In just one day, the public opinion of the Shining Islands has completely fermented.

The defeat of the parliamentary fleet completely drained the remaining confidence of the merchants, who simply abandoned their property and left by ship overnight with their wealth.

Residents who could afford it also paid to board the merchant's ships and leave the archipelago that was about to be ravaged by sea beasts.

The sun is nothing but a moment of setting and rising.

The once prosperous archipelago was empty, and the bustling commercial districts were cold and silent, and the shops were emptied of goods, leaving only a few rats searching for food.

The wharf, which was always crowded with incoming ships, and at this time there were only a few lonely ships left, and the fat merchant was urging the sailors to load the last of the cargo, and then he took one last look at the place, and then set sail without looking back.

No one wants to be in the belly of a sea beast and digested into excrement.

At the other end of the city, however, the front of the town hall was crowded with residents.

"Sir, please let that mighty army join the battle! They'll be able to stop those terrible sea beasts!"

"All you need is some gold, so please be merciful!"

"Woooooooooo

The soldiers blocking the door of the town hall were dutiful and grim, and they would not hesitate to strike if anyone dared to attack them.

But there is also a bit of complexity in his eyes, even the sea fleet can't stop half of the sea beast's footsteps, and even these people are definitely invincible.

At this time, these loyal soldiers couldn't help but think that it would be good if the councilors could let that powerful army participate in the war, so that everyone would not have to die, and the Star Islands would be able to change back to their previous appearance.

The public opinion, which had been deliberately guided in the dark, was driving the council to pay the price for the army to help defend against the tide of sea beasts, but the door of the council hall had been closed, and there was no trace of it to be opened.

Some players secretly watched this scene and secretly discussed,

"Made's group of councillors can really calm down, they are still reluctant at this time, thanks to our efforts to guide public opinion, it seems that those councillors don't take these residents seriously at all."

"Nonsense, the concept of hierarchy in this world is extremely strict, and the level gap between nobles and commoners is larger than that of the Great Rift Valley in Tamar, don't look at them as polite to us players, in fact, they look down on us in their hearts, and they just treat us as tools."

"Is it so realistic, then they'd better die but let's not talk about this for now, who knows what they think, in the face of some costs and life and death, isn't it obvious which one is more important?"

"Stained, but the appetite of that aboriginal army is not small, and one-tenth of the property of the thirteen councillor families is estimated to be able to buy a town directly, right?"

"If we continue like this, we'll have to run away, is the ship ready?"

"It's been prepared for a long time, there are enough supplies on the ship for us to reach the Northern Continent, and there are some people who are willing to leave with us, a steady batch!"

Time gradually passed, and the tide of sea beasts thousands of miles away gradually approached, and it was only less than a day's journey away from the Star Islands.

At this time, the door of the council hall, which had been closed for a long time, was also opened, and a group of soldiers came out of it, boarded a giant sea eagle, flapped their wings, and flew towards the north side of the Star Islands.

Seeing this, the players hiding in the shadows instantly became excited.

"Look, these ** cubs finally can't take it anymore!"

"Hold the grass, so the Starry Islands are saved?"

"It's too early to say this, who knows if that army will succeed in stopping the sea beasts? If we can't stop us, we'll have to run."

"Everything can't do without running, right? Soybeans sweat."

Ji Chen stood on the high ground of the island, looking at the sea in the distance.

Suddenly, a wisp of restlessness was heard in the wind, and more than a dozen black dots appeared in the air in the distance, and the army instantly became vigilant.

The water elf shooter is hand-held

The bow condensed arrows in one hand, and the cluster of arrows pointed into the air in the distance, and the dragon horn catfish and the silver sea elves were also preparing spells, looking at the sky on the south side, and the guards were also regrouped, eyeing the tiger.

Several heroic units just wanted to come to protect Ji Chen, but he raised his hand to stop him from attacking, and then signaled Alice before turning back to the military formation.

The latter understood, put on his mask and stepped forward.

Call~

The giant sea eagle slowly descended from the sky, and a group of Starlight City soldiers jumped from above.

The soldier looked at the powerful army in front of him, his expression was complicated, and there was both fear and hope in his heart.

This army is the only hope to save the Star Islands.

The leader of the team stepped forward and came up to Alice.

Beat your chest with your right hand.

"Captain Hardeman has sent us to inform you that Starcity is willing to accept your terms, and ask you to send an army to the south side of the archipelago as soon as possible to defend against the tide of sea beasts."

Alice smiled faintly, remembering the adult's previous arrangement, and said unhurriedly.

"Tell Mr. Parliament Chief, that because of the red flame of their reply, our preparations to defend against the sea beasts could not be completed in time, so my master said that we should pay more than the price previously agreed, well, about 300,000 rare resources."

"Otherwise, we may not have much motivation to fight the tide of sea beasts."

The team leader looked confused and swallowed his saliva.

Although it sounds a little strange, he is just a small person, and these things should be decided by the councilors.

"I'll relay this to Council Chief Hardeman."

The giant sea eagle came and went in a hurry, and soon disappeared into black dots again in the sky.

The Council of Starlight City, which got this message, suddenly exploded its nest.

"Damn, how dare that guy, isn't this sitting on the ground!?"

"This man is a hundred times more cunning than those goblin merchants! He thought that 300,000 rare resources was a small amount, enough to buy a small island!"

They were very angry, and it was already very painful to meet the previous conditions.

Now the so-called owner of the woman who bought a mask continued to bargain at such a juncture, and gave the reason that there was not enough time to prepare.

These 300,000 rare resources were not much compared to one-tenth of their family property, but it was a little disgusting to suddenly mention it at this last moment.

It's like it's deliberately disgusting them.

It's just too deceitful!

But there is nothing they can do.

Parliament Chief Hardeman held back the anger in his heart and said loudly.

"Guys, we don't have time to continue arguing, the sea beast tide is less than a day away, and now time is life."

"I am afraid that this rapidly fermenting public opinion was also catalyzed by them, in order to make us comply, otherwise how could that group of untouchables have the courage to gather in front of the town hall to protest?"

"This kind of behavior is despicable, but no matter how unacceptable the conditions that this jackal is proposing now, we can only agree, and everything must be done with them first."

"Only by using them to repel the tide of sea beasts will we have a chance to avenge this!"

This was echoed by the majority of parliamentarians.

"That's right, we're going to make them pay for it afterward! Let them know that Starlight City is not for anyone to handle."

"We can also secretly issue commissions for a small amount of money, and drive those Glory Lords to assassinate the owner of the Masked Woman."

"That's a good idea, anyway, those Glory Lords are some kind of people who value money as their life and value small profits, I believe they should be happy to accept such a commission."

Ji Chen didn't know that he was suddenly saddled with a few black cauldrons, he didn't guide the public opinion of the residents of Xingyao City, and there was no need to guide it, after all, the Xingyao Islands had no other choice than to rely on them to repel the sea beasts.

In addition, he really did not sit on the ground and wanted to raise the price with thousands of troops

To repel the army of sea beasts, it is necessary to arrange in advance.

Those 300,000 rare resources are really a child's price...... Well, it's a bit dark indeed.

But when that squad of soldiers appeared in the sky again riding a giant sea eagle, Ji Chen knew that it had been negotiated.

After resting for a long time, the Champions of the Seas moved again, heading towards the south of the Starshine Islands under the command of various hero units.

"Tell your Lord Hardeman, I need your help."

Before he came, he had already received an order from the council to fully cooperate with the other party, so he nodded without hesitation, "All the soldiers of the Star Islands obey the command and fully cooperate with you."

Alice, who was still wearing a mask, was unambiguous when she saw this, and continued.

"I need you to evacuate the inhabitants of the islands on the south side of the Shining Islands, and then place a large amount of meat in the center of each island, on the shipping routes, preferably fresh, bloody."

"You do it as soon as possible, and we'll send troops to get involved for a while."

"In addition, you must follow our command and use the shore defense batteries on the island to minimize the area of sea beasts."

"You need to defend Starlight City and the harbor, and in our experience, some scattered sea beasts in the sea beast tide will get lost, and maybe they will wander around the gathering place."

"That's all, we'll take care of the rest."

can receive money, they are still very dedicated and serious, and said a few points.

"Understood." The squad leader took all this to heart, and soon rode away on the giant sea eagle.

Seeing them leave, Ji Chen came out of the military formation.

"My lord, I will tell them every word of what you have commanded."

Ji Chen bowed slightly, unlike the crown of the ocean, the Xingyao Islands had a considerable strategic depth, and tens of thousands of islands constituted a rather vast battlefield.

In this way, they don't need to fight on a defensive line like the crown of the ocean, and they can make full use of space in exchange for time to kill sea beasts at the lowest cost.

If you want to complete the arrangement you said before, the remaining time must not be enough, so I sent an army of soul slaves to involve it - it is full of soul slaves who don't need money, even if it is not a pity to lose all of them.

Under Alice's skillful manipulation, the Soul Servant Legion attracted the attention of the sea beast tide, making their path slightly more tortuous, and although it did not reach the point of complete deviation, it also made them arrive in the Star Isles half a day later.

This half day, combined with the original time, just gave them enough time to complete the arrangement.

The additional 300,000 rare resources are used to make up for the loss of the soul slave army, after all, it is not an easy task to catch more than a thousand qualified soul slaves.

Large quantities of meat were transported from the freezer in Starlight City, drizzled with fresh blood, and transported to dozens of islands on the southern side of the archipelago, or placed on fishing boats to anchor at specific surface locations to serve as bait.

The meat may seem to be placed in a haphazard manner, but if you look down from the air, you can clearly see that the place is generally pyramidal.

The wide side faces outward, and the pointed side faces deep into the archipelago.

Sea beasts love meat, and when they smell blood, they are even more crazy, so they will be desperate to eat.

Therefore, Ji Chen filled the old wine in a new bottle, and according to the previous principle of using the small boat as a bait in the crown of the ocean, placed the meat in a specific position, so that the sea beasts attracted by it would step by step into the pocket array, and the width of the battlefield would continue to shrink, so that the sea beasts could obediently advance towards the defense line and would not escape to other places.

After all, no matter how high the quality of the Ocean Champions team is, it is only a few thousand, and the defense range is limited, so it is impossible for them to run around with the sea beasts.

The shore defense batteries built on the islands were reactivated, and teams of soldiers from the Starry Islands were stationed.

I don't know if the Council of Shining City has figured it out or what, and finally made up its mind to defend against the sea beasts.

So a shipload of shells and mines was delivered, which were originally used for

Heavy mines to defend against enemy ships are placed in the waterways through which the pocket array must pass under the guidance of the crown of the sea.

Time gradually passed, and with the efforts of everyone, a large net covering the south side of the Star Islands gradually took shape.

At the top of the "pyramid" are two islands not far from each other, with terrain like standing feet in a military posture, stretching for more than 10 kilometers to the southeast and southwest respectively, with knife-like cliffs standing on the islands, and a strait about 3 kilometers wide between the two islands.

The final line of defense is here, and if all goes well, most of the sea beasts will be lured here, and will be drawn here thanks to the natural terrain.

The limited width of the line will prevent them from using their overwhelming numerical superiority, and they will have to constantly attack the three-kilometer-long line with a small number of sea beasts, and then be consumed until the last sea beast is lost.

Of course, this is the perfect result.

Ji Chen stood at the highest point of the mountain peak on the west side, looking at the layered islands in the distance, secretly clenched his fists, and seemed to see a huge tide of sea beasts surging in front of him.

To say that there is no tension at all is certainly false.

That's a tide of millions of sea beasts, even if this number is just an exaggeration, there must be some discrepancies in the actual number, but eight or nine hundred thousand sea beasts will definitely not be able to run.

This means that they will kill a full 150 sea beasts in one class unit.

Even if alchemy has the help of artillery, mines, etc., it can only kill a small part, and the victory or defeat of this battle still depends on the crown of the sea.

If you win, you'll be paid a handsome amount of money, and you won't have to worry about the resources you will spend recruiting the next class.

If you lose, you can only run away in disgrace, and the Star Islands will be swallowed up by the tide of sea beasts and turned into a dead domain, and countless aborigines will become stomach food.

Inexplicably, he suddenly felt a little heavy on his shoulders.

Woo woo –

The dull sound of the horn sounded suddenly.

Ji Chen's expression was straight.

The tide of sea beasts is coming!