Chapter 1622 - 295_5

At this moment, Li Zhiyuan felt that all the hardships he had suffered before were worth it.

Such a level of confrontation is something rare and unattainable, and even if you do get it... you shouldn't expect to get close and watch safely.

Unlike now, with his life being worthless anyway, dying would just mean reuniting with his companions in the truck, and if he survived, even if he was swept away by some minor aftershock, it wouldn't matter.

By this point, his mission for this wave was completed; he had made this arduous journey here just to act as a bridge for them and set up this table.

The stalemate continued, and Li Zhiyuan couldn't see who had the upper hand, sensing an evenly matched situation.

Under normal circumstances, this wouldn't happen; even though Li Zhiyuan didn't know how strong these two "Immortals" were, there was no reason for them to be equally matched.

So, one side was not using their full strength.

They probably felt there was no need to give it their all, because of their contingency, which was about to arrive.

But the Great Emperor was also in there.

Once that contingency appeared, wouldn't even the Great Emperor be impacted?

Li Zhiyuan thought, this was probably also the main reason the Bodhisattva previously believed the Great Emperor's true body was outside, not just because he had met the figure behind Mr. Zhai at the guesthouse.

In short, in this strategic contest, the Great Emperor was ruthless to himself, to a degree that even his opponent hadn't anticipated.

...

Guesthouse, main hall.

As the reporter, Mr. Zhai stood on stage, delivering his report.

Though old, his voice remained resonant and his articulation clear at this moment; in his portrayal, the future vision of this project gradually unfolded in the minds of the attendees.

The length of the report was not very long, but every word in it concerned the fate of countless people.

How many artifacts needed emergency protective relocation, how many people had to pack up and move to their assigned new hometowns, how much of this city would be completely submerged underwater.

In the past, the transformation from raging seas to mulberry fields took a long time, but now it was possible to achieve this in a short time.

Worn out from speaking, Mr. Zhai gestured for Xue Liangliang to come up and provide some supplementary data explanation while he drank water from his tea cup.

Xue Liangliang's supplement made the images in the minds of the attendees even more three-dimensional.

Many people either looked down at their feet or raised their hands, as the future here and the present collided in their perceptions.

Because they believed the project would be completed successfully, they believed the future described in the report would inevitably arrive, challenging the present reality.

After making this gesture, many people smiled wryly at themselves, which also indirectly indicated the high level of this report.

The technical discussions and verifications were long over, and now the formal implementation of the project needed the concerted efforts of many departments.

Therefore, making everyone clearly understand what they were doing and what they would achieve became especially important.

After Xue Liangliang finished his supplementary talk, he stepped down from the stage.

Mr. Zhai pointed to the back of Xue Liangliang and said to the people below:

"This is Old Luo's proud student. In cultivating students, Old Luo indeed surpasses me, just like our project here—it can be expected to take a long time, and even after completion, all aspects of the future will still require maintenance, even protection.

The baton we receive from our predecessors is destined to be passed on to the next generation. We must not only trust in the wisdom of our successors but also believe that successors with better platforms will be wiser than us, just as our predecessors viewed us this way back then."

The audience applauded.

Luo Tingrui applauded while looking around for the figure of Li Zhiyuan.

Mr. Zhai's previous words were somewhat modest, but cultivating students and disciples has always been the part Luo Tingrui is most proud of.

As long as they continue to fight and build at the front line, even if he is old enough to lie on a hospital bed someday, he will still have a strong sense of involvement, with a small glimmer belonging to him in the ever-changing future.

"Liangliang, where is Xiao Yuan?"

"He should be sitting at the back of the hall. You know, the seats in the front aren't very convenient." 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

The seating arrangement for this meeting was very strict.

Luo Tingrui laughed, "What's inconvenient about it? If worse comes to worst, he can sit on my lap."

Xue Liangliang: "Teacher, you want to show off this young champion before he's grown up, don't you?"

Luo Tingrui: "Champion is not much. When we held the meeting that day, I looked at what Xiao Yuan had organized; in terms of professional skills, Xiao Yuan has already caught up to and even surpassed you, his senior brother."

Xue Liangliang: "Isn't that quite normal?"

Luo Tingrui nodded, "Indeed."

Mr. Zhai concluded the report without dragging it out; when saying the last few words, he closed the report book and folded it in his hands.

"Thank you, everyone, my report is complete."

After saying this, Mr. Zhai slammed the report book onto the podium in front of him.

"Bang!"

Everyone in the audience stood up and applauded enthusiastically, as this meeting could also be considered the pledge conference before the project began.

A shadow detached from behind Mr. Zhai.

Mr. Zhai walked down the stage, while the shadow drifted upwards.

By now, rays of light had gathered here.

The shadow stood at the center of the radiance, raising a hand and pointing towards the Ghost Street area still shrouded in fog.

In an instant, the radiance swept away.

These rays are faith, conviction, the fearless courage to reshape the world as boldly as the sun and moon, and also the highest level of fortune.