But when he heard An Xiaoran’s words, he had no choice but to shut up.
"If you can, go ahead and do it!"
Seeing the cold expression on An Xiaoran’s face, Li Peng instinctively clenched his fists.
At the same time, Lin Beichen’s voice, more standard than a typical broadcaster’s, echoed throughout the venue.
"I believe what Boke just said about force majeure is not entirely accurate!"
Lin Beichen’s words immediately drew the attention of the audience.
"For a very simple reason, I believe there is no such thing as force majeure in this world. There is only unity and collective effort!"
After Lin Beichen finished speaking, a hint of disdain appeared on Boke’s face, clearly thinking the statement was laughable. But what Boke didn’t expect was that Lin Beichen’s next words wiped the smile off his face.
"Boke mentioned examples of force majeure in nature like floods and earthquakes. However, in my view, although these natural disasters are extremely destructive, they are not irresistible. Our ancient stories in Dragon Country tell of Yu the Great controlling the floods and the Foolish Old Man moving the mountains!"
The audience, knowledgeable and well-read, naturally understood the significance of these stories mentioned by Lin Beichen.
"When faced with disasters, your ancestors chose to build an ark with the help of so-called God, while we chose Yu the Great controlling the floods. When the world fell into darkness, your ancestors chose to steal God’s fire, while we chose to make fire by drilling wood! This proves that in front of Dragon Country, there is no such thing as force majeure!"
Lin Beichen’s voice was not loud but incredibly firm.
After expressing his thoughts, Lin Beichen returned to his seat. The audience, still shocked by his words, finally came back to their senses as he sat down.
Applause, like a landslide and tsunami, swept through the entire venue. If not for the high construction quality of Atlantis University’s gymnasium, it might have been torn apart by the thundering applause.
Sun Zhenghao looked at Lin Beichen approvingly; the meaning Lin Beichen conveyed in his words greatly satisfied him.
"No matter how powerful you Atlantis are, or any country in the world, do not covet Dragon Country, because hegemonism never works with Dragon Country!"
While Atlantis University’s gymnasium was in an uproar due to Lin Beichen’s speech, the Black Hole at Dragon Tiger Mountain reacted again.
"Up to now, we still haven’t figured out what this so-called Black Hole is exactly?"
Standing beneath a statue, Song Xiangdong noticed the statue shaking more vigorously than before, which proved that the power of the Black Hole was gradually increasing.
Fu Daoyi frowned deeply; the appearance of the Black Hole had exceeded his expectations.
In recent days, Dragon Tiger Mountain had utilized almost all its resources for investigation, even inviting back reclusive elders from other Daoist temples.
But despite their efforts, they had not obtained any useful information.
"Director, we used all our instruments, but we couldn’t analyze the composition of this Black Hole!"
A technician from the Security Bureau reported to Song Xiangdong the results of their recent analysis.
Although he had anticipated such an outcome, Song Xiangdong still showed a trace of disappointment.
He sighed helplessly and waved his hand at the technician.
"Although we can’t analyze the composition of the Black Hole, I can clearly feel it becoming more unstable recently!"
Fu Daoyi’s voice was filled with helplessness, and he even felt a burning sensation on his face.
It wasn’t that someone had slapped him; he just felt ashamed.
Something like this happened in his field, and he couldn’t figure out what was going on. Seeing the expression on Song Xiangdong’s face, Fu Daoyi could already guess what he was thinking.
"This isn’t your fault. There are things in this world that transcend science and our understanding!"
Song Xiangdong sighed, looking towards the direction of Atlantis.
"Honestly, before meeting that person, I never expected to encounter something like cultivating immortality!"
It is said that the end of science is mysticism, but so-called mysticism is also a form of science. Because in the realm of mysticism, many things can be traced and found to have patterns.
However, when it comes to cultivating immortality, Song Xiangdong really couldn’t find any patterns or specific traits. And the only person he met related to cultivating immortality was Lin Beichen.
"So I’ve always been thinking whether this matter is related to Lin Beichen."
Fu Daoyi lowered his voice, speaking quietly so that only the two of them could hear.
He gave an embarrassed smile.
"Although I am unsure if cultivating immortality really exists, it can be confirmed that the clues left by Dragon Tiger Mountain ultimately point to your National Security Bureau!"
"So you’re saying the elders of Dragon Tiger Mountain had foreseen Lin Beichen’s existence long ago?"
Song Xiangdong’s face was filled with disbelief.
This statement could only come from Fu Daoyi. If anyone else said this to him, Song Xiangdong would not hesitate to ask:
"Do you think I look like a fool?"
"I don’t mean that."
Fu Daoyi shook his head, giving Song Xiangdong an exasperated look.
"I mean maybe all of this is destined or some kind of divine arrangement. Otherwise, why didn’t Dragon Tiger Mountain have any issues until that lad named Lin Beichen appeared in your National Security Bureau, leading to this series of events afterward."
After saying this, both of them fell silent again.
It was hard to believe that this series of events had nothing to do with Lin Beichen. Song Xiangdong himself wouldn’t believe it.
But if there was a significant connection, what exactly was it?
"If all else fails, we can only resort to using modern weapons to destroy it!"
Fu Daoyi sighed.
Both of them knew very well that even if they used modern weapons, the success was uncertain, and the entire Dragon Tiger Mountain might be destroyed.
Also, if they failed to completely destroy the Black Hole, they might trigger a series of chain reactions.
"We can only wait for him to return and discuss this further."
Song Xiangdong sighed again and walked into a room.
Meanwhile, the first academic exchange meeting at Atlantis University had concluded, and Lin Beichen, with his unparalleled confidence and determination, became the most popular contestant of the first exchange.
Amidst the audience’s applause, Lin Beichen approached the president of Atlantis University.
Sittelberg had a warm smile on his face. He didn’t seem angry that Lin Beichen had defeated his university in the first match. Instead, he personally hung the first medal around Lin Beichen’s neck as if he couldn’t wait for Lin Beichen to win.
"Congratulations indeed."
"Thanks to everyone’s leniency."
Sittelberg’s smile made an old saying from Dragon Country pop into Lin Beichen’s mind.
"A weasel paying a New Year’s visit to a hen – not with good intentions!"
As Lin Beichen hung the medal around his neck, red flashing dots appeared on the computer screen in front of Griffin in the president’s office at Atlantis University.