mijobooks Chapter 129: The five guards are in position, and the guild war begins!
Chapter 129: The five guards are in position, and the guild war begins!
With the strategic direction determined, the meeting concluded.
Without further ado, Chen You re-entered the Origin Realm and went into the training room.
"Attention all units, all personnel in the Baiyujing area must immediately implement the evacuation plan. Repeat, execute immediately!"
As the command center issued the order, the Qinling Valley in reality quickly fell silent.
Researchers and logistics personnel boarded the transport vehicles in an orderly manner and quickly drove away from the blockade area.
The valley was once again shrouded in mist, leaving only the armed groups, like a steel torrent, hidden on the outskirts.
And that celestial city, Baiyujing, which appears and disappears in the clouds and seems to belong to another world.
Time passed silently, with only six hours remaining before the guild war began.
A bus with a special license plate slowly drove into the Qinling Command Center after passing through multiple checkpoints.
The car door opened slowly with a slight hiss of pressure relief.
A dozen or so figures got off the car one after another.
They were all very young, the oldest being no more than twenty-five or twenty-six, and the youngest even still carrying a hint of childishness, looking no more than twenty years old.
This group of people possesses a blend of two distinctly different qualities.
Some of them stood ramrod straight, with sharp eyes, and walked with the efficiency and discipline unique to soldiers.
Another group of people had a refined demeanor, with a scholarly curiosity and critical thinking in their eyes.
They are the first batch of candidates selected from the entire military and top universities through rigorous screening.
"Maintain formation, stay in place!"
A lieutenant colonel leading the team gave the order in a low voice, but there was a hint of suppressed tremor in his voice.
Everyone instinctively held their breath.
Just ahead of them, in the distant valley, a sea of clouds churned.
A magnificent city, defying explanation by any known architectural theory, stands silently there.
The entire city seemed like a living organism, breathing slowly, inhaling and exhaling the clouds and mist between heaven and earth.
Even just looking at it from afar, a sense of insignificance and awe, stemming from the instinct of life, arises spontaneously.
"This... is 'Baiyujing'?"
A young girl with a calm demeanor, wearing black-rimmed glasses, murmured to herself, her voice filled with unbelievable shock.
Her name is Lin Miao, and she is also one of Academician Qian Zhonghua's most outstanding students.
In her world, everything can be interpreted through formulas and data.
But the city before her eyes exceeded all her expectations.
"Immortal City!"
A burly young soldier with a resolute, chiseled face gave a low shout.
Compared to his appearance, his name sounds quite poetic.
His name is Mu Xi, and he comes from the most elite special operations brigade. He is a three-time champion in the All-Army Combat Competition.
His will was as strong as steel, but at this moment, his tightly clenched fists revealed the extreme turmoil within him.
As a soldier, he was taught to trust the steel gun in his hand and the artillery fire behind him.
But that city... made him, for the first time, waver in the power he relied on.
The doors to the command center opened, and Li Guoan, Zhang Yunhai, and others came out, their expressions equally serious.
All the candidates instantly stood at attention, their eyes fixed on this legendary figure.
Li Guoan's gaze slowly swept over each young face.
His eyes held a complex and indescribable emotion.
There is anticipation, there is scrutiny, and there is a weight as heavy as a mountain.
The original plan was to have these people come over after the guild war ended.
However, Li Guoan felt this was a rare opportunity to "broaden his horizons," so he made arrangements for it in advance.
"You probably already know why you're standing here."
Li Guoan's voice wasn't loud, but it was still clearly audible in the mountain wind.
"What lies before you is an unprecedented opportunity, but also a responsibility that could crush anyone."
He didn't say anything inspiring, nor did he make any unrealistic promises.
"That cultivation manual—'The Seven Scenes of Purple Heart'—is the only proof that you are standing here."
"But this is just the beginning."
Li Guoan's tone suddenly became more serious, carrying an unquestionable air of authority.
"You are the first, the pathfinders, the spark."
"Each of you could become a pillar supporting Chinese civilization in the future."
"So, I won't tell you nonsense like 'Don't feel pressured'."
"I urge you to turn pressure into motivation and confusion into a sharp weapon!"
"From today onward, you have only one task—cultivation! At all costs, become true extraordinary beings!"
"The future of China rests on your shoulders!"
"Did you understand?"
"clear!"
Mu Xi, Lin Miao, and all the candidates gave a thunderous response with all their might.
In their eyes, there was no longer confusion or shock, only a blazing fire ignited, a fire called "mission".
……
Time passed in utter silence.
Six hours.
three hours.
One hour.
With only ten minutes remaining before the guild war begins.
Inside the training room of the Supreme Tower in the Origin Realm.
Chen You, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes.
His aura was even more profound than before his seclusion. The spiritual power of the fifth level of Qi Refining surged through his meridians like a river, and every move he made carried a smooth and natural charm.
"I will definitely win."
Chen You muttered to himself.
He could accept a tactical failure, but he could not accept that "Xianxia's" first appearance would end in a crushing defeat.
We cannot lose face for China.
He took a deep breath, his figure disappeared from the training room, and then he was teleported directly into the guild territory.
In an instant, a contradictory atmosphere of solemnity and tranquility swept over us.
The streets paved with white jade were as smooth as mirrors, reflecting the faint light of the clouds in the sky.
The magnificent buildings on both sides stand silently, their eaves and brackets pointing towards the sky, like a frozen epic.
The wind echoed through the empty city, sobbing and carrying the oppressive feeling of an impending storm.
Chen You appeared in the central square.
Where the original base was, a projection of a base tens of meters high appeared—this was the target of the guild war.
Before him lay a black forest of steel.
A thousand well-equipped soldiers stood in neat rows of ten and square formations of one hundred.
They were clad in heavy black iron armor, wielding standard-issue long spears. Their face shields concealed all their expressions, leaving only pairs of unwavering eyes silently gazing ahead.
There was not a sound, not a single unnecessary movement.
They seemed not to be flesh and blood, but war machines forged from the coldest steel and the strictest discipline.
In addition to the central square, behind each of the four city gates of Baiyujing—east, south, west, and north—there were also a thousand guards standing ready.
Five thousand garrison troops formed the first and most solid line of defense for Baiyujing.
Reality: Qinling Command Center
The atmosphere was extremely oppressive.
On the huge main screen, Chen You's figure was clearly displayed, along with a panoramic view of Baiyujing.
"All personnel in the Baiyujing area have been evacuated to outside the safe boundary."
"The drone reconnaissance formation is in position."
In front of the command center, on the open ground that originally faced Baiyujing Valley, a huge transparent panel, ten meters high and hundreds of meters wide, has quietly been erected.
It's like an absolutely smooth mirror, perfectly concealing all the buildings, personnel, and lights on this side of the command center.
Looking from the direction of Baiyujing, all that can be seen are the continuous mountain ranges of the Qinling Mountains and the swirling clouds and mist.
"Is this the 'one-way optical masking matrix' that Qian Xuesen and his team worked on overnight?"
Inside the observation area, Lin Miao adjusted her black-rimmed glasses, her eyes filled with shock.
She knew very well that with current technology, it was almost an impossible task to create such a huge shielding device that could blend perfectly into the environment without producing any optical distortion or energy leakage.
"This is not what we consider 'technology'."
A materials expert with graying hair shook his head and explained in a hoarse voice.
"This is the product of 'reverse engineering' after analyzing the source material. We are just the transporters, not the creators."
"Three minutes left."
Zhang Yunhai glanced at the countdown and spoke softly, but it made everyone's hearts tighten.
Li Guoan stood in front of the main screen with his hands behind his back, like a rock.
No one knows what he's thinking.
Inside the hall, only the hum of the operating equipment and the suppressed breathing of the crowd could be heard.
One minute.
Thirty seconds.
ten seconds.
"five!"
"Four!"
"three!"
"two!"
"one!"
The moment the countdown reaches zero!
[World Announcement: The Guild Wars have officially begun!]
The blood-red announcement appeared in the sight of every adventurer in the Origin Realm.