The atmosphere in the conference room was solemn, yet tinged with unmistakable excitement.
The oval table was already filled with people.
Li Zhenguo sat at the head of the table. Though a few inconspicuous white hairs had appeared at his temples, his gaze had grown even more profound.
Unlike Nie Chang, whose talent for Source Energy was somewhat lacking, Li Zhenguo combined a statesman's broad-mindedness with a restrained pulse of Source Energy.
Even amid his busy state affairs, he hadn't neglected to train his control over Source Energy. By now, he had not only fully absorbed the benefits of the Evolution Fluid, but had advanced further, reaching the threshold of the second tier of Stardust Rank.
Among the senior officials present, he was already one of the very best.
Chief of the General Staff Zhou Donglai sat to Li Zhenguo's left, his brow habitually furrowed as if he were pondering some tactical problem.
He unconsciously turned a specially made Source Energy pen between his fingers. The aura he gave off had unmistakably reached Stardust Rank as well.
Dean Dong of the Academy of Sciences sat a little farther away. Wearing a pair of special glasses, he had an electronic notebook spread open in front of him. He still seemed immersed in the shock of the breakthrough and battle broadcast from not long ago.
At the same time, his own Source Energy reaction was quite strong, showing that his research hadn't held back his personal progress.
Wang Shuo, head of the Propaganda Department, sat upright with a gentle smile on his face.
But a closer look revealed the complicated emotions hidden deep in his eyes, a mixture of exhaustion and excitement.
Wang Shuo had also reached Stardust Rank, though his aura wasn't very stable. He had saved up his Merit Points