Chapter 1506
Chapter 1506 - 1502: The Grand Strategy
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Four months had passed since the plan was initiated.
Now, the full-scale counterattack on the frontlines had just begun; some areas gained the upper hand, and some even pushed into the Exotic Realm...
"...the Eastern Country is not satisfied with the current battlefront."
It was like a major shareholder behind the scenes, investing a lot of money to see the progress of your company, only to find that even the promises made at last year’s annual meeting had not been started.
The "strategy" of the Eastern Country was to directly establish a Fish-Man Kingdom in the Otherworld, using it as a frontline to contain the Octopus Forces and as an arms manufacturing base for new weaponry.
In some sense, it was a "proxy war" aimed at restraining the opponent... but now, the proxies were still at home.
"The Eastern Country doesn’t have an issue with you, it’s just from our internal repeated reviews... achieving this much is already quite remarkable."
The new Military Director Lulu had not lost the trust of the Eastern Country; in fact, her ability to integrate and initiate a substantial frontline counterattack within just a few months was quite impressive.
Especially compared to the ineptitude of her predecessors... As the "investor," the Eastern Country wasn’t really worried about you making mistakes or being slow; what they were most concerned and even angry about was you pocketing the investment money and being too lazy to even falsify efforts.
Lulu was taking action; not only was the frontline training troops, but they were also constructing defenses and fortresses, and even beginning to fight over many strategically valuable Spatial Rifts.
As a proxy, her performance was already quite surprising.
"This isn’t your fault, but rather that our demands exceeded your limits..."
The leader of the special task group who arrived spoke very directly; the fact was that the given resources and time were only enough for holding the line, but the plan demanded an advance into the enemy’s old nest... The fact that the frontline hadn’t cursed was already quite commendable.
But the plan was set here; this was a decided upon major mission and national strategic policy, not something you could simply refuse to fight.
"...so, we’ve come."
Since the strategy was determined, it had to be accomplished at any cost.
This time, the reinforcements were astounding, directly interfacing with the Military Commission were three Quasi-Gods from the Eastern Country.
Among them, Lu Ping’an saw a presence he couldn’t understand.
"A Quasi-God, an Octopus... a free Fishman Quasi-God?"
It was a massive figure sitting across the table, attracting all gazes.
It was an old Fishman, with a clear tear wound on the right cheek, muscles so developed that they reminded Lu Ping’an of King Kui, but its demeanor reminded him of Mr. Dragon when he first met him.
That was Lu Ping’an’s first encounter with a Rule-level warrior, making him feel like he was facing a wall, an unbreakable fortress...
"...a steel wall-like aura."
Looking at this Fishman who had been squinting since the beginning of the meeting and hadn’t spoken a word, Lu Ping’an’s initial assessment was quite high.
This was clearly a significant figure; among the new group, he sat in the principal seat.
"Who is this?"
"I don’t recognize him..."
Even Big Cat didn’t recognize this Quasi-God, which was quite surprising.
"I am Sarrat Shasim...you can call me Shane, or Wang Zhenhai."
Finally, he introduced himself, enlightening everyone.
No wonder no one recognized him before; he wasn’t an Earth-born Quasi-God.
The Octopus had existed for at least thousands of years, oppressing countless races and ethnicities, and its enemies were nearly infinite.
The enemy of an enemy wasn’t necessarily a friend, but when targeting a common enemy, "friends" naturally multiplied... especially when the wealthy Eastern Country was willing to pay the friend fee.
In fact, Earth and the Octopus had been entangled not just for a year or two, naturally having many allies in this regard, and now they had begun to exert their strength, naturally contacting these mortal enemies of the Octopus.
"...Uh, the future new Emperor of that otherworldly Kingdom?"
"Not quite, a Quasi-God at that level wouldn’t easily interfere with a world. The new Emperor would likely be of his bloodline or a descendant."
Establishing a frontline Fishman Kingdom was the preset strategy. Since the current conditions were unachievable, they would mobilize more resources and manpower to accomplish it.
The high-tier combat power of the Fishmen in Mercury 42 was insufficient, so they decided to call in Fishmen from other worlds.
This approach was simple and crude, but it was effective!
The new dispatch team brought countless resources and new strategic guidelines. Just the tens of thousands of middle-high tier Fishman Legion that had just arrived at the frontline could support the battle line.
It was probably an entire Fishman Kingdom from an Exotic Realm.
Serving as the core and grassroots officers, they could establish a Kingdom in the Otherworld.
"We have a way to go directly to the Octopus world..."
But the biggest support would probably be this.
The current defensive line clashing head-on, not only had to confront the Octopus’s "isolation layer" but also attempted to kill those Overlords and even Quasi-Gods... Even after finally killing them, there was a chance the enemy might directly collapse the minor world and destroy that spatial passage.
Avoiding battle on the enemy’s chosen battlefield was a standard military tactic; to keep pushing slowly like this was simply too slow.
"Is it Him?"
Lu Ping’an pointed up at the sky, the being they had previously agreed on had finally come this time.
"It should be. Her abilities in the spatial system are top-tier..."
Lulu, whom Lu had encountered before, was also linking with this world and seemed like she would become a resident God here.
And if she personally intervened, it certainly was possible to open a passage... Since others can erode your world through a different dimension link, naturally, you can use the same method to erode the enemy’s world.
The only issue was that this would be akin to building bridges between both sides, greatly reducing the distance between them, and so interactions would become much easier.
In Lu Ping’an’s understanding, this had something to do with "Resonance." Trying to stir up frequencies to form a resonance with another world was difficult, but if both sides start to "resonate," they would automatically be pulled to a closer frequency at a high-dimensional level.
If it were Earth, whoever proposed this might be regarded as a traitor, but in this world...
"...already linked to this many invading worlds, bringing it a bit closer seems harmless."
Manpower, high-tier combat power, and strategic resources, everything the currently stretched frontline was lacking was now fully supplied from the rear.
But it was also a form of pressure and a warning; everything possible had been given, and if they couldn’t produce results now, accountability would be demanded...
"They should be opening a new dimensional passage to directly counterstrike the Exotic Realm?"
This was now an open scheme. Since it was them making the opening, the entry and exit point would naturally be on their side.
Lu Ping’an felt a bit regretful. If the main battlefield was here, he could still have some fun, but if it was in the Otherworld, he probably wouldn’t even gain admission.
But he had underestimated his own importance in the eyes of the Eastern Country.
The new dispatch team specifically visited Lu, and they even brought him a gift from his homeland.
"This... How can I accept this!"
Although he said this, Lu Ping’an’s speed in taking the box did not slow down at all.
This was exactly what he needed most, even something the Eastern Country’s rear Command Center had gone to great lengths to find for him as strategic material.
[Sarrat Shasim’s Dream Doll (Upper Gold): Affix to oneself, gain a perfect Avatar...]
Lu Ping’an had always thought of himself leveling up to solve problems, but in front of national-level financial capabilities, it seemed their actions were faster.
"Now, I can go over there and have some fun..."
— End of Chapter 1506 —