Chapter 216: Chapter 153: Contact and Speculation

The skies over Lulin Town were dim and hazy.

Yuna carefully wiped Lin’s face, once a cheerful girl with rosy cheeks and a beautiful smile, now pale, biting her teeth tightly as if enduring pain even in her dreams.

"It’s okay, Lin."

Yuna gently comforted her unconscious friend, as if soothing her own anxiety: "We will certainly be okay."

The old Hunter silently maintained his hunting bow, looking even older.

He gripped his bow and arrow tightly and left the room without looking back.

His daughter survived the shelling, but the cruel and ruthless beasts hadn’t gone away.

Even with the Alliance warships nearby, people carefully cleared the ruins of Lulin Port, refusing to abandon the fragile homes they built with their own hands.

Horn held a telescope, observing the scene on the shore with interest, capturing the expressions on people’s faces.

Confusion, sorrow, anger, anxiety...

The Alliance Legion’s Commander nodded with satisfaction; it seemed the first round of shelling successfully made these bumpkins see reality.

This world follows the law of the jungle, the weak’s countless corpses only forge the path to his achievements.

The sea was adorned with numerous blooming branches, the hazy daylight casting a layer of brilliance over the vibrant petals, creating a breathtakingly beautiful scene.

The Alliance is indeed a romantic nation pursuing ideals and should fight such beautiful battles more often.

Although the Sea Waves hardly climb ashore, those useful branches still brought considerable trouble to the Ark Warriors. Horn could tell that the Golden Armored Warriors stationed by the coastline were already exhausted.

But the Ark Soldiers’ willpower was astonishingly strong; who knows what brainwashing tactics Lord Lin Lan used to make these local bumpkins die hard for him.

"Commander, sir."

At this moment, a soldier of the Alliance stood behind Horn.

He reported loudly, "The scouts have sent us the latest news: the Ark Kingdom is using strange vehicles to transport a large amount of food from the Southern Territory to the Eastern Border and Northern Border."

Horn frowned.

The Legion Commander squinted his eyes, a cold smile tracing his lips.

In the situation where the Alliance Legion was pressing hard, Lord Lin Lan dared to distribute the food piled in Seagull City. He momentarily didn’t know whether to admire the other’s courage or ridicule the other’s ignorance and stupidity.

At the same time, a trace of irritation rose in Horn’s heart.

In Horn’s plan, the Ark Kingdom was originally food-short, heavily relying on maritime trade.

The Alliance destroyed Lulin Port and Camelot Port, logically speaking, the Ark Lord would tightly guard the food in the Southern Territory, and the civilians in the Eastern Border and Northern Border would soon face famine.

The famished refugees would soon turn their spears towards their own lord, thus causing internal chaos in the Ark Kingdom.

This tactic was almost infallible on small countries.

At that time, the Alliance Legion would take the entire Ark Kingdom bloodlessly.

Doing so wouldn’t even dirty their own hands, allowing those pedantic academy professors and the Peace Faction to seize the opportunity to angrily accuse the Legion of cruelty.

The Commercial Union temporarily couldn’t surpass the Academy, after all, the Alliance still needed those old things.

Now, it seems these civilians can hold on for longer.

Horn’s gaze gradually turned sinister.

The higher-ups demanded him to quickly conquer the rebellious Ark Kingdom, occupying the new route and most importantly, the Sun Mine. The longer the Legion dragged in the Ark Kingdom, the more time the Northern Empire would have to operate.

"Commander, sir, should we send soldiers to land on the Ark Kingdom and launch an attack early?"

The Sergeant beside him proposed his opinion: "The warriors sure can easily occupy Seagull City!"

Horn shook his head.

Despite a slight deviation in the plan, Horn still wasn’t planning to rashly land on this island.

Since Lord Lin Lan could defeat the Celestial Calamity’s precursor, it showed that the guy must have unfathomable cards.

Horn is a very cautious and life-valuing person, he won’t underestimate the achievement of Ark Kingdom defeating the Celestial Calamity’s precursor, the Golden Armored Warriors’ combat power was certainly formidable.

When there’s a sure-win method, why take the risk to roll in the mud with bumpkins?

Since he’s in a warship, he must utilize this sea advantage to the utmost, as long as standing under the invincible Magic Shield, relying on absolute artillery advantage, he would never fail!

As an excellent Legion Commander, Horn would never place himself in danger.

He carefully weighed the pros and cons in his mind and quickly made a judgment.

Lord Lin Lan won’t last long, the foolish act of distributing food will only drag Seagull City to the same fragile situation as other towns.

Once the food runs out, Seagull City’s interior will inevitably trigger internal chaos first, Lord Lin Lan and his subordinates are destined to be dragged down and betrayed by their own people.

Horn firmly believed in humanity’s dark side.

The Ark Warriors would sooner or later be so exhausted by the locals that when that moment comes, waiting for them would be eight hundred fully armed Alliance soldiers!

And himself, Commander Horn, would achieve the final victory in a crushing manner!

Taking a big step back, even if the Empire really sent troops over, it would be the Empire first violating the armistice treaty, which might not be a bad thing for the Alliance.