As a result, a war without smoke or fire had begun.


    ...


    At 10.00 am that morning, the senior leaders of the Third Military Region of North China held an emergency meeting.


    The participants consisted ofpanymanders and above.


    When Company Commander Zhang Jianfeng rushed to the meeting room, he was immediately frightened by the serious atmosphere inside.


    Right then, Company Commander Zhang felt even more suspicious as he noticed strange expression on Minister Chu Yi and R&D Director Zheng Shaowei''s faces.


    "Have my menmitted some major crime for them to hold ast-minute meeting of this level?"


    One should know that the two leaders were usually very busy, and they would often disappeared without a trace.


    Yet, the two of them were now sitting in their seats, perfectly fine. It really did not make sense.


    Although he had many questions in his heart, Company Commander Zhang still hurried to his seat.


    He subconsciously nced at Battalion Commander Yang Ming, who was sitting at the head of the table.


    Thetter''s serious expression made him feel a little uneasy.


    A few more minutes passed, and the leaders of various teams arrived one after another. Their positions in the military region were not lower than that of apanymander.


    Basically, all the leaders of North China''s Third Military Region, who were still in the barracks, had arrived.


    Thest time Company Commander Zhang saw such a gathering had been a few years ago, when the front line of the southeastern war zone had an emergency.


    The meeting revealed all kinds of oddities, making most of the people present feel a little nervous. They did not know what had happened.


    A few minutester, when the meeting was about to begin, the battalionmander sitting at the head of the table slowly opened his mouth.


    "The divisionmander has gone to the Eastern Grand Station District for a meeting sincest night, so I''ll hold the meeting on his behalf."


    Battalion Commander Yang Ming swept his gaze across the crowd, his expression serious.


    Upon hearing their battalionmander''s words, the guards who were standing around to protect the leaders immediately closed the meeting room door.


    The entire conference room immediately fell silent, leaving only a few whispers.


    "Battalion Commander Yang Ming, didn''t the divisionmander say that we would be having field training tomorrow? Why did he suddenly go to the Eastern Grand Station District?" a middle-aged man with a square face and a long armband on his shoulders said with a puzzled expression in the meeting room.


    "Yes, that was originally the n." Yang Ming nodded, but then his tone changed, and he said in a regretful tone, "However, there was a special situation yesterday. The divisionmander was invited by the war zone''s leaders.


    "So, yourpany''s field training may have to be dyed for about two days."


    With that, Yang Ming picked up the projector''s controller and gently pressed the power button.


    "Themander asked me to exin to you what happened on his behalf."


    Everyone was still a little confused as they listened to Battalion Commander Yang''s exnation.


    They did not know what had happened and why their divisionmander had rushed to the Eastern Grand Station District overnight.


    However, seeing this situation, Company Commander Zhang, who was sitting not far away, felt a little more at ease.


    At the very least, he had eliminated the possibility of someone among his troops causing trouble.


    Nevertheless, the wariness in his heart grew even stronger. What exactly had happened in the White River province these two days that even the eastern war zone was rmed?


    Note that the entire White River province only had two small battlefields and onerge battlefield. The Eastern Grand Station District represented the highest authority in the White River province.


    As for the higher-level enormous war zone, it was jointly managed by the various forces of the Nine Provinces for development.<novelnext></novelnext>


    Therefore, when themander was invited to the Eastern Grand Station District overnight, they could already catch a thing of two.


    "Ahem... Don''t worry. Before I exin the situation to you, let''s watch a video first."


    Battalion Commander Yang Ming then pressed the remote control in his hand. While he yed the video, he said to everyone in a serious tone, "I''ll tell you in advance that the video I''m ying next wasbeled as ssified by the military''s higher-ups at 5.00 pm yesterday.


    "If anyone here discloses its details, you''ll be brought to the military''s court."


    Yang Ming''s words made everyone present look at each other in dismay.


    A momentter, they tacitly took out theirmunication devices and turned them off.


    The surrounding guards were also on high alert, and they increased their patrol range.


    Seeing that everything was in ce, Yang Ming opened the confidential document that the divisionmander had given him.


    Soon, a clear image appeared on the white projection screen.


    It showed a spacious building with a height of nearly six meters, surrounded by all kinds of unfamiliar instruments.


    In the corner of the screen, there were many unfamiliar faces and some cultivators wearing security uniforms.


    There was also a strange-looking instrument at the center of the image.


    Staff in blue uniforms surrounded the instrument as they checked it.


    At first, everyone was very curious.


    After all, there were many pieces of equipment that they had never seen before. The busy workers all had serious expressions on their faces, as if they were waiting for something.


    The spacious indoor environment, running tracks, and various test sites also aroused their inner curiosity, so they all observed for a while.


    However, after two to three minutes, nothing shocking happened in the video.


    All of a sudden, the military leaders sitting at the table in the meeting room began to frown.


    Although their official positions did not require as much of them as that of the divisionmander, they still had their own jobs and daily tasks toplete.


    If Battalion Commander Yang Ming had not told them that this incident was of great importance and everyone had to participate, they would not have put down all their work and gathered there.


    Very quickly, the quiet meeting room was filled with dissatisfaction.


    Even Company Commander Zhang, who had always been patient, felt a little uneasy at this moment.


    In North China''s Third Military Region, all the soldiers and officials followed the rule of military orders.


    Everypanymander had very heavy tasks on hand, including daily training and weekly tasks that had to bepleted.


    If they were dyed because of this meeting, they would not be able toplete the tasks assigned by their higher-ups.


    The examiners, who woulde for a routine inspection half a monthter, would not care about the excuses they had.


    Therefore, Company Commander Zhang was also a little anxious at this time.


    However, just as he was considering whether he should ask Battalion Commander Yang for instructions...


    The monotonous footage on the white projection screen before him abruptly changed.


    The sudden change attracted everyone''s attention.


    In the corner of the screen, a man in light gray armor was walking quickly toward the test area.


    The metal armor covered the middle-aged man''s entire body, leaving only his head exposed, and his body appeared a little bloated.