Seeing this scene in front of him, Yu Qi's heart was pounding wildly. This was definitely not an ordinary international conference. The leaders of the four strongest continents in the entire Earth Federation had gathered together. What kind of major event had happened to bring about this?
And he was fortunate enough to be able to attend this venue in person. What kind of opportunity was this?
Yu Qi only felt that the blood in his whole body was about to boil. His breathing was heavy and his adrenaline surged. If it were not for the years of experience on the international front line that kept him calm, he would have laughed three times.
Regardless of the excitement in Yu Qi's heart, after everyone walked into the venue from their respective doors, they naturally sat in their seats. Occasionally, someone would nod politely when they looked at someone from the other camp. It was considered a greeting. The entire venue was silent and there was no sound of conversation.
Yu Qi looked behind him but saw that except for the two personal bodyguards, the rest of the soldiers were standing at the back of the venue with their hands behind their backs, guarding in front of their respective doors.
It was not until all four sides were seated that Secretary Lin, who was in front of Yu Qi, looked at the European crowd and asked aloud in English, "Is that person here?"
Hearing Secretary Lin's fluent English, Yu Qi was slightly taken aback and then immediately felt relieved. Obviously, because it was a secret meeting and not a formal occasion, everyone used English by default to facilitate communication.
"He's already here and will enter the venue in three minutes at most."
In the European region's seat, a senior official from the European region replied.
However, after hearing the exchange between the two, Yu Qi was even more surprised. It was obvious that the reason why this group of people came here was to meet someone?
Who was it that required the top leaders of the top four strong regions of the Earth Federation to meet together?
Just when a touch of surprise appeared in Yu Qi's mind, he suddenly heard a low cough.
The sound came from outside the door behind him. Because the meeting had not yet begun, the door behind everyone was not closed, so the cough easily spread along the corridor into the venue.
This cough carried a sense of weakness, as if there was a terminally ill patient, and what followed was the sound of slow footsteps.
He heard the sound before he saw the person. When he heard this voice, Yu Qi subconsciously imagined the appearance of an old man with white hair.
Then, the footsteps gradually became louder, and it was obvious that they were gradually approaching. Yu Qi subconsciously looked back and finally saw a pale, emaciated man who seemed to be terminally ill appear outside the door.
He was a Zhongzhou man?
"Cough, cough, cough …"
The light cough came again. The man was wearing white pajamas. He used a white handkerchief to cover his mouth as he walked toward the front desk.
The man seemed to have lost his eyebrows and hair after a long period of chemotherapy. Not only that, but his whole body was so thin that he seemed to have lost his human form. His face was so thin that it was impossible to see his original face.
But it was precisely this terminally ill man who actually ignored everyone's gaze and very naturally walked towards the front desk …
The highest leaders of the four continents were waiting for him?
Seeing this man, Yu Qi was surprised. He watched the man walk past him, and at the same time, his mind kept flashing with the politicians he had seen, but no one could match his appearance.
Who was this man who was so thin that he could not even tell his age?
However, it was clear that no one in the silent venue at this time would answer Yu Qi's doubts. Everyone just watched the man walk up to the podium step by step. Even Yu Qi was a little worried about what would happen if the man suddenly died while walking.
At this moment, Secretary Lin on the side suddenly touched Yu Qi lightly under the table. Yu Qi turned his head as if he sensed it, but saw that the chief and Secretary Lin both turned their heads and glanced at him.
Yu Qi's heart moved and he suddenly understood. He quickly stood up and walked directly over to help the man. "Old sir, let me help you up."
"Thank you..."
The man immediately smiled and nodded, letting Yu Qi help him up, and then walked to the front of the podium under everyone's gaze.
After helping the man onto the podium, Yu Qi walked down a little awkwardly and sat back in his seat.
"Everyone... I, uh, cough cough cough cough!"
The man was just about to speak when there was another rapid cough, which made Yu Qi's head hurt.
After coughing for a while, the man breathed a sigh of relief. He slowly put down the handkerchief and raised his head while panting slightly.
Suddenly, the man's eyes met with everyone present for a moment.
When the man's gaze swept over Yu Qi, Yu Qi suddenly felt a chill in his heart because he suddenly realized that the man's eyes were completely different from his terminally ill image. They were extremely dark and bright, like the eternal stars in the night sky, but also like a black hole that could suck in people's souls. The two contrasting feelings intertwined together, creating a strange feeling.
He had never seen such a unique pair of eyes!
"Good afternoon, gentlemen, welcome to you for taking time out of your busy schedule to come here, cough cough..."
In the next second, the man suddenly spoke, his voice carrying a hint of exhaustion and hoarseness. "At the same time, I'm also very grateful for your coming because this means that you're willing to listen to me explain all this and give me such great trust. I believe that in the following time, I'll make you feel that this trip was not in vain..."
"Well, there's no need to say more about these formalities."
Still, at this moment, the president of Northern America suddenly waved his hand impatiently, his expression gloomy. "Let's get straight to the point. I hope you can give us a reasonable explanation for the Los Angeles incident!"
"No problem."
The man nodded and revealed a smile. However, compared to his skeleton-like appearance, this smile was filled with strangeness.
"First of all, I want to ask you, do you remember when the Earth Federation was established?"
"When was it established?"
Hearing the man's inquiry, the president of the North Sea Continent turned his pen, showing a nostalgic expression. "It was around 1992. I still remember that year when I had just returned from East Germany and witnessed the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Even in the last referendum, more than 70% of the people wanted to keep the Soviet Union, but the upper rulers had already made up their minds at that time.
"To be precise, it should be April 20, 1992."
The president of Europe added. "I also remember that day. The upper echelons suddenly passed a resolution to integrate the world, strengthen the ties between various countries on the basis of the United Nations, and form a huge organization."
Hearing the answers of the two, the man nodded and said slowly, "So, what happened back then and why did the Earth Federation appear?"
"This is confidential."
The chief sitting in front of Yu Qi immediately reminded him kindly.
"I understand."
The man replied immediately, "In fact, although I don't know the details, I know the general idea. There was a person who united many countries and founded the Earth Federation, and the name of that person..."
"It's a blank!"
Hearing this, the faces of the leaders of all continents changed. Among them, the president of the European Continent asked in shock, "This is top secret. The number of people in each continent who know about it will not exceed five. How do you know all this?"
"Not only do I know, but I also know that he left behind the quantum computer 'Adam', this instrument that can predict the future. With this instrument, the Earth Federation can continue to this day..."
The man coughed lightly and continued. "Am I right?"
Hearing the conversation between everyone, Yu Qi's heart was turned upside down. The Earth Federation was actually promoted by a nameless person? Who in the world would have such a powerful force?
"You're not wrong."
At this time, the president of the North Sea Continent suddenly spoke. He chuckled and said, "I was also very shocked when I first learned this news. I even used secret forces to investigate the identity of that person, but what's strange is that the entire world seems to have erased his traces. Whether it's the secret information of the Earth Federation or the North Sea Continent, there's no information about him."
"That's right, cough cough..."
The man nodded, showing a serious expression. "If there are things in this world that can make you puzzled, I think the mysterious man's disappearance into thin air should be ranked first, right?
"Not only has his name disappeared, but even his identity, family background, nationality, and all traces of his life have disappeared. If it weren't for the existence of the 'Regional Federation' to confirm his existence, I'm afraid no one would even notice this disappearance. Don't you think it's terrifying..."
"Do you have information about that person?"
The president of Northern America asked again, "Please don't keep us guessing, okay?"
The man nodded slowly when he heard this. He held the podium, took a slight breath, and then continued. "I don't know who that person is, but I know why he disappeared."
"What!"
"What's the reason?"
The presidents and other high-level officials of various countries showed a surprised look, and all of them could not wait to listen attentively.
"I believe that before you came, you should have received the information I shared, right? Information about 'memes'... "
The man did not answer directly, but kept them guessing and spoke slowly.
"The word meme is based on the ancient Greek word μη μημα. It evolved from the word gene in biology. Dawkins wrote in the book 'The Selfish Gene' that evolution does not rely on the specific chemical basis of genetics, but only on the existence of self-replicating transmission units, which is called memes.
"Many people may mistakenly think that memes are the so-called Internet buzzwords, that is, 'memes'. In fact, this is both right and wrong."
The man coughed and continued to explain, "The meme that our human civilization defines is indeed a meme, but the meme that I define here is a kind of existence that contains memes, but it is far more influential than the internet buzzwords..."
With that, the man waved his hand slightly and the word meme written in several languages appeared on the white screen behind him.
"Meme is a unit of information, not an entity. It is a new discipline that is enough to change human civilization, and it is also a discipline that has never appeared in front of humans before. The reason why we humans have never discovered this discipline is not because we humans have not discovered it, but because it did not exist on our earth before."
"You just said 'before', right?"
Listening to the man's narration, the elegant man in front of Yu Qi suddenly said, "In other words, now 'they' have appeared on Earth?"
"That's about it."
The man nodded. "No one knows how memes are born, but I tend to believe that the Internet has spawned them. As the Internet world becomes more and more developed, more and more Internet buzzwords have emerged. Some of these Internet buzzwords can only be popular for a while, but some have been praised for a long time. I suspect that it is under this wireless possibility that led to the birth of the first batch of memes...
"And the angel statue a few days ago is a meme with a high degree of threat to humans."
At this point, a paragraph of text appeared on the screen behind the man again. This paragraph of text was densely packed, and on the right side of the text was a cartoon of an angel statue standing in place with its eyes covered.
Everyone immediately looked at the screen, and the content of the text was —
[Meme Name]: Weeping Angel.
[Special Containment Measures]: The "Weeping Angel" should be placed in a position where no one can observe it. Direct or indirect observation is not allowed. Anyone who sees the full appearance of the "Weeping Angel" must be permanently isolated.
[Description]: The "Weeping Angel" is a pattern painted with blood. The pattern is composed of 13,236 "blood spots". Each "blood spot" is between 0.3-0.5 cm in diameter. The "blood spots" together form a pattern of an angel statue with its eyes covered.
The "Weeping Angel" has contagious characteristics and the mode of transmission is visual transmission. Anyone who sees the full appearance of the "Weeping Angel" will be infected and the infected will be transformed into a strange memetic derivative within 90 minutes.
During an operation, four mercenaries accidentally saw the full appearance of the "Weeping Angel", so in order to prevent memetic infection, all four of them were destroyed in the steelmaking furnace of the Blacklight Steel Mill in the industrial park of the Eco Science City in Namibia, Africa. However, more than three months later, when the steel produced in the steelmaking furnace was transported to Los Angeles in Northern America, memetic infection still occurred and a large number of derivatives were produced. In order to distinguish between the "Weeping Angel" and its derivatives, a distinction is made —
[Derivative Name]: Weeping Angel-1.
[Special Containment Measures]: According to the size of "Weeping Angel-1", it should be placed in an enclosed space with a height of more than two meters and a width of more than one meter. There is no limit to the containment material, but it should be at least 4 Mohs hardness. Otherwise, "Weeping Angel-1" has the risk of escaping.
When it is necessary to enter the containment room of "Weeping Angel-1", the number of people must not be less than three at any time and the door must be re-locked. At least two people must maintain eye contact with the Weeping Angel throughout the process until all personnel leave the containment room and the door is re-locked.
[Description]: "Weeping Angel-1" is an angel statue made of granite. Its general posture is to cover its face with both hands, its head slightly lowered at a 15-25 degree angle, and its wings slightly spread. When observed by human eyes, it appears as a stone statue, but once the human looks away, "Weeping Angel-1" will change its movements and approach humans at an extremely fast speed. The known killing method is to break the neck and no other killing methods have been discovered.
It is known that "Weeping Angel-1" is a derivative of the "Weeping Angel" and has indestructible characteristics. It is infected through human observation of the "Weeping Angel". At the same time, anything that carries the image of "Weeping Angel-1", including but not limited to photos and videos, has the same infectious ability as the "Weeping Angel" itself, but portraits are not included...
Seeing this dense explanation, whether it was Yu Qi or the others, they all revealed extremely astonished expressions.
Could it be that the cause of the Los Angeles incident and the Quantum Deity Laboratory incident was this?
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