Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 543 - 320: Genius Training Program_2

The number of people who could participate in this meeting was very small, adding up to less than 30 people, with Liu Zaoxin and Bai Yinghui both conspicuously in attendance.

However, their participation was not due to high status but purely because they had the most dealings with the Dragon King.

At this time, the two men sitting in the conference room, looking at the projector in front of them, were a bit nervous.

"Gentlemen, the secure line is now connected. The meeting will start in three minutes," a military officer in charge of secrecy whispered after informing them and then exited the conference room with the rest of the staff.

No one would be able to enter until the meeting was over.

Liu Zaoxin and Bai Yinghui exchanged glances, both quickly adjusting their state of mind and organizing in their heads what they were about to say.

Three minutes passed by in a blink, and soon the projection screen lit up, with several figures appearing on the screen in front of them.

Elder Zhang, seated at the head, put down the documents in his hand and began slowly, "Today’s meeting has two main agenda items. The first item concerns the Dragon King. Please take a look at this latest data."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zaoxin and Bai Yinghui immediately looked down at their tablets.

What was once a blank document now had content refreshed on it.

Liu Zaoxin quickly browsed through it, familiar with much of the information.

But when he saw the contents later on, he could not help but show surprise on his face.

Because the latter part detailed the Dragon King’s performance in the Land of Inheritance and some summaries of battles.

Although these battles were simply described in text, just by seeing who the enemies were and their realms, one could imagine how terrifying and fierce such battles were.

"Elder Zhao, is the information in the latter part accurate?" someone couldn’t help but ask.

"Absolutely certain! Our nation’s strongest, Bai Junheng, has returned earlier, and these reports are provided by him," Elder Zhao nodded in confirmation.

Even though the room was filled with influential figures, their breaths became heavier at this moment.

There was no helping it; according to the description in the data, the combat power exhibited by the Dragon King was simply too terrifying.

The earlier battles were one thing, but during the final assessment, he managed to withstand the assault of eight Eighth Order Strongmen, killing his way out of the encirclement and being the first to obtain a Divine Artifact, and moreover, he secured two Divine Artifacts.

Latterly, he even broke through to the Seventh Order, overpowering all the Eighth Order Strongmen and dominantly claiming first place in the final assessment.

These contents sent Liu Zaoxin’s emotions surging.

However, when he got to the final part of the information, concerning a conjecture made by the Staff Department, his pupils involuntarily constricted.

"The Staff Department speculates there’s a 70% probability that the giant tree is the Dragon King’s true body? This, this... seems unlikely, right?" Liu Zaoxin couldn’t help but speak out.

This matter shocked him no less than the news of the Dragon King achieving first place in the final assessment.

Not only was Liu Zaoxin shocked, but many people also showed an incredulous expression upon seeing the last part of the report.

Seeing this, Elder Zhao looked towards a military officer sitting at the lower end of the table.

The officer immediately stood up and said, "According to the intelligence provided by Bai Junheng, during the final assessment, the Dragon King and the giant tree had separate avatars and were ranked independently of each other."

"Moreover, whether it was inside the Land of Inheritance or out here, the one fighting has always been the giant tree, using its roots as weapons."

"Such a method of combat leads us to suspect, please look at the picture below."

The military officer paused for a moment, and then Liu Zaoxin saw a picture pop up on the tablet in front of him.

This was a comparative picture; the former showed the scene of the roots fighting, the latter the Dense Fog Giant fighting.

If one disregarded the appearance, their movements were exactly the same.

Many narrowed their eyes slightly after seeing this picture.

The officer continued, "As everyone can see, if we simply wrap a layer of dense fog around these roots, it essentially becomes the Dense Fog Giant."

"Of course, all the above is speculative based on the available intelligence. My report is now complete."

After the officer finished speaking, he sat down, and once again, the room fell into a prolonged silence.

Everyone instinctively turned their gaze towards Elder Zhao, but they soon realized that his expression was unfazed.

He spoke slowly, "There’s no need to dwell on this matter. Whether the Dragon King is a Mutated King Cobra or that giant tree, it actually makes no difference to us."

"As long as ’Dragon King’s’ attitude towards us remains unchanged, that’s what matters, right?"

Upon hearing Elder Zhao’s words, everyone in the room nodded in agreement.

Indeed, it didn’t matter who the Dragon King really was, as long as they could continue to maintain this relationship, that would definitely be correct.

Elder Zhao continued, "A day ago, Tianhe City was relatively well preserved, and the Dragon Hall was the biggest contributor, with significant casualties."

"Under such circumstances, we definitely need to respond. Xiao Qian, please announce the next matters."

Upon hearing Elder Guo’s words, a middle-aged man wearing black-framed glasses on the left side of the meeting table stood up, "Based on our group’s urgent deliberations, there are three matters that need to be processed as soon as possible."