Chapter 210: The Signal Lost for 46 Years

"What! He is capable of summoning 3,000 soldiers!" A hint of fanaticism appeared in Kesumo's eyes, and his tone became noticeably agitated.

"How is this possible? Based on the data I have researched so far, the more objects a Back Spirit summons, the greater the consumption of Spiritual Power! A 3,000-man troop would drain him dry! How did he do it? I am becoming more and more curious; I really want to see this soldier soon!"

"That is true. To us, this soldier is simply a treasure, regardless of whether it is him personally or the soldiers he summons."

Pake said to Kesumo with a smile.

"How do you plan to bring him to us?"

Watching Kesumo's impatient appearance, Pake shook his head with a smile, "There is no opportunity for now; we need the right moment to appear."

Ninth Defense Zone High-Level Meeting Room.

"To think that the soldier named Yingzhou could actually summon so many soldiers. Ji Bu, no wonder your Military District wouldn't let Yingzhou return; you hid him quite well."

At the conference table, Pu Lie looked at Ji Bu on the projector and said sarcastically.

"The Military District did not know before that Yingzhou possessed such an ability, otherwise the Military District would certainly have cultivated him vigorously! Although I don't know why he hid his strength, we must now begin to tilt resources toward him; he might be our way to resist the Alien Race."

Ji Bu looked at Pu Lie with a cold gaze and said in a serious tone.

"It doesn't matter. To think that Xu Fenqiu's squad actually sacrificed themselves; now there is no way to investigate the evidence of their collusion with the Alien Race."

Pu Lie waved his hand dismissively, not caring about Ji Bu's tone.

"They were all killed by the Alien Race! How could they possibly have colluded with the Alien Race?"

Seeing Ji Bu's tone become somewhat agitated, Pake coughed twice and proposed to the surrounding Councilors.

"Ahem, since Yingzhou has made such a great contribution in this war, it would be somewhat unreasonable if we didn't show any gesture. How about we have him come to the Inner City to receive commendation, and promote his military rank?"

"Indeed, regarding resisting the Alien Race, Yingzhou's contribution is indelible. I agree with Councilor Pake's proposal." Upon hearing this, Pu Lie immediately raised his hand to show his agreement.

Ji Bu nodded at this moment and said, "Commendation is fine, but there is no need to go to the Inner City. I will commend him at the Military District; you only need to approve the paperwork."

"You can't say it like that, Ji Bu. As an emerging force of the Ninth Defense Zone, you shouldn't always keep such excellent talent in your own hands. Having such excellent talent is the good fortune of the Ninth Defense Zone. You should let him come to the Inner City to take a look; perhaps he might have better options, who knows?"

Pake looked at Ji Bu with a smile, his right-hand knuckles rhythmically tapping the conference table.

"That is nothing for you to worry about. I value the soldier Yingzhou highly, and I will focus on cultivating him, so there is no need for you to bother. I will give him the status he deserves; letting Yingzhou go to the Inner City is a waste of talent!"

Ji Bu's attitude was very clear, not yielding an inch; he would not let Yingzhou go to the Inner City.

"Indeed, if it is just for commendation, it can be done directly at the Military District; there is no need for that soldier to come to the Inner City."

Daixi's projection spoke at this moment, which made the previously agitated Pu Lie instantly displeased. He secretly cursed Daixi's family, but seeing that the other Councilors of the Council did not seem interested in this matter, he stopped saying anything and could only wait for the next opportunity.

"Hehehe, it seems my proposal was not very good. Since that is the case, then forget it." Seeing this, Pake had no choice but to end the topic.

"By the way, Daixi, regarding the matter you were responsible for—investigating whether any of us Councilors have defected to the Alien Race—how are you getting on with that?"

A male projection asked Daixi. Daixi straightened her hair and slowly began to speak.

"Councilor Duanji, I have already investigated everyone's living quarters, and there are no problems. If there are any, they are merely some issues of conduct, which are not within the scope of this investigation, so I will not speak further on them."

Upon hearing Daixi's words, Pu Lie couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

I have the blessing of my master; how could you possibly detect it so easily? You ignorant fools are incapable of understanding the powerful strength of my master!

"Everyone, I am very sorry to interrupt your discussion, but just a moment ago, our Liaison Department captured a signal from the First Defense Zone, which had suddenly lost contact in the past, but it only appeared for an instant before disappearing."

Selina spoke to everyone at this moment, a hint of gravity appearing on her calm face.

All the Councilors fell into Silence upon hearing "First Defense Zone." After a long while, Lu Yang asked Selina.

"Are you sure it is a signal from the First Defense Zone, Selina?"

Selina adjusted the glasses on the bridge of her nose and answered solemnly.

"We compared it in the database; the signal is indeed from the First Defense Zone. It is just uncertain whether it was truly sent from the First Defense Zone."

"Strange, the First Defense Zone has been out of contact for 46 years; how could there still be a signal sent out!" Jack touched his hair with his right hand and said, very puzzled.

"Indeed, not many years after the war began, the First Defense Zone, which was originally the most resource-rich, most populous, and most talent-dense, was actually the first of the nine defense zones to lose contact. At the time, the Councilors of the other defense zones all believed that the First Defense Zone had fallen. Now, what is going on with this signal?"

Ji Bu was also recalling some things at this moment; their generation of Councilors learned about the First Defense Zone from the previous generation of Councilors.

Now that a signal has suddenly appeared from a defense zone that has been out of contact for so long, no matter how you look at it, it does not seem like a good signal.

"Is there any news from the other two defense zones?"

Pake asked Selina at this moment, his signature smile having become somewhat unnatural.

"There is no news. Do you need to contact them?"

Selina looked at these Councilors and, after thinking for a few seconds, asked.

"No, we cannot be sure at all right now whether that is truly a signal from the First Defense Zone; it is very likely a signal sent by the Alien Race imitating the First Defense Zone."

"Indeed, this situation is very likely!"

"Seconded!"

The nine Councilors had a clear view on this issue. In the end, everyone unanimously decided to put the matter of this signal aside for the time being and arranged for Selina to keep an eye on the First Defense Zone's signal to see if that kind of signal would appear again.

Some Councilors were very concerned about the signal sent by the First Defense Zone and had many speculations, while some Councilors did not care about these things because they did not care whether the signal was sent from the First Defense Zone or not.