Published: March 12, 2025
Xiao Bingya's voice came through: "Sir, everything here has been taken care of. You can act at any time."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Don't act just yet. Wait for my notification. Remember, do not let the Divine Race discover your movements; you need to launch a surprise attack on them."
Xiao Bingya replied solemnly, "Yes, Sir. Please rest assured. The Divine Race has gathered the armies of these vassal races together; they won't be able to detect anything."
Zhao Hai nodded again and asked, "How has the food supply been resolved in the Divine Race these days?"
Xiao Bingya smiled slightly and said, "The Divine Race has strictly controlled the distribution of food in recent days and has dispatched a large military presence to hunt magical beasts across the continent. The vassal races are receiving even less food, but the Divine Race is not restricting their hunting activities."
Zhao Hai nodded and said solemnly, "The Divine Race doesn't want to raise suspicion among these vassal races. You also need to tell the vassal races not to rush; do not show any hostility towards the Divine Race. Once I issue the order, you can settle those Divine Race members properly."
Xiao Bingya acknowledged, and Zhao Hai smiled slightly, putting away the communication device. He turned to Laura and the others and said, "It seems it's time for us to take action."
Laura responded with a subtle smile, "Should we target their food ships? Their supplies are probably on the way, and if they delay any longer, the Divine Race might really face starvation."
Zhao Hai shook his head slightly, "Not just that. They will not only rush the food supplies but will also likely increase the number of people delivering them. They might even send a few Elder Supreme members using the ultimate weapon. They should already know that the Elder Supreme of the Scorpion Demon Clan is in dire straits."
Laura nodded and then frowned at Zhao Hai, "Brother Hai, should we still act? Why not go directly for their base? You can't unleash your full power now; we don't want to suffer any losses."
Zhao Hai smiled gently, "It's fine. Let's go take a look. If it comes to worst, we can retreat and deal with their base later; after all, they won't be able to catch up with us."
Upon hearing Zhao Hai's words, Laura did not stop him. She knew Zhao Hai had a plan. Zhao Hai quickly asked Cai'er to monitor the sea surface they had seen a few days ago. Once they spotted the food ships from the Divine Race, they would intercept them immediately.
Cai'er responded, saying she didn't need to monitor specifically; just keeping an eye on them would suffice. Zhao Hai, for now, was still focused on the O'Neill family.
The O'Neill family had dispatched reconnaissance teams not only to the northern part of the Ark Continent but also to the south. However, the southern reconnaissance team had not arrived at the Pagoda Empire yet, so they naturally could not detect the spatial rifts in the demon realm. Nevertheless, that southern team was nearing the Aklaya Mountain Defense Line.
On the Ark Continent, Zhao Hai still left some undead beings behind to mine ore, although their numbers were now quite small. Most of the Ironclad Beasts and undead beings had been transferred to the demon realm for mining, with some also remaining on the Taurus Continent.
Just three days after Zhao Hai contacted Xiao Bingya, Cai'er informed him that the Divine Race's grain convoy had arrived. This time, the Divine Race's grain convoy had a very distinctive feature; in addition to the food ships, they brought many warships, and it was evident that the number of food ships had significantly decreased.
Zhao Hai couldn't help but smile slightly at this situation, "It seems the Divine Race is unable to gather too many ships in a short time, but it looks like they have prepared quite a bit of space this time."
Laura looked at the food ships and asked, "How about it, Brother Hai? Are we going to take action?"
Zhao Hai nodded, "Of course, we're taking action. Let's go meet the Divine Race and see what kind of personnel they sent to transport the food."