Chapter 303 The Stick Jumps Around, Spiritual Energy Revives
A rare relaxed atmosphere permeated the highest command headquarters of China.
The giant screen was no longer filled with a countdown or military maps; instead, it displayed South Korea's largest social media platform.
"Sir, look at this."
Chen Jianguo suppressed a laugh and pointed to the top trending topic on the screen, which had been translated into Chinese.
#Shocking! Chinese experts have made a major discovery: the design concept of the Chinese "Kunlun Mirror" may have originated from ancient Chinese legends!#
Below the post was a blurry ancient mural, seemingly unearthed from some corner of a museum. The mural depicted a small figure wearing a bracelet on his wrist.
The comments section was even more fascinating.
[I knew it! How could such a great invention not be the product of the wisdom of our great Republic of China?]
Look, these murals are proof! Our ancestors predicted the birth of personal protective systems thousands of years ago!
[China should pay us patent fees! This is a matter of respect for history!]
[Forget it, upstairs, we're good brothers with China now! Don't you want the Kunlun Mirror?]
【cough......】
A low, suppressed laugh rang out in the command room.
“This…” A young staff officer blushed, “Don’t they feel embarrassed?”
Chief Zhang laughed as well: "For them, shamelessness is probably like a mural, something they can create at any time."
Chen Jianguo shook his head and switched to another page.
"It's one thing if it's just netizens having fun on their own."
"This is an official statement that was just released by one of their conglomerate organizations."
On the screen appeared an official document with meticulous wording but absurd content.
In essence, they expressed their "appreciation" for China's achievements in the field of national security, while "kindly" reminding China that it should "respect history" and acknowledge that its technological inspiration comes from the "common ancient cultural origins" of the two countries.
The document also subtly suggests that China, in the spirit of "humanitarianism and brotherly neighborliness," should "share" some of the "Kunlun Mirror" technology with them to help them jointly address future security challenges.
"Are they trying to get something for nothing?" Cheng Gan raised an eyebrow, a cold smile playing on his lips.
Sun Jiuchou slowly said, "This isn't called 'luring a wolf into a trap,' it's called 'recognizing one's ancestors.' As long as you pay your respects to the powerful and acknowledge a senior brother, isn't it only natural that the senior brother would give you a meal?"
His words drew another burst of laughter from the crowd.
Commander Zhang smiled and shook his head: "They're just clowns, no need to pay them any mind. Let them keep performing, the whole world is watching."
He was about to ask Chen Jianguo to turn off those eyesores when he noticed that Zhou Jue remained silent.
She simply stared at the screen quietly, her eyes filled with a thoughtful expression.
"Xiao Jue, what's wrong?" Chief Zhang asked with concern.
Zhou Jue did not answer immediately. She raised her head and glanced around the command room.
"Grandpa Zhang, esteemed leaders, I may have... discovered something that is a little different."
Before anyone could ask, Zhou Jue pulled up a completely different data chart on his console.
On the screen is a huge map that includes global energy fluctuation monitoring.
In the image, countless tiny blue dots of light, like breathing, flicker and fade in every corner of the earth.
Most of the lights are concentrated in remote mountains, deep oceans, and near ancient civilizations.
"This is..." The smile on Chen Jianguo's face vanished completely.
“In the past week, thousands of unusual energy fluctuations of unknown origin have been detected globally, especially on the land beneath our feet.”
Zhou Jue's finger swiped across the screen.
"The frequencies of these fluctuations do not match any of the electromagnetic waves or infrasound waves we know."
She magnified one of the spots of light.
It was a point of light located deep in the Qinling Mountains of China, emitting a brighter, more ethereal blue light than any other point of light.
"Grandpa Zhang, do you remember the strange incident in the Qinling Mountains last time?" Zhou Jue asked softly.
Chief Zhang's pupils contracted slightly.
"You mean..." Chief Zhang's voice became serious.
“Judging from the waveband and frequency,” Zhou Jue pointed to the pulsating light spot, “they are very similar, which means that these places are very likely to be ‘spiritual energy’ as well.”
The word "spiritual energy" was like two pebbles thrown into a calm lake, stirring up ripples in the hearts of everyone in the command room.
Just then, a voice that only Zhou Jue could hear rang in her mind.
[Host! Host! Major discovery!]
The system's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement.
Based on my continuous tracking of these energy waveforms and database comparisons, I have preliminarily confirmed that the concentration of 'spiritual energy' in this world is beginning to recover at a non-linear rate!
Zhou Jue calmly asked himself, "Data."
[Based on previous model calculations, the spiritual energy concentration in this world would only slowly recover by about 0.001% per year. However, in the past week, this rate has suddenly increased tenfold! It's now 0.01% per year!]
Zhou Jue's heart skipped a beat.
ten times.
This is an extremely terrifying number.
This means that some unknown "switch" has been turned on.
She raised her head, met Chief Zhang's questioning gaze, and calmly recounted the system's data in her own words.
"In the last seven days, the recovery rate has increased tenfold."
"First it was the revolution in weaponry, now it's... the world itself?" Commander Qi muttered to himself.
Sun Jiuchou stared at the flickering lights on the screen, his eyes behind his glasses gleaming with a light that no one could understand.
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas says that the Kunlun Mountains are eight hundred li square and ten thousand ren high. There is a tree called He on it, which is five xun long and five wei in circumference. There are nine wells on its face, with jade railings. There are nine gates on its face, and each gate is guarded by a beast called Kaiming. It is the abode of a hundred gods."
He recited the ancient text slowly, his voice sounding exceptionally clear in the quiet command room.
"Now that the spiritual energy is about to recover, do you think these mythical creatures and sects will appear?"
"Smack."
Chief Zhang placed the teacup heavily on the table.
He stood up, walked to the huge world map, and stared intently at it.
"Whether it's mythology or reality, since it's here, we must respond proactively."
His voice was firm and decisive, instantly dispelling the lingering confusion in the command room.
"We have only one mission."
"Use all resources, regardless of cost, to conduct top-priority secret investigations and research on all anomalous energy points worldwide."
"yes!"
The unified response echoed throughout the command center.
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