Lin Beichen clearly felt that the gold element in his lungs was running out and was not enough to support him in taking a few more steps.
Moreover...
His perception of the air flow was inexplicably weakening.
After all, this was the first time, an attempt.
To succeed...
He was already satisfied and didn’t push himself further.
"Snap—"
Lin Beichen landed steadily, recalling the attempt he just made, his understanding of the cultivation path of Lightweight Skill became clearer.
The reason he couldn’t continue was mainly due to two reasons.
First was the insufficient storage of gold element in his lungs, and second was the insufficient perception of air flow.
The first reason would require further tempering of his lungs with the gold element from the heaven and earth.
As for the second reason...
It’s because of Martial Arts!
The Martial Arts aspect still needed to be strengthened!
Ancient Martial Arts is not the endpoint, but the starting point!
Lin Beichen increasingly felt that the Martial Arts he cultivated by accident were very important for the entire cultivation process.
Of course, he knew that both matters couldn’t be rushed.
They needed to be accumulated slowly.
"Since I have successfully advanced to the third realm of the gold element."
"Then..."
"It’s time to go to the safety bureau for a rating test."
Lin Beichen did not forget his previous thoughts.
The reason he wanted to do this rating test was not just out of novelty and curiosity, but also to get a concrete understanding of how much his strength had improved.
Once he decided to go, he immediately bought a bus ticket back to the Imperial Capital, quickly packed up, and sat on the bus with big and small bags heading back to the Imperial Capital.
...
...
Safety Bureau, large conference room.
The leaders of the safety bureau were still sitting around the conference table.
However, this time it was not an ordinary meeting.
It was an emergency meeting!
At this moment, every leader present had an extremely serious expression and was looking at Kong Hui, who was beside them with a grave and anxious expression.
Song Xiangdong frowned and said, "Old Kong, you asked me to hold this emergency meeting, what happened with the foreign organization?"
"The agents I sent out successfully avoided the major forces of Snake Eye Province two days ago, and reported to me yesterday that they had found the foreign base and sent back precise coordinates."
At this point, Kong Hui paused, and his expression became very unpleasant.
The others did not rush him; they all knew that what he was about to say next was the main reason for convening this emergency meeting.
Kong Hui continued, "Two hours after sending the precise coordinates, they hurriedly reported that they had unexpectedly obtained important information about this foreign organization and even acquired evidence. Moreover, they had not been discovered by the foreign organization and were preparing to evacuate. But after reporting this, they completely lost contact. No matter what, we couldn’t reach them, and I suspect they were captured by the foreign organization, or perhaps already..."
He did not continue.
But the others understood the implications.
Without waiting for Song Xiangdong to host the meeting.
The conference room erupted.
"I think we need to at least determine whether the agents are alive or dead."
"But how to determine that? Send more agents? This foreign organization is now on guard, it won’t be easy to collect information again. Moreover, considering the time frame, the subsequent agents might not even arrive before they’re sacrificed."
"Directly contact the foreign organization to confirm, I think this is urgent. We need to initiate a dialogue with the foreign organization."
"We must take responsibility for our agents, whether they hold important information or not, alive we have to rescue them, and even if they’re dead, we need to retrieve their bodies."
"Snake Eye Province is a fully sovereign country, we can’t directly send troops for a rescue, but sending troops covertly... it’s possible, just very risky. If discovered, those countries eyeing Great Xia will definitely make a fuss about it."
"If we send troops secretly and avoid discovery, we can’t make any grand moves. Based on our investigation, this foreign organization is indeed very large, can small moves really make any breakthrough? Especially as we still haven’t fully grasped the organization’s specifics, making it even harder."
"If we send a covert rescue mission, it might not rescue the agents and we might face international backlash. We need to think, if the major forces of Snake Eye Province notice, what should we do? They won’t show any mercy to our Great Xia warriors, and if they attack our soldiers, do we start a war with Snake Eye Province?"
"..."
The safety bureau leaders spoke one after another.
Song Xiangdong did not interrupt them, nor did he participate in their conversation, he just quietly listened to every word while churning thoughts in his mind.
Determining the agents’ survival is definitely necessary.
Directly talking to the foreign organization is also possible.
But the problem is...
If the agents are alive, how to rescue them.
Hearing them continuously list suggestions and obstacles made him feel even more headachy.
He was deeply conflicted!
After all...
This couldn’t afford any mishandling, it involved too many stakes!
At this moment, Song Xiangdong waved his hand, signaling everyone to quiet down. When all eyes focused on him, he looked at Kong Hui and said, "Old Kong, you immediately start dialoguing with the foreign organization, first confirm if the agents are alive, and then try to stall them, giving us time to devise a rescue plan."