148: Chapter 148 The War Begins, Countermeasures

Just as everyone in the training hall was chatting happily, inside a tent temporarily set up outside Yulin City, Guard Army Commander Song Hai and Deputy Commander Si Yueze sat on either side, with a white-haired old man sitting between them.

Sitting opposite them were the Bald Eagle from Eagle Sauce Country, the Big-Eared Hornless Cow from India, the Two-Headed Serpent from Japan, and the Colorful Chameleon from Kimchi Country.

Ye Shao, the then-chairman of the Great Xia Professional Management Association, spoke first: "What exactly is your intention in deploying troops and setting up formations near our Great Xia?"

As the leader of the four parties, the Bald Eagle naturally took over the conversation. It spoke in a commanding tone: "We know that a god-level item has appeared within Great Xia. We came here specifically to obtain this treasure, and we hope you will cooperate voluntarily."

As soon as the words fell, the faces of Song Hai and Si Yueze darkened.

"Things within Great Xia naturally belong to Great Xia. Do you mean to seize it by force by saying that?!"

Harris the Bald Eagle shook its head expressionlessly: "No, no, no! Although this treasure appeared in Great Xia, it should belong to all of humanity. Great Xia should contribute it."

The muscles at the corner of Si Yueze's eyes twitched; he was clearly genuinely angry. "What a load of crap."

"It is in our territory, so of course it belongs to us. If you want to contribute to all of humanity, why don't you slaughter your own Great Perched Eagle first? That would be worthy of your deceased ancestors."

It is well known that Eagle Sauce Country is ruled by a White-Headed Perched Eagle that escaped from the abyss. In the past, Eagle Sauce Country suffered heavy casualties while resisting it.

Song Hai also snorted coldly: "Since it is a human matter, there is no need for you to worry about it. Could it be that you actually consider yourselves human?"

Oiwagawa Gaku, the Two-Headed Serpent, immediately retorted: "Humans are merely a backward species. Combining with fierce beasts is the best direction for human reproduction and evolution. We, the New Humans, are the last hope for humanity!"

"Therefore, that god-level treasure of Great Xia should be handed over to us even more."

It must be said that Japan's taste has always been this heavy. Saying such ethical-defying words without even blushing or having a racing heart.

Veins bulged on the foreheads of Si Yueze and Song Hai; they nearly lost their temper. How can you be so shameless?

Ye Shao also frowned with a look of disgust. "Sorry, we will not hand over anything from Great Xia to a group of..." As he spoke, he gestured with his hand, trying to avoid making the other party look too bad. But after thinking for a long time without finding a suitable description, Ye Shao could only continue: "...Beastmen."

Harris continued, unconcerned:

"If that's the case, we will have to stop providing any corresponding materials and various scrolls to Great Xia. I hope you will consider this carefully."

Harris was confident. It believed it had grasped Great Xia's lifeline. As long as they threatened them with materials and scrolls, these Great Xia officials would surely compromise.

Ye Shao firmly shook his head and said decisively: "This concerns national honor and disgrace; there is no need to consider it!"

After hearing Ye Shao's words, the members of the Beastman Alliance led by Harris all had faces as dark as the bottom of a pot, their eyes revealing a hint of malice.

"Since Great Xia is bent on having its own way, then prepare to bear the wrath of our Beastman Alliance!"

After dropping this sentence, Harris left the table first.

Oiwagawa Gaku and the others followed suit.

Bang!

Si Yueze slammed his palm on the table in anger and snorted coldly: "Simply arrogant! Extremely presumptuous!"

Ye Shao's expression was also very ugly. These Beastmen had completely lost their sense of human shame and were actually attempting naked robbery.

"Pass down the order: the entire Great Xia Guard Army is to enter a state of combat readiness immediately. If any hostile forces invade, annihilate them on the spot with full force."

"Additionally, notify those ten families that Great Xia now needs a large amount of magic energy crystal, and I hope they will fully cooperate with production."

Song Hai nodded, pondered for a while, and said with some concern: "But now that the supply of materials is blocked, I am afraid that the production progress will be affected."

Song Hai's words were not without reason.

Over the years, the Beastman Alliance led by Eagle Sauce Country had indeed exported quite a few materials and various scrolls to Great Xia, which had indeed played a certain role in the development of Professionals within Great Xia.

The white-haired Ye Shao chuckled and said: "Don't be deceived by these superficial things. Over the years, they haven't been shy about gouging us.

Moreover, this now involves national issues, so it is impossible to concede!"

"Rest assured, I will have the Professional Management Association provide the necessary materials to the ten major families as much as possible."

"In special times, we must prioritize national needs. Additionally, starting from now, requisition materials and scrolls from various domestic guilds to fill the national treasury as war reserve resources."

As the chairman of the Professional Management Association, Ye Shao quickly formulated a series of response strategies.

The Guard Army had long since transported the magic energy assault cannon to various borders of Great Xia. As long as the Beastman Alliance dared to make any unusual moves, they would definitely be made to taste bitterness.

Song Hai and Si Yueze did not raise any objections to Ye Shao's arrangements, and the work was quickly assigned.

Si Yueze was directly stationed at the front line to prevent the Beastman Alliance from sending ultra-high-level Professionals to launch sneak attacks.

There were eight such positions in total, each guarded by heavy troops and equipped with at least ten magic energy assault cannons. Personnel from the Heavenly Sword Bureau were also on standby at all times to escort and protect the positions.

Inside the training hall, Tang Mo, who was chatting happily with Guan Waner, suddenly received a message from Wei Shenchou:

War begins!

Tang Mo put away his smile and looked in the direction of Long Junhao.

Long Junhao, who had already received the news, just glanced at Tang Mo indifferently without saying much.

Tang Mo knew that the principal was letting him make the decision.

Since that was the case, Tang Mo was not someone to be trifled with, so he decided to just kill them and be done with it.

Tang Mo slowly extended his right hand, and instantly, dozens of bright red tentacles tightly wrapped around Rudolf and the others.

The Venomous Touch, which had already been upgraded to an epic-level skill, had its toughness and damage greatly increased.

The huge tentacles tightly coiled around Rudolf and his party, and a boundless sense of suffocation quickly enveloped them.

Struggling, struggling again, and finally giving up.

Rudolf and his party couldn't even say a word until they died. Their faces turned purple, their bodies were half-corroded, and their deaths were quite miserable.

Tang Mo felt a little disappointed. These guys didn't even give experience!

However, fortunately, the things in their storage spaces and the equipment on their bodies were all collected by Tang Mo.

There wasn't much equipment, just some Supreme-level gear. Tang Mo didn't think much of it and originally intended to recycle it all. But seeing Guan Waner and the others looking at him with eager faces, Tang Mo decided to just give them one each.

However, the only drawback was that Guan Waner and the others couldn't wear them yet because the minimum level requirement for this equipment was level 210.

Among these people, the highest level was Su Mingxu, who was only level 134, still quite a few levels away from being able to wear this equipment.