My ability pool is superior to others

Lu Bai sat back in his office chair, glanced up and noticed the old man in military uniform was still standing there, and casually asked, "Is there anything else?"

The elderly man in military uniform opened his mouth slightly, as if he was thinking about what to say.

After a couple of seconds, he carefully chose his words: "Shouldn't we be on guard against the City Council?"

Without thinking much, Lü Bai replied directly, "No need."

From the fact that the secluded elevator was still carrying people, he could tell that the city council probably thought that since things had come to this point, they might as well just let things take their course.

In fact, after learning about what happened on the ground, the City Council was indeed greatly upset and immediately convened an emergency meeting.

But the final result of the discussion was similar to Lü Bai's judgment.

On the one hand, it is difficult for the city council to extend its reach into the forward base, as the cost is disproportionate to the gains.

On the other hand, Lü Bai's rise to power did not affect their interests.

The latter sounds a bit far-fetched, but upon closer examination, it turns out to be quite true.

After all, these people are a burden in the eyes of the city council.

The shelters can't support so many people. To put it nicely, it's about getting people back to the surface; to put it bluntly, it's just about finding a place to abandon them.

Since they have already been abandoned, it doesn't matter to the city council what happens to these people afterward.

As for the armed forces and two city-based militia units that were deployed to the ground, their loss is just that—loss. It is far from the maximum loss that the city can bear.

Moreover, these combat units were deployed to the ground precisely to serve as the first line of defense against the Mona.

Even if it's not as exaggerated as using these combat units as cannon fodder, I don't think many of them will survive.

Since they're facing the Mona people anyway, it doesn't matter whether Lü Bai or the City Council is in command. In the City Council's view, perhaps if Lü Bai were in command, driven by the will to survive, this "first line of defense" could be even more effective.

Taking all these factors into consideration, it's quite normal for the city council to decide to wait and see.

"As long as you know what's going on."

The elderly man in military uniform nodded and offered no further advice.

Although the actions of Lü Bai after taking office were indeed moving in a positive direction in the eyes of the veterans in military uniform, the time was ultimately not long enough for him to so easily give up his loyalty.

Watching the elderly man in military uniform take his leave, Lü Bai yawned, closed his eyes, and lay back in his office chair as if he had fallen asleep.

……

That night, at 2:30 a.m.

A long shadow appeared above the moon.

If one's eyesight is good enough, this strange phenomenon can be vaguely observed with the naked eye, even without the aid of astronomical instruments.

Within the first ten minutes of the shadow appearing, the space monitoring force reacted swiftly.

At the same time, this message was disseminated to all departments of the forward base.

Lu Bai was sitting in his not-so-spacious office, calmly watching the old man in military uniform walk in.

"Mr. Lü."

"I already know."

The old man in military uniform had a very complicated expression on his face: "They've arrived, haven't they?"

Lu Bai, on the contrary, revealed a harmless smile: "Making us wait for so long is really impolite."

The elderly man in military uniform stood still, took a deep breath: "We are now..."

Lu Bai interrupted the old man in military uniform, tapped a couple of times on the keyboard, and added, "Notify the public first."

This situation cannot be concealed, nor is it necessary to conceal it.

In fact, since Lü Bai lifted the curfew after taking office, a considerable number of people had already noticed the sights on the moon during this period. The news spread like wildfire.

The news quickly spread throughout the entire forward base.

Countless people gathered in fear and anxiety, waiting anxiously for an official response.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

"What a pity about such a beautiful night."

Lu Bai stood up and looked at the old man in military uniform: "Lead the way to the operations command center."

……

"Various observation instruments, including wartime satellites, have received observation reports and images..."

"The image is affected by gravity, making further observation impossible..."

"No high-intensity light or heat was detected inside..."

When Lü Bai arrived with the elderly man in military uniform, the combat command center was bustling with activity, and it was almost impossible to find anyone idle.

The two sat down in the seats facing the central screen, and two technicians in white coats quickly came to their seats with tablets.

They skipped the reporting and bowing process and spoke very quickly.

"Based on the information collected so far, the preliminary inference is that it is a gravitational projection."

"Give us a different explanation that we can understand," the elderly man in military uniform said, taking a tablet computer.

"In other words, we conclude that the shadows on the moon are not physical entities."

"projection?"

Upon hearing this, the old man in military uniform was momentarily stunned: "Where did you come from?"

"I'm sorry, but we are unable to trace the source with our current technology."

Lu Bai kept his gaze fixed on the central screen and asked without looking away, "If we leave it unattended, will it cause any problems?"

The image on the central screen shows the shadow on the moon.

The shadows in the image are very indistinct, creating a strong sense of dissonance when compared to the clearly visible lunar surface.

"We are still studying this."

The technicians did not provide a clear answer.

Of course, this was understandable, and Lü Bai did not express any dissatisfaction. Instead, he asked, "Has a lunar rover been sent out?"

"It has already been launched, but it will take at least five hours to reach the lunar surface."

Lu Bai rubbed his chin, wondering what the Mona people were trying to do by doing this.

He couldn't possibly leave the forward base immediately because of some minor disturbance.

After all, no matter how fast he is, he is still not fast enough to reach the speed of light.

Given the destructive power of the Mona's technology, he believed that without his presence, the Mona would have been able to destroy the forward base in an instant.

The old man in military uniform suddenly seemed to remember something: "Wait a minute, you mean gravitational projection, right? Projection is projection, but what is gravitational projection?"

The technician thought for a moment and explained, "The factors around that shadow that interfere with our observations are analyzed to be irregular gravity. We speculate that this projection was created based on this irregular gravity."

With current human technology, there is no way to manipulate gravity in this way.

"The Mona's attack methods?"

The elderly man in military uniform stared intently at the screen: "In short, pass on my order: the troops are to enter a state of first-level combat readiness." (End of Chapter)