Doctor, I'm really strong!

"You're overthinking it. I heard that apart from important office hours, they might be anywhere in the community at other times."

"I understand, this is called inspecting the people's conditions."

"Only feudal emperors said that; they called it 'coming from the masses, but going back to the masses.'"

On the plane, a group of Sarkaz from Laterano were excitedly looking out at the magnificent city. They were exchange students sent by Laterano, and they would spend the next year completing their internship in the Commonwealth's capital.

They will be assigned to work in various departments, and if they perform well, they may be considered to stay in the community.

The Lateran Pope strongly supports this, with Andorn being the main person in charge, and it is certain that he will be the next Lateran Pope.

The great victory of theology of liberation.

An unexpected yet reasonable decision.

Lateran is not the Roman Catholic Church on Earth. While the Roman Catholic Church could take a negative attitude towards liberation theology and even suppress it, Lateran pursued prosperity and development. For the Sakortas living there, the system that led Lateran to prosperity was an excellent system and a system worth learning from.

Of course, there are still some restrictions, such as Lateran religious beliefs.

This is a fact that must be respected, which is why Liu Jiuli's liberation theology was quickly accepted by Lateran. With the successful case of the community on the table, the Sarkaz ultimately embarked on an unimaginable path.

It's equivalent to the Vatican suddenly declaring that the Triune God is actually a party organization, and that liberation theology is the orthodox Bible.

Western countries would absolutely go crazy, they would go completely insane.

Then they declared the Vatican illegal, hahahahaha.

The current situation is also related to the racial characteristics of the Sakorta. The greatest advantage of empathy is that Sakortas can understand each other. However, this also means that once a more advanced knowledge system enters the Sakorta's racial consciousness and gains a certain number of followers, the spread of that ideology will be more terrifying than the COVID-19 virus. This is because Sakortas are very clear about each other's emotions and attitudes, so even if they disagree, they can maintain a neutral stance until the conflict between the two sides becomes irreconcilable and a fight to the death is inevitable.

For the theology of liberation, as long as you remain neutral, it's tantamount to helping in disguise, giving you time to maneuver and ultimately leading to the way things are now.

The Pope's approval was crucial to this development; otherwise, he could have severed ties and allowed Lateran to remain neutral in a relatively independent manner. However, that old man, Gabe Newell, was clearly a discerning person. Having witnessed the strength of the community, he chose to support Andorn, making liberation theology the dominant school of thought in Lateran today.

Of course, this old man was not a naive idealist. There were quite a few neutral groups within Lateran. This was Lateran's backup plan. If the community won a great victory, they would stand on the side of the liberation theology. If the community ultimately failed, they would still be Lateran as before.

If the Community sweeps across Terra, then Laterano will be part of the Community.

Don't forget that Lateran's founding principle was to ensure the survival of the Sarkaz people; no faith should come at the expense of this fundamental principle.

However, young people in Lateran have many more options, such as studying in the Community.

The Pope did not completely sever the connection between the Laterans and the community simply because he wanted to put eggs in two baskets. Understanding and learning are the most important things. Making hasty conclusions without knowing anything is a harbinger of destruction. Only by fully understanding the international environment can the new generation make more rational and correct decisions.

After all, the future belongs to them.

Exusiai and Mostima are in charge of this exchange program and represent Laterano. Andorn is the representative of Laterano's permanent community and also serves as the head of Red International. His current main tasks are international revolution and taking care of the students from Laterano.

There's no way around it, the students in Laterano are just too lively. What's allowed in Laterano is illegal in the Commonwealth. Exusiai can blow up her alma mater fourteen times in Laterano, but in the Commonwealth, would you dare let your school ride a dirt plane? Do you think life is too boring and want to go to Siberia to exercise?

As the Kunpeng passenger plane slowly landed at the capital airport of Steel Grid, the students of Lateran began their journey to the community.

Liu Jiuli originally intended to greet these students, but he was held up.

"This is our latest research on the Frost Nail; it seems to have been activated by some force."

Kroos solemnly handed Liu Jiuli a report, which showed that the Frostfire Nail had been activated for some unknown reason and was constantly sending out some kind of signal.

"Can it be located in reverse?" Liu Jiuli asked.

Kroos shook her head: "The signal disappeared after it was sent out, and its whereabouts are unknown."

Liu Jiuli: "At best, this is just an accident, and it will behave itself once its energy is exhausted. At worst, it is attracting some uninvited guests."

Kal'tsit said with a serious expression, "Invaders from another world? It seems we should prepare for the worst."

miHoYo's invasion of Hypergryph is a very interesting topic; it's a new collaboration.

Ahem, back to the main point, Liu Jiuli is not that naive.

Don't forget, Genshin Impact is rated 12+. In other words, this game, which is theoretically designed for middle school students, is unlikely to have dark and tragic storylines like Cthulhu or Lobotomy Corporation. But if there really is a continent called Teyvat in reality, it's hard to say whether the people there are loving and harmonious, but none of the seven gods are good kids. They are all cunning and scheming at least.

If you say that the winner of the Demon God War is a naive and innocent person, even your own backside will think you have something wrong with your brain.

After confirming that there was no way to overcome the limitations of existing technology, Liu Jiuli decided to personally investigate the situation.

Section 350: Didn't you see it?

(What are everyone's wishes? (?ω?))

"Even a broken pillar can cause you a lot of trouble."

Standing in front of the Frost Nail, Liu Jiuli placed his hand on it, leaving the rest to Yueying.

"Master, we've found the target location."

"Great, where is it?"

"Longjing, the capital of the Yan Kingdom."

"This thing was originally a spoil of war after the complete annihilation of the Flame Dragon Guard. It seems that the Flame Kingdom is quite cunning."

"Master, urgent communication from Wei Renmin."

"Take it right away!"

Through the system's dedicated encrypted network, Liu Jiuli was ostensibly inspecting the Cold Heaven Nail, but in reality, he was already communicating with Wei Renmin.

"Jiuli, an unexpected incident has occurred in Yan Kingdom."

"Did they bring out some kind of divine artifact from another world?"

"It should be described as some kind of device. How did you know?"

"Because..." Liu Jiuli truthfully told him about the Flame Dragon Guard and the Cold Sky Nail.

"I see. It seems that Yan Kingdom has developed quite a few things over the long course of its development."

"I think they accidentally unearthed a lot of things. There are too many uncertainties with this stuff now. Who knows where the signals it's releasing are going? By the way, what's that Frost Nail in Longjing doing?"

"They're making some kind of device, seemingly in preparation for the upcoming decisive battle. They obviously don't want to put all their eggs in one basket. They're quite risk-averse. But they didn't suspect me, so I found out about it easily."

"I'm afraid they're wary of you, their ancestor."

"It's nothing more than the current emperor's fear of the retired emperor seizing power. They can't see through me, just as they can't understand the persistence of those idealists."

"But you should still be careful. Once Yan is liberated, the position of chief scientist could be yours."

"Then I'll serve the people well when the time comes. I just don't know how much longer my old body can hold on. Anyway, let's not talk about that. As for that Frost Nail, I can provide the precise coordinates. It would be better to deal with it as soon as possible."

"There probably aren't many people who know about that thing."

"Only Yan Huang and I are allowed to freely enter and leave that place."

"That's settled then. Exposing the risks would be too high and not worth it. The situation is not out of control yet, so we can continue to proceed step by step."

"Alright, then I'll wait until the whole country is liberated. Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

After ending the call, Liu Jiuli sighed inwardly.

There are only two possibilities for this kind of cross-world communication: either it never connects, and the other side has no idea that there is a new world here, or once it connects, the other side has definitely received the message long ago, and nothing you do will make a difference.

The role of the Frostfire Nail in my hand in this matter is simply to amplify the antenna. There is no need to consider the layout. As long as the core matrix is ​​activated, all the Frostfire Nails on Terra will resonate. It is useless to think about shielding them now.

It's not that the technology of the Frostfire Nail is so amazing, but mainly that it's incredibly powerful and can send bricks flying. Heaven knows when Yan Kingdom came into contact with these things and when they started researching them, but since Yan Kingdom was able to activate it, they are obviously looking forward to another possibility.

They probably wanted to try summoning some ancient god or something.

It's ridiculous that when it comes to matters of national importance like the rise and fall of a nation, people don't care about the common people but instead ask about ghosts and gods.

This also shows that Yan Kingdom has truly reached a dead end and has even begun to emulate the Cult of the Machine God.

Stepping down from the workbench, Liu Jiuli brought everyone bad news.

"The core of the signal transmitter is in Yan Country, and once it is activated, it can be basically confirmed that the other side has received the signal. What we need to do now is prepare to welcome guests from another world. They may not be friendly."

The crowd's gazes instantly turned serious; no one wanted to see something like this happen at a time like this.

The community was planning to liberate the Yan Kingdom, and then the Yan Kingdom wanted to summon the ancient god to save its life, and most likely succeeded.

What a cruel joke of fate.

"Of all times, at a time like this." Kal'tsit was very worried.

Liu Jiuli: "What's done is done, there's no use saying anything now, we should prepare for the worst."

After New Year's Day, the Community began its secret recruitment drive. Serving in the Community was a great honor, and recruitment offices were packed with people almost every minute. This was a routine annual event for the Community and did not attract the attention of other countries.

However, in this recruitment process, in addition to selecting qualified volunteers, the community also enlisted many people who would have been rejected if they had applied for regular volunteer service. They were enlisted, but in second-line units. However, the training intensity and food standards of these second-line units were rapidly increased and brought up to the standards of first-line units in the next three months.

At the same time, the community accelerated satellite launches and the BeiDou network, and secretly built massive military facilities on the snowfields of the Far East. The Strategic Rocket Force was also rapidly expanding, and everything was being carried out according to the standards of a world war.

In the most extreme scenario, it would immediately escalate to the level of nuclear war.

In fact, when conducting urban planning, all cities in the community are designed with two structures: one above ground and one underground.

Above ground is the everyday urban cluster, while underground are civil defense facilities consisting of refuge fortifications, connected by special transportation lines to create a unique underground city.

Without a doubt, this is the underground Great Wall prepared for a nuclear war. From the day the community was founded, it has been secretly carrying out three-pronged construction, but the speed is not so urgent. Each of these constructions is supported by independent production units composed of universal factories, which provide supporting engineering equipment and resource guarantees. This is how this system of inner and outer cities was built without affecting the economy at all.

The situation seems to be getting out of hand, so all construction projects must be accelerated. At the same time, the community has also issued warnings to other Terran countries through private channels. Whether these countries believe it or not, we have done everything we can.

"How can we build Terra while surrounded by a bunch of insects!"

Liu Jiuli felt like he was an emperor who had just stepped off the golden toilet in the 40K era. Looking at the current pathetic state of humanity, his mind was filled with thoughts of extermination.

Let's see how these countries reacted after being notified.

Sami: Thank you for reminding us, we will keep that in mind.

Translation: Due to limited capabilities, we have no other options.

Colombia: Thanks for the reminder.

Translation: Didn't take it seriously.

Victoria: ...

Forget it, this country is now just one battle away from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. To ensure that everyone is informed, you'd have to notify all the nobles in Victoria. It's a headache.

Lateran's response was quite positive and they took it very seriously. Iberia didn't react much. Sargon can be compared to Victoria; they're even worse than Victoria. Bolivar is like Colombia's concubine; it has no ability to make its own decisions. Rembiton is just a mine. As for Sherag... such a small country shouldn't let such an important matter be ignored.

"If Terra were just one country, there wouldn't be so much trouble."

Aurora handed me a cup of warm milk tea, and behind her thoughtful smile lay a heart set on conquering the world.