The military airship, painted in camouflage and adorned with a dragon, slowly broke through the dark clouds and descended downwards.
Shen Qian moved closer to the window and took the opportunity to observe the celestial phenomena in the restricted area.
The dark mist that once surged like pythons no longer drifted away; instead, it had merged with the original sky, just as an invading virus had finally assimilated its host, leaving no trace.
Through Wei Sijian's channels, Shen Qian obtained the secret report from the Chinese Academy of Sciences regarding the detection of these black fogs.
The final result was astonishing. The particles that decomposed from the seemingly destructive black mist had "exceptionally beautiful" patterns when placed under a microscope at a magnification of a thousand times.
"It's like some kind of hidden treasure."
These are Wei Sijian's original words.
The academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have not yet deciphered what these patterns represent. They can only preliminarily infer that they have extremely high research value because the patterns of each particle are different, like pieces of a huge jigsaw puzzle, but they do not know what the final pattern will point to.
To piece together the puzzle is destined to be a massive and complex process. According to Wei Sijian's teacher, Cheng Shanhe, it may take a year and a half to get a preliminary result.
But before sinking, another discovery was made.
The report sent by Wei Sijian contained some sample images of black mist patterns. After comparison with the previous images, they were found to be extremely similar to the patterns on the three Chaos Stones.
However, since no identical pattern could be found, Shen Qian was not entirely sure if it was some kind of coincidence.
To verify this conjecture and unravel the origin of the black mist, the only person Shen Qian could think of to consult was the Prince of Zhenbei, who was said to have entered the first "gate".
Compared to Zhou Yiwang, Shen Qian had received the other party's "Extreme Fist" inheritance, so he would feel much closer to him psychologically.
However, recently, "doors" have been opening everywhere, and this current pillar of stability in China is said to be inspecting the entire defense zone of China, and is extremely busy. It is uncertain when there will be an opportunity to meet him.
As the clouds gradually thinned, revealing a vast plain below, Chen Qian pulled his attention back to the thick stack of documents in his hand.
It must be said that the martial arts club's determination to deal with this calamity is even deeper than Shen Qian had imagined.
Shen Qian had heard from Yu Shouji, the commander of the Lu Shu Camp, that the military generals had issued a conscription order for the strong warriors of the Mountain and Sea Realm. He originally thought it was voluntary, but later he found that although it was not completely mandatory, it was almost so.
“Refusing to be drafted not only means losing all allowances and benefits, but also requires going to the Martial Arts Department to explain the situation in person, and the person in charge of the review is Wang Hou... Even if you pass the review, you will be subject to real-time monitoring until the end of the wartime state... Tsk tsk.”
Shen Qian only thought about it briefly and felt that no mountain or sea would be willing to accept such conditions, not to mention that the list of "deserters" would continue to be displayed in the underground city, which was equivalent to constantly "whipping the corpse".
Therefore, as far as Shen Qian knew, apart from the group of Mountain and Sea Warriors who were seriously injured and recuperating, almost everyone else accepted the conscription, including a considerable number of social warriors.
Even among highly skilled martial artists, apart from students who are unrestricted, the rest have almost no choice.
As more and more monsters from behind "doors" invade reality, many of them are witnessed by ordinary people, and online discussions about "the end of the world" have begun to increase, while some high-level martial artists who know the inside story have also remained silent.
Because they understood all too well that this might truly be a critical moment for the survival of humanity...
The stack of documents in Shen Qian's hand contained introductions of all the powerful warriors from the Mountain and Sea realms who had been assigned to the "Old Days" team.
Besides him, there were a total of nineteen people.
There are more than 100 patrol squads like "Old Days" in the entire Southwest Theater Command, which means there are more than 2,000 elite Mountain and Sea warriors. Add to that the Mountain and Sea warriors guarding various strongholds, and the number of Mountain and Sea warriors in the Southwest Theater Command may be close to 10,000.
As he flipped through the documents in his hand, Shen Qian saw a few familiar faces as expected, but most of them were unfamiliar martial artists he had never met before.
The information was not detailed enough, only giving Shen Qian a superficial understanding of them. However, judging from the data on paper alone, several of them were exceptionally strong individuals.
As the airship drew ever closer to the ground, it seemed to penetrate some kind of barrier, and the true landscape of the plains was fully revealed.
The first thing that catches the eye is the enormous black fortress that covers tens of thousands of square meters. There are no traces of guns or cannons, but any martial artist with a keen sense of smell can sense the array formations that crisscross and cover the entire surrounding space.
Shen Qian realized that this was the headquarters of the Southwest Theater Command. If he was not mistaken, a complete weather, lighting, supply and communication system should have been established here, and defense was secondary.
There are at least two kings and nobles currently stationed inside that fortress, and their presence is clearly more powerful than any defense system.
The airship landed smoothly on a small helipad on the outskirts. The cabin door opened, and Shen Qian and several other military personnel who were with him got off the airship. They immediately saw Dao Jiu standing among the crowd on the helipad.
As the adjutant of the current Ninth Company before the sinking, in order to facilitate communication between the two sides, he also became the deputy captain of the "Old Days" squad and will be an important assistant to the sinking team.
Shen Qian was also certain that Dao Jiu, who had arrived before him, must have already arranged everything.
Upon seeing Shen Qian appear, Dao Jiu strode over to greet him and gave him a slightly imperfect military salute.
"Huh, another breakthrough?"
As Shen Qian walked forward, he glanced at Dao Jiu and immediately noticed something.
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