Caesar said leisurely from the side, "Contact the headquarters' Intelligence Department and see if they have any news from elsewhere."
Caesar's idea was not bad. Ronglin's Divine Sense had always been sharp; whenever he sensed something was wrong, it usually meant something had happened. But they had no other way of learning about the situation in the surrounding areas, so they could only contact the Intelligence Department at headquarters.
With the First Fleet permanently stationed there, along with the Ashil Kingdom's royal guard and garrison forces, the island was protected by two layers of military power. Construction of the strategic base on the island had basically been completed, and the various departments were becoming increasingly well established.
The Ashil Kingdom had already been regarded by the Star Alliance as its headquarters fortress.
Ronglin nodded. The Den Den Mushi quickly connected to the other side, and Ronglin simply asked whether anything major had happened.
"Alliance Leader, we received an urgent report about half an hour ago!" The headquarters' Intelligence Department indeed had news. "Of the six rebellious lords, aside from Kerris Island, the other five islands have also come under attack."
"What?" Ronglin was startled. In the original plan, he had deliberately intended to force the six lords who paid lip service while defying Alliance orders into rebellion, then use the opportunity to restore order within the Star Alliance.
But because the Pirate Alliance had massacred the people after forcibly taking Kerris Island, Ronglin had been enraged for a time. Thus, when he heard that other islands had been attacked as well, a shadow immediately fell over his heart. He thought those people had begun turning their blades on ordinary civilians again.
However, Ronglin quickly came to his senses. Not every force bore the same deep-seated hatred toward the Star Alliance