Just as Li Xingkong was enjoying a rare moment of leisure, the Divine Land authorities were in a flurry of activity because of the message Li Xingkong.
The relevant high-ranking officials of Divine Land, as well as Old Tang and Tang Cheng, who were relatively familiar with Li Xingkong's personality, were all transferred to the moon by a single order.
Although they were all busy with various things, the news that Li Xingkong sent back was so astonishing that everything else had to take a backseat.
The highest governing body of Divine Land is currently located in the Heavenly Court on the moon. In the conference room, many people have already taken their places. In the center of the conference room, a huge virtual phantom is projecting Li Xingkong's basic information so that those attendees who are not familiar with Li Xingkong can have a preliminary understanding of him.
The dim light illuminated the focused faces of each participant, leaving no room for complacency. Although the specific content of the meeting was unknown, those attending were undoubtedly the core pillars of Divine Land.
After waiting for a while, almost all the attendees arrived. The attendees at this meeting were truly impressive, representing the first time that such a complete gathering of top officials from across Divine Land had been present.
Since it was an internal meeting, all attendees were core personnel of Divine Land, so there were no formalities. After everyone had arrived, the content displayed on the large holographic projection in the center changed.
The dialogue between Li Xingkong and Zhang Yumeng was reenacted in this conference room.
The person who reacted the most upon seeing the projection was Tang Cheng. He wasn't qualified to participate in a meeting of this caliber, and he was already somewhat confused about why he was even here. But after seeing the projection for the first time, he understood.
This matter is still related to Li Xingkong.
When did Li Xingkong return? How come he didn't know at all?
Tang Cheng looked at Old Tang with a surprised expression. Old Tang only returned his gaze, but the information contained in his eyes made him suppress his questions.
Judging from Old Tang's expression, he clearly already knew that Li Xingkong had returned, but for some reason, he hadn't told him yet.
After his initial surprise, he quickly noticed the content of the projected conversation. What he heard sent chills down his spine.
The amount of information contained within is simply enormous.
Many of the attendees also frowned as they listened.
The cultivation had restored everyone's appearance to that of their prime, but at this moment, the wrinkles on their faces looked as if their own wrinkles had returned.
The projector played for nearly half an hour before coming to an end. As the projector was turned off, the person who was chairing the meeting began to speak.
"Everyone should be familiar with Li Xingkong. He is the number one cultivator and the greatest contributor to the development of our Divine Land to where it is today."
"After the Snail People launched a war against us, in order to prevent the subsequent battlefield from spreading to the Solar System, he decided to take the initiative and prepare to ambush the attacking enemy halfway. Therefore, he went on a long trip."
"He's back now, and he's brought good news. Those Snail People who invaded us have been defeated by his army, and they've struck at the heart of our territory. They're no longer able to launch another attack on us."
"You all saw this in the projection just now. He didn't hide anything. Although he downplayed the process, the destruction of planets, the annihilation of galaxies, and finally the final blow—you all know how cruel the events were behind those seemingly light words. But it's still good news."
At this point, many people in the room showed joy on their faces. In fact, they were already overjoyed after watching the projection.
After all, they were all participants in the previous war of invasion, so they were very familiar with these so-called Snail People. They had even interrogated the Snail People prisoners on Earth Star countless times, almost turning them into idiots.
There has been no new information for years, so they can only focus their efforts on training their troops, advancing their technology, and improving their cultivation, all in order to prevent the next attack from these aliens.
"That's great news, of course! With this news, we can finally get a good night's sleep when we get back."
One of the attendees, dressed in military uniform, laughed heartily upon hearing this. Heaven knows how much effort he had put into figuring out how to defeat the Snail People, this hypothetical enemy.
"Indeed, as for the cruelty of the methods, that's not really a problem. It's quite normal for Divine Land to have some of his ancestors' temperament."
The man sitting next to him was wearing a Zhongshan suit, and his eyes behind his glasses were filled with shrewdness.
"When the Southern Song Dynasty allied with the Mongols to destroy the Jin Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty had millions of people, but in the end, only a few hundred thousand were killed. Emperor Aizong of Jin's body was even split in two, with one half sent to the Mongolia and the other half sent to Lin'an. Although we have glossed over these events in history, the Divine Land people's deep-seated obsession with revenge has been passed down since ancient times and has never changed."
"What's the point of discussing this? It's nothing more than a matter of subtle wordplay; it's not something to be taken seriously. Let's move on to the next item."
"In addition, Li Xingkong has also brought us several problems."
The person chairing the meeting paused for a moment, then continued.
"The first question is about this Pan-Civilization Convention. Our understanding of this Convention was too superficial before; we only learned a little from a few Snail People. This time, Li Xingkong brought much more complete information."
"Furthermore, he also made contact with the third-rate Sihali Kingdom, and through their guarantee, secured a place for Divine Land in the Convention. Regarding this matter, we need to agree on a plan for the placement of the Convention Marker. Where would be a good place to put the Convention Marker?"
As they spoke, a chart displaying information about the Convention was projected onto the screen for all attendees to review.
"We've truly witnessed the vastness of the universe today."
"We hadn't found a single alien in all these years, so we thought we were the only ones left in the entire universe. Turns out it's because our place is too remote; we've become country bumpkins too."
"What's wrong with country folk? Wasn't our Divine Land built by peasants? It's just a matter of fighting again on this even bigger piece of land."
"Exactly. There seem to be a lot of these Convention countries, but I don't think they're that great. This Snail People is Convention country, but he still got wiped out by Li Xingkong. It all comes down to strength. This thing is just a title."
"The vassal states, if it weren't for the fact that these few leading forces were too powerful, who knows when they would have turned their arrows against the Zhou king."
"However, we still need to join. We'll be using their influence to our advantage, as we'll inevitably be in contact with other civilizations in the future, and we need a legitimate reason to do so."
"As for this Convention Marker, we have no idea what high-tech gadgets are inside, and since there's only one, we don't have enough samples to analyze, making research very difficult."
"Just to be on the safe side, we shouldn't place this thing on the moon. We have too many secrets here; it wouldn't be good if it stole them."
"They probably wouldn't even consider our current technology, but what you said makes sense. Not considering it is one thing, but whether they'd let us see it is another. Why don't we just place it on Venus? That way, even if someone tries to spy on us, all they'll see is endless fighting and killing."
"That's a good idea. Even if we're seen, they'll just say we're barbaric, and they might ignore our cultivation progress because of it."
"I'm so annoyed by you scholars, your heads are full of wicked ideas."