After the spiritual energy was restored: Goddess girlfriends came knocking.

Ruoshui sat up, stretched, and then unceremoniously kissed Lin Chu on the cheek.

Xiao Xiao watched from the side, somewhat eager to try, but after glancing at her older sister, she pouted.

Cang Yao hesitated for a moment, feeling a little embarrassed with Xiao Xiao beside her, and simply gently squeezed Lin Chu's hand.

After having breakfast downstairs, the reception staff appeared in the hotel lobby on time.

The five people boarded a private car and drove smoothly into Lutai.

The car stopped in front of a two-story gray building.

After passing through two security gates, you enter a long corridor, at the end of which is a spacious conference hall.

In the center of the hall stood a long, narrow rosewood table covered with a maroon velvet cloth.

The flag of the Xia Dynasty hangs on the wall, and the bookshelves on all four sides are neatly arranged with thread-bound ancient books and modern file folders.

There were already more than a dozen people sitting at the table.

As soon as Lin Chu stepped into the hall, everyone turned to look at her.

Some wore friendly smiles, while others scrutinized and appraised them.

Chief Lu Qingyuan (who changed his name) stood up to greet them, and everyone else followed suit.

Lin Chu smiled and nodded at them, his gaze sweeping over them one by one: there were several dignitaries he often saw on television news, several generals in military uniforms with stars on their shoulders, and at the very end sat a middle-aged man in a police uniform.

Lu Chenghong stood up and first briefly introduced Lin Chu and the four women's identities.

When Cangyao, Ruoshui, Caiwei, and Xiaoxiao's backgrounds were mentioned, many people in the room changed their expressions.

For the past three months, countries have been desperately trying to win over external forces, treating them like royalty and serving them tea and water.

This guy is something else; all the top figures are connected to him.

Then Lu Chenghong turned to Lin Chu and began to introduce everyone present.

The first person sitting to Lu Qingyuan's left was Chen Zhengyan, the head of the administration department, who was in his fifties and had a refined appearance.

The first one on the right is Xu Su, the commander of the Southern Army of the Great Xia Dynasty. The general star on his shoulder gleams coldly under the lamplight.

Next is Qin Su, Deputy Director of the Daxia Special Administration Bureau.

The Director-General is Lu Chenghong.

Also present was Cheng Yuan, the director of the State Administration for Supervision, dressed in a crisp police uniform with his hands folded on the table.

In addition, there were several generals from the military system and core officials from several central government departments.

After introducing everyone, Lin Chuchao nodded.

Lu Chenghong stood in front of the long table and cleared his throat: "I will chair this meeting."

As the curtain fell, data on the changes on Earth during this period appeared on it. The spiritual energy concentration curve was rising steadily, and the number of visitors from outside the region had increased several times over. All countries were stepping up their efforts to respond.

After Lu Chenghong finished reporting everything, he changed the subject and got to the main point.

"After discussion, it has been decided to formally establish the Department of Foreign Exchanges, effective immediately, to be fully responsible for all matters concerning visitors from outside the Great Xia territory. Mr. Lin Chu will serve as the department head."

His gaze swept over everyone present.

"Bureau Chief and I have a cooperative relationship. If there's anything we need, Da Xia will fully cooperate. You can also communicate directly with the Chief. As for authority..." He paused, exchanging a glance with Lu Qingyuan.

"The military, surveillance, and special administration systems within the Great Xia territory, whether local or central, will fully cooperate. In special circumstances, they may act first and report later."

Upon hearing this, Xu Su and Cheng Yuan became restless.

His voice was loud and clear: "Minister Lin, I, Lao Xu, am a rough man and speak my mind, please don't mind me."

"I believe in you and the forces behind you, but based on the information we have so far, Minister Lin is only in his twenties and has no prior experience in this area. It would be difficult for someone to suddenly take control of such a large situation in a short period of time."

He paused, his gaze falling on Lin Chu's face: "Could we send one or two deputies to help Minister Lin share the burden?"

Cheng Yuan nodded beside him without saying a word.

Lu Qingyuan coughed twice, about to say something.

There was a rapid knocking on the door of the conference room.

A man in a suit strode in, handing a tablet to Lu Chenghong.

Lu Chenghong glanced down at it a few times, and his expression instantly turned ugly.

He handed the tablet to Lu Qingyuan. After Lu Qingyuan finished reading it, his expression turned serious, and he whispered a few words in his ear.

Lu Chenghong walked to the center of the hall, and the screen changed its display.

That was an aerial video.

Within the territory of Yingzhou Kingdom, a colossal bear-shaped beast, hundreds of feet tall, is rampaging through the city ruins.

Each step it took created a huge crater, and skyscrapers collapsed like building blocks in its presence.

Several missiles, trailing flames, struck the giant beast's body, exploding into a sky full of fire, but when the smoke cleared, its fur was completely untouched by any scorch marks.

The giant beast raised its head and let out a silent roar, then strode off in the west.

That direction leads to the border of the Great Xia Dynasty.

"This is footage that was just transmitted back. At its current speed, it should reach our border in half a day at most."

The conference room was deathly silent.

Over the past two months, those of you here have become somewhat desensitized to paranormal phenomena.

But when a colossal beast that only existed in movie special effects actually appeared on the edge of the country, everyone's expression turned grim.

Xu Su slammed his fist on the table: "The Eastern Theater Command is the closest. Let them evacuate the border residents first and assemble troops to set up sniper lines on the perimeter! If all else fails—" he gritted his teeth, "use low-yield nuclear weapons."

Several generals frowned simultaneously.

Using nuclear weapons on one's own borders, even with a small yield, is tantamount to cutting flesh from one's own body.

Lin Chu looked at the roaring beast on the projection and exchanged a glance with Cang Yao.

Cang Yao nodded slightly.

A demonic beast at the Nascent Soul stage.

Lin Chu pondered for a moment, then pushed back her chair and stood up. Her voice was exceptionally clear in the quiet conference room.

"I'll take care of it."

All eyes turned to him.

Xu Su said gruffly, "Minister Lin, this is a big guy. Have you thought it through?"

Lin Chu smiled at him: "I know you may still be a little worried about me, and it's not easy for me to explain. So this time, consider it my answer to you."

Lu Qingyuan looked at him, and after a long while, slowly nodded: "Then I'll have to trouble Minister Lin."

Lin Chu got up and left his seat, and Cang Yao helped him straighten his collar.

Everyone present was surprised when they saw this.

Does this mean Lin Chu will take action himself, instead of having the women behind him whose strength has already been proven?

Lu Chenghong couldn't help but ask, "Minister Lin, are you going alone?"

Lin Chu turned around, a slight smile playing on his lips: "This kind of thing doesn't need my wife's help; I can handle it on my own."

Cheng Yuan spoke up: "Minister Lin, is this alright?"

"rest assured."

Lin Chu pushed open the door and walked out of the conference hall.

The conference room fell silent.

Lu Chenghong opened his mouth as if to say something, but when he turned his head and saw that Cang Yao was still calm and composed, he closed his mouth again.

Qin Su asked Lu Chenghong in a low voice, "Can Minister Lin handle this? Should we send fighter jets to provide support?"

Just as Lu Chenghong was about to answer, the image on the projection screen switched to another set of surveillance cameras.

Those were real-time tracking images transmitted by the Tianchu reconnaissance satellite.

A golden light was flying at an extremely fast speed through the clouds toward the border.

The speed was so fast that even the satellite's tracking algorithm experienced a brief delay.

The data in the upper left corner of the screen was fluctuating, and with each fluctuation, the golden light traveled dozens of miles.

Everyone in the conference room gasped.

Xu Su's pupils suddenly contracted.

As Lu Chenghong stared at the golden light on the screen, his heart surged with emotion, and he remained speechless for a long time.

A smile appeared on Cang Yao's face.

Ruoshui rested her chin on her hand, looking at the projection with a slight smile on her lips.

A mere Nascent Soul demon beast is nothing more than a piece of cake for my husband.

Half an hour later, Lin Chu arrived at the border.

After flying for another ten minutes or so, we could see the giant beast roaring and charging in the distance.

Several helicopters were suspended far behind the behemoth; judging from the markings on their fuselages, they should be from the Self-Defense Forces of Yingzhou.

The helicopters dared not approach, merely following in vain, their onboard weapons posing no threat to the behemoth.

Lin Chu stood in mid-air, her eyes slightly narrowed.