Time was of the essence.
As soon as the meeting ended, Bai Fu ordered every ship to enter Level One Alert and prepare to attack at a moment's notice.
"Are we finally going to fight?"
The players aboard the ships were all buzzing with excitement.
They'd been looking forward to this moment ever since the mobilization meeting.
They'd spent the past twenty-odd days cooped up on their ships. Whenever they had nothing to do, they could only run dungeons, play cards, fight in the arena, or wander around the event map. It had left the players eager to experience a massive battlefield practically bursting at the seams. To describe their current state with a classic line, they'd been "celibate for a month."
"Bro, let's switch. You fly the ship, and I'll man the cannons."
"Not a chance."
"Come on, bro, I'm begging you. Just one shot—let me fire one shot!"
"..."
Similar conversations were playing out aboard ship after ship.
Bai Fu was quite pleased with the players' mental state.
Being crazy was good.
The crazier the players were, the more they benefited her.
She was only afraid of the players collectively slacking off, logging in each day to clear their dailies, then logging out to do something else.
If these energetic players hadn't kept her well fed by charging into the game day after day, how could she have leveled up so quickly?
"Follow my orders when the time comes."
Leaving them with those words, Bai Fu led Hei Fu, Sesia, Yulia, Shadow Fu, An Ya, and Dietrich, who she'd recruited recently, out of the flagship, the Night of Tranquility.
Their unusual move caught the attention of every player on the battlefield and in the livestream.
"Huh? What's Fu Fu up to?"
Bai Fu was in the lead, heading