Chapter 244 Countdown! New World Coordinates Locked!
[World Type: Earth in 2156 (Game Invasion, Battlefield of National Fate)]
Main quest: Survive for 365 days.
[Side Quest: To be released]
[Note: This world is a parallel future.]
Zhou Jue looked at the crowd still engaged in a heated discussion and walked over to Chief Zhang's side.
"Grandpa Zhang".
"Hmm? Xiao Jue, do you have any other good ideas?" Chief Zhang turned his head with a smile.
"The new world has been locked in." Zhou Jue's voice wasn't loud, but it instantly silenced the entire conference room.
The flush of excitement on everyone's faces hadn't faded yet, but astonishment had already crept into their eyes.
The smile on Chief Zhang's face vanished. He stared at Zhou Jue for several seconds before he reacted: "Yes, there's only one week left until your next time travel. It's time to lock onto the new world."
"Mm." Zhou Jue nodded.
"Where are we going this time?" Chen Jianguo walked over quickly, looking nervous.
Zhou Jue took a deep breath and recited the information on the system panel.
"World type: 2156, Blue Star".
Upon hearing the year and location, everyone's hearts skipped a beat. The future world?
Main mission: Survive for one year.
"World Background: The game arrives, and the fate of nations is decided on the battlefield."
A game is coming? A battlefield for national destiny?
The combination of these unfamiliar words left all the seasoned generals present, who had weathered many storms, somewhat bewildered, yet they also sensed danger.
Even in the difficult world of the Republic of China, at least they had historical records to follow and clear enemies and objectives.
But this so-called "battlefield of national destiny" sounds like a completely unknown arena full of bloody rules!
"What... what does this mean? Is it going to war? Or a war to determine the fate of the nation?"
Sun Jiuchou pushed up his glasses, guessing that he was the only one in the conference room who could somewhat understand what it meant: "If I'm not mistaken, this is a game similar to a gladiatorial arena played by a higher-dimensional life form or a higher-dimensional planet."
"In other words, it's a bit like raising a venomous insect, using the lives of people all over the planet to raise a venomous insect."
"This...this is even more dangerous than going to the Republic of China!" a general blurted out. "Over there, at least we know who the enemy is. But on this battlefield of national destiny, who is the enemy? What are the rules? Everything is unknown!"
"Survival for a year... the longer the time, the greater the danger!"
Chief Zhang's face darkened completely.
He looked at Zhou Jue with worry in his eyes. The joy and pride he had just felt were replaced by a heavy pressure.
"Now is not the time to discuss whether it's dangerous or not; we need to take action and prepare things for Xiao Jue!"
"Seven days!" His voice echoed in the conference room, carrying an undeniable determination: "We only have seven days!"
"From this moment on, we will split into two groups!"
He pointed at Chen Jianguo: "Jianguo! You take Jiuchou with you, and you're in charge of Xiaojue's logistical support! Analyze all the possibilities in the new world, and prepare all the high-tech individual equipment and survival supplies we can provide for her!"
"Yes!" Chen Jianguo immediately accepted the order.
Chief Zhang's gaze then turned to several engineering and geological experts.
"Elder Sun! Everyone! The construction of the 'Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Map' is of utmost urgency! Your task for the next seven days is to cooperate with Xiao Jue to complete the most crucial foundational work!"
"no problem!"
Finally, Chief Zhang looked at Zhou Jue, his tone softening slightly, but still full of urgency.
"Xiao Jue, I know this is a lot of pressure for you, but I can only say that you have to work hard for these seven days."
“I understand.” Zhou Jue nodded. “Grandpa Zhang, I plan to set off immediately to determine the locations of the most important main array points, such as Kunlun and Taishan, and bring a group of people to provide on-site training.”
"No matter how much theoretical knowledge you have, it's not as good as setting up an array yourself. Learn as much as you can in these seven days."
"Alright!" Commander Zhang immediately agreed: "You pick the people! From the entire Yunlan University, choose any cultivator warrior you like!"
...
Once the order was given, the entire national machinery began to operate efficiently once again.
Half an hour later, Zhou Jue led thirty students selected from Yunlan University and the military who were most talented in spiritual energy perception and array theory, straight to Kunlun.
Kunlun Mountain, the ancestor of all mountains.
Upon arrival, the biting cold wind mixed with thin air made the students, who were visiting the plateau for the first time, feel somewhat uncomfortable, and they quickly circulated their spiritual energy.
She opened the system store, looked at her more than 400,000 points, and started shopping without hesitation.
[Basic Five Elements Formation Flag]: 1 point/flag. Redeem 10,000 flags.
[Blank Array Plate (Medium Grade)]: 10 points/plate. Exchange for 1000 plates.
[Top-grade Spirit Stone]: 1000 points/stone. Exchange for 100 stones.
...
Remaining points: 200,000 (including energy)
I spent half of my savings and got a bunch of documents in return.
Zhou Jue wasted no time; she took out some of the materials and used them directly in the on-site teaching.
Within these seven days, she will personally craft the core array plates of the "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" painting.
"Array formations are used to draw upon the power of heaven and earth for one's own purposes. Look here."
Zhou Jue stopped and pointed to the direction of a mountain ridge.
"The mountains here are like a coiled dragon, and the earth's energy is concentrated, making it one of the best points of the formation. However, the earth's energy is too domineering, and if it is directly activated, the formation plate will not be able to withstand it."
As she spoke, she circulated her spiritual energy with her fingers and made a sweeping motion across the frozen ground beneath her feet.
Buzz!
A stream of red and white spiritual energy instantly disappeared into the ground.
The next second, the snow within a radius of 100 meters melted at a speed visible to the naked eye, revealing the dark brown rocks underneath.
The students were stunned.
"Therefore, we need to set up a 'Qi-guiding array' as a buffer, then use a 'Qi-stabilizing array' to stabilize the energy, and finally connect it to the main array plate."
Zhou Jue turned to a teacher from Yunlan University: "Teacher Zhao, I'll leave the construction of the basic formations to you to guide them in practice."
"Don't worry!" Teacher Zhao rubbed his hands excitedly, feeling as if he had opened the door to a new world.
After settling things in, Zhou Jue's figure vanished instantly, and the next second, she appeared atop Mount Tai in the east.
Explore, locate, and record coordinates and basic plans.
Then there are Hengshan, Huashan, Hengshan, Songshan...
The mouth of the Yangtze River, the source of the Yellow River...
Over the next three days, Zhou Jue traveled to almost every important mountain and river site in China.
She is like a highly precise measuring instrument, accurately anchoring each of the tens of thousands of nodes on the "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" painting in the real world.
Each main array plate is composed of tens of thousands of tiny array patterns; if even the slightest error occurs, the entire array plate may be rendered unusable.
...
The time has come to the last day before departure.
In the conference room of the supreme command, Sun Jiuchou stood in front of the screen, reporting on the final preparations.
"...Based on our analysis of the 'battlefield of national destiny,' we speculate that this may be a forced competition of civilizations. Therefore, we have prepared three plans for Xiaojue."
"First, a technologically superior solution. This includes the latest individual electromagnetic rifle, portable plasma cannon, the newest combat uniform, and the matching ultra-high-energy batteries."
"But this world is a future battlefield. Our most advanced weapons now may be obsolete in that world. Nevertheless, it is better to be prepared."
"Secondly, the wilderness survival plan includes enough food, high-purity water, a multi-functional entrenching tool, and various medicines and antibiotics to last for three years."
"If it were a survival game, this would be the safest method."
"Third, the solution for bizarre, monster, and rule-based supernatural phenomena. We have prepared some methods to deal with and decipher rule-based supernatural phenomena."
"If it's really a strange monster incident, Xiao Jue should be able to handle it better with his strength. If it's a supernatural tale based on rules, Xiao Jue will need to avoid some pitfalls."
"besides......"
"All supplies have been packed and are ready for handover at any time."
After Jiu Chou finished his report, Zhou Jue stepped forward to the conference table and waved his hand. Five jade array plates, each shimmering with a different halo and with an ancient and mysterious design, floated in mid-air.
"I have completed the crafting of the five core array plates: Kunlun, Taishan, the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, and the capital city."
She then took out more than a dozen blank jade slips.
"Inside is the complete operation manual and maintenance method for the 'Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Map', as well as some insights I've gained about formations over the past few days. In addition, I also exchanged some basic formation knowledge from the system to use as teaching material for the Formation Academy of Yunlan University in the future."
After doing all this, she looked at Sun Jiuchou.
"Thank you, I'll go and collect the supplies later."
Chief Zhang walked up to her, looked at her slightly tired face, reached out his hand, wanted to pat her shoulder, but then stopped in mid-air.
All those words, in the end, boil down to a single, weighty entrustment.
"Xiao Jue, things are different over there than in the Republic of China era. We can offer you very little support. Everything... depends on you."
Zhou Jue smiled, a smile that eased the weariness on his face.
"Don't worry, Grandpa Zhang."
"Wait for me to come back."
After the meeting ended, Zhou Jue put the supplies into the Starry Sky Secret Box and went to the familiar time-travel room. Looking at the group of people who had always accompanied her, whether she went to other worlds or returned to Blue Star, she smiled and waved.
[World Anchor Point Locked: 2156, Earth (Game Descends, Battlefield of National Destiny)]
[Countdown: 10, 9, 8... 3, 2, 1]
[Teleportation initiated.]
A flash of white light, and Zhou Jue's figure disappeared.
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