Chapter 52: A New Meteorite Monster!

The other two Shen Yus went their separate ways.

Only Shen Yu remained, taking Jian Gui'er with him aboard the helicopter returning to the Northern Alliance command center.

It was Jian Gui'er's first time seeing such a wondrous contraption. Though slightly amazed that it could fly without consuming true qi, he was not entirely shocked.

After all, the martial arts world also had puppet martial arts.

By using true qi to manipulate threads and mechanical gears, one could similarly operate flying puppets capable of ascending into the sky.

In contrast, he was far more astounded by the numerous cities he had witnessed along the way.

"Human bodies are so frail, yet I cannot fathom how they managed to construct such magnificent grand cities," Jian Gui'er could not help exclaiming aloud.

The sight of countless towering skyscrapers standing densely together was something rarely seen even in the realm of martial arts.

"Humanity's most precious wealth is wisdom and civilization," Shen Yu said calmly. "Wisdom grants us more possibilities, while civilization gathers those possibilities together, passing them down and expanding them generation after generation, ultimately creating all kinds of seemingly incredible miracles. From this perspective, our salvation is not solely for our own merit, but equally to safeguard this miracle. After all, the Immortal Court itself was jointly forged by countless miracles originating from humanity."

Jian Gui'er was somewhat stunned.

Most powerhouses in the martial arts world focused primarily on themselves, and secondly on their factions. As for the concepts of an entire civilization or the entire world, they were extremely faint in their minds.

Yet at this moment, witnessing this completely different and prosperous scene of a massive city created by countless "weaklings," the concept of civilization vaguely took root within Jian Gui'er's heart, and he seemed to comprehend the words spoken by the immortal before him.

After a long pause, he cupped his hands and said respectfully, "A grand vision such as the immortal's is something we mortals can never hope to reach."

Half of these words were flattery, but the other half were entirely sincere.

He had indeed faintly realized that this immortal was unlike any powerhouse he had previously known.

And this did not refer to strength.

It was about perspective, horizon, and cognition.

It even stirred within him a much more fervent yearning.

Only by overlooking the vast universe and witnessing the vicissitudes of life could one possibly possess such a grand vision.

The helicopter soon landed inside the temporary command center. Aside from Lars, several high-ranking members of the Northern Alliance had come in person to welcome them. Their status was exceptionally high, and while they walked enthusiastically toward Shen Yu, they could not help casting uncontrolled glances at Jian Gui'er, the amazement in their expressions utterly impossible to conceal.

If it had been before, being scrutinized by a group of people so frail would have filled Jian Gui'er with displeasure, even with an immortal present.

In the martial arts world, the strong looking down upon the weak was deeply rooted in their history and culture.

Yet for some reason, at this moment, he felt not the slightest trace of anger and was instead able to understand.

Perhaps it was precisely because of the words the immortal had spoken.

Though these people might be incomparably frail individually, when united, they could likewise forge miracles.

"There is no need for superfluous polite pleasantries," Shen Yu interrupted their expressions of gratitude at this point, speaking directly. "Although the Global Meteor Crisis Management Department has not yet been officially established, it will be soon. I will give a few instructions in its name. First, the wounded in Gerard City must be treated with all-out effort. Second, our interstellar allies will send another ten underground detection devices; you must find all other worms in the shortest possible time and eliminate them, avoiding casualties like today's as much as possible. Third, Jian Gui'er will temporarily remain with you to assist in eliminating the worms, but I will assign someone to take full charge of all arrangements regarding Jian Gui'er."

On the way here, Ji Mingshu had already briefed Shen Yu on the contents of the multinational conference.

The establishment of the Global Meteor Crisis Management Department had been finalized.

This would become a global institution with extremely high authority.

It would achieve a certain degree of centralized power while retaining the sovereignty of individual nations.

Of course, as could be seen from its name, this institution was born entirely to deal with the apocalypse.

And Shen Yu had also attained an exceptionally high status.

Although he remained independent of the main structure and did not participate in specific daily management, whenever matters concerned the handling of the meteor crisis, the entire department had to unconditionally cooperate with his actions and decisions unless voted against collectively by the core team.

Under such circumstances, the Northern Alliance had to take Shen Yu's instructions seriously.

As for why he emphasized sending someone to take full charge of Jian Gui'er's arrangements, on one hand, involving other worlds was his duty and responsibility; on the other hand, it stemmed from a lack of trust in certain people here.

The benefits tied to Jian Gui'er were too immense, and the interests involved on this side were far too complicated.

If they ended up trying to trick him into drawing blood for testing or something similar, that would be a minor issue.

Should they truly anger him and cause Jian Gui'er to go on an unbridled massacre regardless of the consequences, Shen Yu would find it genuinely difficult to explain to the martial arts world, and it might even affect subsequent mutual hiring and assistance.

Therefore, dispatching a trusted subordinate of Shen Yu's—one who had no excessive entanglement with the interests on this side and would hold an independent translator to act as a sort of "agent"—was currently the best course of action.

Such people naturally existed.

Shen Yu had run a company through the gray fog space for so many years; it was impossible for Ji Mingshu to be his only confidante. It was simply that Ji Mingshu possessed the greatest capability. There were still quite a few other trusted aides who had also been restrained through the gray fog, experienced both grace and severity, and could be trusted to a certain degree without fear of betrayal.

Once they were given the ability to contact him directly, there would be no need for excessive worry.

Thus, once his confidante arrived and he had given Jian Gui'er a few parting instructions, Shen Yu's figure vanished into the gray fog and he returned to the Eastern Country.

Ji Mingshu had already sent him several messages here.

It appeared that some rather urgent matter had arisen.

Soon, within the core area of the Meteor Crisis Management Department, Shen Yu met with several high-ranking officials who were gathered with solemn expressions around a turtle shell.

"The second one has already been used?" Shen Yu raised an eyebrow.

That explained why he had been summoned in person.

Observing the expressions of these people, his heart sank slightly as well.

There were no foreigners here; it seemed the next disaster had occurred in the Eastern Country?

"Consultant Shen, right after the crisis in Gerard City was resolved, we used the second divination item before the multinational representatives," Qi Shichang stood up to explain.

His rank happened to be the lowest among everyone present.

And their method of using the turtle shell was correct.

This item could only divine the most imminent crisis, so it had to be used only after the time of the previous crisis had passed.

Otherwise, it would only yield duplicate results.

Using it immediately after the crisis in Gerard City had just passed to determine the location of the next major crisis would allow the entire world to make better preparations.

"In the Eastern Country?" Shen Yu asked.

"Yes," Qi Shichang nodded heavily, his expression grave. "Moreover, it originates from a meteor we had not previously identified—a new type of meteor monster! It has even been growing silently for more than three months."