In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

at the same time.

Thousands of kilometers away from Soma Military Industrial City, in Daxia, at the Kunlun Underground Base.

The National Security Bureau's main command area has its own dedicated and independent offices.

Li Guodong did not go to the central command hall today.

He sat behind a black solid wood desk, which was not piled high with paper documents, but instead had three lit-up secure terminal screens.

Before the catastrophe, the National Security Bureau was responsible for overseas intelligence networks and preventing illegal actions against national security. It was a sword hanging in the shadows over the Great Xia Dynasty.

After the disaster, the functions of the National Security Bureau were not reduced at all; on the contrary, they were given an additional heavy responsibility.

Monitor awakened individuals worldwide.

This was a red line set by the Great Xia Dynasty at a top-secret meeting in the early stages of the catastrophe:

All awakened groups, whether from within the Great Xia or from overseas non-governmental organizations, must be within the nation's sight and must be traceable.

The destructive power wielded by the awakened ones exceeds the suppression limit of ordinary military and police forces.

An out-of-control second-tier awakened individual can cause hundreds of deaths and injuries within ten minutes in a confined shelter.

The Great Xia needs these high-level combatants to stand on the front line against the mutated beasts, but it will never allow any "extraordinary warlords" to appear outside the legal and order system.

Regarding the attitude of the Awakened Ones, the leader's words at the Supreme Conference were resounding.

"Just because a sword is too sharp doesn't mean it can't be used."

But if you're going to use it, you must sheath it and grip the hilt tightly!

We must both use it and protect against it.

This burden rests on the shoulders of Li Guodong and the entire national security system.

9:10 a.m.

There was a knock on the office door.

"Enter."

Li Guodong didn't look up; his fingertips swiped quickly across the terminal screen, approving a report on the security dispatch of the South China security zone.

The door opened.

Zhou Ming, the director of the National Security Technical Investigation Division, walked in.

The original file he was holding was placed directly on the top shelf of Li Guodong's desk.

"Director Li."

Zhou Ming pulled out a chair opposite the desk and sat down, his posture upright.

"Today's routine report. First, the progress of monitoring illegal private regional networks overseas."

Li Guodong stopped what he was doing and spoke first.

"Are new structures being erected in Europe and Latin America?"

"Not at the moment."

All unregistered network nodes detected at this stage are under our close monitoring.

Zhou Ming stood ramrod straight, cleared his throat,

"Director Li, what I want to report today is the regional network node located in the Europa Ruins that we have been tracking in the early stages."

It briefly went online again at 2 a.m. yesterday.

Those foreign leaders used remnants of old military communication satellites scattered in orbit to create a physically isolated local relay network.

Li Guodong didn't say anything, but reached out and opened the kraft paper folder.

How many people logged in this time?

"Thirteen people, all of whom are well-known Awakened Ones from overseas."

Zhou Ming stretched out his fingers and started calculating.

"Richard and Oleg from Europe, as well as several camp leaders from Northern Europe and Australia, all entered the virtual conference room."

The total time was 22 minutes.

The entire audio and data stream, from beginning to end, has been completely intercepted by our "Skynet" system.

The Great Xia's cyber warfare forces had long since locked onto this so-called covert communication channel.

There are more than a dozen such illegal, unregistered, private underground networks stored in the National Security Bureau's monitoring system.

The strategy of the Great Xia is very clear.

Don't demolish, don't close, don't alert the enemy.

This clue was left unseen.

In the post-apocalyptic wasteland, as long as these foreign leaders do not take any substantial actions that cross the line, Great Xia will remain completely acquiescing.

Furthermore, the National Security Bureau would periodically "give way" to these regional network nodes, creating seemingly safe channels for them to freely exchange information.

"A channel that doesn't let you hear profanities is not a good channel."

Li Guodong flipped through the printed surveillance log, glanced at Zhou Ming, and then...

"What did this group of people do to criticize Advisor Su and the military?"

"The insults were very harsh."

Zhou Ming took a sip of warm water and placed the cup on the table.

"The main reason is the 'Overseas Hunting Lifting' plan passed some time ago."

The influence of those foreign leaders abroad has shrunk significantly, and they are very resentful.

Li Guodong's gaze swept over the first few lines of the journal.

The document records Richard's remarks as he slammed his fist on the table in the virtual conference room.

"Richard is used to ruling the camp like a king."

Li Guodong casually picked up a pen from the table and drew a circle on the edge of the journal.

"These people have taken the ability to awaken as a form of capital for solidifying their class status."

Now that the Great Xia has distributed weapons to ordinary people, eliminating this disparity in military strength, there are already deserters in their camps.

Li Guodong reviewed the notes.

This group of foreign leaders controlled resources and enslaved civilians.

Now that their privileges have been forcibly diluted by the Great Xia, it's no surprise they're furious.

"Let them make a scene."

Li Guodong spoke in a flat tone.

"The expeditionary force's front is already secure. If Richard dares to rebel, it will give the Great Xia's supervisory team a reason to make an example of him."

The ease on Zhou Ming's face faded.

He reached out and flipped five pages through the manila file on the table, pointing to a single, red-marked record on the third-to-last page.

"Director Li, normally no matter how nasty their insults are, our technical department will completely ignore them, but this time... it's different."

He took a deep breath and lowered his voice.

"This group's plan has escalated to the stage of substantive infiltration of Great Xia."

Richard, one of them, has already dispatched former French government agents, disguised as civilians, to infiltrate our supply base No. 03 in Paris.

"Of course, these individuals are currently under close surveillance by our undercover agents."

Li Guodong did not speak immediately.

He leaned back in his chair, looking at the red-stained name.

Since the end of the world, in order to maintain the frontline resource gathering and the outer cannon fodder defense line, the Great Xia has always tolerated the living space of these small foreign teams.

Normally, they would follow behind the regular army to accumulate points and acquire crystal energy weapons, and the Great Xia Dynasty never interfered.

"Infiltrating Great Xia? What are they looking for at Base 03?"

Li Guodong suddenly looked up, his voice already carrying a hint of coldness.

"They...want to find out the true strength of the Great Xia Awakened Ones."

Zhou Ming swallowed hard, his tone heavy.

"They became suspicious of the number and whereabouts of the lower and middle-level awakened individuals within the Great Xia."

boom!

The moment the words left his mouth, the air in the office seemed to freeze instantly, and the temperature plummeted to freezing.

Li Guodong's face instantly turned ashen, and he tapped his fingers twice on the table.

The Great Xia Dynasty could tolerate protests from foreign camps, tolerate their secret alliances, and even tolerate their embezzlement of supplies.

But these fools, oblivious to their own mortality, actually reached for the most unfathomable trump card of the Great Xia Dynasty!

The Great Xia Dynasty has a huge population base, and proportionally, it should produce a massive number of low- to middle-level awakened individuals.

Where did these people go?

This is currently the biggest mystery in the global wasteland, and also the highest-level secret of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Even within the Great Xia Dynasty, only a very small number of core high-ranking officials knew about it.

To keep this secret, the information warfare department of Daxia processes hundreds of millions of pieces of false data every day.

Richard actually wanted to send someone to investigate the background of the Great Xia Awakened Team.

This is no longer a provocation; it's a direct attack on the most untouchable sore spot of the Great Xia!

"That fool who doesn't know his own mortality..."

Li Guodong laughed in fury, his eyes as cold as if he were looking at a corpse.

Tell me about this from the beginning.

I need to know their thoughts, and the complete details of his entire network of connections!

Zhou Ming immediately broke down the intercepted intelligence, systematically reporting on Carl's guidance at the meeting, Richard's outburst of anger, and Martin's infiltration process.

After listening to the report, a cold glint flashed in Li Guodong's eyes.

"This guy named Carl is quite clever."

He gave a cold laugh.

"With just a few words, they used Richard as a tool."

Richard, that brainless bastard, actually dared to walk right into the line of fire.

Trying to test the strength of the Great Xia Dynasty in this way? They're incredibly bold.

Zhou Ming asked for instructions.

"Director Li, should we notify the base's supervisory team to detain these people who infiltrated?"

Li Guodong did not immediately express his opinion.

He picked up the teacup and looked at the tea leaves floating on the water.

Arresting these individuals will indeed expose the big fish hiding behind the scenes, and may even allow us to eliminate destabilizing factors.

However... if Great Xia promotes global integration and establishes a new world order, it cannot always be on the defensive.

Sporadic suppression will only drive the remaining foreign forces deeper underground.

"Old Zhou."

Li Guodong suddenly shouted.

"exist."

"Don't alert them yet."

Li Guodong walked back to his desk, picked up the war zone briefing, and slammed it heavily onto the table.

"At this stage, the top priority for Great Xia is to concentrate all military production capacity and strategic resources to deal with the massive number of Tier 3 mutated beasts that are being mass-produced around the world."

"The rear area must not be thrown into chaos."

"Since these ungrateful wretches can't be tamed, let's give them a chance to gather together."

His eyes were piercing, revealing a murderous intent.

"Let them make connections! Let them form cliques!"

Once they've integrated all the restless forces around the world, completely shed their disguises, and exposed themselves to the light...

Li Guodong suddenly clenched his fist, his five fingers tightening.

"Let's close the net again and wipe them out completely! Eradicate them at the root!"

After saying this, he picked up the teacup, which was no longer steaming, and took a sip.

"Richard, the leader of this group of foreign awakened individuals, is inherently dishonest."

They thought that by controlling a few hilltops, they could bargain with the Great Xia.

Zhou Ming sat opposite him, his back straight, listening quietly.

"These people are just testing the waters."

Li Guodong tapped his finger twice on the table.

"But people's ambitions can grow."

Once they truly believe they have grasped the weakness of the Great Xia, they will surely jump out and bite.

The National Security Bureau will need to close in and completely eradicate these cancers; relying solely on our intelligence departments is not enough.

The Awakened Headquarters will definitely need to provide military support.

Li Guodong looked up at Zhou Ming.

"These surveillance messages, as well as the movements of those spies who infiltrated Base 03, must be synchronized with the Awakened Headquarters immediately."

There must be no gaps in intelligence.

"Don't worry, Director Li."

Zhou Ming nodded and replied immediately.

"Regarding the tracking records of the illegal overseas Awakeners regional network, we have always maintained a dual-track system, sharing data in real time with the Awakeners headquarters!"

"it is good."

Li Guodong nodded slightly and spoke.

"Richard sending men to Base 03 is a start."

There are quite a few people with ulterior motives in those foreign camps on the front lines.

"Suppressing the people's voices is more difficult than preventing a river from overflowing."

Zhou Ming looked up. "What does Director Li mean?"

"It's better to guide than to block."

Li Guodong turned around and sat down again.

Go call Mo Yun.

Inform Mo Yun to mobilize all available high-level Awakened individuals from the Great Xia Dynasty, sending them in batches and to different regions to conduct more operations in the major front-line battle zones.

Zhou Ming stopped writing.

"Want to increase exposure?"

"That's right."

Li Guodong tapped his fingers on the table.

"Release Ye Xiao, Bai Lu, Zhu Jingye, and all the teams ranked at the top of the leaderboard."

Go to the most conspicuous defensive line and provoke the most active third-tier mutated beasts to kill.

The kill video was then directly switched to a global public channel.

Let them see what an insurmountable barrier really is!

Using the overwhelming victory achieved by the highest-level awakened beings of the Great Xia Dynasty, which was like a dimensional reduction attack, they forcibly stole everyone's attention!

Li Guodong leaned back in his chair.

He didn't actually want to arrange it this way.

This is a compromise.

It's a last resort.

"Concealing one's true intentions is also part of the strategy."

Li Guodong picked up his teacup and took a sip of the cold tea.

"Tell Mo Yun to make a big splash, the bigger the better."

The more you hide things, the more likely it is to arouse suspicion from the outside world.

"Send Ye Xiao, Zhu Jingye, and other high-level combatants to the front lines, along with some unfamiliar faces, to frequently complete missions and stir up trouble."

Zhou Ming stood up and saluted.

"I understand, it's all a mix of truth and deception," Zhou Ming said in a deep voice.

Li Guodong felt helpless.

Encouraging the Awakened Ones of Great Xia to be more active on the front lines and increase their exposure is a last resort.

"Go and do it."

Li Guodong waved.

Hearing the office door close tightly again, Li Guodong leaned forward slightly, his hands crossed and resting on his chin.

He muttered to himself, his face grave, his gaze seemingly penetrating the base's defenses to see the soldiers fighting on the front lines.

"Ultimately, it's a last resort..."

……

at the same time.

Kunlun Base, Headquarters of the Awakened.

"Um...okay...I understand..."

Mo Yun hung up the dedicated line.

In the command center, several main screens were displaying energy warning data of the third-tier mutated beasts at the front lines.

Mo Yun is a typical smart man. Li Guodong only mentioned three-tenths of the information on the phone, but Mo Yun had already deduced the strategic intentions behind it to be ten-tenths.

"Commander Mo Yun, is there any new instruction? Or is there a problem with the defense line?"

Zhou Rui also came over nervously to ask.

"The defenses are fine; it's someone overseas who's causing trouble!"

Mo Yun sneered and threw the tactical tablet in his hand onto the table.

"Director Li just asked us to send out all the high-level Awakened from headquarters."

Go to various foreign war zones, coordinate with frontline teams, and make your presence felt.

"Trying to get noticed?"

Zhou Rui frowned, not quite understanding for a moment.

"The mutation rate of the mutated beasts is getting faster and faster. Instead of removing the thorns in our side, we're sending our main force to do this kind of thing?"

It's important to know that most of the top-tier Tier 3 mutated beasts that truly threaten humanity's future are hidden in those remote, red zones.

The frontline troops were able to advance smoothly because of these awakened groups eliminating enemies at the front.

"Some people are questioning the number of Awakened in the Great Xia."

Mo Yun braced himself against the edge of the sand table with one hand, his tone revealing an undeniable decisiveness.

"To make their presence felt, one aspect is to show off their muscles and divert their attention."

On the other hand, it's also to cooperate with the National Security Bureau's plan to completely overthrow and annihilate this group of ulterior motives!

He turned his head and spoke to Zhou Rui.

"This time, it is the collective unsheathing of the sword of all awakened beings in Great Xia!"

Inform Ye Xiao, Zhu Jingye, Jiang Zunyong, and Long Jiang to immediately stop resting.

Assign them all the kind of frontline advance missions that are closest to the foreign camps and have the largest scale!

Bring along war correspondents to record the entire process.

If Director Li wants to create momentum, we'll create a huge wave of momentum for him.