78: Chapter 78, Level 4 Threat Zone! Am I on the same side as the bugs?

Facing the experts' concerns, the General of the Military Department expressed his understanding.

Exposing too much strength prematurely, causing panic among those powerful nations and making them feel threatened, could very likely lead to joint blockades and targeting by multiple Alliances.

But the current situation is that Su Yang will not expose too much strength.

The General of the Military Department pondered for a long while before speaking: "As long as Su Yang lands in a Rank 2 or lower zone, his Rank will be restricted, so his strength won't be exposed too much."

"In my opinion, showing part of our strength now is not necessarily a bad thing."

"Partially displaying our strength will neither make other powerful nations feel too threatened, nor will it prevent us from signaling our strength to non-hostile parties, thereby consolidating and winning over allies."

After listening to the analysis, the experts nodded one after another.

Indeed, every profession has its own specialty; the perspective of the General of the Military Department was just different from theirs.

They had only seen the downsides of exposing strength, not the positive influence it could bring.

In diplomatic activities, displaying hard power is also a strategy.

Soon, the experts submitted a speculative report on the threat Rank of each territory.

This was a rough estimation based on intelligence gathered over time and the early combat power of various nations.

According to the estimation, there are currently 55 lords and 55 zones.

There are 10 Rank 1 threat zones remaining, 38 Rank 2 zones, 6 Rank 3 zones, and 1 Rank 4 zone.

Except for the confirmed Rank 4 zone, the specific numbers for other zones might fluctuate, but the overall proportion will not change much.

"The probability of landing in a Rank 1 or Rank 2 zone is 87.28%; the probability that we will only need to expose part of our strength is very high!"

"Even if we land in a Rank 3 zone, as long as Su Yang doesn't bring all his unit types, he can still achieve the effect of displaying only part of our strength."

"Although this Nations Hegemony Tournament cannot bring us many substantial rewards, it will be very helpful in terms of diplomacy."

The experts looked at the data report with excitement; the situation was indeed much better than they had anticipated.

"We didn't know until we listed it out; it turns out we seem to have a cliff-like lead."

"Indeed, our threat Rank is about to reach a Breakthrough to Rank 4, while the first-tier powerful nations are still at Rank 3; we are almost an entire tier ahead."

"By the way, if a lord lands in our zone, wouldn't it be..."

"A Rank 4 threat Bug Swarm Tide would be a tough battle for Su Yang even without artillery units, let alone other countries."

"Yes, low-Rank zones will restrict unit Ranks, but high-Rank zones won't raise their Ranks; lords who land here will most likely have to fight a Rank 4 Bug Swarm Tide with Rank 2 troops."

"Landing here basically means they are already dead people..."

The General of the Military Department nodded silently; this was indeed the case.

The Insect Hive Forest, which once brought them great fear, will now become a nightmare for other lords...

Official Livestream Room.

The emotions of the public were completely different from those of the higher-ups; they only had anticipation and excitement for the Nations Hegemony Tournament, without a shred of worry.

"Woohoo!! The Nations Hegemony Tournament is coming so soon!"

"So awesome! After watching the artillery bombardment last time, I was thinking about what expressions other lords and citizens would have if they saw our combat power; I didn't expect it to come so soon!"

"We will most likely have our Rank suppressed, but even without artillery units, relying on the Imperial Armor army will be enough to give them a hard time."

"Hahaha, let the inexperienced foreigners see what the true strength of the Dragon Kingdom is!"

"Imperial Armor army! Imperial Armor army! Who would have thought that we have already mastered the exoskeleton technology that even modern times haven't grasped!"

"Hurry, hurry! I can't wait; just thinking about it makes me want to explode!"

"The person above, don't be so Heaven-Defying!"

"While you guys are still excited, I have already started mourning for the lords who enter the Great Qin zone."

"Indeed, we have a Rank 4 threat Bug Swarm Tide; what the hell are they supposed to fight with!"

"Su Yang is not acting like a human, only caring about grinding his own Rank, ignoring the life and death of other lords! (Dog head)"

"I hope the Japanese land here so we can directly wipe out their nation!"

"I don't know why, but I actually have a feeling of being on the same side as the Insect Swarm."

"Yeah, yeah, Tyranid Swarm, don't embarrass us either; bite their butts hard!"

"Having been rained on ourselves, we must tear up others' umbrellas and pour a bucket of water on them!"

"Go Su Yang! Go little bugs! I'm not sleeping for these two days!"

Early on the fifth morning, the night curtain faded, and the fluorescent light dissipated.

It was another night without a Bug Swarm Tide attack.

Su Yang felt that after the Gaze of the Abyss reached Rank 4, the intelligence of the Insect Swarm seemed to have improved significantly.

In the second week, there were no more of those suicidal charges that gave away command points like before.

Moreover, according to the Scout's reconnaissance yesterday, it wasn't that there were no enemies outside the territory; they could always find traces of the Insect Swarm.

An organized and disciplined Insect Swarm was lurking outside the territory, eyeing it covetously.

As for the reason why they weren't attacking, Su Yang didn't know yet.

However, based on the trace report sent back by the Scout, it could be confirmed that this was an Insect Swarm led by a Tyranid Warrior.

Only a Tyranid Warrior with consciousness and the ability to control the Insect Swarm could make the instinct-driven Insect Swarm hide with such discipline.

It didn't matter if they didn't attack; Su Yang could take the initiative.

After yesterday's reconnaissance, the Scouts discovered another small Insect Swarm Ranch.

So, early in the morning, Su Yang sent General Li Xin to lead a team there.

This time, he reduced the size of the Expeditionary Force, leaving more soldiers in the territory to defend and prevent the Insect Swarm around the territory from launching an attack.

As the troops set out on the expedition, Su Yang opened the private chat and initiated a trade with the Lord of England.

[Lord of Dragon Kingdom: 200 units of stone, 400 units of iron, how many command points?]

[Lord of England: Pay 4000 command points for iron, stone is free, no need to pay extra command points]

Not only did they give the stone for free, but they also refused his offer to pay extra command points.

It seems the Lord of England is the type who is proud.

Su Yang's mind flickered, and he entered 4000 command points.

Originally, he hadn't intended to pay extra command points this time either.

Paying extra command points in the early stage was because the combat power had not yet taken shape, and he needed to use benefits to make allies.

Now, the strength of the Dragon Kingdom has been recognized; relying on this name alone is enough to make allies, and future allies coming to make friends with him will likely offer benefits themselves.

[Lord of Dragon Kingdom has completed the delivery: 4000 command points]

[Lord of England has completed the delivery: 500 units of iron, 300 units of stone]

Eh, Su Yang didn't expect the Lord of England to give him extra resources in return.

[Lord of England: Taking second place in the last lord ranking, the ally points provided by the Dragon Kingdom played a big role; this is a small token of my appreciation]

[I am very curious about the early unit types of the Qin Dynasty, looking forward to your performance in the Nations Hegemony Tournament]