When Cao Du received the report from his subordinates, he was very surprised. This was a Frost Island fleet made up of almost two thousand flying ships, and they actually surrendered just like that? How much time had passed?
He wondered if the report had made a mistake somewhere, but after he repeatedly asked, he received the same reply.
It wasn't just him; the other military academies were the same. Although Frost Island looked like it was about to fall, it clearly wasn't at the end of its rope. Even the fleet made up of five hundred flying ships from Mishou dared to fight them head-on in battle formation. This fleet was obviously stronger, so how could they surrender just like that?
However, more accurate news came later, along with the seals and other items from the general of the Lone Continent and the commanders of the fleet.
These items couldn't be forged, so no one doubted it anymore.
However, everyone still felt a little dazed. That fleet was an existence that gave them a headache just a moment ago, but it melted like ice in the next moment.
What exactly happened in between?
After the brief battle report was sent over, the upper echelons of the Sharp Strike Army still felt incredulous after reading it several times. At the same time, they were filled with emotion.
They asked themselves if they could defeat this fleet if they personally led the army forward, but they definitely wouldn't be able to achieve such an inconceivable result.
After the middle-aged advisor finished reading the letter of challenge, he raised his head to look at Cao Du and said, "General, the Lone Continent still doesn't know their fleet has surrendered. This is the best time for us to attack!"
Cao Du didn't hesitate at this time and immediately said, "According to the previous arrangements, order the fleet to surround the Lone Continent on all sides. Don't let a single one escape!"
All the military academies stood up and roared in response. Their morale was abnormally high.
After all the military academies bowed and left, Cao Du called over the middle-aged advisor and said, "I'm preparing to have Commandant Mo lead some people to be responsible for receiving these flying ships."
The middle-aged advisor thought for a moment and said, "This person is very suitable."
The exact number of people in this fleet hadn't been calculated yet, but there were almost two thousand warships and more than a hundred thousand soldiers and servants added together.
Even though they had surrendered now, if they were instigated by some people who were unwilling to give up, it was very likely that a good thing would turn into a bad thing. Therefore, the person leading the team this time had to have a certain level of strength to be able to control the situation at a critical moment. Obviously, a titled Armored Lieutenant was the most suitable candidate.
Although Lieutenant Ming seemed to be better than Mo Ruohua, he always gave people the impression that he was too casual and straightforward. He wouldn't mess things up, but it was impossible for him to do things well.
Cao Du said, "Brother Shen, I hope that you can go there for me this time and help me bring back some things."
The middle-aged advisor thought for a moment and said, "General, is it because of the secret box?"
Cao Du nodded and said, "Yes, Brother Chen, you know how important Shuang Continent's secret box technique is. If we have this technique, then we will no longer be controlled by the enemy in the war.
In the previous war in the north, if we had the secret box, then we wouldn't have to rely solely on military tactics to push forward. We would have a much wider space to maneuver around. This is a weapon that can change the situation of the war. "
Solemnly, the middle-aged advisor said, "This time, I will bring back all the secret boxes, but only the secret box is useless. We still need a master craftsman who knows how to make the secret box."
Cao Du said, "This is precisely what I came here to consider. Even if we don't want anything else, our Green Sun Empire must find a master craftsman who knows how to use this technique!
Therefore, after we conquer the Independent State, we can ignore the Zhengzhou and the Auxiliary State, but we must obtain all the people and things in the Independent State's Institution! "
The middle-aged advisor seemed to have heard something and said, "General …"
Cao Du looked at him and said, "Brother Shen, I know what to do and what not to do. Now that the war situation is clear, after this war is over, I will be in charge of cleaning up the internal problems in the army. Therefore, you can go and explain this matter to Zhang Xuanzheng and me."
Solemnly, the middle-aged advisor raised his hands and said, "I will bring it to you, General."
Meanwhile, on the other side, thousands of flying ships from the Frost Continent were anchored in the wilderness. From afar, they looked like grayish-white larvae lying on the mud.
Zhang Yu summoned Qi Li to a remote hill and asked him about some matters. What he was most concerned about was the source of that sandstorm.
After he asked this question, Qi Li replied, "Back then, when the Independent State wanted to select a general, no one dared to accept. Later, that Prime Minister Jin and the Auxiliary State of the Right chose me. I said that I could take on this position, but I needed a sandstorm to have a chance of victory.
At the time, this Prime Minister Jin told me to go back and wait. He said that as long as I did things my own way, the heavens would naturally help me when the time came. I didn't expect a sandstorm to arrive a few days after I came out, but I'm not too sure what the cause is. Perhaps only that Prime Minister Jin and the Auxiliary State of the Right know a little. "
Zhang Yu pondered for a moment. Although he didn't find an answer here, he could already confirm that this sandstorm was man-made and not natural. It seemed that he could only find an answer after breaking through the Independent State.
Qi Li said, "There's something I need to tell Zhang Xuanzheng. Before I left, someone tried to give me an item, saying that it would have a miraculous effect against cultivators. I didn't know this person and suspected that he might be someone sent by your esteemed side. Thus, I didn't bring this item with me and left it in the city.
Zhang Yu asked, "Where exactly is it?"
Qi Li took out a piece of paper from his military robe. "I've already written it on this. Because I don't know the origin of this item, the box in which it was stored is very sturdy. Even if the place where it was buried exploded, it probably wouldn't be damaged.
Zhang Yu took it and glanced at it. Then, the paper turned into ashes in his hand, and he allowed it to drift away with the wind.
Qi Li watched as the ashes flew further and further away until they disappeared. After a while, he turned back and said, "Xuanzheng, how do you think Qingyang will deal with us?"
Zhang Yu said, "Your lives can be saved. Qingyang doesn't have a habit of killing captives. The Xuanfu will find a way to turn you back into a human, but this may take a very long time. We can tolerate the other races, so naturally, we can tolerate you even more."
In his opinion, the Qingyang Army's most likely course of action was to carve out a few places in the Wilderness for the people of Shuang Continent to live separately. They wouldn't be allowed to have any martial arts and would be under military control for a long time. However, this was already a very good result for the captives.
He said, "When we were in Mi Province, almost all the higher-ups would rather commit suicide than be captured. It's said that you can be reborn in a place called the Melting Pool?"
Qi Li said, "That's true. The Melting Pool is the true refuge of us Shuang Continent people. As long as our souls haven't died, we'll return to that place in the end."
Zhang Yu looked at him and said, "Then why didn't General Qi make this choice?"
Qi Li sighed, "Because only the higher-ups of Shuang Continent are allowed to have their original memories after being reborn in the Melting Pool. For intelligent beings, the original emotions and memories are the most important things. Without these, even if they are reborn, they won't be the same person. In a sense, they're already dead. We shouldn't make this decision for them.
Moreover, I've always had doubts about this matter. Rebirth? Is it really that simple? There are too many secrets of the higher-ups of Shuang Continent. I don't want to come into contact with them, so I can only stay as far away as possible. "
After the Xuanxiu and more than 100,000 captives of Shuang Continent had waited for three days, the fleet sent by the Qingyang Army finally arrived.
This fleet was composed of 1,000 soldiers and 10,000 soldiers, led by Mo Ruohua and Advisor Shen. After the two got off the airship, they immediately rushed to meet Zhang Yu.
After the two sides finished the handover, Advisor Shen stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Zhang Xuanzheng, General Cao specially ordered me to come here today. May I speak with Xuanzheng alone?"
Zhang Yu thought for a moment and waved his hand, dismissing all the cultivators. Mo Ruohua also cupped his fists and left. After everyone left, he invited Advisor Shen to sit down in the hut and said, "Advisor Shen, you can speak now."
Inside a splendid palace under the Independent Province, a silver-haired girl sat on a high seat, listening to the rumbling explosions of mystic weapons. She could feel the seat beneath her trembling non-stop, which seemed to indicate that she wouldn't be able to sit in this seat for much longer.
The situation took a sharp turn for the worse these few days. There was no news of the fleet with high hopes after they left the Independent Province, as if they had disappeared.
Rumors were also spreading in the prefecture. Some said that the fleet had been annihilated, some said that the fleet had fled far away, and some said that Qi Li had led everyone to surrender to the Green Sun Army. In short, everyone had lost the confidence to resist.
Footsteps sounded and a white-robed elder walked in. He looked at the seat with a serious expression and said, "Right Kingdom, it's time to make a decision. Qi Li's fleet still hasn't appeared at this time, so something must've happened. They won't come back. If we don't leave now, we won't have another chance."
The silver-haired girl sighed, "If I lose my people, will I still be the Right Kingdom?"
The white-robed elder said, "But the Qingyang Army will let our people go, but they won't necessarily let us go. They're very likely to clean up the upper echelons of the two provinces. If the Right Kingdom doesn't want to return to the Melting Pool, then we must leave."
"The Melting Pool?" A trace of mockery appeared in the silver-haired girl's golden eyes. She then looked down and asked, "Can we still leave?"
The white-robed elder said, "If we follow the secret tunnel, no one will be able to find us. We'll go to the Niai Divine Kingdom. We've already cleaned up the EsGods there, so we can hide there. Plus, we've recently found a way to go to the lower levels through some people. Perhaps we can find what we need there."
The silver-haired girl stood up from her seat, her silver-white hair reaching her ankles. She said, "Since Elder Cai has said it so clearly, then let's get ready. We'll leave now. I hope Zhengguo and the others have a place to go."
Elder Cai shook his head. Others might not know, but he knew that the Zhengguo outside was just a substitute. The real Zhengguo hadn't shown himself for a long time, so perhaps no one knew where he was now.
The silver-haired girl walked down the stairs, and the guards on both sides came up to protect her. Then, the group followed Elder Cai to the underground tunnel.
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