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

Chapter 190 Intercontinental
Yuanwu Army Headquarters Command Center.

On the holographic sand table, the points of light representing the global war situation are still flashing, but the overall situation has become clearer.

The red areas within the Xia Kingdom were divided and compressed, gradually becoming scattered.

In Europe and the Americas, the previously stalemated red zones have begun to be squeezed and eroded by the blue defense lines.

Although the process still appears slow and difficult, at least there are no signs of collapse; instead, a trend of counterattack is emerging.

"The 'Blizzard' lair in northern Russia has been confirmed to have passed its peak tide, and the counter-offensive forces have begun to retake lost territory."

"Frank's 'Arc de Triomphe' defense line reports: the density of Abyssal Beasts in the core area has decreased by 35%, and communication with the flanks is expected to be restored within eight hours."

"In the Junkers 'Black Forest' theater, mobile forces have successfully cut through enemy lines and are currently conducting segmented clearing operations."

"The leader-level unit 'Rotten Nest Mother' of the English Renton Tower defense line has been killed by Chen Yu and Elizabeth. The pressure on the defense line has been greatly reduced, and the clearing operation is proceeding in an orderly manner."

Xuanji calmly reported the good news from the major member countries.

Nie Chang's face relaxed slightly. It seemed that after the initial chaos and hard-fought battles, these allies were finally beginning to turn the tide with their own strength.

However, in this generally positive atmosphere, Xuanji's voice suddenly rose a pitch and became very rapid.

That's her signature when dealing with urgent or unusual information.

"Alert. Five emergency distress signals have been received from different regions. The signal sources are authorized to the highest crisis level among 'Blue Star Community' member states."

Nie Chang's brows, which had just relaxed, furrowed again as he looked at Lin Yi.

Lin Yi's expression remained unchanged; he simply nodded slightly: "Confirm the coordinates of the distress call."

“The coordinates of the signal source have been confirmed and marked,” Xuanji replied.

At the same time, on the holographic sand table, five different locations on the African continent suddenly lit up with constantly flashing, glaring red cursors, next to which were marked with skull symbols representing the highest level of danger.

Unlike the red areas in Eurasia and North America that are being controlled, the red in these five spots is so intense that it is almost black, and it is spreading rapidly in all directions, like ink dropped into clear water.

This indicates that the situation is rapidly deteriorating.

"Okay, I understand." Lin Yi said calmly, then turned and walked straight out of the command center.

The other senior staff officers were somewhat taken aback, not understanding what the principal was going to do. Just as they were about to ask, Nie Chang waved his hand, signaling them to calm down.

Soon, Lin Yi disappeared behind the door, watched by everyone.

Time seemed to slow down at that moment.

Inside the command center, only the soft hum of the instruments and the sound of Xuanji continuously reporting the battle situation in other areas remained.

Everyone's gaze involuntarily drifted to the tightly closed automatic door, before quickly returning to the five glaring red dots on the sand table.

It was only about five minutes later, or maybe less.

The automatic door slid open again, and Lin Yi's figure reappeared.

He remained calm and composed, walking leisurely back to where he had stood before, his gaze once again fixed on the holographic sand table.

Lin Yi didn't say anything, as if he had just gone out for some fresh air.

Nie Chang didn't ask anything either, and just stared intently at the holographic sand table.

Seeing that the two remained silent, the other staff officers did not ask any further questions. However, some of them had already realized what was going on and were staring at the sand table with excitement.

Not long after, the five scarlet areas on the sand table that had just been spreading like deadly cancer cells vanished without warning.

It wasn't that they were repelled or suppressed, but rather that they were wiped cleanly and completely off the map, as if erased by a giant, invisible eraser.

The area that was originally covered in red now only has the background color representing safe terrain, and some pale red dots around it representing the remaining low-level abyssal beasts.

They also appeared to be briefly thrown into chaos by the sudden vacuum in the core area.

The entire command center fell silent.

Nie Chang took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart.

He knew the principal was very strong, but each time he witnessed this power that transcended the realm of comprehension, it still brought a completely new shock.

This is no longer a difference in strength, but rather something akin to a miracle.

Xuanji's voice broke the silence at the right moment: "Confirmed: The large horde of abyssal beasts and the high-intensity source energy reaction in the area where the distress call was made have disappeared. The remaining low-level abyssal beasts have lost their organization, and their threat level has been greatly reduced."

Lin Yi acted as if he had only done a trivial matter. He shifted his gaze from the African continent to the global situation and asked, "Xuanji, summarize the current global situation."

“Generating a summary report.” Xuanji paused briefly, then reported, “As of now, approximately 78% of the small-scale outbreaks worldwide have been successfully contained or are nearing the end of their eradication. 15% remain in a stalemate, but the situation is stabilizing. The remaining 7% are mainly concentrated in non-Community member states on the African continent, and have been confirmed to be completely out of control.”

Her voice was unbiased, simply stating the facts: "According to historical data models and real-time monitoring, in the past six months, all micro-nests in African countries that have not joined the Blue Star Community have been upgraded to small-scale nests due to their failure to effectively curb nest expansion. This small-scale abyss outbreak has become the last straw that broke the camel's back, and the region's defense system has basically collapsed, leading to a complete collapse of the situation."

On the holographic sand table, the situation of the African continent is magnified separately.

As you can see, apart from a few scattered blue dots representing countries that have joined the community and are still struggling, large areas have been covered in deep red.

Furthermore, these red areas are not isolated; they are forming connections.

Even more frightening is that several red dots are much brighter than their surroundings, indicating that their nest level is leaping to a higher level.

"Multiple high-energy reaction nests have been detected and are continuously upgrading and expanding."

Xuanji continued, "Its expansion is constantly squeezing the living space of neighboring community member states. According to existing data models, it is estimated that in one year, community member states in Africa will completely lose their strategic depth and be unable to cope with the continuously expanding nest territory."

Lin Yi listened silently, without the slightest surprise on his face.

The countries that just requested assistance are all located in Africa, and all are member states of the community with Dongfeng Branch School.

This cannot be blamed on the fact that the principals of the Dongfeng branch schools in those places were not hardworking or incompetent.

With vast areas around them completely abandoned, their nests constantly expanding and upgrading, and the abyssal beasts seemingly inexhaustible, the defensive pressure they faced was several times, even ten times, greater than that of their counterparts in Eurasia and North America.

The fact that they were able to hold out until now before sending out a distress signal has already demonstrated the vitality of the Dongfeng system and the resilience of those school principals.

This situation was entirely within his expectations.

In my past life, I remembered that Africa was the first continent to be completely overrun.

The various nests are upgrading wildly without any effective containment.

Its chain reaction eventually turned the entire continent into a paradise for abyssal beasts.

To stop this devastating wave from spreading outwards, the remaining human nations were forced to form a costly coalition. In the border regions of Africa, such as North Africa and South Africa, they waged a long and bloody tug-of-war with the Abyss Beasts, barely managing to stabilize the front line with countless lives and resources, creating a cruel "meat grinder."

There's no way around it; if we allow the African colonies to continue expanding without restraint, they will eventually sweep across the globe, and no one will be able to escape.

The principle of "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold" is something that leaders of every country understand.

"We must not let the tragedy of the past life repeat itself."

Lin Yi silently recited this in his heart.

Now that the domestic situation has basically stabilized and the Xia Kingdom possesses power and organization far exceeding those of the same period in his previous life, he absolutely cannot sit idly by and watch the trend of Africa's complete decay continue.

This destructive trend must be nipped in the bud.

Soon, a clear plan quickly took shape in Lin Yi's mind.

He pondered for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Nie Chang and the other core generals in the command center.

"The domestic war is nearing its end, and the overall situation is settled." Lin Yi's voice clearly reached everyone's ears, "but the global crisis is not over, especially in Africa. We cannot wait until the flames of war reach our doorstep before we react passively."

After a moment of contemplation, he said, "In my name, I submit this to the Supreme Command Center. I have decided that after this small-scale abyss ends, the Blue Star Community will take the lead in forming a 'Blue Star Joint Expeditionary Force,' with myself as the commander-in-chief."

Lin Yi did not ask whether it was feasible, but directly announced the decision.

"The expeditionary force has two core missions: First, to take the initiative, enter the African continent, suppress and eliminate out-of-control nests, curb their expansion and escalation, and eliminate the threat at its source. Second, to take this opportunity to conduct a real integration training exercise, and rehearse the counterattack against giant nests and even the main nest in the future."

In fact, besides those reasons, there were deeper considerations he didn't voice.

In the future, when Blue Star faces external challenges, there will only be one voice, and the only force it will send will represent the entire Blue Star civilization. It is crucial to allow elites from different nations to hone their skills, build trust, and establish understanding through trials and tribulations.

After all, it's not right for the people of Xia to fight on the foreign lands while everyone else enjoys life on their home planet.

"The deputy commander-in-chief," Lin Yi thought for a moment, "will be Liu Yuan."

Liu Yuan was the first to comprehend the ultimate skill, his understanding of the rules is ahead of everyone else, and his current source energy level has reached 15900 points. His strength and potential are beyond doubt and are enough to convince everyone.

At the same time, he also needs such an opportunity to further hone his skills.

Upon hearing this, Nie Chang and the others tensed up, and their eyes flashed with intense light.

Integrating global resources, taking the initiative, and embarking on intercontinental expeditions—what a bold move!

"Yes, Principal! We will immediately begin drafting a preliminary plan and submit it to the highest command center for coordination by relevant departments."

Nie Chang straightened his chest and solemnly accepted the order.

(End of this chapter)