Chapter 657: Emergency Incident, Gold-Tier Faction War Declaration, Council Meeting

When Yu Yuan returned to the Green Forest World once again, it was already the 107th day of the Wasteland Calendar.

Also entering the Green Forest World was Moon Shadow’s Breath.

Xiao Xi stared in disbelief at the massive teleportation plaza before her. Soldiers in orderly ranks, fully equipped and well-armed, streamed in and out of the transmission portals while supply trucks transported goods.

Her eyes were filled with sheer astonishment.

For a moment, she couldn’t tell who was the Silver-rank player.

Her gaze settled on the figure standing at the very front, and she felt more and more that her master was an utterly fantastical being.

“So he’s actually Yu Yuan... Yu Yuan is actually him...”

Yes, Xiao Xi now knew Yu Yuan’s identity.

The shock this revelation brought her was no less than the sky crashing down.

Especially seeing all of this before her.

It made the world feel even more absurd.

Could the things displayed here possibly be achieved by a newcomer who had entered the wasteland game less than four months ago?

Then what were they, these veteran players who had struggled for so long?

Xiao Xi didn’t know if the world had gone insane or if she herself had lost her mind.

Hunter Training Camp Conference Room.

Carmen, Alpha, Quis, Fang, Jiu Feng, and Xiao Xi were all gathered together.

“The situation is exactly as it stands now. Xiao Xi has already drawn the attention of the Fallen Abyss, the Snake of Rebirth, the Bloodlands, and other factions. Our current task is to help Xiao Xi gain a firmer foothold and climb higher within the Blood Clan.”

“Leader, I believe this is an opportunity. Whether other factions are after the civilization knowledge left by Mortarian within the Civilization Relic or for other purposes, the wars against Xiao Xi won’t stop from now on. As long as we take down these enemy aggressors, her ranking will rise, and her status within the Blood Clan will naturally improve.

However, Night Ancient is already wary of her. That’s a troublesome issue.

There’s also a hidden danger: if the enemy keeps focusing on Moon Shadow’s Breath and uses attrition warfare, even with our support, we risk being dragged into a quagmire of war. After all, digesting combat power and upgrading strength also takes time.”

“And right now, time is what we need most…” Alpha analyzed the situation.

Xiao Xi turned to look at Yu Yuan.

“Master, I happen to have an item called [Wartime Ceasefire Agreement], which can provide a ceasefire lasting up to 30 days and is unaffected by the [Civilization War Token] effect. The only downside is that it costs 20 million Survival Points per day of ceasefire.”

Yu Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly.

This item was quite useful.

“If that’s the case, then we have more options. In the early phase, we go all-out, combining the strength of both worlds and using Moon Shadow’s Breath’s world as bait to take down the invading enemies. Once we’ve gathered enough resources, we can trigger the ceasefire, consolidate the resources from several worlds, and accelerate development…”

Everyone exchanged glances with this idea, all nodding in agreement.

But just then, Moon Shadow’s Breath suddenly froze for a moment, then looked at Yu Yuan.

“Wait, master, check the Civilization Ladder channel quickly.”

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Xiao Xi.

Yu Yuan understood that something major must have happened.

The moment he opened the Virtual Light Screen, a private message from Greenfield also came through.

[Greenfield Cruise Ship: OMG, hurry, hurry, the Civilization Ladder channel!]

When Yu Yuan opened the Civilization Ladder channel, he saw a golden, dazzling message pinned at the top.

Yu Yuan’s breath hitched.

The Civilization Ladder channel was a global channel for all players (Rock, Bronze, Silver, Gold). This was the first time Yu Yuan had seen a pinned message here.

Previously, all pinned messages only appeared within specific rank channels.

For this message to appear pinned in the Civilization Ladder channel—what was happening?

Focusing his eyes, Yu Yuan was slightly stunned.

——[Civilization Announcement: The Bloodlands and the Blood Clan have entered a state of war]

A faction war declaration, no less.

Although Yu Yuan had never seen one before, he had heard of it.

Back then, the Blood Clan and the Wolf Clan had initiated a war declaration, plunging them into this endless state of hostility.

While Yu Yuan was still amazed, he saw another golden message appear at the top of the chat channel.

——[Civilization Announcement: The Blood Clan and the Bloodlands have entered a state of war]

Holy crap.

A mutual declaration!

Yu Yuan’s gaze shifted to Xiao Xi.

Xiao Xi was equally shocked.

Both of them had a premonition that these two announcements might be inextricably linked to the just-concluded Civilization War.

Just then, Xiao Xi received a message.

“Master, Night Ancient has sent a message summoning a Blood Clan Council meeting.”

Yu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

“Mm. You all continue your discussion. I’ll send Xiao Xi back.”

With those words, the Loser’s Cube absorbed Xiao Xi.

He then immediately entered the motor lodge and activated cross-dimensional teleportation.

Returning to the Moon Shadow’s Breath world.

Xiao Xi appeared again in her own castle.

She entered her coffin.

Immediately after, Xiao Xi’s consciousness reappeared in that void world exclusive to the Blood Clan’s Elder Council.

As she took her seat, the other Silver-rank Blood Clan elders quickly materialized.

It was only then that Xiao Xi noticed the five Dukes at the very top had already arrived in advance.

And each of them wore an expression of extreme reverence and solemnity.

Their original seats had vanished, replaced by a single luxurious throne.

The five stood below the throne, waiting silently.

A guess formed in Xiao Xi’s mind.

[Moon Shadow’s Breath: Master, this should be a pre-war mobilization. All five Dukes are already in position. Additionally, there might be a Gold-tier Elder appearing this time.]

By this time, Yu Yuan had already returned to the Green Forest World.

Night Ancient’s sudden summons of the council was definitely related to the just-ended war with the Bloodlands.

He, too, had to proceed with caution.

Carmen, Alpha, and the others were still waiting there, discussing their next course of action.

When they saw Yu Yuan return, they all looked at him.

“Carmen, Alpha, prepare to welcome war at the highest readiness. Ramp up full production of ammunition, equipment, and supplies. I have a feeling this war between the Blood Clan and the Bloodlands is a golden opportunity for our development—we can’t miss it.”

“Starting now, begin the first round of selection for the Bloodsucking Werewolf Squad. Inform all soldiers of everything regarding the Bloodsucking Werewolf evolution and let them choose for themselves whether to undergo it. Set the first batch at 100 people.”

He then looked at Jiu Feng and Fang.

“Fang, have Masier go all-out on producing Mechanical Armor. Build up reserves and complete the 2.0 version for full army equipping as soon as possible.”

“Jiu Feng, we need the Bloodsucking Werewolf gene serum developed ASAP. Raise this project’s priority to maximum now.”

“Yes, sir!”

Everyone acknowledged and left.

The conference room was left with only Yu Yuan.

He looked at the information Xiao Xi had sent on the Commander System.

He pondered briefly.

[Wolf Den · King: Don’t be nervous. The Blood Clan and the Bloodlands have always had irreconcilable conflicts. Now that they’re in a hostile state, as a Descendant who just killed a Bloodlands player, you won’t have any issues.]

After sending this message, Yu Yuan quickly contacted Greenfield.

[Yu Yuan Shelter: How is it? Any inside information?]

Greenfield seemed to be very busy on the other end and didn’t reply immediately.

Yu Yuan checked the Civilization Ladder channel.

He found that the entire channel had descended into chaos.

With the Blood Clan and the Bloodlands entering a state of war.

Various official histories, unofficial tales, rumors, and gossip about the two factions—the Blood Clan Progenitor and the Blood Duke—began flooding the chat channel.

Even though only a few minutes had passed, the chat channel already contained over a dozen versions of the love-hate, twisted stories between the Blood Clan Progenitor and the Blood Duke.

Giving the players quite a feast of juicy gossip.

Just as Yu Yuan was reading with great interest...

Greenfield’s message arrived.

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