321: Chapter 322: Don't misunderstand, I'm not targeting anyone in particular, I'm referring to everyone here...

When Lin Qi's words, "Let's go, let's go out and pick them up," were transmitted verbatim via encrypted lines back to the Eagle-7 Conference Room, all the Federation bigwigs present collectively fell into a half-minute stupor.

Go out... and pick them up?

Pick up what?

Where to go to pick them up?

How to pick them up?

Was he talking about that "Law Pollution" entity that was turning Sector S-17 upside down and making the entire Eastern Theater Command feel like they were facing a formidable enemy?

How could he say it so casually, as if he were just heading downstairs to pick up a package?

"What... what does he mean by this?" a young general couldn't help but whisper.

"It means he is going to take action personally." In Zhao Shouzhen's tone, there was a hint of irrepressible excitement and anticipation.

"Take action personally? He is in Tianhai City, how can he go to the Eastern Rift Zone? That is a distance spanning more than half the Federation!"

"That's right, even if we sent the fastest 'Kunpeng'-class strategic transport aircraft to pick him up now, it would take at least a dozen hours for a round trip. By then, it would be too late!"

A wave of discussion erupted in the conference room.

Just then, General Luo Zhenbang's communicator suddenly rang.

It was an emergency call from the Tianhai City Air Defense Command.

"Report, General Luo! Extremely high-intensity spatial energy reactions have been detected above the D-3 Region!"

"The energy fluctuation pattern... does not match any teleportation technology in our database!"

"It... it seems to be... constructing a temporary... 'Star Gate'?!"

"What?!"

General Luo Zhenbang stood up abruptly.

The main screen in the Eagle-7 Conference Room instantly switched to the real-time surveillance footage above Tianhai City.

I saw that directly above the D-3 Region, the airspace that had just been designated by the Federation as an "absolute restricted area," space itself began to ripple like the surface of water.

Countless mysterious golden runes, seemingly composed of solid light, emerged from the Void Realm, then rapidly combined and arranged themselves to form a gigantic, slowly rotating circular gateway.

In the center of the gateway, there was neither sky nor clouds.

Instead, it was a deep, shimmering, and colorful starry tunnel that seemed to lead to another Universe.

The entire Tianhai City, with its tens of millions of citizens, witnessed this spectacular and sacred scene.

Everyone stopped what they were doing, walked out of their homes, tilted their heads, and stared dumbfounded at the "big golden disk" that had suddenly appeared in the sky.

"Holy crap! What is that? A mirage?"

"A new holographic ad? Which company is so badass that they can pull off such a big scene?"

"No! Look! The D-3 Region! Something is flying up!"

Under the gaze of countless eyes.

Under the lock of countless Federation surveillance cameras.

Three figures soared into the sky from the construction site in the D-3 Region.

Leading them was Lin Qi.

Without the aid of any aircraft, he walked through the air, step by step, as if walking on invisible stairs, leisurely heading toward the gigantic golden "Star Gate."

Behind him followed Instructor Su Qing and Zhang Wei.

Instructor Su Qing was surrounded by faint shadow energy, wrapping both her and Zhang Wei within it, allowing them to barely keep up with Lin Qi's pace.

The poor fatty, experiencing the thrill of "flying" for the first time in his life, was so scared that his eyes were shut tight, howling loudly, clutching Instructor Su Qing's arm for dear life, refusing to open his eyes no matter what.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to take advantage of you!"

"I'm just a bit afraid of heights! Really! I swear!"

Instructor Su Qing's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot; if Lin Qi hadn't been right in front, she would have really wanted to kick this embarrassing fatty off.

Lin Qi didn't pay any attention to the farce behind him.

He walked to the "Star Gate," turned around, and faced the surveillance cameras hidden in every corner of the city below, grinning to reveal a mouthful of white teeth.

Then, he raised his hand and made the universally recognized "call me" gesture, pointing to his ear.

The meaning was self-evident.

"Everyone watching the livestream, pass the microphone over."

Eagle-7 Conference Room.

General Luo Zhenbang watched Lin Qi's arrogant gesture on the screen, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

He took a deep breath and gave an order to the communications staff beside him that even he felt was somewhat absurd.

"Connect... to the public channel... of the D-3 Region."

"Yes, General Luo!"

The next second, Lin Qi's voice, with a lazy tone, clearly resounded throughout the Eagle-7 Conference Room and in the ears of all the Federation high-ups following the matter, transmitted via the Federation's top-tier military communication network.

"Hello? Hello? Can you hear me? Is Elder Zhao there? Is General Luo there?"

"Um... sorry about that, let me interrupt your meeting for a moment."

"As for me, I'm preparing to take my two good-for-nothing subordinates out for a little 'team building'."

"By the way, I'll also give everyone in the Federation a free 'open lecture'."

Lin Qi cleared his throat, and his voice suddenly became incredibly clear and resonant, as if carrying a strange magic, piercing through space, piercing through the screen, and directly ringing in everyone's mind.

"The name of the course is—'On How to Elegantly Handle Neighborhood Disputes'."

"The lecturer, Lin Qi."

"Now, students, please turn your attention to your right, which is Sector S-17 of the Eastern Rift Zone."

As his words fell, the deep starry tunnel in the center of that golden "Star Gate" suddenly shifted!

Replacing it was an incredibly clear and shocking... real-time battlefield scene!

It was the Eastern Rift Zone, Sector S-17!

That gigantic and twisted shadow monster was frantically devouring everything around it; whether it was Void Realm creatures or Federation fortifications, in front of it, they were like paper.

The stationed Federation troops were falling into chaos and despair.

Their artillery fire, hitting the monster, couldn't even stir up a ripple.

Their armor melted like ice and snow in the face of the "Law Pollution" emitted by the monster.

It was a complete, one-sided massacre.

In the entire Eagle-7 Conference Room, all the generals who saw this scene clenched their fists, their eyes filled with anger and helplessness.

However, Lin Qi's voice rang out again, inopportunely.

The tone was full of a "teacher's" frustration at "poor students" who wouldn't improve.

"See that, students?"

"This is a typical 'incorrect demonstration'."

"Facing this kind of unreasonable 'conceptual' enemy, using your 'physics' stuff is not going to work."

"It's like you trying to solve a philosophical problem with a mathematical formula."

"It's not that you're wrong, but rather, you were wrong from the very root."

Lin Qi paused, his voice carrying a hint of a smile.

"So, what should be the correct approach to solving this problem?"

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not targeting anyone."

"I'm just saying, to everyone here who studies 'Law'..."

He dragged out the sound, and then, slowly, pulled from behind his back that plain and simple... entrenching tool, reconstructed from the pillars of the "Four Directions Prison Formation."

"...your way of thinking should all be changed."