Don’t panic if you get scammed, give him a Desert Eagle instead.

"Alright then, since things have progressed to this point, I won't say anything more. Let's finish dealing with the existing matters, and then we'll have a clearer picture of where we are at."

After two days of intense negotiations, the core issues were finally identified. Following the signing of the overall memorandum, the next round of scientific negotiations officially commenced. Chen Tianfei's arrival brought a sense of relief to everyone.

However, the situation is far more complex than it appears. Everyone knows that the pressure they face in the face of such an outcome is immense.

So Chen Tianfei decided to listen to what others had to say first. However, when he saw those scientists, for some reason, he felt that their technology seemed somewhat outdated.

"To be honest, after all that you've introduced, I'm particularly interested in your sonic weapons. Also, how exactly do you implement your space weapons? We're still working hard to solve these two questions."

At this critical moment, scientist Chen Tianfei keenly realized the seriousness of the problem and informed everyone of the situation.

Chen Tianfei knew in his heart that there were far too many issues to consider when facing such pressure.

"I, Chen Fei, am just as curious about the current situation. You know how much pressure we two, as the company's chief scientists, are under. Moreover, my younger brother, Chen Tianfei, is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences."

This was indeed a rare sight. At the crucial moment, the boss burst into laughter in front of everyone.

"You people are like bandits. Don't you know there are barriers in the scientific field? Why do you suddenly want to share all these technologies? If we tell you the core technologies, how are we supposed to survive?"

"what?"

Unexpectedly, Chen Tianfei shook his head after hearing this.

"I'd like to ask this boss, are you implying that these things are the legendary military secrets? If so, then I can only say that your country's arms conglomerates are truly unqualified. How about this, I'll arrange for someone to make some decent equipment for you; that will be sufficient for your needs when you take it back."

Before Chen Tianfei could even speak, Chen Fei couldn't contain himself any longer. Faced with this group of people wanting to get the technology for free, they truly didn't know what to do.

"What a joke! Don't you know what time it is? You're making a sound weapon sound so ordinary. It's something I painstakingly developed."

"is it?"

At this moment, Chen Fei smiled.

"I've seen your materials. Let me put it this way, do you believe I can replicate your large-scale equipment within two days?"

"it is good!"

The situation changed instantly. Everyone went straight to the laboratory's demonstration stage, where Chen Fei and Chen Tianfei began to get busy.

In truth, Chen Tianfei hadn't thought that far ahead. He was naturally more than happy to come to the lab to help his older brother solve problems. Besides, there were still many unresolved issues, which was the most troublesome part.

"Well, there is indeed a gap right now. I know this approach might make you uncomfortable, but since we've come this far, there's no need for me to hide anything anymore. We'll see how things develop."

Sure enough, after Chen Tianfei finished speaking, he immediately began to take action. Over the next day, the two of them even put aside all other machinery and directly assembled a large weapon of similar type to their own.

"The reason you haven't brought out this kind of sonic weapon is quite simple. You can't directly control the direction of the sound waves, right? But my sonic gun has perfectly solved this problem."

Now the situation is different. How they proceed depends on their own thinking. But if they truly want to obtain such qualifications, the obstacles will undoubtedly increase. Moreover, they already have some experience.

"Hey!"

Left with no other option, the scientists could only look dejected. They never imagined that what they had painstakingly developed could be replicated in just two days.

"So, everyone? What do you think? I wasn't bragging, was I?"

William's face was grim. He truly hadn't expected his company to be so uncompetitive. After all, their conventional weapon designs were based on standards set at the time. But now, the situation had changed drastically.

"well!"……

At this moment, Jiang Chuan chuckled softly.

"Do you think you have any leverage left? Honestly, wouldn't it be better to just be a student and learn humbly? Why do you have to talk to us about sharing your technical skills? In the end, all your so-called painstaking work is nothing more than this."

With that, Jiang Chuan shook his head and simply turned to leave with the scientists. In his view, there was absolutely no need to continue the discussion. The other party had come with the intention of solving a problem, yet they were making this meaningless request for sharing; it was truly baffling.

Left with no other choice, William had to return and report the matter truthfully. Jones stared at him in astonishment upon hearing this.

"You mean, the advanced weapon that our scientists spent three months developing was replicated by them in just two hours?"

"Yes!"

Jones stared wide-eyed at William in disbelief. She never imagined things would turn out this way.

"Are all the world's top scientists no longer in our Atlantis? Or have our current technical experts become second-rate?"

Although Jones was extremely unwilling to believe it, the facts were undeniable. If things continued this way, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"well!"……

They could only shake their heads helplessly. After all, everyone knew that this situation could very well bring even greater disaster to the country.

"What should we do? If this continues, we're afraid our visit to the Great Shang Kingdom will be fruitless. Moreover, they're asking us to be their students, so the technology they provide certainly won't be cutting-edge. They already said it would only be within a certain range."

Jones knew in his heart that the visit had reached a stalemate. Moreover, other countries around the world were imposing technological blockades on them.

At this point, Jones finally realized that his country had encountered insurmountable barriers in many technological fields.

"All we can do now is wait, or wait until our country becomes strong enough to re-plan. This is our only chance right now, isn't it?"

Although Jones himself was reluctant to admit it, reality was harsh. To restore Atlantis to its former glory, a systemic transformation of the country was necessary, which would take at least several decades.

"well!"……

They shook their heads helplessly once again.

"If all else fails, we'll just have to copy the methods of the Great Shang Kingdom. After all, we still have a foundation, so let's go back and focus on development. I think the most crucial thing right now is to raise the funds."

And just like that, the tide turned completely. Although both sides signed a contract, most of the so-called agreements were merely for the international students to conduct their research; they weren't allowed into any of the core departments.

In fact, this is retribution for the technological barriers they erected earlier. They set up numerous obstacles to prevent other countries from breaking through their technological blockade. Now, they can only accept this outcome. "Alright, everyone, let's think about what to do next. After this incident, Atlantis has basically stabilized. I think for a long time to come, we should prioritize stability and development."

"Yes!"

However, the potential threat did not disappear. Xu Jiajia had been focusing on one thing: the crisis the prophet had foretold did not seem to be over.

"Actually, as you know, we were all very happy after arriving in the Great Shang Kingdom, and many things have come to light. But I still maintain that the crisis is not over. The invasion of higher-dimensional beings is just the beginning."

"Then tell me, where exactly is the problem? You know the main situation right now: my husband is an arms dealer, and he's doing quite well."

"No!"

At this moment, the prophet simply shook his head.

"Although we have temporarily brought the situation under control through various means, the appearance of the world-destroying weapon is definitely not a good thing for us."

Everyone knows that the emergence of such a large-scale weapon brings immense pressure. Now, they have somehow found this weapon and perfectly replicated it, making it even more terrifying. Chen Tianfei, in particular, dares not easily touch it now.

Left with no other option, Chen Tianfei went directly to Jiang Chuan's house, only to find that the Prophet was there as well.

"Have you ever heard of the Island of Endless?"...

After the prophet posed this question, everyone shook their heads.

There is a legend that there were signs of life on the Endless Island before the appearance of humans. Some people say that it was a relic left by extraterrestrial life after it landed on Earth. But as of now, no one can say for sure what the truth is.

Clearly, the prophet still revealed the matter. Everyone who heard it looked completely bewildered and had no idea what to do.

"Stop bringing this up all the time. You're always spreading rumors about the apocalypse, aliens, and stuff like that. Let me tell you, the higher-ups are really fed up with this stuff. If something really goes wrong, can you take responsibility?"

Jiang Chuan was quite uneasy. He had finally gotten a good opportunity to develop himself, but what if something went wrong?
"Ugh!"

The prophet could only shake his head helplessly.

"Everything that is happening now is within the Lord's expectations. You don't need to worry too much. Anyway, your children will experience the same thing in the future. You just need to focus on developing cutting-edge weapons and make yourself richer than a country."

The prophet knew in his heart that humanity had just experienced such a great disaster and would certainly need time to understand some things. But through various divinations, he did indeed see the presence of danger.

"Stop saying these useless things."

At this critical moment, Chen Tianfei became somewhat displeased.

"I have now come to realize a danger, namely the enormous risks that exist in quantum physics."

"Professor Chen Tianfei, I hope I'm addressing you correctly. With your current level of expertise, you should already be aware that the enormous risks in quantum physics have long been apparent. This is one of the crises I'm referring to now, but it's not the greatest danger. Because so far, humanity has been able to control it."

In other words, the research being conducted by Chen Tianfei's team is currently still within a controllable range. However, everyone knows that maintaining this level of progress will be extremely difficult.

"Ugh!"

Left with no other choice, they could only shake their heads and sigh. Everyone knew that the crisis they faced was perhaps unprecedented.

"Let me tell you why the crisis persists. What you humans love to do most is treat the symptoms but not the root cause. Many ruins have yet to be discovered, and that's what you should be most worried about."

This time, the prophet simply brought out the concept of strengthening the foundation and seeking the source of life from traditional Chinese medicine.

"You should read more books on this topic now; it will be very helpful to you. I'm not saying you should study theology, but you should be very familiar with these strategies in quantum physics. Otherwise, how could this situation occur?"

Actually, there's still one thing that nobody knows. But everyone understands that their strategy was absolutely necessary.

"Your human society actually hides many things you've never seen before. You may not even realize it yet. Like the lizardmen we discovered before, that was just the beginning. But does human society truly understand itself?"

As expected, the prophet's words greatly worried Jiang Chuan.

“It’s a good thing that your children are growing up day by day. We also know what your efforts mean. But to fully understand this situation, your current capabilities are far from sufficient.”

So the prophet simply spoke plainly in front of everyone.

"Then tell me, what should we do?"

Jiang Chuan was somewhat displeased.

"First of all, the secrets of heaven cannot be revealed. If you really want to solve this problem, my meaning is simple: go and take a look at the Endless Island. But many people know about this island, yet we don't know its exact coordinates."

Since they know so little about the Endless Island, they now have even more to consider.

"In any case, let's consider the situation of Endless Island first."

Actually, people don't know much about the situation on Endless Island right now. But thinking about it carefully, this newly emerged term is indeed quite a headache. However, just as they were discussing it, the child suddenly ran over.

"Dad, is this what you see?"

It turns out that the legend of the Endless Island has begun to permeate many children's books today. But who exactly wrote this book?

"what's the situation?"

Jiang Chuan began to sense something was wrong and immediately checked the author of the book.

"This is simply poisoning our children!"...

Xu Jiajia suddenly became emotional; she never expected that such an article would appear in her child's reading material.

"Ugh!"

The prophet shook his head helplessly. (End of Chapter)