471 Baole Is a Good Kid (1/2)
Wang Baole didn't wait for the Martian Colony Governor to reply. He happily sent another voice transmission to the Sect Lord of the Ethereal Dao College. However, no one picked up his call. Wang Baole was already experienced with such matters, so he left a message.
”Sect Lord, I, Wang Baole, didn't disappoint your expectations. After months of seclusion, I've reached a breakthrough in my cultivation without any difficulty. I've entered… the Core Formation realm!”
Wang Baole was simply overcome with excitement. He hurriedly left the Federation President another message. He felt that his reaching the Core Formation realm was an important milestone. The entire Federation should be celebrating, and he should be receiving congratulatory gifts from important people. That was the only respectable way to treat a Primary Rank Three Noble.
As Wang Baole was sending messages to the Governor and the others, the Governor was sitting inside her office in the Martian Colony City. On her desk was a jade slip. It exuded a strange light that enveloped her entire person.
The same thing was happening to the Sect Lord of the Ethereal Dao College, as well as the other three Sect Lords of the other three Dao Colleges. Similarly, to the Head Senator and a few senators of the Senate, and even the representatives of the other political forces such as the Five Generation Sky Clan and the upper echelons of the military. The various important figures in the Federation were currently sitting in their respective offices, enveloped in the light of identical jade slips.
That was why even though they noticed Wang Baole's voice transmission, they didn't have the time to attend to it. This was because, at this moment, they were conducting a Federation summit via this unique jade slip!
The location of this summit was the Federation Capital on Earth, on the top floor of a towering building whose design was a combination of the sun, moon, and stars. Within this building was an enormous conference room.
Nine statues stood on the sides of the conference room, each statue exuding an intense battle aura. Within the circle of statues was an enormous, oval-shaped, stone table. More than a dozen large chairs lined the table, and projected on each chair was an illusory figure!
There was the Martian Colony Governor, the Sect Lords of the four Dao Colleges, the representative of the Trilunaris Corporation, the Head Senator, as well as Lin You and two other senators. There were also five Elders from the Five Generation Sky Clan, the Grand Elder from the Galactic Dusk Sect, and the Sect Lord of the Plume Manifestation Connate Sect. A great proportion of the most important figures of the entire Federation were in this room.
The Federation President had no projection. He was there in person, seated in the chair in the center of the table. Even though there was a difference in size between his person and the chair, the aura that he exuded formed a Dharma body that was the exact same size as the other attendees. His presence overpowered the rest.
This was the fifth summit. It had been going on for an entire day and was about to reach its end. The main issues they discussed during the summit were the Mercury crisis and the whereabouts of the three extraterrestrial cultivators.
However, no matter how hard the Federation searched, they were unable to locate traces of these three extraterrestrial cultivators. There were many views about this, but no conclusion was reached. The intense defensive measures that the Federation had put in place and the activation of the array formations across the entire Solar System was expending a great deal of energy. To the Federation, which was only in the dawn of its cultivation civilization, the longer they kept this up, the more challenges they would face maintaining the status quo.
They finally reached a consensus as the summit neared its end. It was then that Federation President Duan Muque. Everyone around him stopped their discussion and raised their heads to look at Duan Muque.
”Senior Mo Gaozi has already searched the entire Solar System, and the Federation array formation has been activated this whole time. Despite that, we haven't found any clues. Based on Senior Mo Gaozi's assessment… the three extraterrestrial cultivators have either perished or have left the Solar System through means that are unknown to us,” Duan Muque said, his low voice ringing out in the conference room.
”The chances of them perishing are low, but it's still possible. After all, within this Solar System exists things that we cannot comprehend… some strange mysterious powers!
”The possibility of them having escaped the Solar System is greater. If that is the case, that means that… we might be facing greater threats in the future!”
”Regardless, there's no reason to keep the Solar System array formation activated. However, as a lesson from the Mercury crisis, the greater array formations for the respective planets should be activated fully at all times!” As Duan Muque said that, his expression remained unchanged. His thoughts were indiscernible. Those around him seemed deep in thought, but no one said a word.
He glanced at everyone, then laughed suddenly. He knew that even if certain things remained unspoken, they would still be heard by those sat there. After all, they were all experienced strategists.
It might seem that Duan Muque was prepared to deactivate the greater array formation and lower the threat level. However, he had also secretly spoken to Senior Mo Gaozi, who had harbored goodwill all these years. They planned to use such a method to lure the three extraterrestrial cultivators out. They planned to wait for them to reappear. As a result, Mo Gaozi's search wouldn't end yet.
However, even though he believed that the Federation wouldn't have traitors who would betray the entire species, he still decided to be cautious and guard against the possibility of someone in their midst colluding with the extraterrestrial cultivators. He hadn't shared the full details of his plans. He had, in fact, secretly put in place greater preventive measures.
Having spoken his piece, Duan Muque was about to get up and end the summit. It was then that an extremely handsome middle-aged man from the Five Generation Sky Clan laughed suddenly.
”Comrade Duan Muque, since the important matters have been decided, and the Solar System array formation will be deactivated, then it means that everything will be returning to normal. Should we then talk about the matter of promoting the city status of the new Martian city?” The person who had spoken was the head of the Chen family in the Five Generation Sky Clan—Chen Mu's father!