Chapter 31: Chapter 31 All killed!? (3/5)_1 "Knowing their Level has indeed narrowed the scope significantly! And Earth’s current time helps us narrow it down further." "What do you mean?" "Although the initial professions were awakened only yesterday, at this specific time, only Earth’s Northern Hemisphere is conducting the new recruit assessment. Our search area can essentially be halved." "That certainly simplifies things! Quickly dispatch all available personnel to investigate. We must find the list of all four-star and five-star individuals from the Northern Hemisphere whose initial professions were awakened yesterday and who participated in today’s new recruit assessment!" "Why investigate the four-star ones? Given the difficulty of an SSS-level assessment, even a five-star professional at Level 5 would be daunted. I’m afraid only top-tier five-star professionals could manage it. The four-star ones can probably be filtered out directly!" "That’s true, but just in case, let’s include the four-star individuals as well. Anyway, the awakening rates for four-star and five-star are very low—one in ten thousand and one in ten million, respectively. The total number combined won’t be very large!" "That makes sense." "And once we have their list of names? What’s our next step?" "If they pose a threat, we need to nip them in the bud!" "Kill them all?!" "You’ve been in China for so long, haven’t you heard these two sayings? ’To cut the weeds, one must remove the roots,’ and ’It is better to kill an innocent person by mistake than to mistakenly let a target escape.’ What if one of those we spare happens to be the very person who passed the SSS-level assessment? If we’re going to do this, we must be thorough! Kill this entire group, leave no one alive!" "Can’t we just kill all the four-star and five-star initial professionals who have exceeded Level 5 within this timeframe? That would mean fewer, more specific targets." "Foolish! Since we know to dispatch assassins, do you think Earth’s high command are idiots? They will certainly have made preparations. They might even have equipped those individuals with gear or items that can conceal or alter their Levels. If we only target those above Level 5, we’d be easily fooled!" "As expected of the Commander-in-Chief of the ’Earth Combat Department’! Your considerations are far more meticulous and comprehensive than ours!" "Enough with the flattery. Get it done! The people on Earth have likely already begun to act in coordination. Don’t let your actions fall behind." "Yes!" "Right, I almost forgot. Some scions of the great aristocratic families might not participate in the new recruit assessment with the common folk. They have their own family-controlled secret realms for cultivating their descendants. These individuals from the great aristocratic families also require careful investigation." "Understood, I’ll have someone on it right away!" "A Star System with only a single Life Planet, yet it frequently produces so many exceptional experts. This Solar System is truly the greatest rival to our Yongming Star System in the initial stages of the Tower of Eternity!" 「Earth Academy Alliance Headquarters」 A large group of people was in a meeting. Over a hundred people were present in total, but only the ten individuals seated on the high platform held the primary speaking authority. At this moment, an elder from China, seated in the center of the high platform, began to speak. "I presume all of you know why this meeting has been convened today." "I won’t waste words and will get straight to the point regarding potential upcoming events and the countermeasures we must prepare." "Since this was broadcast by the sound of the great path, it’s evident that the Aliens lurking on our Earth have also received this information simultaneously." "These Aliens harbor deep malice towards our Earth. Typically, whenever they discover someone among us has awakened a five-star initial profession, they will stop at nothing, even risking their own lives, to interfere and sabotage! And now, a genius, the likes of whom is seen only once in centuries, has appeared on our Earth!" "A genius capable of passing the SSS-level Realm Breakthrough Assessment at merely Level 5!" "We all understand the immense difficulty of passing the SSS-level Realm Breakthrough Assessment at Level 5! Anyone capable of achieving this undoubtedly possesses extraordinary talents far beyond those of ordinary individuals!" "The mere emergence of a five-star initial professional is enough to incite the Aliens to engage in unscrupulous disruption and interference. Now that an individual with demonstrably greater potential than a simple five-star initial professional has appeared, what do you suppose the Aliens will do to such a person?" As soon as these words were spoken, someone immediately replied, "They will undoubtedly seek to eliminate this person posthaste!" "Precisely. The more the enemy desires something, the more resolute we must be in preventing them from achieving it!" "The global list of professionals who newly awakened yesterday has already been submitted by the various regional Academy Alliance divisions. We have received it and have just swiftly filtered it to identify all awakened individuals of four-star and above." "Access to this data is restricted to the few key leaders who were already stationed at our Earth Professional Alliance Headquarters before the Aliens appeared. They will now personally vet and select personnel to be assigned for the covert protection of these targets." "Wait a moment, Leader. With so many of us here, isn’t it possible that one or two Aliens have infiltrated our ranks? By publicly announcing the matter of covert protection, aren’t you revealing our arrangements to the enemy?" "Haha, you have a valid point, but you’re overthinking it. Even if I didn’t state it openly, the Aliens would still take action. They would anticipate our defensive measures regardless. It may seem like everyone is acting in secret, but in reality, we are employing overt stratagems! It’s merely a question of who will prove more skillful when the time comes." "Then, Leader, why did you summon us for this meeting?" "I summoned you to collectively discuss countermeasures! Overt stratagems!" When it came to countermeasures, collective brainstorming was naturally more efficient and effective. Soon, many brilliant overt stratagems were contributed amidst the lively discussion. "Alright, that concludes today’s discussion. Everyone, act according to the plans we’ve discussed. Additionally, upon your return, gather information on the four-star and five-star professionals who have awakened within the great aristocratic families in your respective regions. Some of them are educated and nurtured internally by their families and have not passed through our Academy Alliance system. Therefore, our current list is incomplete. I need you to report any relevant intelligence promptly. All of you are representative members of the Academy Alliance from your districts; I trust you possess the necessary communication capabilities for this." "Please rest assured, Leader, we will complete the mission." "Good. Meeting adjourned. An event of this magnitude will undoubtedly cause turbulent undercurrents globally in the coming days. Everyone, make thorough preparations!" "Yes!" As he watched the attendees depart one after another, a keen glint flashed in the elder’s eyes, and he paid particular attention to the retreating figures of several individuals. The overt stratagems have been set in motion; it’s time for our covert schemes to be executed as well. he thought to himself. Chen Mo could never have anticipated that his mere attempt to challenge his own limits would create such an astonishing commotion. Upon hearing the voice transmitted from the sky, he himself was utterly astounded. He never imagined that his successful challenge of the SSS-level assessment difficulty would enable all professionals globally to directly bypass the assessment. This was an immense boon, a welfare benefiting the entire populace! He had unintentionally made such a profoundly significant contribution. Moreover, it seemed the sound of the great path had also just announced that he had received an additional SSS-level title. Chen Mo immediately opened the semi-transparent floating window in front of him. Sure enough, a notification from the sound of the great path was also displayed there, confirming he had obtained an SSS-level title called ’Pioneer’. This title, much like Godslayer Challenger, was also a growth-type title. Among titles, growth-type titles were generally more valuable than ordinary ones. After all, the higher the level of a growth-type title, the greater the enhancements it provided, offering limitless potential! This was especially true for an SSS-level growth-type title, which possessed astonishing and immense value!