Chapter 1296: Chapter 1296
1296: Chapter 1282: Remote Support 1296: Chapter 1282: Remote Support [A large number of high-tier combat power has entered this plane, several frontlines are under pressure, especially the volcanic area, where the frontline has already collapsed.
We are currently organizing the third line of defense…..]
[The eighth-tier Lark has fallen.
I repeat, the eighth-tier soldier, ‘Aquarius’ Lark from Earth’s rest home has fallen…]
[Considering the current situation, the Plane War will become the core interest of everyone.
The pursuit of fragments should be stopped at once, don’t get carried away, don’t get carried away…]
[I am warning once again, the two from the Hamm Archipelago, if you escalate to two teams or even two eighth-tier deadly fights again, I will personally come after you…]
[To the four from Akkadar Industrial City, control your anger.
The continental plate in that area has already shown instability, and that city is an important shipyard for this plane….]
Lord Xiuyi had always seemed to Lu Ping’an like a hands-off boss who didn’t bother much with affairs.
But now it seemed that if he really tried to tightly control the scattered forces of the major powers, it would only breed resentment.
By providing convenience and owing favors at critical moments, he could command the scene more effectively.
And now, it was clearly such a “critical moment”.
“The frontline seems pretty bad…”
Simply by looking at the latest news on the screen, Lu Ping’an could see that the situation at the frontline was not optimistic.
On one hand, a Quasi-God had already fallen, and on the other, Lord Xiuyi had joined the other two Quasi-Gods in warning those who were still obsessed with the pursuit of “fragments”.
It wasn’t a complete stop to the pursuit of fragments, but a reduction in intensity to avoid internal battles at a deadly level.
Lu Ping’an could see that the “struggle” was continuing, but it was only the intense internal strife at the high level that would be stopped.
If an ordinary person was lucky enough to find some…
well, it was unlikely they could keep it.
And the conflict between the big shots would obviously not stop there; it merely moved from above the surface to below, and what Lord Xiuyi was limiting was actually the big shots going red-eyed and entering the fray personally.
After all, if it really turned into a deadly fight, they would probably not have the time to deal with the affairs of this plane, and eventually, they might drag everyone down and even abandon this plane altogether….
“She is trying to make those people focus more on finding ‘ownerless’ fragments rather than fighting over those that are already claimed….”
However, this ‘claimed’ area is likely limited to the big shots who are able to enter the communication interface.
[Anonymous101: Does anyone know the current location of the Salvation Army’s big ship, Redemption…..]
Lu Ping’an sent out another anonymous query, but what was strange was that even though there were responses for purely speculative and meaningless content, there were only a very few outdated responses to his inquiry.
“Half a year ago it seemed to have passed through my territory,” “I heard it was in XX place, but that was also four months ago”…
Not a single recent message, as if it had vanished from the human world.
Lu Ping’an had already noticed that something was amiss; the intelligence he had gathered recently was newer than that dispensed by the big shots.
It was as if there had been information before, but suddenly after a certain point in time, there was silence…..
“Someone is actively blocking all information about Redemption…..”
In an instant, Lu Ping’an realized something.
He couldn’t think of anyone he had offended, so what could be causing Redemption’s news to be blocked more than forceful censorship.
“Fragments, huh?” There seemed to be no other possibility.
Lu Ping’an’s own foundation was still too shallow, and when he couldn’t exchange information with the other powers of Lin Nu’s Church, he also lost a clear source of information.
But, as he was trying to explore everywhere, the “source of information” came looking for him.
“Some time ago they were resupplying at Dragon Tooth Island port, and it was mentioned that many ‘pirates’ were chasing them…”
The one who delivered the news was an unexpected “ally”, the Salvation Army, who spent most of their time fighting.
At that moment, suspicions turned into reality, and Lu Ping’an could deduce what had happened.
Obviously, Redemption must have lucked out and obtained fragments, and someone was preparing to take action against it…
but everyone knows that Redemption is “Lu Ping’an’s” foundation, and it also has high prestige in the civilian world, so any forceful measures would have endless repercussions.
It can be said that if someone were to sink “Redemption” for the fragments, then they would immediately become mortal enemies with Lu Ping’an, which would be tantamount to defying the orders of Lord Xiuyi.
The Big Shots were unwilling to take action personally, so they sent proxies to plunder as usual; obviously “Redemption” was in a tough situation, naturally wasting time and not following the correct path.
“Dragon Tooth Island…
is no longer on the patrol route.”
In a flash, Lu Ping’an felt both shocked and furious—it was clear that someone had already started to sabotage from the shadows, and more than likely, it wasn’t just one faction.
But now, he could only try to shake off the Salvation Army while they continued to help him gather the latest intelligence, and at the same time, he had to find a way to rescue them…
“…They probably haven’t succeeded, otherwise the news would have already gotten here.”
Actually, Lu Ping’an’s influence was confined to the area around Rebirth Commerce; now that the enemy had made a move on Rebirth Commerce, the flow of friendly intelligence was naturally severed as well.
Lu Ping’an pondered and eventually reached out to the Rule-level of his team to inquire about their situation.
“Four Rule-level recruits, can they handle an eighth-tier?”
Mei Yuge had also achieved a breakthrough two days ago.
Now, Lu Ping’an truly had four Rule-levels at his disposal—Mei Yuge, Hua Xueyi, Fang Wen, and Fei’er…
but only Fei’er was an “old-guard Rule-level,” the other three were “new recruits” who had just advanced thanks to the library.
“It’s hard to say; there’s a huge difference among eighth-tiers…
Some can’t advance to Quasi-God no matter what, others barely step into it by luck, but in reality, they can’t even beat the Masters of the seventh-tier.
You’re just a Quasi-rule level sixth-tier, do you think you’re afraid of the seventh-tier?
But speaking for myself, if I were sixth-tier, you definitely wouldn’t be able to beat me,” huffed Big Cat.
Setting aside Big Cat’s own boasting, Lu Ping’an roughly understood the actual situation.
They could try to fight, but whether they could win was truly unknown…
Considering that those who were acting now were mostly veteran eighth-tiers, it was doubtful if they could win even if everyone joined in.
“Asking a Big Shot to intervene…
No, doing this would really make us nothing more than a subordinate force.”
Should he seek help himself?
That was too unrealistic.
Looking at the “Anonymous 101 (two fragments)” on the panel, Lu Ping’an suddenly realized.
He knew that he probably had no way out…
He had already become a “Big Shot”, already providing a protective sky for himself and his friends, his team.
He had to stand on his own.
In this world where only the strong survive, only strength could win respect.
Some things had to be gambled on…
“Lord Xiuyi, please adjust the rankings…”
Five minutes later, the “Leaderboards” updated again, and this time, Anonymous 101 (two fragments) was replaced…
Wasn’t he fifth-tier before?!”
Is this the value of being a Quasi-God’s special invitee?!
That’s too far-fetched, are these two gold letters signifying they’ve been Fused?!
He, a fifth-tier, fused with World Fragments?!”
Obviously, he had concealed his intelligence; he was not the weakling depicted in the data…
Miles away, his allies were surrounded and unable to be rescued by Lu Ping’an, but what he thought of might be more effective than directly intervening.
Deterrence, showing off strength—it might be more useful than getting hands-on…
But merely displaying that was still not enough to scare away the Big Shots cloaked with vested interest…
There was a sudden correction in the data, and in the next instant, the rankings shifted dramatically.
[Lu Ping’an (2 (gold) + 1 (blue owned) + 1 (white fused by subordinates) = 4]
[Lu Ping’an, four fragments, ranked ninth]
Alright, no more acting—I’m a single-digit Big Shot!
In an instant, the entire communication board was abuzz.
Meanwhile, “Redemption” experienced an unexpected change in the chasing formation it was enjoying.
The ships pursuing us have suddenly decreased by over seventy percent?!” Even the helmsman on “Redemption” couldn’t comprehend this sudden “pleasant surprise”.