The issue discussed at the meeting ultimately had no resolution.
In some areas, the military tacitly allowed Spiritual Ability City to plunder the Scavenger Camps;
In other areas, the military expressed a need to rectify the Scavenger Camps, crack down on human trafficking, and cut off the source of materials for Fake Spiritual Slaves.
For such matters where consensus cannot be reached, Fu Jian expressed respect for principles.
D5 Combined Combat Zone has the fewest Scavenger Camps, so he didn’t have many thoughts about it.
Fu Jian was brewing his own plan.
After the meeting, the vast virtual conference room was left with only Fu Jian and Wang Jixuan.
This commander’s mechanical face wore a slight smile, a persistent smile that hadn’t appeared on his face for many years, yet had been recurring frequently in the past year.
"How is your cultivation going?" Fu Jian asked.
"It’s alright," Master Wang crossed his legs and toyed with the teacup in his hand, "The Spiritual Energy within the Pillar Blade Beast is very abundant, and my cultivation speed has increased several times compared to before."
Fu Jian looked at the map hanging in front of him.
They had just discussed the plan to proactively attack the Pillar Blade Beast.
The plan was still in the embryonic stage, making it convenient for overall resource allocation, but specifics on when and how to act were far from decided.
Attacking the Pillar Blade Beast will be relatively complex.
Especially since the Pillar Blade Beast is hiding deep underground, and now there are also four Pillar Blade Beasts that can move at any time on Earth.
There is also the most realistic issue, which is that the Blade Beast did not previously exterminate humanity because of the contract between the Bright Wings Council Court and the Blade Beast Civilization.
Now, the contract has been torn apart.
Fu Jian was well aware of this information.
He sighed softly and said in a gentle tone, "What I’m most worried about right now is how many spirit cultivators like Wanda will be unable to withstand the pressure and temptation of immortality, becoming puppets of the Blade Beast Civilization."
"There certainly won’t be few, an optimistic estimate... one-third of the current spirit cultivators?"
"Don’t think about such trash anymore.
"I’ve already prepared for an expedition to that ancient civilization."
"Oh?" Fu Jian was slightly puzzled, "Haven’t you always been intent on avoiding there? That’s what was written in Mu Dan’s report."
"I’m not sure either, it just always felt like there’s some hidden danger there."
Wang Jixuan drummed his fingers on the table:
"But the reality is, if we can’t activate the planetary shield and allow the Blade Beast to locate us, we’ll face a cataclysmic disaster in one hundred and sixty days.
"Amina is already planning, deciding where to go first and then where to go after taking me away.
"I have a way out, ordinary people here do not."
The commander leaned back in his chair, his finger supporting his temple, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
Fu Jian said, "Actually, this is not your responsibility... to say something politically incorrect, you have helped us enough, Wang Zheng, and if the final battle goes poorly, you don’t have to perish with this civilization, you have your own path to follow."
"Uh," Wang Jixuan clicked his tongue lightly, "Is this a clever form of moral coercion?"
"Just a sincere word from the heart."
Fu Jian glared at Wang Jixuan:
"Ensuring you are bound by emotional ties is already effective enough.
"I’m just not too hopeful about the ensuing battles.
"Moreover, I most likely have to actively sacrifice myself."
Wang Jixuan was stunned: "Why?"
"I am too old, I’ve long prepared for every sacrifice, and human willpower has its limits.
"And if I don’t leave, those young ones will never be able to grow.
"Wang Zheng, have you ever considered what the continuation of civilization is?"
"I haven’t considered it, my world isn’t that big."
"The continuation of civilization is essentially the inheritance of knowledge, the cultural legacy, with generations moving forward, surviving."
Fu Jian gazed up at the starry sky:
"Our civilization, ah.
"Has yet to undergo enough scientific baptism, yet has been prematurely dragged into interstellar warfare.
"Do you know what was one of the most despairing things for us before?
"It was that we had been developing technology, technology related to machinery, but when the interstellar gate opened, the civilization that jumped out told us we had taken the wrong path, true power lies in spiritual energy.
"But how could science be the wrong path?"
"Those of us who are defiant, who do not believe, have always been moving in this direction.
"Our death struggle with the Blade Beast is not only because the fire of our civilization is nearly extinguished by them but also because we must prove the path our civilization has been exploring."
Wang Jixuan gave a thumbs up.
He laughed: "This stage of my cultivation makes me prone to heart demons, so please don’t mention these things."
"Alright, I won’t mention them."
Fu Jian slowly stood up.
He asked, "How long will you be in space?"
"Three or four days, after the Blade Beast died, it left behind a lot of Qi, I’m taking a little from Amina’s side."
"Good," Fu Jian said, "After you return, I’ll gather with Mei Ying and her daughter. If you’re free, you can come over for a simple meal."
Wang Jixuan straightforwardly said:
"I’ll bring Amina over too, you help invite my girlfriend."
Fu Jian’s expression grew a bit solemn.
He hesitated for a moment, clearly thinking of something, wanting to speak but with a hint of hesitation, and could only say:
"Although I’m not in a position to interfere in your personal affairs, overall, we humans still prefer monogamy... of course, if the three of you mutually agree, then you can act as if I didn’t mention anything."