Shen Qian nodded all the way and sat down in the leftmost seat at the front.

Bang!

The side door at the front of the council chamber was pushed open, and Yu Shouji, dressed in military uniform, strode in.

"battalion commander……"

"Greetings, Battalion Commander!"

Amidst the greetings from the crowd, Yu Shouji went straight to the head seat and sat down. His gaze swept over everyone, pausing briefly on Shen Qian before he nodded.

"Everyone's here, so let's start the meeting."

Yu Shouji said succinctly, "I just received an urgent military order that all leave for the entire Lu Shu Battalion is canceled and the entire battalion is placed on high alert."

Everyone's expressions were somewhat strange, but due to discipline, no one dared to ask any questions.

Yu Shouji was very satisfied, and then explained, "You can check the details on your wristbands now. I estimate the announcement should have already been released."

Before entering the council chamber, everyone had already turned off their wristbands, and only now did they take them out.

Buzz buzz buzz!

After the bracelet was turned on, the vibrations were incessant, and everyone who saw the bracelet's interface was immediately stunned.

Shen Qian's expression was not calm either. Just as the bracelet was turned on, a text message with an exclamation mark popped up on its own.

This is a notice issued by the Martial Arts Department to all residents nationwide.

I remember seeing a similar message once before, when Lu City was destroyed when I was a child. However, that time, the message level was only "orange", but this time, it was directly the highest level, "red".

Shen Qian opened the message, and a video appeared on the bracelet in three dimensions. The video showed Wu Wei sitting upright under the Chinese flag.

"Good evening, all Chinese residents. I am Wu Wei, the Minister of Martial Arts."

"I apologize for disturbing everyone at night. I will reveal some secrets about the Reiki revival, and I hope everyone will listen carefully."

"Recently, strange changes have occurred in the restricted area. According to our predictions, this is a sign that the 'gate' is opening on a large scale. So what is the 'gate'...?"

As expected... Shen Qian was shaken upon hearing this.

He had previously guessed from various signs that the Martial Arts Club would probably not deny the rumors as it had done before, but he never expected that the Martial Arts Club would choose to reveal the truth directly.

For over two hundred years, high-ranking martial artists had been concealing the truth and striving to create a normal living environment for ordinary people, but at this moment, with Wu Wei's personal statement, all their previous efforts have been in vain.

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"Has the situation gotten this bad...?"

Not only did Shen Qian sense something was wrong, but everyone else in the council hall also looked grave, with Zhu Yinhong muttering to herself.