Chapter 1 Under Pressure

Under immense psychological pressure, almost every high-ranking official in every human nation was anxious about the future. Although they had previously used mental synchronization to successfully drive the Apostles away in a disheveled state, everyone knew that this method could only be used once or twice. Moreover, when the Apostles' technological weapons recovered, their actions would become more covert and swift.

Unless the entire human world did nothing and maintained a state of mental synchronization, there was no way to cope with the terrifying war that could break out at any time.

Of course, this was just wishful thinking.

Mental synchronization was extremely exhausting, even for Evolvers, it was difficult to maintain a long-term state of mental synchronization. Moreover, the entire human world had not yet fully entered the age of evolution. This method could only be considered a concept.

On the eve of the full recovery of the Ancient Civilization, all human nations were holding emergency meetings, trying to discuss a practical and feasible response.

Unfortunately, after the meeting started, the main subject of the parliamentary meetings in most countries changed from [discussion] to [argument]. Some proposed abandoning all human territories and migrating the entire human race to Kuangxi Island; others suggested transferring the locations of high-level officials to avoid a [decapitation strike] after the Ancient Civilization recovered.

Some accused their colleagues of using illegal means to transfer their relatives from the front lines back to the inland, while others scolded the head of another department for massively expanding their personal guard to protect their residence.

Some even proposed on the spot during the meeting that they were old, weak, and mentally confused, and could no longer fulfill their responsibilities as officials. Therefore, they specifically requested the parliament to apply for immediate retirement and return to the retirement home for veteran cadres in the rearmost area.

Faced with this situation, the heads of state were also very troubled.

They knew very well that they could not solve this chaos, because the officials' anxiety and emotional dyscontrol all stemmed from the fear of the Ancient Civilization, a fear that was extremely intense.

Of course, the most important reason for this fear, besides the imminent recovery of the Ancient Civilization, was that Kuangxi Island had not yet made a statement!

In previous wars against the Ancient Civilization, Kuangxi Island had always stood on the front lines. But this time, with only one day left before the full recovery, Li Tianran had not issued any new command orders. This made the high-level human officials suspect whether Kuangxi Island did not have the confidence to cope with the full recovery of the Ancient Civilization, which was why it had remained silent?

In the European Union parliamentary meeting room, two members of parliament were already fighting. The documents on the table flew around in a mess. The two were tearing at each other's clothes and hair, completely lacking the demeanor of superiors, like two street hooligans brawling.

"Pull these two disgraceful guys apart!" The Speaker of the Parliament was furious: "Get them out!"

None of the parliamentarians listened to his order. Instead, two officials walked side by side to the Speaker, handed him a document, and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Speaker, this is our resignation report!"

The Speaker stared at the two officials with red eyes, and asked in a trembling voice, "Johnny, Dave, you are important pillars of the United Front Department. If even you choose to resign at this time, our army will collapse by at least half. Where is your sense of responsibility?"

"Mr. Speaker, we do not have enough ability to continue to hold such important positions. If we continue to stay in this position, it would be irresponsible to the entire army." The official on the left said in a loud voice, without any sense of guilt.

"Yes, we have proactively recognized the shortcomings in our work, and have proactively given way to more capable people. This quality is very precious! You should not treat us with criticism and accusation!" The official on the right said just as confidently.

The Speaker of the Parliament was almost amused by their words.

These two bastards who were deserting on the eve of battle were actually spouting so many fallacies with such confidence. According to their theory, not only should he not accuse them, but he should also praise them!

"You two bastards..." The Speaker wished he could just take out a pistol and shoot these two guys dead, but he forcibly restrained himself. Thinking that war was imminent, if he impulsively killed these two guys, he would not be able to find replacements in time, and the army would ultimately suffer.

The most correct way now was to stabilize these two bastards, and let them continue to hold their positions in the United Front Department until he found replacements for them!

"Johnny, Dave, listen to me... Kuangxi Island has now changed the treatment rules for officers. If you choose to resign now, you will not be able to enjoy the logistics benefits of senior officers, and your families will be kicked out of the higher-level shelters. Think about them, how will you live in the future?" The Speaker earnestly persuaded, "Do you want your families to be like refugees, crowded in those smelly, dark, lower-level shelters?"

Faced with the Speaker's advice, the two officers looked at each other and smiled brightly.

"Mr. Speaker, first of all, on behalf of my family, I thank you for your concern. Secondly, you don't have to worry about how I will live after I resign, because..." Johnny said with a chuckle, "I have learned a lot about agricultural planting and industrial manufacturing during this period. My professional level is no less than that of some experts and professors, and Kuangxi Island has been recruiting talents in this area, so I will soon lead my family to Kuangxi Island..."

"At the latest, we can arrive tonight."

Hearing this, the Speaker felt a surge of anger rising from his chest, rushing directly into the top of his head.

These two bastards!

When the European Union developed the Evolver troops, it paid a heavy price to evolve some of the high-level officers in the first batch, and Johnny and Dave were among them!

Letting them become Evolvers in the first place was so they could better play their roles in these positions.

But he didn't expect that these two bastards would use their strong learning abilities as Evolvers to secretly learn other knowledge and skills, wanting to escape from this position!

"You two cowards..." The Speaker hated them so much that his teeth itched. He finally couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, and punched Johnny hard in the face, then kicked Dave in the abdomen.

The two officers, who had already decided to resign, were not to be outdone, and rolled up their sleeves and started fighting with the Speaker.

The entire meeting room was in chaos, from the Speaker to the quartermaster, everyone's emotions were exploding wildly.

Just then, the door of the meeting room was suddenly pushed open, and a guard ran in with an excited look on his face, shouting loudly, "Mr. Speaker, officers! The special envoy from Kuangxi Island has arrived, and he has brought the latest orders from Governor Li!"