After a general discussion of the contents of the exhibition, the focus soon became on the more important question: where will the World Expo be held?

At first, someone proposed Chaoge's Hutou Mountain, but this proposal was vetoed by Zhou Xinming and several high-ranking officials, and the reasons they gave were very simple.

"Hutou Mountain has carried too much content, and we can't put eggs in one basket, we must help the development of more caves and blessed lands, and achieve a balanced and even development of the caves."

"Indeed, there are too many resources in my country in Hutou Mountain, you must know that Luoyue City also has a large cave blessed land, and it is far superior in the cultivation of elixirs, but the investment obtained is not even one-tenth of Hutou Mountain."

"Luoyue City is full of mountains, whether it is industry or agriculture can not develop at all, I personally propose that it should be placed in Shenzhen City with good infrastructure, this city is not only full of energy, the GDP of the state where it is located is also the first in the country, the foundation is very good, suitable for the development of various industries."

"I personally propose that it should be held in Huafang City, because ........"

"It's better to put it in Lingjiang City, at present, the spiritual power richness of Lingjiang City is second only to Chaoge and Luoyue City in China, and the corresponding spiritual energy recovery response work is also carried out very quickly, and the development potential is full." Just as everyone was discussing, Han Dalong also proposed.

"Lingjiang City is a good place." Many officials nodded in agreement, not only is there abundant spiritual energy, but the establishment of the 125 department is also closely related to there.

Because Zhou Xinming awakened the memory of the Heavenly Monarch in Lingjiang City, and reported it to the Supreme Council, thus changing the course of the entire world.

What's more, the development of Lingjiang City is not backward, and it can be regarded as a relatively developed big city, which can also afford such an international gathering.

Soon everyone reached a consensus at the meeting, put forward the intention of holding this year's World Expo in Lingjiang City, and the corresponding report was quickly submitted to the Supreme Council.

With the seal of the Supreme Council and the Bureau of International Exhibitions, various departments were busy, complex plans were made, and a lot of resources were mobilized.

The remarks of this World Expo are "The Era of Reiki Revival - A New Era of Human Civilization".

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June 4, 2026, Lingjiang City, Dongling Group Branch

Looking at the dense folders on the computer, Li Yun couldn't help but rub his temples, leaned back in the chair and planned to take a nap and relax.

After the Supreme Council decided on the location of the Expo, the pressure on public officials in Lingjiang City has suddenly increased recently, especially for institutions like the Dongling Group that have to deal with the Reiki recovery incident head-on.

The lack of manpower made the Dongling Group have to transfer personnel from the colleague department, and an old criminal policeman like Li Yun, who built a foundation, was immediately transferred to the Dongling Group.

"Speaking of Lao Zheng, I remember that you didn't work the night shift, and you didn't go home to rest after noon?"

"There's no way, originally Lingjiang City was the kind of pilot city where there were a lot of demon beasts and a small number of professional cultivators, but now the spiritual tide is just pouring to our side, and the pressure in the near future is naturally greater, and it is estimated that it can't be handled by those stunned youths alone."

"Middle-aged people still have to pay attention to their bodies, I used to fight like you, in order to catch a person for several days without sleeping, I almost lay in the hospital at that time." Li Yun smiled.

"It's not a World Expo now, it's really necessary to strengthen the city's preventive measures, otherwise it's not good for a bunch of monsters to pop out of the crowd at that time, and it is estimated that this time will be easier."

Just as Li Yun was chatting with the staff member surnamed Zheng next to him, a pot-bellied leader of the information department suddenly came in and said, "Gather in the conference room, I just discovered the location of the psionic anomaly by probing the network." ”

"What?!" Several people in the office were taken aback when they heard this, and they quickly got up and said in surprise, knowing that it was their job to investigate the anomalies of spiritual energy, they knew everything about the flow of spiritual power in this area.

How could this happen all of a sudden?

"It seems to be a question of quantum field theory, forget it, go to the conference room and say." The other party wanted to explain, but thought that it could not be explained in a few words, so he led them to a nearby conference room.

At this moment, there were already more than a dozen people sitting in the conference room, most of them were technical experts from the Dongling Group, and there were a few men in military uniforms.

On the table is a huge holographic analysis map, surrounded by dense red dots and various professional parameters.

"Ladies and gentlemen, according to the results of our investigation, the surrounding spiritual tide is not operating in the Sun Jieying cyclotron model, and the neutrino increase is also ........." As soon as Li Yun and the others entered the room, they heard an expert explain the current situation endlessly.

It's a pity that with his physical level, listening to it is like listening to the book of heaven, he can only know that the other party is speaking the Eastern Union dialect, and the spiritual energy concentration here has suddenly increased a lot.

Fortunately, the professor quickly stopped explaining, and instead used his right hand, which was wearing an electronic operation glove, to flick the huge holographic analysis map in front of him.

"I believe you have also seen that the spiritual power concentration in this place suddenly increased significantly yesterday afternoon, and the surrounding spiritual power concentration is also centered on it, whether it is the flow pattern or the deflection coefficient, it has changed."

With the professor's explanation, everyone saw that special red dot, that is, the place where the concentration of spiritual power skyrocketed, and at this time, compared with other spiritual power dense points, this place was equivalent to the difference between the sun and the stars.

"And unfortunately, in addition to the skyrocketing strength of spiritual power, the deflection coefficient of spiritual power here has also increased a lot, which is a polluted situation, which is very unfavorable for cultivators to cultivate or refine the elixir rune."

"It means, there's demonic energy here, right, there's demonic energy, but there's a demonic beast!" A member of the city council was surprised, he didn't expect that there would be demon beasts that dared to operate in Lingjiang City.

After all, demon beasts are not brainless fools, and when they see that modern mechanical forces can easily exterminate demon beasts, they will naturally choose to take the initiative to stay away from humans.

That's right, especially in view of this short-term spiritual power pollution, it is obviously not a natural reaction, but a "human" human factor, or it is caused by demon beasts. The professor patiently explained.

"This is also a normal situation, demon beasts like to choose caves with high spiritual power density, if a place has a high spiritual energy density, there will definitely be demon beasts trying to mix in." The director of the Lingjiang City Branch of the Dongling Group next to him also followed.

"Wait a minute, this place seems to be the Tianshun commercial center, which belongs to a densely populated area." At this moment, the chairman of the city council suddenly said solemnly.

When hearing the words Tianshun Commercial Center, the surrounding people subconsciously shuddered, as a building in the new city in the past two years, the neighborhood centered on Tianshun business is very prosperous, and it is a financial district that has only recently developed.

There are hundreds of thousands of residents and various office centers, and most importantly, the building is close to the outskirts of the city, which means that the probability of monsters infiltrating the scriptures has increased significantly.

"Unfortunately, this is the case, and according to the density of the surrounding human activities, it is impossible for the demon beasts inside to hide for too long, if they are discovered by the people, it is very likely to stimulate the demon beasts to cause damage to the surrounding area." The professor said.

"What's more, judging from the strength of the surrounding spiritual power, the realm of the demon beast may be from the middle of the 2nd order to the peak of the 2nd order, and it is difficult for ordinary pistols to die, if it can't be solved quickly, the monster beasts will rush out and pose a great threat to the people." The director of the Dongling Division added.

"It's ....... It's not easy to do in urban areas, heavy weapons are difficult to use, and it is very difficult to take into account the large number of people in the surrounding area. One officer said nervously.

"Yes, but this is the most pessimistic speculation." The professor continued: "In fact, with the current situation, there is a high probability that a few first-order demon beasts are hiding, because the energy consumption of second-order demon beasts is greater, which can be observed. ”

"To put it in layman's terms, if there is a second-order demon beast, we can analyze it through the throughput of the surrounding spiritual power, although it is not accurate, but it can indeed be used for observation."

"What's more, the army has also carried out the encirclement and suppression of the beast tide before, and generally the second-order demon beasts are generally in the beast group, and this kind of large beast group is the key target, and it is unlikely that it has not been discovered until now."

"Even if there are fish that slip through the net, the possibility of the entire huge herd trying to avoid cameras and patrols and sneaking into the city is basically zero, after all, we are not blind." The officer just now also hurriedly added.

These words made everyone breathe a sigh of relief, although they knew that the meaning of comfort was greater than the practical meaning, but it could also make everyone feel less stressed.

"I hope so, after all, the first-order demon beasts can be killed with ordinary guns, but the second-order demon beasts are much trickier, and in the city, they mainly rely on the cooperation of the troops and cultivators to avoid major casualties."

"Although Professor Liu said that this is the most pessimistic prediction, now that the World Expo is approaching, we cannot tolerate the existence of such a risk, and we must deal with it as soon as possible within a day." Looking at the people who were discussing, the city council speaker made a conclusion.

"The closest to the Tianshun Commercial Center is Major General Wang, he is a cultivator at the peak of the 2nd order, so there shouldn't be a big problem for him to solve it." A senior official of the Dongling Group with gray temples spoke.

"Okay, then it's going to trouble Director Liu."

"It's a trivial matter, I immediately asked the headquarters to notify Major General Wang and the nearby members of the action team, after all, now that the World Expo is about to start, these things can't be ignored."

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At the same time, no man's land on the outskirts of the city

After the revival was announced, the uninhabited area became the base camp of the army, with a series of military tents and buildings against the opposite skyline.

After the Supreme Council decided to host Expo 2026 here, a series of preparations began with the cooperation of the local city council and the military, which naturally included the cleanup of the surrounding monsters and anomalous psionic reaction areas.

Therefore, after the recent clearance activities were launched, the first to bear the brunt was the monster beasts near the barracks, and countless large drone and helicopter formations continued to patrol, cooperating with the ground forces to launch a strike on the monsters.

Bang bang bang!

With a series of gunshots, a huge tiger-shaped demon beast fell in a pool of blood, its protective qi was not enough to resist the 15.24mm caliber bullet, and the bullet easily pierced its body.

However, even though the demon beast was covered with scars, several members of the 115 commando team holding QTS15 next to him were still not at ease, and shot several more shots at its corpse.

"Anyway, the demon beasts feel like there are more and more recently, isn't it that our defenses are getting tighter and tighter, and there are more and more people sent to deal with things?" One of the team members complained.

"Hey, there's no way about this, haven't you heard a word from Minister Zhou, the more spiritual power, the more demon beasts, Lingjiang City has abundant spiritual power, and the number of demon beasts has naturally increased."

"What's more, the Lingjiang River is about to flow through here, I heard that many demon beasts come along the river, plus the spiritual power here is strong, they naturally don't want to leave." Wang Shaodong smiled.

"This is Bailu, all units pay attention, according to the intelligence, there is an abnormal reaction of spiritual power in the Tianshun Commercial Center, This is a sixth-level phenomenon, please prepare the nearby 27, 26 and 34 teams to deal with it."

"Bailu, I am Major General Wang, the commander of the 115 commando." Wang Shaodong grabbed the walkie-talkie and said: "The level over there is a bit high, and the other two teams may not be able to deal with it, so leave it to our 34 team to deal with." ”

"Received Major General Wang, we have sent you the relevant information, and the data has been backed up in accordance with the standard protocol and submitted to Chaoge." After receiving the order, the other party changed his tune.

What's more, Wang Shaodong is also a top-level master in the world, and there is basically no overturning situation when he goes out, if even he can't handle it, it is estimated that he can only use heavy weapons, or ask Zhou Xinming to go out of the mountain.

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June 5, 2026, Chaoge, Dongling Group Headquarters

"Report to Minister Zhou, the rapid reaction force sent to the Lingjiang Tianshun Commercial Center has disappeared for more than 17 hours, and we have not been able to get in touch with them."

"At present, the military has sealed it down, and it is speculated that it may be an incident involving psionic energy."

"However, in order to prevent panic among the people, we only evacuated a small number of people in the vicinity, and did not carry out an evacuation of the whole city, nor did we use too many people."

Just as Zhou Xinming was flipping through the report in front of him, Han Dalong, who was a subordinate organization of the Dongling Group and the head of the Spiritual Qi Recovery and Transformation Staff, came in and reported.

"What do you mean?" Zhou Xinming wondered, whether it was the transformation of various industries, the cooperation with colleagues or the operation of the World Expo, he was too busy to breathe, and naturally he had no time to pay attention to the abnormal flow of spiritual power in a commercial center.

After all, he is also a person who has a national perspective now, and this kind of trivial matter that has appeared in a few abnormal psionic reaction locations will not appear on his desk.