324: Chapter 324 Witnessing History!
There was no preamble, no joint signatures from relevant departments, and not even a hint about the meeting theme.
It was just that dry line of text and a timestamp.
Yet, the moment this simple line appeared on the homepage of the official Xia Country news portal, the server load alarms on all major social media platforms began to blare in unison.
In the headquarters of major internet tech giants, programmers who were about to clock off, bowls of instant noodles in hand, were screamed at by their supervisors and pushed back into their workstations.
They frantically hammered at their keyboards to perform emergency capacity expansion, yet they still couldn't stem the terrifying surge of traffic that rose exponentially, threatening to physically crash the entire network.
Weibo, Tieba, Zhihu, and major short video platforms...
Within just a few minutes, the top ten trending topics were completely dominated by entries like "Major Matter," "Day After Tomorrow at 10 AM," and "Official Press Conference"!
In the comment sections, all sorts of guesses from netizens flew everywhere, and the emotions of the entire Xia Country internet population could not help but fall into unreserved surprise and fanaticism.
"Holy crap! The officials are pulling this stunt again? The fewer the words, the bigger the deal—I know this rule!"
"Launching a surprise attack late at night without even a theme, this is too much of a teaser! Who can even sleep tonight!"
"Brothers, is this still the same Xia Country I know that likes to hide things and prioritize keeping a low profile? Ever since God Lin burst onto the scene, we've completely let ourselves go!"
"Duh, the south heaven gate project's Aerospace Fighter is already hanging in the sky; our Xia Country is now far ahead, specializing in curing all kinds of defiance!"
"Hahaha, let me take a blind guess: is it the Luan Bird Aerospace Carrier from the south heaven gate project that's about to officially take off for a test flight?!"
"No, no, have you guys forgotten the 'Captain Xia' video from Xishan Base a few days ago? It's highly likely they are officially announcing the mass production plan for the Super Serum; the era of universal supermen is coming!"
The discussion online was heated, with countless people combining the current global-leading technological strength of Xia Country to let their imaginations run wild.
Just at this moment of nationwide revelry.
In a well-known tech forum, a post titled "Stop Guessing Blindly, Look Where the Blind Spot Is!" was quickly pushed to the top of the entire site with an extremely tricky perspective.
The original poster's analysis was extremely sharp, like a dagger pointing straight to the core of the issue.
"Brothers, your train of thought has gone off track."
"Think carefully about what our Xia Country has announced recently."
"You haven't forgotten that 'Captain Xia' test video that blew up the entire internet a few days ago, right?"
"A heavy punch impact of 1,200 kilograms, the Super Serum that breaks the limits of carbon-based life! This thing has already landed in reality!"
"Everyone, knock on the blackboard, highlight the key points!"
"The top brass created the Super Serum, a heaven-defying level item that could change the form of warfare, and didn't even hold a special press conference for it, just casually released a video as an appetizer."
"And at this critical juncture, what kind of level must something be to make the top brass issue a separate 'Major Matter' announcement?!"
Once this post came out, the netizens who were previously blindly reveling collectively gasped.
Countless people sitting in front of computer screens suddenly widened their eyes, feeling a chill run down their spines.
That's right!
Even the Super Serum wasn't worthy of a special press conference!
Then what on earth is this unimaginable trump card that they have specifically set aside time for, and are going to announce to the whole world with such fanfare and no concealment?!
The speed of replies under the post completely exploded, and the server even experienced a momentary lag.
"The OP has awakened the dreamer with a single word! I have goosebumps!"
"The Super Serum only counts as gossip? Then to what terrifying extent must the content of this press conference be?"
"My God, to what level has our country's tech tree been upgraded? Why do I feel like I'm living in a sci-fi movie?"
All the clues, all the shock, all the doubts and expectations.
In the next moment, they were extremely naturally converged onto one person by countless netizens.
That name was mentioned again and again in the internet-wide discussion, eventually converging into an overwhelming wave of sound that swept across the entire internet.
"Do you guys think... is this matter related to Lin Yuan again?"
"It must be him! Who else but God Lin could cause such unreasonable commotion!?"
"The day after tomorrow! Will God Lin appear at the press conference the day after tomorrow?!"
Anticipation.
That sense of anticipation, suppressed to the extreme and unable to wait to uncover the answer, spread wildly across the entire land of Xia Country.
Countless people were agonizingly impatient, wishing they could directly fast-forward time to 10 AM the day after tomorrow.
Two days of time, amidst the spotlight of the masses and surging undercurrents, passed in a flash.
The day of the press conference.
9:50 AM.
Ten minutes left until the start of the press conference.
Inside the vast and magnificent official press conference hall, cameras and microphones stood like a forest.
Reporters from hundreds of top domestic and international media outlets were crowded under the stage, the sound of shutters formed a continuous stream, and the flashbulbs illuminated the entire hall brightly.
In the official online livestream room, the number of online viewers had already broken the one-hundred-million mark on a single platform.
The bullet comments scrolled across the screen densely, even obscuring the livestream footage.
"It's here, it's here! Checking in from the front row to witness history!"
"Ten-minute countdown! My palms are sweating from nervousness; it feels even more exciting than checking my college entrance exam scores back then!"
"God Lin! I want to see God Lin!"
Everyone held their breath, staring fixedly at the screen.
Staring at that thick mahogany side door in front.
Time, at this moment, seemed to be infinitely stretched, flowing away minute by minute.
Finally, approaching 10:00 sharp.
The mahogany door to the side of the rostrum was slowly pushed open from the inside.
"Creak—"
An extremely faint sound of the door opening rang out.
Over a hundred reporters stopped talking, holding their recording pens and cameras high.
In the livestream room, the overwhelming deluge of bullet comments also experienced a brief pause.
Countless lenses and countless gazes turned in unison, locking firmly onto that passageway.
Soon, inside the passageway, a slender and upright figure stepped out, walking at a steady pace with a straight back.
On that young and handsome face, there was a calm smile.
Lin Yuan!
The very next second after he stepped out of the passageway and was fully exposed under the spotlight.
"Click! Click! Click!"
The overwhelming sound of shutters completely erupted, exploding inside the venue.
The blinding flashes formed a dazzling sheet of white light, illuminating the entire rostrum brightly.
The bullet comments in the online livestream room, after pausing for a second, ushered in an unprecedented super explosion.
"God Lin! It really is God Lin!"
"This presence! This aura! I'm watching the livestream on my knees!"
"The moment he smiled, I knew that today, this world is going to be completely rewritten by him again!!!"
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