Chapter 3345: I Must Reassemble the Troops

Teardrop Forest.

It is named for the small, teardrop-shaped lake at its center, and now, with the help of visual perception information shared by Alliance field personnel into the Spirit Thought Network, Xia Duo simultaneously "saw" this verdant little lake covered in a thin layer of mist.

There are traces of humanoid activity by the lakeside; after confirmation from the Yierlan side, it should have been left by a wild elf tribe in the vicinity that has not yet been assimilated.

Teardrop Lake is the only active water source in the area; the nearby wild elf tribe has not yet mastered fish farming techniques, but they do come to the lake to catch fish periodically, and there are even two half-new, half-old canoes left on the shore.

Subsequently, Xia Duo synchronously received the perspective of the field personnel who went to investigate the wild elf tribe; this was his first time seeing such a backward elf settlement, which was practically comparable to primitive people.

Not only is there no modern magic, but they have not mastered much in the way of ordinary craftsmanship either; for instance, arrowheads are still made of animal teeth or polished sharp stone flakes, and the entire tribe might not even have a hundred pounds of metal.

Before the Alliance field personnel came to this tribe to investigate, they were specifically instructed by the Yierlan side not to disturb the normal life of this tribe.

To put it another way, it actually means not to expose the situation of the outside world; it seems the Yierlan side is treating the primitive elf tribe here as an object of observation and research.

It is no wonder that this Teardrop Forest is still in an undeveloped state to this day.

It is also no wonder that the Illuminati would place the real Time-Involving Ritual here; of course, the ritual here is not necessarily the Time-Involving Ritual of the Ailan Rebirth Project, but there is a small probability that it is not unrelated.

Very quickly, news came from all sides; first, on the side of the various countries, the number of personnel who responded to the call in the first batch exceeded eight thousand in a short time, though of course, it is impossible for all of them to be true Mages.

But this is not the case here; there is truly a Time-Involving Ritual going on here, and the specific location has been roughly locked down by the Alliance field personnel, right in Teardrop Lake in the center of this forest.

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And coordination, isn't that exactly what Xia Shao is doing right now?

Those without spellcasting abilities are basically useless in the upcoming operations, but fortunately, the vast majority of these field personnel are Elves; those without spellcasting abilities are only a very small minority, a point that Xia Shao envies very much.

As for those complaints, those are just human nature; Xia Shao just acted as if he heard nothing.

Just as Xia Shao was reviewing the investigation results of the field personnel, an inquiry from a deputy came through the Spirit Thought Network; Xia Shao considered it for a moment and did not hesitate.

"Just use the universal Connector; if it's not enough, I—" Xia Shao was about to say he would let the Tower of Time help with the processing, but he suddenly remembered that the Tower of Time is already in an Other Plane and it is impossible to call it back to help the Alliance manufacture Connectors.

And at this moment, he also thought of the several Magic Artifact Manufacturing Factories in Ailan that were attacked; the first batch of orders for those factories were Spirit Thought Network Connectors, and if they hadn't been attacked by the Darkness Society, they probably would have been able to produce quite a few.

After all, no one is stupid enough to conclude that the Northland Alliance will definitely lose before the final decisive battle has even begun, and even if they think the Northland Alliance will lose, Xia Shao does not believe anyone would refuse an order to requisition Magic Artifacts.

Even whether the Erlan Mythallar possesses such a function is still up for debate!

Elves are the same, but the Elves who can appear outside basically have an age of one or two hundred years; unless they have completely slacked off since childhood, they have basically already crossed the threshold of spellcasting, it is just that they have not been able to come into contact with true magic, so they can only look for work everywhere, and becoming an Adventurer is just one of the outlets, and a rather poor one at that.

"Consultant Xia Shao, some of the summoned personnel have already arrived in Evereska, but there hasn't been time to distribute Spirit Thought Network Connectors to them yet; after all, this Command Network was also set up in an emergency, and we didn't prepare that many dedicated Connectors."

As for the Computing Power Pool suppliers, faced with Xia Shao's order to requisition universal Connectors, almost no supplier refused; at most, there were just some complaints.

In this critical moment of crisis, if those suppliers still want to set conditions, then after this is over, not only will their supplier qualifications be canceled, but they will also be held accountable for delaying the war effort.

"Consultant Xia Shao, is it necessary to send more Mages to handle this?"

If we have to use them for such a small matter, then once the core ritual site of the Darkness Society is discovered, how should it be dealt with?

Xia Shao feels that the Darkness Society creating these fake or real Time-Involving Signals is just to disperse and consume the Alliance's mobile forces, so under such circumstances, the more active the Darkness Society is, the more the Alliance side must remain steady.

Among his own subjects, only a very small number will cross the spellcasting threshold due to Bloodline Awakening or other reasons—such as touching a powerful Magic Artifact—while the vast majority of people need to undergo not-insignificant training to cross the spellcasting threshold.

The more excellent ones will be listed on a new rapid response list and stand by at any time; this portion is basically all Mages, used to cooperate with the main force of Mages in operations.

On the contrary, only by supporting the Alliance is there a glimmer of survival.

And in the Teardrop Forest on the western border of Yierlan, multiple field teams have already completed assembly under Xia Shao's orders, and there are others further away still on their way; even if Yierlan opened the teleportation permissions for them, in reality, it just means they won't pursue them for teleporting within the territory, as it is impossible to provide Mythallar-level teleportation services.

There is another reason for not calling upon the Mages on the rapid response list: those who can serve in field positions in the Alliance basically possess a certain level of spellcasting ability, and as long as they are coordinated properly, they can fully exert strength far exceeding their own.

Xia Shao gave his promise with great certainty, and the deputy responded before going to contact and discuss with the representatives of various countries, while Xia Shao also began to send messages to the various suppliers of the Computing Power Pool.

There are two reasons: one is that there are still many situations similar to this one, and if one has to dispatch Mages from the rapid response list to handle it every time, then even if the list is long, it won't be enough.

And the rapid response list is actually used to deal with the real decisive battle; every Mage on the list is at least an Elite Mage, and there is even no lack of high-level Mages standing by.

Only by being incorporated by the Alliance can one be considered to have truly embarked on the right path.

Many are sent over to do odd jobs, such as assisting field teams; those among them who are more excellent or have relevant experience will be organized into new field teams.

"Notify the field personnel near Teardrop Forest to assemble there; if possible, apply to the Yierlan side for internal teleportation permissions; I need them to complete assembly as soon as possible!"

Xia Shao issued instructions to one of the deputies, and at the same time ordered another deputy, "Urge the various countries again and ask when their summoned personnel will arrive."

"If it's not enough, I will find a way to urgently requisition them from the Computing Power Pool suppliers of various countries."

After all, the goal of the Darkness Society is, for the vast majority of people, the total destruction of the entire world; there is no place for those suppliers in the new world.

Most of the other detected Time-Involving Signals were deliberately fabricated, and it is not that there are no real rituals going on in those places.

Xia Shao estimated that they would not be able to catch up with this operation, so he simply stopped waiting and immediately issued the order: "All Spellcasters, regroup."