Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1510 Planning to Break the Demon Shadow

After Pei Xiyan made her suggestion, none of the advisors present raised any objections.

Maintaining the world's ring is one of the advisory group's main responsibilities, and they have no choice but to shoulder it.

The upper forces are naturally blocked by Tian Shu, while the demons that occasionally invade from below rely mainly on the World Ring itself, and on the fighters stationed there.

However, the stationed fighters usually only possess defensive capabilities, and can withstand the extraterrestrial beings that slip through, either individually or in groups.

But if we're talking about those who can fight their way out and have the ability to achieve results in the other world, then the only ones are the advisors of the advisory group.

Regardless of their original stance or background, each of them is an elite among elites, and the resources they possess are unmatched by other fighters.

They represent the highest fighting force of the Great Shun Dynasty, apart from the upper echelons.

The demons on the other side are mostly disorganized, which is not difficult to identify. Judging from the situation encountered by Liu and Fang, they did not encounter this type of demon.

Once the leader is eliminated, the rest are simply a disorganized mess, with no chance of organizing a full-scale offensive.

As for whether it might be a trap, that possibility cannot be completely ruled out, especially since they might be facing demons like Shang Lingjun and Guan Anhou who have escaped from their world.

But it's impossible for them to stop doing anything just because of this.

Over the past few decades, the human world has developed and technology has continued to advance, making things different from before. As long as they are fully prepared, even if it is a trap, they can still find a way to escape.

Furthermore, considering the situation of Liu Changlin and Fang Yanxing, this doesn't seem like a trap; otherwise, they would have already taken action against them first. Therefore, most advisors remain optimistic about this operation.

At this point, Hong Jinkang from the military spoke up, saying, "Gentlemen, the incident in the 52nd year of Jianzhi did indeed bring us a lot of pain."

However, at that time, it was mainly because the western continent was not able to resist effectively, while we in the eastern continent held our ground.

We must also recognize that at that time we lacked experience and many conditions were not yet ripe. However, more than forty years have passed, and our strength is now far beyond what it used to be.

He looked around again. "The advisory group has also added many members, and its strength has increased considerably. It is absolutely impossible for those demons to come again."

Dai Xuming said, "This requires the concerted efforts of all the advisors." He looked at everyone and said, "If all the advisors agree, then this is roughly how it will be decided."

He paused for a moment, and seeing that no one had any objections, he nodded: "Okay, then it's settled. Next, let's discuss the specific plans and arrangements."

Based on the demon species that have appeared so far, as well as the information brought by Liu and Fang, it can be concluded that there are about two to three demons like Shang Lingjun driving them.

To ensure their chances of winning, they need to deploy at least three teams, each consisting of three advisors, with a backup team to provide support.

This means they will need to deploy a total of twelve advisors, which is close to half of the advisory group. If necessary, they can deploy even more.

In fact, this number would have been unimaginable more than forty years ago; it was practically all the advisors. Given the perilous situation on the other side, they could also urgently promote reserve advisors to supplement the workforce in case of unforeseen circumstances.

After the general plan was drafted, they had Kaiyang analyze and optimize it.

In this matter, Kaiyang only provided tactical advice and did not participate in decision-making.

This has always been the strategy of the advisory group. They are responsible for strategic matters, and they decide whether to fight or not, and only Kaiyang optimizes the specific details.

Because it involves the big picture, they trust their own experience and intuition more. Secondly, if this aspect is also entrusted to Kaiyang, then there is no need for an advisory group.

Given Chen Chuan's outstanding combat capabilities, with his consent, he was assigned to the strike team, forming a group with Liu Changlin and Fang Yanxing.

This essentially entrusts the main tactical objective, "Shang Lingjun," to them, making them shoulder the most important task.

Liu and Fang had no objections. During this period, they often saw Chen Chuan traveling alone to and from the other world, and his strength was beyond doubt.

There might be a slight lack in teamwork, but that's not a big problem. When it comes to teamwork, for Dongxuanguan fighters, there's nothing they can't do, only things they want to do. They just need to get familiar with and adapt a little bit along the way.

After everything was finalized, the next step was to take action. The specific actions would be outlined tomorrow, and they would need to go back and make preparations.

The meeting was about to end, but then someone spoke up: "Wait a minute, is there something you've forgotten?"

The advisors looked over and saw that the person who spoke was Fan Zhentong.

"Advisor Fan, do you have any further comments?" Dai Xuming asked with a smile.

Fan Zhentong glanced at him, then looked at the other advisors seated: "Have you all read the report that Jibei Province sent to the State Council and the advisory group?"

Since all the advisors are here today, I think we should address this and give an explanation.

“So that’s what it is.” Dai Xuming said, “The State Council hasn’t found out the specific results yet. Since Advisor Fan brought it up, we should talk about it first.”

It is now certain that a mutated creature did indeed appear that day, causing significant damage to the information field. This is not a mutated creature that could be researched in an ordinary laboratory; there must be a mastermind behind it.

It is possible that it is an infiltration and sabotage by some anti-government forces within the country, or it could be from foreign forces. The State Council has not yet determined the source of this mutated creature, nor has it apprehended the specific mastermind behind it.

Therefore, the State Council is currently working to strengthen the defenses against field organisms to ensure that similar incidents do not occur again in the future.

Tong Xin spoke up, saying, "Large-scale field creatures are crucial to the world and cannot be allowed to be destroyed by anyone. We will thoroughly investigate the backgrounds of those involved in this incident, and we will not tolerate anyone involved."

Dai Xuming looked at Fan Zhentong and said, "Advisor Fan, that's the situation. Do you have any further comments?"

Fan Zhentong said, "I have nothing more to ask."

Dai Xuming looked at Chen Chuan: "Then, Consultant Chen, what's your opinion?"

All the advisors focused their attention on Chen Chuan. Everyone knew that he came from Jibei Road, and if anyone had to give an opinion, it would probably be his.

Chen Chuan calmly said, "The State Council handled it very well, and I have nothing to say."

Those who did these things, those who have connections behind them, include people sitting right here. No matter how harsh their words are, it's absolutely impossible for them to investigate themselves.

Because he knew from the beginning that he wouldn't find anything on it, he didn't bother with the effort and chose to take action directly.

He will continue to press on, putting pressure on the other side step by step. The State Council's investigation will not yield any results; we'll just have to wait for news from Huo Zhuifeng.

Of course, he hasn't gathered all his resources yet, his strength hasn't reached its peak, and he hasn't obtained some necessary pretexts, so it's not the right time to take immediate action against certain people.

Many consultants had expected him to express his dissatisfaction, but they were slightly surprised to see that he showed no such intention. However, since he didn't say anything, they decided to let the matter drop.

Dai Xuming said, "Then please go back and rest, and we will begin our operation tomorrow."

The light in front of Chen Chuan dimmed, and all the images of the advisors disappeared.

He didn't leave immediately. He sat in his seat and pondered for a while, then asked Kaiyang to retrieve the details of what happened in 1952.

After reading it, he flipped back and found that there were actually two similar situations in the seventeenth and thirty-third years of the Jianzhi reign, but the scale was not large.

However, the two previous incidents had one thing in common: they both started with small-scale attacks before large-scale incursions, unlike now where a large number of demons appeared right from the start.

But this is understandable, since the closer the two worlds get, the easier it is for more beings on the other side to reach the World Ring.

Demons are not static either. While they adapt to their opponents, their opponents also adapt to them. What they don't encounter today may not necessarily not occur in the future.

But somehow, he felt that this matter had come about somewhat abruptly.

As he pondered, his eyes grew increasingly deep and serene.

After a while, he stood up and walked out. Once outside the meeting area, a staff member from the advisory team was waiting there. Upon seeing him, the staff member bowed respectfully and said:
"Consultant Chen, we need you to sign here."

A document appeared out of thin air in front of Chen Chuan. He glanced at it and saw that it was a consent form for a candidate advisor to be promoted to a formal advisor in an emergency.

The advisory group has officially selected two candidates. One is Cen Xinwu, who was recommended along with him before. Needless to say, he has seen Cen Xinwu's information.

There is another one named Lu Qin, who is from Wuyi Academy and has been a candidate for three terms according to the information.

This person is actually capable enough to be a formal advisor, but every time he undertakes a task assigned by the state, his evaluation is always a little lower, so he has never become a formal member.

According to the normal procedure, alternate advisors must complete the tasks assigned by the advisory group and the state and obtain certain evaluations before they can be promoted. However, those like Chen Chuan who directly became formal advisors are extremely rare, and it can be said that they are unprecedented since the founding of the country.

Now, given the special circumstances, we need to consider whether the advisors will be killed in action or whether the advisory group needs to be expanded.

However, whether this matter is approved still depends on the opinions of each official advisor.

Chen Chuan then picked up a pen, ignoring Lu Qin's side, but directly wrote "disagree" on Cen Xinwu's side.

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(End of this chapter)