Dawn of a New Era

Chapter 798 - 771: Perilous Situation

High Commission.

Inside an office.

"Is there really no solution?" the President asked.

"None!" Chen Shouyi shook his head, calmly saying:

"Tamu’s will is not something I can resist, nor can current technology solve it. As long as someone worships Him, meditates with His presence, it’s hard to avoid such occurrences. Previously, there was nothing because He remained hidden, His power was dormant, but now...things like this will likely become more frequent."

Human power has its limits; facing such a terrifying existence, humanity has no means to retaliate.

The atmosphere was somewhat oppressive, an invisible pressure making it hard to breathe.

"This year, 15,300 new global spatial passages have been discovered, and the passages have expanded by about ten percent. Your judgment is correct. Earth... may not have many years left."

...

The two talked for a long time.

Until nearly eight o’clock, Chen Shouyi finally walked out of the High Commission.

He looked up at the dark night sky and sighed.

"No need to see me off," he said to the staff nearby.

Then, he pushed off the ground and soared into the clouds.

...

He flew for several minutes and reached Zhonghai, then walked for half an hour to return home.

Arriving outside the front door, he glanced at his clothing, ensured there was no damage, then pushed open the door.

The family and Karl were all there, chatting together.

"General Manager Chen!" Karl greeted with a slight bow.

Chen Shouyi nodded.

"You haven’t eaten yet, I’ll heat some dishes for you." Mrs. Chen hurriedly stood when Chen Shouyi entered. She was no longer surprised by his frequent outings, having grown accustomed to it.

"Mom, no need to fuss, I’ve eaten." Chen Shouyi smiled.

His need for food had become negligible.

Going ten days or half a month without eating didn’t make him feel hungry, and likewise, eating hundreds of pounds of food in a day didn’t make him feel full, provided his stomach could handle it.

"I said he must have eaten." Chen Xingyue said.

You truly are my good sister.

"Is the New Year’s break confirmed yet?" Chen Shouyi asked Chen Xingyue with a smile.

"Just one day, it has always been one day, is there something up?"

"Nothing, just casually asking. Mom and Dad, I’ll head to my room." Chen Shouyi said, then gestured to Karl.

Karl nodded slightly.

Chen Shouyi had just entered his room when Karl came in.

"General Manager Chen, did you want to see me?"

"Don’t be restrained, sit!" Chen Shouyi said, stepping forward to close the door. "Are you adapting well to the work?"

"It’s going well, Zhonghai is very safe, Mr. and Mrs. Chen are nice people." Karl replied.

Chen Shouyi nodded. "Have you heard about the Spirit Worship Association?"

"No, the name sounds like some cult." Karl thought for a moment and said.

"Pretty much!" Chen Shouyi rubbed his brow tiredly. "Something happened in the Capital City, the situation is severe. If you notice any suspicious figures or items in the coming days, report to me immediately."

Karl was confused but knew better than to ask more: "Yes, General Manager Chen."

"Alright, you can go." Chen Shouyi waved his hand.

Karl quickly left.

Chen Shouyi paced in his room, murmuring to himself:

"A storm is brewing..."

"Looks like I need to make a trip to the other world, wonder what’s going on over there."

Chen Shouyi checked the time, instructed the little ones to stay obediently in the room, then silently flew out the window.

...

At this time, it was noon in the other world.

The largest open spatial passage in Zhonghai was bustling with people, as lively as a market.

In fact, it wasn’t much different from a market.

Beside the passage base was a medium-sized trading market.

Wild game, herbs, even precious minerals from the other world could be traded on-site, with just one spatial passage generating billions in transactions monthly.

The other-worldly meat offered at Zhonghai market mostly came from here.

...

"Did you hear? Last night a team hunted down an extraordinary creature and sold it for over five million?"

"That’s incredible luck, I’ve been working for years and don’t know if I’ll ever earn that much!"

The meat of extraordinary creatures has always been a luxury in the market. Anything associated with the word ’extraordinary’ can easily sell at hundred times the price and is always in short supply.

"I’d rather not run into them, I don’t want to earn that kind of windfall at the cost of my life."

"True enough."

Generally, extraordinary creatures aren’t overwhelmingly strong, like the earth giant Chen Shouyi encountered during his martial artist examination – a few strong martial artists equipped with armor-piercing or poisoned arrows could take it down.

However, sometimes it’s possible for entire teams to be wiped out. Since the passages opened, there have been several such incidents.

The most dangerous was an extraordinary creature akin to a giant dragon that seemed provoked by someone, rampaging from deep within the forest to near the spatial passage, causing mass slaughter, injuring over a hundred martial artists and killing twenty-odd.

Only after martial artists rushed to the scene to kill it.

Even so, two martial artists died on the spot during the battle.

...

The bustling scene lightened Chen Shouyi’s heart a bit.

He exhaled and headed towards the passage entry and exit registration center.

Entering and exiting this spatial passage wasn’t as cumbersome as others, but registration was still required.

"Documents and ID." The female staff member at the service desk said without looking up.

Fortunately, Chen Shouyi always kept these things in his space, so he retrieved the documents and handed them over.

The female clerk took the documents and ID, glanced at the name on the ID, checked the martial arts instructor certificate, and was surprised, her face immediately reddened, and her tone became more gentle.

"Mr. Chen, is it your first time here?"

"Yes, it is."

"As a martial artist, you can stay in the other world for up to 120 hours, but after 120 hours, you must return, otherwise we will notify your family as missing and impose fines, which will be troublesome. Here’s the agreement, please sign it."

She handed over an agreement.

Chen Shouyi nodded, automatically ignoring the unusual gazes from surrounding females.

To him, this was routine.

He took the agreement, scanned it briefly, and quickly signed his name.

After handling the paperwork, he discreetly headed toward the passage entrance.

"That guy is so handsome!"

After Chen Shouyi left, several female staff huddled together, chatting excitedly.

"What’s his name?"

"Chen Shouyi!"

"Just hearing his name sounds handsome, I’ve decided, I’m going to ask him out tonight." Said one female staffer infatuated.

"Wait, don’t you think he looks familiar?" Another female staffer said, as if recalling something, her breath quickened, chest heaving.

She quickly took a book from a drawer, titled "Chen Clan Training Method."

Opening the first page preface.

"There’s no shortcut in Martial Arts, only diligence and heart."

The bottom right corner had three words.

Chen Shouyi!

"Oh my god, oh my god! It’s General Manager Chen aaahhh!"