novelraw Chapter 0044 A Temporary Meeting for One Person!
Chapter 0044 A Temporary Meeting for One Person!
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, the room fell into a brief silence.
The people on the screen had different expressions.
Club slogan?
Liu Bai frowned.
He recalled the slogans and actions that Number 71 had asked him to shout before entering the room.
Is that also a medium?
No wonder he unconsciously spoke his true feelings when he was questioned.
"Interesting, this medium can even make people subconsciously tell the truth."
Although he had become wary after the previous two incidents, when No. 71 said it was a slogan to dismantle the "Security Agency" media.
He didn't think much of it.
After all, who could have imagined that eliminating one medium would immediately lead to the emergence of another?
"A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit."
"From now on, I must be highly vigilant whenever someone tries to guide me in speaking or reading any text!" Liu Bai secretly made a decision.
"Mr. Zhao, I have an objection."
The silence in the room was broken by a male voice.
Liu Bai instantly snapped out of his thoughts and looked at the screen on the left side of the room.
The voice came from the bottom right corner, from a middle-aged man with a buzz cut and a resolute face, dressed in a Xia Kingdom military uniform.
As soon as the man finished speaking, all eyes immediately shifted from Liu Bai to the middle-aged man.
On the screens on both sides, several people's expressions became subtle after seeing the middle-aged man.
Zhao Li looked somewhat surprised and said in a deep voice:
"Fu Feng, tell me what your objections are."
Fu Feng saluted the old man and said:
"Old Zhao, sophon detection is a method used by other civilizations, and they can only detect our planet from outside the solar system."
"What if a higher-dimensional civilization interferes with Sophon and leaks information about natural disasters to him..."
"I've thought about what you're saying."
The old man interrupted Fu Feng, speaking slowly:
"I personally introduced and oversaw the sophon detection system, and I can say with absolute certainty that there is no entity within the Milky Way that could affect sophons."
"So even if they exist, they can only be civilizations outside the Milky Way."
"But for a civilization from outside the Milky Way to come to us, it would have to travel at least hundreds of millions of light-years. Even if they occupied the entire galaxy, it might not be enough to cover the cost of their expedition."
"They spent so much resources to influence our planet, just to warn a student about a natural disaster the next day?"
After speaking, the old man slightly raised his head and looked in Fu Feng's direction.
Liu Bai listened to the two talking without saying a word.
He had seen the five people on the left side of the screen in the news; they were the chiefs of the five major regions.
The five people on the right must be the saviors.
As for the Zhizi they were talking about...
He only knew about the "Sophon" from a science fiction novel a hundred years ago, but he didn't know if the two were the same thing.
After the old man finished speaking, Fu Feng frowned and continued:
"Even without the influence of other civilizations, he was just an ordinary person before, and he didn't have anything outstanding about him."
"And which of us, the top six, isn't a top elite in the federal military, politics, and academia? Even if we were to truly grant him savior powers..."
"Ordinary people?"
Zhao Li sneered:
"And what about me? Didn't I also grow up as an ordinary person?"
"When facing the spirit, what's the difference between you elites and ordinary people?"
Fu Feng immediately retorted:
"Even if we're no different from ordinary people, aren't we still better than him, a student? And I can say with certainty that he's not the seventh savior!"
"And what's your reason, Fu Feng?" Zhao Li countered.
"I……"
Fu Feng's voice faltered, a barely perceptible struggle flashing across his face, before he finally gritted his teeth and said:
"I can't say that this is part of my plan."
"Fu Feng, I don't care what your plan is."
The old man glanced at Fu Feng and said in a commanding tone:
"The seventh person has only just appeared, and there is absolutely no time left. You must vote for me in the vote later, otherwise I will use my connections to veto your action application tonight."
After Zhao Li finished speaking.
Fu Feng's face was full of complicated emotions, and he looked hesitant, as if he was struggling with something.
A few seconds later, he nodded in resignation.
Just then, an elderly man with white skin, blond hair, and blue eyes slowly spoke on the left side of the screen:
"Old Zhao, your Xia Kingdom already has two savior slots. One more would make it three. Isn't that a bit much?"
As soon as the blond old man finished speaking, a woman with long brown hair and fair skin next to his screen immediately chimed in:
"That's right! The resources needed by your two saviors already account for half of the Federation's resources. If you add another one, wouldn't the entire Federation be working for you?"
"Then why don't you mention that the Summer District provides 70% of the Federation's resources annually?"
A mocking smile appeared on Zhao Li's aged face:
"And with such limited resources, you've been delaying handing over half and the other half. Do you really think I don't know?"
"If it weren't for Xia District all these years, wouldn't the sky have fallen long ago?"
"..."
The brown-haired woman was speechless.
Seeing the atmosphere become tense, the blond old man coughed and tried to smooth things over:
"Alright, alright, it's rare that everyone's here today, why keep talking about this? Let's get back to the main topic, I'll supervise them to make up for the lack of resources in the West District."
"Oh."
Zhao Li gave a cold laugh, the meaning of which was clear.
However, he didn't dwell on the topic and went straight to the point with the blond old man:
"Smith, we only have a few days left. Even if another savior appears, it won't affect the interests of your region, so..."
Zhao Li stopped talking and didn't continue.
He didn't want to deal with those two.
The surroundings fell silent.
The ten people had different expressions; some looked at the old man, while others remained silent.
These ten people are at the top of the various districts of the Federation. Once they agree to this resolution, it means that there will be one more person standing shoulder to shoulder with them.
At the same time, there was one more person to share the cake.
A middle-aged man's voice sounded from the screen facing the elderly man:
"Does anyone have any further objections?"
No one answered.
A minute of silence followed before the male voice continued:
"No one objects. Next, we will vote on Liu Bai's status as the savior. Those who agree, please raise your hands within one minute."
"This meeting will be recorded in the terminal system by Zhizi and will have the highest legal force. Please be responsible for your decisions."
"Now, let's begin voting."
As soon as the man's voice fell, Zhao Li, who was in the center of the screen, was the first to raise his hand.
The person who raised his hand immediately after him was one of the five members of the committee on the left.
He was a middle-aged man, the current chief of the Xia District.
Liu Bai unconsciously clenched his teeth, his breathing becoming somewhat rapid.
Once you acquire the identity of the savior and have the ability to rewind time, protecting your family and friends will be a piece of cake!
Even if we wanted to deal with the crisis of fake people, it wouldn't be impossible!
On the right-hand screen, Fu Feng's gaze darted back and forth between Zhao Li and Liu Bai before he finally reluctantly raised his right hand.
Three people at the scene agreed.
Upon seeing this, the old man slowly looked at the screen on the right, at a tall, high-bridged nose, and light green eyes—a middle-aged white man.
The middle-aged white man met the old man's gaze, nodded, and raised his hand.
At the same time the middle-aged white man raised his hand, an elderly man who looked similar to the middle-aged man also raised his hand on the committee screen.
Five people at the scene agreed.
Both of them are from the Russian bear region.
After raising their hands, the two smiled and looked at Liu Bai.
Liu Bai cast grateful glances at the two men, then looked away at the person who hadn't raised their hand yet.
The West District Chief and his savior remained indifferent, neither of them making any move, nor the two from the Americas District.
None of the four people showed any intention of raising their hands.
The remaining two are from outside the district.
On the right side of the screen is a burly Black man in military uniform. On the left is a fair-skinned young man in a suit.
The middle-aged male voice reminded him:
"Ten seconds remain. Those who have not yet voted, please make your decision as soon as possible."