V2/Chapter 37: Are there any more experts?
Mu Continent is a very magical place because there is no independent country on this continent, but only a city called "Atla," which is jointly managed by countless countries. It's as if there are no indigenous residents here, and it was completely developed by outsiders from the beginning.
"It is said that there are indeed no indigenous people here, which is very strange," Vill-V introduced to Ai Yue on the plane, "but the first group of people who discovered Mu Continent were from Europe, so it's hard to say what the situation is."
Ai Yue just shook his head and made no comment.
"Mu Continent does not have any indigenous people. The specific reason is unknown. It may be related to the continent itself," Mobius took over the topic. "According to previous exploration results, this continent does not have the conditions for the birth of civilization. Everything is very strange."
After saying this, she couldn't help but look at Vill-V again: "By the way, why are you still here? Shouldn't you have gone to Mu Continent a long time ago?"
"Oh, I'm going to build a shelter, so of course I have to prepare in advance. How can I just leave like that?" Vill-V smiled and glanced at Ai Yue, who was looking down at his phone. "Did I disturb you?"
"No" Mobius replied expressionlessly, then closed her eyes. It was obvious that she didn't want to pay attention to this person who was ruining the mood.
Vill-V didn't intend to shut up: "Come to think of it, you are going to attend a science and technology exchange meeting, right? Don't you need to bring your own projects to this meeting? What did you bring?"
"No," Mobius said succinctly, "I am responsible for being a judge, and I don't need a project."
"I didn't bring any either," Ai Yue patted his arms, "When we get to the scene, we'll see what level others are at, and we'll just make one on the spot."
The projects that Ai Yue is currently working on are basically of the kind that would make others wonder if they are just trying to figure out what they are doing. Even if you pick out the most basic one, it is of the kind that would be worshipped by the entire Mu Continent.
Let's not talk about anything else, even the Honkai Energy Adsorption Device—Mu Continent was unable to make further optimizations based on Ai Yue's design, let alone other incredible research.
"That's right. With your level, there's no need for you to come," Vill-V nodded. "If you had said you wanted to attend in advance, these scholars might have taken the initiative to change the meeting location to the Fire Moth headquarters."
"That's putting the cart before the horse," Ai Yue said, and finally raised his head. "Come to think of it, are these the only things on it? I remember that Dr. Mei's project to communicate with the quantum sea is also on Mu Continent, right?"
What he had just looked at was the list of projects that Mu Continent was going to participate in the science and technology exchange conference, but he didn't find what he wanted in it.
Not to mention the Eye of the Abyss and the Star Gate, even the armed puppets were not on the list. On the contrary, the list was filled with a lot of messy things, which made Ai Yue unable to resist the urge to turn around and leave.
'The world's top technology exchange conference, is this it?'
"Oh, that kind of project won't appear on this list," Vill-V explained. "All the projects that Dr. Mei is involved in are confidential. How could they appear at the exchange meeting?"
"Then I feel like there's no need to go to this exchange meeting, right?" Ai Yue frowned. "It's better to visit the projects that can't be made public."
"Is there nothing you're interested in?" Mobius nodded. "Then don't go. I'll take you around Atla."
"It's not a good idea to be absent directly. After all, it was arranged by Dr. Mei," Ai Yue touched his chin, and then turned his gaze to the girl who had been very quiet, "Hua, how about you go in my place?"
"Ah?" Although she didn't say anything, the girl who had been paying attention to this place widened her eyes in astonishment, "Me?"
The next day, the much-anticipated science and technology exchange conference was held as scheduled in the largest convention and exhibition center in Atla City.
The entire conference is expected to last three days, with more than one hundred projects and nearly four hundred scholars participating. Countless technologies that ordinary people have never heard of will be unveiled to the public for the first time, and there will be a luxurious jury lineup. It is a rare technological event.
Such a grand event is naturally inseparable from the media, and countless reporters are eagerly waiting, trying to get subversive first-hand explosive news at the exchange meeting.
However, reporters soon noticed that most of the scholars who came to participate in the science and technology exchange meeting were walking back and forth in the venue, as if they were looking for something.
"Could it be that some top scholar has come?" The reporters looked at each other in bewilderment. "But I heard that the medical master Mr. Spasi reappeared in the public eye some time ago. It is said that he has found a way to cure terminal illnesses."
Reporters had already studied the list of names of the scientific exchange conference thoroughly. Anyone with a little fame in the list had been studied in detail, but they didn't find any person who could cause such a sensation.
"Mr. Spaci is still in Europe. He was on a medical visit this morning. How could he possibly come?" Someone immediately shook his head. "And Dr. Mei is definitely not going to be there. Who else could it be? Even Dr. Mobius wouldn't have this effect, right?"
It can be said that Mobius's strength is almost unmatched in the academic world. Coupled with her well-known bad temper, not only does she have a very bad reputation, but it also makes countless scholars stay away from her. Without a strong enough heart, even scholars of the same level dare not approach her easily, so naturally, she will not cause such an effect.
Not to mention that Mobius withdrew from the meeting again yesterday and was replaced by her assistant Klein, who will not be present at all—oh, it is more strange to say that she was on the list of judges at the beginning.
To be honest, it's a good thing that Mobius didn't come; otherwise, she would have given zero points to countless projects.
So the question is, it's not Dr. Mei, nor Dr. Mobius, nor Dr. Spasi, so who is this person that so many scholars are constantly looking for?
Such doubts were soon answered because the scholars immediately gathered in one direction according to the index on the map. The crowd density was so high that even nearby projects were paralyzed.
The reporters looked in the direction the scholar was moving and found that it was a very inconspicuous booth that could even be easily overlooked.
Its location is very good, almost the most central location in the entire venue, but it is also very shabby, with only a table, a computer, and a girl who doesn't look like a scholar at all.
Whose general is this?
The reporters quickly found the information of the booth according to the map and discovered that the booth numbered "01" did not even have a project title, only a name.
"User: Ai Yue."
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