Chapter 4
The meeting hall of the United Nations Headquarters.
30 hours into the crisis, representatives from various countries finally gathered together to begin emergency discussions on the future destiny of mankind.
"The experiment has proven it! As long as a certain amount of mana is consumed, Earth can transmit supplies to the school!" The representative from the Bald Eagle Country slammed the table and said, "This is a common crisis for all mankind! We strongly urge other countries to participate in the aid project!"
The Chinese representative knew what the other party was planning without even looking up. After all, it was an old tradition of the Bald Eagle Country to stir up trouble and get a piece of the pie under the pretext of maintaining world peace.
However, they had already prepared a response plan before coming to the meeting, so he replied calmly:
"Yes, this is related to the safety of all mankind, and of course one country cannot bear it alone. However, intelligence sharing is the basis of cooperation. Since they want to participate, shouldn't all countries show some sincerity in cooperation and clearly list the specific assistance plans and material lists, so as to avoid wasting Gu Liang's daily transmission quota?"
This statement was impeccable, and no one present could find any fault with it.
This morning, Gu Liangyi had already experimented with Zong Qinyuan in the live broadcast. For every point of mana consumed, he could transmit one cubic meter of supplies from Earth to the campus through the Cainiao Station - the prerequisite is that the supplies must first be delivered to the campus by Earth.
Today, the location where the Mobei Industrial University campus was originally located has been completely covered by a thick gray fog.
Any living creature that enters will inexplicably return the same way they came, and the transmission between the two worlds can only be achieved by airdropping supplies from airplanes.
The base's mana recovery rate is currently measured in days. To be on the safe side, Gu Liangyi did not dare to use up all of his mana during the experiment this morning, and only consumed about half of it.
Obviously, China thinks so too.
So in the end, they only dropped some medicines, bedding, tents and basic living supplies, as well as drinking water and compressed food for combat readiness, and two cubic meters of basic weapons and ammunition that only school leaders were qualified to inspect.
Seeing that other countries had no objection to his previous proposal, the Chinese representative continued:
"However, considering the special nature of the school's personnel, we suggest that school leaders first unify the management of weapons and ammunition, and strictly prohibit ordinary students from carrying guns on campus."
"What if the power of another civilization is far beyond our imagination? Even students should stand up in the face of human crisis! When necessary, they should fight together!"
Sakura Country immediately raised questions.
"I think so too," John Guo said, "Isn't there a resurrection point on campus? Even if you are not familiar with weapons and accidental discharges, you will be able to do it after practicing a few more times. As long as Gu Liangyi is still alive--"
He stammered out Gu Liangyi's name in broken Chinese, and then said calmly, "Isn't the opportunity to revive infinitely the best training for the troops?"
"But have you ever considered the psychological problems of those untrained students?" The Chinese representative asked, suppressing his anger. "Once negative and repressive emotions spread in the school, and the students have weapons, they will know what will happen if they think about it! We can't hold them to the same standards as soldiers!"
The Bald Eagle Country also agreed with him this time: "Yes, although it is the people's right and freedom to carry guns, as for carrying guns in schools... I think that at least we should discuss it after every student has a bulletproof vest."
There are too many flaws in this sentence. Many representatives lost control of their facial muscles after hearing it, and their expressions were out of control for a while.
For a while, coughing sounds were heard one after another in the conference room.
"As for the quota of supplies, we propose to divide it according to 95 mana per day," the Bald Eagle Nation pretended not to hear, took a sip of water, and raised an eyebrow nonchalantly, "The five permanent members will take 80, and the specific distribution can be discussed later. The rest of the countries will take 15, and the rest will not be used for the time being just in case."
The scene was silent.
Some representatives of small countries looked indignant, but no one dared to speak out.
The other four elements represent looking up at the sky and looking down at the earth, which means not looking at other people.
It turns out that the Bald Eagle has to do this kind of shameless thing himself, the Chinese representative thought silently.
Before coming, they had already made a bottom-line plan for the five permanent members to divide up 70 bases' mana. But who knew that the bald eagle was even more ruthless than them and asked for 80 at the first opportunity.
But considering the interests of his country, he did not raise any objection. He just watched the situation and turned the pen in his hand.
The Bald Eagle representative glanced at him and was satisfied.
"OK, let's start the vote."
Without a doubt, it was passed with a high vote.
In the end, the Bald Eagle Country, as the country with the strongest comprehensive strength in the world, shared 50% of the blue quota with China, which had a huge advantage in this crisis, and the remaining 30 belonged to the other three permanent members.
"With such a small space, apart from the necessary supplies for survival, we can basically only send some small weapons." After the meeting, the Bald Eagle Country's people specifically stopped the Chinese representative and forced a fake smile. "If those teachers and students are really in danger, for the future of all mankind, our two countries still have to join forces."
"For things like your J-22 and intercontinental missiles, as long as we negotiate well, we can give up some quotas to help you deliver them."
"No way," the Chinese representative shook his hand vigorously, smiling even more fakely than he did. "I'm also looking forward to your latest bomber. It should be quite big, right? If you need it, please let us know."
The two men exchanged pleasantries with laughter and then stood at the entrance of the United Nations building, nodding politely and saying goodbye.
Almost at the same time as they turned around, the smiles on the faces of both parties instantly dropped.
Bah, so shameless!
The representatives of the Bald Eagle Country and others boarded the plane, still unable to control their gritting of teeth.
"I can't understand why the representative of the Earth is actually a Chinese! China has already taken such a huge advantage, but it still has the audacity to say that for the future of all mankind, they need the United Nations to select cutting-edge technology experts from various countries to provide scientific and technological assistance to their home country. Shameless! God will not forgive them!"
This crisis seems to be a huge threat to the safety of all mankind, but any discerning person can see that behind the crisis there are often huge opportunities.
There is no doubt that a complete door to another world's civilization is slowly opening to them.
what does that mean?
It means unlimited development possibilities, huge new energy sources, and a biological evolution system that is completely different from the Earth’s system!
It also means soil and water samples that can guide new directions in agricultural cultivation, and new weapons that break through existing new concepts.
Since the two industrial revolutions, human technological innovation is about to usher in another blowout development.
This is an unprecedented wave that is about to sweep the world, and no country in the world can remain immune. As long as we seize this opportunity, we will seize the political and economic lifeline of the world for hundreds of years to come!
Coincidentally, the Chinese representative also complained to his colleagues on the way back:
"How shameless! Logically speaking, this incident happened on our soil and should be considered our country's internal affairs. Even if we agree to let the United Nations get involved for the sake of long-term strategy, do they really think they can just tell us what to do?"
The colleague sitting next to him laughed:
"In negotiations between countries, besides national strength, what matters most is shamelessness. And it's understandable that the bald eagle is angry this time. Although the current distribution of materials is basically equivalent to the distribution ratio of special item research in the future, Mobei University of Technology is built on our territory after all. If they want to conduct research, they have to go through our hands first."
The Chinese representative sighed heavily, still looking somewhat angry.
He lowered the car window, looked at the swirling image above his head and muttered to himself:
"Forget it. We are fighting for our compatriots anyway. Let's just hope that everything goes well for the students and teachers over there."
In another world, noon.
The campus of Mobei University of Technology is very large, covering an area almost equivalent to that of a large county town.
The campus is divided into four areas: east, west, north and south. The east and south areas are dormitories for undergraduates and graduate students, and are also the main gathering places of teaching buildings. The north area is the accommodation area for doctoral students, and most of the remaining faculty and international students live in the north area.
At this moment, Gu Liangyi and a group of school leaders were standing in the shade at the edge of the playground. In the middle of the crowd was a photographer wearing a brown vest, who was concentrating on observing the surrounding situation of the campus with a drone.
His main job is actually to be a professional photographer invited by the school to do drone shows and filming for the school anniversary, but when he traveled through time, he was also brought along by the unlucky ones.
But when Gu Liang saw his expression, he was quite excited.
But it’s no wonder.
How could an ordinary photographer have such an opportunity in his entire life?
During the detection process, the photographer's eyes almost lit up with excitement.
The flying speed of this civilian drone is not very fast. For a long time, the console screen showed an endless desert wasteland.
They waited patiently for a while, and at the seventeenth minute, they finally discovered a strange color on the horizon.
"This is... a forest!?"
Gu Liangyi held his breath and stared at the primeval forest shrouded in colorful mist on the screen. His heartbeat in his chest began to beat uncontrollably.
There is life on this planet!
Others were also shocked by the magnificent scene.
Urbanites who have lived in the modern steel jungle all year round have never seen such rugged, wildly growing tall-crowned giant trees and rainforest vegetation.
The growth forms of these plants are also very different from those on Earth.
It feels more like those bizarre extinct plants from ancient times:
Thick roots cling to the trunk of a giant tree like a python, which is as thick as two people hugging together. The pale branches hanging from the sky have thousands of thin threads floating in the wind. Some plants that look like slender mushrooms emit faint white light spots in the dark, and their uneven and sticky surfaces even rise and fall with the wind and breathe...
Even in the most bizarre dreams of human beings, such strange scenes may not appear.
For the first time in millions of years, these life forms living in another world have fully stretched their bodies and appeared before the eyes of human civilization.
——This shock is no less than when Columbus first discovered the New World.
So, when the photographer asked, "Do you want to continue flying forward?", no one responded for a long time.
After a while, Zong Qinyuan came back to his senses and said, "The fog may affect our vision. Let's go around the forest first."
The photographer said, "It's possible, but the drone flew too far. It can only stay for ten minutes at most, otherwise it won't be able to come back."
As he spoke, he controlled the drone and flew forward for a while around the edge of the forest.
After getting used to the strange appearance of the vegetation in the other world's forest, the excited crowd gradually calmed down. Some people began to speculate whether these plants could be considered the special items in the other world mentioned by the light screen.
Although separated by a screen, Gu Liangyi, who was in the school, could not experience the "wonderful feeling" that Guangping mentioned, but he had a strong intuition:
They are actually not special, they are just something humans have never seen before.
Items that can truly help humans increase their civilization points must be products that symbolize the most outstanding and advanced achievements of the civilization of another world.
While they were working hard and carefully to explore the other world, the Chinese on the other side were arguing over an unexpected issue:
"Can vegetables be grown in the soil of another world?"
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