Fate's Choice: Livestream at the Start Summoning Billions of Ravens

After Jiang Ming shut down the live stream, the global internet was completely ignited.

A cognitive storm sweeping through academia, public opinion, and even high-level officials in various countries has officially begun.

The physics community was the first to be in an uproar.

On the official website of the top international journal Nature, a commentary article written overnight by Nobel laureate Robert Wilson was featured at the top.

The title is strongly worded.

"Field Theory: A Well-Intentioned and Blatant Insult to All Physicists".

In the article, Professor Wilson angrily denounced Jiang Ming's "field theory" as complete pseudoscience and a typical sophistry of "using magic to defeat magic".

He refuted each point one by one.

"How much energy would be needed to increase the density of the 'spatial field' to support the aircraft? Enough to instantly vaporize an entire city! Where would that energy come from?"

"The so-called infusion of a 'life field' to create forests is utter nonsense! The conservation of mass-energy is an ironclad law of the universe! Where did he conjure up those hundreds of thousands of tons of organic matter?"

"As for that snowflake, it's nothing more than some kind of stage trick created using semiconductor cooling pads and high-pressure airflow! Utterly ridiculous!"

This article was quickly translated into dozens of languages ​​and went viral in academic circles around the world.

Countless scientists, scholars, and science popularizers have stepped forward to condemn Jiang Ming and his "field theory" as pseudoscience.

However, in stark contrast to the academic criticism, there is another surging undercurrent.

On MIT’s internal forum, a post was pushed to the top of the trending list.

"A preliminary modeling analysis of the phenomenon of 'snow falling out of thin air' during the 'Raven God' live stream."

The poster remained anonymous, but the detailed analysis and complex mathematical models demonstrated the poster's profound academic background.

The post's conclusion is simple.

"By performing frame-by-frame slow-motion and thermal imaging analysis on the live video, we ruled out all known physical cooling possibilities."

"The formation process of this snowflake involved no condensation nuclei, no obvious energy exchange, and no warning signs."

Conclusion: This phenomenon cannot be explained by any existing physical theory.

Below the post, the debate has reached thousands of levels.

"So, his 'field theory' is true? And the edifice of physics we've built over the past century is wrong?"

"Impossible! I'd rather believe this is alien projection technology!"

"Is it possible that he's not interfering with the physical rules of our dimension?"

"Hey upstairs, you've been reading too much science fiction, haven't you? Wake up!"

Arguments, debates, confusion, subversion.

……

Ninth Inning, Command Center.

On the table in front of Chen Jianguo lay a newly printed report, the ink still warm.

The report's cover featured a line of bold black text.

Preliminary assessment and risk prediction of the "field theory" hypothesis for target A-001.

Chen Jianguo opened the report and jumped directly to the conclusion.

"The assessment concludes that target A-001, namely Jiang Ming, is attempting to construct a theoretical system for his extraordinary abilities that is independent of modern science and possesses 'explainability' and 'transmissibility'."

"Their purpose is unknown."

"However, this behavior has a very high ability to influence public opinion. Once it gains widespread public acceptance, it may have a fundamental impact on the materialist scientific view that my country has established over a long period of time."

Risk level: High.

Chen Jianguo turned to the appendix of the report with a blank expression.

This section was jointly written by more than a dozen of the country's top physicists and meteorologists after watching the live broadcast, following an emergency two-hour meeting.

"We unanimously believe that Jiang Ming's descriptions in the live broadcast of 'increasing the density of the local spatial field to lift the aircraft' and 'infusing the life field to promote the growth of plants' seriously violate the law of conservation of energy and the mass-energy equivalence equation."

"Based on this, there are only two possibilities."

"First, he was lying. He used a completely different method to save the plane, one that is completely incomprehensible to us and has nothing to do with 'field theory'."

Second, he wasn't lying.

"So, he himself is a 'source' that can ignore the rules of physics and create energy and matter out of thin air."

……

At the same time, at Douyin headquarters.

The Special Content Collaboration Department's office area was in complete chaos.

Zhao Lin's office phone hasn't stopped ringing since the moment the live broadcast ended.

The assistant strode in carrying a thick stack of printing papers, his voice trembling.

"Sister Lin, CNN, BBC, Reuters... all of the world's top 20 media outlets have sent interview requests."

"Furthermore, the physics departments of Harvard, Cambridge, and Princeton have all sent official inquiry letters, hoping to conduct academic exchanges with Mr. Jiang."

"Even...even our country's embassy in the US called, saying their foreign ministry wanted to have official contact with us regarding the 'new energy field applications'..."

Zhao Lin raised her hand and pressed it against her throbbing temples.

Her gaze passed over the glass wall of the office and landed on the real-time data scrolling on the large screen outside.

Nasdaq Index.

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, saw its stock price surge by 15.7% in pre-market trading in the US.

The market value increased by hundreds of billions of dollars out of thin air.

The internal telephone on the desk rang shrilly.

It was the board secretary calling.

"Director Zhao, the board of directors has just concluded an emergency meeting."

"The meeting decided to upgrade Mr. Jiang Ming's cooperation level to the company's highest level, 'S++ level strategic partner'."

"The Board of Directors authorizes you to use all of the company's resources, regardless of cost, to meet all of Mr. Jiang's reasonable needs."

Zhao Lin hung up the phone, leaned back in her chair, and let out a long breath.

She looked out the window and felt like the whole world was unreal.

……

in the afternoon.

A black Hongqi sedan silently drove into the Xishan Nursing Home and stopped in front of Villa No. 7.

Jiang Ming got out of the car and walked into the living room.

Jiang Lijun and Zhang Huilan were sitting on the sofa watching TV. The news was repeatedly playing clips of Jiang Ming's live broadcast that morning, as well as interpretations from various experts.

Upon seeing their son return, the couple immediately stood up.

"Xiao Ming, you..."

Zhang Huilan wanted to ask something, but didn't know where to begin.

"I'm not leaving for the next few days."

Jiang Ming walked up to them, his tone relaxed.

"I'll stay in Yuzhang City for a while longer and look for new 'creative inspiration'."

Jiang Lijun looked at his son's calm face, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded.

"OK."

"Take care of yourself."

There were no further questions, no digging to the bottom of things.

They simply accepted their son's completely different life in their own way.

……

Night was falling.

Jiang Ming stood alone on the third-floor terrace, the city below transformed into a dazzling sea of ​​lights.

He set the goal for the next "performance".

A miracle that silenced the whole world and rendered all arguments pale and powerless.

In Yuzhang in early autumn.

The next heavy snowfall will cover the entire city.

This idea not only perfectly and grandly showcases the abilities of "Weathering With You," but its "absolutely impossible" nature is also enough to ignite the emotions of everyone around the world.

He needs emotional support.

A massive amount of emotional value, enough to trigger the next choice.

Jiang Ming took out the black encrypted phone and dialed Chen Jianguo's number.

The call was connected.

"Director Chen."

Jiang Ming's voice was very calm.

"I hope the Ninth Bureau will not interfere with any of my actions in Yuzhang City over the next few days."

"All you need to do is observe."

There was a three-second silence on the other end of the phone.

Chen Jianguo weighed the immense information and terrifying execution power contained in those words.

"Can."

After a pause, Chen Jianguo added.

"However, please make sure to keep all the impact within the scope of Yuzhang City."