"First, let's discuss the specifics of the overlap between Blue Star and the Ruins Realm."
Zhao Yonggang sat on the platform and spoke in a deep voice, looking solemnly at the crowd in front of him.
"Over the past few years, the overlap between our Blue Star and the Ruins Realm has been deepening, but overall, it remains within a controllable range."
"But this incident has brought about a completely different change in the situation."
"Going forward, there will no longer be overlapping projections as before; instead, there will be regional overlaps."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone below was stunned.
Although they had become somewhat aware of this situation since the occurrence of the Calamity Beast had ceased during this period, they still felt a sense of loss when they actually heard the news.
only...
"Minister, what is meant by regional overlap?" someone in the audience asked.
Zhao Yonggang looked at the person asking the question; he had anticipated this kind of question.
" The Calamity Beast that were previously superimposed were simply caught up in the process of the Blue Star and the Ruins Realm overlapping."
"Although this overlap is deepening, the two worlds haven't actually had much substantial contact."
"But this time, after the global Calamity Beast overlap event, the situation changed significantly, and the two worlds began to have substantial contact."
"No, that's not the right way to put it. It should be said that because the two worlds began to make substantial contact, at that critical point of contact, a large number of Calamity Beast were explosively overlapped, which is the same as the last incident."
"Regarding this substantive contact, we have currently identified two scenarios."
"First, let's talk about one of them: the Light Gate!"
Light Gate?... The crowd below the stage tensed up, their eyes turning to the podium.
Shen Heng and Gu Lingxuan were both looking at the podium.
Under everyone's gaze, an image suddenly appeared on the large screen behind Zhao Yonggang.
It was a pale blue, Distortion vortex standing next to a tall building, surrounded by construction barriers.
Is this the Light Gate?... This question simultaneously crossed the minds of everyone in the hall.
People either frowned or looked at the Distortion vortex on the screen with confusion.
Only a very few, the younger ones, had a glint in their eyes, as if they had thought of something.
Zhao Yonggang sat on the platform, looking at the crowd, and said:
"This is the Light Gate I was just talking about!"
"Currently, four such Light Gate have appeared within our Great Xia, located in the cities of Yuchuan, Sichuan, Jiangcheng, Luyang, and Ice City."
"Among them, the first to appear was Yuchuan City."
"Upon discovering it, we immediately cordoned it off and sent people to keep an eye on it to prevent any Calamity Beast from escaping."
"But after three days of waiting, the Light Gate remained standing there quietly, without any other developments."
"Therefore, we sent a small advance team in."
Upon hearing this, everyone instinctively perked up.
Zhao Yonggang looked at everyone and said, word by word,
"Beyond the Light Gate lies the Ruins Realm, a portion of the Ruins Realm!"
"Boom--"
Despite the strict discipline in the meeting, this statement still caused a stir.
A man in his thirties couldn't help but raise his hand, and after receiving permission, he stood up and asked:
"Minister, how large is this area?"
Zhao Yonggang looked at the man and calmly said:
"The sizes are not necessarily the same. The four Light Gate detected so far range in size from a few hundred meters in radius to several kilometers in radius, which is roughly equivalent to a city."
Are there any Calamity Beast inside?
"Yes, and not just the Calamity Beast. According to the Research Department's deductions, everything in that area—plants, soil, water, and even air—will remain intact within it."
"What if they try to escape?"
"Not for now. The advance team killed the Calamity Beast inside and tried to bring them out, but while the people could get out, the Calamity Beast they killed couldn't. They also tried to bring out the soil, but that didn't work either."
"However, according to the Research Department's assessment, this might be because this type of overlap is at the edge, and with more time, it's possible that it could be brought out."
"In other words, if left unchecked, the Calamity Beast might escape from the Light Gate later?"
"Yes, that's right."
"So, if we go in, can we come out right away? Or...?"
Information about the Light Gate was quickly completed through this question-and-answer session.
Shen Heng sat in his seat and listened silently.
Because the Calamity Beast might escape from behind, the Supervision Bureau had to go inside first to deal with the potential dangers.
In other words, will the format of subsequent tasks change to this format?
Isn't this just like running a dungeon?
but...
Shen Heng thought of a word the minister had just used.
"Marginal overlap."
What does this mean?
The edge... does that mean there's a core?
The core message... Shen Heng looked up at the minister, who was still answering question after question.
Regarding the substantial contact between the two overlapping worlds, two scenarios have been discovered so far.
So the core issue might be something else?
"Alright, is there anything else?" Zhao Yonggang looked at the crowd below.
Shen Heng glanced around and, seeing that no one was asking questions, thought for a moment and then raised his hand.
Zhao Yonggang, who was about to speak, paused, his gaze falling on Shen Heng.
"Comrade Shen Heng, do you have a question?"
Many people in the hall subconsciously glanced to the side, wanting to see who was asking the question.
Then, as the questioner stood up, they were slightly taken aback.
It's not for any other reason, but because the people who stood up were too young.
At this stage, those who can become heads of municipal Supervision Bureau are basically from the relatively early batch of members.
The overlap between Blue Star and the Ruins Realm began thirteen years ago.
The Supervision Bureau was established two years later, but it still started eleven years ago.
Therefore, most of those sitting here now have been with the group for seven or eight years.
They've been involved for seven or eight years now, considering their age when they were selected.
Now, most of the people sitting in this hall are around 30 years old.
Twenty-seven or twenty-eight is already considered very young.
Then, upon suddenly seeing an even younger person, everyone was momentarily stunned.
But having experienced so much, he quickly came to his senses after the initial daze.
Shen Heng stood up and looked at Zhao Yonggang, raising his question.
"If there was already a high-level Calamity Beast in that area, such as a seventh, eighth, or ninth-level one, would it still be there?"
Upon hearing this, everyone frowned and immediately turned their gaze to Minister Zhao Yonggang.
If that's the case, what's the difference between going through the Light Gate and drawing a lottery?
Those who don't get lucky can still fight, but those who do get lucky can only wait to die!