"..."

"Haha, that's of course something to discuss later. At least for now, the Supernatural Calamity hasn't developed to such an exaggerated extent; it's all just my speculation for now."

Wu Liang and Director Long exchanged a knowing glance and both chuckled.

The issues they currently face at this stage are already complex enough. Some things are best understood mutually; no need to voice them and unnecessarily add stress.

One step at a time, one bite at a time.

The authorities first need to clearly handle the matter of nationwide Awakening before they can hope to face any potential world-ending supernatural events.

"Alright, is there anything else? If not, you can go." Director Long stood up and returned to his desk behind the sofa.

Wu Liang, naturally not bothering with formalities, shrugged and said, "No, just that you should start adjusting the plan and prepare to accommodate the Awakened. It's fine if kids become Awakened—they'll want to save the world. Otherwise, why would anime always have high school students as saviors?"

"I'm worried about the scum who have been suppressed by society for too long. If these people all become Awakened, I'm afraid many would even wish for human extinction."

Without looking up, Director Long replied, "I'll arrange to open Awakening training camps to train those newly Awakened in both ability and psychology. These societal scums are just right for rookies to practice on."

"Don't worry, I will pilot this big ship of Huaxia steadily and won't let it sink."

That's enough said.

Wu Liang trusted Director Long, who adjusted his plans beforehand to stabilize the upcoming situation. He had a fair amount of trust in the other party's abilities.

After finishing the conversation, he turned around to leave the Capital City.

He planned to take this opportunity to travel across the country, hunting City-Destroying Level Fierce Ghosts in large numbers, like that mountain giant which appeared outside Chengyang City earlier. Wu Liang believed most cities would have such entities, right?

Now that Awakened abilities are constantly improving, there's certainly a significant number reaching the City-Destroying Level threshold to resist these Fierce Ghosts.

But their speed in purifying them certainly couldn't be as easy as his.

While helping solve problems, Wu Liang could also consume some supplements to enhance himself. A win-win situation, isn't it?

Buzz——

However, just as he stood up and walked to the window, ready to leave, it felt like something exploded in his mind, starting to buzz.

Even Director Long, who was focused on paperwork behind the desk, frowned and looked up, gazing into the distance outside the window with grave eyes.

Obviously, he felt that buzzing too.

"Is this... the aura of a City-annihilating Ghost?"

Upon hearing Director Long's soliloquy, Wu Liang added, "And not just one, about a dozen or so gathered together. Their auras collided with each other, resonating for us to sense."

They exchanged a look, and their figures instantly vanished.

In the blink of an eye, they went from the center of the Capital City to a mountain close to Chang'an.

The ability to transfer instantly across half of Huaxia was, without a doubt, Director Long's feat.

Endowed by the world after the Supernatural Calamity descended, both his abilities as an Awakened and a Symbiont had been heavily fortified.

His mastery of Spatial Ability was now on par with Yao Qingxue. If only he had mastered the time ability, perhaps Director Long could have even independently created another Peach Blossom Spring.

For him now, travelling the country was just a matter of thought.

Tearing through space is just that unreasonable!

"Chang'an... what are they doing gathering here? Could City-annihilating Ghosts also have a sense of cooperation?" Director Long's furrowed brow still hadn't relaxed.

He couldn't understand why naturally occurring ghosts would act collectively.

After all, even the Artificial Ghosts created by the Pioneers rejected the presence of their kind, otherwise, there wouldn't have been the historical conflict between the Queen Mother of the West and the White-haired Fierce Ghost in the Tianshan Mountain Range.

"They're not cooperating. They indeed repel each other, that's why we could sense them from so far away. It seems some entity is attracting their competition?" Wu Liang observed for a moment and said.

For he noticed, not far away from the buildings—ruined and apocalyptic in appearance—there was a clock-like object ticking.

From its aura, it was clear—

It was the body of a Fierce Ghost.

And a City-Destroying Level Fierce Ghost, no less.

It had been purified already.

Just now, even from the Capital City, Wu Liang and Director Long could feel the aural clash over here. Clearly, it was a group of City-Destroying Level Fierce Ghosts fighting, even purifying one right there and then.

What was this thing with such allure?

Enough to make a group of City-Destroying Level Fierce Ghosts completely ignore the nearby, densely populated Chang'an and rush to this remote place instead.

"They're still advancing. What do we say?"

Director Long glanced at Wu Liang's expression, unable to suppress his grin, knowing full well the question was redundant, just asking for formality's sake.

This kid would definitely dive into the fray.

"Long, you're not asking me that; you're asking yourself."

As Wu Liang finished saying this, he followed the path taken by the City-annihilating Ghosts.

In the process, he picked up the body of the Fierce Ghost left by the ruined building, munching away, completely ignoring Director Long still standing in place.

Hearing Wu Liang's words, Director Long couldn't help but smirk, "This kid... still cutting straight to the point."

Indeed, he wasn't asking Wu Liang.

Because, regardless, the latter would surely follow and find out, no need to ask at all

He was questioning himself.

He questioned the self bearing the responsibility of official command, who couldn't risk his life lightly hence didn't personally address many City-Destroying Level disasters.

Nor did he attend to the supernatural events from either the Tianshan Mountain Range or Triton's Lost Realm, since the elder always came up with logical reasons holding him back in the Capital City.

Now the elder had fully stepped down.

Seated in the current position, there are more worries to contend with; the state and the people need his stabilizing presence more than ever.

Could he still take such personal risks now?

"It's nice... I want to see too, but having you there should suffice; no matter how big the problem, you'll surely handle it, right?" Director Long chuckled to himself.

Thereafter, he prepared to return to the Capital City and address the issue of the nationwide Awakening plan.

This was his responsibility, fully aware of it the day he truly took on this role.

His life was no longer his own.

Snap—

Just as Director Long turned around, a pair of hands landed on his shoulders, accompanied by the cheeky voice sounding from behind:

"Not coming along?"

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