Countdown: Humanity's struggle to survive against yesterday

Chang Niankong's absence from the national selection competition has left countless netizens sighing with regret.

Some say that Chang Niankong knew he was no match and dared not participate.

Some say this aligns with the habits of Taoists, who can travel the world at any moment and return to the mountains and forests at any other time, emphasizing a carefree and unfettered mind.

Without Chang Niankong's involvement, Lanhe Town gradually returned to peace.

The memory competition continued as scheduled, with 50 people advancing from the national selection rounds, followed by the global competition.

This competition has garnered global attention, with countries battling it out for twenty days, truly showcasing what top memory masters are all about.

The ultimate question type in the world competition is: the ultimate memory challenge.

One round is held every day, with thousands of memory masters from around the world taking turns to compete. A points system is used, so no one is eliminated. In the end, the results are calculated based on the points.

In the semi-finals, the ability to memorize extremely long random number strings (over 100 digits), fragments of entire books, complex facial scenes, and reverse memory (reconstructing the order of memories after they have been scrambled) was already quite incredible.

However, after watching the entire global tournament, viewers worldwide still found that the limits of human memory had been underestimated.

Without explanation, the average person would just think they're looking at random symbols or multidimensional spatial memory.

There were also dynamic image continuous memory and mixed element comprehensive memory. The performance of each contestant made people wonder if these contestants had brain-computer interfaces installed, and their brains had become hard drives that could be accessed directly when answering questions.

What the public can most directly experience is the extremely long historical and cultural record.

This challenge was announced on the first day. A total of 100 historical books of various kinds were selected from around the world, and it was clearly stated that a page would be randomly selected on the last day of the competition, and participants would have to fill in 5,000 words based on the clues.

Once the previous contestant finishes writing, the next contestant continues.

This is no longer a test; it's clearly a verification of whether humanity truly has the capability to complete the "Future Memory Bank" project.

The history book drawn for the final was "History of England." When all the Chinese people saw this book, they all felt sorry that the national team would lose and worried that they might lose the title of the world's number one memory powerhouse.

One person stepped forward. She was a girl from the Chinese national team named Zhou Yun. She was in her early twenties and usually kept a low profile, so her support rate was never high.

But this is the person who stepped up. Just like drinking and playing in circles, after all his teammates were defeated, he withstood the enormous pressure and fought three rounds in a row, eliminating all the European players on the scene.

When the news reached China, the people were overjoyed.

When someone dug up Zhou Yun's information, they discovered that she was also from western Jiangxi and had been completely overshadowed by Chang Niankong in both the preliminary rounds and the city-level qualifying rounds.

At this point, everyone started to miss Chang Daoren again. His supporters believed that if Chang Daoren had been there, the World Championship would have been won much more easily.

Some people objected, saying that Master Chang was just a flash in the pan and had long since fled without a fight, and that such a person was not worth cheering for.

Regardless, Zhou Yun came in first place, and according to the rules, the final honor for the "Spark Class" will go to China.

When interviewed, someone asked Zhou Yun, "Where do you hope the first location for the Spark Training Class will be?"

Zhou Yun hesitated for a few seconds before answering, "Longhu Mountain!"

When someone asked again, "Recently, many people online have been comparing you to Master Chang. What's your take on that?"

This time, Zhou Yun said without hesitation, "I am not as good as Master Chang. I have challenged him privately three times, and I have lost every time."

These words once again stirred up a huge wave of discussion.

The reporter then asked, "Since you say Master Chang is so skilled, why didn't he participate in the competition?"

Zhou Yun replied, "The Future Memory Bank Competition calls on humanity worldwide to engage in reverse learning, and more importantly, it seeks a way out for humanity. As for why Master Chang didn't come, I think he's probably already started taking action..."

These words were spoken vaguely, but when Chinese netizens heard this, their former supporters of Master Chang believed them without a doubt and paid tribute to him.

Those who questioned Master Chang believed that this was Zhou Yun's high EQ response, which both emphasized the prestige of the country and demonstrated his mastery of the art of "pretending to be cool."

As for foreign netizens, they were all curious about who Master Chang was, that he could be so admired by the world's number one memory master.

In a short time, netizens from various countries flocked to the Chinese internet, specifically inquiring about Master Chang.

As for where Master Chang went?

He actually had nowhere. During this time, apart from secretly going home to visit his wife, children, and parents, he had been quietly waiting in Longhu Mountain.

……

Taiqing Mountain, the basement level.

Jiang Ning, holding a tablet, looked at Sun Fumin, Su Mian, Lu Xue, and Zhang Jimin seriously and said:

"Old Zhang is mainly responsible for collecting and compiling all sleep research reports from around the world over the past fifty years!"

"Su Mian is responsible for liaising with neuroscience academic teams across the country. I need their latest research data and clinical trial data. You don't need to worry about access issues; we've already given instructions, and they will cooperate with us."

"Lu Xue mainly studies milk, and I need you to figure out whether the milk has mutated. Also, if there's anything you don't understand, you can apply for technical support at any time. Just like Su Mian, there will be many teams cooperating with us."

After listening, the three looked at each other in bewilderment.

This is hardly a small team; they clearly have a large cloud team behind them. If they still underestimate themselves, they might as well go home and lie down.

"Xiao Ning, Xiao Ning, what about me?"

Seeing that everyone else had been assigned tasks and only he was left, Sun Fumin quickly pretended to be dissatisfied.

"I think I can do it too. Just give me a research topic, and pair me with top experts from all over the country. Even a dog could lead a team to research something worthwhile."

Upon hearing this, Su Mian, Lu Xue, and Zhang Jimin all covered their foreheads.

After spending a day together, they had a general idea of ​​Sun Fumin's personality. His thick skin and carefree attitude were one aspect, but more importantly, he had a good and flexible mindset. It seemed that no matter what the situation, he could always find a way to save face and blend into the environment well, making himself neither embarrassed nor making things difficult for the other party.

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Brother Fumin, there's no need for that. Your mission is very important. I need you to lead the three of them."

As he spoke, Jiang Ning pointed at Su Mian and the other two.

"You need to collect their daily work logs for me. And assist anyone who can help. See, that way you'll be leading three teams and commanding three major figures across the country."

"Go to hell..." Sun Fumin rolled his eyes first, then said aggrievedly, "Isn't this just doing odd jobs?"

"Hahaha……"

The four men burst into laughter, attracting curious glances from the other workers around them.

However, upon seeing that it was "Jiang Daxian," they all shook their heads and looked away.

Seeing this, Zhang Jimin asked curiously, "Ningzi, why do they all seem speechless about you?"

"They're here..."

Jiang Ning frowned, not answering Zhang Jimin's question, but instead quickly raised his right hand and pressed it against a black bracelet on his left wrist.

Two seconds later, the entire Taiqing Mountain seemed to have triggered some mechanism, and began to emit a piercing alarm sound.

The siren blared repeatedly, making Su Mian, Lu Xue, Sun Fumin, and Zhang Jimin's hearts pound, and a sense of tension arose spontaneously.

They turned to look at the hall and saw all the staff members, without changing their expressions, slowly putting down their work and standing up.

Some exchanged bitter smiles, while others gave each other a high five.

They were all saying something like, "See you tomorrow..."

The next second, they saw four beads emitting a soft glow floating in front of them in a way that defied the laws of physics.

"Grab them, and they'll guarantee you won't be leaving today!"

After saying that, Jiang Ning ignored them, picked up the backpack containing the "special cell phone" on the ground, picked up the "milk" in the dog cage with a muzzle in his hand, and looked towards the hall.

See you tomorrow, everyone!

"See you tomorrow, Master Jiang..."