Chapter 13: Scientists' Shock!

After chatting about some trivial matters, Cheng Haitang then explained her purpose.

"Xiao Qin, superiors sent me to take you somewhere; I don't know if you're available now—the Rote Commissioner and others are waiting for you."

Qin Hao immediately said there was no problem and roughly guessed what would happen next.

"Of course it's fine; I have nothing else to do."

"Yeah! Let's go then!", Cheng Haitang said.

……

Meanwhile, in a secret military base conference room in the capital...

Dozens of scientists from various fields of Yanhuang Guo have gathered.

Among them are white‑haired, vigorous elders and vigorous young people in their prime with sharp eyes.

Each is a leading authority in Yanhuang Guo's physics, biology, energy… even philosophy.

Usually they each work in their own fields; gathering them together is nearly impossible.

Now, however, they have all received an urgent summons from the highest level.

"Old Qian, what exactly is it that requires summoning us old‑timers from different fields?"

A bespectacled, refined biologist quietly asked a vigorous, gray‑templed physicist beside him,

The physicist called Old Qian, Academician Qian Bowen of the Yanhuang Guo Academy of Sciences, shook his head, his eyes also showing some doubt:

"I'm not sure either; the notice only said it's a top directive concerning the nation's fate. I wonder… could it be… aliens finally contacted us?"

He said it half‑jokingly, yet it drew a few chuckles from those around.

Indeed, being able to gather so many leaders from different fields shows how important the matter is.

"Let's not wild‑guess; we'll find out soon." said a female materials scientist, her tone blunt.

Everyone whispered, speculating on various possibilities—from sudden shifts in international affairs to breakthroughs in disruptive technology—all manner of things.

Until Old Luo entered the conference room escorted by a retinue of guards did the chatter cease.

Everyone's eyes turned to him, expressions solemn.

Old Luo walked to the head seat, smiled at each scientist present, and began speaking slowly:

"Comrades, you've worked hard. Today we've gathered to announce a top‑priority matter concerning the nation's fate and the people's future."

"This matter is of the highest secrecy in Yanhuang Guo! From now on, everyone present must strictly observe the confidentiality regulations,"

"no related content may be disclosed to anyone outside this meeting, including your families—not a single word. Leakage will be punished as treason."

Upon these words, the atmosphere in the conference room instantly grew grave to the extreme.

They are all smart; they immediately realized this is no simple matter.

At the same time, they became even more curious about what it is.

Old Luo stopped beating around the bush and directly revealed the answer.

"Next, a comrade will introduce the specific details."

Then, amid the doubtful gazes of the crowd, Cheng Haitang escorted a young man in—none other than Qin Hao.

General Liu Zhijun followed behind them, his expression stern.

Seeing Qin Hao so young, the scientists present were somewhat surprised.

When the Rote Commissioner signaled Cheng Haitang to explain, she concisely described Qin Hao's "Replication System," its basic functions and charging method,

and gave a detailed account of the verified replication of water cups, gold, and so on.

When Cheng Haitang finished speaking, the entire conference room fell into an eerie silence.

You could hear a pin drop.

After more than ten seconds, this suffocating silence was finally broken.

"Pop!"

A white‑haired physics luminary dropped his steel pen onto the hard rosewood desk, producing a crisp sound.

He seemed oblivious, merely widening his eyes and slightly opening his mouth, as if wanting to speak but unable to.

"This… Director Cheng," another scientist rubbed his eyes hard, his voice dry as he asked,

"Are you sure… every word you just said isn't a joke or some sci‑fi fantasy?"

"You heard right—this is absolutely true!", Cheng Haitang answered firmly.

Then she told Qin Hao: "Xiao Qin, it's your turn to perform."

Qin Hao, hearing this, showed no hesitation and began demonstrating before everyone.

A few minutes later——

"This must be energy‑to‑matter conversion—how is it done?"

Another scientist wearing gold‑rimmed glasses sprang to his voice full of disbelief,

"How much energy would it consume? What's the efficiency of mass‑energy conversion? The information reading, storage, and material reconstruction—what a massive, precise operation that would be!"

"It's really true!", the pen‑dropping physics luminary Academician Qian Bowen exclaimed excitedly.

He adjusted his glasses, stared intensely at Qin Hao, as if trying to see through him,

"A replication system? I'm sure it must follow some deeper physical law we haven't yet discovered!"

It might be a macroscopic application of quantum entanglement, or a direct extraction and conversion of vacuum zero‑point energy… or even a higher‑dimensional projection technique!

"I care more about the replication's precision!", Academician Li of materials science also grew excited,

"If it can perfectly copy atomic structure, it means we can bypass all complex crafting and obtain the purest, perfect material directly!"

Those troublesome special alloys, single‑crystal materials, superconductors… that have plagued us for decades will no longer be problems; Yanhuang Guo's materials science will leap straight to the top!

"And the biological field!"

An elegant biologist, now disregarding decorum, his voice trembling,

If even the most basic organic molecules could be precisely replicated, then for drug development, genetic engineering, and even… even research on artificial organs, it would be a revolutionary breakthrough!

Of course, I refer to the replication of non-living organic matter; replicating living organisms likely involves too much information entropy, or there are ethical barriers.

The upgrade demand of one hundred billion degrees of electricity, an energy expert muttered,

It sounds like a lot, but if we could truly achieve a huge leap in functionality, this energy investment is trivial compared to its strategic value! We are fully capable of guaranteeing it!

This is simply… a miracle!

A relatively young scientist couldn't help but let out a low cry, his eyes filled with fervor.

……

Every scientist's gaze toward Qin Hao burned with fervor, making Qin Hao somewhat afraid!

"Old Cheng, they wouldn't be thinking of slicing me up for research, would they?"

Qin Hao said to Cheng Haitang with some worry.

Cheng Haitang was utterly speechless after hearing that, but still patiently replied,

"Cough cough! You little brat, have you read too many novels? With today's technology, there's no need for slicing; if they really wanted to study you, just some hair and human tissue would suffice."

Moreover, something like a system is not something humans can currently study, so rest easy!

Upon hearing that, Qin Hao finally understood.

Indeed, he had overthought it.