Regarding the scene he saw in front of him, Yu Qi's heart was beating wildly. This was definitely not an ordinary international meeting. The leaders of the four strongest continents in the entire Earth Federation gathered together. What kind of big event had happened? Do this
And I am lucky enough to be able to visit this venue in person. What kind of opportunity is this
Yu Qi felt that the blood in his body was about to boil. His breathing was heavy and adrenaline surged. If his years of experience on the international frontline hadn't kept him calm, he would have even wanted to laugh three times.
Regardless of the excitement in Yu Qi's heart, after everyone walked into the venue from their respective gates, they sat naturally in their seats. Occasionally, when someone from the other camp looked at each other, they would nod politely, even if they said hello. The entire venue was silent, without any conversation.
Yu Qichao looked behind him and saw that except for the two personal bodyguards, the remaining soldiers were standing at the end of the venue with their hands behind their hands, guarding in front of their respective entrance gates.
After everyone was seated, Secretary Lin in front of Yu Qi looked at the people in Europe and asked in English, "Is that person here?"
Hearing Secretary Lin's fluent English, Yu Qi was slightly stunned, and then immediately relieved. Obviously, because it was a secret meeting and not a formal occasion, everyone used English by default in order to facilitate communication.
"He is already here and will enter the venue in three minutes at most."
In the European area, a senior official from the European area replied.
However, after hearing the exchange between the two, Yu Qi was even more surprised. Apparently, the reason why his group came here was to meet someone
Who is it that actually needs the top leaders of the top four powerful regions of the Earth Federation to meet together
Just when a hint 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 started yet, the door behind everyone was not closed, so the coughing sound easily spread along the corridor into the venue.
This coughing sound sounded weak, as if there was a terminally ill patient, and was followed by a burst of slow footsteps.
He heard his voice before seeing him. When he heard this voice, Yu Qi subconsciously imagined the appearance of an old man with white hair and old age.
Then, the footsteps gradually became louder, and they were obviously getting closer. Yu Qi looked back subconsciously, and finally saw a pale, skeletal man, who seemed to be terminally ill, appearing outside the gate.
Turns out to be a Middle-earth person
"Cough cough cough..."
The soft cough came again. The man was wearing white pajamas. He covered his mouth with a white handkerchief and walked towards the front desk step by step.
This man seemed to have lost his eyebrows and hair after a long period of chemotherapy. Not only that, his whole body was so thin that he seemed to have lost his human shape, and his face was so thin that he was out of phase, and his original appearance could not be seen clearly.
But for such a terminally ill man, he actually ignored everyone's gaze and walked towards the front desk very naturally...
Is he the one that the top leaders of the four continents are waiting for
Seeing this man, Yu Qi looked surprised. He watched the man walk past him, and at the same time, the politicians he had seen flashed in his mind, but no one could match his appearance. .
Who is this man who is so thin that his age is hard to tell
However, it was obvious that no one in the silent venue was going to 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 that if the man died suddenly while walking, what to do.
At this moment, Secretary Lin on the side suddenly touched Yu Qi lightly under the table. Yu Qiruo turned around and saw that both the leader and Secretary Lin turned their heads and glanced at him.
Yu Qi's heart moved and he suddenly understood. He quickly stood up and walked over to help him, "Old sir, let me help you up."
"Thanks… "
The man immediately smiled and nodded, Ren Yuqi supported him, and then walked up to the podium under the gaze of everyone.
After helping the other person onto the podium, Yu Qicai walked down awkwardly and returned to his seat.
"Everyone... I, uh, cough, cough, cough!"
The man was about to speak, but then there was another rapid cough, which made Yu Qi's balls 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 and everyone present looked at each other for a moment.
When the man's eyes 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. Instead, they were extremely dark and bright, just like the eternal eyes in the night sky. The stars are like black holes that can suck people's souls in. The two contrasting feelings are intertwined together, creating a strange feeling.
He has never seen such a unique pair of eyes!
"Good afternoon, gentlemen, welcome to come here despite your busy schedule, ahem..."
The next second, the man suddenly spoke, his voice was tired and hoarse, "At the same time, I am also very grateful to everyone for coming, because it means that you are willing to listen to me explain all this, and give me such huge trust. I believe that in In the following time, I will definitely make you feel that your trip is worthwhile..."
"Okay, there is no need to say more about these scenes."
But at this moment, the president of North America suddenly waved his hand impatiently, with a gloomy expression, "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 smiled, but compared to his skeleton-like image, this smile was full of weirdness.
"First of all, I would like to ask everyone, do you still remember when the Earth Federation was established?"
"When was it established?"
After hearing the man's question, the president of Beihaizhou turned his pen and showed a look of reminiscence, "It must have been around 1992. I still remember that I had just returned from East Germany that year and witnessed the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Even the last time In the referendum, more than 70% of the people wanted to retain the Soviet Union, but unfortunately the upper-level rulers had already made up their minds."
"To be precise, it should be April 20, 1992."
The President of the European Region added, "I also remember that day when a resolution suddenly came from the top to integrate the whole world and strengthen the ties between various countries on the basis of the United Nations to form a huge institution."
After hearing the answers from the two men, the man nodded and said slowly, "So, what exactly happened back then, and why did the Earth Federation appear?"
"This is classified."
The chief sitting in front of Yu Qi immediately reminded him kindly.
"I see."
The man immediately replied, "Actually, although I don't know the details, I do know a general idea. There is a person who united many countries to create the Earth Federation, and that person's name..."
"It's a blank!"
Hearing this sentence, the faces of the leaders of each continent changed. Among them, the president of the European region was even more shocked and asked, "This is top secret. No more than five people in each continent will know about it. How about you?" How do you know all this?"
"Not only do I know, I also know that he left behind the quantum computer 'Adam', an 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 among everyone, Yu Qi was even more shaken. Was the Earth Federation actually promoted by an unknown person? Who is it that has such powerful energy
"You're right."
At this time, the president of Beihaizhou suddenly spoke up. He chuckled and said, "I was shocked when I first heard the news. I even used secret power to explore the identity of that person. But the strange thing is that the whole world seems to have been wiped out. There are no traces of him, whether it is the secret information of the Earth Federation or the Beihai Continent, there is no information about him."
"That's right, cough..."
The man nodded, showing a serious expression, "If there are things in this world that can make you confused, I think that mysterious man disappearing out of thin air should be the first, right?"
"Not only has the name disappeared, but the other person's identity, family background, nationality, and even all traces of his life have disappeared. If the existence of the 'Regional Federation' hadn't confirmed his existence, I'm afraid no one would even notice this disappearance. Everyone. Don’t you think it’s scary…”
"Do you have information about that person?"
The president of North America asked again, "Please stop being so pretentious, okay?"
The man nodded slowly after hearing this. He held onto the podium, took a breath, and then continued, "I don't know who that person is, but I know why he disappeared."
"What!"
"what is the reason?"
The presidents and other high-level officials from various countries showed surprised expressions, and they all wanted to listen.
"I believe you have all received the information I shared before coming here, right? Information about 'memes'..."
The man did not answer directly, but kept it secret and spoke slowly.
"The word meme is based on the ancient Greek word μ?μημα and evolved from the biology word gene," Dawkins wrote in his book "The Selfish Gene." Evolution does not depend on the specific chemistry of genetics. The existence of a basic, self-replicating transmission unit is called a meme."
"Many people may mistakenly believe that memes are so-called Internet buzzwords and 'memes'. In fact, this is not correct."
The man coughed and continued to explain, "The memes defined by our human civilization are indeed memes, but the memes I define here are a kind of existence that contains memes, but is far more influential than Internet buzzwords. …”
As he spoke, the man waved his hand slightly, and the word meme written in several languages appeared on the white screen behind him.
"A meme is a unit of information, not an entity. It is a new subject that is enough to change human civilization. It is also a subject that has never appeared in front of humans before. The reason why we humans have never discovered this It’s a subject not because we humans haven’t discovered it, but because it didn’t exist on our earth before.”
"You just said 'before', right?"
Listening to the man's story, the elegant man in front of Yu Qi suddenly said, "In other words, 'they' have appeared on the earth now?"
"That's pretty much it."
The man nodded, "No one knows how memes were born, but I tend to think that the Internet gave birth to them. As the Internet world becomes more and more developed, more and more Internet buzzwords are born. These Internet buzzwords Some are only very popular for a while, while others are praised for a long time. I suspect that it was this wireless possibility that led to the birth of the first batch of memes... "
"And the angel statue from a few days ago is a meme that is extremely threatening to humans."
Having said this, a text appeared again on the screen behind the man. The text was densely packed, and to the right of the text, there 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 Procedures]: The "Weeping Angel" should be placed in a location where it cannot be observed by anyone. Neither direct observation nor indirect observation is allowed. Anyone who sees the "Weeping Angel" in its entirety must undergo permanent isolation measures.
[Description]: "Weeping Angel" is a pattern painted with blood. The pattern is composed of 13,236 'blood dots'. The diameter of each 'blood dot' is between 0.3-0.5cm. , 'blood spots' together form a pattern of an angel statue covering its eyes.
"Weeping Angel" has contagious properties, and the mode of transmission is visual communication. Anyone who sees the full picture of "Weeping Angel" will be infected, and the infected person will be transformed into a strange meme derivative within 90 minutes.
During an operation, four mercenaries accidentally saw the entire "Weeping Angels", so in order to prevent memetic infection, all four were destroyed in the steel-making furnace of the Blacklight Steelmaking Plant in the Life Sciences City Industrial Park in Namibia, Africa. However, More than three months later, the memetic infection still occurred when the steel produced in the steel-making furnace arrived in Los Angeles, North America, producing a large number of derivatives. In order to distinguish the "Weeping Angels" from their derivatives, a special explanation is provided. —
[Derivative naming]: Weeping Angel -1.
[Special Containment Measures]: According to the size of "Weeping Angel-1", it should be placed in a closed space with a height of more than two meters and a width of more than one meter. The containment material is not limited, but it should be at least Mohs hardness 4 or above, otherwise "Weeping Angel-1" is at risk of escape.
When it is necessary to enter the containment chamber of "Weeping Angel-1", the number of personnel 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 Angels throughout the process until all personnel have left. until the containment room is locked again.
[Description]: "Weeping Angel-1" is an angel statue made of granite. The general posture is to cover the face with both hands, with the head slightly lowered at 15-25 degrees, and the wings slightly spread; when observed by human eyes, it appears to be made of stone. It is in the form of a statue, but once humans look away, "Weeping Angel-1" will change its movements and approach humans at an extremely fast speed. The known method of killing is to break the neck, but no other killing methods have been discovered yet.
It is known that "Weeping Angel-1" is a derivative of "Weeping Angel" and has indestructible properties. It is infected through human observation of "Weeping Angel", and anything carrying the image of "Weeping Angel-1", including but not limited to Photos and videos all have the same infectious ability as the "Weeping Angel" body, but portraits are not among them...
Seeing this dense explanation, both Yu Qi and others showed extremely surprised expressions.
Could it be said that this was the cause of the Los Angeles incident and the Quantum Theosophy Laboratory incident