They spent almost the entire day discussing various countermeasures, anticipating the variables that might arise in the war, and searching for potential weaknesses in the defensive line.
During that process, they completed an inspection of the Abyss cage defensive line, checked the operation of the newly completed heavy drone fortress cluster, communicated once with the Night Watcher legion inside the Abyss cage, and finally returned to the World Tree Temple's rest area.
Yet even after sitting down at the temple's long dinner table, they still couldn't help discussing the coming war.
"I always feel like no matter how we arrange things, there are bound to be unsatisfactory aspects," Vivian said, unable to stop herself from covering her forehead and shaking her head. "To be honest, back in the Mythical Era, I helped some friends deal with the Demon Hunters' offensives, and I even participated in a few of their meetings during the later stages of the God War. But the pressure back then was nothing compared to today..."
Even the well-informed Vivian was sighing helplessly like this, so naturally, everyone else felt even worse. In the end, the companions around Hao Ren weren't exactly military experts either. They could serve as combat power when it came to fighting, but asking them to help formulate a war plan was truly asking too much. Izax was probably the only one who could be considered a professional in this field—but even at the height of his power, the Old King had never managed such a massive battlefield...
Of course, professionals handled matters in professional fields. Hao Ren was now incredibly grateful that he had built the drone legion, a "self-regulating army" capable of formulating its own battle plans and equipped with a powerful strategic AI. He had also found an experienced professional commander