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"No one asked us to prepare anything, and we didn't receive any data that we had to study in advance..." Gu Changyou said as he skimmed his finger absentmindedly along the rim of his cup. He then shook his head with a resigned sigh. "There are no clues for us whatsoever."

"Well, that's not entirely true," Liao Handong said with a serious expression. "Do you all still remember the orders that Yanluo Qin has issued since unification, particularly the most recent ones?"

Li Lanzhi's brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this, and several seconds later, her eyes lit up as she replied, "I recall very correctly that the first order that was issued was to construct canals and waterways along the major cities to connect with neighboring provinces. To be precise, this order was actually issued as far back as the commencement of the war of unification, not after unification. With each city that was conquered, construction of the city and construction of the waterways progressed simultaneously alongside one another. Construction on all of the waterways across the nation was only completed just last month, and the waterway system is virtually an identical replica of the Yellow River system in the mortal realm."

"I also remember that order," Gu Changyou chimed in. "That was the order that was most perplexing to the entire nation. Are you suggesting that this meeting has something to do with that?"

Liao Handong picked up a peanut and placed it into his mouth as he murmured, "Who knows? Construction of the waterway system was only completed recently, and now, we're being summoned to attend this meeting, so it's hard not to see a connection there. With the sudden demise of the last Hell, too much was...