"Ten Soul Engineer legions will be enough. Sorry for the trouble, Teacher Xuan, but I'll leave this to you. Recruit Soul Masters and Soul Engineers from across the world in the name of the Civilization Research Institute, and gather enough personnel for two Soul Engineer legions."
"Also, have all researchers affiliated with the Civilization Research Institute suspend their current research and devote themselves entirely to preparations for this war. Triple all academic credits awarded for crafting Soul Tools, and make some of our top-tier Soul Tool research materials fully available during the war. Senior Shi will draw up the specific regulations."
No one understood the Abyss's strength better than Jiang Hai. Virtually every abyssal creature was a soldier. Once they descended upon the Douluo Continent, it would be a catastrophe for the entire continent.
Jiang Hai turned to Kong Deming and said, "Senior Kong, with this calamity looming, I hope you can join me in persuading Xu Tianran to stop the war, for the sake of the living beings of the Douluo Continent. The Abyss is far stronger than we can imagine. The Douluo Continent cannot keep exhausting itself with internal conflict."
Kong Deming gave a bitter smile. "If the Abyss is truly as you say, then it is indeed a calamity for the Douluo Continent. But for now, the Abyss is only a vague, intangible claim. There is no proof that it will actually invade. I'm afraid His Majesty won't order a withdrawal."
Xu Tianran's ambition to unify the Douluo Continent was nothing new. Kong Deming knew better than anyone else just how astonishing the Sun Moon Empire's gains in this war had been. In a few more days, the Sun Moon army could trample Heaven Dou City beneath its feet. Under such circumstances, how could Xu Tianran readily