I've already reached the Nascent Soul stage, and you're saying I didn't time travel?

Chapter 2 My fellow hometown folks, can you see this?

The Pacific Ocean.

The Daqian No. 4 aircraft carrier.

Small meeting room.

A young, stern-faced military officer stood beside the projector, giving a report to the audience:
"...Satellite detection results show that the floating continent is an irregular polygon with cliff-like structures on the edges. Multiple biological traces have been detected inside, suggesting the existence of an atmospheric circulation system."

The fog covering the outer edge of the continent has an electromagnetic interference effect, causing all electronic devices to malfunction at a distance of 10 kilometers from the fog. Acoustic detection shows that there are regular low-frequency vibrations within the fog, the source of which is unknown.

We have already collected some fog droplets using sampling equipment mounted on a weather balloon, and the experimental analysis is still ongoing…

After listening to the report, Liu Wang, the head of the landing affairs coordination group, rubbed his temples and asked:

"Xiao Li, what's the latest progress?"

Young officer Li immediately replied:

"The fog has extremely low visibility and there is electromagnetic interference. So far, neither the reconnaissance drones nor the weather balloons we have sent out have been able to receive any valuable intelligence through the fog."

As for the landing, after the first team members failed to land, all the subsequent detection and exploration equipment, including drones and even experimental gorillas, were destroyed by the thunderstorms after entering the fog, with the furthest distance not exceeding fifty meters.

Furthermore, the thunderstorm existed in every corner of the fog, forming a barrier that enveloped the entire floating continent.

The thickness of that thunderstorm barrier is currently unknown, as is any pattern to its occurrence. Landing is not possible until the barrier is safely breached.

What about other countries?

"According to the intelligence we have received, the United States, Russia, France, and other countries have also failed to land successfully, stopping at the thunderstorm barrier. Many other small countries do not have the conditions for high-altitude detection above 10,000 meters, and are currently only gathered in the ocean, without having carried out any actual operations."

As for private individuals in various countries, some wealthy individuals have also assembled exploration teams at great expense to linger around the fog, but they too have failed to obtain any substantial results.

"The floating continent has been around for three days now, and we still know nothing about it."

Liu Wang walked to the window and saw the endless, heavy clouds in the sky. His expression became extremely solemn.
"This is a continent of nearly one million square kilometers. If it were to suddenly fall, it would be a catastrophic disaster for all of humanity."

In fact, even if it only exists here, it is already having a continuous impact on the entire world. We must find a way to get inside, find out the situation, and solve the problem before the worst happens.

The people in the room remained silent.

Although they all know this principle, they can't even get in now, so what should they do?

Moreover, even if they get in, they might not be able to solve the problem.

If this floating continent were to suddenly crash, even if all the mushroom eggs in the world were thrown onto it, they would at most only blast open a thin layer of insignificant soil, and would not be able to destroy it at all.

Human power is far too insignificant in the face of the mighty forces of nature.

"Actually, in my opinion, these are all secondary issues."

An elderly-looking team member slowly spoke:
"We don't know when the floating continent will fall. With our current level of technology, we are simply unable to cope with this level of disaster. Even if we build underground fortresses or space cities, it will inevitably take decades or even hundreds of years. This is destined to be an extremely long-term task."

A more pressing problem lies before us: public panic. Historically, every doomsday prophecy has triggered social chaos. If false rumors cause such turmoil, imagine the devastation of a real apocalypse looming overhead. If we don't calm public sentiment, society will collapse long before the floating continent crashes.

Faced with this question, everyone present spoke up:
"First, notify the media to cover up any news related to the floating continent."

"This continent is so large, anyone can see it. How can you cover it up?"

“Covering it up is definitely not going to work. Even if you can cover it up domestically, you can’t cover it up internationally.”

"Information spreads much faster now than it did ten or twenty years ago. In my opinion, it would be better to guide the public and severely punish negative news such as doomsday theories and annihilation theories."

“Negative news spreads more easily, and the more severe the punishment, the more likely it is to arouse public suspicion.”

"How about launching a missile? Maybe a missile can break through the thunderstorm barrier, or at the very least let the public know that we are taking action."

"Launching missiles is absolutely out of the question. Before we have a clear understanding of the situation on this continent, a reckless attack might cause it to crash on the spot, and no one can bear that responsibility."

"If this won't work and that won't work, then let's just not do anything at all!"

"Are there any other hot topics that can temporarily divert public attention? Anyway, the floating continent is in the Pacific Ocean, so far away from ordinary people, and if people don't pay attention to it often, it won't affect their lives."

"Where would such a huge hot topic be? Even if it were, the hype would be temporary and wouldn't last long, while the floating continent has always existed."

……

The crowd argued incessantly, their faces flushed and necks red, unable to make a decision for the time being.

Liu Wang frowned and puffed on his cigarette.

Just then, Xiao Li pointed out the window and said in a trembling voice:

"Fellow leaders, look, what is that?"

Everyone, including the group leader Liu Wang, looked up in the direction he was pointing.

Then a huge, square screen of light appeared in the sky, as if someone was holding a projector, using the sky as a screen and the coastline as its length, projecting an unprecedentedly huge image to the fullest extent of the field of vision.

Everyone was stunned.

Liu Wang dropped the cigarette in his hand.

When they came to their senses, they couldn't help but look at the scene displayed on the light screen.

The aerial view was crystal clear, completely unaffected by ambient light. It seemed to be in a secluded, dense forest, with lush trees and grass filling the entire field of vision, creating a desolate and tranquil scene.

This scene was not only projected onto the light screen in this sea area. At the same time, millions of light screens appeared in the sky in all places on Earth where humans gather, almost covering the entire planet.

In cities, in deserts, on the ocean... no matter where you are, what race you are, or what your skin color is, as long as you can look up at the sky, everyone will see the same light screen and the same scene within it.

Just as they were feeling shocked and bewildered, a young voice suddenly entered everyone's minds:
"Hey, my fellow villagers back home, can you see this?"

(End of this chapter)