A mysterious and enigmatic statement? What exactly does the Great Xia mean?

“Good afternoon, esteemed journalists.”

“Regarding the series of highly irresponsible and arrogant remarks made by Sakura today, which severely damage bilateral relations and hurt the feelings of the Great Xia people...”

“I am here, on behalf of Great Xia, to give a formal response.”

The moment his voice fell, all the reporters below held their breath, and countless cameras focused on the calm face of the spokesperson.

Everyone knew that what would follow would inevitably be the all-too-familiar diplomatic rhetoric.

“Strong condemnation,” “solemn protest,” “do not say that you were not forewarned”... However, his subsequent words plunged the citizens of Great Xia, and indeed the entire world, into unprecedented bewilderment.

The spokesperson did not continue along the lines of conventional diplomatic rhetoric.

He paused for a moment, then raised his head, his calm gaze piercing through the cameras, as if looking into the long river of history.

Then, he slowly began to speak in an incredibly solemn, even slightly sacred tone.

“Great Xia, since ancient times, has not been a mundane nation. It is the land where the Divine Dragon slumbers, the homeland to which destiny belongs.”

“The Nine Provinces are its body, rivers are its veins, and in the Bloodline of the myriad Dragon descendants flows an eternal Legacy and pride.”

As soon as these words were uttered, the whole world fell silent.

The reporters below, their hands holding cameras, froze in mid-air, and the frequency of their flashes seemed to slow down by half a beat.

Everyone was stunned.

What's going on?

Divine Dragon? Destiny?

Is this still a diplomatic press conference? Where have I been brought?

The spokesperson ignored the surrounding bewilderment and continued in his emotionless tone.

“In the past, when the Divine Dragon slept, petty individuals surrounded it, and evil spirits dared to claw at the sky during its weakening.”

“However, slumber is not demise; dormancy is only for a world-shaking awakening.”

“Now, the Eastern Divine Dragon, which has slept for a hundred years, has opened its eyes.”

“Every breath it takes will stir the winds and clouds!”

“Every heartbeat will shake the heavens and earth!”

“The awakening of the Dragon cannot be stopped by human power, nor blocked by schemes. This is the grand will of Heaven, the irresistible tide!”

“Those who comply may perhaps linger at the Dragon's roar. Those who defy will surely turn to dust beneath the Dragon's might!”

“Any ant-like beings who dare to provoke the Divine Dragon’s majesty, any mantis-like individuals who foolishly try to obstruct the giant Dragon’s ascent, should be careful.”

“Do not wait until heavenly wrath descends and divine punishment arrives to truly understand what reverence means!”

“Know that the wrath of the Divine Dragon is not something you mortals can bear.”

“Once the moment of judgment arrives, it will be a mountain collapse, an earthquake, a heavenly punishment, and eternal damnation!”

The entire speech was vague and Xuanhuan.

There was not a single word of condemnation, not a single warning, and certainly no mention of countermeasures!

The entire speech was about Dragons, destiny, and divine punishment.

The reporters below were completely dumbfounded.

A blonde, blue-eyed foreign reporter dazedly nudged his colleague next to him: “Hey, buddy, is my translator broken? Did he just say... Dragon?”

His colleague, a seasoned veteran reporter, also had a look as if he'd seen a ghost: “No, your translator isn't broken!”

“I understand Chinese; he really did say Dragon.”

“I don't understand it, but I am greatly shocked.”

“This kind of diplomatic rhetoric, in my thirty years of work, is unprecedented!”

Meanwhile, in Great Xia’s live online broadcast, the bullet comments had completely gone wild.

“???”

“Holy cow! Is this the press conference for some Xuanhuan novel?”

“Is the spokesperson too tired and picked up the wrong script when he went on stage??”

“Listening to your words is like listening to words... This brother speaking, do you even hear what you're saying?”

“Who can translate for me, what exactly does our motherland mean by this? No mention of countermeasures, just rambling on and on?”

“It means... uh... let's not worry, Little Sakura will get their comeuppance, Heaven will deal with them?”

“Damn it, isn't that just like farting? I waited so long just for this?”

“Brothers, something's not right, this speech is ninety-nine percent not right!”

“Before, there were always warnings and condemnations, why is it so abnormal this time?”

However, just when everyone thought this almost surreal press conference would end with these absurd remarks,

The spokesperson finally said something everyone could understand.

His tone suddenly turned cold, and that ethereal, otherworldly sense instantly vanished.

“Finally, a reminder to all Great Xia citizens currently within Sakura’s borders.”

“The nation has opened a 24-hour emergency evacuation special channel for you.”

“Please, make sure to return to the motherland within 24 hours.”

“After the deadline, should any accident occur...”

“You will bear the consequences!”

Having said that, he didn't even glance at the audience, turned directly, and left the stage under the gaze of a group of dumbfounded reporters.

The press conference concluded.

The live broadcast signal cut off.

And the Great Xia citizens in front of their screens remained in an upward-gazing, open-mouthed posture, unable to recover for a long time.

It just... ended?

What on earth was that all about?

But after a brief silence, as if something clicked, the internet erupted again!

“Holy crap! I understood that last sentence!”

“Limiting those who ran to Sakura to return to the country within 24 hours?! Otherwise, bear the consequences?!”

“My goodness! That's the key point! The Divine Dragon speech earlier was all a smokescreen, this is the real ultimatum!”

“I get it! I completely get it! Our motherland's meaning is, we're not planning to argue with you anymore, we're going to act directly! So we're calling our own people back first!”

“Hiss! Thinking about it that way, is it possible that the rambling speech earlier wasn't meant for ordinary people at all?”

“But rather for certain ‘special existences’ to hear!”

“Combined with the previous Changbai Mountain miracle video... Oh my god, I dare not imagine!”

“Damn it! Brother, stop talking, I'm getting goosebumps! Heavenly punishment? Divine punishment? Dragon's wrath? Could it be...”

“Twenty-four hours! Brothers! In twenty-four hours, we might witness history!”

“Expectation! Unprecedented expectation! I hope this time, it won't disappoint us!”

“...”

Countless speculations and expectations, at this moment, all transformed into pounding heartbeats.

The entire Great Xia, 1.4 billion people, focused their minds on those short twenty-four hours.

They now urgently wanted to know what the nation was really up to!

And what that awe-inspiring but incomprehensible speech truly meant!

Meanwhile, on the other side of the world.

Pretty Country, President's Office.

Emperor Chuan, with his golden hair flying, had just put down his tablet,

As for the content playing on it, it was precisely the Great Xia spokesperson's rambling speech.