meet
Call connected:
"Comrade Zhong Ling!" Qiao Jianmin's voice came.
"Director Qiao, it's me." Zhong Ling's voice was calm. "After the live broadcast at the end of this month, I'm planning to go on a long trip."
A long journey? Qiao Jianmin's heart skipped a beat.
How far is it? He didn't dare to ask, nor could he ask.
"It might be a long time, and I'm not sure when I'll be back." Zhong Ling continued, "Before I leave, I want to meet with the chief."
"Yes! I understand! I'll arrange it right away!" Qiao Jianmin agreed without hesitation, "I'll definitely arrange it for you!"
After hanging up the phone, Qiao Jianmin immediately stood up, straightened his clothes, and walked out of the office quickly.
…
The next afternoon, a black car drove into the center of Daxia and stopped in front of a small building.
Qiao Jianmin opened the car door himself and Zhong Ling got out of the car.
Under the eaves at the door, an old man was looking at her with a smile. He was none other than a senior leader of Daxia.
"Comrade Zhong Ling, welcome." The leader's smile was gentle and kind.
"Chief." Zhong Ling nodded slightly as a greeting.
The two walked into the study side by side, and Qiao Jianmin stood outside the door.
The study is simply furnished with a desk and several rows of bookshelves. The air is filled with the faint scent of ink and books.
The chief personally poured a cup of tea for Zhong Ling, and the two chatted while drinking.
"I heard from Jianmin that you are going on a long trip?" The chief asked straight to the point after sitting down.
"Yes," Zhong Ling responded, "I'm going to a very far place to take care of some personal matters. I may not be back in the short term."
The commander nodded, not pressing for details. He knew that with someone like Zhong Ling, there was no need to ask, and even if he did, she might not understand. He just needed to know the result.
"The country is doing very well now," the leader began slowly, his voice steady and powerful. "Projects Pangu, Shennong, and Queqiao are all progressing steadily. The popularization of the 'Eternal Life Secret' has also given the entire country a whole new spiritual outlook. All of this is thanks to you."
Zhong Ling picked up the water glass, took a sip, and didn't respond.
For her, these were just casual things.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, the leader didn't care, but there was a bit more emotion in his eyes.
"I came here this time to give you something." Zhong Ling put down the teacup, flipped her hand, and a white jade bottle and a jade piece appeared in her palm.
She pushed the jade bottle in front of the leader.
The chief's gaze fell on the jade bottle, his eyes slightly fixed.
He knew that what Zhong Ling took out was definitely not ordinary.
"This is?"
"Three life-extending pills." Zhong Ling said.
The leader's hand holding the armrest tightened!
Life-extending pill!
Zhong Ling added: "It cannot bring the dead back to life, and can only be taken when a person's life span is about to end.
Taking one pill can extend your life by twenty years and restore your body to peak condition."
Twenty years!
Or twenty years to get back to peak form!
He knows too well what this means to a country!
He raised his head and looked at Zhong Ling deeply. After a long moment, he said, "Comrade Zhong Ling, this gift is too great. I don't know how to express it. Thank you, thank you for your help to Daxia!"
He did not refuse, because he knew that these three pills were the pillars of support that Zhong Ling left for Daxia.
"That's not necessary," Zhong Ling said. "Thanks to the 'Eternal Life Secret', your body will easily live another thirty years. These three pills are for emergencies."
Upon hearing this, the chief was startled at first, then burst into laughter:
"Good! A good one to have in case of emergency!"
Then, Zhong Ling introduced the jade piece to the leader.
The leader naturally knew what the jade piece was. Every leap in technology came from this jade piece.
"What's in here?" asked the chief.
"Some information. During the period of time after I leave, you will need to walk the future path of Daxia on your own. This information can be regarded as a guide."
She placed the jade piece on the desk and pushed it in front of the leader.
He didn't pick it up immediately, but looked up at Zhong Ling with a questioning look in his eyes.
"Here," Zhong Ling explained calmly, "are all the basic theories and technological applications Daxia needs to develop from its current stage to a first-level civilization."
"First-level civilization!"
He certainly knew the concept of a first-level civilization—one that could fully control and utilize all the resources of its home planet, and could explore the resources of the planet where its home planet was located.
"Comrade Zhong Ling...is what you said what I thought you meant?"
"Yes." Zhong Ling nodded. "From energy to materials, from life sciences to information sciences."
"Besides that, I have one more thing to remind you." Zhong Ling's tone became serious. "Technology is a double-edged sword. How you use it is more important than the sword itself."
This sentence woke the leader up.
He suddenly came to his senses. Yes, if these technologies are not controlled by the corresponding wisdom and moral civilization, they will bring not glory but destruction.
He held the jade piece tightly. It carried the fate of hundreds of millions of people and the future of the entire civilization. This responsibility was too heavy.
He didn't ask why it was us, but just stood up and bowed to Zhong Ling.
"That's all I can do." Zhong Ling stood up and prepared to leave. "The future depends on you."
"We will do well." The commander stood up straight, "We will never let this trust down."
He paused, as if thinking of something, and smiled sheepishly:
"Um...Comrade Zhong Ling, I have one more question."
"explain."
"Does the technology here include methods for increasing grain yields per mu, or turning deserts into forests?"
"Of course," she replied. "For a Level 1 civilization, making good use of every inch of land on their home planet is fundamental."
After receiving this answer, the leader laughed:
"Okay, okay!"
Zhong Ling said no more and turned to walk towards the door.
"I'm leaving."
"Take care of yourself."
The chief stood where he was, watching the figure disappear out the door.
Then, the leader slowly sat back in his chair and stroked the jade piece.
He picked up the phone on the table and dialed a number.
"Notify all core members that a top-level meeting will be held in half an hour."
…
After the meeting with the leader, Zhong Ling did not go to Canglan Realm because there was a live broadcast at the end of the month.
Soon, it was the end of the month.
The live broadcast begins at 8pm.
"Here it comes! The Zhong Shen is on air!"
"Reserve a seat in the front row and make a wish. I hope I'll be chosen this time!"
"Forget about it, there are over a billion people competing for three spots. It's harder than becoming an immortal."
"I wonder what the wish will be this time. Will it be to save people? Or to change the world?"
"That Wang Duojin last time did a livestream for a week, and the whole time he was bickering with his dog. It was hilarious!"
Zhong Ling's figure appeared on the screen:
"Good evening everyone, let's start our first live broadcast."
Zhong Ling clicked on the screen and successfully connected with a user with the ID "Traveling Cat".
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