Inside the Super Seminary.
An emergency meeting was underway.
The moment Dukao ended his video conference with Elder Huang and Huaxia's senior leadership, he immediately began a second meeting.
The previous meeting had analyzed comparative data between Huaxia's firepower network and extraterrestrial life-forms, as well as future strategic deployments.
But what came next was a meeting that shattered his worldview and left him struggling to accept it.
"Chief, Elder Huang, I have some data I spent the entire morning compiling. Please take a look."
As she spoke, Lianfeng projected the roughly organized materials onto the massive screen in the conference room.
"What is so special about this person?"
Dukao looked through the pile of data but found nothing unusual about Long Qian.
Wasn't he just an ordinary Huaxia citizen?
Could last night's Angel have had something to do with him?!
"Based on my guess, the Angel who appeared last night was connected to her. I went to ask Qi Lin about it this morning and learned some things that are hard to explain. These are photos from the scene. Take a look."
Without any hurry, Lianfeng pulled up photographs of the scene, as well as photos of the foundation of Long Qian's destroyed villa and its remaining construction materials.
"Huh... this is a foundation? That's impossible. There shouldn't have been any buildings along the Ring Expressway. I can say that for certain—I passed through that area two days ago."
Huang Ze wore an equally incredulous expression. He was certain there could not have been any illegal structures on that road.
"Yes, it was indeed a foundation, and part of it had fused with our expressway. In other words, some unexplainable wormhole disturbance caused the villa's location to switch places with our highway.
"And according to Qi Lin, she witnessed it herself. She said a blinding white light suddenly appeared, followed by a building appearing out of nowhere. Then it was hit by a Taotie laser cannon and completely destroyed."
"Lianfeng, the more you talk, the more outrageous this sounds. Believe in science!!!"
The more Dukao listened, the more something felt off. He hurriedly interrupted Lianfeng.
Though he had lived for tens of thousands of years and seen all manner of storms, what Lianfeng was saying was simply too absurd. Land switching places? Was that scientific?
"Chief, I did detect faint wormhole signals there last night."
But a single sentence from his beloved daughter Qiangwei left Dukao speechless.
Before he could even process what the two of them had said, an even more explosive piece of news arrived.
"Chief, I believe that man from last night traveled here from the future, and the Angel who suddenly appeared seemed to be his Guardian Angel!!!"
"No, wait, Lianfeng. I haven't even processed the last piece of information yet. What do you mean, traveled from the future???"
Dukao was completely dumbfounded, stunned beyond measure.
Elder Huang, who had remained silent at the side, brightened at the words "traveled from the future." His clouded eyes instantly lit up.
"Please look at this. This is a letter we found on the teddy bear picked up from that location. Judging by how yellowed the paper is, it has been there for at least a year."
Knowing that Dukao and Elder Huang would definitely find this hard to believe, Lianfeng handed the letter to Dukao and continued her analysis.
"According to Qi Lin, the moment that man appeared, he recognized her and even accurately named her Super Gene and its gene model. Normally, even Deno Three cannot detect an unactivated Super Gene. How could an ordinary person possibly know? Either that man knew Qi Lin, had some special means of detection, or else...
"When I saw this letter and connected it with all the available information, I became certain that this man called Brother Qian had likely come from the future.
"Still, this gives us some comfort. It seems that extraterrestrial life-forms did not launch a full-scale invasion of Earth, or perhaps Earth drove them away through its own strength..."
Lianfeng's analysis was orderly and well-founded, drawing upon all the information they had gathered. Every sign pointed toward Long Qian being from the future.
But such time-travel technology was simply too shocking.
"But Lianfeng, what can this letter and this date prove? And this place name, Shanghai..."
When Huang Ze heard Dukao mention Shanghai, he froze for a moment before saying, "Little Du, let me see that letter..."
"Elder Huang, is something wrong?"
Dukao saw tears suddenly well up in Huang Ze's eyes, but for a moment, he had no idea what was happening.
"Mm, it's nothing. Continue..."
Huang Ze did not answer. After all, it was a memory he did not wish to revisit.
"Lianfeng, we need evidence to confirm your speculation. While your argument does tie everything together without any inconsistency, I... I still feel like something is off."
It was not that Dukao did not believe Lianfeng's deduction. It was simply too absurd.
Then Dukao asked, "How is Qi Lin recovering? The value of a sniper to a team is simply too important!!!"
"There are no major problems with Qi Lin, and I have already invited her to join us. She can enroll next Monday."
"Good. Lianfeng, you work quickly. We must be prepared for danger in times of peace. Those children should be gathered as well. The technological warfare of the future may be even more brutal than we imagined."
Elder Huang praised Lianfeng's proactive attitude. Those children with Super Genes would be the main force against the invasion of extraterrestrial life-forms.
He had also reviewed last night's casualty figures, and they pained him deeply. Dozens of fighter jets and helicopters had been destroyed, along with dozens of tanks. Military and civilian casualties had reached a shocking twelve hundred. Thankfully, it had happened at night. Had it been daytime, the casualties would likely have been even greater.
This was damage caused by only a few extraterrestrial life-forms. It was easy to imagine that Earth's crisis this time was unprecedented.
"Elder Huang, according to my plan, I was also preparing to have them all enroll next Monday. Over the next few days, I'll have Qiangwei and Ajie invite them. No matter what it takes, we must bring them in."
"Mm, Little Du, they are still just children. Children are easy enough to handle—give them special privileges tailored to their interests. The country can devote all its resources to them, and we can promise them anything within our authority."
Elder Huang truly lived up to his name. He understood the minds of these children well. He had reviewed their files; every one of them had their own traits.
"Understood, Elder Huang. We'll begin taking action tomorrow..."
Dukao nodded. Qi Lin had already been successfully recruited. He would personally handle Cheng Yaowen, while Ge Xiaolun, Liu Chuang, Zhao Xin, and Rui Mengmeng remained. These children were all under Deno Three's surveillance, so bringing them in would indeed be easy.
His original plan had been to wait until their Super Genes activated, then throw them into military training for a year or so. It seemed he had been thinking too optimistically. Time waited for no one. The alien invasion was imminent. They could only grow through war.
"Mm, Little Du, Lianfeng, I'll leave the hard work to you from here on. I've already thought of a name for this team. Let's call it the Xiong Bing Lian!!!"
"A company of Black Armor can stand against a million mighty soldiers!!!"
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