Chapter 1 The Tian Du

Tian Du, Zhengguo National Security Bureau, an empty underground conference room.

Walking into the department nominally under his command, Su Zhou skillfully picked up the illusion mask for the conference.

Just like the mid-year meeting last time, emergency meetings don't actually require all thirty-six Sages to gather together, after all, most of them are scattered all over the place. Forcing them to gather together is unrealistic and delays the opportunity.

Putting on the mask, a gentle divine thought guided Su Zhou's soul into a harmless environment. In the time it takes to breathe, a hall in a chaotic mist, like a Bagua, appeared before him.

In the expanded conference hall, in addition to the thirty-six Sages, there were many other Zhengguo high-level officials in related fields, especially from the Aviation Administration. Su Zhou saw several leaders who had lectured him during astronaut training—at this moment, their faces were tense and serious, and the illusion exposed their true thoughts.

The meeting had been going on for a while, and Su Zhou was one of the slower ones to arrive. He casually found a seat in the back and began to understand the situation of this emergency meeting.

At this moment, Yu Sheng was explaining the situation. This middle-aged man with a half-mechanical left brain was pointing at a star chart with a serious face, explaining its meaning.

[...Through the partially deciphered Xiuge civilization text, we have determined that the spacecraft component that started spontaneously on the moon is the spacecraft's 'psionic early warning module'. In simpler terms, it is a psionic version of 'radar'.]

[And not long ago, this psionic early warning module detected an abnormal psionic signal from afar and determined it to be 'extremely dangerous'—so it was activated and began to warn, and the three astronauts who were repairing it immediately noticed this situation, which is why we are here today.]

As he said this, Yu Sheng reached out and pointed to a purple light spot at the edge of the star chart. He said concisely: [The center of the star chart is the solar system, the purple light spot is the source of danger, and it is approaching us at 'faster than light' speed. According to the current speed, it will probably reach the vicinity of the solar system within five days.]

[This is the first time since the age of immortals and gods that we humans have a very high probability of contacting an alien civilization. Unfortunately, our technological level is not enough to compare with immortals, gods, or these aliens, and we cannot judge whether the other party is benevolent or malicious, so we must be prepared for both possibilities.]

Yu Sheng spoke very clearly, and the meaning he expressed was also very obvious—since the aliens were blatantly coming for the solar system, it was impossible to avoid them. They must face it head-on—if the aliens were benevolent, that would be good, but if they were malicious, then it would be a crisis far more terrifying than any mysterious organization.

Not to mention anything else, as long as the other party destroyed human satellites in space, it could cause extremely terrifying damage to today's human society.

"Faster than light... Looking at the representation on the star chart, this alien spacecraft is advancing by jumping, it should be some kind of long-distance teleportation leap?"

Yu Sheng stepped down, and then other Sage seats and leaders of relevant departments came forward to report the situation, while Su Zhou was summarizing the information under the stage, frowning and thinking: "It should be some kind of special long-distance teleportation magic. That's why there is an extremely obvious spiritual power fluctuation, which is then warned about."

As for the next action plan, Su Zhou also had a very clear understanding of his own capabilities.

"At that time, whether it's combat or communication, I will definitely be a member of the representative team. Seeing that the Sages are serious but not panicked, at least the Earth definitely has the ability to fight back... Yes, I saw the Setting Sun Bow some time ago, didn't I? If I use that kind of divine weapon, shooting down a spaceship is really not a problem."

Since there are means of counterattack, then there is indeed no need to worry too much. In fact, Su Zhou himself was not very afraid—apart from the opponent's jumping ability, the young man felt that his soon-to-be-completed cosmic combat form was enough to fight against some not-too-exaggerated cosmic battleships.

The emergency meeting was essentially just to notify the leaders of various departments, playing a role in summarizing information. After everyone was clear about the current situation, it was about to end.

Next, Wen Sheng and others would go to the United Nations to participate in international conferences, discuss this sudden alien matter with other countries around the world, and Zhengguo would also begin to prepare for evacuation drills to avoid panic among the people when alien spacecraft attacked the surface, causing mass casualties.

And Su Zhou, as he had guessed, was told of his mission—he would be dispatched to the space station, secretly board a prototype cosmic ship, and cooperate with the ground to take action.

As for whether to contact the aliens or prepare for battle, it would depend on the situation at that time.

"When did we get a cosmic ship?"

Hearing Yu Sheng tell him this news, Su Zhou couldn't help but be slightly stunned, quite surprised. In response, Yu Sheng didn't care at all: "In the past, it was normal for the mounts of immortals and gods to enter and exit the universe. Whether it was the Breaking Void Shuttle or the Leaving Sky Ship, both magic weapons had the ability to act in the universe—it's just that our current casting level has not recovered to the level of immortals and gods, so we can only use modern technology to supplement and strengthen them, and carry out experimental test flights."

"Just around the time you went to the moon, the test flight of the experimental ship ended—it's not bad, at least it meets the average level in the records of immortals and gods. But Su Zhou, you also know very well that this kind of thing consumes too much energy, and it is impossible to drive it without several Commander-level powerhouses. And the miniaturization of nuclear fusion engines has not been successful..."

Speaking of this, Yu Sheng shook his head slightly and sighed. This is the difference between cultivation civilization and modern civilization. The former's high-end creations must be paired with an equally high-end cultivator to exert 100% of their power.

"That's right."

Thinking about it this way, Su Zhou was not surprised. After all, the immortals and gods in the past could use the back of the moon as a trash can, so it would be strange if their mounts couldn't enter and exit the universe—they must have jumping functions as well. The teleportation formation mastered by the Zhengguo Daoguo Bureau is, in a sense, also a kind of jumping.

However, compared to riding a semi-finished cosmic ship and staying in the universe to wait, the young man had another good idea.

"I think you can replace the crew members of this experimental ship with another candidate."

Su Zhou said this, he raised his thumb and pointed to himself, and smiled: "As for me, I can completely fly out by myself."

"After all, I am very familiar with both rockets and spacecraft."

The news about the upcoming arrival of aliens soon spread throughout the high-level forces around the world.

Although many people questioned the accuracy of this information, this kind of thing, whether some people believe it or not, is there, and there is no need to explain more.

And the information about the aliens was not announced to the public—this was mainly to avoid panic. After all, the alien spacecraft would arrive in at most five days, and there was no way to prepare in advance, so it was better to maintain the stable operation of society and prepare more resources.

Moreover, everyone is not clear about the intentions of the aliens, and recklessly disrupting their own positions would lead to losing the ability to deal with the situation.

So, apart from the air defense drills that have suddenly become more frequent recently, the whole world is still singing and dancing. Although some survivalists think that this is the prelude to a global nuclear war and have begun to hoard resources frantically, most ordinary people do not think too much. At most, they will mutter a few words of 'here we go again' and then continue to return to their stable lives.

After all, after the advent of the spiritual qi revival era, various exercises aimed at crises have never stopped. Although it has been more frequent recently, it cannot be called a strange thing.

And for Shao Shuangyue, a beautiful and lovely 17-year-old girl, it has even less impact.

June 13, 2017, 6:19 PM.

"Ah, it's so hot, so hot, what kind of ghost weather is this! Even though the spiritual qi has revived, Hong City still has forty degrees in the summer!"

Ending an air defense drill organized by the school, Shao Shuangyue rushed into the house with her tongue sticking out. She couldn't wait to throw down her schoolbag, and then pounced on her bed. Then, she skillfully turned on the air conditioner and aimed the cold air at herself, enjoying the coolness.

This is very unhealthy, don't learn from it.

Shao Shuangyue, female, a sophomore in high school, the last semester has ended, and after the summer vacation, she will enter the last academic year of high school to make the final struggle to enter a first-class academy.

It may sound like hugging a thigh, but thanks to Su Zhou and Shao Qiming, even if Shao Shuangyue didn't put all her thoughts into studying, her grades are considered above average, and her cultivation talent is not bad either. In addition, Shao Shuangyue is very serious about cultivation, so she is now at the middle level of the Awakening stage. By the end of the third year of high school, she will be at the peak of the high-level Awakening stage, and even if she is lucky, breaking through to Transcendence is not difficult.

After all, according to the Shao family's conditions, neither spiritual plants nor pills can be lacking, not to mention that she has eaten wisdom fruit juice without knowing it—not to mention that Shao Shuangyue is very serious and hardworking in cultivation, and has two older brothers to guide her, even if she is a parasite, her strength cannot be lower than the average level.

"Wait, is it already six o'clock in the afternoon? Then the new card pool and summer event should be out too!"

Soon, as the air conditioner with the Clear Heart Incantation blessing operated, the girl's room was filled with fresh cold air, and Shao Shuangyue, who was lying on the bed, immediately turned around. She took out her mobile phone and clicked on the 'Old Days Ark' App icon.

As the strange flute accompaniment sounded, immediately, pop-up windows appeared on the mobile phone screen.

[The sudden appearance of seven Dragon Balls, the long dragon roar that sounded in the middle of the night, the mysteriously missing Dragon Blood expert, the huge black shadow that shuttles through the mountains...

The northern border closed by blizzards and storms, the frantically fleeing wild creatures, and the mysteriously disappeared local lords all seem to be foreshadowing something... Behind all this, on this cold and barren northern land, what kind of test awaits the doctor and the containment staff?]

[Summer Special Event: Dragon God War Chapter 1, Overture, serialized!]

[The new card pack, 'Descendant Dragon God' series, has been added to the sanity shop. Seven event-limited doctor avatars have been added to the limited-time shop.]

"Oh! This issue's event plot is actually a long story? And there are limited-time skin avatars that can be drawn!"

Seeing the information displayed in the pop-up window, Shao Shuangyue's eyes lit up immediately, and she stood up with a carp jump. She clenched her mobile phone and scanned every line on it: "Overture, Rupture, Hastening and Conclusion... This plot actually has four major chapters? Each chapter lasts for a week, and this event lasts for a month? Interesting, when did the official become so sincere?"

"Forget it, whatever, I'll draw cards first!"

Old Days Ark, although it sounds like an adventure game, it is actually a real card battle game, divided into two modes: plot doomsday and PvP.

By consuming sanity, summon containment personnel or monsters, fight against other competitors, and return the enemy's sanity to zero, that is the gameplay of this game.

And she, Shao Shuangyue, is a card master, neither big nor small.

The kind that only draws cards.

And this time, the Old Days Ark event is so conscientious, with a long original plot, a new card pack, exquisite card faces, dynamic doctor skins... Who can resist this?