CHAPTER 50: 50, I BECAME THE LEADER?

Supreme Political Council.

This is the highest command center of Great Xia.

Every order that changes the history of Great Xia originates here.

The critical intelligence brought by General Lou, specifically "Mr. Ghost is highly suspected of acquiring a Supreme Treasure," immediately sparked discussion at the highest level.

"How authentic is it?"

"Miss Jana has no reason to deceive the people of Great Xia, I tend to believe this."

"Agreed!"

"Seconded!"

The meeting pace was extraordinarily fast, showcasing high efficiency.

"How should Great Xia treat Mr. Ghost?"

This is a relatively sensitive topic.

The top governors quickly split into two factions.

"The times are changing, and the future will be a world where great power belongs to the individual. The strong should obtain power, otherwise it will only bring chaos."

"But those who wield power must deeply understand how power is operated; recklessly exercising it will only lead to disaster."

The debate lasted a minute.

The Chief Governor, Gongsun Minghe, ended the dispute with one sentence: "I remember Miss Jana said, without a Venerable in the Civilization World, it is almost impossible for it to exist long-term."

He looked around: "We must be responsible for Great Xia, and also for history."

The conference room fell silent for a moment.

All the governors reached a consensus.

More questions were raised.

"How should the scope of power be defined?"

"How to ensure power is not abused?"

The closed-door meeting lasted a quarter of an hour.

General Lou met the Chief again.

This general learned a piece of news—allowing Mr. Ghost to mobilize the Great Xia Army, with no more than five divisions, but not formally appointed.

General Lou pondered for a while, vaguely understanding the deep meaning of "not formally appointed": "Is this considered a form of restraint?"

Gongsun Minghe sighed lightly: "Can the tide of history be held back? Some people are still too obsessed."

General Lou looked at the graying Chief Governor and deeply understood how immense the pressure on the Chief was.

Especially now, when a great upheaval is happening; the world is undergoing unprecedented changes, inevitably involving countless conflicts of interest.

Balancing these interests is bound to be an extremely difficult task.

General Lou said quietly: "Chief, talented people will emerge generation after generation, and in time, Great Xia heroes will dispel the demons and monsters of the world."

Gongsun Minghe smiled tiredly: "I believe in the people of Great Xia!"

The Chief then instructed: "General Lou, from now on, matters related to Mr. Ghost will be your personal responsibility."

General Lou saluted: "As you command!"

Gongsun Minghe hesitated for a moment and whispered: "The Jiuzhou Legion doesn’t need to figure out Mr. Ghost’s true identity, maintaining the current state is good enough."

General Lou nodded heavily: "I understand!"

The old general truly understood these words.

Because danger sometimes does not only come from the outside.

To give a simple example.

Superpower Users are already a force that cannot be ignored, and a key force for Great Xia to get through the crisis.

Yet the Jiuzhou Legion, as the management agency for Great Xia’s Superpower Users, has its highest commander as merely a Major.

This fact alone speaks volumes.

No one knows Mr. Ghost’s true identity, which can actually reduce many troubles.

General Lou suddenly realized that the words "not formally appointed" seemed to harbor the Chief’s profound intentions.

*

Surroundings of Jingyun County.

Atop a small hill.

Yang Fan did not know that he inexplicably had gained the authority to mobilize five divisions of the army.

Of course.

Even if he knew, he wouldn’t care.

He had witnessed the vast and boundless Primordial World and the colorful Civilization World in the Dream Realm.

Compared to them, Canglan Star was like a trivial little fish pond.

Yang Fan looked up at the sky, sighing: "If those super beasts, akin to myths, casually invade Canglan Star, this little pond would be gone."

Such terrifying beasts, he had seen more than a dozen in the Dream Realm.

Any one of these beasts would need careful handling, even in a mighty Civilization World.

"Woo~"

A giant roar descended from the sky.

Yang Fan looked toward the sound and immediately saw five fighter jets sweeping by.

He nodded with satisfaction: "The Jiuzhou Legion has listened to the advice, they’ve gathered the troops so quickly."

He watched the fighter jets until they disappeared, and continued to search for the gathering place of the poisonous mosquito eggs.

Just before, Yang Fan "signed contracts" with more than a dozen Great Tits, utilizing them to search for suspicious locations in the mountains.

Before long.

He made his first discovery.

This was a pond hidden in the valley, where the number of mosquito eggs wasn’t many.

Yang Fan took out the Soul Stealing Wisp and unapologetically absorbed the energy of the mosquito eggs.

Spiritual Source Value increased by 1.3 points, accumulating to 19.7 points.

He was about to leave when he suddenly thought of a question: "There are rifts leading to the Primordial World in this area, which could lead to accidents.

"If the mosquito eggs get energy replenishment from the Primordial World and revive to hatch into giant poisonous mosquitoes, wouldn’t I have been working in vain?"

Yang Fan immediately had an idea: "Let the Jiuzhou Legion handle it."

He opened the Space Pearl and took out a survival smoke device.

After lighting it, a large orange plume of smoke rose into the sky.

Yang Fan watched the smoke and smiled, "The Jiuzhou Legion is so concerned about me, they should send someone over quickly."

Just as expected.

Only five minutes passed.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~"

A whistling sound came from afar.

Yang Fan climbed up a tree for a few glances, slightly surprised.

He saw five medium-sized military helicopters flying in formation toward him.

He was a little astonished: "Why are there so many helicopters? I thought there would be at most one or two."

Yang Fan immediately struck a "Mr. Ghost" cool pose, quietly waiting.

After another two minutes.

The helicopter formation appeared directly overhead.

Ropes were quickly thrown down one by one.

A standard helicopter rapid descent ensued.

Yang Fan watched with great interest.

It must be said that watching from up close is quite different from watching videos online.

Soon.

A major jogged over.

He saw Yang Fan’s strange appearance and was visibly startled.

The man swallowed a mouthful of saliva before saluting and shouting loudly: "Request instructions, Commander."

Yang Fan was a bit bewildered.

When did I become a commander?

He was too lazy to ask more, glanced at the other’s name tag, and saw the name—Jiang Chaowei.

Yang Fan said directly: "Major Jiang, there are many poisonous mosquito eggs in the pond over there, have your personnel deal with them."

Major Jiang responded loudly: "Yes, Commander!"

The officer quickly asked, "Commander, we have a military-grade confidential satellite communication device, do you need one for easier contact with us in the future?"

Yang Fan thought for a moment and nodded: "Alright!"

Anyway, when not in use, he would stash the communication device in the Space Pearl, not fearing location exposure.

When using the communication device, it’s often a time when the military is needed, exposure isn’t a concern.

Major Jiang turned and waved.

A soldier immediately came over holding a box.

Major Jiang hurriedly said: "Commander, please check and receive!"

Yang Fan nodded: "Thanks for the hard work."

Major Jiang was about to speak when suddenly he saw the commander wave a hand and then disappear with the box.

He witnessed this with his own eyes, his eyes twitched in shock, nearly shouting.

The soldiers nearby were startled and stepped back a few paces.

"Oh my!"

"Where’d the person go?!"

Major Jiang sternly cautioned: "Remember the confidentiality rules, everything seen today must stay buried within."

The soldiers all responded affirmatively.

Major Jiang waved his hand again: "Get to work quickly!"

The soldiers immediately got busy.

Major Jiang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and whispered: "No wonder the higher-ups said dealing with this commander requires considerable courage."

Yang Fan stood nearby and heard this clearly.

He curled the corner of his mouth slightly, thinking inwardly: "I don’t eat people, am I really that scary?"

The military seemed to have been prepared.

The helicopters were loaded with appropriate chemical agents.

The soldiers first extracted several samples and poured a bag of agents into them, causing the pond water to quickly turn milky white.

Yang Fan quietly observed the treatment process before leaving softly.

*

Half an hour later.

Yang Fan discovered a second poisonous mosquito egg gathering point through the eyes of the Great Tit.

Based on sensing, this gathering point’s scale is about five times that of the first.

In other words, it’s at least 6 Spiritual Source Value.

Overjoyed, Yang Fan leaped directly onto a tree.

He didn’t use Spirit Concealment to hide his form, stepping across one tree top after another, sprinting forward.

Middle grade Superpower Vajra!

Here I come!

Five kilometers above ground.

A large drone was circling in the clouds.

The high-definition camera below the drone’s belly immediately captured a shadow sprinting along.

The filmed footage transformed into electromagnetic waves, instantly reaching Jingyun County.