Chapter 703: Chapter 703: Lacking Morals and Fuming
Kristina waited for a full day and night, but Hachi never returned.
"It seems Hachi isn’t coming back," Ming Yue said with a sorrowful expression, though she was inwardly ecstatic.
"Impossible!" Kristina refused to believe it. "Hachi is a Sixth Realm War God. Even if Qin Qing and Leng Yue led all the Mutated Beasts, they couldn’t kill him."
"But you forgot to tell him not to go near Sword Burial Peak," Ming Yue reminded her.
Kristina’s chest tightened, and she nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. She and her army of nearly 3,000,000 had been tormented to the brink of death by Qin Qing and Leng Yue. Just when they had finally gotten a Sixth Realm War God, hoping for a turnaround, this happened...
O Heavens, can’t you let me win just once? Kristina cried out in her heart.
"Little Princess..."
Just then, a soldier came running up, panting as he spoke, "Little Princess, a lot of ships are coming!"
Kristina leaped to her feet, thinking, The heavens are reliable after all! I just finished praying, and my wish has been granted.
She ordered impatiently, "Ming Yue! All who are uninjured, follow me to the shore to receive the ships!"
In Kristina’s mind, having ships meant she could lead her army to attack Tamwood City and foil Ye Xiu’s plan. After all, Ye Xiu had planned for the battle to take place on Biluo Island, but she would be moving the battlefield to Tamwood City.
However, when Kristina led Ming Yue and two to three hundred thousand First and Second Realm War Gods to the shore in high spirits, they were all stunned.
"You call *those* ships?"
A colossal aircraft carrier, flanked by a fleet of destroyers, cruisers, and escort ships, was steadily approaching Biluo Island.
"This is an entire aircraft carrier strike group." Kristina’s mouth twitched, then she said excitedly, "Hachi is incredible! He actually summoned an aircraft carrier strike group. With these, we can definitely take Tamwood City."
Ming Yue calmly remarked, "Little Princess, look at the flag on the aircraft carrier. That’s the flag of the Black Water Nation. What’s more, there are many fighter jets and fully armed troops aboard."
Kristina squinted. It was just as Ming Yue had described. Her excitement instantly turned to ice.
She wanted to curse the heavens. So much for granting my wish and letting me win! Damn it all, you’ve just brought me another wave of enemies!
"Everyone, into the sea! Kill all the invaders and seize that carrier strike group!" Kristina ordered furiously.
Just then, the carrier strike group launched its attack. Fighter jets roared into the sky. The warships—the carrier, escort ships, destroyers, and cruisers—unleashed a barrage from all their weapons, providing cover for soldiers to construct pontoon bridges and storm the beach.
As soon as the fighting began, the scene was captured by satellite.
The Official Families around the world were stunned when they saw the images. Why were the people on ’Nameless Island’ all charging with Cold Weapons? Is Nameless Island that technologically backward?
Just then, members of the Restorer Alliance began posting on the Martial Artist forums.
Meng Yinwan posted: "The so-called Nameless Island is actually Biluo Island. It has massive deposits of gold, silver, diamonds, and rare metals..."
The King of the Snow Region posted: "Biluo Island was once technologically advanced, but all of it was destroyed remotely by You Ming, one of Huang Quan’s Thirteen Protecters."
Someone else added: "Biluo Island holds the scientific achievements of a previous civilization."
In short, the Restorer Alliance was heavily hyping up Biluo Island’s riches with a single goal in mind: to lure Martial Artists from all over the world to hunt for treasure and to tempt global powers into sending their armies to attack the island.
When the world’s Official Families saw these posts, they were initially skeptical. However, the post about Huang Quan destroying the island’s technology convinced them. After all, who would dare to fabricate rumors about Huang Quan? Furthermore, satellite photos confirmed that Biluo Island indeed had skyscrapers and resembled a modern city.
Instantly, Official Families across various nations began forming their own Martial Artist organizations, offering attractive incentives to recruit their country’s Martial Artists. Meanwhile, those Martial Artists who didn’t wish to join an official group rushed to Tamwood City, planning to use it as a waypoint to get to Biluo Island and its treasures.
"The Restorer Alliance is truly despicable. They’re clearly luring Martial Artists and armies from all over the world to their deaths on Biluo Island."
In a ’Dissection and Regeneration Science’ lecture hall at Tamwood City University, Ye Xiu sat in a corner of the back row, muttering to himself as he scrolled through the Martial Artist forums.
He understood the Restorer Alliance’s intentions. He also wanted to draw the world’s Martial Artists to Biluo Island, but he had never intended to lure national armies to their doom.
The Restorer Alliance certainly is a bunch of scoundrels.
"Hmph, a profligate scion!" a hushed, contemptuous snort sounded from beside him.
Ye Xiu turned to the girl next to him. "Are you talking about me?"
"Very self-aware, aren’t you?" the girl retorted sarcastically.
Ye Xiu simply smiled and didn’t fire back. This girl was none other than Qiuchanyi, the person Gong Jin had asked him to keep an eye on. But I still don’t get why Gong Jin wants me to watch her. Apart from being beautiful and a top student, this girl doesn’t seem to have any other distinguishing qualities.
"You’re not a student at Tamwood City University at all!" When Ye Xiu didn’t reply, Qiuchanyi took the initiative to speak again.
"Yes, I am," Ye Xiu insisted, sticking to his story.
Qiuchanyi gave Ye Xiu a look one might reserve for a fool. "There are more than 17,000 students at Tamwood City University. I have seen every single one of them and memorized their faces. You are not one of them."
"Furthermore, I saw you near the Yongchun Hall Pharmacy yesterday at noon. That afternoon, you showed up at the university to attend classes. You’ve been following me to every one of my lectures, and you always sit right next to me."
"But you never pay attention. You just play on your phone the entire time. Is that how a student behaves?"
At this, Qiuchanyi tilted her head and stared at Ye Xiu, her voice full of conviction. "You saw me near the Yongchun Hall Pharmacy yesterday, decided you wanted to pursue me, and that’s why you came to the university to sit in on my classes. Am I wrong?"
Ye Xiu listened patiently to Qiuchanyi’s analysis.
He finally understood why Gong Jin had asked him to watch her. This girl has an incredible memory, and her insight and alertness are far beyond ordinary. She also has a high IQ and excellent logical reasoning skills. She’s a natural-born intelligence agent! It seems Gong Jin is tired of running intelligence and wants me to train Qiuchanyi to take over Ming Feng Tower... Ye Xiu thought, a wry smile on his face.
"What are you smiling about?" Qiuchanyi asked. After laying out her analysis, she hadn’t seen the shock or admiration she expected on Ye Xiu’s face, only a wry smile. That doesn’t make sense!
Just as Ye Xiu was about to answer, the lecturing professor walked over to them and asked respectfully, "Teacher, is there a problem with my lecture? Are you chatting with Miss Qiuchanyi as a way of letting me know?"
Qiuchanyi and the other students were wondering why the professor had suddenly walked to the back of the lecture hall. When they heard his words, their jaws nearly hit the floor.
"Professor Joseph, you... what did you just call him?" Qiuchanyi asked, standing up mechanically, her voice filled with shock.
Professor Joseph was a leading authority in ’Dissection and Regeneration Science,’ yet he was calling this young man who was trying to woo her ’Teacher’? The minds of Qiuchanyi and every other student in the room went completely blank.
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