Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1359 A Journey to Beijing to Discuss the Current Situation

On October 3, an airship from the Ministry of National Security landed at the anchorage tower in the central city of Jebu Province.

Chen Chuan stood in the square, with central city affairs officials who came to see him off behind him, as well as members of his security team. They all came to see him off.

A group of people disembarked from the airship shortly afterward; they were clearly personnel from the Ministry of National Security.

Chen Chuan's gaze fell on one of the middle-aged men, whose hairline was receding and who was wearing a very neat imported formal suit.

When he reached Chen Chuan, he smiled and greeted him: "Comrade Chen, hello, it's nice to meet you again."

"So it's Mr. Zhan."

Chen Chuan smiled and shook hands with him. Just as they were about to set off, another telegram arrived from the Pure Faction's branch, saying that the faction would send someone knowledgeable about Zhongjing affairs to meet him.

It turned out to be Zhan Jiyue, a member of the Pure Faction whom he had met before.

Zhan Jiyue stepped back half a step and introduced the smiling man beside her:

"This is Xiao Hengzhong, a member of the Ministry of National Security."

Committee Member Xiao was very enthusiastic. After shaking hands with Chen Chuan, he shook his hand vigorously and then patted him lightly with his other hand.

"Committee Member Chen, hello! I heard that you will soon become our new colleague. Everyone in the department is very happy. Before I left, the minister also told me that I should fulfill my duties as a senior member of the department. If you have any questions about departmental affairs, you can come and ask me."

Chen Chuan smiled and said, "Then thank you, Committee Member Xiao."

"It should, it should."

Committee Member Xiao is also a veteran in the department, but he dares not put on airs as a senior in front of this person. It is now a trend for fighters to hold important positions in some departments.

In particular, many of the officials in the affairs department are fighters who have been promoted from local areas.

People at his level certainly understand why. In the face of a massive crisis, it's inevitable that these people would step onto the front lines.

Chen Chuan is a particularly special case among them. Given his actions, achievements, and the stance he has adopted, he is unlikely to stay in this position for long, and the higher-ups will probably provide him with a larger platform.

Accompanying them were several security personnel from the Nakakyo Internal Affairs Department and a secretary from the Executive Government Office.

After meeting them one by one, Chen Chuan bid farewell to the people seeing him off from the central city and boarded the airship with Zhan Jiyue and Committee Member Xiao.

Committee Member Xiao knew that he and Zhan Jiyue were both members of the "purist" faction, and that he didn't need to get involved in many things. In any case, he was just going through the motions this time, so he made an excuse and went to another cabin.

After the airship took off, Zhan Jiyue invited Chen Chuan to the main cabin. After they sat down, he said, "The Fighters Council also sent a message to Pure, hoping to persuade you to sign the agreement as soon as possible."

Because the discussions at the higher levels have not yet concluded, a new agreement has not yet been signed.

However, if he takes the initiative to express his opinion, the situation will be different and the matter will end immediately.

"Committee Member Chen, you don't need to pay attention to them. Wait for the higher-ups to make a decision first. Making a statement too early won't do you any good."

Chen Chuan nodded.

The original agreement no longer held much sway over him; now, almost no one could stop him from going wherever he wanted.

Based on their performance in the Tianji Sect, the country would need at least seven or eight Dongxuan Temples to achieve the desired effect, but that's just theoretical. Where would they find so many people in such a short time?

The only force that can control him now is the upper echelons. The Fighters Council certainly doesn't like to see this situation, but they can't do anything except verbally urge him on.

As long as he doesn't do anything too outrageous, we can only turn a blind eye to it.

After chatting for a bit, the airship's staff served them tea and snacks.

Chen Chuan saw from the boundary marker that although the airship looked like an ordinary shuttle airship, it was equipped with all kinds of service personnel.

There are also various service items available, especially food and beverages, with a wide selection of ingredients and drinks for fighters.

He noticed that many rare ingredients were listed, and there was no limit to the supply. If it wasn't enough, he could even stop to prepare more.

Ironically, he doesn't actually need these things much anymore.

When your level of understanding and experience is not high enough, these things are often difficult to obtain. But when you reach that level, they become commonplace, even quite ordinary.

However, it must be admitted that once you reach the upper levels, resource allocation takes on this unusual and peculiar form.

Zhan Jiyue said, "When we go to Zhongjing, we can't apply for the fast track. We have to stop at specific checkpoints along the way, exchange documents and letters, so it may take about three days. During this time, if Councilor Chen wants to read any newspapers or news, he can tell the service staff, and they can find it for him."

Chen Chuan then activated the boundary token, and a map of the Great Shun territory immediately appeared on the screen next to him.

Zhongjing is located between Shannan Road, Hedong Road, Longyou Road and Anbei Road, covering a very large area.

Geographically, the two rivers that flow through and traverse the eastern land routes of Da Shun are the Xuan River and the Zhao River. In the middle reaches of the Xuan River, there is a man-made canal called the Wu River that connects the western route of the sea.

Zhongjing was located north of the Xuanhe River and on the banks of the Wushui River. It was surrounded by four large central cities, representing the four directions, which served as a protective barrier. Zhongjing was located in the very center, hence its name.

Zhan Jiyue also watched for a while. He had spent most of the past two years in Zhongjing and was very familiar with the scenery there, but seeing it now brought him a different feeling.

Chen Chuan then asked, "Is the old imperial delegation still in Zhongjing?"

"exist."

Zhan Jiyue said: "Including the five major schools, each has its own ideas and different political demands. This time, the delegation from the old imperial family came to the capital. It seems that they took the initiative to negotiate with me, but in fact, it was mainly the Refinement School that was pushing this matter behind the scenes."

Many members of the Refined Cultivation Sect have ancestors who served in the old dynasty and have always been involved with the old imperial family. After the old imperial family withdrew from the Jiao Rong region, many of the products produced in the Jiao Rong region flowed out through the channels of the Refined Cultivation Sect.

The government did need them at that time, because the products and resources of the area were also very important to the Da Shun government.

The Refined Cultivation Faction owns numerous businesses in the fusion region. As long as the old imperial family continues to exist, their businesses can continue, which is why they are the least willing to see the old imperial family perish.

In fact, not only in the areas of convergence, but also in the refined cultivation faction, through actively absorbing powerful factions from various central cities and local families, their influence in local areas is also very significant. It should be said that among the five major factions, they control the most resources and possess the strongest capital.

Chen Chuan hummed in agreement. It seemed that the main adversary in pushing for the extermination of the old imperial family was the Refined Cultivation Faction.

He thought for a moment and then asked, "What are the opinions of the other factions on this matter?"

"The integration faction hasn't shown any particular inclination towards the old imperial family at the moment, but they are implicitly aligned with the refinement faction because, like the refinement faction, they don't want to see the Skyline project move forward," said Zhan Jiyue.

Currently, within the government, quite a few people believe that the merging of the two worlds is inevitable and there is no need to forcibly confront them. Most of them are supporters of the merging faction or have benefited from it.

He said seriously, "The Fusionists claim that they obtain power from some superhuman beings, or even from the opposite existence, through capture and communication, so that they can better fight against the invasion of the opposite world."

He sneered, "But that's just self-aggrandizing rhetoric. As they become more and more integrated with these things, apart from a few with unwavering will, most people's way of thinking will inevitably shift towards those alien creatures and extraterrestrial beings in the long run."

Can we expect these people to stand with us?

A hint of disgust appeared on his face.

"Furthermore, as you probably know, Councilor Chen, there are always people who secretly collude with extraterrestrial beings, both in the past and present, and quite a few have even defected to the other side."

Many people want to gain power, youth, or the perpetuation of their status and authority from the other side, and the approach of the integration faction has just provided them with a channel.

As the great collision draws ever closer, many are becoming increasingly fanatical. They even desire to merge with gods or the opposing force to form a new life. Based on our current information, we can confirm that some new gods are backing these people.

"New God?"

Zhan Jiyue nodded: "Yes, New God."

After the arrival of the new era, the old gods either perished or hid in the land of fusion, but due to the active period and the rifts in various places, there is still a continuous stream of extraterrestrial beings entering our world.

Some were destroyed by us, some were elevated to new deities, and some old gods were reborn in their place. Currently, there are people in governments around the world who believe in them or cooperate with them. This situation is of course unavoidable within our Great Shun government as well.

These people have no desire to resist the massive impact; in fact, they welcome its arrival.

At this moment, Chen Chuan couldn't help but think of the "ladder of ascension." He remembered that Ryan had once said that the "ladder of ascension" existed not only in the Federation but also in Da Shun.

I don't know if this organization is interconnected worldwide. If it's possible to do so by leveraging the power of deities under a shared belief, then this organization's power is far greater than imagined.

"The integration faction can be said to be our purists' biggest enemy, because what they do is contrary to our purists in every way. In the past, whatever we purists supported, they would definitely oppose. And our members who serve in the government are often targeted by them."

At this point, Zhan Jiyue looked at Chen Chuan and reminded him, "So, after you enter Zhongjing this time, you must be especially wary of them."

Chen Chuan nodded. After a moment's thought, he looked up and asked, "So, what is the current stance of the implantation faction on the issues of the old imperial family and the skyline?"

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(End of this chapter)