Myth News Forecast

Chapter 73 Factions

At 2:30 a.m., Professor Zhuang drove to the hospital and met Du Wang and others in the ward.

His hair was a little messy, as if he had just been woken up from his sleep.

"Professor," Zheng Tong said, rising to greet him.

Deng Hao stood to the side, nodding, seemingly not having a close relationship with Professor Zhuang.

Professor Zhuang looked at the young man on the bed and went straight to the point: "Double pupils, did you call me here specifically to obtain some important mythological knowledge?"

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"That's right, Professor, it's about the truth behind the Advent incident," Du Wang explained.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked surprised.

Professor Zhuang asked impatiently, "What exactly is it?"

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"Two sentences," Du Wang said.

"The descent of evil spirits is a scheme by the gods and immortals."

"Mythical creatures are bait for gods and immortals."

"What?"

Professor Zhuang was startled and then grabbed the young man's arm: "Say it again."

Du Wang repeated it again.

"The schemes of immortals and gods, the bait of immortals and gods! This sentence is too important, too important."

Professor Zhuang's hands trembled slightly, and his voice was tense: "I need to notify the research institute immediately."

This was the first time Du Wang had ever seen the professor so out of control, as if those two sentences confirmed some of their important conjectures.

Aside from him, Zheng Tong, Cheng Huo, and the others also showed initial shock followed by silence, as if they were pondering something in their hearts.

Only Deng Hao had his brows furrowed tightly, and his expression wasn't very pleasant.

"Zheng Tong, Deng Hao, let's go back to the investigation department."

Professor Zhuang didn't linger for long. After confirming that there were only two sentences, he left with two researchers.

Before leaving, he specifically gave Kui Xing some instructions.

"We must protect the double pupil; he is extremely important right now."

"Don't worry, Professor," Kui Xing replied.

After they left, Cheng Huo sat down next to Du Wang and said excitedly, "Holy crap, Lao Du, you've hit the jackpot this time!"

"How so?"

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"This is about the truth of the Advent event. Do you know how important it is to the research institute? It might even earn us a second-class merit award."

The Second Class Merit Citation symbolizes much more than just honor.

Those who received second-class merit awards in the past and are still alive have all become captains who can take charge of their respective areas.

For example, Chen Qingyao, Wang Kai, and others.

If Du Wang can obtain a second-class merit, he will not only gain more resources in the future, but may also become the new captain of the mobile team.

Even if he himself had no interest in a career in government, the power and benefits that came with it were enough to tempt him.

"Nine Ears is right."

Kui Xing suddenly spoke up, "Second-class merit should not be a problem, and there is even a chance of getting first-class merit."

Cheng Huo was surprised: "First-class merit, are those two sentences really that important?"

Kui Xing nodded: "It will only be more important than you think—in fact, there have always been two different factions fighting each other within the Investigation Bureau."

As one of the most senior members of Mobile Team 1, Kui Xing possesses many inside stories that others are unaware of.

Perhaps because he values ​​the potential of Du and Wang, he opened up about it today.

"The two factions are the Returnists and the Adventists."

The Returnists believe that the Advent events were actually a harbinger of the spiritual revival, with evil spirits, mythical creatures, and immortals forced to leave Earth for some reason, only to return when the spiritual energy revived.

"The whole process is both good and bad for humanity. Humanity should use mythical creatures to enhance its own strength and handle the arrival of events in a controlled manner."

"The views of the Adventists and the Returnists are diametrically opposed."

"They believe this is an act of invasion; evil spirits, mythical creatures, and immortals are not benevolent, and their purpose is to destroy human civilization."

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"If necessary, these entities can be eliminated with nuclear weapons; there can be no compromise."

After listening, Cheng Huo stroked his chin: "I understand. One is a moderate, the other a radical. So, Old Du's knowledge of mythology is actually confirming the Adventists' viewpoint?"

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"That's right," Kui Xing said. "If the entire descent was a scheme by the gods, and the mythical creatures were merely bait, then we cannot place all our hopes on the mythical host." The descent faction will certainly use this as evidence to attack the return faction.

Du Wang suddenly asked, "What about Professor Zhuang? Which faction does he belong to?"

Kui Xing paused for a moment, then said, "He belongs to the return faction."

"However, there are also divisions within the pro-return movement, and the professor's position should be more neutral."

Cheng Huo sighed, "Tsk, wherever there are people, there is conflict. I wonder what will happen after Old Du's mythological knowledge is reported—"

While the three were discussing factions within the research institute, a special remote meeting was also taking place at the headquarters of the research institute in Beijing.

"Zhuang Chengjun, are you sure this knowledge of mythology has not been tampered with?"

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Two elderly people and several middle-aged men and women sat in the conference room, looking at Professor Zhuang on the projected screen.

Upon hearing the question from the elderly man with white hair at the head of the group, Professor Zhuang nodded and said, "I am certain that the scene is perfectly safe and there is no possibility of it being tampered with."

"See, what did I say?"

The elderly man sitting on the left, with his back ramrod straight and an air of military bearing, snorted coldly, "This is a complete conspiracy. All this talk of gods, immortals, demons, and evil spirits—I think they're all aliens. We should start with technology and study their weaknesses!"

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"Old Wang, technology isn't everything." The gentle-looking middle-aged man sitting opposite him shook his head and said, "At least technology still can't explain the principles behind the appearance of demons and evil spirits, nor has it discovered any clues in space."

"That means our technology is still very backward!" Old Wang said decisively. "If we are backward, we will be attacked. Therefore, we should develop it more vigorously, instead of falling into the enemy's trap."

“You’re right, but we desperately need the power to fight against evil,” the middle-aged man retorted. “If we give up this power, things will only get worse.”

"Hmph, how can you possibly defeat the enemy if you blindly believe in their strength?"

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"Clang clang."

The white-haired old man tapped on the table, interrupting the debate between the two.

"Alright, Mr. Wang, Little Li, stop arguing."

"Judging from the current situation, we do need the power of the mythical host. After all, we can't just let evil spirits take over the city and then destroy decades of hard-earned construction with nuclear weapons."

"Moreover, after Ji Weiyi advanced to the 5th rank, nothing unexpected happened. On the contrary, he helped Shancheng deal with most of the ferocious demons."

"So don't talk about things you don't want to admit to."

"However, this knowledge of mythology is also important; it reminds us that we cannot expend all our efforts on what the enemy excels at—"

"Xiao Li, you should postpone your application for the elite program for now."

"Professor Wang, you need to speed up your research. Resources can be allocated more freely, but results are essential."

The two nodded, but their expressions were different.

After explaining the arrangements, the white-haired old man continued, "Send this piece of mythological knowledge to Ji Weiyi later and see what he thinks."

Yes, Dean.

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