Chapter 2610 - 2611: The Secret Behind the Video
Chapter 2610: Chapter 2611: The Secret Behind the Video
The voice was gentle and melodious; it was actually a woman’s voice.
Huyue was taken aback, "Wasn’t Zhang Tianyou a man? How did he become a woman?"
A soft laugh came from the drone, "I am the personal secretary of the President. Upon learning of your arrival, he sent me to greet you. Please follow me."
With that, the drone turned and flew toward the distant valley.
Everyone followed, and they soon arrived in front of a massive valley.
Although called a valley, it had actually been entirely hollowed out and built into a structure resembling a giant dome, covering the entire valley.
After passing through layers of tight security checks, what appeared before them was a scene of bustling activity.
They saw countless drones shuttling back and forth, moving so fast that trails of afterimages could be seen behind them.
Yet, even at such an astonishing speed, these drones crossed paths with each other methodically, without any disarray or urgency.
Just this terrifying level of coordination was enough to demonstrate the impressive capabilities of the Technological Society today.
Everyone followed the drone to the entrance of a laboratory. The massive security door opened with a sound, and then the drone stepped aside.
"President Zhang is inside. Please enter."
Xue An didn’t hesitate and stepped right in.
Huyue naturally followed closely, unwilling to lag behind.
Once everyone had entered the laboratory, the door behind them closed with a rumble.
Then Si Qingqing let out a low gasp.
Understandably so, for the scene inside the laboratory was astonishing.
Before them was an unimaginably large screen.
On the screen was a dynamic panoramic view of the Sol System.
The details were so precise that even an inconspicuous cosmic pebble was shown with complete accuracy.
As for those dark outposts marked in red, they were too numerous to count.
The value of this holographic map alone was unimaginably immense.
After all, possessing it would allow one to easily grasp nearly all the information within the Sol System.
Even Fei Bai shuddered, his expression gradually turning serious.
As a former member of the Fire Phoenix Special Forces, he naturally understood the immense value of this map.
It’s no exaggeration to say that if this map fell into the hands of someone with intentions, they could easily annihilate the Federal Credential Bureau’s majority of outposts in the Sol System.
The implications of that need not be said.
Just as Fei Bai was secretly shaken, a soft laugh came from afar, followed by a lazy voice.
"Have no doubt, this star map is dozens of times more precise than the one in the Federal Credential Bureau’s possession. It is, without a doubt, the most complete and realistic holographic map of the Sol System today."
There was a trace of pride in the voice.
Then the sound of a wheelchair was heard, and the President of the Technological Society, the scientist who had gone so far as to transform himself into a semi-mechanical being, Zhang Tianyou appeared before everyone.
Upon seeing him, Fei Bai took a few steps forward, bowed his head with great respect, and greeted.
"President Zhang!"
Zhang Tianyou smiled slightly. His gaze lingered on Fei Bai for a moment before he spoke slowly, "What is it? Are you being targeted? Is it because of that video?"
Understanding that there was nothing he could hide from the highly intelligent President Zhang, Fei Bai didn’t attempt to hide and simply nodded, "Yes!"
He wanted to explain further, but Zhang Tianyou waved his hand at that moment.
"Alright, there’s no need to explain. I can roughly infer what happened."
With that, he turned his head, looking at Xue An with shining eyes.
"It’s strange, seeing you makes me feel familiar, yet I’m certain you don’t exist in my memory. So how do you explain this?"
Xue An smiled, "How do you explain it? Are you telling me that someone as smart as you doesn’t even have a guess?"
Zhang Tianyou smiled wryly, "Of course, I have guesses, but if they’re true, it would be too unbelievable."
’Unbelievable’ is a term that shouldn’t come from someone like Zhang Tianyou.
After all, someone like him is absolutely rational, believing that everything in the world has a reasonable explanation.
Yet, here he was, making such a remark, indicating the immense impact of this affair on him.
Xue An lowered his gaze and said lightly, "You should already be certain of whether it’s true; otherwise, you wouldn’t have handed that video to Fei Bai, would you?"
Zhang Tianyou admitted candidly, "That’s right. At the time, I gave the video to Fei Bai with a try-and-see attitude. But I didn’t expect to meet you so soon."
Xue An, however, didn’t pay attention to his lament and directly asked, "Then where did you get that video?"
"Do you really want to know?" Zhang Tianyou fell silent for a moment before replying calmly.
"Of course!"
"Very well, come with me!"
Saying that, Zhang Tianyou turned around and led the group through the laboratory, then through several long corridors, ultimately arriving at a rusty iron door.
This iron door seemed utterly out of place amongst the sci-fi architectural elements they encountered along the way.
However, facing it, Zhang Tianyou displayed an unprecedented level of solemnity, then personally took out a set of keys and unlocked the padlock on the door.
Creak!
Amidst the shrill sound of metal scraping, the iron door was pushed open.
"Come in, the answers lie beyond this iron door."
With that, Zhang Tianyou maneuvered his wheelchair into the room, and the others followed him inside.
Then they witnessed a staggering sight.
What lay before them was a massive cavern, likely formed by hollowing out the core of a mountain.
And within this enormous void stood several stone steles.
These steles weren’t particularly tall, around three meters each, but they were exquisitely crafted, almost identical in form and structure.
However, this wasn’t what was most surprising.
The most surprising part was the countless symbols carved into the mirror-like surfaces of these steles.
Although called symbols, they were actually just pits of varying depth, but they were arranged with great regularity and covered every surface of each stele, appearing mesmerizing from a distance.
Huyue, Fei Bai, and Si Qingqing were utterly dumbfounded.
Was this the so-called answer Zhang Tianyou mentioned?
They simply couldn’t understand!
Only a flash of light appeared in Xue An’s eyes, as if he had thought of something.
At that moment, they heard Zhang Tianyou sigh softly, "The video you saw earlier actually originated here!"
"These stone steles serve as the medium for storing information. The pits of varying depth on them represent the symbols for storing information, where deep signifies 0, and shallow signifies 1, and so on, ultimately forming data that can be read."
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