"So you called us here to tell us," Jie An said slowly, looking at He Ao, "that the world is going to be destroyed in a few hours?"
He Ao raised his gaze and looked at the people before him. He did not answer Jie An's question. Instead, he fully unfolded the Magic Formation on the paper and told everyone about its origin and effects.
After hearing his explanation, everyone froze slightly and fell into a long silence.
Even when the radiance of the surrounding Magic Formation had completely dimmed, no one noticed.
"So we have to sacrifice some people to ensure the majority survive, right?" In the end, Jie An broke the silence. He lifted his head and looked at He Ao. "The Tia Empire has no problem with that."
Beside him, Wu Ganglie looked at him and parted his lips slightly, as if he wanted to say something.
But before Wu Ganglie could speak, Jie An continued, "I can be among the ones sacrificed. A Class B like me should be much more effective as an offering than ordinary people, right? At least worth dozens, maybe a hundred ordinary people?"
Wu Ganglie watched Jie An and slowly closed his mouth.
"Based on your estimate, how many people have to be sacrificed?" Liu Zhengyun raised his head and looked at He Ao.
"About one-third of the entire world. Roughly 2.7 billion people," He Ao said slowly.
At those words, everyone fell silent again.
"So, what do you need us to do?" Goya raised her head and looked at He Ao.
"If we execute this plan," He Ao said in a low voice, briefly explaining the Magic Formation arrangement requirements from the Magic Formation knowledge, "this Magic Formation will need one node roughly every ten thousand square kilometers. We can