97: The siren has landed!

Li Qing's arrangements were always exceptionally redundant.

The meeting hall's signal was jammed specifically to protect Ye Su's information.

After all, he knew that Ye Su had already obtained another Core Martial Art.

As the stabilizing cornerstone of Great Xia.

It was normal for Li Qing to make such arrangements.

He hadn't expected something like this to happen midway through.

Ye Su immediately entered the meeting hall with Black Tiger.

When the crowd saw Ye Su enter, their voices immediately lowered.

And upon seeing Black Tiger, the noise stopped instantly, because logically speaking, Black Tiger shouldn't have been there.

His appearance—could it be that something unexpected had happened outside?

Black Tiger whispered into Li Qing's ear for a moment.

This further confirmed everyone's suspicions.

"Director Li, has something happened outside?"

Someone asked.

Li Qing didn't hide it and said directly;

"Sea Monsters have been detected gathering in several sea areas!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expressions changed.

During the solar term of Rain Water, the greatest concern was Sea Monsters.

They were massive in number and mutated fiercely—the previous mindless landing had already given everyone a fright. Now, if they had completed their unification and were coming with a plan, the situation would be far too serious.

"Everyone, time is of the essence."

Ye Su spoke up directly;

"Establishing the Ranks for Professionals is no small matter."

"How about we use rain as the defining metric?"

There was no time for arguments; Ye Su was prepared to take sole command.

As soon as he spoke, everyone looked at each other, and finally, someone had to speak up;

"Captain Ye, you decide."

Ye Su did not decline;

"Entry-Level is Entry-Level; it doesn't need another name."

"After becoming a Professional, the stages will be called: Light Rain Realm, followed by Luo Zhu and Streamline—"

Entry-Level.

Light Rain Realm.

Droplet Realm.

Streamline Realm.

Using rain as the reference!

It wouldn't feel out of place, nor would it be overly complicated.

"When a Professional gives birth to a wisp of blood qi, that is the Light Rain Realm."

"When blood qi rolls like a stream, that is the Droplet Realm, like myself."

"Finally, reaching the level where one can slash out an external blade light like Ye Su—that is the Streamline Realm."

Qiu Qi murmured.

It was indeed easy to distinguish the differences between them.

As for those who wanted to add sub-stages like first-tier, second-tier, or Early, Middle, and Late Stages, it didn't matter.

As long as the general framework was set.

"Good!"

"Agreed."

"Seconded."

"Agreed."

...

Suddenly, everyone's opinions were unified.

"Everyone, since the general framework has been established, we can discuss the details later. Currently, the situation has changed, so Suzhou and Hangzhou will not keep you any longer."

Li Qing said, glancing at Black Tiger, who nodded;

"The vehicles outside are ready. Everyone, please return quickly."

Everyone stood up immediately.

The first person cupped his hands toward Ye Su, then nodded to Li Qing and quickly left the hall.

It was fine; they could continue their arguments later.

But now that the Sea Monsters were moving, everyone had to rush back.

Even those from inland cities had to move immediately.

After all, at a time like this, the principle was that when one place is in trouble, support comes from all directions.

Among them, Qiu Qi was the last to leave.

He walked to the edge of the platform and solemnly cupped his hands and bowed to Ye Su;

"Captain Ye, I don't know what will happen next. If Suzhou and Hangzhou is not in great danger, I will need Captain Ye to provide more support to my Magic City."

Ye Su was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

Magic City—if the Sea Monsters really were going to land, the pressure on Magic City would indeed be immense.

After receiving Ye Su's response, Qiu Qi left quickly.

At the same time.

Ye Su's side also became busy immediately.

As soon as the hall's jamming was turned off, a voice rang in his earpiece;

"Captain Ye, Captain Ye, are you there?"

"Brother Hui? What's the matter?"

"Captain Ye, Cui Hu from the Imperial Capital is looking for you."

"Alright, patch him through."

Soon, Cui Hu's voice rang out;

"Ye Su, the situation is urgent."

"Sea Monsters are gathering in the Yellow Sea and have begun to move. They will enter the Bohai Sea in a few hours."

"The pressure on the Imperial Capital's defense perimeter will be very high. If—"

Ye Su frowned.

Great Xia's foundations had not yet truly formed.

Coupled with the very long coastline, if the Sea Monsters made a full-scale landing.

The pressure on all defensive lines would be enormous.

"You just lock onto the King-level Lifeforms," Ye Su said;

"You can handle the others as you please, but I will deal with the King-level Lifeforms."

"Wait..."

Suddenly, Ye Su remembered something.

The letter said that a Flood Dragon would appear in the Yellow Sea, and it hid the secret of King-level Lifeforms.

And the disturbance in the Yellow Sea was exactly why Cui Hu was calling this time.

"Observe more closely on your end. I feel there will be very troublesome King-level Sea Monsters."

"If you spot any, send a photo over."

"Alright."

Cui Hu responded immediately.

As soon as the call was hung up.

Zhuge Hu appeared.

This time, he didn't bring paper documents; instead, he held a tablet.

"Captain Ye, I've sent the information to you."

He spoke while tapping on the screen;

"Currently, I have organized many Professionals in Suzhou and Hangzhou under the company's name."

"Among them, Professionals from the Su Hang Grand Camp serve as the backbone, forming five-man squads."

"I've sent over their numbers and designations."

"Then there's the coastline and water systems here in Suzhou and Hangzhou. If the Sea Monsters land, the defensive pressure on our side will also be very high."

"I suggest—"

Ye Su spoke directly and interrupted him;

"Ninety percent of these three thousand Professionals on paper don't have a profession scroll, right? In current terms, they are basically all Entry-Level Professionals. Most of the rest are in the Droplet Realm, with very few in the Light Rain Realm, correct?"

This wasn't just a problem for Suzhou and Hangzhou; it was a nationwide problem.

The number of Entry-Level Professionals would increase rapidly because of the potions.

But there weren't enough profession scrolls to match them.

Meanwhile, Light Rain Realm Professionals were quickly promoted to the Droplet Realm due to the supply of number 2 potions.

It had become a deformed model where the bottom layer was massive, the middle layer was very, very small, and the high layer was slightly larger.

"Yes!"

Zhuge Hu answered.

"The combat power of these Professionals can hardly decide anything."

"The main defensive force still has to rely on the fire support from the Su Hang Grand Camp."

"Explain the situation to the commanding officer of the Su Hang Grand Camp."

"By the way, most importantly, you must ask him if the Su Hang Grand Camp is equipped with mushroom eggs!"

Zhuge Hu was stunned for a moment, then left quickly.

In fact, Zhuge Hu wanted to replicate the previous model used to hunt the Great Turtle, using Professional squads to form a subsequent defensive line to resist a potential Sea Monster landing.

However.

The current combat power of Professionals was not strong.

A large number of Entry-Level Professionals without a profession change had limited combat power.

To put it bluntly.

Even if a Light Rain Realm Professional was mediocre, as long as they could use a Talent Skill, they could always cause damage to the Sea Monsters.

But Entry-Level Professionals had to rely on standard-issue weapons to hack and slash.

They were naturally more than a level behind.

Ye Su knew why Zhuge Hu was doing this, because doing so could indeed filter out Professionals with potential in a cruel environment.

However, Ye Su felt that the massive population base should not be consumed in such a place.

The war between races had not yet truly begun.

Every bit of living force must be preserved as much as possible!