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

Seeing this, Zhang Daoxuan, who was standing nearby, froze in mid-air with his teacup in hand and glanced at Li Weiguo expressionlessly.

His eyes were filled with two words—contempt.

A deep-seated contempt.

The gist of it is: despite his advanced age, his skill in flattery has only improved.

Normally, Gu Xu would probably chime in with a few words.

Given his personality, this relaxed atmosphere is exactly the rhythm he's best at.

Make a couple of jokes, or say a few sarcastic remarks.

Make the atmosphere lively and fun.

But not today.

Gu Xu pulled out a chair and sat down, his expression still serious.

After all, so much had happened tonight, and he had learned so much. The information weighed heavily on his heart, like lead bricks.

Every second I think about it, my unease grows.

The Mysterious Embryo of Izumo in the Mysterious Realm of Izumo, and the few words revealed by the Dragon Kings of the Dragon King's Court.

And his previous experience in the Silvermoon Secret Realm.

These things were pieced together.

It depicted a problem that he had to take seriously.

Seeing this, Li Weiguo and Zhang Daoxuan remained silent, quietly waiting for Gu Xu to continue.

"Ministers, I have a question."

"Do you know... about the twenty-two ancient false gods?"

After a short while, Gu Xu raised his head, his gaze lingering on each of their faces for a moment before he spoke.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Weiguo raised an eyebrow, then quickly furrowed it.

"Twenty-two former false gods?"

He repeated the word, his tone clearly puzzled: "What does that mean?"

After saying that, he glanced at Zhang Daoxuan.

Zhang Daoxuan was also frowning, but unlike Li Weiguo, he was frowning.

His brows furrowed even deeper, as if he were recalling something.

"A false god..."

A short while later, Zhang Daoxuan muttered the word to himself, then looked up at Gu Xu: "I remember, this word appeared on the system panel when you were doing the second job advancement quest?"

Gu Xu was slightly taken aback when he heard this.

Clearly, he hadn't expected that Minister Zhang would still remember something from so long ago.

"It was mentioned on the panel, but it was only briefly mentioned at the time and not elaborated on."

Gu Xu naturally wouldn't deny this, but he paused here, "But tonight, I obtained some new information from multiple channels..."

"In short, after putting all this information together, I came to a conclusion."

"If we continue at this pace... without making any changes or preparations, our entire planet is in danger of being overthrown."

After those words were spoken, the air in the office seemed to freeze.

Li Weiguo and Zhang Daoxuan exchanged a glance.

Their expressions synchronized instantly.

First came surprise, then solemnity.

It should be noted that the person sitting in front of them is capable of suppressing and killing beings at the Origin level.

With this kind of strength, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he's the number one person on Earth.

You could even say...

He is currently the strongest known fighter on this planet.

none of them.

But this very person, sitting before them now, solemnly uttered the words that this world is in danger.

What does this mean?

This means that the level of the threat has exceeded their understanding.

"Commander Gu..."

"What exactly happened? Can you tell me from the beginning?"

At this point, Li Weiguo's hand subconsciously reached for the cigarette box, but after touching it, he remembered his earlier promise, his hand froze in mid-air for a second, and finally put it down.

"Actually... this is a long story."

Gu Xu shook his head, then spoke again: "But I can say with certainty that outside of this world, there exist at least twenty-two false gods I just mentioned!"

"And the power of these false gods is far beyond what is comparable to that of the Origin level."

"You could even say that... Source-level beings are no different from ants in their eyes."

Upon hearing this, Li Weiguo and Zhang Daoxuan frowned even more deeply.

Clearly, they did not refute it.

They didn't believe Gu Xu would joke with them.

After all, making such a joke would do him no good.

For a moment, their hearts were also filled with shock and turmoil.

Admittedly, they could more or less guess that the Source level was not the end for professionals.

However, the power of a Source-level being is also capable of destroying planets.

But... even with such strength, he was nothing but an ant before a false god?

Just how terrifying is the power of that false god?

They couldn't quite imagine it, but it was enough to shock them.

However, Gu Xu's next words shocked them even more.

"Based on my understanding..."

"These twenty-two ancient deities are eyeing my professional authority!"

"Calamity - Lords of the Old Ones!"

Clearly, when Gu Xu said it, Li Weiguo and Zhang Daoxuan both gasped in shock.

My scalp tingled. What is Gu Xu's profession?

Calamity - Lord of the Old Days.

Sole profession.

The difficulty of this profession is self-evident.

The word "unique" would have been used in the past.

Their understanding is "unique talent" and "potential that no one else can change careers."

But now, this "unique" has a new meaning.

Uniqueness implies scarcity.

Scarcity means it will be contested.

The contenders are twenty-two ancient gods who have surpassed the Origin level.

The office was silent for a few seconds.

Only the wall clock ticked away.

Gu Xu didn't give the two of them much time to process what was happening.

Because what follows is even more explosive.

"and--"

Gu Xu continued, "They've already started making their move."

"What do you mean?"

Li Weiguo's tone suddenly became sharp.

"Why did the Dragon King's Court come to Earth tonight for this Source-level invasion? Have the two ministers considered this question?"

"A dragon race faction has attacked directly through a dimensional rift!"

"Three Origin-level beings plus an elite expeditionary force. Such a large-scale operation, taking such a great risk, crossing planes to attack a resource plane for which they have no need to advance."

"What's the point?"

After this question was raised, both Li Weiguo and Zhang Daoxuan's expressions changed simultaneously.

Yeah, what's the point?

They had considered this problem before.

But with three Source-level troops at the city gates, everyone's attention was focused on "how to survive".

They lack the energy to think about deeper motivations.

But looking back now...

That's definitely unreasonable.

That is, the Northern Alliance does not have the advanced resources needed by the Dragon King's Court.

They could easily target other dimensions.

Why Earth of all places?

"Because they didn't come here to conquer this place..."

Gu Xu gave his answer: "I guess... they're here to pave the way for those old false gods behind them. In other words... I'm bringing disaster to this world."