My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 512 The Strategic Power of the Memory Entities! The Military's Shock
Inside a conference room at a military base.

Professor Qian sat at the head of the table, his face grave as he stared at the enormous projection screen. On the screen, scenes captured by Z, who was controlling a drone, were displayed.

Above Purple Mountain, wisps of dark matter gathered and gradually coalesced into a strange entity that looked rather humanoid.

"...What exactly is this thing?" A high-ranking military officer broke out in a cold sweat, his eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment.

"Currently, although it can be detected with the naked eye, the radar has not detected any anomalies in the sky!" An intelligence officer frantically typed on his keyboard, obtaining feedback from the military intelligence department, his fingers trembling slightly... It's understandable that he was flustered; after all, this matter was far too significant and serious...

Is the radar malfunctioning?
"No matter what, it's time to act!" After a brief moment of thought, the military leader quickly looked at Elder Qian, his voice serious: "Prepare for the worst! Fortunately... because of your previous orders, we were already prepared to mobilize!"

After Chu Zhu made contact with the authorities and revealed a great deal of information, they had already prepared numerous contingency plans. The worst-case scenario even included abandoning all major cities and retreating entirely to the western forests and mountains to preserve their strength as much as possible.

Within the city, contingency plans exist for engaging in battle against numerous enemies wielding extraordinary powers. However… regardless of the plan, it will inevitably come at a tremendous cost.

Mr. Qian: "..."

Looking at the admiring gazes of those around him, he felt numb. He had ordered preparations for war mobilization to guard against the zombie crisis from the island nation... and this... turned out to be a lucky accident?
“…Z!” Old Qian suddenly spoke, and his cell phone, which was on the table, came out with a calm voice: “Yes, I’ve always been here!”

"I wish to contact Mr. Chu Zhu immediately!" Old Qian stated calmly. Z did not reply, but the next moment, Chu Zhu's voice, tinged with a hint of doubt, rang out: "Why are you contacting me at this time?"

"I want to make a request of you!" Old Qian suddenly stood up, pacing back and forth, then abruptly stopped: "What is it that you need us to do?"

Old Qian really wanted to question them, after all, Chu Zhu had basically told them that he possessed the power to glimpse the future, but now that such a major event had occurred... why hadn't the other side given them a heads-up? What did that mean?
However, the situation is so tense right now; this is not the time for mutual blame! Solving the problem is the most important thing... If it can't be solved, then so be it; if it can be solved, we can always take our time afterwards to analyze the situation and trace the root of the problem...

Seeing that Chu Zhu did not respond immediately, Old Qian raised his voice: "We should have an honest conversation now and get the best solution to the problem... I'll start by showing my sincerity: you can temporarily take control of the armed forces within the city limits!"

The expressions of those in the conference room changed slightly, and some even moved their lips as if they wanted to speak. This was because it violated the rules and regulations… However, the next moment, they were stopped by Old Qian's gaze, his voice as calm as ever.

"However, I urge you to report all wartime intelligence to higher levels simultaneously! If the situation gets out of control... I hope you can provide an explanation that is acceptable to both sides."

"Of course, I'm getting on in years... and in this situation, it's unlikely I can retreat... at worst, I'll just die. Anyway, all the decisions are mine now! But... I hope that even if I do die, I can die with purpose!"

No one spoke.

Mr. Qian's meaning was very clear: even if the situation really became that critical, he was not prepared to evacuate. So even if there were some violations of rules and regulations, he would take responsibility... He was prepared to give up his life, so what was there to be afraid of?

“…Hmm!” Chu Zhu’s voice carried a hint of subtlety, “Actually, you don’t really need to be so aware of this… The reason I haven’t contacted you is simply because the situation isn’t really that bad…”

Or rather, if he hadn't traveled to the future this time, he would indeed have been dealt a severe blow! But now...

"?" Feeling the earth tremble slightly, Qian Lao's face showed confusion. The place he was in was a military base, which had ridiculously high construction requirements.

If this is only slightly shaking, there must be at least a magnitude 3 or 4 earthquake outside, right?

This could also be caused by the appearance of the enemy. You tell him that the situation is not critical?

What kind of emergency is that? Do you only care about things like the extinction of humanity?!

then……

They watched helplessly.

The dark figure in the sky finally took shape.

He had no specific face, only a human shape, and suddenly rushed towards the bustling city center...

moment.

A chill seeped out.

"???"

"..."

"!!"

Before their stunned gazes, within seconds, the entire Purple Mountain was covered in a blanket of snow. The lush trees were covered with a layer of frost.

Terrifying ice pillars shot up from the earth, expanding at an alarming rate until they transformed into icebergs, blocking all directions of the dark figure's advance. However, the figure shrouded in black mist ignored them and continued forward, crashing into the ice pillars.

"...Absolutely frozen!" A cold, emotionless voice suddenly rang out. The figure that had crashed into the iceberg froze.

The iceberg expanded rapidly at that moment, transforming into a giant ice ball, resembling a small mountain suspended in mid-air, completely sealing off the shadowy figure.

A tall, slender figure stood indifferently in the sky. Compared to his usual expression in front of Chu Zhu, he was like an iceberg at this moment.

“…Lin Xia?” Old Man Qian was dumbfounded. Of course, he couldn’t possibly not recognize Chu Zhu’s best friend and right-hand man, but the problem was…

"..." One of the staff officers swallowed hard, almost exclaiming, "Is this a movie shoot?"

This brought many people to their senses, and their expressions varied.

"Is this...right?!"

"How did the ice condense at such a speed? And if such a huge amount of ice could be frozen in such a short time, it would require a lot of water. Where did this water come from? Water vapor couldn't do that either... Besides, the temperature over there should be dropping drastically right now... Wait, why does Zijin Mountain look like it's just covered in a layer of snow for the winter, instead of being completely frozen? This... Physics doesn't exist..." The school officer with a graduate degree frantically pulled at his hair, feeling his scalp tingling.

"Where did this come from...?"

You can't blame them for doing this.

Even Qian Lao, who already knew of the existence of extraordinary power, only understood Chu Zhu's current potential strength to be at the tactical level. That is, the kind of power that could probably defeat a special forces team of several dozen people…

But now, this power is clearly heading towards the strategic level... This is too much like a piece of entertainment!
While the instantaneous formation of a giant block of ice might seem unremarkable in many TV shows and movies, it's a different story in reality! Putting everything else aside, just look at Lin Xia's ability to fly. If he were to fly a thousand meters into the air, condense a massive ice rock, and smash it down on the ground... that could easily destroy a city!

And... this is Lin Xia.

The more Old Qian thought about it, the more sweaty he became. In his mind, Lin Xia was just Chu Zhu's little follower. If it were Chu Zhu herself...

But some people were pondering another serious question, forcibly suppressing their agitated emotions, and said with a hint of respect, "Mr. Chu... forgive my bluntness, but has this been resolved...? If it has been resolved, why is the ground still shaking? Also, this scene... has it been witnessed by many people?"

“…Indeed!” Chu Zhu said calmly.

“Didn’t you sternly warn me before that I couldn’t…” Old Qian’s brows furrowed more and more.

"It's alright, I've already censored some of the truly sensitive content! Besides, they're currently stirring up trouble... With AI being so advanced these days, it's normal for some strange videos to appear!" Chu Zhu's tone was as calm as ever. "Furthermore, I have a solution for the aftermath..."

"Ultimately, as long as these 'anomalies' happening now are categorized under the realm of science and technology... there won't be any problems!"

“…Technology.” Old Qian seemed to be deep in thought. He suddenly shook his head, forcibly pulling his thoughts back: “Mr. Chu, that’s not important! At least not for now.”

Taking two deep breaths, Old Qian continued, "Why is the ground still shaking...?"

"Because the problem hasn't been solved yet," Chu Zhu said, her voice unchanged. At that moment, the input signal on the projection screen changed; this time it was a zoo.

A figure, entirely black and resembling a shadowy figure on Purple Mountain, sat quietly atop an artificial hill. Surrounding it were colossal beasts, dozens of meters tall—lions, tigers, leopards, bears… but now, these beasts were all rolling on the ground, as if under attack.

Nuwa stood quietly, her fingers gently twitching. She was the goddess who held the reins of life, and although she was currently only a summoned memory entity, capable of only unleashing supernatural power, controlling and taming these mutated beasts was still effortless for her.

Finally, the first of these giant beasts to bow their heads was the mutated, five-meter-tall monkey, which knelt on one knee before Nuwa and lowered its head. As if a chain reaction had occurred, most of the remaining giant beasts also bowed their heads one by one.

But some were extremely resilient, such as a giant tiger that roared in resistance. Nuwa easily pinned it to the ground with a single flick of her finger, conjuring a giant tree branch.

"Go!" Nuwa pointed gently, and the giant beasts instantly swarmed towards the black shadow.

The screen changed again.

That's a factory.

Countless machines seemed to come alive at that moment, as if possessing a kind of sentience. Electric cars started automatically, and massive construction machines began to operate...

However, a woman who looked quite similar to Chu Zhu stood on the roof, quietly watching this scene. With a flick of her finger, gears appeared in the void and began to increase in value out of thin air, gradually turning into... Gundams.
Then, the Transformers battled the cars.

Around them, one could vaguely see workers hiding in the warehouses, and hear incredulous exclamations.

"..."

"?"

"!"

For a moment, no one spoke. The amount of information was simply too overwhelming; everyone needed time to process it.

Chu Zhu quickly resumed her explanation, "Well, actually this phenomenon has appeared now... It happened once before in South Asia! It's just that certain beliefs have been materialized."

Chu roughly figured out what had happened, after all, he had far too much information at his disposal.

He seemed to be muttering to himself, or perhaps explaining to someone: "It must be an evolution of some kind of supernatural power based on faith in supernatural abilities?"

"Interesting. Could it be that the guy who came this time controls... faith? If he is a god, that means he's similar to King Wen... well, but his supernatural powers should be very different from King Wen's!"

"...Faith, supernatural powers?" Old Qian asked with difficulty. And this King Wen you're referring to, which King Wen? The King Wen of Zhou from ancient times? Are you bringing this all the way back to the Zhou Dynasty?
"Hmm!" Chu Zhu didn't continue speaking. He had replicated the divine power of faith, so he was able to discern its essence.

Purple Mountain is the burial place of countless kings and generals. Perhaps the shadowy figure that Lin Xia dealt with was a manifestation of their faith in power and monarchy.

The one in the zoo, perhaps, is a manifestation of faith in the vitality of wild animals...

Of course, all of Chu Zhu's thoughts were just speculation. After all, supernatural powers are inherently full of infinite possibilities. Unless he actually went there, found the mastermind behind it all, and used the power of replication to glimpse the essence of supernatural power and abilities, he could only speculate based on the phenomena.

"What a hassle!" Chu Zhu sighed, then said, "Alright... that's basically it!"

The call ended a moment later.

Silence fell again in the meeting room. Soon, the projection screen also went silent, clearly indicating a signal loss on Z's end…

"...Wait a minute." The strategic advisor suddenly realized something. "If the problem has been solved, why is the ground still shaking???"

The group then realized that, yes, although the tremors had subsided, there was still some... and those dark figures from before didn't seem to have much to do with the earthquake?!

Old Qian's expression was solemn. Just as he was considering whether to make another call, the earthquake stopped: "...?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Old Qian closed his eyes, let out a long breath, and then revealed a gentle smile: "Alright... Anyway! The problem is temporarily solved now, so you don't have to wear that long face anymore..."

"Okay, let's get started! Xiao Sun, contact the media... Although Mr. Chu said they've already taken action... we still need to try our best to control things a bit!"

"Old Song, keep mobilizing people on your side... Even if the problems here are resolved, the earthquake alone could cause chaos in the city! And... seeing those people reacting abnormally, sigh... we still need to prepare for disaster relief..."

Old Qian gave a wry smile. The others also fell silent… Putting aside everything else, the people strolling around Purple Mountain and the zoo, and the factory workers, they could definitely have seen it all… Considering the need to prevent information leaks, they had a lot to do…

Besides, more than one person is pondering and worrying that, currently, it seems certain that such disasters will occur again in the future... but how frequently will they occur, and how...?

There were just too many problems, all tangled together in a complex web! In the end, Old Qian decided to give up. He would get back to work first and then have a proper talk with Chu Zhu afterwards.

This is such a big deal, we have to talk about it!
(End of this chapter)