The announcement from Dawn City couldn’t have come at a more opportune time. However, it didn’t completely dispel everyone’s doubts because the promises made by Dawn City seemed rather vague.

They didn’t provide an absolute guarantee that the leaders could retain their power, it was only stated as "as much as possible." This implied that there might be uncontrollable factors at play.

And what was that uncontrollable factor? It was Waldo!

Waldo had the power to instantly revoke their authority. While they held great respect for Waldo, no one wanted this scenario to unfold.

"The announcement from Dawn City isn’t sufficient. We want a guarantee from Lord Waldo! I only trust Lord Waldo in this matter, I don’t trust anyone else. I’m also afraid of losing everything once I get to Dawn City. That’s why I hope Lord Waldo can step forward and provide us with assurance!"

For a while, many high-ranking officials from various major cities contacted the leadership of Dawn City to express their demands. As expected, they soon received a satisfactory response.

Waldo immediately posted a message on his personal account:

"I understand your concerns and respect your choices. Joining Dawn City and collectively resisting the invasion of the sea giants is our only way out."

"At the same time, I can assure you that after the disaster is over, you can return to your positions as city lords, and your status and standing will remain unchanged. However, after arriving in Dawn City, you must unconditionally follow my orders."

Waldo’s words provided an explanation to the hesitant high-ranking officials from various major cities. Soon after, these cities issued announcements stating their willingness to join Dawn City and stand together with Waldo to resist the sea giants from the depths.

The invasion from the sea depths instilled a great sense of crisis among all survivors. However, they didn’t succumb to despair because they believed in Waldo’s ability to lead them against any formidable adversaries.

Especially when they saw the towering and awe-inspiring city wall surrounding Dawn City, their sense of awe was accompanied by a substantial increase in their sense of security.

Their trust in Waldo reached an all-time high. Simultaneously, this was an opportunity for Waldo - an opportunity to control the survivors from around the world.

Waldo thought to himself, "I was originally figuring out how to get other survivors to come to Dawn City. I didn’t expect the system to directly announce that the sea giants from the depths would invade the surface world. It’s like the system did me a favor."

However, shortly after, a pensive expression appeared on his face.

"Only ten days until the invasion of the sea giants from the depths? Time is tight, it’s coming fast."

Although the city wall was in place, Waldo still felt an intense sense of urgency. He subsequently requested survivors from all over to arrive in Dawn City as quickly as possible.

This would allow him to organize tasks and develop plans. To expedite their arrival, Waldo spared no effort, providing a large number of snow vehicles to assist them in accelerating their travel.

At the same time, under the direction of individuals like Calvert and Silva, an array of heavy weapons, including laser cannons, and heavy artillery, were placed on the magnificent wall.

The city wall could be considered a modern-day marvel! Stretching over a hundred meters in height and more than twenty meters in width, the wall was wider than many streets. However, at this moment, it was covered in a dense array of various heavy weapons and equipment.

With just one look, it was impossible to estimate how many thousands of laser cannons, heavy artillery pieces, and mortars were mounted there. The sight was so dense that it sent shivers down one’s spine.

Looking further ahead, one would see a vast number of unmanned tanks and armored vehicles positioned on the plains in front of the city wall. They constituted the first line of defense against the sea giants from the depths.

Behind the city wall, on the broad expanse of land between it and Dawn City, a series of missile launch systems had been prepared, ready to launch highly destructive missiles at a moment’s notice.

Additionally, there were numerous drones and helicopters stationed on the plains, densely packed like a swarm of locusts.

From the top of the city wall, Waldo looked down on everything and declared, "If the sea giants dare to come, I’ll smash their heads."

However, Waldo still felt that the firepower was somewhat lacking. After some thought, he decided to conduct another Infinite Resources Lottery.

At his level and with control over most resources, the Infinite Resources Lottery had lost much of its appeal. Thus, Waldo suddenly realized that he had unintentionally accumulated a significant number of survival points. This was precisely the most dangerous moment, and he could put these survival points to good use.

Lottery time! Waldo immediately thought of it and conducted a draw. He had many survival points and didn’t bother with low-level draws. He went for the highest-level draw, using up all his survival points after five draws.

Opening the treasure chest! Waldo opened the first one, and to his surprise, it was completely empty. He paused, perplexed.

"What’s going on? Why is there nothing in this chest? This has never happened before! Even the lowest-level chests always yield infinite resources no matter when they are opened. But the highest-level chest, incredibly, doesn’t provide any resources. That’s strange!"

Waldo couldn’t figure out why this was happening, but he didn’t dwell on it. Perhaps he had drawn too many resources already, and the system had nothing left to give him.

Hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "I hope the next chest won’t disappoint me!"

I’ve accumulated survival points for so long, and now they’re gone just like that? That’s a big loss! At the very least, give me something to work with!

Waldo still held some hope. After all, this was the highest-level treasure chest. Although at his level, he had minimal demands for resources, this was a special moment. What he didn’t need might be essential for ordinary survivors.

Subsequently, he opened the treasure chest once again. However, with each chest, Waldo’s expression became increasingly grim.

After opening the third Infinite Resources chest, his face turned notably darker.

"How can this be? This can’t be happening! It’s the highest-level Infinite Resources chest; there’s no way it should give me nothing!"

Only two chests remained. Waldo took a deep breath and opened both in quick succession.

"Please don’t disappoint me," he thought, his hands clenched tightly, revealing his anxiety.

"Congratulations to survivor Waldo for receiving Infinite Resources Short-Range Ballistic Missiles!"

"Congratulations to survivor Waldo for receiving Infinite Resources Hypersonic Ballistic Missiles!"

A thunderous roar resounded in Waldo’s mind.

Missiles? And not just any missiles but the renowned Short-Range Ballistic Missiles and Hypersonic Ballistic Missiles!

This was excellent news! Waldo’s eyes sparkled with excitement, and a surge of astonishment enveloped him. These were truly formidable weapons!

What did they say about weapons of mass destruction? They called them "truth," right?

This was the truth! These were the famous missiles that everyone knew!