Wooo...
A shrill sound like an air-raid alarm instantly rang out over the Mechanical City.
It had been a long time since that sound had last rung out. The last time had been when the Mechanical City came under assault from a massive zombie tide.
After a moment of silence, the entire city began to operate like an awakened beast.
Residents poked their heads out of their shelters, their faces filled with alarm.
Mechanical soldiers ran in formation.
The indicator lights on the logistics pipelines changed from blue to red.
Within moments, all of the Nine Great Elders had gathered in the conference room.
Cao Xianming was still chewing grapes when he strode in. He casually tossed the grape stem onto the table, his eyes fixed firmly on Yang Yong's face.
He knew Yang Yong too well...
Yang Yong's earlier stance had been clear: go through the motions without putting in any effort, let the Buddhist Cultivator Society explore the Bone City, and stay behind to pick up bones.
Now he had suddenly sounded a citywide alarm and summoned all of the Nine Great Elders. That alone was wrong.
Even more troubling, Yang Yong was sitting in the Deputy City Lord's seat, with all his Deputy City Lord permissions unfolded beside his hand.
The light screen at the entrance to the Core Control Room was slowly materializing beside him.
Yang Yong was already preparing to open the Core Control Room.
That meant...
Yang Yong was going to deploy the Mechanical City.
Not just for show. He really intended to deploy it.
The data model in Cao Xianming's palm was spinning so fast it was almost throwing off sparks.
He frantically extrapolated every possibility:
Had Konghai died in the Bone City?
Was Yang Yong being forced to rescue him?
No.
Had