Peril

The High Committee.

Inside an office.

"Is there really no way to solve this?" the president asked.

"No!" Chen Shouyi shook his head and replied calmly:

"Tamu's will is beyond my ability to resist, and it's not something current technology can solve. As long as people worship him and use his existence as the focus of their meditation, this kind of thing will be hard to avoid. It didn't happen before only because the other party stayed hidden and his power lay dormant. But now... I'm afraid this sort of thing will only become more and more common."

Human strength had its limits. Faced with a terrifying being like that, humanity had no power to fight back.

The atmosphere grew oppressive. An invisible pressure made it hard to breathe.

"This year, fifteen thousand three hundred new Space Channels have been discovered worldwide, and the channels have expanded by about a tenth. Your assessment was right. Earth... may not have many years left."

The two talked for a long time.

It was nearly eight when Chen Shouyi finally left the High Committee.

He looked up at the pitch-black night sky and sighed.

"No need to see me off," he said to the staff member beside him.

Then he pushed off the ground and shot straight into the sky.

After flying for several minutes, he had reached Zhonghai. It took another half hour for him to make his way home.

Outside his front door, he checked his clothes to make sure nothing was damaged, then pushed open the door.

His family and Carl were all there, chatting together.

"Chief Chen!" Carl greeted him with a slight bow.

Chen Shouyi nodded.

"You haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll go heat up some food for you." The moment Mother Chen saw Chen Shouyi come