It was already 11:50 p.m. on December 30. Unlike the clear, blood-red night skies of previous Red Moon hours,
tonight, besides the very pale moonlight, a few dark clouds hung in the sky. It looked as though time had frozen on an ordinary day.
Many people were preparing for the Black Tide. Most had made thorough combat preparations, and their weapons and equipment were brand-new.
This was thanks to the new trade agreement with Zion over the past few months, which had benefited all of Tianrui Lifeng.
But most people wore strange expressions now.
Not just Ai Li, Bai Jing, and the others-anyone who had experienced the Black Tide, even ordinary people, had noticed the difference.
Was the Black Tide not coming?
That question already haunted everyone in Tianrui Lifeng.
There were less than ten minutes left until midnight. Would it come?
Some felt a faint sense of anticipation, while others were frightened and bewildered.
The Tree Herders led by Chang Fengle, for instance, had prepared thoroughly for this Black Tide, purchasing enormous quantities of Zion weapons, equipment, and bombs.
Their aim was to go on a killing spree during the Black Tide.
That way, they could obtain large numbers of Guyinduo Oddity corpses of their own, sacrifice them to the Soul Tree, and receive fruits...
The fruits could not only give them lightning abilities but also enhance their strength.
Under certain unknown conditions, the Soul Tree would also produce some more unusual fruits.
But all of that required large numbers of Oddity corpses.
So the Tree Herders had made extensive preparations for this Black Tide, eager to get started and make a big splash.
But with things as they were...
"Boss, what's the plan?" one of his lackeys asked Chang Fengle.
After several more months of development, Chang Fengle,