal, who was rescued during Harald's sea trials.

Their common goal is to save Arabe.

Moreover, they represented the three most important classes of nobles, merchants, and magicians, all of whom agreed with Qin Song's purpose.

Saving Arabe City is not the goal, but completely integrating Arabe's resources is.

The representatives of the three major classes are all spokespersons who open communication channels. Each of them deeply felt the great strength of the Black Stone Collar.

This is of great benefit to the integration of the resources of the city of Arabe.

The first to speak was the magician Sylon Neal, who, as the highest class of magicians, knew the most about sea monsters. Ever since seeing the Solidarity fight against the sea monsters, Ceren has shown the respect he deserves.

Especially for Qin Song, the moment Harald called out the commander for the first time, he subconsciously conducted a perception appraisal of Qin Song. To his surprise, with his magical attainments, he couldn't have any perception of Qin Song.

After all, Qin Song is the incarnation of a god and a mortal with facial features.

But for Ceren, it was too surprising. Judging by his experience, it was that Qin Song was too powerful, so strong that he couldn't even detect the other party's emotions.

Ever since he knew that Qin Song was a wise man respected by the Black Stone Leader and a source of knowledge, Selen, a magician obsessed with knowledge, had always been as he said, as long as he had knowledge, he was willing to be a pious apprentice.

Actually, it has to do with the idea that free thinking has always been inherited.

So, when he learned that he was qualified to sit on the advisory panel, he was excited. Although Qin Song has not accepted him as an apprentice, in his heart, Qin Song seems to be a knowledgeable mentor.

"I have some information to offer. Seren spoke first: "The great retreat of Stya is not completely useless. At least what I've learned, many of the ships in the city of Stia have arrived at the port of Abundance. ”

Harald nodded: "I understand what you mean, the main forces of Stya City have successfully retreated to Arabe City. The problem now, though, is that our offensive route, Haven of Plenty, is a good choice, as it connects the noble and mage districts. However, as far as I know, there are four ports in the city of Arabe, and your reason is that the ports of White Sands and Plenty are the closest and the fastest to retreat. ”

Sir Edmund shook his head: "If you have seen the terrain of Arabe, you should know that it is not the same as the situation in Stya City at that time. First of all, the city of Arabe is surrounded on three sides by plains, with two treaty ports and two military ports. Judging from the information obtained so far, the military port is basically paralyzed, and the elite of Arabe has retreated to the city wall. So, I think that the port of abundance and another commercial port are both breakthroughs. ”

"I agree with Edmund and His Excellency the Sorcerer. ”

Mason Pierre, as the businessman closest to the Blackstone Collar, in the face of life and death, he can't just think about the gains and losses. From his point of view, the center of gravity of the family's interests is the noble district and the mage district.

After the three of them finished expressing their opinions, they all looked up at Qin Song.

They all knew in their hearts that Qin Song was the only one who was qualified to make a decision.

The most crucial part of the battle plan lies in the breakthrough, which is also the focus of this meeting. Qin Song has his own views based on the information provided by Harald, combined with the analysis of the sea monster's behavior.

"Everyone. Qin Song said lightly: "I understand your anxious feelings. But sometimes, we have to analyze everything from the overall situation, and personal feelings are not enough to affect the judgment of the overall situation. I have only one question now, and that is about the root cause of the sea monster rage, can any of you answer me?"

Sea monsters are fundamentally different from orcs and holy spirits, and both orcs and holy spirit believers have a certain and independent thinking. Sea monsters are different in that they have a simple and rough mind, have no fear of life and death, and are clustered and viral attacks, with the effect of spreading the plague.

To put it simply, a sea monster is a stream of violent troops, gaining an advantage in numbers.

Whether it is Harald, Edmund, Mason, or Syren, their starting point is based on saving relatives and friends first and solving a temporary crisis.

No one has considered the core theme of suppressing the flow of riots, which is to attack enemy base facilities and make it impossible for riot flows to proceed normally.

Harald was silent for a moment, then replied, "According to what I have learned, a palace has risen above the sea, and that may be the origin of the sea monster. ”

"Yes, that's consistent with what we've gotten. Seren was full of honesty.

"You're right. Qin Song nodded and pointed to the roughly marked location of the palace in the chart: "This is the key." With our current strength, we may be able to break into Arabe City and make contact. But have you thought about it later? The sea monster will still be able to besiege in a steady stream, and then we will only have two endings, one is to be besieged and contained, and the other is to risk breaking through. ”

"So, my plan is not primarily aimed at saving Arabe. My goal is to strike at the origin of the sea monsters, temporarily cut off their subsequent attacks, and then connect with Arabe, and gather all the forces to launch an all-out attack on the origin of the sea monsters, that is, the palace. ”

Qin Song's concept is very simple, first cut off the support force of the sea monster, create a respite, and then unite all forces to carry out a comprehensive counterattack.

Otherwise, even if you successfully reach Arabe City, you will still have to face a steady stream of sea monsters.

The starting point of Harald and the three of them is not wrong, and Qin Song's starting point is also correct, but the angle is different.

This, of course, is why the battle plan needs to be discussed.

Qin Song didn't want to say anything.

But his speech carried enough weight that the other three were lost in thought.

Alice, who had never spoken, naturally stood on Qin Song's side and reminded her: "Attacking the source may reduce Arabe's pressure." ”

When it comes to whether his relatives and friends can be saved in the first place, even Harald is entangled in it, and his brother retreats from the city of Stya, and the target is the city of Arabe. The sooner the Arabe crisis could have been resolved, the safer my father would have been.

Qin Song's opinion, he also couldn't refute it. The commander-in-chief has a high status in his mind, and it is not at all something he can figure out.

As for Edmund and Ceren, personal feelings prevailed.

Qin Song understood this feeling, why didn't he want to rescue Arabe City as soon as possible and free Esrena, Hadilis, and Iluli.

But the big picture is the big picture.

The Blackstone fleet had limited logistical supply capabilities, and the situation in Arabe City was different, and from the perspective of the overall situation, his strategic plan was not wrong.

There was silence in the conference room for a long time, and Qin Song suddenly laughed: "Then, let's talk about my battle plan." We split into two routes, one to rescue the city of Arabe, and the other to attack the palace rising from the sea. ”

"Commander-in-Chief......" Harald's face was complicated.

Qin Song raised his hand to stop it, his expression calm: "This is my deliberate decision, and there is an element of adventure in it. But more consideration is given to the current situation. Attacking the Sea Monster Origin is only to contain the follow-up offensive. Our overall goal, to save the city of Arabe, has not changed. Therefore, it is the best choice to divide the pawn into two ways. ”