Chapter 1 The Beginning

Su Mo and Lin Zinuo looked at each other.

Then they directly opened the door and walked out, parting ways to different server rooms.

Inside the building, many employees were as usual, with many still talking and laughing.

However, upon closer inspection, one would notice that some personnel who were originally chatting and laughing with colleagues suddenly made various excuses to leave the crowd and head to the server rooms.

On the other side, Su Mo logged into Star Ring. He looked at the hangar and found that the Black Steel Messenger was not there. It should have been towed away by Qin Wang for system maintenance.

Su Mo then walked out of the hangar. It was late at night in the Star Ring world, and the camp seemed relatively deserted and quiet. He headed towards the legion's harbor.

After a while, when he arrived at the harbor, he found that special personnel had already dispersed all irrelevant people.

Su Mo walked over. The guarding team members glanced at Su Mo, pretended nothing was amiss, and let him pass smoothly, without saying a word the entire time.

After entering the harbor area, Su Mo found many people gathered there, and they were all familiar faces: Sun Li, Zi Qing, Zhou Qian, and others were all there.

Moreover, the Helan was docked at the shore. The originally riddled hull had been restored to its original state. All the damaged weapons and ammunition had been repaired and replenished. Of course, this was also thanks to Ye Tian's massive funding and material support to the Tenth Legion.

Su Mo walked to Zhou Qian's side and stood there. None of the people present spoke, and everyone's expression was very serious.

At this time, Qian Chengxue walked over from a distance. She went straight to the front of the crowd and gave a solemn speech.

"Thank you for your cooperation. I now officially announce the assembly of all elite naval warfare personnel. The Helan is about to set sail again. The target is the Tianzhao Guild's pioneering area: Haichuan Islands!"

Hearing Qian Chengxue's words, everyone's faces showed extremely excited expressions.

Except for Su Mo, of course, who was now more confused. He asked Zhou Qian in a low voice.

"What's going on?"

"Didn't you see the forum? Someone revealed that the Tianzhao Guild's players are attacking the Haichuan Islands. It is said that there are satellite launch devices there. The forum is full of players volunteering to clean them up. I didn't expect that we would be going too!"

Zhou Qian said excitedly.

"This, shouldn't this be something the Tianlong Guild should be doing?"

"I don't know about that. Anyway, the Tianlong Guild has always been very low-key, and all actions are top secret. They won't shout it everywhere. But it doesn't matter, we don't need the Tianlong Guild to take action. We can do it ourselves."

Zhou Qian was also full of confidence. After all, why use a butcher's knife to kill a chicken? Wouldn't that be a waste?

Qian Chengxue's cold and firm gaze swept over everyone present. She said to everyone: "There's a saying that goes, 'Courtesy demands reciprocity.' The Tianzhao Guild sent us such a big gift before, how can we not return it? This time, the goal is very simple: either seize the satellite, or destroy it, and return what they did to us exactly as it was!"

"Long live Commander Qian Chengxue!"

"Take them down!"

"Take them down!"

......

Almost all the players present were boiling.

"Very good, then I officially announce the start of Operation Dawn! Everyone, get on board. You need all weapons, equipment, and supplies. I will allocate them all to you. To ensure the absolute secrecy of the operation plan and prevent it from being detected by the enemy, from now on, no one is allowed to log off without permission, and no one is allowed to use communication equipment."

"Understood!"

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Everyone responded excitedly and silently.

Soon Su Mo and others boarded the ship. The first thing he saw was his Black Steel Messenger, quietly sitting in the parking space.

The entire mecha was maintained with a brand new look. He could now confirm that Qian Chengxue's actions this time were not a momentary impulse, but a well-thought-out decision.

Just as Su Mo was pondering, the Helan moved. The entire ship quietly sailed out of the port under the cover of night.

At this time, Zhang Wenjing walked over and said to Su Mo, "Su Mo, the legion commander wants you to go to the control room for a high-level combat meeting."

"Okay."

Although Su Mo was slightly surprised, he didn't say much.

Soon he arrived at the control room. Sun Li, Zi Qing, Lin Zinuo, Chen Xijie, and all the other participating high-level officers were all there.

Qian Chengxue greeted everyone and said, "The reason I called you all here is to discuss the combat plan. Let me tell you about the current situation first."

As she spoke, Qian Chengxue picked up a nautical chart and spread it on the ground. Su Mo and the others all gathered around.

"The Haichuan Islands are located east of Haifeng Island. In a sense, this group of islands is closer to the Tianzhao Guild's base camp. Moreover, the Haichuan Islands consist of four islands: three small and one large. The satellite launch device is located on the central island. According to intelligence from an insider, the Tianzhao Guild has already taken the three outer islands and is frantically attacking the central island. They will probably take the central island soon! At that time, they will probably force the launch. According to reliable sources, the satellite launch device on that island is very complete, so we don't have much time left. I estimate we can only take a direct route."

Qian Chengxue explained roughly. In fact, if the other party had stopped there last time, it would have been fine. After all, everyone was fighting for the continuation of civilization. But the other party finally took action, which was really too much. No matter what the reason, we must definitely get revenge for this.

"Does the Tianzhao Guild know that we are going to retaliate?"

Su Mo suddenly asked.

"To be precise, they know that a large number of players will volunteer to intercept them, but they don't know that we are also participating!"

"Besides us, are there any other large forces?"

Su Mo then asked. Normally, he wouldn't be too willing to participate in discussing combat plans. But this time was different. What Qian Chengxue was doing was exactly what he wanted to do.

"As far as I know, the Zhiyan Guild and the Senye Guild have both sent main battle fleets to participate as well."

Qian Chengxue replied very seriously to Su Mo.

Chen Xijie asked in surprise, "Sister Xue, is Zhang Ru leading the Zhiyan Guild?"

"I'm not sure, but probably not. Zhang Ru's fleet hasn't recovered yet."

Qian Chengxue replied faintly.

Su Mo exhaled a long breath and said with a solemn expression, "It's not going to be easy. I feel that the Tianzhao Guild won't let us kill our way through so easily. Their troops will definitely intercept us. And even if we do kill our way through, it will probably be difficult to disrupt their plan. They will definitely build defense mechanisms on the occupied outer islands. We might even have to attack the islands and break through to carry out the destruction."

"I think so too."

Qian Chengxue said in agreement.

"How about this, let's go slower and deviate slightly from the direct route. This way, it will be less likely to be ambushed by the Tianzhao Guild. Those guys are very cunning. And the most important thing is that they are professionals, and we are amateurs. Don't use my amateur status to challenge their professionalism. I'm not saying this to boost their morale and diminish our own prestige. It's always better to be careful."

Su Mo put forward his suggestion.

"Won't we be too late this way?"

Lin Zinuo asked with some concern.

Zi Qing thought for a while and said, "I think what Su Mo said makes sense. As for Zinuo's concern about being too late, you don't have to worry too much. The Helan's speed is faster than ordinary ships, so deviating slightly from the route shouldn't be a problem."

"Then let's do that."

Qian Chengxue nodded and replied in agreement.