I'm not a drama god

Now that no one has nuclear weapons and no top-notch thermal weapons for bombing, this is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for most of the world's non-nuclear countries...especially those countries that would be least affected by nuclear strikes.

The war will not stop with the end of nuclear war. On the contrary, the truly brutal and chaotic war has just begun.

The combat power that Yang Xiao unleashed on the ocean not long ago was no less than a human-shaped nuclear weapon in this era... Chen Ling believed that the people above had already seen this.

It is reasonable for them to recruit Jiu Jun, hoping that Jiu Jun could go to the battlefield and crush the enemy as unconventional weapons.

"What do you think?" Chen Ling asked.

"I... refused." Yang Xiao lowered his head. "I know it's wrong to do this. I know my escape is a cowardly act... but... I don't want to kill anyone."

After Yang Xiao finished speaking, he was silent for a moment, then murmured and added:

"Besides... aren't we trying to save humanity?"

"Becoming a killing machine of war..."

"Is that considered salvation?"

Chen Ling looked at him with a complicated expression and did not respond.

When the other nine gentlemen heard this question, they also fell silent... This was a heavy, realistic, and quite sensitive topic.

Is defending one's country just? Is saving humanity just? When the most capable people of this era stand at the crossroads of morality, ethics, and responsibility, at this moment, the yardstick of right and wrong has lost its effectiveness. Everyone's choice can only be based on their heart.

"Yang Xiao is the first, but he won't be the last." Chen Ling's eyes slowly swept over them. "If nothing unexpected happens, you will also receive similar invitations... or rather, orders."

"I don't know what each of you is thinking. I won't interfere with your choices, and I don't care..."

"After all, the battlefield that determines the fate of mankind is not here..."

"And hundreds of years in the future."

The tent fell into silence again, so quiet that only the howling wind outside could be heard.

Jingle Bell--

Just then, the phone rang again.

This time... it came from Lu Xun.

Lu Xun sighed and answered the phone, but after the person on the other end said a few words, he was stunned.

He hummed a few times, hung up the phone, and turned to look at Chen Ling:

"I have to go back first."

"Ok."

Chen Ling didn't ask Lu Xun what he was doing. It was true that he had called the Nine Lords together, but they were not his subordinates. Moreover, Chen Ling trusted Lu Xun. As the leader of the Nine Lords, he should be able to handle his own affairs.

Seeing Lu Xun about to leave, Wu Tongyuan was the first to stand up:

"Old Lu, can I come with you?"

Lu Xun looked at him helplessly and said, "You can't follow me on this matter... Go with Director Chen first. I'll contact you when I'm done."

Wu Tongyuan had almost stood up, but he froze in place for a moment... Ever since Lu Xun brought him back from abroad, he has been inseparable from Lu Xun. Now that he can't follow him for a while, he is a little at a loss.

"Oh... okay, you go ahead and do your thing first." Wu Tongyuan scratched his messy head.

Lu Xun seemed to be in a hurry. He didn't care that it was raining outside. After saying goodbye to Chen Ling and the others, he hurried along the path to the outside of Shennongjia. Then he waved his hand, beckoned the stars, and disappeared from the spot...

The whole process was as natural as hailing a taxi.

Chen Ling turned around and looked at everyone:

"It's late at night..."

"How about we stay here for one night?"

The Shennongjia exploration camp was quite large. Besides the main tent that had just been blown away by Chen Ling and Xuan Yujun, there were several tents originally reserved for the staff. After all, not everyone had Lu Xun's ability to "fly by the stars," and escaping the mountains so late at night was quite a hassle.

After everyone looked at each other, they nodded without hesitation:

"Alright."

"Then let's stay here first."

"There's no rush to save humanity's fate tonight."

"It just so happens that I brought some instant noodles when I came here. I just saw there's a gas stove next to me. Let's cook some noodles."

Everyone's opinions were surprisingly unified, and they changed surprisingly quickly, as if there was an invisible hand in the dark, pushing each of them to stay...

Then, everyone automatically dispersed.

Su Zhiwei and Yang Xiao went to the camp to look for sleeping bags, Wen Ruoshui went to boil water on the gas stove, and Qi Muyun went back to the tent that had just been blown away to look for his backpack... After all, his instant noodles were in the bag.

As for Ji Xuan, he was still unconscious in the center of the tent, motionless like a corpse.

Wu Tongyuan stood there in a daze. He wanted to help out, but the others were so quick to make decisions. They each decided on their own tasks and then went out to get busy...

Soon, only the unconscious Ji Xuan was left in the tent, along with him and...

Smiling Chen Ling.

……

That's right.

Chen Ling did it on purpose.

From the moment Lu Xun left, he began to use the thought storm to subtly influence the thoughts of these people, making them all stay overnight. The idea of ​​dividing up the tasks among them was also pushed by Chen Ling... Even the phone call that Lu Xun just received was the result of Chen Ling's manipulation.

He first used Aurora's ability to let Lu Xun receive a call, then disguised himself as the director of Bureau 749, and told Lu Xun that an emergency had occurred, and that it was extremely confidential, so only Lu Xun was allowed to go back.

Chen Ling knew very well that he and Wu Tongyuan were not familiar with each other. Their previous interactions were limited to a few words during the exploration. If Lu Xun was here, Wu Tongyuan would definitely follow Lu Xun, and Chen Ling would not have the opportunity to explore Wu Tongyuan's weaknesses...

Chen Ling couldn't just ask Wu Tongyuan in front of Lu Xun and the others, "What's your weakness? What can I do to kill you?"

If Chen Ling asked Yang Xiao, Yang Xiao would most likely answer directly. After all, Yang Xiao trusted him enough. However, Wu Tongyuan was extremely sensitive and introverted. If he asked this question, it might make him wary of him.

Seeing that everyone else was busy and he was the only one standing there, Wu Tongyuan scratched his head in bewilderment...

Especially when he turned his head and saw a pair of ruby-like eyes narrowing their smiles at him, he inexplicably had a bad premonition in his heart... just like a virgin who was suddenly stared at by someone and felt uncomfortable all over.

"Um...that...Director Chen, it's quite cool today." Wu Tongyuan started to find a topic awkwardly.

"Yeah, it's cool."

Chen Ling stood at the entrance of the tent, a pair of scarlet earrings swaying slightly in the wind. He didn't look at Wu Tongyuan anymore, but instead looked at the wind and rain in the mountains, and said slowly:

"I saw how you dealt with those people in the mountains... Your 'math' is quite impressive, huh?"