When Li Zhen walked into the conference room, the room was quiet for a while. This is partly because he went straight to the podium, and partly because of himself.

Not because he was majestic or imposing, but because he was so young that time had not left a mark on his face. Although he had made his hair mature and steady for this meeting, his appearance was still too young. He still looked like a handsome young man of eighteen or nineteen, and the others in the room were either old or middle-aged.

Tucked his military hat under his ribs, he walked with a steady and powerful step, glancing around the room as he went.

And this glance made many people tense their muscles. It was only at this time that they realized that in fact, the young man on the rostrum was capable of "catching all the heads of state present."

But the previous efforts of Dai Bingcheng and the Yenching government were very effective, and the idea only lingered in people's minds for a moment before disappearing. Because no mature regime in the world today can fall into chaos because of the sudden death of a head of state, even if the worst happens today, it can be regarded as a "catastrophe" for the country they represent.

Li Zhen stood still behind the stage and stretched out a finger to flick on the microphone. Of course, there is no need for "audition" at this level of meeting, he is just using this action to attract people's attention.

Then he put his military hat on the stage and said before someone spoke: "We found this thing near the equator in the Pacific Ocean in July of this year. ”

After saying this. He pinched a projector on the tip of his left finger. Light was projected from a button-sized projector, weaving a vast blue sea into the void around him.

Now the venue was quieter. Because probably no one would have thought that Li Zhen would be so direct—he didn't even have an opening sentence or an outline of what he was going to say next.

Now he looks more like a teacher — the kind of young lecturer who is not in a good mood, walks into the classroom with a handout on the bell and then starts the lecture with a gloomy face.

This kind of behavior can be regarded as quite rude, so it caused a slight commotion in the audience. Although it was impossible for anyone to stand up and speak out against it because of their identity or other reasons, Li Zhen still saw the look of disgrief on the faces of some people.

But that's exactly what he wanted. Because he was so young in appearance—he had to at least give these people a more intuitive reason for a certain strong emotion towards him. Even if the emotion is negative.

Therefore, he moved his fingers, and the stereoscopic projection around him changed. Previously, the camera showed a blue sea and sky, but now the camera is rapidly advancing and pulling up. And so a great maelstrom was revealed.

The ocean is vast, the sky is endless, and people have no exact idea of the size of this whirlpool. As if the photographer had already taken this into account, some of the ships were taken into the shot.

That's an aircraft carrier battle group. One can recognize it by the shape of that aircraft carrier. It was an Imperial "Zhenguo"-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The aircraft carrier "General Zhenguo," which sank five years ago, is the lead ship of this class of aircraft carriers, and its length is 368.8 meters.

But right now, the aircraft carrier battle group composed of such a behemoth looks like it is clinging to the edge of that big maelstrom.

The whirlpool is like a huge, smooth plate, and this aircraft carrier battle group is like a melon seed on the edge of the plate.

Li Zhen finally succeeded in attracting all the attention of these people.

Obviously, what he was about to say was not what these people had imagined. So finally someone couldn't help but speak. It was the prime minister of a European country. He raised his hand slightly. Say, "Excuse me." General Lee, what is the topic of today's meeting? ”

Li Zhen raised his eyes and looked at him calmly, and said, "About this whirlpool." And the thing that created this whirlpool. ”

The prime minister was stunned. He glanced at the projection beside Li Zhen again, and said in a deep voice, "What do you mean—the species?" Species not completely eradicated? Are they here? ”

Because of his words, many people began to look at each other and talk in low voices. Because if that's what we're talking about today — the species are still gathering in the Pacific Ocean to catch their breath, then a meeting of this caliber would be a big deal in the ass.

Humans are not what they used to be, they have become more resilient and have more powerful weapons. In the past few years, many newly awakened and not very powerful species have been wiped out by humans with the power of technology, and people have learned more from such battles. After the natural cataclysm and the initial surprise, the species has become an enemy that people can face directly with a rational attitude.

Someone even showed an unfathomable smile at the corner of his mouth. Perhaps the Southern Luzon general was too young – undeniably unrivalled – but in some respects he was a little too frivolous and did not look like a proper "politician".

In this regard, Dai Bingcheng only showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

Li Zhen took in their expressions and shook his head.

"Nope." He said, "It's not a species. Nor is it a group of species. It's something else—a ...... that hasn't fully woken up yet. Individual. ”

Slowly, he repeated, "An individual made this thing—with a tiny fraction of its strength. ”

The room fell silent again—his words made the smile on the corner of many people's lips condense.

Once again, people turned their attention to the images around him. And this time, someone finally found an extremely inconspicuous little black dot in the middle of the incomparably huge whirlpool.

Someone lost his voice and said, "You mean that thing?" ”

He pointed to the black dot. So Li Zhen's fingers also moved—and the camera began to zoom in.

From a distance, the water in the whirlpool seemed to be solidified, like a plate. But as the camera zooms in, one sees that the sea is actually spinning rapidly. It's just that because they are so fast, they can't make the slightest wave on the sea. The vast amount of seawater was oppressed and attracted by some more terrible force, and it made its way quickly towards the center of the whirlpool.

But the center of the whirlpool was not a bottomless abyss, it was an island made of rocks...... Or statues.

The camera eventually stops about two kilometers away from the statue. It seems that the image becomes less clear and shakes slightly due to the effect of some force during shooting. Yet one could still make out the outline of the island, which looked like a bust.

The bust has a head, a left arm, and a curved chest.

Its chest was indeed curved—like a hunchbacked old man, or a spine had been removed.

And it has hair growing on its skull - short gray-brown hair.

There are no references around the island, and it's hard to figure out how big it is. But Li Zhen pointed to the layer of "short hair" on his skull and said, "These are carbonized vegetation." I've been to this island before—it was an island at the time—and the average height of the trees on it was about twenty meters. ”

“…… What exactly is that? One president cried out in a gaffe, "You say it's not a species?" What do you mean...... Is it alive? ”

Others stared at Li Zhen with scrutinizing eyes. The image he showed was so incredible that if it was really some kind of creature, it could have reached a height of nearly a thousand meters! It's completely impossible from a biological point of view - although there are exceptions to the species, they will all seem much "normal" compared to this thing.

What's more, it does look like a statue, or a statue that resembles a human form. They wondered more about whether it was some kind of "separation zone" that was something like a "barrier" that people had never heard of before.

Li Zhen raised his hands and gently pressed them down. He said: "Gentlemen, I am not in a position to answer your question precisely for the time being—it is not my reasoning. Because before I can do that, I need to tell you more, and that will require your patience. So I hope you'll give me plenty of time – and I'm sure that the things I've shown before will enable you to do that. ”

"The other thing I want to emphasize is that everything I say next, it tells me."

He raised his hand to the statue.

"You mean...... Have you communicated with it? The president asked.

"Yes." Li Zhen nodded, "In a way that some of you here may not understand." Mr. President, you just asked me what it is. So now let's define this thing first. ”

"It seems to me that it is some kind of unusually powerful, ancient creature. Its history can even be traced back to the time when the earth was just formed and the lava on the surface condensed. Li Zhen spread his hands, "Of course, what I said may not be in line with what you know about biology. If in doubt, you can critically listen to everything I have said as a story. ”

"Exceptionally powerful, what kind of standard is it?" Someone asked.

Many people looked at Li Zhen with the same eyes as the questioner. Li Zhen realized that this seemed like a good start—they were seriously considering the veracity of the question they were talking about, rather than simply the delusion of a madman.

So he nodded and said in a calm tone, "What I just said is my definition of it. But from its own point of view, according to the way we understand it, it claims to be God. (To be continued......)