Chapter 1587: Persuasion

Persuasion

"Are you saying..."

"You want us to expend a massive amount of manpower and material resources at the current most critical juncture of the international war to save this 'Chen Ling' you speak of?"

After Lu Xun finished explaining the cause and effect of everything, those figures in the conference room whose brows had long been tightly knitted immediately asked in return.

"It's not just him, but also Dr. Ji and Dr. Chu," Lu Xun added. "Now Dr. Wu and the others have also gone over."

Everyone fell silent for a moment.

"I'm very sorry, Dr. Lu." A figure replied calmly, "After the global nuclear strike occurred, the domestic situation is also very tense. There are too many displaced citizens who need us to protect them and maintain order. Our manpower and weapons must be used in the most critical places... At this juncture, national security and public safety are above all else."

"I agree. Right now, there are too many regions where citizens even have trouble eating. Every minute and every second, tens of thousands of people could die. We cannot invest so many resources in three people."

"Furthermore, this so-called alternate world intersection you speak of is merely a concept expressed to you by that Chen Ling. There is no evidence indicating that they will have any intersection with us... End-of-the-world prophecies like this appear thousands of times every day domestically. Compared to investing resources in these illusory things, the current severe situation is what we truly need to care about."

"But that was just an accidental phenomenon." Another aged voice rang out. "We do not deny the existence of that world, but we also believe that the order of the universe is stable. Without using specific technology, it's impossible for these two worlds to inexplicably draw closer, or even... overlap."

"All of this is not inexplicable! You are clearer than I am about the changes produced after the Red Star streaked past, aren't you??"

"Even if, as you say, the two worlds are bound to intersect, then shouldn't we better preserve our strength and hoard resources to deal with uncertain possibilities? The life and death of three people compared to the interests of the entire country or even the nation... which is more important, Dr. Lu, are you truly not clear?"

"No! The life and death of the three of them concerns the future of all humanity!!"

"The future of humanity has always been determined by humanity as a whole, not by specific individuals."

"But..."

"If I remember correctly, Bureau 749 previously passed on a warning about a 'Ghost-Mock World-Ending' to us... The one this warning points to is the 'Chen Ling' you speak of, right?"

"What makes you so certain that they are the future of humanity?"

Lu Xun was speechless for a time.

Lu Xun had walked this path together with Chen Ling, so he naturally understood the logic behind it. He also trusted Chen Ling, but these people before his eyes hadn't personally experienced these things. To have them completely trust his words, especially at this critical juncture, was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

"They are, of course, the future of humanity." Lu Xun took a deep breath, and a glimmer of starlight flickered deep in his eyes.

"I won't evaluate your impression of Chen Ling right now... But the five scholars currently following by his side, every single one of them will become a pillar of humanity's future."

Lu Xun paused for a moment:

"What do you say... Yang Xiao."

Whoosh——!!!

The moment Lu Xun's voice fell, all the lights in the entire conference room went out. Whether it was the light bulbs, the monitors, or even the safety exit signs on the side, everything plunged into darkness... In the next second, Yang Xiao's face slowly opened its eyes directly on every single screen in the venue.

From the tactical screens hanging on the wall to the screen of everyone's mobile phone, the same face rippled across every electronic device like an all-pervasive stream of water.

At the same time, a visible starlight floated in through the window like a piece of fabric, just circling beside Lu Xun like this. Specks of starlight permeated around him, and his pupils seemed to contain the entire universe!

This was the first time Lu Xun had shown his strength unreservedly in front of the higher-ups. This supernatural power undoubtedly caused a massive visual impact on everyone before his eyes.

"I agree." Yang Xiao's voice rang out from the loudspeakers of every electronic device. "The current me... alone, can rival half a country."

"All modern electronic communication devices are a part of Yang Xiao... And I can control celestial bodies and starlight," Lu Xun spoke slowly.

"Right now, among everyone trapped in the Gray World, some control quantum mechanics, some control mathematics, some control biology... In the future, they will only be even stronger than us."

"Now, you should have a clear understanding of the value of those few people in the Gray World?"

Lu Xun's line of thought was very simple.

The choices made by the higher-ups were nothing more than evaluating through value. If he couldn't convince these people, then he would just use the simplest and most straightforward method... Let them witness the value of the Nine Monarchs with their own eyes.

The people present had actually heard of Yang Xiao's ability, and his terrifying combat record on the sea had caused a sensation among the entire upper echelons. Everyone's gaze was focused on him, feeling that he would be an extremely powerful weapon... But at the same time, they had neglected the other Nine Monarchs.

And now the unbelievable power Lu Xun revealed made them start to realize that every scholar who participated in the exploration seemed to have this level of terrifying potential; it was just that Yang Xiao was the fastest growing among them.

The conference room fell into a brief silence. They seemed to be thinking seriously. A moment later, a voice slowly sounded:

"After the American Extra-dimensional Wake missile appeared, we did indeed conduct corresponding research... and also had some results."

Hearing this sentence, Lu Xun's heart finally relaxed.

He knew that since this sentence was spoken, it meant the higher-ups had started considering how to rescue Chen Ling and the others.

"However, this so-called 'Extra-dimensional Wake' is not fixed... It has a fixed wavelength somewhat similar to a radio band, and the alternate world connection point corresponding to different wavelengths is also different."

"We can indeed briefly open the channel to that world by detonating a missile, but if we want to replicate the extremely precise connection location of Wushan Town, we can't do it... because the specific data of that wavelength is only in the American laboratory."

As soon as this sentence came out, the look of joy that had originally emerged in Lu Xun's eyes immediately grew solemn...

He originally thought that through national support, they could directly use technology and resources to open a fixed-point channel to the Gray World. But looking at it now, it wasn't that they didn't have this technology, but rather they didn't have the corresponding data.

After a brief silence,

Yang Xiao's voice slowly echoed in the conference room:

"I understand..."

"I'll take a trip to their laboratory."