Making an Example of the Chicken to Scare the Monkeys
In the central part of the Jade Swallow Continent, inside a remote mountain range.
The stone was hollowed out, and walls and load-bearing columns made of special metal supported the wide cavity.
The houses, arranged in a staggered pattern, are embedded in the hollow metal walls and suspended on the crisscrossing aerial bridges.
Countless Human Race, like worker ants, dotted the buildings in swarms.
This base in the mountains is clearly far more technologically advanced than the outside world.
This is normal.
After all, this is a secret research base belonging to the Human Race high command, and one of the Human Race's core strengths.
At the same time, this base and its researchers are the most important protected objects of the Jade Swallow Continent military.
Therefore, even though the front lines were in dire need of action, the higher-ups only deployed less than half of the troops from the Jade Swallow Continent.
The remaining half surrounds the base.
At that moment, a sharp ringtone suddenly sounded in an office inside the secret base.
"Ring ring--!"
The loud ringing of the bell was enough to indicate the urgency of the situation, so the moment it rang, people rushed over.
"Coming, coming, stop yelling!"
A somewhat unkempt middle-aged man struggled to leave his ongoing research project.
He had been sitting for quite a while, so the moment he stood up, his legs involuntarily started to ache.
He could only scramble and crawl to the communicator on the desk in the distance, and then immediately answered the call.
"Hello, this is the Psychic Energy Shield Research Department."
"What? Oh, activate the base shield? But isn't the shield always on?"
"Maximum power? Are you sure?"
"Alright, alright, I'll go open it now. Anyway, the Psychic Energy Crystals used aren't mine, so why should I care!"
Communication comes quickly, and goes quickly.
However, it's clear that the head of the Psychic Energy Shield Research Department was used to this.
After all, those who manage to get through to him are most likely dealing with something urgent.
Just like this time, the army guarding them on all sides needed to temporarily draw a legion.
To prevent others from taking advantage of the situation to launch a sneak attack, the legion commander gave the person in charge of the Psychic Energy Shield a heads-up before being transferred to his post.
Following his superior's instructions, he ordered the head of the Psychic Energy Shield department to activate the shield covering the mountain at its highest power.
Although this will consume a large amount of hard-earned Psychic Energy Crystals.
However, Psychic Energy can still be used.
If anything were to happen to the researchers here, those of us responsible for security would be doomed.
The communication ended, and the commander of the Fifth Legion of Jade Swallow Continent began to reorganize his forces.
A moment later, the Psychic Energy Shield enveloping the mountain flickered.
It only appeared for a brief moment, but the legion commander still sensed it.
The shield's Psychic Energy output has now been switched to its highest frequency.
On the spacious plaza of the underground military camp, an army of Human Race awakened beings from the Profound Realm of the human race stood ready for battle.
The legion commander stood on the platform and gave orders in a loud voice.
"All troops, listen to my command!"
"The Yinling Sect intends to betray the clan; the evidence is conclusive. A siege and suppression operation will now be launched against the Yinling Sect!"
"Capture the traitors and restore peace to our tribe's rear!"
The impassioned voices stirred the blood of the soldiers present.
"Capture the traitors and restore peace to our tribe's rear!"
A unified chant rang out, and the military flag at the forefront of the formation was unfurled by the wind stirred up by Psychic Energy.
The legion commander mounted his hybrid warhorse and led 50,000 cavalrymen into the underground tunnel leading to the outskirts of Shen City.
The deafening sound of horses' hooves was muffled underground, and almost no one noticed the army's sudden outburst.
Apart from those plants that take root in the soil.
"What? You killed a military officer?"
At this moment, in Yinling Valley, Yin Xingyue and a group of younger generation members knelt in a row.
The atmosphere plummeted to freezing point after they finished explaining what had just happened.
Elder Yin looked at his granddaughter, but the doting and pride he used to have in his eyes were completely gone.
He didn't lose his temper at that moment; anger would only be a waste of time.
He summoned his trusted confidants.
The relative understood and respectfully handed over a communicator.
"Hello, Sect Leader," the communicator connected, "An officer has died near our valley, and some sect disciples are involved."
"Okay, I'll be right there."
The communication ended quickly, Elder Yin wasted no more time.
He knew that the Yinling Sect couldn't afford to delay while they didn't know when the military would make its move.
That's right, he was already certain that the military would take action.
With a flick of his sleeve, he firmly restrained these troublemakers, and then led them directly towards the central hall.
When they arrived at the central hall with these guys, the high-ranking members of the Yinling Sect were already there.
At a glance, there was a sect leader and six elders. Although the seven people were at different levels, they were all powerful figures from the Heaven Realm.
With this kind of setup, it's no wonder that the Yinling Sect can sit in the leading position of the Jade Swallow Continent.
However, they all knew very well that for the seven Heaven Realms to clash with the Human Race high command would still be like throwing an egg against a rock.
That's why they rushed here so eagerly and waited in the main hall so early.
"Elder Yin, you said an officer died nearby, what exactly happened!"
As soon as Elder Yin led his people through the door, the sect leader spoke.
"Hmph."
Elder Yin sighed and, with a headache, recounted what he had just heard.
"Ridiculous! You call yourselves outstanding disciples of the Yinling Sect? You have no sense of restraint!"
Upon hearing this, one of the elders, who was not in a good mood, immediately glared angrily and prepared to reprimand the disciples.
"Elder Xie, let's postpone the reprimand for now."
The sect leader stopped Elder Xie, saying, "The most urgent task is to guard against any possible actions from the military."
After saying that, he raised his hand, signaling the attendant outside the soundproof barrier of the main hall to come in and take these disciples away first.
The following topic was beyond the scope of their knowledge.
Even if they were the trigger, it doesn't matter.
"You should understand that without these disciples, it would have been only a matter of time before the military turned against us."
The sect leader lowered his gaze.
His words plunged the hall into a brief silence.
Everyone here is a high-ranking member of the Yinling Sect, so naturally they know their own affairs best.
The Yinling Sect has expanded rapidly in the Jade Swallow Continent in recent years, and even has the capacity to support the ancestral lineage of the Chou City.
Previously, Qiongfang City held a friendly exchange, and the representatives selected from Chou City included members of the Yinling Sect.
For this reason, the Human Race high command would certainly not tolerate them.
However, they didn't expect this time bomb to explode so soon.
"Sect Leader, it shouldn't be that bad, right?"
One of the elders held onto a sliver of hope.
His strength was relatively low among these people, and he didn't like fighting, so he was resistant to the idea of war between the two sides.
"He's just an ordinary officer. They have to support the front lines and protect the area. They probably won't start a war rashly."
The sect leader remained silent; instead, Elder Yin spoke up.
"That's why they attacked us before the fighting even started on the front lines."
"They don't want their rear to be in turmoil when war actually breaks out, so they will definitely make preparations in advance."
"We've run into the line of fire, and we just happen to be the first to stick our necks out. If they want to make an example of us, they'll definitely choose us."
Everyone fell silent again. The sect leader had no intention of wasting any more time and spoke directly.
"The entire Yinling Sect is entering a state of war. A vote will be held by show of hands. Those who oppose this, please raise your hands."
No one raised their hand; everyone tacitly agreed to the decision.
"Very well, then everyone go back and mobilize all your disciples."
"Yes."