Although it's just one sentence, it undoubtedly contains a huge amount of information.
Li Liwen and his two young team members were all trying to process the meaning behind that sentence.
Many interpretations immediately came to mind.
But regardless of the reason, they all tell us that the Earth is definitely not as simple as it is described in textbooks.
Not only them, but He Zhongze's side is also in chaos right now.
Let's rewind to about half an hour earlier.
When Li Liwen and his two companions were discovered by Ma Yu and invited into the private room, the backstage command, coordinated by He Zhongze, had already arranged the follow-up plan.
A room next to the monitoring center was turned into a temporary command center, where several laptops transferred the surveillance footage from the front and rear cameras of Bao'er Seafood Restaurant.
A dozen or so police officers transferred from the Municipal Public Security Bureau and the Provincial Public Security Department worked together temporarily in the conference room.
Signal amplifiers and listening equipment, as well as full recording equipment and negotiation analysis experts, were all in place.
There was a little incident in between.
At the time, Li Liwen felt that he had been discovered by Ma Yu and it was inconvenient to speak directly into the concealed earpiece, so he sent a text message when he was being escorted to the private room.
With their tacit understanding, He Zhongze naturally arranged everything perfectly, striving to seize this opportunity flawlessly.
However, the required personnel were both comprehensive and urgent, and the arrival of the five special task forces was rushed, leaving them unable to fully utilize their abilities in a short period of time.
Although they know you are a special investigation team sent by higher-ups, the application process still takes time. While it's not slow, it's not exactly fast either, at least far from He Zhongze's expectations.
It's well past the end of the workday, and the batch of people urgently dispatched earlier already represents most of the staff on duty.
This is not because the functional departments are inefficient, but because for important cases, a special task force must be set up in advance, and then this group will handle the case with various swift responses. Major operations will be notified in advance, so they will not be rushed.
The current procedure is a task force allocation procedure, not a case handling procedure.
Ten minutes had passed and the instructions still hadn't reached the frontline staff, but Li Liwen had already entered the private room. He Zhongze was extremely anxious.
He made a direct phone call to the Minister of State Security, the top superior of the five types of special agents.
Minister Yang knew that the five special agents had gone to Qiantang, but he also understood that the country was currently in the dark about this matter, so he was surprised to receive such a pleasant surprise.
He thought to himself, "Wow, those two guys, Li Liwen and He Zhongze, are incredibly efficient. They've made a major breakthrough so quickly."
Upon learning that progress was hampered by objective factors, the minister dared not delay and immediately made a phone call.
This case instantly became a national priority, with all resources set as the highest priority, which startled the provincial department and the Qiantang Municipal Bureau.
A dozen minutes later, the temporary command center was filled with various personnel who had arrived, and each person was given only a brief briefing and asked to keep the information confidential.
The monitored content was amplified, and apart from the first few sentences of conversation, the rest was all the sound of eating.
As soon as Hong Quan began his presentation, someone recorded key information and conducted a preliminary analysis.
When Windsor erupted, He Zhongze's side also heard a loud bang.
The loud bang startled everyone, and they almost couldn't resist sending the assault team in, but thankfully they found out that nothing was wrong.
But it was also heavily recorded and marked with a red line.
"Never mention age in front of Lady Windsor, the Holy See Consul."
When Hong Quan finished speaking his last sentence, everyone in the temporary command center was already in an uproar, but they dared not make a sound due to discipline.
...
Li Liwen had many questions in his mind, but for a moment he didn't know how to ask them.
After a dozen seconds, he carefully considered his question.
What does it mean that "the Earth's power has been restored"?
Hong Quan was very patient. After listening, he didn't answer immediately, as if he was thinking about how to explain it to Li Liwen so that he could understand.
"Let me put it this way, you've probably heard of the early geocentric model, right?"
Li Liwen was puzzled for a moment.
"Geocentric theory? Does that mean the theory of Earth's center?"
"That's right. In terms of celestial motion, the geocentric model is certainly wrong, but it makes sense in some respects."
"Because Earth is unique in the universe, it has nurtured magnificent and strange creatures and was once an important maintainer of the known universe."
"Humans, as a crucial part of Earth, were a renowned race of war. At that time, the human population was far more than the current 7 billion. If I remember correctly, the total number of humans in the entire universe was said to be about 1.5 trillion."
"To be precise, during the peak of Earth's power, the population of the Light race reached 1.67 trillion."
The little fairy's soft and clear voice rang out.
Li Liwen, Sun Cheng, and Wang Peng were completely speechless, their minds racing as they calculated how much 1.67 trillion was.
At the same moment, the temporary command center where He Zhongze was located fell into an eerie silence.
Although no one was talking just now, now you could hear a pin drop because everyone was holding their breath.
"That means there are 1.67 trillion?"
Someone muttered something, and then the conference room was filled with heavy breathing.
The other private room.
"Ah, I almost forgot that Lady Eleanor is here. The little fairy is a famous long-lived species. Apart from external forces, it is rare for them to die from lifespan factors. Moreover, they have inherited memories. This kind of historical knowledge should be told to you by Lady Eleanor."
Hong Quan said with a smile, then looked like he was waiting for Lady Ellen to speak.
"Hey, hey, hey, I think you're trying to slack off!"
However, Li Liwen and his two companions had already turned their faces towards the magical fairy flying in the air, just like curious children.
Seeing this, Eileen helplessly shrugged.
"Alright, alright, I'll give you a little background information. Yes, I'm talking about everyone here, or even beastmen. Windsor, why are you looking at me like that? Back when you were still a Templar, I heard you always failed your theory classes. If it weren't for your grandfather's connections..."
"Alright, alright, Your Excellency Ellen, I was wrong. Please enlighten me with some historical knowledge!"
Windsor quickly interrupted the little fairy, dashing Sun Cheng and the others' hopes of hearing gossip.
"Ahem, listen up, including the group that's listening in."
These words startled Li Liwen and others, as well as He Zhongze and others at the temporary command center, but they quickly understood. Supernatural forces would find this method to be a piece of cake, and it was a wonder that they had acted like spies.
Sure enough, Li Liwen noticed that no one present reacted to the little fairy Ellen's words. They were all aware that someone was eavesdropping, even the oblivious Batru.
Upon seeing Li Liwen looking at it, Batru gave another "humph."
"Hey you, pay attention and don't daydream. I don't teach often. That Observer guy even got a beating from me when he was a kid. Watch out or I'll teach you a lesson!"
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