The job change is a bizarre and calamity; the nation begs me to tone it down.

"Knock knock knock".

Soon, a knock on the door interrupted Li Weiguo's thoughts. Li Weiguo rubbed his eyes, forcibly suppressing the fatigue and worry in them.

"Come in."

The next moment, the door was pushed open, and an intelligence officer with the rank of major strode in.

He was holding a newly printed document in his hand.

"Report to the Minister, urgent telegram from the front lines in the Hengduan Mountains."

The major walked up to Li Weiguo, handed him the documents with both hands, and spoke calmly.

But he speaks extremely fast.

Li Weiguo frowned slightly, not immediately taking the document, but instead asking directly, "What's the situation? Briefly explain."

"Li Suyuan, the commander of the Qiongqi Legion, has sent a request for help."

"The Elven race suddenly assembled a large-scale legion half an hour ago and launched a full-scale attack on the Hengduan Mountains defense line."

"The enemy's offensive is extremely fierce, with a large number of high-ranking elven warriors deployed. The pressure on the defensive line has increased dramatically. Legion Commander Li Suyuan said that if there is no follow-up support, the defensive line may not be able to hold out."

Upon hearing this, Li Weiguo's eyes narrowed sharply, and his already tense nerves were once again agitated.

He walked to the holographic combat map and tapped his fingers rapidly on the control panel.

The scene on the map changed instantly, and the blue defense line of the East China Sea was pushed to the edge, replaced by the Hengduan Mountains located on the southwestern border of Shenxia.

The area was now covered in a blinding red light, an alarm signaling intense fighting.

"Was that a feint last time? This time it seems to be for real."

Subconsciously, Li Weiguo's mind quickly flashed through the previous battle reports.

Earlier, when the East China Sea defense line was in dire straits and the army of the forbidden water tribes was pressing in, the command issued an emergency order requiring all legions to send their elite troops to the East China Sea for support.

However, the Qiongqi Legion stationed in the southwest did not move at that time.

It wasn't that Li Suyuan was afraid of fighting, but rather that the Elven race had also deployed troops on the border of the Hengduan Mountains and launched small-scale harassment attacks.

To prevent the southwestern defense line from being left undefended, the command had no choice but to have the Qiongqi Legion stationed in place.

However, at that time, the Elven attack seemed more bark than bite.

Although they sent troops, they didn't intend to fight to the death; they would fight for a while and then retreat, only to come back again.

It's as if they're deliberately diverting the Qiongqi Legion's attention.

At that time, Li Suyuan made a bold guess in his tactical report: the Water Forbidden Tribe and the Elf Tribe may have reached some kind of agreement in private.

These two alien races plan to launch attacks simultaneously in the East China Sea and the southwest of Shenxia, ​​creating a pincer movement.

It now appears that Li Suyuan's guess was completely correct.

"Those sharp-eared bastards are quite shrewd in their calculations."

Li Weiguo sneered, a chilling killing intent flashing in his eyes.

The reason why the elves had only launched a feint attack was clearly because they were observing the situation in the East China Sea.

They knew that Sheikha had a deep foundation and dared not be the first to stand out.

But now, the fighting in the East China Sea is so fierce that the world is collapsing. Shenxia has not only "lost" a large number of ninth-level saints, but even the commanders of the major legions have almost been wiped out.

From the Elven perspective, the Divine Sheikh's military strength and resources must have been completely depleted by the East China Sea campaign.

They assumed that Sheikha was currently unable to fight on two fronts, which is why they dropped their pretense.

They launched a full-scale offensive.

"Taking advantage of our misfortune, do they really think we, the Sherlock Holmes, are made of clay?"

At this moment, Li Weiguo's brain started working at lightning speed.

He knew all too well the true purpose behind the Elven race's willingness to tear off all pretense and launch such a large-scale attack.

Although the Hengduan Mountains are a strategic location, their resources are not particularly abundant for the proud Elf race.

What truly made them drool and even willing to launch a national war was that special instance hidden deep within the heart of Shenxia, ​​behind the Hengduan Mountains—the Ancient Forest.

To be precise, it is the core strategic resource [Ancient Heart] produced in the Ancient Forest dungeon.

The Elven race is a race that relies heavily on natural magic and bloodline inheritance.

Their professionals make extremely rapid progress in the early stages.

But at higher levels...

However, it will face a fatal bottleneck.

That is the insurmountable barrier that separates an eighth-order Quasi-Saint from a ninth-order Saint.

For the elves, they need a top-tier natural treasure that can cleanse their bloodline and enhance their affinity with nature.

The Ancient Tree Heart is precisely this irreplaceable core material for advancement.

Without the Ancient Tree Heart, the probability of an Elf's eighth-tier Quasi-Saint Card dying during the bottleneck period is as high as 90%.

This severely limited the number of high-end combatants in the Elven race.

Unfortunately, the only known place on the entire planet Earth that can reliably produce Ancient Tree Hearts is the Ancient Forest instance within the territory of Shenxia.

"You think you can use the Ancient Tree Heart to mass-produce ninth-tier Saints? Keep dreaming!"

Li Weiguo's eyes turned completely cold.

Previously, in the East China Sea battle, the command headquarters seriously misjudged the strength of the Forbidden Water Clan due to insufficient intelligence.

This strategic blunder nearly led to the complete annihilation of Shenxia's elite forces in the East China Sea.

If it weren't for Gu Xu's sudden appearance and his use of time reversal to forcibly stabilize the situation...

Sherlock has probably lost half of its territory by now.

Li Weiguo absolutely would not allow himself to make the same mistake twice.

Since the elves think that Shenxia is now weak and easy to bully, he must teach these pointy-eared people a lesson they will never forget in the Hengduan Mountains.

"Pass on my orders."

Li Weiguo straightened up and ordered the major beside him in a deep voice: "Immediately activate the second combat readiness plan. Draw three reserve divisions from the Central Theater Command and send them to reinforce the Hengduan Mountains immediately via the large teleportation array."

"Also, send all the newly developed magic-powered explosive bombs from the warehouse to Li Suyuan. Tell him not to be stingy with ammunition; blow the elven vanguard to smithereens!"

"Also, Dao Xuan isn't here right now, so I'll go to the Hall of Heroes and ask the patriarch to come out of seclusion."

"yes!"

The major touched his feet together, gave a standard military salute, and turned to prepare to relay the order.

However, at this very moment, a sudden change occurred.

An extremely violent energy fluctuation erupted without warning around Li Weiguo's office.

The fluctuation came too quickly and too violently, so much so that even the defensive formations surrounding the Supreme Command headquarters didn't have time to sound an alarm.

Li Weiguo's heart skipped a beat, and his magical power surged instantly. His right hand was already on his waist.

Having experienced countless battles, his first thought was that assassins from a foreign race had infiltrated Longjing.

But the next second, when the fluctuations disappeared and Li Weiguo saw who it was, he froze on the spot.

In his spacious office, there were more than a dozen figures standing.

The group at the head was Zhou Yi, the legion commander of the East Sea God-Slaying Army, along with Li Podi, Lu Xingchen, Su Qiong, and other top saints and quasi-saints of the Divine Xia.

Li Weiguo was stunned, his eyes wide open, and he couldn't react for a moment.