The Spell's Range Covers the Entire Territory of China? Hand It Over to the Nation

9: Chapter 9: The Conservatives’ Questions and Ryuichi’s Decision!”Wait!”

A voice suddenly rang out, interrupting what Su Yun was about to say.

The temperature in the meeting room dropped instantly, as if a basin of liquid nitrogen had been splashed over it.

Everyone’s gaze shifted from Su Yun to the man on the left side of the conference table who had remained silent until now.

The speaker was around fifty years old, with two gold stars on his shoulders. Unlike the combat commanders around him who exuded an air of slaughter, he wore rimless glasses and had his hair combed meticulously, looking more like an academic professor.

The Director of the Strategic Staff Department, Zhou Weimin.

Long Yi frowned and asked in a deep voice, ”Old Zhou, what do you have to say?”

Zhou Weimin pushed up his glasses and said:

”Chief, I understand your feelings, and I see the urgency on the front lines as well.”

”But as the head of the Strategic Staff Department, I must be responsible for the feasibility and consequences of every command. Emotion cannot replace reason. Comrade Su Yun’s patriotic passion is worthy of recognition, but this is a war of national destiny; there is no room for taking things for granted.”

As he spoke, he tapped the touch screen in front of him, and a detailed data report was projected into the air.

”According to the records in the National Awakener Database, the Shaman class’s F-rank skill ’Mud Swamp Totem’ works by injecting Earth Element spiritual power to forcibly change the soil structure at a physical level. It causes water content to reach instant saturation and the viscosity index to increase exponentially, thereby forming a semi-liquid asthenosphere.”

”To put it simply, it turns flat ground into a mud pit.”

”Comrade Su Yun said just now that his talent might cause the skill to mutate. Let’s set aside the result of the mutation for a moment; based on the fact that Comrade Su Yun’s two previous skill releases expanded the range to the entire territory, that is precisely the greatest risk point!”

At this point, Zhou Weimin’s voice suddenly rose:

”The terrain of Luofeng Slope is complex. Our Seventh Army Group has deployed not only light infantry there, but also two full heavy armored brigades! That’s over a hundred main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, each weighing dozens of tons!”

”If a large-scale swamp is created at a physical level, those high-speed charging exotic beasts will indeed be hindered, but what about our own iron torrent? Once tanks sink into the mud, they become sitting ducks! Not to mention the subsequent heavy truck transport convoys loaded with ammunition and supplies. This isn’t blocking the enemy; this is clearly drawing a prison for ourselves and crippling our own strength!”

Among the generals in the meeting room who were originally boiling with passion, many now showed hesitation.

It was true.

War was not child’s play; one couldn’t just rush forward on a whim. If the battlefield turned into a swamp without distinguishing between friend and foe, then before the exotic beasts could bite them to death, their own people would have sunk in and suffocated miserably.

Zhou Weimin didn’t give everyone a chance to breathe and continued to throw out a second, more fatal problem:

”This is only a tactical disaster for a local battlefield. If Comrade Su Yun’s talent also takes effect during this skill release, then—”

He pulled up a map of Longxia Country’s transportation network, crisscrossed with red lines.

”This means that once the skill is activated, not just the border, but even our Jingxi Base, the highways across the country where cars are driving, the airport runways where planes take off and land, and urban houses and streets could all experience geological anomalies because of this skill release.”

”By then, before the front line is even won, the rear will be paralyzed by sudden geological changes. Tens of millions of people will be displaced, and the entire nation’s functioning will grind to a halt. Who can bear this responsibility?”

After finishing, Zhou Weimin closed his folder and stood up straight: ”Therefore, I resolutely oppose the rash use of such uncontrollable strategic-level means before rigorous safety testing. Even if we lose, we must lose clearly; we cannot die in the chaos created by our own people.”

Silence filled the hall.

It had to be said that although Zhou Weimin’s words were unpleasant to hear, every word was a gem that hit the mark. Combined with his professional expertise as a top staff officer, they had to seriously consider the pros and cons.

Standing behind Su Yun, Qin Shuangyue couldn’t help but ponder secretly. Unfortunately, because she didn’t know Su Yun well enough, she didn’t know if Zhou Weimin’s deduction would come true.

Long Yi didn’t speak, but simply turned his gaze toward Su Yun.

Su Yun stood in place, having listened to Zhou Weimin’s words.

He wasn’t angry; his expression was calm.

”Is Director Zhou finished?”

Su Yun spoke slowly, ”The data is very detailed, the logic is rigorous, and the risk assessment is textbook-level. If I were an ordinary Shaman, or even an S-rank hidden class ’Earth Shaman,’ your concerns would be one hundred percent correct, truly the words of a seasoned statesman.”

At this point, his tone shifted, gaining a bit of the flamboyance and sharpness unique to youth:

”But you’ve made a fundamental error in your premise.”

Hearing this, Zhou Weimin raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised: ”I’m all ears.”

Su Yun stepped toward the massive holographic sand table. With a swipe of his finger, the Luofeng Slope terrain map instantly rotated and zoomed in, making the mountains and ravines clearly visible.

”You’ve ignored the difference between an ’ordinary skill’ and a ’mutated skill.’”

”An ordinary Mud Swamp Totem is indeed an interference with the physical world. Water plus soil becomes mud—that’s a physical rule, a chemical reaction. But with the enhancement of my talent [Territory is Domain], this skill has undergone an essential dimensional ascension; it is no longer limited to changes at the molecular level.”

He turned to look directly at Zhou Weimin:

”Director Zhou, what do you think a ’swamp’ is?”

Zhou Weimin was taken aback and instinctively replied: ”A mud pit, fluid soft soil...”

”Wrong.”

Su Yun shook his head: ”That’s a geological definition. At the conceptual level, a ’swamp’ represents—difficulty in moving, being deeply mired, a sense of despair where no matter how one struggles, they are dragged toward the abyss. It is the manifestation of the rule of ’sluggishness.’”

”My skill doesn’t rewrite the composition of the soil, but rather the judgment rules for the concept of ’movement.’”

These words were far too mysterious. For a moment, the generals, who were used to artillery barrages and worshipped firepower coverage, were left in a daze, looking at each other in confusion.

Seeing this, Su Yun smiled: ”To put it more simply, it can actually be summarized by an ancient saying—”

”All under heaven is the King’s land.”

Hearing this, everyone felt even more confused.

Only Long Yi’s eyes, which had been calm as a still lake, suddenly brightened.

Su Yun continued: ”In fact, this is also the conclusion I reached after testing the previous two skills.”

”In my concept, this land is sentient; it has a master. Since it’s one’s own territory, how can the family dog bite its own master?”

”My totem’s judgment rule is very simple; it possesses a top-priority friend-or-foe identification mechanism. For invaders, this land is a man-eating swamp, the air is viscous glue, and even gravity will turn into countless ghostly hands pulling them down. Running on it would be like sprinting in the depths of a ten-thousand-meter ocean.”

”But for our soldiers, for the Dragon Summer army defending our home and country—”

Su Yun waved his hand sharply, and the red defensive line on the holographic screen seemed to tremble along with it.

”The earth remains solid, and the smooth path remains clear! In fact, because the land has gained sentience, it will even provide footing for our tracks and give our soldiers leverage! How could Mother Earth trip the children who protect her?”

”Director Zhou,” Su Yun said, smiling at the completely stunned Zhou Weimin, ”the ’friendly fire’ and ’transportation paralysis’ you worry about simply do not exist. Because in my rules, this isn’t some physical mud, but rather the ’rejection reaction’ of these mountains and rivers toward invaders.”

”This is dimensional ascension. This is what Territory is Domain means.”

Of course, this wasn’t entirely guaranteed, Su Yun added silently in his heart.

After all, although he had roughly deduced the effect of Mud Swamp Totem based on the effects of [Purple Qi Coming From the East] and [Heavenly Candle Divine Illumination], the details would ultimately only be known through actual execution.

However, these words still stunned the crowd, and the hall fell silent for a moment.

After several seconds, the general with the scar on his face suddenly slapped his thigh: ”Damn! Although I don’t understand that dimensional stuff, I understood the part about ’one’s own territory doesn’t bite’! This is a freaking divine skill!”

Zhou Weimin opened his mouth, wanting to refute this idealistic theory from a scientific perspective.

But looking at Su Yun’s calm eyes and reflecting on the discourse about ’King’s land’ just now, he actually found himself unable to find a reason to argue.

In this era of global digitalization, old physical Laws were already collapsing. If this young man’s talent truly belonged to the conceptual rule category...

Then his previous worries indeed seemed narrow-minded.

”Conceptual rule judgment... friend-or-foe identification...” Zhou Weimin muttered to himself, the doubt in his eyes gradually fading, replaced by an emotion called ”shock.” As a strategist, he knew better than anyone what this meant.

If one could limit the enemy’s speed unilaterally without changing the terrain, then this wasn’t a tactical skill—it was a strategic-level deterrent weapon!

”It seems I’ve grown old, and my thinking is still stuck in the past. In fact, I should have realized it sooner; given those two skills you performed before, it couldn’t possibly be an ordinary F-rank effect.” Zhou Weimin took a deep breath, straightened his uniform, and bowed solemnly toward Su Yun. ”Comrade Su Yun, I apologize for my questioning just now. If it’s truly as you say, then in this battle, we have a chance! A great chance!”

Su Yun quickly stepped aside to avoid the bow and waved his hand: ”Don’t, Director Zhou. You were being responsible for the soldiers. If I couldn’t even distinguish that much, then my schooling would have been in vain.”

This kid is neither arrogant nor rash, humble and polite—a good prospect.

Many people nodded secretly.

Long Yi, who had been silent, finally spoke up at this moment.

”What a fine ’All under heaven is the King’s land.’”

Long Yi praised: ”The words left by our ancestors thousands of years ago—who would have thought they would become our reliance for guarding the nation’s gates today?”

The old man looked around, and his pressure instantly filled the hall.

”If you doubt someone, don’t use them; if you use them, don’t doubt them. Since the logic is clear, let’s not dawdle.”

”comrade Zhou Weimin!”

”Present!” Zhou Weimin stood at attention.

”Pass the order! The Seventh Army Group does not need to retreat. All heavy armored units are to push forward! Tell them to just keep pressing ahead; the country will not abandon them, and reinforcements are coming immediately!”

”Yes!”

”Comrade Su Yun!”

”Here.” Su Yun straightened his back.

Long Yi looked at him with piercing eyes: ”Now, show us your methods. Let me, let this room full of generals, and let the three hundred thousand brothers on the front line see what it means when we say—those who invade our great nation’s territory will find it impossible to move an inch!”

”Understood.”

Su Yun took a deep breath and nodded silently.

All procedural obstacles had been cleared. Now, it was time to display a ”miracle.”

However, at the critical moment when Su Yun was about to call up the System panel, a sharp alarm suddenly erupted from the main screen, and the originally flashing red light instantly turned deep black.

”Report!”

The communications staff officer’s urgent voice came through: ”Urgent telegram from the front! Luofeng Slope High Ground Number One... has fallen!”

The screen suddenly switched.

The screen no longer showed a high-altitude satellite view, but rather a high-altitude perspective transmitted back by a front-line drone.

In the frame, a bolt of black lightning instantly tore through the dense fire network constructed ahead. It was a massive Lord-class Wind Demon Wolf King, its body surrounded by a cyan-black hurricane. It was so fast it didn’t even seem like a living creature, leaving only a blurred afterimage.

”Boom!”

A soldier who had just hoisted an anti-tank rocket launcher didn’t even have time to pull the trigger before he was smashed into pieces by that afterimage.

”We can’t stop it! We can’t stop it at all!”

”They’re too fast! Our fire control radar is completely useless!”

”The company commander has fallen! The political instructor has also fallen!”

The communication channel was filled with desperate roars and death rattles.

Immediately after, a raspy male voice spread through the entire underground command hall via the static: ”This is the Second Battalion of the 358th Regiment! The position has been breached! The Wind Demon Wolf pack is pushing into our depth! Requesting artillery coverage! Repeat, fire on my position! Blow us up along with these beasts! Don’t let them through!!”

That was a resolute will to die.

Since they couldn’t stop them, they would use their lives to fill the gap.

The atmosphere in the meeting room instantly dropped to freezing point. The generals who were just discussing theoretical feasibility now had bloodshot eyes. The scarred general was even grinding his teeth so hard they creaked, oblivious to the blood flowing down the corner of his mouth.

It was too late.

No one expected that in just these one or two minutes of discussion, the defensive line would be shredded. For a moment, everyone couldn’t help but feel a sense of dejection.

”Mr. Su...” Qin Shuangyue instinctively looked at the youth beside her.

Facing such a desperate situation where even heavy armored divisions were helpless, could Su Yun turn it around?