"No, keep the defense line as it is," Li Tianran said in a deep voice.

The defense line of Kuangxi Island definitely could not be abandoned. They had been fighting for so long and had used up a huge amount of ammunition and artillery. Abandoning it at this time would mean all their previous efforts would be wasted.

Not to mention that there were now six million sea beasts, even if the number doubled, Li Tianran would have to grit his teeth and hold on!

The war was definitely going to be fought, but how to fight it... was the question.

According to the results simulated by Qin Yiming, even if the defense line could hold off these monsters, it would be left half-destroyed... Li Tianran wanted to find a way to minimize the losses.

"Is it possible to ask the Allied Association for help, to have them provide remote fire coverage support before the tide of beasts arrives?" Qin Yiming reminded him.

Li Tianran stroked his chin. Currently, Kuangxi Island only had one nuclear weapon left. He needed to use this nuclear weapon to strengthen his resolve. Ordinary conventional missiles would not have much destructive power against the tide of beasts. Once bombed, the tide of beasts was likely to submerge into the deep sea, which would render even intercontinental nuclear missiles useless.

As for seeking help from the powerful nations of the Allied Association, he was also considering it. Powerful nations were not charities. Although they were members of the Allied Association, they would not assist him in his combat mission without compensation. The leaders of the powerful nations were all top-notch businessmen. If he wanted to get something from them, he had to exchange it for even more.

If he wanted to obtain the fire support of intercontinental missiles, Li Tianran would probably have to bleed!

He hesitated.

Looking at the dense mass of sea beasts on the monitoring screen, and then looking at the pioneers fighting bloody battles on the warships, Li Tianran made a decision.

"Help me contact the Allied Association," Li Tianran said in a deep voice.

...

Ding-ling-ling!

The satellite phone in the European Union's Berlin Palace, the leading nation of the Allied Association, rang. The secretary handed the phone to the president, smiling and saying, "It's a number from Kuangxi Island!"

The EU president sat in the monitoring room, looking at the tide of beasts' marker points on the satellite map getting closer and closer to Kuangxi Island, a smile appearing on his face. He laughed and said to the secretary, "I said long ago that he would ask me for help! This time, I will take back all the resources that the great EU lost in his hands in one go!"

Ding!

He pressed the answer button, smiling: "Please speak!"

Listening to the EU president's voice in the microphone, Li Tianran cut straight to the chase without any preamble: "I am Li Tianran. I have monitored that more than six million sea beasts are attacking my island seven hundred kilometers away from Kuangxi Island's defense line. This number exceeds my previous estimate. My defense line may collapse, so I would like to ask the Allied Association to launch intercontinental nuclear missiles to strike before the tide of beasts arrives, to reduce the number of beasts as much as possible and reduce my pressure!"

After listening to Li Tianran's words, the EU president deliberately said in an exaggerated tone: "Dear Li, we made it very clear at the Allied Association meeting that each country has to be responsible for its own war missions. You cannot overturn our agreements and decisions just because an accident happened! Defending the maritime defense line is your task, not ours! We also have a lot of war pressure. I'm sorry, we have no obligation or energy to help you deal with your battlefield problems!"

"I won't let you help for nothing. You just need to launch the intercontinental missiles, and I will pay for whatever it costs!" Li Tianran had already prepared himself for the EU president's attitude and said very simply.

"Dear Li, do you know how high the cost of manufacturing and maintaining an intercontinental missile is? It is difficult for us to measure it in terms of money, and the value of intercontinental missiles in peacetime is completely different from their value in wartime! For ordinary people, a glass of water is only worth one cent, but for someone who is about to die of thirst... the value of a glass of water may exceed ten thousand dollars." The EU president smiled: "Do you understand what I mean?"

They were all thousand-year-old foxes, what were they chatting about Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio for?

Li Tianran cursed inwardly, then said in a deep voice: "One intercontinental missile, five thousand Conversion Fruits!"

This price was already very high. The cost of an intercontinental nuclear missile was about the same as a brand new fighter jet. Li Tianran usually only needed 5 lv4 fruits to replace a fighter jet, but now he was directly offering 5,000 fruits for an intercontinental missile, which was already an exorbitant price!

But the EU president laughed. He still said in that awkward Yanhuang accent: "No, no, no, dear Li, you still don't understand what I mean! For you, intercontinental missiles are life-saving water, and the price you're offering is too low! It's too insincere!"

Li Tianran's voice also sank: "Then how much do you want?"

"One hundred thousand!" The EU president said directly: "One hundred thousand for one!"

Li Tianran almost laughed in anger.

The EU really dared to ask, daring to ask for one hundred thousand fruits in one go.

"I can't agree to this number," Li Tianran said.

"Then there's nothing to talk about!" The EU president said directly: "I'm also very busy with my work. During this war, the armies of all countries are doing their best to complete their combat missions... Dear Li, I hope you can also guard your defense line."

"If your defense line collapses, then unfortunately, all your previous efforts will be in vain! It also means that our previous agreement is void, and we may not be able to help you establish a powerful nation-level force!"

The EU president hung up the phone directly.

Listening to the "beep beep" sound coming from the satellite phone, the baleful aura between Li Tianran's eyebrows was extremely strong.

Powerful nations took the opportunity to blackmail him. Even if the price was a bit higher, he could accept it, but the EU president's last words made him change his mind!

The other party obviously wanted to seize his psychology, seize his weakness, so as to control and influence his behavior!

Li Tianran could accept being blackmailed by others, but as the ruler of Kuangxi Island, he could not accept others trying to grasp his psychology, trying to control and influence him from a spiritual level, because this was extremely fatal in the confrontation between rulers!

Once he was led by the nose once, the other party would discover where you compromised, and would infinitely seize your weaknesses and constantly control and influence you!

Li Tianran's brow furrowed, and he dialed the EU president's number again, but this time, it was the other party's secretary who answered the phone.

After Li Tianran said a few words, he hung up the phone directly.

...

In the Berlin Palace, the EU president smiled and said to his secretary: "I will use psychological warfare to make him take the initiative to show weakness and surrender to me. With this one time, I can eat him to death in the future! Who said this guy is crazy and has no weaknesses? It's just that you haven't found them yet!"

"What did he say on the phone just now? Did he accept the conditions I offered?" The EU president raised his eyebrows and asked, seeing that his secretary's face was a little unsightly.