The next day, around ten in the morning.
National Quantum Center.
"Click!"
"Director Ma, Mr. Cao has sent over the technical data." The assistant opened the laboratory's door and came over to Ma Zhao's side to speak.
Ma Zhao, in front of the computer, glanced up at the assistant and then lowered his gaze again, entering a series of numbers into the computer and opening a website, where he indeed found a zipped file waiting.
"This file can only be downloaded once."
Ma Zhao just glanced at the warning and then clicked download, saving the data on a special hard drive. He then closed the website, where the file now showed as no longer available for download.
In the time that followed, Ma Zhao immersed himself in the sea of data.
"Director Ma, do you think our speculation could be possible?" the assistant asked, shocked, as he looked at the technical data on the computer.
"What could be possible?" Ma Zhao asked casually without turning his head.
"I mean, what we discussed yesterday about the Big Bang. Mr. Cao's operation caused a singularity to explode, creating a new universe in a space we don't even know about," the assistant explained.
"That depends on whether or not what Cao Ge told us before is true. After all, up to this point, it's just our speculation, isn't it?"
"And even if it was the Big Bang, would life develop so rapidly? The game has only been around for a few months," said Ma Zhao.
"Of course, it's also possible that our previous understanding of the universe is wrong. The birth and development of the universe may not be as we imagined."
"But regardless of whether our guess is correct, as long as what Cao Ge says is true—that he truly cannot interfere with the game world and that this game exists independently of any real-world basis—then the game definitely has significant real-world implications. To a certain extent, it shows that this is a real world."
"As for how to interpret the existence of this world, that's not what we have to do right now. What we need to do now is to verify whether Cao Ge's words are true. If they are, then this game world will have significant real implications for humanity," Ma Zhao explained to his assistant.
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The scene shifts elsewhere.
After sending the data to Ma Zhao, Cao Ge left the company and proceeded, with Tu Hengyu in tow, to the United Nations Building.
Besides being a biologist, Cao Ge is also a computer scientist.
Given his company's extensive global influence, he was attending the United Nations conference as an invited participant.
He represented the community of scientists.
This conference was to review the Mountain Moving Project.
And to discuss such matters, a statement from scientists was essential.
Cao Ge had the influence and technical expertise necessary for the task.
So far, countries had not united in their views on the future of humanity.
Although the creation of digital life had been banned, there were still disagreements among countries about the Mountain Moving Project and the Ark Project.
Some states still believed the Ark Project was more feasible, considering the Mountain Moving Project overly fanciful.
As the main proponent of the Mountain Moving Project, China needed to justify at the United Nations conference why the project was the most suitable for humanity.
Cao Ge's company, being in charge of building a planetary engine in the Yuhang District for the government, was seen as a supporter of the Mountain Moving Project, hence the trip.
However, although he came with the Chinese delegation, Cao Ge had no particular affiliation with them. He was simply invited here to listen to the conference.
Cao Ge walked into the vast United Nations Conference Hall, his blood boiling as he listened to the buzz of discussion—an emblem of excitement.
This was the ultimate assembly of human power, where world governments would discuss matters vital to Earth's future.
Now Cao Ge, too, had the fortune to join these ranks, even though he only had the right to vote, not to make decisions.
Cao Ge, with his nameplate in hand, found his assigned seat.
It wasn't particularly close to the front, roughly in the middle.
The conference had not yet started, and delegates from various countries were noisily discussing the upcoming agenda in the hall.
This meeting was convened at China's request to address the negative press surrounding the Mountain Moving Project around the world.
The project was still in the demonstration phase—using the Moon to test whether the engine could indeed move Earth.
As time passed, the social environment worsened, and emotions bottled up in people's hearts grew.
Recently, more and more media outlets began openly questioning whether the Mountain Moving Project could succeed, worrying that in the end, nothing would be achieved aside from wasted resources.
The defense of the Mountain Moving Project was a colossal undertaking. Although China firmly pushed it from behind, support from other countries was also needed, as without their backing, the project could not proceed.
The purpose of this conference was to reaffirm the importance of the Mountain Moving Project for human civilization and to restore the people's confidence in it.
It was also for China to rally the international governments, in the hopes that for the greater good, they would set aside their self-interests.
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United Nations Building, inside a conference room.
An elderly man in a Zhongshan suit sat in a wheelchair, his gaze firmly fixed on the world outside the window.
The man was over fifty, thin, yet his eyes held unwavering resolve.
"Teacher Zhou, it's almost time, the conference is about to begin."
The conference room door opened, and a young woman in a black suit walked in.
The old man turned to look at the young lady.
"Alright."
The old man manipulated the wheelchair's armrest to turn around.
The young woman hurried to the back of the wheelchair, turned it in the right direction for him, and then pushed the old man out of the conference room.
As the old man entered the conference hall, the buzz of conversation stopped abruptly.
At this moment, all eyes naturally turned to the old man on the staircase, watching him step by step approach the podium.
"Hello everyone, I am Zhou Zhedirect."
"The reason we requested the United Nations to convene this assembly is to respond to recent global doubts as to why the Mountain Moving Project is the best choice for humanity."
"Humanity is a species of seven billion strong, with Earth as our home we depend on for survival."
"The advantage of the Mountain Moving Project is that it can take everyone to a new home. Using Earth as a spacecraft could protect all of humanity to the greatest extent. In the vast universe, where humans are minuscule, Earth's role is incomparable to any other spacecraft in the face of potential cosmic dangers."