Pretending to be a genius starts with the civilization advancement assessment.

Chapter 128 Global Trial, The Abyss Strikes

Three days later, at 11:30 a.m.

Lin Yi calmly walked out of the classroom after finishing a class on the basic control of energy sources.

"Hello principal!"

"Hello, Principal Lin!"

The students he encountered along the way greeted him respectfully, and Lin Yi nodded slightly in response. His steps were heading towards the cafeteria, seemingly no different from usual.

But upon closer inspection, one can discern the solemnity hidden deep within his eyes.

Because today at noon is the moment when the first wave of the abyss descended in the previous life.

Lin Yi was actually relatively reassured about the situation within Xia Kingdom. After all, the first wave of the abyss was only triggered by a miniature nest, and with his overt and covert help and guidance, he was confident that Xia Kingdom could safely withstand the impact of the first wave of the abyss.

Nowadays, all major settlements in the Xia Kingdom are equipped with at least portable energy monitoring devices, and large settlements are equipped with fixed energy detectors. This ensures that each settlement can detect the abnormal expansion and gathering of the Abyss Beast territory as soon as possible.

More importantly, with the return of the 12800 trainees from the first four sessions, their teaching and guidance have significantly accelerated the progress of residents in various settlements in completing the basic guidance skills training.

Many talented individuals have recently completed the most basic introduction to source energy.

After all, three months have passed since the apocalypse began. He uploaded instructional videos on the very first day, and the official training methods were quickly announced. Anyone with enough talent and hard work should have learned them by now, even if they weren't selected for the Dongfeng Military Academy.

They are inferior to military academy students not only in terms of their lower energy level, typically only 20 or 30 points, but also in the lack of corresponding energy-based martial arts skills and combat thinking.

To put it bluntly, they are blank-slate martial artists.

Despite being a blank slate, he is still a Source Warrior, whose physical qualities and nerve reaction speed far exceed those of ordinary people.

With these people as members, and with Dongfeng Military Academy students as the backbone, each small settlement basically had a Yuanwu Strategic Defense Army force of about 300 people.

Many of the military academy officers have already exceeded 100 points of energy. Among them, the best of the first and second phases of Dongfeng, such as Chen Yu and Zhou Yuxuan, have reached the perfect state of 200 points of energy.

The reason they failed to break through to the Stardust level is simply because their control over source energy is not yet sufficient, and they are temporarily unable to manipulate source energy to simultaneously condense 20 source energy crystals to complete the breakthrough.

Because the ability to control source energy is highly dependent on talent, Lin Yi estimated that without further guidance and training, these people would probably be stuck in a perfect state for about half a year, and only after further accumulation and tempering could they break through.

However, this force is sufficient to deal with the first wave of miniature tidal waves.

In particular, the promotion of the "cage tactic" has transformed many miniature nests that were close to settlements into safe zones.

In addition, with the armed police force possessing relatively ample light firepower and the main forces stationed in various large settlements, the entire Xia Kingdom's defense system resembles a net that, while not yet fully woven, is already showing initial resilience.

What truly made Lin Yi feel uneasy were the other countries and regions on Earth.

Although many countries copied Xia Guo's open strategic defense measures through the Blue Star Crisis Response Alliance, and many Dongfeng students returned to their home countries with Dongfeng's advanced experience and concepts, in the end, the differences in national conditions are huge.

Due to their systems, many countries are inherently less organized, and the culture of many countries leads to a lazy and undisciplined national character.

In addition, some small and medium-sized countries, especially those that were already resource-poor and had weak organizational capabilities, were severely weakened by the initial blows of the apocalypse.

What kind of defensive force can they build in such a short time?
Can we withstand this first seemingly "mild" wave of the abyss?
This is what Lin Yi is actually worried about.

The assessment of civilizations is conducted across the entire planet; the destruction of any major human settlement will affect the score. Moreover, once the resistance in those areas disappears, the unchecked Abyssal Nests will continue to expand and evolve.

Ultimately, the remaining people will have to bear the consequences.

That was how it was in my past life.

Human civilization in Africa was completely wiped out, and the nests evolved one after another. In the end, it was necessary for countries to work together to form a coalition to resist the spread of the abyss.

Time ticked by, and noon drew ever closer.

Lin Yi went into the cafeteria, got a simple meal, and found a seat by the window.

Outside the window, students walked in twos and threes. The sun was shining brightly, and everything seemed calm and normal. But he knew that beneath this calm, an invisible storm was brewing.

Lin Yi ate his meal slowly, seemingly unaware of what was about to happen.

Just a few minutes past twelve, the portable detector Lin Yi wore on his ear emitted a rapid but regular "beep" sound, indicating a high-priority communication access.

He raised his hand to press his ear, listened intently for a moment, and then briefly replied, "Understood, I'll be right there." He immediately turned around, his figure flashing a few times, and sped toward the command center building in the core area of ​​the campus at a speed far exceeding that of ordinary people.

When he stepped into the Dongfeng Military Academy's operations command center, Nie Chang, Liu Qiying, and several core staff officers were already present.

During this period, under Nie Chang's full management, the command system of Dongfeng Military Academy, where the Yuanwu Army headquarters is located, has been initially established, and various necessary equipment and personnel have been put in place one after another.

The entire command center was brightly lit, and a huge electronic sand table and the surrounding screens were displaying real-time data streams from all over the country and even the world.

"Principal Lin!"

Nie Chang's expression was very solemn. When he saw Lin Yi, he immediately went to greet him.

"We have just received an emergency global notification from the General Staff! It has been confirmed that all monitored miniature abyss beast nests worldwide are experiencing synchronized anomalies! The abyss beasts within their territories are converging, forming organized shockwaves, and are currently surging towards various settlements!"

He pointed to the world map on the main screen, which was constantly refreshing and marked with red arrows: "Preliminary assessments indicate that the scale of the abyss tides facing major settlements ranges from tens of thousands to over a hundred thousand abyssal beasts."

"However, the anomalies observed so far are limited to micro-nests, and the highest energy individual that has appeared is a leader-level abyssal beast with 1500 source energy points. No signs of medium or large nests participating have been found."

Lin Yi walked to the main control panel, his gaze quickly sweeping over the global situation map, and nodded slightly.

As he expected, the intensity and composition of the first wave of the abyss were within acceptable limits.

"Connect the strategic map and launch the real-time data chain."

Lin Yi ordered in a deep voice, "Scan the estimated number of tidal bores facing all major settlements across the country, and compare and analyze them with the overall defensive forces available to support each settlement and its vicinity. Select the top ten locations with the most significant power imbalances and the greatest defensive pressure, and display them first."

"Yes!"

The technicians immediately responded, their hands flying across the control panel.

The world map on the main screen changed rapidly, with countless data points flashing and calculating. Green bars representing defensive forces and red bars representing the threat of the Abyss Tide quickly generated and compared the locations of different settlements.

A few seconds later, the central area of ​​the screen locked onto ten locations marked with a bright red border, next to which were listed detailed force comparison data and risk assessment levels.

(End of this chapter)