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

In the end, Li Weiguo followed Zhang Daoxuan's advice and chose to answer the call.

The moment the communication link is established.

The figure of Nova, the demigod of the Northern Alliance, suddenly appeared.

However, she had already changed her outfit.

He was wearing a dark gray military overcoat with a silver snow wolf badge pinned to the collar.

That is the symbol of the Northern Union's highest military medal.

Nova.

The only female demigod currently active in the Northern League.

He is also the executive director of the Northern Alliance War Department.

Within the entire demigod circle of the Northern Hemisphere.

This name carries significant weight.

However, her expression in the projection was quite unpleasant at that moment.

"Minister Li."

Nova spoke first: "The Northern Federation sends its greetings."

"General Nova."

Li Weiguo stood opposite the projector, his hands behind his back, his expression neither cold nor warm: "What's up with this late-night call?"

"Minister Li, I won't beat around the bush."

"The Northern Alliance is currently suffering a massive invasion from the Court of the Dragons."

"The western section of the Larridge Mountains' defenses has been breached in three places. The enemy has deployed at least three Source-level combatants, plus a large number of Saint-level combat units."

"We need Sherlock's help."

After she finished speaking, Nova on the projection screen stared at Li Weiguo, waiting for his response.

Li Weiguo did not speak immediately.

He just stood there, his expression unchanged.

There was a silence of about five seconds.

Then, Li Weiguo gave a cold laugh.

Anyone could tell that Li Weiguo was really holding back his anger.

"General Nova."

Li Weiguo spoke slowly, his voice full of displeasure: "When you Northern Alliance were up to your dirty tricks, why didn't you call me to let me know?"

"Now that you're in trouble, you've remembered us?"

"Do you really think we, Sherlock, have no temper?"

These words weren't harsh, but they were quite hurtful.

Nova's expression changed.

She clearly hadn't expected Li Weiguo to provoke her at this moment.

After a moment of silence, Nova sighed and then said softly, "Minister Li, I don't think now is the time to talk about this."

"I believe you must have also received the news that the Yalong Royal Court is coming with great force. If we don't handle it properly, it won't be good for either of our countries."

Of course, she didn't dare to say anything too harsh, since she needed his help.

"Heh...no benefit at all?"

"I don't agree with what General Nova said."

"What? Judging from your tone, you think we'll definitely suffer if we don't help? What a joke!"

"With our deep-rooted resources, even if we, the Divine Xia, are no match for them, we can certainly protect ourselves. But what about your Northern Alliance to the west? You have the European Papacy as your ally."

"Why don't you contact them?"

This one sentence completely shattered Nova's remaining ability to manage her expressions.

Her lips twitched slightly.

Looking for Europa?

Of course she looked for it.

But what kind of people are those in the European Papacy?

She knows better than anyone.

They say they'll look into it, but they're really just waiting to see them fail.

Especially that old devil Gregory.

They would love for the Northern Alliance to be beaten half to death by the Royal Court of the Dragon King.

As for the United States? Not to mention it.

Ultimately, the only forces in the world capable of mobilizing sufficient combat power to stabilize the situation in a short period of time are those that can do so.

There are only a few forces.

Sherlock is the most realistic choice.

Nova remained silent for a moment, and ultimately did not dwell on the topic.

She knew that continuing the argument would only put her in a more passive position.

"Minister Li."

"I understand your concerns. We did not handle some things properly in the past."

"But now is not the time to dwell on these things."

"Three Source-level beings and dozens of Saints. If an invasion of this scale is not stopped, you know the consequences better than I do."

"I know that asking for help with empty words is not sincere."

She paused for a moment, then spoke again: "If Shenxia is willing to help—the Northern Alliance promises to unconditionally transfer 30% of all items produced in the High Dimension Secret Realm to Shenxia."

Upon hearing this, Li Weiguo's eyelids twitched.

The items produced in the high-dimensional secret realm are not some street vendor goods.

Everything produced in the high-dimensional secret realm is a top-tier strategic resource.

Some items can even directly change the combat power limit of a demigod.

Li Weiguo didn't speak, but a subtle light appeared in his eyes.

To be honest, he was a little surprised.

Is the Northern League really willing to spend such a huge sum?

It seems the situation on the Ural Ridge is worse than he anticipated.

Zhang Daoxuan stood aside without saying a word.

But he and Li Weiguo exchanged a glance, and that glance conveyed more information than a hundred words could have.

We can talk.

Li Weiguo already had a seven or eight tenths of an inclination in his mind.

Ultimately, Zhang Daoxuan's previous analysis was all correct—the Northern Alliance, this barrier, cannot fall.

No matter how many messy things happened in the past, the right thing to do now is to consider the big picture.

Moreover, the other party is even willing to bring out items from a high-dimensional secret realm.

Just as he was about to speak and finalize the next steps—

"minister!"

Zhang Zhen's voice suddenly burst out from behind.

Li Weiguo turned his head and saw Zhang Zhen walking quickly towards him.

His face looked extremely pale.

"What's wrong?"

Zhang Zhen walked to the projector, his lips moved twice, his voice full of urgency.

"Minister, an urgent battle report just arrived from the Zhurong Legion."

"The source-level target is moving rapidly toward our border."

"Extremely fast speed, expected to reach the northern border of Shenxia in a maximum of fifteen minutes."

The air in the entire decision-making room felt as if it had been tightened.

Li Weiguo's pupils contracted sharply in that instant.

He turned his head sharply and looked at Nova in the holographic projection.

Nova's expression did not change.

To be precise, it was her expression that was too calm.

The calm had reached an abnormal level.

It was as if—she had known all along that this would be the outcome.

In an instant, Li Weiguo understood everything.

His anger surged to the top of his head.

"You Northern Alliance actually led Origin-level beings this way?"

On the other end of the projection, Nova finally looked away.

"Minister Li, please let me explain—"

"Explanation my ass!"

Li Weiguo slammed his hand on the projection table, his voice booming throughout the decision-making room: "Before you even made this call, weren't you already trying to shift the blame onto us?!"

"This isn't a plea for help! This is acting first and reporting later!"

Nova closed her eyes briefly, and when she opened them again, there was a hint of apology in them.

But it was only a trace.

"Minister Li, I admit that my methods were somewhat inappropriate."

"But you have to understand our situation."

"If three Source-level forces attack simultaneously, and we try to withstand it, the entire Ural Ridge defense line will collapse within two hours. At that point, it won't be a matter of one or two Source-level forces, but rather the entire army of the Yalong Royal Court will advance unimpeded."

"So... deploying the Source-class aircraft to your border to disperse enemy forces is currently the least costly option among all options."