Chapter 18: Huiyue City, Emergency Meeting!-Mass Job Change: My Skills Are All Forbidden Spells with a Ten Thousand Times Boost(By the banks of the Ruoshui River, the wine cups drift along the gentle current.)

Huayue City Conference Center.

At this moment, the conference center was packed with all senior officials of Huayue City, yet one seat remained conspicuously vacant.

“What’s Sun Hu doing? How can he be absent from such a high-level meeting? Does he think he can defy the Empire after what happened last time?” grumbled a bald man seated nearby, lighting a cigar to vent his frustration.

“The Minister Sun is currently leading a rescue team to the underground city. This meeting does not require his attendance. Everyone else should be present. Let’s begin,” the mayor spoke suddenly, dispelling everyone’s concerns.

“I believe you’re all aware of the general situation,” the mayor continued. “According to the latest report from the detection department, the entire underground city has begun to collapse. At this rate, within an hour, it will be nothing but ruins.”

“Mayor, what on earth happened? Why is the underground city collapsing? Did some unrecorded monster appear?” the Minister of Education asked.

“No, there are no unrecorded monsters,” the mayor replied. “According to Minister Sun’s assessment, a Supreme-level powerhouse appeared in the underground city and used a forbidden spell. The underground city couldn’t withstand such power and thus collapsed.”

Upon hearing this, silence swept through the room.

The bald man tossed his cigar into the ashtray and slammed the table. “Supreme-level powerhouse—again! Are these people so bored they have to cause trouble here? Why don’t they go stir things up in the Imperial Capital? Last time’s incident already caused tremendous losses. Just repairing the Wall of Life has drained our financial department.”

Indeed, this bald man was the head of Huayue City's finance department. If anyone suffered the most from these events, it was undoubtedly him.

“That’s right. These two incidents alone have brought considerable trouble to Huayue City. Moreover, it’s currently the peak period for student vocation awakenings. I suspect someone is deliberately causing chaos,” the Minister of Education said gravely.

The mayor felt the headache intensify. These powerhouses never cause trouble anywhere else, yet they insist on wreaking havoc in Huayue City. It was a devastating blow to the city's overall development.

The Minister of Public Security spoke up, “Mayor, after these two incidents, panic among the citizens has reached unprecedented levels. We must take this matter seriously.”

“If we let these Supreme-level powerhouses run rampant, the citizens will lose all trust in us.”

“You make it sound easy,” the finance minister retorted with a roll of his eyes. “They’re Supreme-level. The strongest we’ve got on record is a level fifty-eight Diamond powerhouse. I know you want to stop them, but we must be realistic. Our people might not even see them before being wiped out by forbidden spells.”

“You saw what happened: last time, they destroyed the Wall of Life, and now the entire underground city has been blasted apart. These are Supreme-level beings—let’s be real!”

The Minister of Public Security shot back angrily, “Are we supposed to sit back and do nothing?”

“You think your department faces the most public pressure? Ours is no better. If we don’t act, Huayue City will suffer unprecedented talent loss!”

Listening to the two ministers argue, the Minister of Education chimed in, “Mayor, we cannot sit idly by under these circumstances.”

“If this is the last time, fine. But what if that Supreme-level powerhouse continues to create havoc in Huayue City? If we allow this, he’ll think we’re weak, and he’ll strike again and again.”

“Huayue City cannot endure such torment any longer.”

Faced with mounting pressure from all sides, the mayor hesitated but finally said, “We must intervene. If we don’t, the citizens will believe we’re collecting their taxes without serving them.”

“Though Huayue City lacks strong powerhouses, we cannot let him run amok.”

“Very well. I’ll contact the Empire and report the situation. Let’s see if they have any solutions.”

“That’s all we can do,” everyone sighed.

In such circumstances, the senior officials of Huayue City could only turn to the Empire for help. If even the Empire could not provide a solution, they would have no choice but to let the intruder continue his rampage.

Soon after, the mayor’s secretary connected a call to the Empire.

“Secretary Shangguan, this is Mayor Nan Tian of Huayue City.”

A strong, resolute voice answered, “Hello, Mayor Nan. Is there something urgent?”

The mayor hurriedly explained, “Huayue City is under attack by a Supreme-level powerhouse. The city is in turmoil.”

Nan Tian succinctly briefed Secretary Shangguan on both recent incidents.

“We convened a high-level meeting and resolved to request the Empire to dispatch Supreme-level powerhouses for investigation. With our city’s current strength, we are incapable of conducting a thorough investigation, so we must rely on the Empire.”

After a moment’s silence, the voice on the other end replied, “Mayor Nan, I will notify the relevant authorities immediately. The Empire will not abandon any territory under its jurisdiction, certainly not Huayue City.”

“The Empire will not allow anyone to act recklessly on our land, even if they are Supreme-level powerhouses.”

“Please trust the Empire. In the near future, a team led by a Supreme-level powerhouse will be sent to Huayue City to assist you in resolving these issues.”

Upon hearing this, the high-ranking officials in the conference room grew visibly excited.

With the Empire’s assurance, Huayue City could finally see some hope.

At that moment, all present stood in unison, right fists pressed to their chests.

“We pledge our lives in loyalty to the Empire!”

Soon, a voice from the other end echoed the oath, “We pledge our lives in loyalty to the Empire!”

Then the call ended.

The mayor waved his hand decisively. “All departments, begin disaster assessment preparations. Anyone with spare capacity should immediately assist in the underground city rescue.”

“We will not abandon a single citizen of Huayue City!”

“Yes!” the officials responded in unison, then hurried off to prepare for the work ahead.

For Huayue City, this was their most trying moment yet.