I, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, am being kept by the state.

"Lord Dragon, what is your opinion?"

Jinghu Lake, the island in the middle of the lake.

Chen Dong told Li Chen everything they had just discussed.

On the white jade platform, Li Chen lazily sat cross-legged, his golden vertical pupils half-closed, and the tip of his tail idly slapping the lake surface, splashing up tiny droplets of water.

"I have no objection. Proceed at your own pace."

Li Chen spoke in a flat tone, without even lifting his eyelids.

Chen Dong and Wang Yijun exchanged a glance and both breathed a sigh of relief.

"but……"

Li Chen suddenly spoke, and their hearts jumped into their throats.

"If we're going to screen, let's screen thoroughly."

Li Chen raised his dragon claw and lightly touched the void with his fingertips.

"Those who are two-faced and have ulterior motives, no matter how glamorous their appearance, should not be allowed to go up the mountain."

Chen Dong nodded quickly, "Don't worry, Lord Dragon, we have already initiated the highest level of background investigation."

"in addition……"

Li Chenlong's beard twitched slightly. "It doesn't matter how many of those foreigners, especially Western politicians, come."

"Anyway, I know exactly what they're thinking."

A slight smile curved Li Chen's lips, and a playful glint flashed in his vertical pupils.

"Let them see what a real god is like, so they can give up on that idea."

"yes!"

Chen Dong responded, but secretly pondered the deeper meaning behind Li Chen's words.

Give up?

Why give up?

Did the Dragon Lord foresee what those Western politicians were planning?

"By the way, how far is the Guanlongtai (Dragon Viewing Platform) from the island in the middle of the lake?"

Li Chen suddenly asked.

Chen Dong quickly pulled up the design map on his tablet. "The nearest section of the boardwalk is about 500 meters from the island in the middle of the lake."

"Five hundred meters?"

Li Chen nodded slightly. "That's enough."

"At that time, I will conceal my aura so that they can see clearly."

But if someone harbors malicious intentions…

Li Chen didn't continue, but the oppressive aura emanating from the dragon's body said it all.

Chen Dong shuddered. "Rest assured, Lord Dragon, we will take the most stringent security measures!"

"That's good."

Li Chen closed his eyes again, and his enormous body slowly disappeared into the clouds.

The two bowed and withdrew.

"Lord Dragon's words contain quite a lot of information."

"yes."

Chen Dong narrowed his eyes. "He said he wanted to let Western politicians see for themselves. What he's planning is..."

"To make an example of someone."

Wang Yijun picked up the conversation, a glint of light in his eyes, "The Guanlongtai is not just for us Chinese, but for the whole world."

"After those foreigners have witnessed the Dragon God's majesty firsthand, will they still dare to act arrogantly in front of us?"

The two exchanged a smile, and their steps became lighter.

......

Noon.

Internet traffic in China, and even globally, experienced a bizarre peak in that single second.

It was as if the heartbeats of the entire world had missed a beat at the same time.

The countdown on the official website of the Beijing Tourism Bureau has reached zero.

"Grab it!!!"

In a male dormitory at a university, six shirtless men roared simultaneously, their fingers leaving afterimages on the screen.

In the office building, the white-collar workers in the meeting all lowered their heads, and even the boss on the stage stopped explaining the PPT and even took out his two mobile phones.

On the subway, on the bus, and even in the waiting room of a hospital.

Everyone is doing the same thing: refreshing, clicking, and praying.

At this moment, there are no classes, no rich or poor.

The only difference is between "winners" and "unlucky ones".

Three seconds later.

"It's crashed! The server has crashed!"

"Holy crap! Wasn't this supposed to be an expansion? Is this what a national-level server looks like?"

"1.4 billion people vying for 60,000 tickets—even God would have to queue!"

The internet is filled with lamentations.

The technology department did its best; they borrowed computing power from many large domestic companies and even used backup nodes from supercomputers.

But they underestimated humanity's yearning for "God".

That's more than just a ticket.

That was a ticket to a new world.

……

Twenty minutes later, the server restarted, and the results were published.

In a dilapidated rented room in Chongqing.

Wang Dali, a food delivery driver, was lying paralyzed on the bed, staring at the golden pop-up on his phone screen. He was as if he had been struck by lightning, stiff and trembling.

Congratulations! You have won a spot for a first-day visit to the "Guanlongtai" scenic area. Your lottery number is 00001.

"I...I won?"

Wang Dali slapped himself hard across the face.

pain.

That fucking hurts.

"ah--!!!"

A heart-wrenching scream pierced through the thin wall panel, startling the old lady next door who was chopping meat so much that she almost dropped her knife.

"I won! I won! Number one! I'm number one!"

Wang Dali rushed out of the room like a madman and ran wildly down the street.

At the same time, my phone rang.

It was an unfamiliar number, and the location indicated it was from Beijing.

"Feed?"

Wang Dali answered the call with trembling hands.

"Hello, are you Mr. Wang Dali? This is the Beijing Affairs Bureau."

The voice on the other end of the phone was gentle and professional.

"Congratulations on becoming the first lucky citizen to win the lottery. Do you have time to travel to Beijing soon? We will provide you with a complimentary first-class airfare and five-star hotel accommodation."

Wang Dali's tears instantly welled up.

He delivered food for five years, and was cursed at, complained about, and even spat on.

This was the first time someone had spoken to him with such respect.

"Yes! I have time! I'll resign right now!"

……

Some are happy, some are sad.

The photos are being shared on Weibo, Douyin, and across the entire internet.

Those who won the lottery were hailed as "chosen ones."

Those who didn't win were frantically trying to absorb good luck in the comments section, with some even offering exorbitant prices to buy the item.

"100,000! Buying one first-day ticket! Payment in person!"

"One hundred thousand? Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar? I'll give you a million! Plus an apartment in the Third Ring Road!"

However, the authorities quickly poured cold water on the idea.

[Announcement: Guanlongtai tickets are subject to triple verification using facial recognition, iris scanning, and DNA testing. They are non-transferable and cannot be used by proxy. If an identity discrepancy is discovered upon entry, the individual will be handed over to the judicial authorities and prosecuted for "fraudulently deceiving the state and its deities."]

Deceiving the gods.

Although this crime has not yet been written into the criminal law, everyone can tell how serious it is.

Scalping in front of a real dragon?

That's because they're tired of living.

……

At the foot of Yufeng Mountain, the temporary command post.

The outside world was in turmoil, but the atmosphere inside the command center had plummeted to freezing point.

Chen Dong sat in the main seat, with a newly printed list in front of him.

He smoked his cigarette quietly.

Amidst the swirling smoke, his gaze was as cold as a newly drawn sword.

Standing opposite him was a middle-aged man in uniform, Zhao Gang, the deputy director of Shenlong Infrastructure Department.

Zhao Gang was covered in sweat, his legs were shaking uncontrollably, and he could barely stand.

"Director Zhao."

Chen Dong finally spoke, his voice very soft, yet it sent a shiver down Zhao Gang's spine.

"Explain yourself. Why did this 'special invitation ticket' end up in your brother-in-law's hands?"

Chen Dong picked up the card with the golden dragon pattern between two fingers and tapped it lightly on the table.

"This was originally intended for an elderly expert in Mr. Yuan's team."

"You crossed him out and replaced him with your brother-in-law who owns a bar."

"The reason given is... a 'technical error'?"