Chapter 421: Eternal Parliament, World Restart
In the center of Shangcheng District, stands a tall building that is completely dark black.
Looking up from below, the tall buildings rising from the ground are like a sharp blade piercing the sky, with the top floors reaching into the clouds, making it difficult to see clearly.
Its height seems to have surpassed the clouds, and it sits high in the sky like a god, quietly looking down at this chaotic world.
No one knows how long this building has been here.
It seems like this building has been here for as long as anyone can remember.
Zulong Building.
It is the headquarters of Zulong Group, the heart of the entire Coconut Juice City, the crystallization of the latest technology, and the center where all power lines intersect.
Today, the high-level conference room here welcomed several special guests.
In the conference room, eleven people sat at the eleven ends of the round table like two sets of nested hexagrams, with only one seat that looked extremely luxurious being left empty.
That is the only main position.
The faces of the eleven people present were so calm and composed, full of indifference towards everything, as if everything in the world was under their control.
From the outside, there seems to be no signs of transformation. They look like ordinary people, but their eyes are indifferent yet filled with a divine glow. They seem to have no worldly desires at all.
Those eyes just casually scanned the large amount of information flowing across the screen in front of them, occasionally revealing a faint smile.
If other "big shots" from the upper part of Coconut Juice City were here, they would definitely let out sharp screams of shock when they saw such a harmonious scene, and would not be able to believe what they saw.
Bodie, Grides, Hemermuffin, Taotie, and Excalibur are the heads of the five super groups.
Han, Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming are the directors of the five departments of Zulong Group.
And, the supreme controller of Zulong Company, the only supreme person in this city.
The leaders of all the super companies in the city gathered here, sitting in the conference room like members of the same organization, constantly discussing and exchanging ideas silently about the information and data in front of them.
On each light screen, the headquarters of the Lantern Festival appeared clearly.
As a tall man roared and charged, all the remaining drones began to fire indiscriminately.
The gunfire and explosions filled the entire screen, instantly submerging the majestic figure.
Not only that, in addition to the fiber optic drone that is shooting, there are many more drones that seem endless and are gathering towards the location in the video.
They are like wolves on the grassland, moving in groups and will accurately devour every prey that comes into their sight.
The elite among the elite, the king among the kings of soldiers, the Dragon Claw Squad, which had the highest combat power in the entire Coconut Juice City, did not show up at all. The outcome of the battle seemed to have been announced.
"The outcome is set, yet our compatriots remain so proud and arrogant, just like we once were."
"This reminds me of my days as a [Player]. Thinking about it now, it's really absurd. I was chosen for no apparent reason, living a life of displacement, forced to travel to one damned world after another to struggle for survival."
"A transcendent from the mysterious side would probably cry when he came into this world, right? Haha, this guy looks like a tough guy. It's a pity that I didn't see the desperate and angry expression on his face when he first arrived here."
"To be able to access the Lantern Festival and the digital ghost in such a short time, this must be the fastest among all the [players]."
"Don't underestimate him. He's very adaptable. In just a few days, he's already gained a lot of strength and caused some minor trouble. If left alone, he could become a big problem."
"Perhaps, but what good would that do? Perhaps he was once able to fly and evade the earth, claiming to be the ancestor of a certain clan in other worlds. But here, he's destined to be a tragedy, just another fool who tries to recreate the traditional combat system even when trying to modify it."
"Having said that, his player level rating is probably quite high, so eliminating him like this could be a huge loss. The day of the reboot is approaching, and we should be adding some depth to the next era."
"Next Era, tsk. Speaking of which, how many players have already entered this era? If no one can complete the level perfectly and the fusion level doesn't decrease, we'll probably merge with Blue Planet again soon, becoming the 'contaminated zone' we once dealt with."
“.”
As the noisy voices appeared in the conference room, the indifference on the faces of these men and women disappeared.
Excited and distorted expressions appeared on their faces. They moved closer to the screen and stared with wide eyes at the man on the screen who was roaring and his flesh and blood was rolling under the swarm attack of armed drones.
It was like watching a circus monkey.
At this moment, the man sitting opposite the main seat, wearing a black imperial robe and with a bright face, suddenly coughed twice in a low voice.
The meeting room, which had seemed a bit noisy, suddenly became quiet, and you could hear a pin drop.
This person is a real big shot, the actual supreme controller of Coconut Juice City, the person at the top of the power pyramid.
The head of the Zulong Group and chairman of the Eternal Parliament, codenamed Zulong.
Looking at the tall building in the picture that had completely collapsed into ruins, the auxiliary drone transmitted the "no life signal" information back. Zulong spoke in a low voice with the majesty of an emperor:
"The time for fun is over, let's begin the crisis level assessment."
As soon as he opened his mouth, the strange expressions on the faces of the other ten people immediately disappeared, becoming as serious and solemn as at the beginning.
A short-haired woman with numerous tattoos spoke first. "The target's name is Lu Wenwu. He's suspected to have a canine pet. I had never heard of him back on Blue Star. Does anyone here have any impression of him?"
Her words were met with a resounding rejection.
Only one old man showed a hint of hesitation in his eyes, and frowned slightly as he watched the video on the screen.
He felt that he might have seen this person before, but he couldn't quite remember where.
He has existed in this world for a very, very long time, so long that his life has progressed from a young man in his early twenties to an octogenarian with white hair.
Hundreds of years have passed in a flash, and he could have used technology to transform himself back to his youthful appearance.
But in order to remind himself that he is a human being and not a truly immortal god, he chose to retain this old face and maintain the same appearance as before undergoing the transformation to immortality.
That was the history he had fought here.
"Lu Wenwu, I seem to know this person? Where have I seen him before?" The old man was a little distressed and tapped his temple.
Even if the soul is digitally compiled, it is impossible to record all memories in detail.
The memories from hundreds of years ago are too long ago.
"I always feel that he is a mentally unstable reckless man. Is it a memory left from the past? Or is it an illusion caused by his performance in battle?" The old man frowned deeper and deeper.
Zulong noticed his expression and asked, "King Dao, do you have any impression of this person?"
The old man known as the Sword King shook his head slightly. "There might be a faint shadow, but it's almost non-existent. Let's continue."
This statement was accepted by Zulong.
He nodded slightly, indicating that the assessment should continue.
The short-haired woman continued, "According to the drone feed at the scene, the target and another player codenamed Banxian have been eliminated. They show no signs of life and are suspected to be deceased."
"We can't be careless. We never know what strange items they might have brought in." A burly man said in a deep voice, "If they like to bring items with them, some of them can be effective, and there are also high-priority forced retreat items that can be unconditionally activated."
This statement was recognized by others present.
As players themselves, they understand the magic of props better than the local natives.
There are eleven people here in total, ten of whom are former players. The situation is far more serious than expected.
A beautiful woman in revealing clothing covered her mouth with her hands and chuckled softly. "In that case, we can maintain our surveillance efforts as they are for now, until we've confirmed the target's true death. I propose mobilizing a life detection team to search for remains at the former site of the Ran Deng Society."
"Second."
"Second."
“.”
The woman's proposal was quickly accepted by everyone.
So, with the issuance of an order, a secret force called the Life Detection Team quickly set out from the Bodi Company and headed straight for the ruins of the former site of the Lantern Festival.
The short-haired woman continued with the unfinished message, "Regarding the player's level assessment, they completed a gang beheading within three days of entering the world and reached the Upper City within ten days, demonstrating the ability to deal with digitalized vengeful ghosts and completing contact with the Burning Lantern Society."
"Based on the combat capabilities demonstrated in the video, it has been preliminarily determined that he is a mystical-side transcendent. He possesses certain technological transformation and manufacturing capabilities, and is capable of independently manufacturing high-precision electronic equipment, light-energy weapons, and modified prosthetics."
"According to the Eternal Council's player level assessment criteria, he is now considered an S-rank player, suspected to be an S+ top-tier player. Overall risk assessment: S. Do you have any objections?"
"Second."
"Second."
"negative."
"negative."
“.”
Under the evaluation regulations that had been refined through countless tests by the Eternal Council, there were actually objections to the player level estimation that should have been smooth sailing.
And there were quite a few people who opposed it, with five Eternal Councillors raising objections.
What surprised Zulong a little was that among these five people were three people who had once caused him great trouble - three people who had once ascended to gods in the human world and had touched the bottleneck of ascension.
The middle-aged man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes slowly leaned forward and said in a deep voice, "There's something wrong with this guy. When he fights, a red flame-like substance emerges from his body. If I'm not mistaken, that's the materialized Qi and blood power!"
"Except for Zulong, everyone here was once a Transcendent. Even if they weren't Mystical Transcendents, they've at least seen pigs run. The materialization of Qi and blood is the hallmark of the ultimate accomplishment in physical training. Even A-rank players on the path of physical training rarely achieve this."
"So I have reason to suspect that this person was a god-like being before entering this world, someone who had touched upon the level of laws. If his past accumulation was deep enough, and he possessed some special body-refining techniques, he could have managed to cultivate in the Land of Absolute Spirits."
"If you've looked at his and his indigenous follower's spending records, you'll easily notice he's purchased a massive amount of high-end nutritional creams and liquids over the past few days. I don't need to explain what they're used for."
Another person immediately echoed, his face extremely serious. "The Sword God is right. The resources required for the early stages of body refinement can be met with ordinary materials. He should have recovered some strength by now. I don't believe that a simple swarm of armed drones can kill such a being."
"On his first day in this world, this person withstood a miniature nuclear reactor explosion at close range. The next day, he stormed into the base camp of the Carrion Birds gang in the downtown area and killed their leader, the Vultures."
"Besides, we all know that the stronger one's cultivation is before entering this world, the more extraordinary traits one can retain, and the higher one's growth potential in this world."
"So I have reason to suspect that the combat prowess he displays today, in addition to the extensive physical transformation and prosthetic implants, is also due to some of his original extraordinary characteristics."
"Over the years, everyone has understood that those so-called skills are not unusable without the system panel. Physical fitness and supernatural powers cannot be sealed either. They have always belonged to us, but it is a little more difficult to release them without the system's help."
"What you said makes sense."
Zulong nodded slightly.
"In that case, we will temporarily raise the monitoring level to level one. This individual's danger level has been assessed as a deity. The Dragon Scale Squad will take over the Council's defense until the monitoring level is lowered."
"At the same time, the Dragon Claw Squad will immediately execute the awakening command and implement level one armament. Once completed, they will immediately proceed to the ruins of the former Lantern Festival site and work closely with the life detection team to immediately begin searching for Lu Wenwu and Wang Banxian."
"yes."
The square-faced man codenamed "Ming" answered in a deep voice.
Zulong nodded slightly: "So, do you have any objections?"
"none."
"none."
“.”
Zulong's decision drew a series of approvals from other members of the Eternal Council.
The world is about to restart, and they don't want to cause any more trouble at this critical juncture.
This is a very serious matter, which concerns whether these immortals who live long and have long lives can still exist in the next era.
Three of the members who had joined the Eternal Council in the last three hundred years suddenly felt a tightness in their hearts and a slight sense of tension.
Fear comes from the unknown.
After deciding on how to deal with Lu Wenwu and then discussing and finalizing some other matters, Zulong slowly stood up.
"The world is about to restart, and God's will will come again to establish new rules for the next era."
A pair of black eyes scanned the entire audience, awe-inspiring without even being angry.
"Gentlemen, let us work together and see you in the new era."
“See you in the new era!”
(End of this chapter)
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