"My legs caught a cold last night. Let's sit down and talk."
As he spoke, Mr. Xu walked towards the rest area holding his notebook.
Zhang Fan and the others were still in a daze and followed subconsciously.
After everyone sat down, Mr. Xu turned on the computer without hesitation and said with a smile:
"As for the issue of the imperial seal, let's not discuss it today."
"The most urgent task is to pay attention to these issues first."
"Also, Zhang Xiaoyou, there have been a lot of supernatural events happening all over the country recently. You should all know about this, right?"
"We just got the news as well." Zhang Fan nodded and said with interest:
"Mr. Xu, do top scientists like you also believe in the supernatural?"
"That's inevitable."
Old Xu nodded and said, "In fact, our Dragon Academy has always had a team dedicated to studying the supernatural, and it has been established for many years."
"There have been signs of a strange resurgence recently, and the colleagues in the Psychic Research Department have been busy."
"oh?"
Zhang Fan looked thoughtful and guessed:
"Mr. Xu, you... aren't planning to use technology to deal with weirdness, are you?"
After hearing this, Mr. Xu was obviously stunned for a moment, and said hesitantly:
"Friend Zhang, from what you said, do you also think that technological weapons cannot resist weirdness?"
"I...I don't mean that." Zhang Fan shook his head, thought for a while and said:
"I just feel that it's a bit difficult. After all, evil spirits are still somewhat unfamiliar to humans. It's hard to get results if we study this aspect."
“That’s right!”
Old Xu frowned slightly and said seriously:
"Zhang Xiaoyou is indeed a genius. His insights in this area are much better than some people's."
"But...even if it's difficult, we have to study it."
"If not, if something strange happens that day, how should we respond? Where should humanity go?"
"Is it like in the TV series? Controlling lightning with bare hands, using fire talismans and flying swords? That's unrealistic."
"this……"
After Mr. Xu finished speaking, Zhang Fan and the others fell silent at the same time.
Sure enough, there is still a big difference between the cognition of scientists and metaphysicians.
If there really is a day of mysterious revival, why can't everyone in the East become like a dragon?
You know, the strange resurgence may be a catastrophe for mankind, but it may also be an opportunity.
The mysterious revival will not only beneficiaries of the strange, it just depends on who discovers and masters it first.
"It may be a bit early to talk about this now. Come, Zhang Xiaoyou, help me take a look at this."
Seeing that the three people were silent, Mr. Xu thought that what he had just said was out of the ordinary and began to change the subject.
He opened a document skillfully and was about to call Zhang Fan over to take a look when his eyes were suddenly attracted by a piece of jade on the coffee table.
"This... Zhang Xiaoyou... what is this?"
"Is it the imperial seal?" Old Xu asked in disbelief.
"No, no, no!"
Zhang Fan quickly waved his hand to reject the offer and explained:
"Mr. Xu, it's fake, a work of art. How could I possibly have the imperial seal?"
As he spoke, Zhang Fan reached out for the jade seal, ready to put it away to avoid having such a formal conversation affected by a fake.
However, Old Xu's hand was one step faster than his and he took the jade seal first.
"Friend Zhang, your imperial seal... has a story to tell!"
Old Xu frowned, his eyes burning as he carefully studied the small cube in his hand.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Fan and others were all surprised and confused.
This jade seal is obviously fake. Why did Mr. Xu pick it up?
As the president of the Dragon Science Academy, his ability shouldn't be so bad, right?
"Mr. Xu, you must have made a mistake. This jade seal was given to me just this week. I saw him carving it with my own eyes." Zhang Fan explained.
"No!"
"Impossible, you must have made a mistake."
Elder Xu raised his hand and interrupted, "Is this the real imperial seal?"
"ah?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Fan and others were stunned.
What's the trouble?
This fake piece that was just carved this week, you say it’s the imperial seal?
Are you, the dean of the Dragon Science Institute, also a fake?
Take out your ID and show it to us first!
Let’s not talk about whether he looks similar or not, but judging from the materials, this is not from more than two thousand years ago.
You can tell it is artificial jade at a glance, right? !
After a pause, Wang Kai tauntedly said, "Dean, did you forget to bring your reading glasses today?"
"Haha, what a joke!"
Old Xu smiled and said, "Don't mention the reading glasses. Even if I don't wear glasses today, I can recognize that this is the real imperial seal."
"Mr. Xu, you really made a mistake."
Seeing that Mr. Xu was so confident, Zhang Fan didn't know how to explain it.
After all, this is the president of the Dragon Academy of Sciences, a representative figure in the scientific community.
If he hadn't seen Ying Ding's utility knife with his own eyes, he might have actually believed it.
"I'm definitely not seeing things!"
Old Xu shook his head and said excitedly:
"I never thought, I never thought, that in my lifetime, I would actually be able to see the real imperial seal. I will tell Lao Niu this news now, and he will be so envious!"
After carefully placing the imperial seal back on the table, Old Xu picked up his phone and sent a voice message:
"Old Niu, I found the imperial seal! Haha!"
It’s useless!
Seeing this scene, Zhang Fan and the other two even began to get a little anxious.
They knew that the old cow that Mr. Xu mentioned might be the expert who had studied the imperial seal for his entire life.
If people saw that this was a fake, they would burst out laughing. How embarrassing would that be?
"I'm at Changhong Funeral Home in South City now. Come over quickly. You may not be able to see me again after this. By the way..."
Seeing that Mr. Xu had already sent out the invitation, Wang Kai took out the key in a hurry and knocked on the jade seal twice.
“Da~Da~”
"Mr. Xu, listen to the sound, this is synthetic jade, you must have made a mistake!"
"And this cut surface, look how obvious it is, it's obviously cut by a machine."
"Two thousand years ago, could this thing exist?"
Hearing this, Old Xu did not refute immediately, but shook his head calmly and said confidently:
"Young man, you are wrong!"
"The distinction between imperial seals is never based on the material or workmanship."
"The only criterion for judging whether the imperial seal is genuine is this inscription."
"Mandated by Heaven, may you live long and prosper!"
"These eight words were written by Zulong in the past, and more than 30 engravers were hired to carve them out. They are the only ones here, and there will never be a replica!"
"Also, who told you that there were no synthetic jade and cutting machines more than 2,000 years ago?"
"History... is something that cannot be explained."
"Perhaps there are still a few interstellar warframes parked in the tomb of Emperor Zulong, waiting for me to maintain them!"
After some fantasies, Mr. Xu said firmly:
"I can be sure that this jade seal is the real imperial seal!"
"Authentic, no doubt about it!"