Chapter 141 - An Unnecessary Move Extra for League Master Bing Shan Mu Xue 45th Update

Qian Chengxue swept her gaze over everyone and solemnly said to all present, “I know that our action at this time is very hasty, so many details could not be taken into account for everyone.

But I hope you all can understand one thing, we are one Legion, and we are family.

This combat mission is extremely important, so I count on each of you, and hope that everyone can set aside past grievances and unite as one!

This is also the first formal sea battle for the Tenth Legion!”

“Understood!”

Zi Qing and others responded in unison.

“Very well, I now officially announce that Zi Qing will be the captain of The Crane Orchid, with Chen Xijie and Lin Zinuo serving as deputy captains to assist Zi Qing in command.

All naval warfare affairs will be primarily handled by these three individuals.”

Qian Chengxue announced gravely.

“Yes!”

The other naval captains present had no objections.

Although most of Zi Qing’s people had been replaced, since The Crane Orchid was assigned to squad twelve, command should be centered around them, and they should not be usurped.

“All right, everyone, make your final preparations.

Soon Sun Li and the others will bring over the necessary materials, and then we will set sail immediately.”

Qian Chengxue said to the people around her.

“Understood.”

All those present responded excitedly.

At this moment, Zi Die suddenly exclaimed with great surprise, “There are so many ships in the distance!”

Hearing Zi Die’s words, everyone was startled and turned to look, and saw at the horizon where the sea and sky met, the figures of a fleet of ships were emerging.

Zi Qing gave the order immediately.

“Everyone, enter alert status!”

All at once, the gathered crowd dispersed, each running towards their respective positions with swift reactions and without a hint of panic.

Then Chen Xijie took out a telescope and handed it to Qian Chengxue.

Qian Chengxue picked up the telescope and looked at those ships, her eyebrows furrowing slightly as she spoke.

“Stand down from alert, it’s our own people.”

“Our own people?

We don’t seem to have that many ships.

Could it be from another Legion?”

Lin Zinuo blurted out in astonishment.

“You’re right, it is another Legion, and our luck seems to be quite bad.

According to the flags on the ships, they are from the First Legion’s naval fleet, the Second Legion’s naval ships, and the Seventh Sea Battle Corps’ ships.”

Chen Xijie said somewhat vexed.

Qian Chengxue watched the three groups of fleets approaching, her expression growing increasingly solemn.

She had not yet received a call from her father nor had she been notified of the specific mission when her older brother arrived in front of her, determined to buy the ships.

By the time she was online and prepared, their fleets would have already arrived.

Though everyone’s territories were close by, there was still some distance, and it was not possible for the fleets to get there immediately.

That could only mean one thing, her older brother had received accurate mission intelligence before her.

And he had made preparations on two fronts: trying to buy The Crane Orchid from her, while at the same time pre-emptively ordering his ships to descend.

This way, they could set out together with The Crane Orchid and carry out the combat mission, thereby being able to share in the credit.

Her second sister must have received the news earlier as well, but probably a little later than her brother, or she too would have come to try her luck.

As for her seventh sister’s fleet, there was not much to say; she acted in concert with her older brother.

Soon the three fleets made their way over.

In total there were nine ships, among which five were standard diesel-powered battleships.

Their conditions varied in terms of new and old, and there were also four smaller patrol ships similar to the decrepit vessel that Su Mo and the others had procured at Mist Harbor.

The only regret was that there were no destroyers inside.

Of course, their fleet, both in scale and quality, far exceeded that of the Tenth Legion.

Leaving The Crane Orchid aside, there was really no comparison.

But there was nothing to be done about this—after all, they were wealthy and had strong financial backing.

Qian Chengxue was always very cautious with her financial expenditures.

Every time she had to make a significant expense, she would triple-check it.

Moreover, she couldn’t afford to simply throw money at problems because she lacked that kind of foundation.

In the beginning, her funding highly depended on allocations from the guild, and the reason why the Tenth Legion was so powerful was because of their strong cohesion and willingness to follow her.

At this time, the main ships from the three fleet teams approached, each with a figure standing at their prow.

Standing atop the First Legion’s battleship was a handsome young man wrapped in a coat, sporting shoulder-length hair tied up, and a gentle smile on his face.

He was Sikong, the commander of the First Legion’s naval battle team!

On the Second Legion’s battleship stood a sexy, mature woman dressed in fishnet stockings and tight leather, wearing a black hat.

She was Tang Luo, the commander of the Second Legion’s naval battle team.

There was also a beautiful woman standing on the Seventh Legion’s battleship, but as Qian Chengxue saw the person’s face, her expression turned even colder—it was none other than Ye Wei!

Although Ye Wuheng, her older brother, and Ye Haitang, her second sister, placed great importance on this mission, they were preparing for the land assault and couldn’t leave, so they had no choice but to send out their confidants.

But unexpectedly, Ye Wei had come in person.

“Legion Leader Qian Chengxue, my apologies for the intrusion.

I am here on the orders of Lord Ye Wuheng, the Legion Leader, to join forces with you and head into battle together,” Sikong explained with a smile.

“Legion Leader Qian Chengxue, I apologize for not notifying you in advance.

Sister Haitang is worried about you fighting alone, which could lead to problems, so she ordered us to join and head into battle together,” Tang Luo said in a pleasant tone, which of course was the same sort of grand-sounding rhetoric as Sikong’s.

“Hmm.”

Although Qian Chengxue might have been reluctant, she had to swallow her pride.

At this point, Ye Wei spoke cheerfully, “Sister, I was really worried about you, so I decided to come personally.

You wouldn’t mind, would you?”

“I think you’re being a bit redundant, sister has her own sense of measure,” Qian Chengxue replied without showing Ye Wei any friendliness.

She might not have been this way in the past, but recently, during a council meeting, Ye Wei brought up her mother, which fully angered her.

Ye Wei smirked, then said, “Don’t be too arrogant, sister.

It’s more prudent for us to advance together.

This mission is different from the past.

Father has issued a strict order to ensure its completion.

Don’t capsise in the gutter.”

“I’m well aware,” Qian Chengxue responded somberly.

“Good to know.

Let’s hurry up and prepare to depart then.

We shouldn’t waste any more time,” Ye Wei urged ungraciously.

Qian Chengxue took a deep breath, turning to her subordinate beside her.

“Notify Sun Li to speed it up,” she said.

“Got it.”

At this moment, Lin Zinuo saw what was happening and tapped his bracelet, quickly logging out of the game.

In a private room of the Big Bone Restaurant, Su Mo was intently watching a video recorded by Zhang Hao.

Through the footage, one could see a very discreet valley, where a quite low-profile base was situated, its exterior specially camouflaged to blend in seamlessly with the surrounding environment.

Looking down from high above, it would be hard to spot anything amiss.