The Pentagon is home to the newly established Department of Paranormal Security within the Department of Defense.

"Ridiculous! Do you even know what you're saying?"

An elderly man with white hair and eyebrows pointed at Chris Will, the head of the supernatural security department.

"Based on the words of a few CIA agents and some online special effects videos, you think you can propose changes to America's strategic plans?"

"Oh, right, there are also some branches that appear to be made of synthetic materials."

"This is utterly absurd. A political career is not child's play; it's never as simple as a Hollywood blockbuster. Are you going to say that the world is actually full of magic, and that mythical creatures are gradually returning?"

"I disagreed with the formation of your department from the beginning, and you insisted on setting up your headquarters in the Pentagon. Good heavens, when did America need a bunch of priests and fortune tellers to protect it?"

However, no matter how much he shouted, the high-ranking officials of the Supernatural Security Department ignored him, and Reagan and Lucy, who had already applied to be transferred here from the CIA, scoffed at him.

Lucy muttered under her breath, "With a brain like that, he's a security consultant!"

At that moment, another group of people arrived at the door.

It wasn't just someone who said it.

"The minister is here!"

Charlie is the current Secretary of Defense of the USA. Although the Department of Paranormal Security and the CIA are closely connected and are under the leadership of the National Security Council, the Department of Defense is nominally their real superior.

"Merck, why are you so angry? Aren't you satisfied with the boys' work?"

He made a joke, but before the old man named Merck could speak, Charlie took the documents Chris handed him.

“Minister, I believe you have already seen the materials I sent you. Those are not special effects videos; they are the experimental and identification results of the samples brought back.”

"Yes, I've already seen the video, which is why I flew straight back from California."

The minister took the documents and reports from Chris, glanced at them, and then began to examine them carefully.

As he read on, his brows furrowed, and then a look of shock appeared on his face.

He glanced up at Kexley again, then read the document to the end in one go.

No matter how unreliable it seemed, Charlie still believed that Chris couldn't possibly have fabricated the basis for this experiment, otherwise his career would truly be over.

He looked at Reagan.

"You must be Reagan Cornellin?"

Reagan stepped forward.

"Yes, Mr. Minister."

"Yes, you did a great job. Get ready, I'll take you and Chris to see the president."

...

Online, headlines containing words like "druid" and "magic" abound, sparking another wave of heated discussions.

The Druid incident in Ireland has caused quite a stir.

This is far different from some of the previous "small-scale operations" and cannot be simply covered by website operations.

Reagan and his group weren't the only ones who were able to film videos nearby that night.

Although only Reagan captured the central battlefield, many others captured the chaotic scene of the vampire vines dancing wildly in the distance.

And quite a few people recorded one or more of these loud, roaring conversations.

The eerie tones, known as the devil's language, were passed down countless times. It is said that those who heard it at the time could understand its meaning directly, but when the recording was played back, it was completely incomprehensible.

Magic, demons, druids, plus the still fresh memory of the black dragon incident, and some other previous revelations.

Anyone who isn't someone who doesn't use the internet much would know these things.

While real life goes on as usual, a trend has been quietly emerging online.

More and more people believe that the amazing secrets of our familiar Earth are far more complex than what humans have already known.

Some self-proclaimed explorers began searching online for like-minded companions to embark on a journey in search of the legendary, possibly magical species.

However, these people are generally wealthy young men who have no worries about food and clothing, and there are also some adventurers who seek thrills.

Interestingly, whenever this kind of news appears, there are always doomsday theorists jumping out and making a fuss.

This time was no exception, and the fabrication was so vivid that it portrayed the demon and druid incident as a harbinger of God's punishment of the world.

The fact that this Druid incident was unabashedly attributed to God's subordinates naturally aroused strong dissatisfaction among Druids. The two religious groups engaged in a fierce online battle, which later showed a tendency to escalate into a religious conflict.

Sometimes, these unreliable pieces of information on the internet actually contain some valuable key information.

The British and Americans have already experienced this firsthand; at least they believe that other people or forces are currently unaware that the supernatural forces also have "people (trees)" who can access the internet.

They might be watching the chaos on the internet, or even fueling it.

So as long as it doesn't go too far, just observe quietly.

China's online community has historically been relatively "calm" compared to the rest of the world. Although there have been some ups and downs this time, it is still full of onlookers.

The thing netizens on various forums and online communities love to do most now is to bypass the Great Firewall and repost interesting news, especially content about arguments and disputes.

Once religious fanatics go mad, even 100 paid trolls can't beat them, let alone a whole group of them.

Countless onlookers urged the original posters of some posts to update them as if they were reading a novel, and even requested translations.

...

A week after the Druid incident, the Chinese Foreign Minister visited the United States according to this year's schedule, and the US side had a reciprocal delegation to receive him throughout the visit.

What was supposed to be a routine visit caused a stir within the US after the Chinese diplomatic team left.

April 1st was the day the Chinese diplomatic corps left.

At a private hotel, a housekeeper named Paul is cleaning the suite of an official accompanying a member of the Chinese diplomatic corps.

As a prestigious hotel for receiving foreign guests, it naturally needs to be clean, tidy, and comfortable, so every cleaning is done with utmost care.

Paul cleaned the sheets, swept the floor, and vacuumed every inch of the wool carpet before starting to wipe down the desk.

But he noticed that there was a pen clipped to the notebook on the table, indicating that something had been written on it before it was closed on that page.

Out of curiosity, he opened the notebook that he used as a hotel notepad.

Several strange sentences were written on it in standard English letters.

“I should have been a god.”

"Humans should have been gods."

Why am I not a god now?

“I think we can still get back on the path to godhood.”

Paul was completely baffled and muttered to himself, "Diplomats can be mentally ill?"

I glanced at the calendar on the table; it showed April 1st.

"Oh, April Fool's Day..."

But this is actually a test, a test by China, one of the world's top three economies and military powers, against the world's number one superpower.

If there were a second country in the world that knew some deep secrets, the United States would undoubtedly be the most likely candidate.

Paul mentioned the amusing incident during lunch with the service manager and other colleagues, saying it was a joke played by a Chinese diplomat on the cleaners on April Fool's Day.