I'll report this to the government and send all the main characters to jail.

The fifteenth day of the Star Sea Era.

The atmosphere in the core conference room of the East China Sea base was slightly more relaxed than a few days ago.

But everyone's face was still etched with exhaustion.

On the electronic screen on the wall, a countdown to the "Earth Alliance Founding Ceremony" was displayed.

Su Chen sat in the chief seat, looking at the thick alliance charter in his hand, but his mind was on the things underground.

Old Long sat to his left. The old man had lost weight in the past few days, but he was still in good spirits.

He tapped the table and said to Su Chen, "Xiao Su, there will be a live broadcast later. As the chief consultant, you have to go up and say a few words."

"Everyone now sees you as their pillar of support; if you don't show up, people's hearts won't be at ease."

Su Chen threw the document on the table and rubbed his temples.

He actually finds this kind of formalism quite annoying.

In his opinion, it would be better to spend that time figuring out how to mine a couple more mines.

He looked at Elder Long and said, "It's fine to say a few words, but don't go into the fluff."

"This is a merger, not a dinner party. Are Zhao Gang's people settled in?"

Zhao Gang just pushed the door open and came in, still smelling of gunpowder.

He's been busy integrating surface defenses these past few days and hasn't slept much.

He plopped down and answered in a muffled voice:

"Peaceful my foot. Those guys who've gotten used to being big shots, they say they support you, but behind your backs they're all eyeing those alien weapons."

"But don't worry, I've sent the most troublesome ones to the front lines to feed the mutated beasts, and they're behaving themselves now."

Su Chen nodded; Zhao Gang's decisive and efficient methods suited his taste.

At times like this, reasoning is useless; might makes right.

He turned to Lin Xue: "How's the Science and Technology Committee doing? How's the compilation of the technical data provided by the Wotans going?"

Lin Xue adjusted her glasses and handed over a list:

"The data on basic industries has been distributed, but the Wotan people are still holding back on the core energy technology."

"The tyrant says it's a tribal secret and can't be given away casually. I'm currently leading people to negotiate with them."

Su Chen sneered: "Secret? You're still playing these tricks at a time like this."

"Tell the tyrant that if he wants to live peacefully on that island in the western Pacific, he should trade it for dried goods."

"We don't support idlers, nor do we support ungrateful wretches."

Following the meeting, the inauguration ceremony was held as scheduled.

Su Chen stood on the stage, looking at the densely packed cameras below, feeling unusually calm.

He hadn't prepared a speech; he just stared at it.

The camera uttered the words: "From this day forward, there are no countries, no races, only Earthlings."

"Those who want to live, follow the alliance. Those who want to cause trouble, die now."

Although it was an unpleasant remark, it had a surprisingly good effect.

In the comments section, those who had been reborn started making sarcastic remarks again.

"Wow, Su Chen's putting on quite a show, 'Anyone who wants to cause trouble can die now.' Who does he think he is?"

"Stop being so sour. They now wield the power of the world and have aliens as their underlings. You'd be just as arrogant if you were in their shoes."

"How come I didn't realize Su Chen was so cunning in my past life? This guy is definitely a ruthless character; I need to stay away from him."

Looking at these comments, Su Chen thought to himself: You guys keep being sour. Wait until I dig up the treasure underground and scare you to death.

As soon as the ceremony ended, Su Chen led his men to set off.

His target this time is the core region of the Earth.

According to the probes from the Starsea Terminal, there lies the potential to turn Earth's fortunes around.

He led a joint exploration team that included human geologists and Wotan mining experts.

Gramo was the most experienced miner among the Wotans. He looked like a big rock and his voice was so loud it hurt your ears.

"Mr. Su, I'm not bragging, but the deepest we've ever dug on Wotan was 5,000 kilometers."

"But there's something strange about your Earth. The deeper you go, the more chaotic the fluctuations of its laws become."

Gramo muttered to himself as he adjusted the drilling equipment.

Su Chen didn't reply. He directly mobilized the power of the world and tore a gash in the ground beneath his feet.

This was not an ordinary excavation; it was a forced opening of a passage using spatial power.

"Let's go, stop talking nonsense."

Su Chen was the first to jump in.

Deep inside the tunnel, the temperature rose higher and higher, and the pressure became incredibly high.

If it were ordinary equipment, it would have been crushed into scrap metal long ago.

But under Su Chen's protection, the exploration team proceeded steadily.

After going 3,000 kilometers underground, the scene before my eyes changed.

The dark red lava disappeared, replaced by a dazzling world of crystals.

Countless enormous ores floated in mid-air, emitting multicolored light.

Each piece of ore has intricate runes flowing across its surface, making it look both mysterious and dangerous.

Gramo's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he reached out with trembling hands to touch a blue crystal:

"My God... this... this is an S-class law-based mineral vein! In the interstellar market, even a small piece of this could buy a colony planet!"

"What kind of place is your Earth? How can there be mineral veins of this size?"

Su Chen looked at the ores and felt a little uneasy.

This thing is too well-formed; it doesn't look like it was formed naturally.

He closed his eyes and used his "prophetic heart" to deduce the result, which shocked him.

The way these mineral veins are arranged forms a huge array that envelops the entire Earth's core.

"This isn't a mineral vein," Su Chen muttered to himself.

"It's a cage, or... a protective shell."

While Gramo was still drooling over the crystal, human scientists had already begun frantically recording data.

An elderly professor, his face flushed with excitement, grabbed Su Chen's arm and shouted:

"Advisor Su, this is absolutely a discovery that will rewrite the history of physics!"

"Look at the arrangement of these crystals; they are absorbing energy from the Earth's core and transforming it into a kind of law-like signal we've never seen before!"

Su Chen subtly pulled his arm away; he wasn't in the mood to listen to these academic discussions.

He could sense that the power contained within these crystals was even purer than the power of the world he currently possessed.

"Everyone, step back," Su Chen commanded in a deep voice.

Although the crowd was puzzled, they still obediently retreated several dozen meters.

Su Chen walked to the very center of the crystal forest, reached out his hand, and gently touched a huge, colorless, transparent crystal.

Om-!

A deep rumble exploded in Su Chen's mind. His consciousness was instantly pulled into a void.

In this space, there is no light, no sound, only countless golden lines intertwining and overlapping.

"Hello, heir."

A desolate voice rang out, devoid of any emotion, as if it had come from millions of years ago.

Su Chen was startled. He could sense that the voice wasn't speaking to him, but rather resonating with his identity as the "Lord of the World".

"Who's speaking?" Su Chen asked in his mind.

"We are the pioneers, the sowers of this seed."

"If you can hear this message, it means that intelligent life capable of upholding the laws has been born on this planet."

"The Seed of the World has waited for 3.7 billion years; now, it is time for it to awaken."