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Bai Zhongqi received a communication from Emerald Sea Star upon leaving the Star Alliance Military Academy.
Xiao Yu, who had been appointed as the Governor of the Emerald Sea's Administrative Star, reported that the Shangduohan Kingdom's "Black Flag Fleet" was preparing to attack Infia City. The impending military conflict between the Iridium Star people and the natives of Emerald Sea Star was imminent.
It was no surprise to Bai Zhongqi that Shangduohan was launching the attack from the sea. Among the powerful nations of the Northern Continent, the Shangduohan Kingdom possessed the strongest navy. Located on the southern coast of the Northern Continent's peninsula, with a jagged coastline and numerous good harbors, Shangduohan had early on assembled a fleet for trading with other nations. Relying on wealth, they built a vast naval fleet known as the "Black Flag Fleet" to the people of the Northern Continent.