Despite the weird things taking place on the sea, the Cooperative Alliance chose to remain aloof.
However, there was a group that chose to join the fight.
As outsiders, the players didn't care much about life and death.
To them, this world was just a game.
Since it was a game, they naturally wanted to play to their hearts' content.
Thus, massive armadas of player-controlled ships appeared on the sea and on islands occupied by the Black Fleet.
The native factions, upon seeing people willing to help them deal with their big problems, naturally didn't try to stop it; at most, they put up some military commendations as rewards, offering weapons and equipment to entice more players to join the fight.
However, these were precisely what the players wanted.
Those who received system tasks were rushing to arm themselves with weapons and vehicles to join the battlefield.
