After a round of official remarks, the Congress finally got down to business.
Zhang Ruochan's expression gradually turned solemn. Seeing her face, everyone below, no matter who they were, sat up straight.
They all understood that it was time to announce the new Federation Secretary-General.
Though everyone already had some suspicions, until it was officially announced, they could not help but feel curious and expectant.
"Everyone, based on our current intelligence analysis, Blue Star has reached a true life-or-death juncture!"
"In the near future, an unprecedented catastrophe will descend upon Blue Star—a crisis far more severe than the arrival of the magical beasts three hundred years ago!"
"In this catastrophe, if we cannot hold out, Blue Star will become history in the truest sense. As for us..."
Zhang Ruochan paused. Amid countless horrified and incredulous gazes, she spoke slowly and clearly.
"As for us, we will either be utterly destroyed, or become prisoners, never to rise again for all eternity!"
As Zhang Ruochan's words fell, the atmosphere in the vast conference room instantly froze. The formerly curious crowd widened their eyes in disbelief and held their breath.
Almost everyone immediately thought of what the Secretary-General and the heads of the eight major regions had discussed earlier. For a time, the entire conference room fell deathly silent; even a pin drop could be heard.
Zhang Ruochan did not continue speaking. She simply waited quietly for everyone to accept the news.
To avoid causing unnecessary panic, it was not yet time to reveal the specific intelligence. Still, they needed to give everyone a warning first, lest the news prove too shocking for people to accept when it was finally revealed.
After a while, the people shocked by Zhang Ruochan's announcement gradually came back to their senses.
Though disbelief still lingered on their