When the Tide Recedes

Chen Chuan tapped his World Token and sent a plan he had prepared long ago to Qi Weizhao and the others. As they read it, he added, "I feel this entity is somewhat unusual. We can't approach it with conventional thinking.

"Judging from the fact that it never showed itself during the several incidents in the city, it is extremely cautious. It almost never causes trouble and seems focused solely on preserving itself.

"I suspect this entity may be of a relatively high level, which is why it usually needs to remain still to sustain its own existence. If that is all, then it is manageable. Because of the World Ring, even if it can leak through, no matter how high its level is, it cannot be too high. We have the means to handle it.

"There is another possibility..."

He paused briefly. "It may have longer-term plans. That would be extremely alarming."

Longer-term plans...

Everyone before their screens immediately thought of one possibility.

Qi Weizhao asked solemnly, "Could it be connected to the Great Collision?"

"It could be," Chen Chuan said.

Liang Guanghai considered it for a moment before saying, "Everyone, allow me to add something. Fu Mu's split reproduction previously dealt a considerable blow to Central City. With cooperation from all sides, we managed to bring the situation under control. But our current environment is actually no longer quite the same as before. It is already different from the other Central Cities."

He tapped his World Token, and an environmental analysis report appeared on the screen. Several lines on it formed upward-curving slopes, reaching a red line above them.

"That red line represents the environment of the Convergence Zone. After Jibei Province endured those days of rift impacts, its environment gradually began approaching that of the Convergence Zone.