Commander Zhou's head was buzzing with shock at the words Yan Zhengcang said. He then stood up and shouted angrily, "Yan Zhengcang, what do you mean? Even if the earthquake can't be resolved in a short time, you can't sacrifice human lives. Have you lost your conscience?"
Yan Zhengcang was a little confused by this sudden scolding. He stood there in a daze, his face full of confusion and innocence.
It took him several seconds to come back to his senses, realizing that Commander Zhou might have misunderstood him.
He quickly stood up and explained anxiously, "Hey, Lao Zhou, don't get excited. You really misunderstood me! I didn't just say to pile up human lives, but to pile up people."
Hearing this, Commander Zhou couldn't help but be slightly startled, frowning tightly, and asked, "Is there any difference?"
Yan Zheng gave Commander Zhou a pale look and replied unhappily, "There's a huge difference! What I meant by using people to build the formation is actually using people as the foundation of the formation to set up a soul-locking formation to firmly lock away the dragon energy leaking out of the dragon's lair. Only by doing so can we temporarily stabilize the dragon vein and avoid more serious consequences!"
"What are you thinking? Am I that kind of person?"
"So that's how it is, hahaha... Sorry, sorry! Misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!" Upon hearing this, Commander Zhou showed a slightly embarrassed smile on his face.
He then poured Yan Zhengcang a cup of tea.
After a while, seeing Yan Zhengcang's emotions gradually stabilize, Commander Zhou's relaxed expression suddenly became serious again. He frowned slightly, staring directly at Yan Zhengcang, and asked solemnly, "Is this Soul Locking Formation you mentioned really effective? How do we do it specifically? What kind of cooperation do we need from the military?"
Facing Commander Zhou's barrage of questions, Yan Zhengcang paused for a moment, then slowly said, "To be honest, I'm not sure whether this Soul Locking Formation will actually work."
"I just happened to see some related records in an ancient book."
"But the situation is urgent right now. There is really no other way to think about it. We can only give it a try."
Yan Zhengcang then took a sip from the teacup in front of him, moistening his throat before continuing to explain, "We all know that the reason the dragon vein is experiencing abnormal fluctuations this time is ultimately because someone secretly stole the core of the dragon vein, the dragon crystal. This caused the dragon cave to lose its barrier, allowing a large amount of dragon energy to leak out."
"It's like a pool full of water with the piston suddenly pulled out. The water in the pool will inevitably surge and churn, and it will be difficult to calm it down."
Having said that, Yan Zhengcang paused for a moment, put down the teacup in his hand, stretched out his hands and gestured in the air a few times, as if he was depicting a picture.
"If we leave this dragon energy unchecked and allow it to continue leaking out, once all the energy has been drained away, this dragon vein will be like a dry, useless pool – completely ruined!"
Finally, Yan Zhengcang turned his gaze back to Commander Zhou and said slowly, "So, this Soul Locking Formation is like a piece of universal tape, temporarily blocking the endless outflow of dragon energy, thus buying us more time to explore the fundamental solution to the problem."
"However, successfully setting up this Soul Locking Formation is not an easy task!"
"First, we must gather 12 warriors who have reached the Grandmaster level to serve as the foundation of the formation."
"Moreover, this alone is far from enough. They must all perform specific exercises together. Only then can the Soul Locking Formation be officially activated.
"However, this method is only a temporary solution. You can't expect these Grandmasters to work day and night to maintain the formation, right? They can only maintain it for seven days at most. Eventually, we still need to recover the Dragon Crystal and plug the gap to prevent the dragon energy from leaking out."
When Commander Zhou heard this, he finally had a general understanding of the basic function of the Soul Locking Formation.
Suddenly, Commander Zhou seemed to have thought of something and asked hurriedly, "Wait, you just said someone took the Dragon Crystal and that we have to find it within seven days? Otherwise, the Dragon Locking Formation will be useless?"
"Yeah, is there any problem?" Yan Zhengcang was a little stunned by Commander Zhou's sudden surprise.
Commander Zhou's eyes widened, his face filled with anxiety as he shouted, "Oh, old man, why didn't you tell me earlier? This is something so important that we can't delay! I have to give orders and arrange the deployment immediately."
Before he finished speaking, Commander Zhou stood up from his seat in a hurry as if his butt was on fire, and ran towards the phone in two steps.
He was really impressed by Lao Liu. Why didn't he tell him such an important thing earlier?
"No... I thought you knew." Yan Zhengcang felt very innocent.
On this day, the entire Chinese land began to run at high speed like a precision-operated machine.
All important hubs have quickly strengthened their patrol forces, especially those major transportation routes leading to foreign countries, which have become the focus of attention.
Whether it is air routes, land roads or sea routes, the intensity of inspections has more than tripled compared to the past.
Many people didn't understand why, but they had a vague feeling that something big was happening.
In addition, the Ancient Martial Arts Association also issued a "Grandmaster Calling Order" on this day, calling on all Grandmasters registered with the Ancient Martial Arts Association.
When this order was issued, it was like a stone that caused a thousand ripples, causing an uproar in the entire ancient martial arts world.
You know, the last time a "Grandmaster Call" was issued was during the Anti-Japanese War.
It is conceivable that the Ancient Martial Arts Association will never issue a "Grandmaster Call" casually unless it is a critical moment.
This caused panic among the entire ancient martial arts community, and everyone speculated about what had happened.
At the same time, Wei Zhongtian, who had just returned a few days ago, also received orders from Commander Zhou.
The order can be simply summarized in eight words: "Set out immediately and recapture the Dragon Crystal!"
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