Chapter 663: Chief Longbai
"Your Majesty!"
Xun hid in the ditch next to the beach, guarding the neatly arranged heads alone, and ran over.
"My lord! A great victory!"
Bailiu and Hongqian, who were on aerial reconnaissance and alert, were the fastest and flew over. When they saw Long Bai, their nervousness relaxed.
"Longbai Ant King!"
"Your Majesty!"
"King Longbai Ant, have you seen King Melanji?"
"Your Majesty, look, kill them all!"
"We did some calculations and found a total of 5.84 billion rough stones and 83 divine fruits."
"The amount is too huge. Can the United Kingdom of Bo Shuwan provide so much wealth?"
Long Bai: "...very good!"
Long Bai did a simple inventory, looked up at the standing stone pillars, and asked: "Who did this? Is it too cruel?"
Hongqian: "Your Majesty, this is the second great king's gold-rich ability."
Bai Liu: "Towards the end of the war, a reconnaissance Zerg warrior suddenly approached the island. At that time, everyone was busy cleaning up the remaining soldiers on the island, and it ran away. It is very likely that it saw King Bai and Zhanlan using Thousand Years Tree to attack."
Hongqian: "The second king said, put the head out to scare those insects with ulterior motives. If we want to gain a foothold in Wanglan Continent, we must not only be strong, but also ferocious. To survive in the ant and bee kingdoms, the more tyrannical we are, the more we will be punished." Respect and keeping a low profile means being cowardly and incompetent, and you will be bullied.”
Long Bai: "..."
Bai Liu: "By the way, Longbai Ant King, just now, the Dark Maple Dragon King from the United Kingdom of Boshu Bay came. It wanted to land on the island, but Hong Yanhai and I intercepted it and persuaded it to retreat."
"..."
Long Bai asked: "No insects were injured, right?"
Hongyan: "The battlefield is chaotic, with all kinds of abilities flying around, making it hard to guard against them. Bailian, Baifan, spruce, mountain persimmon, sugarcane, and mulberry were all injured to varying degrees. Raspberry and Green Maple have been helping to treat them in time. It will affect growth and evolution.”
Bai Liu: "Longbai Ant King, your Beikuiyu was seriously injured. It was hit hard by the beast that suddenly rushed in. The whole tree was half tilted and the main trunk was broken. After the war, we straightened it up immediately, and Qingmao used The ability will continue and there will be no worries about life, but after recovering from the injury, you may need to gather the heart of the tree to regenerate."
Hongji: "The north direction of Azure Shelter suffered the most violent attack from the Ishikari blue ant army. Eleven god-given seeds such as rhubarb, small yellow, multi-seeded blue ice cypress, and Erwang cypress were damaged to varying degrees, but they were all damaged. It’s no big deal.”
These god-given seeds have been continuously strengthened by the wood-type red-black pattern ability, and their branches have become as hard as alloy. Each one is two to three hundred meters high and dozens of meters thick, so they are not easy to kill.
"good--"
Long Bai tapped his tentacles and turned to look at Juniper, who was limping and running.
"Your Majesty..."
Juniper shouted excitedly: "My lord, I personally killed a Poseidon Beetle with my claws!"
"That's the one! Your Majesty, look at the hole in its head!"
Juniper ran closer and raised his claws to point at the hill where the heads were piled. "This guy is very brave. He resisted the defense line of the Ravage Remains and rushed up to the high ground, killing many of our specialized blue ants and thunder soldiers. I charged forward. In front of him, a claw pierced its head..."
As Long Bai listened, his tentacles subconsciously raised, and the electric light shone. "What happened to your claws?"
"The carapace of the Poseidon is too thick. It was so powerful that it threw me away with one swing, and my claws were broken inside its head. Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have a strong vitality. After the war, I got my short limbs back. Qingmai helped pick it up."
Who asked you to rush forward?
If the Insect King breaks into the defense line, wouldn't Big Wang Bai take care of it with a single beam of light?
Why didn't you die on the battlefield?
Long Bai calmed down his anger and asked: "Have the statistics been done? How many Ishikari blue ant soldiers were killed in this battle? How many troops did the Fanglan Mountain Kingdom lose?"
Juniper: "The army of Ishikari blue ants that attacked Rainbow Island this time was about four million, and killed nearly three million. The two kings did not have the careful calculation of the king, so they wasted too much raw energy, and they did not have the power to chase down the remaining soldiers in the future. Dozens of Saou lurking under the sea were lost, as well as an army of more than one million Ishikari blue ants."
"As for our losses in Xianglan Mountain, Your Majesty, the disparity in strength is too great. My specialized thunder troops, as well as the specialized air troops commanded by Hei Huai and Wang Bai, were almost destroyed."
"The losses of the Specialized Blue Soldiers were also heavy. Cuibai's First Army had only 25,000 soldiers left after the war; Yinbai's Second Army was even worse, with less than 20,000 soldiers left; Jubai's Fourth Army still had some remaining We have about 30,000 soldiers; the remaining troops of the fifth and sixth legions of Black Birch and Black Persimmon are less than 10,000."
Long Bai's heart sank and he asked, "Where is your third legion?"
"It's about the same as Yinbai, and there are 20,000 soldiers..."
Juniper concluded solemnly: "Your Majesty, in this battle, our Xianglan Mountain Kingdom has approximately 110,000 remaining combat troops, approximately 130,000 dead troops, and nearly 20,000 seriously injured and disabled troops."
Over a hundred years, most of the 260,000 troops accumulated through hard work were lost in one battle.
However, 260,000 versus 4 million, if you can defend it, there will be no big mistakes to make.
"There you go, Juniper. You did a great job."
Long Bai praised them both lightly and asked, "What are Cui Bai and Yin Bai busy with?"
Juniper: "Dispose of the corpse. The corpse of the Ishikari blue ant cannot be wasted. Refining it into white beads is the best food. Feed it to the larvae. The cultured soldier ants will be stronger and more powerful."
"Do not eat each other if you are of the same species. This is the bottom line for intelligent life."
Long Bai ordered: "Let Black Birch and Black Sophora deal with it, disperse it and mix it into the food reserves in the Cedar Mountain cold storage, then turn around and throw it to other bee tribes and ant tribes to eat."
Juniper: "...The king is wise."
Long Bai: "Inform Cui Bai and Yin Bai to reorganize the team and assemble 50,000 specialized blue soldiers. Follow me and go to Featherjaw Island to have a look."
"Your Majesty——"
Hongyan was anxious when he heard this and reminded: "King Longbai Ant, we only have 110,000 combat troops left. King Melanji is not on the island. If you leave again, Hongdao will defend..."
Long Bai raised his paw and pointed at the stone pillar and asked, "Aren't all those who can threaten our Hong Island here?"
"Understood! Your Majesty!"
Juniper raised his paw and pushed the red spawn, and agreed sonorously, praising: "The two kings have foresight! With so many heads here, who dares to have any thoughts about us?"
Long Bai said angrily: "Stop irritating Lan Dao! I will collect all the heads and send them to Yucai Island so that the insects from the Boshuwan United Kingdom can be hung up to demonstrate and attract hatred."
…
Long Bai rushed to check on Bei Kuiyu's injuries.
On a chaotic battlefield, eye-catching large trees are more likely to become targets of attacks.
Beikuiyu suffers from the height of the tree.
However, because of the height of the tree and the continuous strengthening of the red black pattern, the injury was not serious. He could just rest for a while and gather the heart of the tree to regenerate.
The production of god-given force food has been delayed for several years, so there is no other problem.
Long Bai reorganized the ant army, and in the afternoon, the frost-like vortex beasts hoisted the calyx-red rose battle flag, and set off in a mighty manner with the support of the army.
…
Traveling day and night,
At dusk the next day, we arrived at Hacae Island.
The Dark Maple Dragon King led a large group of insects out to sea to greet him.
"Longbai Ant King! Cuibai, Yinbaizuo King!"
The insects greeted them warmly, all staring at the bulge on the top of the vortex beast's head, which contained more than a hundred heads of various sizes frozen in ice.
Long Bai responded one by one, controlled the icicles to lift his body up, looked towards the island, and asked: "Dark Maple Dragon King, have you regained Yucai Island so soon?"
"It's not a recapture. We were a step too late."
The Dark Maple Dragon King regretted: "Our intelligence news is lagging behind. When it was confirmed that the King of Beast Ants, King of Beast Armor, King of Beast Ant, and all the sea beasts, King Armor, and King Zuo had all died on Hong Island, we organized our forces When the counterattack was launched, the Ishikari blue ant army on Yucai Island had already received the news and evacuated on its own initiative."
Long Bai followed with regret and said: "After I returned to Hong Island, I immediately organized a large army to rush to aid Yucai Island. I was also thinking about killing a few more sea beasts, completely crippling Blue Island, and counterattacking on Blue Island. In this way, This matter still needs to be discussed in the long run.”
Upon hearing this, the Dark Maple Dragon King raised his tentacles and said, "Yes! Counterattack on Blue Island, but we need to plan carefully..."
The Dark Maple Dragon King asked: "Where are the Dragon Cypress Ant King and the Melancholic King?"
Long Bai: "The overall situation is not stable. King Melanji and I must have at least one person staying behind to guard Hongdao."
"oh--"
"Right--"
The Dark Maple Dragon King greeted warmly: "Longbai Ant King, everyone knows that you will come to support, and we are all waiting for you. Let's go to the island to talk in detail."
…
Reports spread about the great victory of Hongdao and the defeat of Blue Island in World War I.
Almost all the Zerg warriors from the Boshuwan Alliance gathered on Yucai Island.
After being suppressed for a hundred years, they finally let out their bad breath, and finally no longer faced the threat of extinction. The insects on the island have begun to cheer and celebrate.
The ice ships controlled by the army of fish-cutting ants formed a long line, and an endless supply of fresh food was being transported from behind.
A grand banquet is being organized on the island.
Far behind, the ant queen and bee queen who were not participating in the battle were invited over.
Many coastal kingdoms, or kingdoms that actively support the Boshu Bay Alliance, have also received invitations and sent their kings or accompanying Zerg warriors to participate.
In the central palace of Hacae Island, due east, a flat square with a side of one kilometer was temporarily opened.
A large number of ant queens, bee queens, zodiac kings and insect warriors gathered in groups and chatted.
The ice vortex beast approached, and the bustling square gradually became quiet, and all eyes looked at the vortex beast.
Long Bai's thoughts turned, and the water element's original energy exploded slightly. Ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, bing, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, froze-frozen heads flew and fell into the square.
Long Bai trembled his mental power and shouted passionately: "The three beasts that invaded Hong Island were killed by fifteen sea beasts. Blue Island lost more than half of its top combat power. In the next hundred years, Wanglan Continent will have no worries."
--Wow!
--oh!
--victory!
--Great!
…
After a brief silence, the Zerg warriors in the square raised their tentacles and front feet high, and burst into fanatical cheers.
Long Bai shook his tentacles gently. The language of these king orchid insects was too poor. They could only scream and moan, but they did not understand words of praise such as 'the king is invincible', 'the king is powerful', and 'the king has unparalleled wisdom'.
Long Bai was thinking about what to say, when an inappropriate mental thought came out.
"A hundred years of worry-free, what will happen in a hundred years? According to the previous rules, in a hundred years, three or four beasts will be born on Blue Island. The entire Wanglan and Zhibai Continent will fall into the same predicament as yesterday."
Long Bai looked back and saw the Blue Butterfly King.
Four other leaders of the United Kingdom of Boshuwan, as well as leaders of the elite team of the Fifth Army, and a large group of insects walked out of the palace.
"Longbai Ant King!"
"Cuibai, King Yinbaizuo."
The insects greeted each other.
Lan Ying Butterfly King said: "Longbai Ant King, this time we invite all the tribes in the mainland to come to the gathering because we have something to discuss, but... of course, we must first seek your opinion."
Long Bai: "Counterattack on Blue Island?"
The Blue Butterfly King looked at the Dark Maple Dragon King.
The Dark Maple Dragon King vibrated his mental power and said sonorously: "Today's Blue Island has lost more than half of its top combat forces and is extremely weak. However, relying on the scepter of the God of the Ocean, they can quickly recover. Right now, they may be our only Chance."
The Sanshou Ant King said: "Longbai Ant King, our five leaders, seventeen deputy leaders, and the twenty-four leader insect kings of the elite team, after discussion, they all agreed that Blue Island cannot be given a chance to breathe."
"What we mean is to invite all the forces in the mainland who can and are willing to participate in the war to counterattack Blue Island, surround Bafangzhou, encircle without fighting, trap and kill, and survive the Ishikari Blue Ants to death."
The excited emotions of the people in the square instantly cooled down, and they pondered and waited for the next step.
Long Bai: "Before the war, the Ishikari Blue Ant Kingdom had about 17 to 18 million ant troops, more than a hundred ant kings, and four to five hundred subordinate kings. Among them, the ant army lost three million on Hong Island, and on Hacai Island. Bian, how's the damage?"
Queen Bee Zesheng replied: "It's about the same, about 3 million."
Long Bai: "The Ishikari Blue Ant Kingdom still has over ten million ant troops and three to four hundred kings. It's not that easy to attack the island, right?"
Blood Vine Queen Bee: "We have calculated that the Bo Shuwan coalition can gather 30 million troops within half a month. With lobbying from various countries, we should be able to recruit tens of millions of reinforcements in the future. Looking at the number alone, it is close to a four-to-one strength advantage. "
The Indigo Ant King said: "Longbai Ant King, the five of us ant kings discussed it. If we want to destroy Blue Island, we must have a big leader who is good at strategy to coordinate and command the five major armies. In terms of strength and war command, throughout the continent, Only you, Dragon Cypress Ant King, can do this."
——The big leader?
As soon as these words came out, the insect swarm in the square was in an uproar.
Before Long Bai came, he had thought that the Bo Shuwan Alliance would probably take this opportunity to counterattack Blue Island. Moreover, Long Bai also intended to promote this matter, but he never expected that they would suddenly come like this.
——The big leader? What does this mean?
Long Bai's eyes condensed, and with a thought, the frost-like vortex beast turned into thick fog, rose and dissipated, and ordered: "Cui Bai, Yin Bai, take your troops to the lake to rest."
Long Bai greeted again: "Gentlemen, let's go into the main hall to talk!"
The Dark Maple Dragon King also greeted: "Enter the main discussion chamber to discuss in detail!"
…
The five leaders and many key members of the coalition gathered together.
Long Bai asked bluntly: "King Blue Butterfly, Queen Zesheng, and the Boshuwan Alliance's war reserve funds are not enough?"
Queen Bee Zesheng: "...the matter of selecting the leader has nothing to do with the original stone."
The five leaders were all a little embarrassed.
Lan Ying Butterfly King answered directly: "The gap is indeed a bit big. Long Bai Ant King, I'm afraid it will be difficult to cash in your bounty immediately."
Lan Ying Butterfly King said in detail: "Currently, the alliance's discounted raw stones of God-given Force Food stored in the Edelweiss Spider King total 5.4 billion. The amount is not small, but the war cost is even greater."
"In this war, Zerg warriors and King Zuo died. The juniors behind them, the ant queen and bee queen, need to be given enough resources to provide compensation. The rough stone required is about 1.2 billion."
"The war is considered won. All the Zerg warriors and kings who participated in the war will be given a reward more or less, right? This will require about 1 billion."
"If we were to counterattack Blue Island, and 30 million troops would charge forward, the amount of food consumed every day would be huge. Simply raising food from donations would not be enough. We would need to spend resources to buy it from the inland kingdom, and we would also need to invest in hiring ants and tribesmen who are unwilling to participate in the war. Transported by bees. After one month of war, food consumption reaches as high as 100 million. This is a continuous consumption."
Long Bai knew that they didn't have enough money.
Due to institutional reasons, the wild god-given seeds managed by the United Kingdom of Boshuwan are probably less than three digits, and the little revenue generated is not enough to be divided within the kingdom. Such a large force mainly relies on donations to support the war.
In the past, there were no beasts in Blue Island, so you could still play in this mode and live a relatively comfortable life.
If only one or two wild beasts appeared in a very low probability within a thousand years, a billion-dollar bounty would not be a big deal.
No one expected that there would be a steady appearance of beasts and a large number of sea beasts...
This time, Long Bai's reward amount was almost 6 billion. There was no way to pay it back, and the gap was huge.
The war burns resources, and the Boshuwan Alliance also wants to counterattack Blue Island, which requires at least 3 billion resources to be prepared...
So you came up with the clever plan of ‘Big Boss’?
Their thinking logic should be:
The wealth of the alliance is the wealth of the big leader, and the liabilities of the alliance are the liabilities of the big leader. If the big leader owes the big leader, it is equivalent to settling the debt.
But what if Blue Island is captured?
Victory belongs to everyone, and the fruits of victory should be shared by everyone.
but,
As a ‘big leader’, the more you work, the more you get, is that right?
Long Bai shook his tentacles and said: "As for the bounty, wait until the richest man in Xuedong comes over and see what he says. As for the big leader... I am a peace-loving ant, I don't like killing, I don't like fighting, and I'm not good at fighting. . I really can’t take on this position.”
Peace-loving?
Don't like fighting?
Not good at fighting?
"..."
There was a suffocation in the hall.
What do you say about the heads of King Ant, King Zuo, and King Jia that were thrown outside?
"Longbai Ant King is too humble..."
The Sickle Leaf Insect King broke the silence and asked thoughtfully: "Longbai Ant King, do you think it is appropriate to organize forces to counterattack Blue Island at this time?"
The scepter of the God of the Ocean is the same thing as the thousand-year-old tree, a combat-type creation of an extraterrestrial civilization. Even more powerful than the thousand-year-old tree, it protects a wider range of areas.
To counterattack Blue Island, we can only encircle them but not kill them. This poses another fatal problem: in two years’ time it will be the Expedition Year. If we are pushed too hard, the ants on Blue Island may escape from the Force Star Realm with the wild god-given seeds. This is a loss that Long Bai absolutely cannot bear.
at the same time,
The ant king of Zhibai Continent must die. This scourge should not remain for long.
Long Bai's idea was to feign an attack, conveying to the outside world that he would capture Blue Island in one fell swoop, and that the coalition forces had the strength and determination to trap Blue Island and exterminate the Ishikari blue ants.
Force the King of Fish Ants to either leave the Force Star Realm, or go crazy and jump out to cause chaos and take revenge.
Long Bai spoke righteously and replied: "This is not a question of appropriateness, but a counterattack. As everyone said, Blue Island cannot be given a chance to breathe."
King Sickle Leaf Armor twitched his tentacles and said, "That's good! It seems that everyone has a highly consistent view on this matter."
King Kamleye Jia looked around and said slowly: "I am a Zhibai Continent insect. I came to Wanglan Continent to assist in the war. I should not be involved in the internal management affairs of the Boshu Bay Alliance. However, the war has reached this point that is related to success or failure. I have to say a few words.”
"According to my more than 100 years of war experience, the five major leaders of the alliance each command a group army and perform their own duties. The five leaders jointly decide on the war, and the seventeen deputy leaders cooperate to check and balance each other and balance power, making it difficult for major mistakes to occur .With this system, it is feasible to defend Yucai Island, but that’s all.”
"If we want to counterattack Blue Island, this conservative war command system will no longer apply. We must have a leader who is both strong and capable and can convince all the insects to provide unified command."
Lan Ying Butterfly King also echoed: "Although I don't understand how Hongdao managed to annihilate all the invading elite forces of Blue Island in one fell swoop, the results are before our eyes and are undeniable. The current favorable situation was planned by Long Bai Ant King. , it is obvious to all the insects in the Boshuwan Alliance. The prestige of the Longbai Ant King has reached its peak due to this battle. At present, only the Longbai Ant King is qualified for the position of the big leader. "
The Sanjiao Ant King concluded: "That's right. To counterattack Blue Island, we need a big leader. Currently, only the Longbai Ant King is qualified for this position."
All the insects in the hall echoed.
Long Bai slowly shook his tentacles, then hesitantly tapped them. His tone was full of helplessness, and he said: "Since everyone said so, it seems that I can't refuse. But I really don't want to be the leader. I can take a discount." In this way, I can serve as the 'temporary chief'. When the war is against Blue Island, I can take up the post temporarily and do some work to the best of my ability. I will not care about matters other than Blue Island."
No bug response.
Long Bai slowly turned around, observed a circle, and added: "I have calculated that in the battle of Hongdao, the total bounty is about 5.85 billion rough stones and 83 divine fruits. It can be done like this, one divine fruit cannot be missing, it can Cash it out slowly. I will only withdraw 1 billion from the Spider King's Message to buy divine fruits. Then... I heard that Blue Island's rough stone mineral deposits are very rich? After knocking them down, first hollow out their mines and cut off their roots. Dig. The rough stones that come out will pay me 4.85 billion?"
"Longbai Ant King is righteous!"
"That makes sense!"
"Here's a solution to the problem!"
"As long as Long Bai Ant King can lead us to conquer Blue Island, the rough stone will definitely not be a problem."
…
All the insects agreed.
Long Bai walked to the sand table in the center of the hall, activated his earth ability, and the gravel changed into a rough topographic map of Blue Island. He pointed with his tentacles and said:
"Now is the best season for cross-sea operations. Come, let's discuss a general strategy for attacking Blue Island. We will get started tonight and start pre-war preparations..." (End of Chapter)