When Zhang Tianmiao went out, he closed the door behind his back and heard the conversation between Su Changfeng and the ambassador:
"how?"
"Originally, my intention was to let him join the special reserve team. You know the current situation. If the base point expands, we must be more fully prepared."
As soon as Su Changfeng went out, his expression was no longer as relaxed as before. He rarely even showed such an expression in front of his daughter. He said: "Not to mention the United States and Russia, even Japan, South Korea and Europe are also preparing for this, taking precautions...
…”
Ambassador Liao nodded: "This is indeed a good idea. It is probably true that he obtained the dragon crystal from the Sea Witch. I just don't know how he obtained the system."
He changed the topic: "But I suggest you give up. This matter must be done by him. This is also the decision from above. There is indeed no more suitable candidate than him."
"Okay, let's not talk about this. After all, the status of Basis Point remains to be seen. But the key now is whether we can trust him. How is the investigation going?"
"I was about to talk to you about this issue. I always felt that Huang Bingkun was not telling the truth. We investigated his communication records and found that before contacting the target, he had records of entering and exiting the target's personal space many times, and when the target was in the community
As soon as he posted the inquiry, he contacted the target."
"The most interesting thing is that this is the first time he helped someone smuggle a target. Although he actually spent more than 100,000, a large part of it was non-deductible costs. Huang Qian made a lot of money from this 'business'
It’s only tens of thousands of yuan.”
A sharp light flashed in Su Changfeng's eyes: "It's interesting, keep talking."
"To put it simply, his behavioral risk investment does not match the actual return. No normal person would make this choice. And this person has the experience of being addicted to virtual gambling, spending money lavishly, and often living beyond his means. Three months before he came into contact with the target
, a large amount of funds from unknown sources was transferred into his account.”
"Oh?" Su Changfeng became interested: "Did he say anything about this?"
The ambassador shook his head: "Huang confessed to his behavior, but remained silent about the origin of the money. We have investigated the source of the money and found that it basically came from the public accounts of private financial institutions and virtual lending platforms, and was remitted in separate installments.
, it is difficult to continue to trace it.”
"Do you think the target knows?" Su Changfeng asked.
"Based on the comprehensive investigation, the target should not know about it. I have also made some insinuations before, and the target has no reaction at all. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the target has rich counter-reconnaissance experience, but I think it is unlikely."
Ambassador Liao continued: "From all aspects of performance, the target is a relatively simple-minded young man, and there is nothing illogical about his behavior. Judging from his family environment and growth experience, it can also be reasonably explained. Generally speaking,
, he is a child of good quality.”
Su Changfeng sighed: "Not only is it good? If my girl is half as obedient as him, I would laugh even when I fall asleep."
Ambassador Liao naturally knew something about the other party's daughter, so he couldn't help but joked: "But your little princess has a good relationship with him."
"It's just rumors." Su Changfeng shook his head, worried but hopeful, thinking that he would have to find time to ask if this was really the case.
But he knew that his daughter was very cunning, so he had to start with Fang.
"What should we do about this matter?" he asked again.
"Let him complete this task first, as a test." Ambassador Liao replied: "Besides, why do Huang Bingkun and the source of the funds behind him care so much about a half-year-old child? The target himself does not know, but I think there is always someone who cares about a half-year-old child.
This knowledge.”
Su Changfeng pondered for a moment and then asked: "You mean his uncle and aunt?"
The former nodded.
He then turned back to look at Zhang Tianmiao by the door and said, "Team Leader Zhang, I'll leave the target to you."
Zhang Tianmiao only nodded when he heard this.
…
Fang sat on the bed, thinking about the conversation just now.
When Su Changfeng asked him what he thought about the Super Competitive League, he thought for a moment and asked a question he had always wanted to ask:
"Mr. Ambassador, I don't quite understand why the country is indifferent to what the Super Sports Alliance is doing in the southern region. Isn't it conclusive evidence that the Super Sports League used the guild reorganization as an excuse to interfere in the internal affairs of Corin Ithulian?"
And he still had a subtext that he didn't say. If the government and the military had taken action earlier, how could the situation in the Southern Territory be where it is today? It was precisely because the Super Competitive Alliance forced Ye Hua to disband the Southern Alliance (the Chosen Part).
It will lead to a power vacuum in the political landscape of the South.
Ambassador Liao saw his intention and said with a smile: "It seems that you have a lot of complaints about our decision. This means that we are helping the evil."
Fang Lian said he didn't dare, but secretly thought that there must be bureaucracy and overstaffing.
Ambassador Liao said: "You are right, but it is not that simple. Mainly because of two aspects. First, Stargate Port is an international institution established under the norms of the United Nations. Although we are divided into
There is a competition area, but the competition area it belongs to is just a classification method, not a territory, nor an exclusive economic zone. As for the new colony, it is even more wrong to say that it is within the sphere of influence. The official name for this should be the docking country, so we and
Corin Ithulian has a docking agreement, which is analogous to the United States and North Oshur, the European Union and the Hill of Giant Trees, and the New Commonwealth of Independent States to Lotao."
"The docking agreements in different competition regions are also different. They are based on the agreement reached by the two parties. It is affected by the strength of both parties and the different diplomatic guidelines of each country. But in general, the main premise is that it does not violate the "Star"
There are detailed differences between countries.”
"The main content of this agreement is to allow the docking country to allow us to carry out commercial, scientific research and exploration activities in Aitaria. We have reached an agreement with the contracting country on the main interests of the general direction, and they will provide us with some footholds and what we can do.
Help. To put it simply, we and the Corin Ithurians are a special kind of ally. They recognize our existence and we keep moving towards them."
"This raises a question. For example, in the current situation of Kaolin Yihulian, who should we align with? The content of the agreements in each country is different, but according to our country's diplomatic policy, we are consistent with Kaolin Yishulian.
The deal reached by Hullien was that we recognized self-determination within the country but called for a peaceful resolution of the dispute."
"have you understood?"
Fang nodded.
"Let's talk about the Super Sports League again. Although the Super Sports League was established much later than Stargate Port, dating back to the signing of the second "Suva Declaration", it is also a subordinate agency of the United Nations, which is not what many people think.
, a subordinate of Stargate Port. When it was first established, its main purpose was to standardize the commercialization process of super sports and balance the conflicts of interests of various countries to the greatest extent. Simply put, you can imagine it as a place where countries can sit down and argue.
Public places."
"But since it is a public place, there are inevitably rules of the game. The essence of super competition is actually just the competition for the right to distribute high-dimensional information in Aitaria, because most of this vast high-dimensional information is useless
Bytes, but many of them may come from the knowledge inheritance of a high-dimensional civilization. Their value to mankind is immeasurable, so no country will be willing to lag behind in this competition."
"But since it is of inestimable value to mankind, why don't we all join hands to develop it together? Isn't this more efficient?" Fang couldn't help but ask.
Ambassador Liao was stunned and couldn't help but laugh: "You are right, many people have called for this, but they can never get around the hurdle of distribution. Who has more and who has less, who comes first and who comes last? If it is proposed to divide equally, then for some
It is definitely unfair for the country. After all, the contribution of each country in the construction of the Star Gate is very different from the burden borne by the people."
"What about contribution?"
"Some people have also proposed dividing by contribution. How can the contribution be quantified? And the country that invests heavily in the construction of the Star Gate will always be a powerful country. You have to understand that on our planet, a few people control the majority of resources. Such a choice will only
It makes the strong stronger and makes the majority have no place to stand."
"Then, based on population?"
"This is egalitarianism. You should understand the dangers of egalitarianism, right? And countries with the right to speak will not agree to such a plan."
Fang couldn't help but fell silent.
Ambassador Liao then continued: "The Super Competitive League is a compromise product under the current system. It is definitely not the best choice, but it is an acceptable choice for everyone. When we discuss issues, we must always proceed from reality. In most cases
Next, it is meaningless to know what we should do. What we can do is the most important thing."
"So within the framework of the Super Competitive Alliance, solving the problem is our first choice. Do you understand? We said before that Kaolin Ithulian is neither our territory nor our sphere of influence.
, and we can only give advice on Corin Ithulian’s decision and the Super Athletic Alliance manages the Chosen Guild. This is its job, and naturally we cannot bypass the rules framework and take action against it.”
"Does that mean the Super Competitive Alliance made a sidestep?"
Ambassador Liao smiled: "This is a metaphor...but it can also be said."
Fang nodded.
But he asked: "If that's the case, why did you finally take action against the Super Competitive Alliance?"
Ambassador Liao continued with a smile: "These are two different things. We have our own principles and bottom lines that cannot be crossed, but the Super Competitive Alliance naturally also has its own principles and bottom lines that cannot be crossed. Once this bottom line is crossed, we will naturally take action. As for the previous
Why I didn't take action against it? What I just told you is only one of them. As for the second reason, I have to talk about the second aspect I mentioned before."
He looked at Fang and asked, "Have you ever heard of Lee Einstein?"
Fang shook his head.
"It's normal that you haven't heard of it. After all, he was a figure from more than half a century ago. This person is rarely mentioned in current history textbooks, but I think you must have heard of the name Stargate Opponent, right?"
Fang was stunned. He had heard of this name before. The completion of the Star Gate was a very important milestone in human history. After all, it opened the era after the Star Gate and a series of histories of the Chosen. But the completion of the Star Gate
, it was not all smooth sailing. It can be said that there were as many voices of opposition as there were voices of support.
The reasons are nothing more than conspiracy theories and colonial theories, and even religious figures have joined in, leading a group of people to strongly oppose the decisions of the governments of various countries and the United Nations. Of course, these opposing voices were eventually drowned in the history of the Star Gate with the completion of the Star Gate.
In the long river. But this does not mean that the opponents of Stargate have completely disappeared. In fact, they still exist to this day. Among them, conservatives with conspiracy theories as the mainstream are the stronghold of pessimists and doomsday believers.
Fang, in line with ordinary people's understanding of these non-mainstream voices in society, probably doesn't pay much attention to them.
Ambassador Liao said: "Lee Einstein is the origin of the opposition in Stargate Port and a banner figure."
Fang couldn't help but say "Ah" when he heard this.
The ambassador continued: "This man is a Chinese-American scientist who was engaged in deep space exploration and theoretical physics research in his early years. He has very unique research on stellar matter and star gates. From the beginning, the construction of star gates was carried out by
He came to preside over it, but later his thoughts changed and he turned against the construction of the Star Gate. Because of his extremely high prestige in this field, he quickly became the leader of the opposition. It even caused quite a stir at that time.
He brought great trouble to the construction of Stargate Port. After his death, various countries tried their best to downplay the existence of this person in order to eliminate his influence among the opposition."
"What is his reason for opposing the construction of Stargate Port?" Fang felt a little incredible. How could a person first support the construction of Stargate Port and then clearly oppose a job he had done? If this person succeeds
, isn’t it true that there are no chosen ones now, and they can’t see this beautiful world, let alone the golden age of mankind for more than half a century.
"Naturally, it is different from the ridiculous reasons you see today. Today's opposition is actually the image of governments in various countries that have deliberately deteriorated. However, the original objection raised by Lee Einstein was well-founded and its main basis was
It’s the base point expansion theory.”
"Basic point expansion theory?" Fang had never even heard of this name.
"The high dimensional point is the basis for the establishment of the Stargate Port. You can understand it as the entrance coordinates of the Stargate. The equation given by Lee Einstein back then solved the problem of the close point of the high-dimensional world guided by the starlight object.
, the difficult problem of where exactly it is in our universe. However, he later claimed that his calculations in the early years were wrong and that the positions of high-dimensional points are not static."
"Wait a minute, but since his calculations are wrong, hasn't the Stargate Port been established?"
"Because of the base point expansion theory, Lee Einstein claimed in his later years that he had calculated the law of changes in high base points, and used this to propose a theory that the changes in high base points are based on an active consciousness that is always looking for stars.
The establishment point of the gate. So no matter where we build the star gate, the base point will inevitably overlap with the star gate. However, this theory is too unbelievable and coincides with the widely spread conspiracy theory, so it was not considered mainstream by most at the time.
Accepted by scientists. Moreover, the manuscripts left by Lee Einstein in his later years were obscure and difficult to understand. Few people at that time could understand them. In addition, he was suffering from illness at the time, which made people think that this manuscript was just a mental illness.
Nonsense under the influence. As for after his death, many of his manuscripts were lost, and subsequent research work also came to nothing."
Fang was confused when he heard this: "But what does this have to do with us?"
"Because we recently discovered that Lee-Einstein's theory seems to have its basis. Since the Battle of Bain, governments in various countries have gradually noticed that Dragon Worshipers are conducting counter-infiltration into the earth. At first, we thought they were through the community
Through indirect communication with the chosen ones, we promote ideas and achieve the purpose of influencing our world. But as the investigation deepens, we gradually realize that the truth of the matter does not seem to be that simple or that it is not just that."
"Through some clues, we have discovered that the Dragon Worshipers seem to be able to briefly enter our world through some channels. The signs of these activities have gradually increased in recent years. On Earth and in the Stargate Port, the witness clues they left behind are also
It’s not just once or twice. Last year alone, there were at least forty underground activities of cults identified in our country, and one-third of them were proven to be directly connected to the Dragon Worship Cult.”
"Eastern Europe and South America are the hardest-hit areas. Last month, a riot occurred in Guatemala, and it was said that the Dragon Cult was behind it."
Fang couldn't help but shudder after hearing this.
He never expected that such a fact was hidden behind the military's standstill. He took a breath and asked: "So the Dragon Worship Cult can enter our world because another incident happened at the base point of Stargate Port.
Changed...?"
"It would be better to say that it has increased."
"Changed more?"
"To put it simply, there are more temporary entry points, but its structure is very different from our star gate. It can often only be entered in one direction, and its existence time is very short, and its position is not fixed.
."
"So you haven't taken action against the Super Competitive Alliance because..."
Ambassador Liao nodded: "We suspect that behind the abnormal behavior of the Super Competitive Alliance in recent years, it may not only be due to commercial interests. The deterioration of the alliance, and even European and American countries are gradually drifting away from us on Etalia affairs.
, because there are people behind it pushing it.”
He paused slightly: "The reason why we condone the Super Competitive Alliance is to make them relax their vigilance. In fact, we have been secretly observing and waiting for our ideas to be confirmed. Originally, this time would be postponed a little longer, until the north and south
After the dispute ended, we didn't expect that just because of the unexpected intervention of a young hero, we got direct evidence in one fell swoop."
Fang blushed, he was not a fool, of course he understood who the 'young hero' was talking about.
The ambassador also looked at him with a smile: "You have been investigating the Dragon Worship Cult, which coincides with our purpose, so we hope that you will not return to Earth for the time being, but continue this work and cooperate with us.
To cooperate, but because of the reasons mentioned before, this cooperation cannot be carried out in the open, but must be done in private."
Fang couldn't help but feel a little pounding in his heart. He didn't expect that he would be involved in such a big whirlpool when he went south from El Paxin. It was not that he was unwilling to continue, but he couldn't help but think that he could
Are you qualified for this job?
From Corin Ithurion to Oshur, from Etalia to Earth, the implication is too great. Is it really a responsibility that he, a student who has not yet graduated, can shoulder?
The ambassador saw his worries and comforted him: "Don't be mentally burdened, little one. This is not a responsibility, but an honor. You are acting for Stargate Port, your motherland, and the safety of your loved ones."
, do you still remember the "Stargate Declaration"?"
Fang nodded.
Fighting against Dragon Cultists and fighting against evil is the Chosen One's commitment to abide by the "Stargate Declaration".
Thinking of this, he felt settled. Isn't that what he has been pursuing?
Fang looked at the closed door calmly. It had been a while since Su Changfeng and the other three left. The door was painted with white paint and was mottled with age. The afternoon sunlight passed through the green vines outside the window glass.
, with a heavy greenery, slanted across the desk, printing a pool of broken light on the door.
It was a golden beam of light, filled with ups and downs of dust, as elusive as the history of the years, leaving no trace.
Tata suddenly appeared on the quilt in front of him, still looking quiet.
Nini hung on her sister like a sloth, her black scaled tail curled around the two of them, and looked at him curiously:
"Papa."
Fang touched her hair.
He corrected the little girl's name for a few days, but to no avail. He could only settle for the next best thing, asking her not to call him that in front of outsiders, but it seemed to be of no use. She just didn't care about calling him "Papa" in front of outsiders.
’, but calling Sylvester ‘Mama’ caused him embarrassment for a long time.
Fortunately, Sylvester just smiled and didn't mind at all.
He suddenly remembered his last question.
He asked: "Will the high wiki expand again?"
"Someone asked the same question."
Ambassador Liao replied: "In the face of a crisis, should we close the Stargate, or further open it and explore the world?"
Fang looked at him quietly.
But the other party did not answer the question directly, and only patted him lightly on the shoulder: "Fang, do you know why the voices of support for the construction of Stargate Port eventually overwhelmed the voices of opposition?"
Fang shook his head.
"Because no matter how it changes, we are always here. Human beings will not give up the exploration of the unknown and the truth of the universe out of fear." The ambassador's voice was a little low, as if he was repeating a past sentence.
Those words echoed in the sky-like hall of the United Nations:
"Maybe one day our civilization will finally leave its infancy, but before that, we will always take the first step bravely"
At that moment, an ancient picture seemed to appear in Fang's mind:
That was many centuries ago.
The old and mottled sailboats swayed on the sea, and the exhausted sailors on board saw the cliffs of that strange land for the first time at the end of the sea and sky. It was the end of one history and the beginning of another.
