The system handed me over to the state.

Old Yu took a deep breath. "Don't worry, I'm very calm. I'm just speaking from the heart. China doesn't need an organization like this. We can protect ourselves."

"Alright, you can go about your business now. As for the second contractor, we'll choose one soon. Your job here won't be so simple then."

Bronya sighed. To be honest, she wasn't entirely sure whether Seele could win and become the second contractor. As for confidence... it was hard to say, since Seele's overall performance wasn't particularly good, and there were several people whose performance far surpassed hers.

Therefore, Bronya must be prepared that Seele is not the new contractor.

But if the new contractor isn't Seele... I have absolutely no motivation, not even the slightest desire to mentor a newcomer... What should I do? Should I try to pre-select one?

"Sir, was the second contractor... pre-selected?"

Bronya asked instinctively, and Lao Yu's expression froze for a moment before a smile spread across his face. "What? Do you want a pre-selected candidate?"

"Forehead...."

Bronya was slightly embarrassed to have her thoughts directly stated, since pre-arranged deals were something that could be seen anywhere in China.

So Lao Yu directly saw through Bronya's thoughts. Bronya hesitated for a moment, then decided to tell the truth: "Yes, because there are people I know in there, and we have a pretty good relationship. If the contractor isn't her, I think I'll be very unmotivated to mentor newcomers."

"That's impossible."

Bronya sighed. "I knew it."

"The selection of the second contractor is not something that can be decided by your word. After the selection process is over, we will submit all the scores and analysis reports to His Majesty, and then His Majesty and the cabinet members will discuss and decide on the matter together."

Therefore, there is no possibility of a pre-arranged decision.

Bronya nodded, looking somewhat disappointed. "Okay... I understand. It's alright. If you need my help... I will... try my best."

Old Yu shook his head. "We'll see. Your main task right now is to prepare for the next mission. As you said, your next mission will mainly involve war. You will likely be involved in a power struggle between several countries. You must be careful and cautious, understand?"

"Yes, I will be careful, and I will prepare in advance."

Chapter 168: The Ancient Kingdom

"According to our latest news, the multinational summit scheduled for the 15th has officially begun. Let's now contact our reporters on the scene."

The news channel switched its camera, and the reporter was now in front of a massive bronze building. The reporter smiled and said, "Hello, host and viewers! I am now in front of the Parliament of a member state of the European Union. This multinational summit will be held here, and we can see many heads of state and conference participants entering."

"They've arrived. President Morgan of the United States and his entourage are currently entering. According to the list we have, President Morgan, Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State for National Defense, and a member named Brandon are also attending the meeting. However, we haven't seen this member named Brandon."

At the entrance to Congress, President Morgan and his Secretary of Defense cautiously entered the building. The scene of his escape a few days earlier was still vivid in his mind, which made him even more aware of the seriousness of the matter. This was also the reason why he suddenly initiated this multinational conference with the European Union.

Originally, the member states of the European Union and most politicians in the United States strongly urged Morgan not to ask China to participate in this meeting. However, Morgan knew that this crisis was not just a crisis for the United States and the European Union, but a crisis for all of humanity, so he absolutely could not act recklessly.

Therefore, from Asia, only China, the 11th region, and the Soviet Union were invited to participate in this conference.

After several countries entered, it was finally China's turn to enter. China's entry was the most eye-catching. Su Mengyao, accompanied by her butler and General Lao Yu from the Southern Military Region, slowly entered the parliament.

She was wearing a gorgeous dragon and phoenix dress, and because it was winter, she also had a red and white cotton-padded shawl draped over her shoulders. It could be said that Su Mengyao was the only person among all the national leaders present who entered here with the appearance of a child.

However, everyone present knew very well that no one dared to underestimate her just because of her looks and figure. The European Union and the United States had paid a heavy price for this, and Su Mengyao's methods had even left a very deep impression on the members of the European Union.

Su Mengyao looked solemn as she gazed at the road ahead and walked slowly. Old Yu, dressed in military uniform, was still in good health despite being nearing old age.

However, at this point, the reporter also noticed a problem: basically every country's list had one extra person, and this person did not appear in the line to enter the parliament.

In the US, it's called Brandon, while in China it's called... Bronya?

.........

Inside the Congress, Bronya sat cross-legged in the rabbit's paws, arms crossed. In front of her were representatives from the European Union, the United States, and Area 11. The only one who dared to stand calmly beside Bronya was a Soviet woman with light blonde hair, a contractor from the Soviet Union.

Bronya scanned the European Union contractors in front of her. They were alright, their strength was average, and several of them had very obvious superpower characteristics or traces of mechanical modification. It seemed that their power came from some game or movie.

How much longer do we have to wait here?

"A European Union contractor asked impatiently. He hadn't wanted to come here in the first place; he'd rather continue training his strength in this boring place."

"Please be patient... The leaders haven't come in yet. Once they're in, we can sit in on the meeting from here. It's a bit of a shame we couldn't walk on the red carpet outside."

A bearded man dressed like a gentleman remarked with a hint of emotion. The man scoffed, and at that moment, the sound of doors opening and numerous footsteps echoed from the large conference hall below.

The man turned to leave, but was stopped by the gentleman. "Wait," the gentleman said, "there are still a bunch of reporters down there. You probably don't want to expose your identity and get into trouble, do you?"

"Ugh, this is so annoying... Hey! Aren't you the strongest contractor? Are you just going to wait here? Why can they walk the red carpet in the light, while we have to wait in this dark place?"

Perhaps looking for trouble, the man spoke to Bronya with a heavy regional accent and not in standard English. Bronya didn't even look at the man, but instead stretched out her hands, and two drinks appeared out of thin air in her hands.

Then he handed the glass in his right hand to the Soviet Union contractor next to him, saying, "Here, vodka."

The woman paused for a moment, then took the vodka Bronya offered, nodded, and a slight blush rose to her cheeks. "Thank you."

Although the intonation was a bit strange, the Chinese was still passable, indicating that the speaker had specifically studied and practiced Chinese. So, what exactly was the US's mindset when it tried to instigate a war between the Soviet Union and China?

Aren't they afraid of angering the Soviets and launching another expedition, only this time not through Europe, but directly through the Americas?

"Are you... are you looking down on me?"

Just as the man stepped forward in a fit of emotion, Bronya's heavily armored bunny behind her instantly raised its other hand, transforming it into a massive prism cannon that slammed into the man's face.

Bronya turned her head, her eyes icy cold, as if she were looking at a dead man. The man was intimidated by Bronya's aura and slowly backed away, finally sitting down on the ground.

Brandon, however, didn't sit with the European Union's contractors. She had been secretly observing Bronya, and she was certain that what the system had told her—that the contractors of Shenzhou were the strongest—was true...

He still couldn't forget the giant robot behind Bronya, which had literally turned him into an idiot when he used his Flash powers...

Could it be that this giant robot's power is already comparable to Superman's?

Meanwhile, on the other side, Yoshiko Tomikawa, also a contractor from Asia and from Area 11, looked at Bronya with eyes filled with fear. She tried desperately to hide herself behind nearby buildings, praying that Bronya wouldn't look at her. She never wanted to experience that again...

A few minutes later, as the sounds in the hall gradually subsided and finally calmed down, the contractors came down from the second floor. Before going downstairs, the contractor from the Soviet Union took Bronya's hand and said with a smile, "Nalitasha, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Bronya smiled slightly. "Bronya Zaychek, it's also a pleasure to meet you. If you don't mind, we can have a good chat after the meeting?"

"Extremely happy to."

Chapter 169: The Strong Will of the People from Another World

"Alright, now that everyone is here, let's begin the meeting."

President Morgan looked around. All the contractors were already standing behind their respective national leaders. Of course, the most conspicuous were Bronya and her heavy-armored bunny. This was a deterrent, a display of strength, and a measure to prevent special events from happening.

With a quiet sigh, a hint of envy flashed in President Morgan's eyes, before he said seriously, "Gentlemen, the reason I have gathered you here is to tell you about what I experienced several days ago."

"Just a few dozen days ago, the White House in the United States was attacked by invaders from another world. My fellow contractors and I almost died here, but fortunately we found a way to defeat them."

For a moment, the national leaders looked at each other in bewilderment. Invaders from another world?

Su Mengyao subconsciously looked at Bronya behind her. Bronya was deep in thought. An invader from another world... could it be... an accomplice of the guy she had executed that day? The other party's power clearly did not belong to any country, nor was it a contractor, because Tong Xi had not discovered that she had killed any other contractors.

Su Mengyao felt a little helpless. The fact that Shenzhou had found another parallel world had not yet been made public, but other countries probably already knew about it. A lot of Shenzhou's resources had disappeared as if they had been thrown into a black hole.

Now another invader from another world has arrived. What's next? Will the two worlds go to war?

At this moment, Bronya realized a crucial point: why was the next contract mission themed around war? Perhaps it was because... their world was very likely to clash with the humans of this other world? To start a war?

So, should we let the contractors get used to the war environment now?

Did the systems anticipate even this? But... were the invaders from this world specifically assigned to their world, or... were they an unexpected encounter?

Sure enough, it would be better to ask Tong Xi about it when we get back. We're living together now, so we can just ask around and find out everything.

"So, President Morgan, are you telling us this in the hope that we can unite and face the invaders from this other world together?"

Morgan nodded. “I know you can’t be completely united, but I’m just calling on all of humanity to unite. This is also a warning that these beings from other worlds have some kind of control ability. They can take over our bodies, control the people they take over, and also use some kind of ability to forcibly control us.”

"Most importantly, this time the invaders' abilities are primarily based on shadows. They can move between shadows and manipulate shadows to form substantial energy for combat."

"The specific details will be told to you by Brandon, a contractor who has fought against them."

Next, Brandon vividly described his battle with the invaders. The more Bronya listened, the more certain she became that the guy she had killed was one of the same people as the three from the United States. But the question was... the question was... what kind of world were these guys from?

A bizarre regenerative ability, strange shadow abilities... what does all this mean?

Bronya couldn't understand it. Perhaps only the system knew these things. Since the other party could invade other worlds at will, was the existence of this world known to the system?

Bronya wasn't entirely sure, but it was highly likely, and she had to make that assumption.

"So, President Morgan, are you here to warn us?"

"Warn us about the potential problems, and then form an alliance?"

For a moment, European national leaders began a heated discussion with the United States, while the leaders of China and the Soviet Union were left aside. Su Mengyao was happy to have some peace and quiet, and turned around to ask, "What do you think of this matter?"

“I don’t know… but Brandon said something that I’m concerned about. He said… the guys from the other world say that we humans have a strong will… If an ordinary man in China can be described as having a strong will, then… how fragile must the will of people from the other world be?”

Su Mengyao blinked her big eyes. Bronya had miscalculated. She should have arrested that guy and interrogated him properly instead of executing him with a cannon. It was such a pity. If only the intelligence had come sooner.

"what happened?"

Su Mengyao asked, and Bronya said with some regret, "I should have kept that guy alive. I was careless after all. It was easy to execute him with a cannon, but if he had remained so weak, we could have gotten a lot of information out of him with a little interrogation."

"It's alright, it's just a little bit of information. Since the will of beings in this other world is so weak, we should be able to persuade them to retreat with a little bit of electricity."

"However, what we need to think about now is where they might appear. We don't know where they came from yet. If they bring an army with them and we don't know where they will land, then we'll be in trouble."

"Moreover... there's a high probability that the intrusion will occur after your mission is over, giving us ample time to deal with it."

Bronya nodded; she thought so too. As long as they knew the enemy's landing location, if the enemy wanted to launch a war, they could simply call upon the world's artillery and air forces to bombard them.

"However, the other party's ability is quite special. It should be a magical otherworld. And... she is also worried about one problem, which is whether the guy who possessed the body of the Shenzhou person has transmitted the information of Shenzhou back. If he has transmitted it back, after the other party knows that Shenzhou is a tough nut to crack, he should avoid the territories near Shenzhou."

"Your Majesty, what do you say..."

"Just call me Xiao Su Su."

"Um...isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

"Ok?"

Su Mengyao raised an eyebrow, as if to say, "Try opposing it yourself." Bronya immediately relented, "Okay, Su Su... what do you think... should we share this information with them?"

He glanced at the heated discussions in the European Union and the United States, completely ignoring China and the Soviet Union. As for Area 11? It was trembling between the United States and the European Union. Even with contractors and civilization packs, the country still hadn't stood up and remained as stupid as ever.

"Why should we share? They didn't even ask us. Why should we share voluntarily? It just makes us seem very generous!"

Su Mengyao snorted and adjusted her posture. "It's decided! We'll go out for a nice meal after the meeting! I've heard the afternoon tea here is amazing. I've never tried it before. It's always state banquets, honestly, who wants to eat Western food!"

Bronya couldn't help but feel embarrassed, thinking that Su Mengyao was still a childlike girl... she hadn't changed much.