Chapter 2630: Ten Thousand Armies Stationed! Battle Imminent
Zhiyin smiled: "In short, while doing everything possible to defend your own base planet and racial beacon, you must also try your best to seize other races' base planets and destroy their racial beacons!"
"Please abide by the rules. The Sacred Law Council's Arbitration Council will monitor the situation in the entire Sea of Star Embers to prevent any accidents!"
Jiangnan crossed his arms, curling his lips sarcastically:
(˵ಡ̫ಡ˵) "I believe that much. I just hope that so-called Arbitration Council doesn't knowingly break the law and meddle personally!"
Qian Li gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead.
Hope you can still laugh when the fighting starts!
[From Qian Li...]
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Yueli quickly tried to smooth things over. She pointed her small hand, and above the Sacred Law Star Capital, a sand table projection of the Sea of Star Embers appeared!
It displayed in detail the defense zones divided among the myriad races of the starry sky!
↜(⃔٥⁼̴﹏⁼̴)⃕☛ "This is the distribution map of each sequence's defense zone in the Sea of Star Embers. It's also arranged according to the Cosmos Grand Hunt's points ranking!"
"The higher the ranking, the larger the defense zone and the better the position!"
Jiangnan's gaze immediately locked onto the position belonging to the human defense zone.
It was indeed huge, roughly located on the southeastern side of the Sea of Star Embers.
Meanwhile, the defense zones of the major factions like Bose, Silicon, and Humans were placed separately, clearly to avoid direct conflict from the start.
Nor were the defense zones of various races adjacent, leaving plenty of blank buffer zones.
After all, the Sea of Star Embers was quite vast.
Zhiyin pointed her small hand at the Star Embers Tower at the very center of the Sea of Star Embers and smiled sweetly:
(๑ớ◡ờ) "I'm sure everyone is extremely curious about the Star Embers Tower's function, right? During the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle, the Star Embers Tower will collect the existing number of base planets from each faction and update the scores in real-time!"
"It will also accelerate the war process by constantly updating the battlefield sand table map, which everyone can check at any time during the battle!"
"Additionally, a negotiation zone has been set up beneath the Star Embers Tower. In this area, any violent behavior is prohibited, and destroying the Star Embers Tower is forbidden. Violations will result in corresponding point deductions, oh～"
"If you really have no other choice, try negotiation. It might not be a bad option!"
"Oh right, the Star Embers Tower negotiation zone forbids the stationing of base planets and racial beacons!"
At this moment, Jiangnan's eyes suddenly burned with intense fervor. Staring at the area beneath the Star Embers Tower, his smile gradually twisted.
(΄◞ิꇴ◟ิ‵)
He let out a sinister "heh heh heh～"
Qin Shou beside him twitched his mouth, his face full of disbelief. Doesn't Nanshen look even more beastly than me?
Has he come up with another crazy idea?
Yueli cleared her throat twice and said:
"Let me go over the basic rules!"
"1. Once the offensive and defensive battle officially begins, star-devouring members of any race must not step into the Star Sea Line within the Sea of Star Embers to interfere with the war situation. Otherwise, it will be considered a violation, and their points will be reset to zero!"
"2. All conceivable war methods such as alliances, joint operations, using enslaved races, reinforcements, etc., are permitted. The Sacred Law Council will not regulate them!"
"3. During the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle, members of each starry sky sequence must not start battles outside the arena or attack each other's home star domains as off-field threats or assistance!"
The purpose was to strictly confine the war within the Sea of Star Embers, preventing the conflict from escalating out of control when factions fought too fiercely and triggering a full-scale interstellar war.
By now, Jiangnan had fully grasped the strategy of the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle.
Without any preparation, the rules of this battle were extremely unfavorable for Humanity.
They would likely be raided from the very start—after all, with only a million people, how could they possibly defend anything?
But now, Jiangnan was completely undaunted and even felt like singing!
As the countdown reached zero and the Troop Stationing Day began, stirring drumbeats echoed through the Sacred Law Star Capital.
Zhiyin flinched in fright:
(☍﹏⁰。) "Damn—out of time! One last rule!"
"The Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle also has a reward mechanism. The top ten will receive points as rewards! And the race ranked first in points, representing the highest expeditionary power in the entire starry sky, will be awarded the title of War King!"
"Last term, this honor was claimed by the Bose race. I wonder which race will win this honor this time?"
"Alright～Let's set off! I wish everyone to be as formidable as dragons and unbeaten in a hundred battles!"
As soon as the words fell, a roar that echoed across the starry sky rang out from outside the Sea of Star Embers!
At the same time, the myriad racial armies breached the Star Sea Line, charging straight toward their respective stations with overwhelming momentum!
Jiangnan and his group also advanced toward their own defense zone.
This was the final day of troop stationing before the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle officially began, reserved for all races to station their troops, arrange tactics, and familiarize themselves with the environment!
Above the Star Embers Tower, a massive hourglass phantom suddenly appeared!
When the hourglass ran out, the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle would officially commence!
And before that, all star-devouring members of each race would withdraw from the Sea of Star Embers!
A colossal Mechanical Empire warship suddenly appeared outside the star zone belonging to Humanity!
Jiangnan's eyes bulged wide, his jaw dropping to the ground as he was shocked by the magnificent scene before him!
(๑ʘ̅口ʘ̅๑)!!! "Are all my allies... this reliable?"
He saw that the entire vast star zone boundary of Humanity was completely enclosed by a Star Chain energy protective barrier!
Inside, a layer of antimatter bomb zones was arranged, with various defensive weapons reaching a hair-raising density!
Further in, giant dark matter protective force fields built upon planets were arrayed!
Ultra-massive war fortresses lined up in rows, with an uncountable number of pitch-black cannon maws!
Further inside lay an insect nest biological protective structure, effectively sealing off various abilities and suppressing void space!
And at the innermost layer, protected like an onion core by layers of defenses, were Humanity's ten-thousand-plus base planets!
Even these base planets had all been transformed into life planets suitable for Carbon-based life!
Numerous war cities were built upon them to meet all kinds of wartime needs!
The base planets themselves were also fully fortified!
Everywhere, giant dimensional star gates were opened to facilitate star route usage!
Placed at the very front was an oversized circular battle platform...
In short, Humanity's defense zone was armed to the teeth!
Even the inconspicuous asteroids and meteorite belts drifting in space were packed with countless dark matter star bombs!
Jiangnan and his group stood dumbfounded on the enormous battle platform!
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Though there were a million people, they looked like a single sesame seed scattered across a square...
Jiangnan swallowed hard:
(´-﹏-`；) "This was built in 180 days? I finally understand the joy of being the paying client!"
Yang Jian smiled bitterly: "Wasn't this your request? This is the painstaking crystallization of wisdom from the entire Carbon Alliance!"
"Since there's a follow-up joint operation plan, they treated this place as if they were building their own home!"
"Speaking of which, the defense plan..."
Jiangnan tilted his head: (๑•̌～•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "Defense plan? No need to defend. My action plan doesn't include a defense phase!"
"Besides, with such a large defense zone, throwing a million people in wouldn't even make a splash..."
Yang Jian covered his face in shame—why couldn't they have produced more offspring?
Jiangnan turned around:
(︶.̮︶〃)ﾉ "Hey～Everyone, do whatever you want! Wander around, take a tour, get familiar with our new home! There's no special arrangement for the stationing day, so take it easy!"
"Or we could throw a pre-war party and have some fun! I'll go for a stroll later anyway～Everyone, at ease～"
Qin Shou, Ye Xinghe, and the others nearly spat blood. You're way too casual!
Other races are desperate to implement a hundred different defensive measures!
But here we are—not only is there no arrangement, but they want to throw a party?
Now they truly realized they were just here to fill the numbers!
Just then, Ai Jiang's voice suddenly rang out from the base!
"Ai Jiang has connected to the base system. Leave the defense arrangements to me～"
"Also, some conventional weapons have arrived. Everyone can familiarize themselves with the equipment first!"
As she spoke, the ground beneath everyone's feet split open, and a one-person-tall black rectangular metal box rose from the battle platform!
The metal box shimmered with a deep blue light, unfolding like a peacock spreading its tail!
Inside lay a complete set of equipment!
"Thousand Machine Gun! Supports firing various energy bullets, including antimatter energy bullets! Warp Belt allows long-distance warp maneuvers to escape danger! Endurance Life Ring connects to energy sources, constantly regenerating health and mana to maintain combat readiness!"
"Leak-Proof Energy Shield can block most attacks! Remote energy transmission, doesn't consume the host's energy! Battle multi-frequency communication allows instant contact and command execution without interference!"
"Teleport Return Button—press it, and no matter the distance, as long as you're in three-dimensional space, you'll be teleported directly back to the marked location, which is the battle platform! Activation cooldown: 0.17 microseconds!"
"Acrylic Blood God Battle Armor, personally designed by Sister Li Bing, modified from the Sergeant Battle Armor! Supports interstellar combat needs, resists and absorbs various physical and energy impacts! Can release shockwaves and self-repair! Even if the person is gone, the armor remains!"
At this moment, the million-strong Kai Xuan Legion was stunned. They pounced on the equipment like madmen, refusing to let go!
What kind of godly equipment is this?!
Qi Yu rubbed his reddened eyes:
(๑ᵒ̴̶̷̥́ωᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀) "With this gear, even a pig wearing it could take off!"
"I instantly feel even more useless, you know?"
Qin Shou patted Qi Yu's shoulder and comforted:
(๑◞ิ౪◟ิ) "Don't say that, be confident! You're better than a pig—a pig's hooves can't pull a trigger, but you can, right?"
Qi Yu: (̿▀̿̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿̿)̄...
Ai Jiang: "Voice control, mental control, auto-lock, and auto-aim shooting are also available, yo～"
Qin Shou: (̿▀̿̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿̿)̄...
Jiangnan was also extremely excited. This was the power of technology!
The gear was way too impressive!
Too bad it was useless for him—wearing it would just be a burden.
But that didn't stop Jiangnan from showing off. He was just about to try it on!
Suddenly, within the Sea of Star Embers, beams of light in various colors shot up into the sky, forming enormous racial flag projections that lit up the starry sky!
Jiangnan paused, then grinned: "Racial beacons, huh? It's time for us to light one up too!"
pS: Three chapters are in place and delivered～Hey ya～
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