54: The Emperor’s trump card, special forces!

Ito Hidekazu stood respectfully beside the Emperor, his face lighting up with joy as he observed the Challenger Camp's immense combat power reserves.

He then glanced at the Eagle Country's combat power reserves displayed by the system.

“Eagle Country: Total Population 400 million, Army 1 million, Air Force 500,000, Navy 500,000…

“Aerial units approximately 6,000, naval units approximately 1,000, ground units approximately 30,000…”

The Sky Curtain did not provide specific weapon names for the Eagle Country; everything was expressed in terms of “XX units.”

This was a normal setting; no dungeon would reveal the enemy's detailed configuration to the Challenger Camp from the outset. Much specific information needed to be gradually explored by the Challenger Camp within the dungeon.

Ito Hidekazu made a rough comparison, then smiled with a relaxed expression.

“Your Majesty, it's clear that our combat power far surpasses that of the Eagle Country!”

“Aside from national population and soldier count being inferior to Eagle Country, our weapon quantity and ordnance quantity far exceed Eagle Country's by several, even more than a dozen, times!”

“If we can truly conscript 9 million soldiers on Dongying Island on a large scale, then our soldier count will also greatly surpass the Eagle Country. I must say, our chances of victory are very, very high!”

Ito Hidekazu fantasized for a moment.

The Eagle Country, at most, had a combined force of 2 million soldiers across its navy, Army, and Air Force. If Dongying Island truly followed the Emperor's words, it would have 10 million soldiers!

Coupled with the excessive number of weapons and equipment, they could wear down the Eagle Country even through attrition.

“Now is not the time to be careless,” the Emperor said in a deep voice.

“Has Ito-kun forgotten the losses he suffered in previous dungeons?”

“The Sky Curtain only broadly told us the number of enemy combat units. If these equipments are all Aircraft Carrier-level, it will be very difficult for us to gain an advantage!”

Ito Hidekazu shivered, unconsciously recalling the terror of being dominated by the Extinguish Country Fleet.

That dense mass of colossal ships had become his eternal nightmare.

“Don't forget, the completion rate of Raging Sea is currently only 2%. We must prepare for the worst, which is that there are still many technologies similar to Aircraft Carriers in the dungeon.”

Ito Hidekazu could only nod repeatedly.

But honestly, in his heart, he wasn't so convinced.

To possess such world-leading Aircraft Carrier technology, for a previously unknown newcomer like Lin Ye, was already incredibly astonishing.

No matter how strong Lin Ye was, he was still a mortal, not a god!

How could he possess so many technologies?!

Although Ito Hidekazu was now filled with fear towards Lin Ye, he found it utterly unbelievable that Lin Ye's individual military strength could withstand the million-strong Great Harmony Settlement.

“Your Majesty, what do you mean?”

“We must only launch an attack when our various forces and war preparations are ten times that of the Eagle Country!”

“This development period cannot be too long, otherwise it will attract the attention of the Eagle Country, or even directly lead to an active attack by the Eagle Country forces. In my experience, all preparations must be completed within one month!”

As he spoke, the Emperor picked up the phone on the table and began to transmit orders.

“General Minamoto no Yorimitsu, I order you to lead fifty thousand Shogunate Samurai to explore several countries around Dongying Island, to make a preliminary assessment of their combat capabilities, find suitable invasion points, and try to gather usable resources.”

“Also, bring Doctor Yasui. If conditions permit, local NPCs can be used as experimental subjects for the 100 Special Unit!”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Upon hearing the Emperor's first command, Ito Hidekazu felt a sudden enlightenment.

The Emperor intended to launch a direct invasion, first extracting some benefit from other countries on Earth Online before a full-scale attack on the Eagle Country.

Since Lin Ye designed Earth Online to be so vast, not using it would be a waste.

Moreover, the Shogunate General organization, as the combat power ceiling of the Great Harmony Settlement, was equivalent to elite special forces, extremely skilled in individual combat!

Having these people explore and clear areas was indeed the most suitable choice.

However, this Doctor Yasui, and the 100 Special Unit, were existences Ito Hidekazu had never heard of.

“Your Majesty, who is Doctor Yasui? I don't recall ever seeing that name on the Hero Ranking.”

“Sending a doctor to explore doesn't seem very appropriate either.”

The Emperor took a sip of tea and smiled faintly.

“Doctor Yasui, full name Yasui Shiro, he, like you, Ito-kun, is a dungeon genius specially cultivated by my Great Harmony Settlement… but he has no dungeon on him.”

“He has always been in the shadows, while Ito-kun has been in the open.”

“Your task is to serve as the facade, while Yasui's task is to become one of my trump cards.”

This trump card, the Emperor had hidden for a long time.

But now that it was time for an all-out, desperate, final battle, there was naturally no need to keep the trump card hidden anymore.

So the Emperor had no intention of concealing anything further.

“Doctor Yasui specializes in the research and development of bacteria and viruses, including plague, anthrax, cholera, and bacterial bombs using fleas, ants, and flies. These are Yasui's most proficient technologies.”

“And the 100 Special Unit is our Great Harmony's Bacterial Unit, skilled in using bacterial weapons to kill invisibly!”

After the Emperor finished speaking, Ito Hidekazu broke out in a cold sweat.

His entire body was covered in goosebumps.

He had lived in the Great Harmony Settlement for so long, yet he had never heard of such a thing as a Bacterial Unit.

Or rather, few people could associate such vile things with weapons. It was precisely because of this characteristic that this method of warfare was impossible to guard against.

Clearly, this was a card the Emperor had kept hidden for a long time, presumably to target a certain LV4 elite of Azure Star.

But now it was being used on Lin Ye ahead of time!

“Ito-kun, I don't think you know the power of the Bacterial Unit.”

“A few small bacterial bombs can render an entire city's population incapable of fighting within a week.”

“No matter if you're piloting an Aircraft Carrier or operating a fighter jet, without living human control, all weapons are useless!”

This time, I'm using all my trump cards to take down Lin Ye in one fell swoop!”

“However… the research and cultivation of this weapon require living people as a catalyst, which is why I'm having Yasui accompany Minamoto no Yorimitsu to other countries to find good catalysts!”

Ito Hidekazu felt a chill run down his spine and unconsciously began to wipe away sweat.

Even he found such methods too cruel, too ruthless.

It was truly hard to imagine that the mastermind behind these tactics was the highly respected Emperor!