Inside the tallest stone building in the center of the town.
More than twenty spirits are gathering together, discussing how to implement the orders passed down from Blood Scorpion City.
"Coming to build a ship again? How many times is this already! We have almost chopped down all the trees around Pingxi City!"
A spirit complained dissatisfiedly.
As soon as these words came out, many spirits immediately echoed.
"That's right! Besides, we don't have so many craftsmen. If we are busy building ships every day, we won't have to do other things!"
"The controller doesn't know what to think, why do you keep indulging that guy Ooun?"
"Yes, the tribe spent so much manpower and material resources to build two fleets, but the result? No harvest at all, but heavy losses!"
"Anyway, I don't support it. If Ern wants to build a ship, he should raise the supplies himself and let his subordinates do it!"
All the monsters were complaining.
There were only four or five monsters sitting in the corner with dark faces, saying nothing.
These spirits are all expansionists, and are naturally very annoyed by complaints from other spirits.
But they didn't have the confidence to refute.
After all, this is already the second time.
The first fleet was destroyed in a storm.
The second fleet disappeared without a trace, and there is still no sign of returning.
Two consecutive failures have already caused Ooun's prestige within the tribe to fall to the bottom, and the expansionists have fallen into a very embarrassing situation!
So.
After Ern proposed forming a new fleet to search for missing ships, many people suddenly opposed it.
Even many people among the expansionists remained silent.
no way.
The blow caused by the previous two failures was too great!
The two times totaled nearly thirty warships, sixty thousand ninth-level warriors, and more than forty guardian spirits!
As powerful as the Blood Scorpion Tribe, this kind of loss can be said to be crippling!
No one knows whether the third voyage will have the same result.
The noisy complaints continued.
It lasted for more than ten minutes before a humanoid monster with green skin and red eyes sitting at the top coughed.
The noise at the scene suddenly quieted down.
All the spirits fell silent and looked at the spirit above them.
Seeing this, Qing Gui's eyes flashed with satisfaction, and then he slowly said:
"Since it's the controller's order, of course we still have to carry it out!"
Seeing a spirit showing anger and wanting to speak, Qinggui immediately raised his hand to stop him, and then continued calmly:
"But the controller also said that the ship was built to search for the whereabouts of the missing fleet. In this case, there is no need for too many ships, as long as seven or eight ships are enough!"
"If we divide it evenly, it will only be the share of one ship at the head of our Pingxi City. We will mobilize some craftsmen from the city and it should take a few months."
As soon as these words came out, the dissatisfied expressions on the faces of the spirits present disappeared immediately, replaced by joking smiles.
Many spirits also cast teasing glances at a few members of the expansion faction in the corner.
It is not easy to build a warship, but if it is just one, Pingxi City can still accept it.
However, if this happens, the expansionists' plan to build a fleet again will come to nothing.
Noticing the looks from the surrounding monsters, the expressions of several members of the expansion faction became more and more gloomy, and they snorted coldly without answering.
Qinggui didn't take it seriously and instead showed a faint smile.
Pingxi City is one of the conservative territories.
About 70% of the guardians stationed in this town are conservatives.
The remaining neutral faction and expansion faction accounted for half each.
Because of this, the expansionists usually cannot make any trouble in Pingxi City.
Not to mention now that the fleet has disappeared and the expansionists have suffered a heavy blow!
"If he had known better, Ern should have withdrawn his head and not done anything. In this way, he might be able to stay in the position of leader for a few more years, but he still wanted to form a new fleet called Search. In fact, it was
It's really stupid to continue the expedition in secret! It seems that it won't be long before the leader needs a new one!"
Qinggui secretly sneered in his heart.
He takes a clear stand and does not support the expedition!
How can an expedition be so easy?
First of all, fleet formation is a problem.
The Blood Scorpion Tribe has been studying shipbuilding technology for decades. Today, it takes several months to build a warship!
Moreover, the construction of each warship requires a large amount of craftsmen and labor!
The cost is huge!
And even if a large amount of manpower and material resources are finally spent to successfully build a fleet, it may sink in a sudden storm before reaching the destination!
Even a guardian spirit that is as powerful as a peak king-level monster can hardly protect all the ships in the storm!
Take a step back and say.
Even if the fleet sails smoothly and successfully reaches the target island.
But the number of people the fleet can carry is limited, and there are only 20,000 to 30,000 troops. How easy is it to conquer an island?
An island the size of Giant Whale Island has a population of at least 800,000 to 900,000 people.
The number of soldiers is at least more than 300,000!
With a mere 20,000 to 30,000 troops - even if they are all ninth-level elite warriors - it is almost impossible to bulldoze the entire island!
And if you want to transport soldiers from the mainland.
Then the pressure on troop transportation and logistics will become extremely heavy!
If we can capture Giant Whale Island in the end, everyone will naturally be happy, but if we fail, or if it takes too long, the Blood Scorpion Tribe will suffer a lot of damage, even if it doesn't severely damage their strength!
Maybe it will just decline!
This is undoubtedly something that is difficult to accept for the senior leaders and guardian spirits of the Earth Spirit Tribe who are now enjoying the prosperous life of the tribe.
In addition to these, the expedition may have other accidents that lead to failure.
For example, the second fleet disappeared in mysterious circumstances, and there is still no sign of returning.
I don’t know if there was another storm and the whole army was wiped out.
Therefore, the expedition is not something that can be successfully realized by just shouting slogans. Only Ouen, a young boy from the Earth Spirit Tribe, would dream of such unrealistic dreams all day long!
Instead of taking risks and going on an overseas expedition, it's better to enjoy your current life.
When the day comes when the Blood Scorpion Tribe becomes stronger and has sufficient strength, wouldn't it be better to go on an expedition to Giant Whale Island?
Anyway, that remote and backward island is probably still a mess now, and it will be almost impossible to conquer it in a few decades.
Thinking of this, Qinggui glanced sideways at the dark-faced expansionist in the corner, a flash of disdain flashed in his eyes, then coughed lightly and said:
"Okay, today's topic is over. Silver Axe, I'll leave the shipbuilding to you. Remember to pay more attention, and don't let our Oen head wait too long. He is probably very anxious now.
"
As soon as Qinggui finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter in the room.
A tall and sturdy spirit stood up, patted his chest vigorously, and said in a low voice:
"Don't worry, Brother Qinggui, I promise to do my best to build a stronger warship for the Ountou people, so that it will not always sink due to storms!"
Suddenly there was another round of laughter.
Several expansionist monsters finally couldn't bear it anymore.
One of them's expression suddenly changed and he was about to speak.
But at this moment.
Suddenly there was a deafening roar outside.
There was an uproar immediately after.
The sound gradually grew louder from far to near, and seemed to be some kind of killing cry.
The spirits present were stunned for a moment, showing expressions of confusion and astonishment.
"What happened?"
"Someone is coming!"
soon.
A soldier rushed in with a panic expression, immediately fell to his knees and said in panic:
"Dear guardians, an intruder has invaded the city!"
As soon as these words came out, all the spirits and monsters suddenly changed their expressions.