After listening to Lao Jiu's words, everyone was silent, even Mi Du was stunned. At this time, she finally understood that in front of the real super empire, maybe the current free empire can only barely protect itself!

"I know you're all unwilling, but I'm also unwilling." Lao Jiu said in a heavy voice, "In order to keep my free empire, in order for us to continue, not to mention the territory of the Australian continent, even the inland of HX, when necessary, we must also give up!" ”

"You mean that HX may also deal with us then?" Mi Du pondered for a while, then looked at Lao Jiu and asked.

"It's all out of the way now, HX is playing a big game of chess, and I don't want the Empire to become someone else's pawn. So we have to be prepared. Lao Jiu said very seriously.

"Midu, I know you're uncomfortable, but if we want to survive in this trend, we must make a trade-off. Believe me, what was ours will eventually be ours. ”

"Well, I'll do my best with you." Mi Du took one last look at Lao Jiu and said with a secret sigh.

"Although the great empires seem to be calm on the surface now, the calmer they are, the stronger the storms they will face in the future." Lao Jiu looked at everyone and said, "Although I don't know how long this peace will last, I know that there is not much time left for us." ”

"Then what are you doing with such a large transfer?" Long Sifeng asked with a frown.

"Food, supplies, and the retreat of personnel!" Lao Jiu said decisively, "If we wait until the harvest in the second season, the whole game can still be as calm as water, and if something happens, then we won't be caught off guard." ”

"I mobilized all the fleets to the Qilin Sea in the hope of transporting inland resources to Xiaoyao Island first. After all, this is our home base, and all we have to do is protect the island. ”

"Ruyu, in recent months, you have begun to withdraw from our people in the Empire in the name of the empire being built and requiring a large number of laborers. And Tingting, you cooperate with Ruyu, and quietly transfer all the materials that can be taken away from the inland. ”

"With such a big move, I guess HX can't intervene, right?" Yu Shengxiang said with a frown.

"We don't pay any attention to their intervention, because this is a very sensitive time. We can pretend that we don't know anything, and we have the attitude of tearing up our faces with HX, and I don't think they can do anything about us. Lao Jiu said very confidently.

"After all, they can't go to war with us now, because then it would give other empires a chance to take advantage of it. Unlike other empires, we can play dumb and stunned, but they can't. ”

"So we have to be one step ahead and try to accumulate the heritage of the empire before the so-called balance is broken. Don't be afraid, just be bold and let it go, and when we've removed everything, there's no reason to stop HX. ”

"You've really decided? Once this is done, then it is equivalent to the inland being ceded to HX. Long Sifeng looked at Lao Jiu and said.

"What if you don't let it? We can't eat it! Lao Jiu said with some emotion, "I didn't think of one thing until just now, that is, the player armies of the major empires that we have neglected. Did all the real armies of the empire show their faces until now? ”

"What do you mean?" Long Sifeng asked puzzled.

"When I thought of our people evacuating from the Korean Empire and the Stick Empire just now, a thought suddenly popped into my mind, that is, where are the real armies of these two empires!" Lao Jiu suddenly said with a light in his eyes.

"We have been ignoring a problem, that is, the empires that perished in the early stage were all declared to be destroyed by themselves, and there was no systematic prompt at all. Another point is that those empires sacrificed their NPC armies in the final defense battle, and where are their player armies? ”

"As I told you at the beginning, the Russian Empire has an area of infinite farming, and this area is hidden in the northernmost part of the country, and it is out of reach for all players. So I wonder if all empires have such a place. ”

"Impossible, right? In this case, is it not contradicted by the principle of fairness of the system itself? Long Sifeng said with a frown.

"Fair? This may be a relative fairness to all real-life empires, but to us, it's just a hoax! A mocking smile hung on the corner of Lao Jiu's mouth, and then he looked at Mi Baoer and said.

"I now know the importance of craftsmanship, and soon I will be able to verify my conjectures. Bao'er, how are the materials for our preparation of the Imperial Jade Seal? It seems that this matter can't be dragged on! ”

"What? You're saying it's all about jade seals? Long Sifeng asked in astonishment.

"Will you wait for the jade seal to be created?" Lao Jiu thought for a while and said.

"There are a lot of materials needed to create a jade seal, but after you kill the two super BOOS, it is basically complete, and the only thing that is lacking now is the heart of colored copper." Mi Baoer looked at Lao Jiu and said.

"At present, we have only excavated a little bit of colored copper heart from the colored copper veins under the extinct volcano, but it is still a little short of to make jade seals. At the current level of mining, it will take at least another year. ”

"A year? We can't afford to wait! Lao Jiu thought for a while, as if he had made up his mind, and suddenly looked at Wang Lao Liu in the corner and asked, "Lao Wang, if you don't take into account the overall ore vein and concentrate on digging the heart of colored copper, what kind of impact will it have on the colored copper vein under the extinct volcano?" ”

"Emperor Hui, if you mine recklessly, then it is likely to cause the passage of the vein aura, which will greatly reduce the purity of the entire vein and shorten the mining time." Wang Laojiu thought for a while and said.

"What if you dig the core directly? How long does it take? Lao Jiu thought for a moment and asked.

"I know a lot about the extinct volcanic veins, if I don't care about any consequences, I can dig out the core of the entire vein in three days, but at that time, ......," Wang Lao Liu said and shook his head, "The entire extinct volcanic vein will be completely scrapped!" ”

"How much of the veins of extinct volcanoes are being mined so far?" Lao Jiu asked.

"Less than half!" Wang Lao Liu said.

"Less than half ......of it has been mined in five or six years," Lao Jiu muttered to himself, and then a wry smile appeared on his face. This vein can be said to have supported the early development of the Xiaoyao Empire and is the cornerstone of the establishment of the entire Xiaoyao Empire.

It seemed that after some hard struggle, Lao Jiu gritted his teeth for the last time, looked at Wang Lao Liu and said, "In that case, I will give you three days to dig out all the mine cores for me!" ”

"Emperor, this must not be, this is killing chickens and taking eggs!" As soon as he heard Lao Jiu's words, Wang Lao Liu immediately became anxious.

"Brother Jiu, do you want to give up the entire extinct volcanic vein? I don't think it's a good deal at all! Mi Baoer also looked at Lao Jiu anxiously and said.

"Do you think I'll give it up?" Lao Jiu smiled bitterly and said, "I believe that the true value of the heirloom jade seal is more valuable than the remaining half of the extinct volcanic veins. So you don't have to say it, Lao Wang, you just do what I say! ”

"You're gambling again!" Mi Bao'er looked at Lao Jiudao with some anger.

"This guy has been out shopping for more than half a year, and he's gone crazy!" Bai Ruyu muttered to Long Sifeng on the side. How kind of hearing is Lao Jiu? And he could only look at Bai Ruyu, and then smiled helplessly.

"It's not that I'm crazy, it's that I really feel like we're running out of time!" Lao Jiu said helplessly, "I don't know how to explain it to you, I just hope you can believe me." ”

"Okay, anyway, the entire empire is yours, you say how we can do it!" Long Sifeng looked at Lao Jiu and said.

"Bao'er, when the mine core is taken out, I will make every effort to build the heirloom jade seal." Lao Jiu took a deep breath, looked at Mi Bao'er and said, "If the extinct volcanic veins can't be saved, remove everything there." ”

"Okay, I got it!" Mi Baoer said a little depressed.

"Xiao Jiu, have you ever thought about the base at sea? The Peace Islands and the Seven Immortals Islands. If that's what you predicted, do you think we'll be able to keep these two places? Long Sifeng suddenly looked at Lao Jiu and said.

"Not to mention these two large island groups, even Canglong Island will be exposed at that time, will all our maritime development over the years be burned? When that time comes, how will we protect it? Or do you still give up? ”

"That's where my headache is!" Lao Jiu rubbed his forehead and said, "If a full-scale war breaks out, I think the first thing is the civil war of each continent, and after the continents are completely unified, we will conquer the sea area, so we can only take one step at a time!" ”

"Alas...... I'm afraid that the continent will be unanimous with the outside world, and in that case, the first thing to start may be the Endless Sea War! Long Sifeng sighed and said.

"If that's the case, then we'll have to fight." A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Lao Jiu's eyes, and then he said, "We are currently stopping all peripheral development and making every effort to build a steel battleship." We have real high technology in our hands, and I don't believe anyone can beat us at sea! ”

"I know the attrition of the war, with our current capital reserves, it is very likely that the entire empire will be dragged down!" Baili Piaoxue said with some concern.

"It's okay, I'll take the undead cavalry to rob it then, I'll see who can stop me!" Lao Jiu's eyes flashed with a touch of ruthlessness and said, "When the chaos is together, we can just take advantage of the fire to rob, and it is not impossible to be a robber empire!" ”

"So we're really the target of everyone!" Long Sifeng said with a frown.