The island was expected to open to the general player population the following week.
The players coming to the island tomorrow were all prominent figures, most of them fleet leaders. The Eden Fleet was excluded, and titles were required as proof.
But whether they would send subordinates to form temporary fleets and sneak in was beyond Yang Yi's control.
At least that "Lord Abu" would never get in, or at least would not dare come alone.
The first visit would involve a total of 12,742 players, ten thousand of whom were Archbishops of the One-Eye Cult.
The advantage of this cult had now become apparent: its members did not have to pay to visit the island, and the Portals were communal.
The other players could also come for free since this counted as an open invitation, but future visits would not be free, except for those on Yang Yi's friend list.
When the time came, Portals began appearing one after another in the teleportation zone Yang Yi had marked out, and large numbers of players emerged from them.
The previously empty grounds, covering tens of thousands of square meters, gradually filled with life. Without prompting, the arriving players surveyed their surroundings, while some were exceptionally wary and kept their distance from the players around them.
After all, this was an unfamiliar island, and they maintained a basic level of vigilance. Even some of the seemingly relaxed players actually kept their hands close to their weapons.
Their attention soon focused on the opposite side of the square, because two figures stood there.
One was a burly, muscular bald man in a Captain's Uniform, standing roughly two meters tall.
Even that loose Captain's Uniform could barely contain the muscles beneath it, and he wore an eye patch.
This was none other than