Certainly not in the army. Even in the old world, those who chose to join the official organization did not really like to be regulated and constrained. Just like Li Zhen at the beginning, he just wants to choose a more stable and reliable lifestyle. For him at the time, the Special Affairs Office was a good choice - whether to join a gang, an assassination syndicate, or start a small group of his own...... In the past, it was just the delusion of a patient with a severe secondary disease.

However, it is no longer the same as before. There is chaos everywhere, because of natural and man-made disasters, the control of government agencies has become very low. As a result, the small groups that used to hide in the dark corners were given fertile soil to grow and thrive. They co-opted those who were able to do so, and tried to confront the regime by force and divide one side.

Naturally, this can be done – because many officials in positions of power would like to do the same. In the early days of the Partition, communication between even the two adjacent cities became extremely difficult, and the army could barely be mobilized, and no one knew when such a day would be the first time. In this case, it is really strange that there is nothing else in mind.

In fact, if Li Zhen hadn't found these people in Southern Luzon, perhaps he would have chosen this path - he would establish his own independent small kingdom in Yuzhou, and then slowly grow into a de facto prince.

He has the strength to do so, and others may have the ability to do so - because there is no shortage of amazing people in this world.

The state of truth is, until yesterday. The vast majority of governments in this world have only nominal jurisdiction over certain areas of the country, and there are more and more such areas.

When the Southern Luzon and the Imperials teamed up to detonate that bomb, the troubled times became even more chaotic. Careerists will not pass up such a good opportunity – this is a good opportunity for them to wash their hands and become representatives of the people.

As for how many people will die in the process? The vast majority of people don't care.

Li Zhen is also trying to make himself less concerned.

At its worst, this reshuffle will turn this world into a situation where the vast "great powers" will cease to exist except for the empire itself. In its place are small countries that have been naturally divided into isolated zones. These small countries are wary of each other, and they are vying to be the first to fall to the most powerful behemoth for aid and support.

This behemoth would be a union of the Continental Empire and Southern Luzon.

In a sense, they will truly unify the planet. It's still impossible to do that, but it's much better than it used to be—a million half-hearted lackeys are better than a dozen determined uncooperatives.

It's just that now Li Zhen is not very clear. But the "good future" in his mouth that he couldn't understand. Isn't it born out of such a dirty soil?

There's a lot more to come.

For example, let humanity as a whole evolve. It's going to be a long process - it's impossible to set up a stall somewhere on the street and have everyone line up to get a potion, drink it, and become a powerhouse.

They planned to slow down the pace by using the same methods used by the Imperial Secret Service. Take it easy. First, cultivate a strong-willed backbone. And then use them to restrain more people. To give those people the process of adaptation. It is necessary to develop new patterns of behavior and moral standards for them or for society as a whole.

They've been doing this for months. However, this kind of spontaneous evolution and overall transformation of human beings is so difficult that if you are not careful, you may go to the precipice.

This is also for what he said to Zeus. The specific time to participate in that test is up to him to determine - as the top force in the Anthropocene realm, the strength he represents is the Dinghai Divine Needle for this radical change. He had to see some kind of hope of success before he could venture there himself.

The Ascension Plan sounds like a very promising prospect, and Zeus doesn't seem to be a cunning enemy.

But what made Li Zhen really uneasy was Shen Mu. Although he regarded that person as a "friend" in his heart, he was still a friend that he could not fully trust. With such a crazy genius, you can never figure out what will happen to him in the next moment.

So he still didn't plan to give up his original idea - interstellar immigration sounds incredible, but can it be more unbelievable than the ascension plan?

The best-case scenario is that they will have two choices, and humanity will take two very different paths.

At the same moment when Li Zhen had so many feelings, Dai Bingcheng, who was thousands of miles away, coughed up a mouthful of dark red blood.

He is fifty-six years old. Fifty-six is not old, and it can even be considered in the prime of life. But for a person with high-end ability, the age of fifty-six is close to a certain limit.

and Dai Bingcheng's body, this age should make him feel even more fortunate. He was injured when he was younger, and since then he has rarely used his strength as a king, and has spent more time being an official sitting behind a desk. This made his name gradually forgotten by some people, but it also made him linger.

However, then he had to put on his armor again - twice overloaded to maintain his peak form, and his body was on the verge of collapse.

Ying Ran once hinted to him that Li Zhen could solve this problem. The process sounds simple – die before you live.

Perhaps a few years ago, Dai Bingcheng might have accepted such a suggestion. But now this is the time...... Strictly speaking, it was he himself who had come to this position, and it was impossible for him to make a decisive suggestion.

It's not that he doesn't believe in Li Zhen's abilities, but that he is instinctively cautious as one of the leaders of the empire. He would never give himself completely to another person and let the other person do something to him. Even if there was only a 1 in 10,000,000 chance that he would be controlled from now on, he would rather die like this.

But here's the problem...... There is still a lot to be done.

The current chaos is only the first of many things, and it is a very troublesome and long thing. He didn't know if he could make it through the anxious time—not the daunting nature of the event itself, but the time that had passed in the waiting.

They already have the perfect coping measures, everything is under control, all they need to do is wait and see what happens, and watch the fruit grow and fall into the basket.

But the problem is that he doesn't know if he can survive until the day when the fruit is harvested.

This process may last for a year, two or three, or even three years.

If he is able to cross this time, then the time spent waiting will become more valuable.

The first time this thought came to mind, it was when he coughed up his first mouthful of blood. As one of the leaders of the upper echelons of the Empire, he naturally also has the most superior medical conditions.

The result of the doctor's examination was that his body was aging naturally. This result is not unexpected, and many high-level people have died from this reason, as it seems that the use of power has accelerated the aging of their bodies. What's more, many people have been scarred, how can it not cause damage to their health.

To be honest, Dai Bingcheng is indeed considered "longevity".

Because the body naturally ages, it causes various diseases. It's not that it's not treatable, but it's just tinkering on a sinking ship, and it's impossible to restore it to its original state. And the ship is flooding much faster than it can be remedied, and perhaps in a year or two, the aging will accelerate into the city, and then he will probably have only another year left.

Dai Bingcheng didn't want to spend his last time in the aftermath and waiting for nothing. He didn't want his body to collapse and he had to die when he could finally make a difference.

Then it seems that there is only one option left.

Hibernation.

In 2006, hibernation techniques were already maturing. That year Imperial scientists froze a boned orangutan and thawed it a year later. The awakened orangutan lived for seven months and twenty-three days before dying of kidney failure.

In 2008, a second test was conducted. This time, it was a death row inmate who was used as a test, located underground in the northern base. Tai Bingcheng participated in the trial and witnessed the resurgence of frozen death row inmates a year later, on June 21, 2009.

The man was in good physical condition and quickly regained consciousness. He then survived in good health for three more years, until he died in a failed Ability-Transforming test.

They then conducted two more tests, all of which were successful. This means that hibernation techniques, at least short-term hibernation techniques, have fully matured. It is only because of the possibility of triggering a series of social problems if it is made public, that it is classified as a secret.

Dai Bingcheng believes that it is not only the empire that can do this, but also other countries. At a time when people are still fantasizing about "what a beautiful prospect it will be if humans have hibernation techniques", for a very small number of people, the almost "science fiction" techniques in the minds of ordinary people are actually the results of yesterday.

So never doubt what "they" are hiding – because they must be hiding something.

It seemed to be his last choice – if he wanted to.

Then there was only one question left. Perhaps, after a long slumber of one, two, or three years, how can he guarantee that he can still return to the leadership core of the empire? People are warm and cold, the world is hot and cold - in the game of thrones, these two words are vividly embodied. (To be continued......)