ATPnovel Chapter 3871
Chapter 3871
Chapter 3871
After the final "Appeal to All Mankind" published by the World Trial, the entire world was plunged into discussions about the unknown.
In just one day, numerous organizations sprang up like mushrooms after rain, all claiming to be propagating the "doomsday" theory.
The online world is like a lawless zone, with all sorts of doomsday theories emerging wildly.
Society is heading into an unprecedented phase of turmoil, the next stage of which no one can predict... As for the New World government, it has not responded to this "Letter to All Mankind".
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After the public trial concluded, the Chinese delegation returned to the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., that same evening... It was also time for everyone who had participated in the tournament to return home.
As for the previously agreed-upon arrangement for various organizations to deploy "superhumans" and "non-humans" to the border of the United States, preparations are underway.
The on-site construction will take time, but the personnel can be in place first.
As for the issue of numerous powers stationing troops in the United States... it's not really a problem. There was once a small country that called itself a cosmic superpower, with troops from 20 different countries stationed there.
There are precedents for this, aren't there?
After careful consideration, the old man decided to cooperate with the Zhongnan Mountain Academy, which is also a way to provide the academy's students with a training opportunity.
The college readily agreed, and personnel selection began immediately.
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The night before leaving.
"Master, aren't you coming with us this time?"
“No, I need to attend a meeting on behalf of the Administration Bureau.” Ah Xi Ruo shook her head and said, “I’ve already made arrangements, someone will take you back to Qilin City.”
Ziling's mother nodded. Ever since Old Huo's "Letter to All Mankind" was published, it felt like the whole world was caught in a vortex, with undercurrents surging... She could imagine how busy the Administration Bureau would be in the future.
"Don't worry, I can take care of myself." Ziling's mother smiled and said, "It's a pity that I came back from Gotham in such a hurry that I didn't even have time to treat you to a meal!"
"What do you want to eat?" Ah Xi Ruo was taken aback.
Zi Ling's mother said, "It's my son Luo Qiu and You Ye. They said they wanted to thank you for taking care of us."
Ah Xi Ruo stared at Zi Ling's mother suspiciously, "Did they want to invite you, or did you want to invite them yourself?"
"Hahaha...it's all the same!" Ziling's mother chuckled awkwardly...this was indeed just her own opinion, but she was confident that her son and daughter-in-law wouldn't disagree.
Having eaten her fill last time, Ah Xi Ruo was in a saintly state and wasn't very interested in this potentially unpleasant dinner party. "There will be plenty of opportunities when we get back to Qilin City."
“That’s true…” Ziling’s mother nodded, then stretched and yawned. “I’ve been away from home for so long this time, I’m already homesick… I need to rest well for a few days when I get back.”
After chatting briefly for a while, the two went their separate ways.
After saying goodbye to Ziling's mother, Ah Xiruo went straight to the old scoundrel and Huo Zhen... The two old guys were discussing something at the moment, their expressions serious.
"what's the topic."
"Oh... the Dragon King has arrived."
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[Fire Cloud Evil God] and Huo Zhen were indeed discussing serious matters, and these matters concerned the prisoners of the Divine Realm Legion.
"Did you send these prisoners to Qilin City?"
Ah Xiruo was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening.
Huo Zhen nodded. "Yes, I didn't think of it at first. It was that little guy named Ye Yan who reminded me. So, the Evil God and I did an experiment to see if [Qilin City] would be effective against these invaders."
"Hmm..." Ah Xiruo sat down, tapping her fingers lightly on the table. "What was the result?"
“Without a doubt,” Huo Zhen said with delight, “the value of [Qilin City] is still rising... at least, it has the same effect on these Divine Realm Legion warriors.”
Ah Xi Ruo thought to herself, "Qilin City was created by that little man. Let alone just the Asgard realm, even if it were a much more powerful invader, it would probably be the same... That's where Zi Ling's mother lives, so its security is practically top-notch."
"Don't announce this for now," Ah Xi Ruo said after thinking for a moment.
[Fire Cloud Evil God] said, "Old Huo and I think so too... Perhaps in the future, [Qilin City] will serve as humanity's last stronghold... At least there, we won't be afraid of external forces."
"I heard you're planning to develop [Qilin City] in depth?" Ah Xiruo suddenly asked.
As the highest-ranking advisor of the Administration Bureau and the guardian deity of China, the secrets she wanted to see could not possibly be kept from her... it was simply a matter of whether she wanted to or not.
“That’s right, this is what the elders discussed together.” Old Huo nodded. “Next, we will do our best to build a brand new underground city shelter in the ground beneath [Qilin City]... However, we still need to do some exploration. First, we need to determine whether there is any sealing effect underground.”
"Dragon Lord, what's your opinion on this matter?" [Fire Cloud Evil God] asked curiously.
Since the Dragon Lord brought up this matter on his own initiative, he obviously had something to say.
"What can I do? If I say I'm going to stop it, will you just give up?" Ah Xiruo rolled her eyes. "I don't care how you build this underground city, there's only one thing... don't disrupt the order on the surface."
Huo Zhen quickly replied, "The construction of the underground city is an absolute secret. Everything will be carried out in secrecy. We will prevent any disturbance, let alone any noise."
“Alright.” Ah Xiruo nodded. “Old Huo, get ready. Before you go back to China, come with me to the United Nations headquarters.”
Huo Zhen was taken aback and asked in surprise, "Dragon Lord, what's going on?"
"It's nothing. I just promised some bad guy that I'd take care of the people of America a little." Ah Xiru crossed her long legs and crossed her arms, saying, "We can divide up this country, but the overall tone can't disturb the people."
[Fire Cloud Evil God] and Huo Zhen couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment... When did the Dragon Lord become so easy to talk to? Wasn't her original argument that "those who are not of my kind deserve to die"?
Who is so influential that they can get the Dragon Lord to do such a thing?
But Xi Ruo gave him a threatening look that said, "Don't ask, or you'll die," and the shrewd duo, being old and experienced, tacitly refrained from pursuing the matter further.
Huo Zhen even said, "This is excellent. After all, there are hundreds of millions of people here. If it is not handled properly, it will indeed be a big problem and will not be conducive to the strategy of human unity... I will go and inform the foreign minister there to make preparations immediately!"
"Hmm." Ah Xi Ruo then withdrew her "kind" gaze. "Go... By the way, where is the [Original Species] that the Suzaku Squad obtained earlier?"
"I immediately had the Vermilion Bird Squad send the [Original Species] back to Shenzhou," Huo Zhen said hastily. "They should be almost at Tanggu Port by now... It's just a pity that time was too tight, and the Vermilion Bird Squad didn't find the exact location of the [Original Nest], only that it's probably in the deep sea in the Arctic Circle."
"Arctic?"
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"...They haven't come back yet?"
At the same time... in the luxurious single room of Su, a wealthy woman who was packing her belongings.
Actually, it was a group of casual tidying up. The rich woman, Su, was currently indoors, basking in the sunlight under a fluorescent light and drinking some kind of chilled brownish-red liquid... She even found a beach chair to lie on.
The ghost baby is fanning itself nearby.
Gui Qianyi frowned and said, "Yes, the Grand Elder has been away for several days and has not returned yet, nor has any news come back. I am a little worried that something may have happened to him."
Su Zijun frowned: "His life tablet wasn't broken, so at least he's not dead... But this old guy doesn't usually do things without explanation. Did he send someone to look for him?"
"We've sent them, but we're still looking," Gui Qianyi said helplessly.
“How about this,” Su Zijun said after a moment’s thought, “The old lady has some things to attend to for the time being, so I will go with her to Qilin City this time… I’ll see how things go then and decide whether to come back.”
"That's the only way." Gui Qian nodded, offering words of comfort: "The Grand Elder's strength is top-tier here; ordinary people can't threaten him... Unless, he really found Gongsun Shiyu, or encountered those deserters from the Divine Realm Legion and got trapped, or something like that..."
"Gui Qianyi, I'll leave you a wisp of the [God of Slaughter Sword]'s sword energy." Su Zijun thought for a moment and said, "That way, even if you really encounter Gongsun Shiyu, you don't need to panic. You can hold out until that old bastard comes to the rescue."
"Thank you princess!"
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General Vincent was carried away on a stretcher at the end of his court appearance... apparently due to a heart attack triggered by anger.
The powerful figures in the courtroom... in the end, none of them made things difficult for General Vincent.
Since the US military is already embroiled in a scandal, it doesn't really matter whether Vincent is detained or not... After this incident, General Vincent will naturally face backlash from the entire military-industrial complex behind him.
His fate will not be good.
But at least for now, General Vincent has not been relieved of his duties.
After leaving Washington, D.C., General Vincent immediately had him sent back to the secret base... The old man didn't say a word the whole way, but he looked at least ten years older.
The entire journey was personally escorted by [Blade]... This [Blade] warrior even had the wound on his leg, pierced by Father Stella's 'Holy Sword,' simply bandaged, and the wound would occasionally burst open, staining the bandage with blood.
—General, it's not that I, [Blade], haven't tried hard enough. You've seen it yourself, haven't you? I've sacrificed for the country... I just can't take it anymore!
Soon, the group arrived at the military secret base that had just been cleaned up.
Vincent summoned all the high-ranking officers in the base, as well as the senior mutants guarding the place... The general, his face dark, exuded the authority honed by decades of military service, "Can anyone tell me how the enemy managed to take people away, and also the original mutant samples... Were you all having a party here at the base? What were you all doing?!"
But no one told the enraged old man.
"[M], explain yourself!" Finally, Vincent fixed his gaze on Mr. [M]. "Didn't you claim to be stronger than the [Black Emperor]? Did you think those enemies could defeat you one by one?"
“I didn’t engage them directly.” Mr. M shook his head. “The enemy is cunning. They first sent people to lure me away from the base, and then, taking advantage of the lack of non-human power within the base, they quickly took away the people and samples.”
General Vincent's eyes twitched as he listened.
But Mr. M continued, “The other side must possess some kind of powerful detection ability, which is why they were able to accurately locate people and samples, and their actions were quite clean and secretive... Without a doubt, this is a terrifying combat team.”
"I don't want to hear any of this!" General Vincent slammed his fist on the table. "Tell me, which side does this combat squad belong to? Is it from China?"
[M] pondered for a moment and said, "I can't be sure if they are from the Central Plains, but the fighting style of this squad is very similar to that of the group that attacked the [New Miracle Base] earlier, so I suspect they are the same group of people."
"Damn it!" General Vincent slammed his cane down.
At that moment, a secretary received a phone call, his expression hardening. He quickly bowed to General Vincent and said, "General, there's a video conference that needs your immediate attention... It's them!"
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they.
Those in real power within the military, and the leaders of the defense industry giants.
In the dimly lit video conference room, General Vincent slowly sat down in front of the screen... He could already imagine the purpose of these people having initiated this meeting.
He just hadn't expected them to arrive so quickly... so much so that he hadn't even had time to clean up the mess.
"Vincent, do you know how much this has affected us?"
“I told you long ago that Ross shouldn’t have been sent on this mission. He’s a careless idiot!”
"What kind of work are you doing? How could you trust a guy who came from S.H.I.E.L.D., and let him have so much evidence against you? Are you all idiots? Have you been eating too much these past few years and your brains are filled with fat?!"
"Is now the time to point fingers? Let's think about how to clean up the mess!"
General Vincent remained silent throughout the meeting... He knew that in this meeting, he only had the right to listen, and no longer had the right to speak.
"I received bad news, very bad news."
Suddenly, a deep, hoarse voice rang out... and everyone on the small screens fell silent.
The voice slowly said, "At the closed-door meeting at the United Nations headquarters, countries are drafting a resolution to abolish all nuclear weapons within their borders to prevent similar incidents from happening again... I think, at the very least, they will forcefully take control of all our nuclear weapons."
"Oh……"
"Shit!!"
Anger, panic... terror.
After the initial shock, the meeting fell into a deathly silence.
Finally, the voice announcing the bad news rang out again, "This proposal will undoubtedly be passed. Our country is currently blocked by the [Zhutian Sword Network]. Even if we disregard everything and launch all our nuclear weapons, we will probably only be intercepted by the [Zhutian Sword Network]... You should understand that a nuclear weapon that cannot hit its target is just scrap metal."
Silence again.
"Damn it, this world shouldn't have an existence like the Divine Dragon of China that's beyond all mortals... Are we really powerless in the face of extraordinary power?!"
"We need to accelerate our research on the [Original Species]... We need a truly powerful [Non-human] that belongs to us!"
"Hmph! Two samples of the [Original Species] have already been stolen. I'm afraid the news of the [Original Species] will soon be known throughout the world!"
"Vincent, you're an idiot! How did you even get to this position?"
Soon, the firepower was once again focused on the aged general.
General Vincent, however, remained remarkably calm... calmly watching the faces on the screen.
Finally, that deep, hoarse voice rang out again, "Vincent, you're getting old... but for this group, contribute your final value."
Then, the screen where the hoarse voice was heard went dark, and the person left the group chat.
"Make it clean, you idiot! I don't want to hear any more bad news when I wake up tomorrow!"
"Hey... don't worry, your family will be taken care of... that's all I can do."
One by one, the screens went dark... until the last participant disconnected, and the conference room was plunged into darkness.
In the darkness, General Vincent shakily pulled a silver pistol from his pocket... He silently stroked the gun.
for a long time.
Bang-!
General Vincent opened his mouth and swallowed a bullet.