As a mage, I just want to pursue the truth

Chapter 169: All Living Things (5000)

The operation at the Stockholm Concert Hall lasted only half an hour, but Zheng Li spent several months preparing for it.

Just the crows flying all over the sky needed to play a role in enhancing his spellcasting ability, and at the same time, the crows' bodies would not be found to have abnormalities after he left. This task alone took up a lot of his energy.

After the consciousness was disconnected, the body in Kuala Lumpur suddenly opened his eyes. The trigger had been pulled, and Zheng Li could only wait and see what the consequences would be.

At most, he could make a rough guess through deduction, but no one could predict the true direction of the future.

Zheng Li's abilities indeed shocked all the countries on Blue Star, and their interest in magic increased greatly.

Many countries that do not have the capital to participate in this game are also trying to gain entry tickets through alliances.

Originally, Singapore was promoting joint development among ASEAN countries. The joint development team made rapid progress in the early stages, but no compromise could be reached on who would take the lead.

Although the Joint Research Institute has been established and research on the cosmic coordinate system for searching for intelligent life is ongoing, progress is slow.

Apart from Singapore, which sent a luxurious R&D team, other ASEAN participating countries only sent a few cats and dogs.

After Zheng Li showed his divine power in front of people, the Asan side, after more than a year of research, realized that it would take too long to rely on themselves.

India cannot tolerate an alliance with the northern giant, so they want to get involved in ASEAN.

Lion City is obviously unwilling to do so. Without India, relying on alliances and Lion City's own research and development capabilities, it is an achievable goal for Lion City to take the initiative in the alliance after achieving results.

But after India came in, its size and national strength ensured that Singapore could not compete at all.

On the day after the Nobel Prize ceremony, Asan contacted ASEAN through official channels and expressed its hope to form a joint research and development team for magic and technology with ASEAN.

As soon as Lion City received the news, it lobbied among ASEAN member states, saying that the ten countries were enough and there was no need for other forces to join in.

As for Japan, after people intuitively felt the power of magic, a magic craze swept across the country.

The government also appropriately announced joint research plans with England and the Kangaroo Country, and stated that it will make its utmost efforts in this regard in the future.

Governments know that the news cannot be suppressed, so they can only lift the ban appropriately and make some unimportant information public.

The Chinese government's external affairs department even directly addressed the BBC's questions at a regular press conference:
“Yes, the new genetically modified seeds of China Seed Group are the product of the combination of technology and magic.

We firmly believe that the combination of magic and science can better promote the development of science and technology and benefit the general public."

This news is a well-known secret among major countries at the national level, and it is released appropriately for the purpose of flexing their muscles.

And the reason why Merlin overreacted was that something went wrong due to the probing behavior of the American side.

The news has spread to this extent and it is definitely impossible to suppress it. However, China can still stand on the moral high ground and accuse America.

Merlin did not harm anyone's life in public, so there was not much fear or worry for the general public.

There was another round of heated discussion on domestic social media:
"While the magicians from England were wreaking havoc in the Stockholm Concert Hall, the magicians from China were quietly working in the fields researching seeds. Is this the romance of the Chinese? I love it!"

Because Merlin is an English wizard in mythology, and there is currently no official statement about Merlin's true identity, public opinion temporarily considers him to be English.

As for Merlin being an alien, it only exists in speculation. People generally believe that magic has existed on the Blue Planet since ancient times.

"Perhaps only Chinese magicians are engaged in industrial research instead of fighting and killing."

"Farming is indeed the racial talent of the Chinese people."

"I also want to learn magic and contribute to the country. Can I choose to take the Chinese Academy of Magic for the postgraduate entrance examination? Even if the initial test score is 450, I am willing to take it."

"I second the motion. I hope the country will provide everyone with a fair opportunity to learn magic. I also want to apply to the magic academy next year."

"I want to know how magicians are selected in our country?"

"Will the Chinese Academy of Magic's registration number appear in next year's college entrance examination? I won't mind if the last two characters of its name are "academy"."

Everyone gradually turned the topic to how to learn magic, and everyone was salivating over Merlin's grand performance at the Stockholm Concert Hall.

It would be great if I could do magic myself.

Many posts have gone astray and become immortals:

"Since Western magic really exists, what about Chinese immortal cultivation? Logically speaking, immortal cultivation should also exist."

"My home is right next to Mount Emei. I'm going to Mount Emei tomorrow to find out what's going on."

Later, in recent years, all ancient Chinese Taoist books with the word "Fa" in the title have been sold at high prices.

It is highly sought after by collectors, who knows if there really are clues to cultivating immortals hidden within it.

The Chinese officials were questioned, and in England, which was more closely related to the incident, reporters and the public directly surrounded 10 Downing Street that night, demanding an explanation from the Prime Minister.

The reporters from England were much more aggressive than those from China. Some threw stones and smashed the glass, while others even brought empty wine bottles to smash the glass.

"We need an explanation!"

"We need an explanation!"

Led by reporters, the English people shouted slogans at a deafening pace.

Bao Zhongtang had to come out and respond to everyone, but for him who likes to show off in front of the media, it was not a bad thing.

Bao Zhongtang came out in his pajamas and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet. After watching Merlin's performance in Stockholm this afternoon, I am as excited as everyone else."

"You can ask me any questions you want at any time. I will give you an answer if I can. But after I finish the interview, please leave in an orderly manner and don't disturb my quiet weekend time."

"Sir, is Merlin English?" a reporter hiding in the crowd shouted with a loudspeaker in hand.

"I don't know, maybe." Bao Zhongtang was very cunning.

"Does the government know about the existence of magic and that we have our own magicians?" asked another reporter.

"The government knows about the existence of magic, and there are magicians in England who answer to the government's orders."

Bao Zhongtang was equally cunning and did not mention that Wiles' research results needed to be shared with Japan and the Kangaroo Country.

In addition to Wiles, England obtained another magic coin unknown to Neon and Kangaroo Country by answering the question about the nature of the soul.

They used it as soon as they got it, which means that there are two magicians in England, one of whom is hiding in the dark.

Wiles' research base has scholars from Japan and Kangaroo Country participating. Another scholar with a magic brain is at another research base in England, and the news is kept completely confidential.

The system created by Zheng Li was a complete black box for forces without a magic brain. Neon and Kangaroo Country were easily fooled.

It is impossible for other countries to disclose relevant information to Japan.

"Sir, does the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Harry Potter really exist? And does our Ministry of Magic really exist?"

“I’m sorry, these are just things from novels and movies. I was watching videos at home just now and saw a lot of people trying to rush to Platform 90 at King’s Cross Station in London.

I want to tell you that Hogwarts doesn't exist, and there is no train from King's Station to the School of Magic."

London's King's Station was already packed with people, and many people even came from other European countries just to see if Platform 9 3/4 could be rushed through.

There, everyone lined up to hit the wall between platforms 90. I saw the people before me getting dizzy from being hit, but I still felt that I was the special one.

"Do we have a magic school then?"

Bao Zhongtang said: "Not now, maybe in the future."

According to the mechanism for obtaining magic coins, are there only a few students in the magic academy?
"So what is the admission mechanism for the magic academy?"

"I can't answer your question now, it's a matter for the future."

"The American side just condemned Merlin's behavior. Will we follow suit? Or will we support Merlin's behavior?

Will we cooperate with Merlin in the future?"

"I support Merlin's actions emotionally, but only on my own behalf.

He is a superhero. England is always looking forward to communicating with Merlin and cooperating in the interests of both parties."

"Can you please have a government magician interviewed?"

"I'm sorry, but magicians are not movie stars, and I need to respect personal opinions when it comes to interviews."

Bao Zhongtang ended the interview by briefly answering a few questions, and he gained a lot of popularity in front of the media.

The media also gained traffic, which was a win-win situation.

December 12th was a Tuesday. When the A-share market opened the next day, all stocks in the forestry sector hit their daily limit.

A rumor was spreading wildly among shareholders that these forestry companies had taken on part of the production function of the magic wands, but since the magic wands were supplied directly to the government, they had never been reflected in the financial reports.

On that day, all the listed companies in the forestry sector were blocked at the daily limit by hundreds of thousands of shares. There were only a few forestry companies in the A-share market to begin with.

In addition, hot money also released news that the magic wand may be opened to civilian use in the future, which will release a lot of profits.

If you just sell wood, the profit is very thin, but if you sell magic wands, the profit is huge.

Especially for ** Forestry, which is rumored to have a large number of magical plants, the secretary of the board of directors’ phone is about to be blown away by calls.

"Excuse me, Secretary Dong, does your company produce magic wands? The same magic wand that Merlin used yesterday."

The secretary to the board of directors looked bewildered. He felt puzzled when he saw the stock hit the daily limit in the early trading session. Later, he was even more speechless when he saw the rumors on the Internet.

Later, seeing that the story was really true on the Internet, he even went to ask the chairman whether there really was a secret production line for producing magic wands.

Due to the extremely high level of confidentiality, it cannot be disclosed to the outside, and even the secretary of the board of directors has no right to know.

The chairman of the forestry company said categorically: "Absolutely not. At least I have never known of such a thing. But you can answer more ambiguously."

The secretary replied: "Everything is subject to the official announcement."

The chairman's son, who was in his thirties, even called his father at night to ask if what was said on the Internet was true and whether his company was still responsible for producing magic wands for the country.

Those who know the inside story expressed their sincere admiration for the imagination of the investors after seeing this.

Before Merlin appeared, no one knew that a wand was needed to cast spells.

The wand left by Merlin was even snatched by various countries, and America insisted on taking both the man and the wand back.

The Europa League said that you can take the person away, but the wand must be left behind. The wand belongs to Merlin, not to you Americans.

The Europa League was extremely strong in this matter. Since it was at someone else's home ground, America couldn't take the ball away even if they wanted to. You couldn't leave the Stockholm Concert Hall even if you wanted to.

The magic wand used by Zheng Li was immediately grabbed by the Europa League staff present. The American side even wanted to grab it openly, but there were too many people squeezing in later, so they had to give up.

After Li Miaomiao watched the viral video that night, she immediately called Zheng Li.
"Zheng Li, have you watched the video of the Nobel Prize ceremony? It's really cool! The effects that magic can achieve are exactly the same as in the movie."

"You must go and see it."

Zheng Li didn't look tired at all on the other end of the video.

Although this scene consumed a lot of his energy.

This level of spellcasting takes a long time to prepare, including the subsequent punishment content, which all needs to be prepared in advance.

But the real body in Kuala Lumpur looked obviously tired, while the one in Lion City was just a clone, and there was no sign of anything abnormal compared to the previous ones.

"I didn't see it. I just came out of the lab. Why did you suddenly mention magic?"

Li Miaomiao said: "I sent you the video on WeChat, go watch it now!"

Zheng Li knew what it was without even looking. He glanced at his circle of friends. The people in his circle of friends were all well-known names in the Chinese business community, and they all expressed that they were amazed at what had happened today.

Lao Ma even said explicitly that if anyone in his circle of friends was selling unused magic coins, he would be willing to spend 1 billion US dollars to buy them.

Xiao Ma’s circle of friends was posted later than Lao Ma’s, and he directly raised the price by 15 million. If someone is willing to sell magic coin, he is willing to pay billion yuan.

Zheng Li pretended to have finished reading it and said, "It is indeed incredible. The effect of magic is even more powerful than I imagined."

Li Miaomiao could no longer hold back her desire to express herself: "The paper Merlin published on magic.com and the magic coin system he created to obtain magic."

"It's too advanced for the general public. No one wants to read about the Heber algorithm, the Heber constant, and how to calculate the cosmic coordinate system."

"This huge amount of content is placed at the front, and except for a very small number of people, no one else can read it. The general public cannot even see the bottom."

“Even among those who knew about the existence of magic.com, few people knew about the magic coin system. It feels like the magic world and the secular world have been out of touch for too many years.”

"In this fast-food age, who has the patience to finish reading something they don't understand at all?"

"The magic coin should be placed at the top, telling everyone that if you can find a planet with intelligent life after reading this set of things, I will give you a magic brain so that you can cast spells."

"Putting magic first, I really don't understand what Merlin is thinking."

“If it weren’t for the fact that Kechuang Biotechnology has a team dedicated to this research, I wouldn’t even know about Magic Coin, let alone the general public.”

Zheng Li felt ashamed after hearing this. It turned out that there was such a problem. No wonder the number of visits to magic.com was not high before it went online.

He thought it was because magic had no appeal.

Li Miaomiao continued, "And the magic that Merlin claimed before was just a bunch of papers and dry theories."

“There’s no intuitive feeling.”

"It's great that Merlin made his debut in front of everyone this time. At least I can intuitively feel what magic can do."

"Being able to resist bullets with the body, being able to knock people down with a wave of the hand, and being able to summon the Guardians to restore people's energy is very intuitive."

"I used to be indifferent to the research on magic and magic coins. Cheng Gang was the one who was in charge of this matter. I even felt that it was a waste of the company's funds."

"But after this incident, I feel that magic is very necessary. In the future, magic will be the key to whether a company has core competitiveness."

"The role of magic is by no means limited to combat. Magic can certainly demonstrate its role in many more areas."

“The value of the completely different system alone is hard to estimate.”

“I now think that we should increase our investment in the Magic Coin research group in the future, and you can even join their research team in person.”

"It's better to let them go to Lion City. In case they really find something and Cheng Gang has thoughts that he shouldn't have, it's better for you to lead the team yourself."

From the time she followed Zheng Li to start her own business to now, Li Miaomiao has been a senior executive for quite some time. Even when talking about social news, she can look at many things from the perspective of corporate management and development.

Merlin’s appearance is social news, not entertainment news.

Zheng Li agreed immediately after hearing this. It would be strange if he was not interested in magic at his age. "Okay, that's what I was thinking."

"You can make the arrangements. I will personally lead the R&D team of Magic Coin. Those who are willing to come to Lion City can come here, and those who are not willing can communicate remotely in Gusu."

"Then we can recruit more people appropriately."

"It's just that it's hard to recruit such people in Singapore, but it might be easier to recruit in China. In the past two years, all the PhDs in astronomy and mathematics have been recruited by the Singapore government, and very few have left for employment."

Li Miaomiao nodded and said, "Okay, I will arrange this matter myself. I always feel that the emergence of magic is the beginning of a great era."

"This is already known as a time of great change, but with the advent of magic, I feel the changes will be even more dramatic, and the changes in the times will far exceed any of our imaginations."

"So if scientific and innovative creatures want to keep up with the times in the new era, magic is likely to play a key role."

"I believe most in your scientific research ability, and you have to contribute to your company."

Li Miaomiao explained it and Zheng Li thought to himself, I was the one who invented the magic, but it’s a pity that I can’t tell you now.

It’s difficult to divide the chapters recently, so I’ll start with 5,000 words per chapter, and then divide the chapters after this section is finished. This section will probably be finished soon, in one or two days at most.

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