Jade Capital Frontline Command Center.
Inside the conference room.
The atmosphere could not exactly be called heavy.
But most of the attendees wore helpless expressions.
Zhou Zhenyue rubbed his brow as he looked at the report that had just been submitted, falling silent.
"Another batch arrived?"
He looked toward the chief of staff.
The chief of staff nodded. "Yes, another batch. At present, High Sequence players are holding the line in nearly every defense zone. Aside from the Patrollers assigned to deal with Variant Monsters, only the necessary supervisory personnel remain among the regular soldiers."
"How many soldiers on the Jade Capital front line are currently rotating out to rest?"
"Eighty percent."
The chief of staff replied, "Players are still pouring in nonstop. Although the higher-ups have proposed a plan, for most players, Jade Capital has Lu Xiu and Astera, so they still want to come here directly.
"Many of them are even coming with the hope of triggering some opportunity. Simply put, they want to see whether they can get the head of Astera's Smithy to make equipment for them directly.
"Especially members of some major guilds. They all have that idea, and they've been wandering around Astera these past few days."
"Send more people to Astera to maintain order. Drive them away directly if necessary. No matter what they're thinking, once they arrive at Jade Capital, they have to follow orders. And under no circumstances can they be allowed onto Astera's third floor."
Zhou Zhenyue waved a hand. "That is the bottom line. If they try to force their way in, kill them on the spot. No need to report it."
"Understood."
The chief of staff nodded.
There was indeed no room for negotiation on this matter. Setting aside the attention from above, just the things Lu Xiu