You know nothing about warfare! Even the general was speechless upon hearing the salted fish's prediction!

Tianshu Base, Plaza One.

The atmosphere was heavy as iron.

Hundreds of fully armed soldiers had assembled, forming neat and uniform phalanxes.

Their heavy alloy armor reflected a chilling glint under the cold sun of the Kunlun Mountains.

Every face was etched with the coldness and determination of a soldier.

The roar of engines echoed over the plaza.

Grim armored vehicles were ready to go, their gun barrels flashing with a deadly, eerie light.

The air was filled with a murderous Aura, a mixture of gunpowder smoke and blood!

On the high platform at the highest point of the plaza.

A burly middle-aged man with general's stars on his shoulders stood before a massive electronic tactical map.

Shi Potian!

The Commander-in-Chief of Tianshu Base!

A genuine Huagang Realm powerhouse!

"The situation is urgent, I'll keep it brief!"

Shi Potian's voice, like a tolling bell, reached every soldier's ears clearly.

The tactical baton in his hand pointed heavily at a red area on the map!

"According to the latest intelligence detected by frontline drones!"

"This beast tide is mainly composed of two types of exotic beasts—the Iron-Spine Wolf and the Earth-Shattering Bear!"

"Their attack target is the Kunlun Mountains pass!"

"Once the defensive line is breached, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

His sharp gaze swept across the crowd.

"I order!"

"The First, Second, and Third Combat Battalions, set out immediately and head to the three key passes: Eagle Sorrow Ravine, Black Wind Pass, and Duanhun Cliff, respectively, to establish a crossfire network. At all costs, intercept the beast tide outside!"

"Medical teams and logistics teams, stand by at all times!"

"Do you all understand?!"

"Understood!!!"

Hundreds of soldiers roared in unison!

The sound wave soared to the sky, shaking the entire plaza as if it were trembling slightly!

However.

Just as this iron-blooded passion reached its peak.

A figure that seemed completely out of place with the entire environment strolled into everyone's sight.

It was Lin Yuan.

He was still wearing that washed-out casual outfit, his feet clad in his ever-present flip-flops.

With his hands in his pockets, his face carried a trace of sleepy laziness.

As he walked, he yawned, as if he hadn't noticed the murderous atmosphere around him that would have suffocated an ordinary person.

In that instant.

The entire plaza seemed to have been muted.

Everyone's gaze, whether it was the Commander on the stage or the soldiers below, focused squarely on him.

Confusion.

Incomprehension.

And deep... disdain.

Who is this guy?

What is he doing here?

Does he think this is a vegetable market?!

Shi Potian's thick black eyebrows immediately furrowed into a knot.

He naturally recognized Lin Yuan.

This so-called "Special Honorary Consultant" who had just parachuted in and turned the entire base upside down.

He suppressed his displeasure and spoke in a professional, deep tone:

"Consultant Lin."

"This mission has a Rank A danger level, a nine-deaths-and-one-life situation."

"You do not need to participate."

"Please return to the safety zone immediately!"

His words were already very polite.

The subtext was: Don't cause trouble here, get lost!

However.

Lin Yuan seemed to have completely missed the subtext.

He didn't even look at Shi Potian.

He just walked straight to the massive tactical map on his own.

Then, he lifted a finger and casually pointed at a spot in the deep wilderness, far away from all the tactical markers.

"I say..."

"You've got the focus wrong. These wolves and bears are just appetizers."

He pointed to the desolate, empty area on the map he had tapped.

"The real trouble is here: a nearly mature Void-Splitting Beast King."

"When it comes out, it will directly tear open a spatial rift leading to the Oulu Continent."

"By then, the exotic beasts from over there will come over too."

"With the manpower and deployment you have now..."

Lin Yuan shook his head, a trace of undisguised sarcasm curling at the corners of his mouth.

"You won't be able to defend against it."

"It's purely a suicide mission."

...

Dead silence.

The plaza fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone looked at Lin Yuan with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot.

The same thought popped into everyone's mind.

This guy...

Is he crazy?!

Void-Splitting Beast King?

Spatial rift?

Exotic beasts from the Oulu Continent?

What is all this nonsense?!

Does he think he's writing a novel?!

After a brief, dead silence.

The crowd completely erupted!

"Wow—!!!"

"What is this guy spouting?!"

"What do you know?! That's the deepest part of the wilderness! A place even reconnaissance planes dare not approach easily! How do you know there's a Beast King?!"

A hot-tempered student couldn't hold back anymore, pointed at Lin Yuan's nose, and cursed loudly!

"Exactly! And spatial rifts! I think you've watched too many movies!"

"A spoiled brat relying on connections, daring to point fingers at our combat deployment here?!"

"Commander! Kick him out! Don't let him spread rumors and disrupt military morale here!"

Voices of questioning and cursing rose one after another!

The crowd was furious!

If not for military discipline, they probably would have rushed up and torn this arrogant guy to pieces!

And just at this moment.

A cold, yet supremely majestic voice overpowered all the clamor.

"Consultant Lin!"

Su Li stepped out and stood in front of Lin Yuan.

Her black combat suit outlined her perfect figure vividly.

Her beautiful face was covered in frost at this moment!

The terrifying Aura of the Fourth Level of the Huagang Realm erupted from her body!

Although she was still deeply wary of Lin Yuan's unfathomable strength.

But.

As a soldier, as an instructor.

She absolutely would not allow anyone to shake military morale at such a critical moment of pre-battle mobilization!

"The battlefield is not a place for someone like you to speculate casually!"

Her voice was so cold it could drop ice shards, "We only believe in intelligence! We only execute orders! Now, please shut up immediately! And then, leave here!"

"Do not interfere with our mission execution!"

Her cold Phoenix eyes stared fixedly at Lin Yuan, full of warning.

However.

Facing this public condemnation, facing Su Li's cold Aura that was almost enough to freeze people.

There was not the slightest ripple on Lin Yuan's face.

He just shrugged indifferently.

The look in his eyes was as if he were watching a group of monkeys jumping around, yet stupidly ridiculous.

Explain?

He couldn't be bothered to explain.

What was there to explain to these Mortals?

Anyway...

In a moment, reality would teach these people a harsh lesson for him.

He didn't say another word.

He turned, strolled to the corner of the plaza.

Found a pillar, and leaned against it.