Tu Ran shook her head and sat up on the bed, "No, thank you." Glancing at the food on the plate, Tu Ran picked up the glass of milk and drank it quickly, "I don't want to eat the rest, please take it back."
The young police officer walked forward and picked up the food tray. Tu Ran got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash up in her slippers.
The young police officer stepped out and closed the door quietly.
The meeting starts at eight o'clock.
The same configuration as yesterday, the same seats, and even the position of the cups on the table are the same.
It's just that the protagonist has changed.
Tu Ran leaned back in his chair, his arms resting naturally on the armrests. His eyes swept over the people in the conference room and landed on the few men in suits sitting opposite him.
"A lot has happened in the past six months. It's impossible to cover it all in a meeting of several hours. Besides, we don't have much time left. I think we should focus on the key points."
After being asked to tell every detail of what had happened in the past six months, Tu Ran raised an objection.
"Okay, then tell me what you think are the key points." A man in a suit facing Tu Ran adjusted his glasses.
"Technology," Tu Ran leaned forward and crossed her hands on the table, "and supernatural powers. Which one should we specialize in?"
The people at the conference table were thinking silently.
Tu Ran gave them time to think, and slowly said, "I have been to two worlds with human civilization, the Federation and the Harnden Galaxy. You should know something about the Federation, a cyber society with advanced technology and polarized society. 70% of the wealth in society is controlled by chaebol families that account for only 0.01% of the total population."
"It was their proposal to invade other worlds. They actively expanded their territory because the social contradictions in the Federation continued to intensify, the social structure was collapsing, and rebellions continued everywhere. They needed to use this to divert the attention of ordinary people."
Tu Ran paused, and cast a sharp gaze at the people sitting at the end of the conference table. She narrowed her eyes and said, "Perhaps you don't know yet, but the Federation's plan to conquer Blue Star was passed 20 days ago and has now been officially implemented."
The conference room suddenly became noisy, and those who were originally feeling a little sleepy were immediately poured with a basin of cold water from head to toe. The relaxed atmosphere in the conference room was no longer there.
"How did they know we existed?"
"How much do they know about us?"
"What exactly are their plans?"
Tu Ran was very satisfied with their reaction. Now was the moment to act urgently. If she didn't put some pressure on them, they would fall asleep during a meeting.
Tu Ran leaned back in her chair. "Many people in our world have entered the Federation without knowing it. As I said yesterday, the Federation only has two fixed doors, and all people from other worlds can only go out through those two doors. With unfamiliar clothes and faces, the Federation immediately read their memories, and the full picture of our world was displayed to the eyes of the Federation tycoons without omission." Tu Ran raised her hand and touched the glass on the table, and ripples appeared on the water in the glass.
Guo Changming, who was standing next to her, thought she wanted to drink some water, so he took the cup away from her and handed it to the female police officer behind her. The police officer then handed her back a cup of water at a suitable temperature.
Tu Ran took a look and did not move. "Our world is extremely attractive to the Federation. Our land area is vast enough, the natural environment has not been completely destroyed, and human technology has not developed to the point where they are daunted. In fact, compared to the Shan Hai Jing world full of alien species, our world seems easier to conquer."
Tu Ran raised the water cup, took a sip, and put it back. "The intruders who appeared here the day before yesterday afternoon were the first step of the Federation's attack on us."
The man in a suit and glasses opposite him looked at the notes he had just made and asked, "As you said before, the door can open to any world at will. How can the Federation be sure that the world behind the door they passed through is our world?"
"They can't be sure, and there's no need to be sure," Tu Ran answered carefully, "The Federation's tycoons are very greedy. Their invasion is aimed at the entire universe. They haven't given up on other worlds because of our existence. It can be said that every time they enter the door, it's like opening a blind box. No matter which one they open, it's a surprise, and they won't let it go."
The conference room fell silent for a moment, and someone asked, "Are those who were sent to other worlds volunteers?"
Some people had the same question, "If they go to a world they are not familiar with at will, with the intention of invading it, how could the natives of that world let them go so easily? They are just giving up their lives."
Just like the group of unknown men in black with guns who appeared the day before yesterday afternoon, they were all shot to death because they refused to surrender.
Tu Ran thought of the contract signed by all the pioneers. "The Federation has a population of 10 billion. Compared to lives, what is more lacking is money. There are many people who are willing to sell their lives for money. Besides, not everyone will die. There will always be people who survive. For example, are you sure that you found all the aliens the day before yesterday afternoon?"
Tu Ran's question was met with silence. Everyone present knew that they could not ensure that all the visitors from other worlds would be eliminated.
No one knows when the door to Blue Star was opened, and no one knows how many creatures from other worlds have come in and out during this period. They only took formal measures the day before yesterday. The period in between was enough for some people to hide.
A depressing atmosphere filled the meeting room.
"Don't be so pessimistic," the female officer who had been silent stood up. Her voice was encouraging. "The technological world seems very powerful, but the randomness of the gate greatly limits their ability. They cannot launch an attack with the army. They can only rely on luck to occasionally send a few people to our world. Even if they are well-equipped, the danger they cause alone is within our control."
Her words resonated with some people.
It is undeniable that this is a fact
However, the basis for this fact is that the door has always existed in this random way, that only "humans" from the Federation world have entered this world, and that the fusion of the universe is no longer progressing.
But will the door really continue to exist in a random manner? Will the fusion of the universe stagnate at this stage? Tu Ran shook her head.
The trend of universe fusion has become obvious. At the beginning, there were only the Federation World and Threshold. Later, Blue Star and Harnden Galaxy joined in, as well as the Beast Taming World that Xiang Sheng had visited. More and more worlds joined in, and gates appeared more and more frequently.
Tu Ran has a strong premonition that one day, the "door" will evolve to the point where it will no longer be looming, but will be wide open and truly become a "door" connecting all the worlds.