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When it comes to which group of people are the most bewildered right now, it must be those reincarnators in Northern Wolf City.

Most of them, who retain their memories, are direct relatives of Elder Long and Old Liu.

Old Liu is easier to handle; they can directly go to Old Liu when they reach adulthood.

But Elder Long’s case is utterly perplexing.

Multiple pieces of evidence indicate that Elder Long is already gone, which has led them to completely lose themselves. They don’t know what to do for a while.

The people in Digital City are not like ordinary people in this world. They can receive news instantaneously. According to the latest reports from Digital City, the fourth version has already arrived and is expected to experience major changes in a year, which has been reported back.

"Mr. Chen Qing, is what you said true?"

Several newly appointed officials in the Federation Congress were dumbfounded.

Back then, in order to gain an advantage in the New World, anyone with any background secured a spot to go there.

This has now provided a promotion channel for those talented politicians in Digital City who were stuck without top-tier connections.

Although this new group of faces also includes many family members, compared to the old-timers from before, they seem much more energetic.

"Yes, the latest news was obtained by Old Liu through future predictions, and such data cannot be wrong. In about a year, we will face a terrifying monster, capable of single-handedly killing us all, and it may even directly devour everyone’s memories and knowledge.

One careless move, and if it comes here, the cost to you all would be destructive! "

"Then do you mean...."

"Establish a reliable maximum-authority parliamentary group. First, close the world channels; every channel must be closed, leaving only communication channels. After that, always be ready with maximum authority!"

"Maximum authority?"

"Yes, it means closing the New World’s authority!"

"Uh....," everyone started. Close... for real?

Someone from that world told them to prepare for a crisis at any time, ready to shut down that world. And judging by the look of it, he seemed to be one of them. Anyway, this attitude commanded respect from everyone.

"Mr. Chen Qing, is that thing really as terrifying as you say?" one official asked in curiosity.

Although rumors had said that the New World was dangerous, no one had stated it was this perilous.

Players could reincarnate even if they died, and although some might lose a bit of memory, it had no substantial impact.

There were countless opportunities, which amounted to having an undying body. What could be the danger?

"First of all, hasn’t Old Liu told you that players in the fourth version can no longer reincarnate?"

Everyone: "....."

"Secondly, that thing is genuinely dangerous. Moreover, due to years of resource and intelligent support in this world, your main program has evolved to a very frightening level. If it weren’t for some underlying rules, it might have started controlling you already.

You can be thankful that Pu YunChuan’s design back then was good enough and did not design. .. hmm?"

Chen Qing suddenly paused, feeling something strange about this sentence. He suddenly remembered that the world’s main designer seemed to be two people. Pu YunChuan was responsible for designing the monsters, while the worldview seemed to be another person, right?

Who was that person?

In his memory, that person’s figure had always been there, but when he tried to think carefully, he couldn’t recall the name.

For some reason, thinking about this matter made Chen Qing feel a sense of unease in his heart.

"What’s wrong, Mister Chen?"

"Nothing..." Chen Qing shook his head, temporarily suppressing the intense unease as he continued, "The specific situation is that the monster is terrifying, and our chance of winning is extremely low. According to Old Liu’s prediction, it’s roughly equivalent to 0.6%..."

0.6%?

Everyone gasped immediately; what’s the difference between this and having no chance? If a doctor tells you that the success rate of a surgery is only 0.6%, it basically means you’re going to die if you undergo it.....

"Does Mr. Chen mean that there is basically no hope?"

"That’s roughly what I mean..." Chen Qing sighed.

Although he didn’t want to admit it, it was indeed the truth. That monster was terrifying. Monsters with such basic physical capabilities were hard to defeat through mere design. Even with the Heavenly Dao on their side, the likelihood of defeat was still very high.

"This..." Several officials exchanged glances, unsure of what to say for the moment.

"Under such circumstances, shouldn’t we withdraw our people?" an official frowned and said.

"We can’t pull them back!" Chen Qing shook his head, "The Heavenly Demon invasion is multifaceted. Even now, I’m not sure if any of your people who have entered the New World are spies or have their thoughts infected by the Heavenly Demon, especially with Elder Long siding with the Heavenly Demon."

Elder Long siding with the Heavenly Demon could have likely planted a mole. He couldn’t take that risk. He was a madman who could destroy the world for personal gain back then and obviously still could now. If he rallied some madmen and secretly let that thing in, nothing could be saved.

He indeed considered that world and Digital City as the same place. If he had to choose one to protect, he might even prefer to protect that world, but its destruction now is almost irreversible. So at least preserve Digital City to retain a glimmer of hope!

"This....." All the officials didn’t know what to say. They couldn’t claim they were angry; earlier, they were left behind, and the elites went to the New World to seize the opportunity, leaving them to consume what’s left. It’s impossible not to harbor a little resentment and unwillingness.

Now that something happened over there, those who originally abandoned their duty want to come back and regain control again. There’s no such easy feat; even without Chen Qing saying so, they would have tried to prevent those people from returning in the short term.

Suppressing their inner glee, the group maintained their composure as they said, "But even so, we’ll need authorization."

"Authorization?" Chen Qing frowned.

"Mister Chen...," the official laughed bitterly, "Did you think those elites left for the New World without leaving any backup plans?

While we are responsible for administration here, we lack many authorizations, such as the authority to close the channels, let alone the authority to close the game world. "

Chen Qing was stunned, realizing the situation.

That’s indeed true; the game world is ultimately controlled by Digital City.

If Digital City’s people got ruthless, they could completely wipe them out.

The only reason they haven’t so far is that the entire upper echelons couldn’t bear to destroy that game world, as it represents the hope of longevity, which no elite could resist.

And since they dared to entrust Digital City to them, naturally, those who left had reserved backup plans.

"All authority rests with the heads of the four major families, including quite a few of their offspring. At least thirty positive-level authorities are needed to close the channel, Mr. Chen, what you’re asking might be something we can’t accomplish..."

Chen Qing "....."