The news that the Honghe Research Institute had brought a ton of lunar soil couldn't be kept from Chen Yuanyu at all. Less than an hour later, he arrived at the scene, his usually serious face beaming with smiles.
"Hahaha, Ms. Ren is truly a lucky star for China! This is wonderful, wonderful... Ms. Ren may not know, but just now, the United States pressured the United Nations by claiming that it holds the most lunar soil in the world, demanding that China open up its laurel tree cultivation program. This is simply the best counterattack against their blatant acts of robbery!"
NASA once released data showing that the Apollo spacecraft successfully landed on the moon six times, bringing back 382 kilograms of lunar soil and more than 2,000 lunar samples. These resources from space are secretly stored in the Lunar Research Laboratory at the Houston Space Center.
It can be said that, to date, the Houston Space Center's research on the moon far surpasses that of any other country in the world.
But things are different now.
Experts at the space center have confirmed that the one-ton sample currently stored in the vacuum laboratory of the Honghe Research Institute is indeed lunar soil.
When this was mentioned, Chen Yuanyu's smile was absolutely genuine.
One ton.
One ton.
The fact that a full kilogram of lunar soil could be used to cultivate silver osmanthus trees is exciting enough, not to mention the fact that the lunar soil cultivation project could be successfully launched.
You, the Bald Eagle, are trying to smear us with your lunar soil reserves, so we'll use this ton of lunar soil to slap you in the face.
What?
They asked us where we got lunar soil from, since we've never even been to the moon.
Haha, if you ask, it's because Chang'e sent it back. After all, China has a history of five thousand years, so it's not surprising that there really is a Chang'e, right?
Accompanying Chen Yuanyu were a large number of special police and military personnel. Under their escort, the lunar soil in the vacuum experiment was precisely divided into 10,000 experimental samples and placed into containers filled with nitrogen.
To prevent contamination of the samples, each scientist wore rubber gloves, their expressions solemn as if they were defusing a bomb.
—Of course, this mission is just as important as defusing a bomb.
"Ms. Ren, these lunar soil samples will be temporarily stored in the vacuum laboratory of the Special Biological Research and Conservation Center. In order to prevent the loss of samples, we will transfer the samples once the lunar sample laboratory is completed. At the same time, the silver osmanthus cloning and cultivation project will also be transferred. Of course, Ms. Ren, you don't need to worry, the approval process for clinical trials has already begun."
Chen Yuanyu explained to Xu Milu with a cheerful smile, then made no further mention of the transaction, simply bringing it up casually as if in conversation:
"I heard that Ms. Xu and Ms. Ren are very good friends. This time, Ms. Xu even recreated the Mountain and Sea Restaurant from the Food World in Ningcheng at a 1:1 scale. I have seen the screenshots in the game before, and it really gives people a very wonderful feeling."
Xu Milu couldn't immediately figure out what Chen Yuanyu was trying to test, so she simply looked at the scientists extracting samples from the lab and casually said:
"Yes, sometimes I stay at the mountain villa. Lulu's cooking skills are indeed very good. Minister Chen, I heard that the authorities are interested in purchasing magic books from me?"
Chen Yuanyu paused for only a moment, then, as if he had rehearsed it a hundred times, he said calmly and unhurriedly:
"China's population accounts for almost a quarter of the world's total population. Every decision and choice made by such a populous country will have a significant impact on the world. After careful consideration, we have chosen to pause. Of course, this does not mean stagnation, but rather that we need to stop and reflect on China's choices. As the saying goes, taking big steps makes it easy to make mistakes, and making mistakes is the last thing we want to see right now. So, on this issue, I can give an official answer: in the next five or even ten years, China's focus will be on people's livelihood, not on the universe."
Now it was Xu Milu's turn to be stunned.
She hadn't expected that the Chinese government would temporarily abandon the idea of introducing superpowers to China, and judging from Chen Yuanyu's attitude, they even regarded superpowers as a "Pandora's box".
In ancient Greek mythology, the gods filled a magic box with all evils—greed, hypocrisy, slander, jealousy, pain, and so on—and gave the box to Pandora. Unable to contain her curiosity, Pandora opened the box and released the evils, but locked "hope" inside.
Before Pandora's box was opened, humanity lived in harmony and loved one another. But when the box was opened, everyone struggled and sank into suffering, and the world became a purgatory.
Since then, people have used the metaphor of "Pandora's box" to describe things whose outcomes are uncertain, whether they will bring good or bad results.
"Ms. Ren's appearance is a miracle for China, but it's like building a house. If the foundation is not solid and you blindly pursue height, you will definitely end up with a bloody lesson."
Chen Yuanyu smiled and continued, "The world is a whole, and China is an important part of this world. China has always regarded maintaining world peace and stability as its development philosophy. Ms. Ren is knowledgeable and experienced, so she must understand what I am saying. It's too fast. In just two years, it's too fast."
Xu Milu understood perfectly.
Transplanting alien plants to Earth alters the Earth's environment, but introducing supernatural abilities changes much more than just the environment; it also alters the political landscape and the global picture.
Although China now holds the key to unlocking Pandora's box, after much deliberation, the government has chosen to resist the temptation and proceed with a smooth transition.
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