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

"Because, with our existing resources, covering the entire Sherlock Holmes territory is naturally no problem!"

"But covering the entire globe, the energy consumption involved is not as simple as one plus one equals two!"

"Instead, it's a step-by-step, or even exponential, surge."

"The simulation results from the Science Department show that if we want to forcibly activate the global protective barrier, even if we use all the energy resources that have been discovered on Earth, it will be impossible."

"It can only maintain the barrier's operation for a maximum of... less than ten days."

Ten days.

This number weighed heavily on the hearts of everyone in the command center.

They used up all the resources of an entire plane to gain ten days of absolute defense.

No matter how you look at it, this deal is a complete loss for me.

Upon hearing this, Wang Cang frowned even more deeply, even though he didn't understand those complex scientific calculations.

But he can understand human speech.

"Since that's the case..."

"Then why should we do something so thankless? Wouldn't it be a safer choice to shrink our defenses, concentrate all our forces, and protect our own little corner of Shenxia first?"

The moment the question was posed, the command center fell silent.

All eyes instinctively turned to Zhang Daoxuan.

This is not just Wang Cang's question.

This was also a question in the minds of many people present.

The strongest in Shenxia must first and foremost protect the people of Shenxia.

When disaster strikes, choosing to protect oneself seems like a natural and understandable course of action.

However, Zhang Daoxuan shook his head and walked to the huge French windows: "Old Wang, if you had asked me this question a month ago, I would have answered without hesitation, yes."

"But that won't work now, because we're standing at a different level."

"When Commander Gu shattered the projection of the false god with his bare hands in front of the whole world..."

"When we, Sherlock, brought out the Source of God, something powerful enough to change the world's格局 (geju, a concept encompassing both state and environment)..."

"When we possess the Creation-level divine artifact, the Blazing Sun's Remnant Heart..."

"We can no longer view the world through the lens of the past, because without realizing it, we have become the standard-bearers of this plane."

"Imagine if we actually did that..."

"When the Starsea Pirates arrive, we raise a barrier, turning Sheikha into an impregnable fortress."

"and then?"

"Are we just going to watch helplessly as the world outside the transparent barrier is burned and devoured bit by bit by those bandits?"

"Watching those civilizations that once shared our planet turn to dust amidst wails and despair?"

"What will Sherlock be like then?"

"An isolated island surrounded by mountains of corpses and seas of blood?"

"Or perhaps a feast exuding an alluring aroma in the dark universe?"

"When the whole world becomes the enemy's hunting ground, when we lose all our buffers and allies, when we become the only easy prey in this star system... Elder Wang, how long do you think our isolated island can hold out?"

"After all, we can't always be under Commander Gu's protection."

Zhang Daoxuan's voice pierced into Wang Cang's ears without missing a single word.

For a moment, Wang Cang remained silent.

He was a seasoned veteran who had fought battles his entire life, so he naturally understood the principle of "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold."

But... it had been a long time since he had stood at such a high place to observe a war.

He was used to guarding Kunlun Ruins, protecting the gates of Shenxia, ​​and keeping all threats out of the country.

His eyes and heart were filled with the image of Divine Sherlock.

But Zhang Daoxuan's words were like a hand that forcefully pulled him up, allowing him to see beyond the country's borders, to that vast and dangerous sea of ​​stars.

"Oh shit……"

After a long silence, Wang Cang finally managed to squeeze out two words through gritted teeth: "So, after all this time, our Divine Xia has no choice but to stand up?"

"You make it sound like if I, an old man, don't agree, I'll become a sinner for all time."

Li Weiguo and Zhang Daoxuan exchanged a glance, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.

They knew that this sharp-tongued senior had already agreed in his heart.

"Alright."

Sure enough, the next moment, Wang Cang put down his teacup, leaned back on the sofa, and adopted a "you decide what to do" attitude: "Since we've come this far, what are we waiting for?"

"Could you take this old man with you?"

"I'm also curious whether it can drain this old body of its own dry!"

Since Wang Cang had spoken, Zhang Daoxuan and Li Weiguo immediately responded.

Without any hesitation, Li Weiguo turned around, grabbed the internal communicator on the command platform, and issued the order: "By order from the General Staff Operations Department, the entire Longjing area is to enter a state of combat readiness."

"Block all exits from the city and activate the city defense matrix contingency plan."

The moment the order was given, the entire city of Longjing seemed like a giant beast that had been instantly awakened.

It begins to reveal its ferocity in the darkness.

Squads of professional warriors quickly poured in from their base outside Dragon Capital.

"Boom!"

The heavy tracks rumbled as they rolled over the asphalt road.

A torrent of steel, composed of rows of heavy, all-black armored vehicles.

They filed out of the underground military tunnel.

This sudden change caused lights to illuminate behind the windows.

Countless people were awakened and, wrapped in their clothes, went to the windows. Looking at the scene outside, they were all deeply shocked.

"What...what happened?"

"Have the alien races attacked?"

"This is even bigger than when the false god descended last time..."

In no time, all sorts of speculations spread rapidly in every corner of the city.

……

Meanwhile, a thousand meters underground in Longjing.

Inside the research base, the atmosphere was a hundred times more tense than on the surface. The huge circular laboratory was brightly lit, as bright as day.

Various instruments emitted a very regular "beep" sound.

In the very center of a laboratory stands a massive device, comparable in size to a small hill.

Its shape resembles an inverted black pyramid, with countless energy lines thicker than the thighs of an adult elephant, extending like giant pythons from the ceiling and deep underground, forming a dense array of connection device bases.

Inside the pipeline, high-concentration energy of various colors flowed, and the faint glow emitted by it outlined the entire device like a mythical altar.

At the top of the altar, the remnant of the blazing sun floated silently.

Since it was not receiving any energy, it did not emit any light at this time.

But it simply remained there quietly, like an amber that had sealed away the dawn of the universe.

Around the device, dozens of Sherlock's top scientists and researchers, dressed in work clothes, were gathered around the control panel surrounding the altar.

Every now and then you can hear them reciting strings of data and instructions that outsiders can't understand at all.

Looking around, everyone's face showed a tense expression.