PFC Chapter 264 A Once-in-a-Million-Year Upheaval on Earth
Chapter 264 A Once-in-a-Million-Year Upheaval on Earth
Special operations base.
"The above is all the latest information about the phantom that Special Envoy Feng Yi obtained from Nanyun Province. Everyone, please feel free to speak your minds!" Ma Tao put down the pointer in his hand, gave a look to everyone in the conference room, and raised his hand to signal.
The people in the conference room began to whisper and murmur among themselves.
After a while, someone finally broke the silence.
"Director Ma, let me first share my personal views." The speaker was a young man sitting on the left side of the conference table, who was also the head of the internal affairs department of the special operations base.
“Okay, please go on.” Ma Tao nodded, signaling him to continue.
The young man cleared his throat and said, "First of all, I think that since this newly emerged phantom hasn't appeared on a large scale in the Ming Dynasty, shouldn't our special operations force not invest too much effort in it?"
"After all, our human and combat resources are limited and need to be allocated rationally."
He paused for a moment, looked at the reactions of the others, and then said, "You should know that during this period, there have been Worm (Zerg) disasters all over the Ming Dynasty and even all countries on the entire Blue Star. There are even a large number of law-abiding Orphnochs demanding their personal rights from the government."
“These issues are more urgent and important than this newly emerging phantom.”
His voice gradually rose, as if he was becoming increasingly confident in his point of view.
“For small-scale incidents like this, wouldn’t it be better to leave them to the Special Affairs Bureau? They specialize in handling these kinds of special incidents and should have more experience and time than we do.”
"Alright, that concludes my remarks!"
After he finished speaking, he sat down, let out a long sigh, and seemed quite satisfied with his remarks.
After listening, Ma Tao did not express his opinion directly. His expression remained as calm as ever, and he didn't even raise an eyebrow.
However, his gaze slowly moved from one person to another, finally settling on the faces of the heads of other departments.
"And you?" His voice was neither loud nor soft, yet it carried an undeniable sense of pressure. "Do you all see it that way too?"
This sentence acted as a fuse, instantly igniting the atmosphere in the conference room.
The heads of the other departments seemed to be driven by this invisible pressure, and one after another they spoke up to express their opinions.
"Yes, Director Ma." The first to speak was the head of the department responsible for coordinating resources.
His tone was somewhat helpless. "As you know, since the last incident, the military's main forces have been used to protect the safety of the people in the city."
"This has led to our Special Operations and Special Task Force taking over almost all of the combat missions against anomalous creatures."
"We were already short-staffed, and now it's even worse!"
"Moreover, our high-end and mid-to-low-end combat capabilities are currently very limited, and the pressure on our comrades below is really immense."
"Yes! Yes!" For a moment, the entire conference room echoed with voices of agreement, as if it were a grand chorus of complaints.
Only a few departments specifically responsible for field operations remained silent; they sat there quietly, seemingly deep in thought.
Meanwhile, the other internal departments were all frowning and complaining about the difficulties they were facing.
"Stop!" Ma Tao slammed his hand on the table, the sound deafening, and the originally noisy conference room instantly fell silent.
He looked around at everyone present and said with a solemn expression, "I know that everyone is facing tremendous pressure, but we cannot run away from reality."
"Humanity is now at a critical juncture of life and death, and Earth is undergoing a tremendous transformation that is unprecedented in ten thousand years!"
Ma Tao's voice echoed in the conference room, as if every word carried a heavy weight.
His gaze was piercing, fixed intently on everyone, leaving them no room to look away.
"If we ignore everything and put everything aside, then when those abnormal creatures swarm in like a tide to wipe out humanity, are you going to tell them to wait, that we're too busy?" Ma Tao's question was like a sharp sword, piercing straight to the heart.
The meeting room was deathly silent; no one dared to respond to Ma Tao's words.
The heads of many departments lowered their heads and remained silent; they were clearly shocked by Ma Tao's words.
"Ah! Answer me! Look in my eyes!"
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imperial capital.
Zhu Shitao had just finished meeting with Grand Secretary Zheng when they immediately headed straight for the Ming Dynasty's imperial palace.
Time flies like an arrow; from early morning until 2:30 pm, time slips away quietly.
"Old Zheng, what exactly happened on the military's side? How could their operational plans have changed so drastically!"
"If things continue like this, won't we become very passive?" Zhu Shitao asked anxiously, staring at Old Zheng beside him with a worried expression.
Old Zheng sighed helplessly and said slowly, "Alas... I am at a loss now."
"Nowadays, half of the military power is in His Majesty's hands, and the other half belongs to the Military Governor's Office. The Cabinet can no longer interfere in it."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Shitao's face grew even more gloomy. He angrily pounded the wall to vent his dissatisfaction and resentment, while shouting, "Then what should we do next! If this continues, there will definitely be big problems!"
"The military's current command system is simply a bunch of idiots. They only know how to defend. Apart from some border military regions that are still holding their positions, the troops in other places are all shrinking their battle lines."
"As long as those Worms and Orphnochs don't appear in large numbers in the city, they completely ignore them. What do they think people's lives are! They're a bunch of bastards!"
"We have no choice but to try anything now. From now on, we'll have to rely on your Special Operations Bureau and Special Forces to deal with these anomalous creatures. Don't count on the military."
"Go back and discuss countermeasures with Hong Tao and the others."
"I'll think of some ways when I get back, to see if we can integrate and separate some of the border defense forces. It just so happens that His Majesty also has this intention," Old Zheng said, patting Zhu Shitao on the shoulder.
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