Deep beneath the capital, at the Supreme Command Center.
An emergency high-level meeting regarding Lin Yi's recent breakthrough was underway.
On the massive electronic screen was the core content of a briefing forwarded from the Helu City Settlement and preliminarily compiled by Ren Yinuo: "Major Lin Yi has been confirmed to have broken through to the Stardust level. Preliminary assessment places his Source Energy Intensity at a stable 2,000 points."
The meeting room fell into brief silence before subdued cheers erupted.
"Excellent! Heaven bless Xia Country..." An elderly man slapped the table excitedly. "Stardust level—he actually succeeded! And his Source Energy Intensity is as high as 2,000 points!"
"2,000 points... This figure far exceeds any of our previous predictive models."
The bespectacled expert in charge of Source Energy data research looked utterly bewildered.
"Based on our reverse calculations from Elite-level and Leader-level Abyssal Beast energy, as well as the projected progression curve of the Basic Source Energy Guidance Technique, the threshold for the Stardust level should have been between 800 and 1,000 points... These 2,000 points are practically a qualitative leap."
"We must immediately make major revisions to our model for evaluating Stardust-level combat power. This means the strategic value of a Stardust-level powerhouse is several times greater than we originally imagined."
After the joy and shock subsided, an official responsible for external affairs adjusted his glasses and raised an issue.
"Commander, comrades, Major Lin's breakthrough is momentous good news for our country and indeed all humanity. Do you think we should selectively inform several major powers of this news, along with the intelligence that 'nests can be neutralized by Source Energy'?"
"This could greatly accelerate the establishment of the Global Crisis Response Alliance."
Before he had finished speaking, a more hard-edged general beside him snorted and spoke with mild