Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 717 - 595: Seeing Flash Butterfly Zi Again_2

Purple: "How is that possible. No way."

Purple: "Butterflies don't fight on the frontlines. I hide in the rear, mostly in charge of relaying information, and moonlighting as an aerial scout."

Purple: "In the war before last, Blue Island got ambushed and lost two Ant Kings and a bunch of Assistant Kings. Last round, they filled their ranks with new Ant Kings and Assistant Kings who were fresh to battle, just to get used to the battlefield, to get the hang of fighting. So, last round's attack wasn't very fierce, and they were pushed back pretty easily."

Purple: "Throughout the entire war, I just ran back and forth a few times to deliver action orders for the Three Fruit Bee Queen. The rest of the time, I basically just hid at the rear and observed. Plus, in these kinds of battles, it's mainly the Soldier Ants and Worker Bees charging and hacking it out on the front, while Assistant Kings hide at the back giving orders. Looks brutal, but if you check the stats, the ones who die are all expendable Soldier Ants and Worker Bees."

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Ink Orchid: "..."

Purple: "Last round, a lot of new members joined Wave Tree Bay's side too. They were there for hands-on training, to get used to the battlefield, so both sides played it safe—nothing overly intense."

"..."

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid were speechless.

Purple: "After the battle, I got invited by the White Crystal Butterfly King of the Saint Butterfly Tribe to stay at Smoke Blue Mountain and learn from them."

Purple boasted, "Under White Crystal Butterfly King's guidance, I found a clear direction for my future evolution and managed to condense my first Divine Mark—'Flower Dance.' That's the ability you saw earlier. Impressive or what?"

Ink Orchid: "Not impressive."

Dragon Cypress: "Just so-so."

Purple: "Boring—"

Purple: "Bye—"

Purple flapped their wings and turned to leave.

Dragon Cypress hurriedly said, "Just kidding. Kidding. Purple, your ability works for both attacking and legging it—pretty awesome!"

Purple: "I like honest ants."

Dragon Cypress: "Purple, let's talk about something serious."

Purple: "About what?"

Dragon Cypress: "Heard last round of the big war, Blue Island only attacked Yu'e Island?"

Purple: "Yep."

Dragon Cypress: "Can you tell us about what happened on the battlefield?"

Purple: "What's there to talk about?"

Dragon Cypress: "On Wave Tree Bay's side, so many kingdoms, so many tribes, all piled on one island—that's asking for internal conflict, right?"

Purple: "Yeah. There are fights almost every day, but everyone holds back. Actual brawls are rare. And the ones who start trouble are almost always the newly-joined kingdoms. The veterans all know each other, have fought side by side against the Stone Hunt Blue Ants, so they rarely clash."

Dragon Cypress: "I heard the Wave Tree Bay Kingdom Alliance army is divided into five main group armies, each led by a different leader?"

Purple: "Everyone knows that."

Dragon Cypress: "Can you get more specific about the organization and tactical deployments?"

Purple: "That's complicated. Different situations, different setups—not something you can explain in a few sentences."

Dragon Cypress: "That's fine. No rush. Take your time."

Purple asked warily, "This is military intel! Why do you two keep digging for details? Traitor bugs? Are you passing info to Blue Island? Want me to arrest you and hand you over to Wave Tree Bay for a reward?"

Ink Orchid: "..."

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Ink Orchid said angrily, "Butterfly, just because you fought in one battle, you think you're hot stuff now?"

Dragon Cypress: "Purple, we're not joking with you. In a few decades, when Bayonet and I become Insect Kings, we'll probably have to join Wave Tree Bay's war against Blue Island too."

"Is that so?"

Purple, half-believing it, reluctantly agreed: "Fine, I'll take the Yu'e Island defense battle as an example and tell you guys."

Purple: "The Yu'e Island defenses are split into three layers: outer, middle, and inner defenses. The island's outer defensive layer has 100 outposts, manned by the First and Second Group Armies. They're numbered from Army 1001 to 1050, and Army 2001 to 2050."

Purple: "The mid-layer defense of the island has 50 outposts, guarded by the Third Group Army, codes 3001 to 3050. Our Fire Wheel Island and Mighty Spirit Mountain are friendly, so we teamed up as Army 3021 and held one outpost together."

Purple: "The island's inner defense has 25 outposts, garrisoned by the Fourth Group Army, numbers 4001 to 4025. Also, the Fourth has armies 4026 to 4050 on standby as reinforcements. If any outpost gets hit hard by the main Stone Hunt Blue Ant force, or gets sneak attacked and can't hold, the Fourth Group Army rushes in to help."

Purple: "Most of the First to Fourth Group Armies are made up of the Ant Clan and the Bee Clan."

Purple: "The Fifth Group Army is much more mixed—Ant Clan, Bee Clan, Termites, even the Saint Butterfly Tribe, plus all kinds of Insect Clan Warriors with special talents—loads of species working together."

"The Fifth Group Army can do everything—they handle all sorts of tasks. Call them the 'all-purpose corps.' Their main duties are long-range scouting, information relay, building defenses, logistics supply, and battlefield support. They've also got elite combat teams who do ambushes, night raids, and infiltration for headhunting missions."

Purple: "All five leaders stay at Yu'e Island's central command palace, and, through us messengers, keep an eye on the big picture and manage everything."

Purple: "On the field, I cover myself with cloud mist, hide high above the central command palace and look down over the battle, keeping watch for surprise air attacks. Then, when the Three Fruit Bee Queen of the Third Group Army has an order for frontline Army 3021, she contacts me with spiritual power, and I rush forward to pass along the command."

Purple: "Quick example: say Outpost 42 on the beach's outer defense gets hit hard by a full-on assault from the Stone Hunt Blue Ant Army, and the defenders can't hold. Maybe, the Three Fruit Bee Queen will order the rear Army 3021 to go help. That's when I deliver the combat order."