While the two were talking, another familiar voice arrived.
"teacher......!"
It was Gray who had flown back from afar. Judging from the expression on her face, her actions in supporting the Holy Spear to stabilize the continent did not bring her too much burden.
She easily put away her dragon-like features and landed next to Qin Xuan. Seemingly because of the inertia caused by the sudden stop after a high-speed dive, she crashed into Qin Xuan's arms with a gust of fragrant wind.
"Ah, ah... I'm so sorry, teacher! And teacher's wife! I couldn't control myself when I rushed down..." However, after realizing that the person next to her was the teacher's wife, Gray blushed and left again, hiding behind Qin Xuan like a shy kitten, and in Toosaka Rin's blind spot.
"Gray, I won't blame you for such a small matter, okay?"
Because Gray had been well-behaved and sensible for a long time, Toosaka Rin probably thought that Gray didn't do it on purpose and didn't have that kind of intention.
Qin Xuan also shook his head.
This kid...although he's grown up a bit, he's still a little reckless sometimes.
On the other side, Youlan Dell and others also received Fu Hua's communication, saying that they needed to return to Las Vegas to report on their work.
Xilin, one of the main forces, returned there.
Since the war was over, she naturally left the state of artificial angel and returned her body to Kiana. Raiden Mei and Bronya thought of their good friends and finally gave up talking about the unclear emotional gossip between Qin Xuan and others.
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Above the North American border, a certain type of aerospace mothership is launching a number of aerospace planes and transport planes, which are collecting certain substances in the stratosphere.
"...Star particles that come from the power of the planet itself? Is that true?"
Weiwei turned on the communicator and a surprised voice came over the communication signal.
I saw virtual images of several figures projected on the communicator, including Changguang, Mobius, Einstein, Tesla... almost all the heavyweight researchers with names and surnames were connected.
"We can't be sure. The amount is too small, and we are still in the preliminary research on the properties of this star particle," Wei Wei said without hiding anything. "We collected it from the volcanic ash and lava particles erupted from the ground. We plan to build a research base at the Yellowstone Park site for further exploration."
"Hey! Is the safety performance guaranteed?" Tesla raised his voice, "That's an active volcano that just erupted!"
"Indeed," Einstein's voice also came, "In any case, we need to take precautions against possible accidents, including but not limited to disaster-proof buildings and volcanic disaster suppression measures."
Changguang's words were more playful: "By the way, Senior Wei Erwei, remember to send me a tube of those star particles after you have collected them!"
"Hey, hey, I want one too!" Tesla also shouted.
Others also hinted with their eyes, which researcher would not want such an interesting thing?
"Okay, I'll do a quick evaluation after the collection is complete," said the "expert" Wei Weiwei, who was not so easily fooled, "and then compile a material property data sheet and suggested research and development directions after the initial experiment. If you want, you can come up with a development plan based on my data and submit it to the chairman for review."
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Ten days passed quickly.
The date came to December 2003, 12, and the conference hall on Capitol Hill of the United States ushered in its historic moment.
Why is it described this way? Because this will be the peace conference after the end of World War III. It is also a conference that is likely to change the world situation from now on.
The participants included representatives of the permanent members of the UN Security Council, the Clock Tower, the East Union Association, the Mountain Court, and the City on the Hill where a special department of the United States was established.
Of course, the latter is the focus compared to the UN personnel who are only formally involved.
At the meeting, the appearance of the city on the hill seemed no different from that of the American politicians. It was just that the atmosphere between them was a little frozen.
The Clock Tower sent all the monarchs, including Weber, the dean of the school, and the leader was a spirited old man - the mysterious and famous Jewel Master.
There were the fewest people in the Mountain Court, consisting of only the goddess Ba and a winged dragon floating behind her, Yinglong, who caused a commotion when he appeared on the scene.
Chapter 472 The new era of human management begins!
Capitol Hill is a highland, and the most conspicuous building is undoubtedly a crown-shaped dome-shaped building - the Capitol. However, this meeting has nothing to do with the upper and lower houses of Congress, so the vacant large conference hall was chosen as the official venue.
Among the people present, Yinglong's floating dragon body swam freely in the air for a while, flew around the ceiling of the conference hall, causing different degrees of reactions from people from all parties, and then quickly returned to the position of Tiannv Ba, turning into an ordinary dragon-shaped bracelet on her wrist.
"Wow - the dragon from the East? It's really rare to see it appearing at this occasion," said Bao Shiweng, the pillar of the clock tower. He was the only one who had faced UO head-on. Of course, he was not here to show off his experience, but according to his (Second Law) observation, this meeting was indeed an important historical divergence point in pan-human history, and it was necessary for him to be present.
The aura of the Age of Gods slowly faded away as the dragon's shadow shrank.
Barthemelo, Baruyereta, Euripides, Kenneth, Weber and others who arrived behind them felt tremendous pressure. The ten officials of the Mountain Court were living gods and immortals, and were not creatures of the same dimension as mortals.
Some monarchs suddenly realized that the ability to gather so many representative figures was a testament to the power of the East China Association.
The next force to appear was not a force that the Clock Tower would have a favorable impression of—the Holy Church.
Leading the group was the white-haired Pope Matthew Reiss, with the "Saint of the Fortress" Lizbeife on his left, and the first "Cardinal" of the Burial Agency, Noy Theonator Granfatima, on his right. In addition, there were representatives of the Eighth Mystery Society and various knightly orders, forming a dark mass of people.
Their location was arranged in a different area from the other magic associations, closer to America's 'City on the Hill'.
During the Third World War, Matthew Reis was under house arrest by the Laurentian faction. After the war, he relied on the Inquisition Knights and the Burial Bureau to regain power. Although the main culprit was escorted in advance, he did not intend to shirk the responsibility for war crimes this time. After that, he still needed to conduct a major review within the church and consider re-selecting a successor before announcing his abdication.
After that, there were representatives of forces that did not participate in the war, such as the Spiral Pavilion. And the Atlas House, which had close ties with the East Union Association and was led by the six origin families, including Shion and Kuldris. The only one from the mysterious side who was not present was the Wandering Sea, but they didn't care about the modern world anyway, so no one cared about them.
Finally, there were the representatives of the two main forces at this meeting, one was the Academy City high-level officials, including Mebius, Velvet, Tesla, Einstein, Changguang, Walter, Otto and others, and in the front was Aleister.
"Hey, Crowley?" Barthelmero noticed that the sign in front of Aleister's seat said 'Crowley'. Wasn't that the Crowley she knew? It didn't seem like it, as all the physical features didn't match.
Secondly, the host of this meeting, the East Union Association, Qin Xuan, Tousaka Rin, Sakura, Luvia, Aozaki Touko and Aoko, Kuonji Arizuma, Kohaku, etc. As the victorious side of the war, the scientific side had seats in the center of the venue, and the others were on both sides, while the supporting associations were on the side of the podium.
"..."
Yinglong's appearance earlier caused a commotion, and the venue was quiet for a while. However, as the number of people increased, the atmosphere in the venue gradually became noisy. As an international venue, magic costumes for translation were temporarily installed everywhere in the conference hall, so that multiple languages could be communicated fluently. Even communication in minority languages was no longer a problem.
"——The meeting is about to begin. Please be quiet."
When the time was almost up, Qin Xuan, who was sitting at the table, said something. He did not use a microphone, but transmitted his voice to everyone's mind. The effect was very obvious, and the crowd instantly quieted down. Then he signaled the host, Rin Toosaka, to follow the meeting rules.
The goddess Ba below looked at Qin Xuan with interest. She felt a kind of immortal aura from this man, and the Japanese woman next to her also had it, but it was stronger. But the man's cultivation was obviously higher. He had also received a meeting invitation letter by his mysterious means before.
"The first item on the agenda is the inaugural speech by the new dean of Atlas Academy, Shion Eltram Atlasia."
The association did not put the settlement of the Third War first. Instead, it put seemingly unimportant matters first. The succession ceremony of Shion's dean had actually been completed at the Atlas Institute headquarters. With the full support of the association's resources, Shion's achievements in both the projects he managed and the profits he brought to the institute far exceeded those of the other candidates from the Six Sources, and his appointment was a foregone conclusion.
Shion, with her purple hair in pigtails, walked onto the stage. She did not intend to say too much nonsense, but in the Atlas Academy's signature concise and efficient style, she recounted the reform policies she had implemented after taking office as the dean and the core benefits that could be brought to the alchemists.
"The first content of the reform plan is to modify the rule that 'one's own research results can only be disclosed to oneself'," Shion's words dropped a bomb in everyone's ears, "establish a 'project-based' research process, and divide it into different types such as individual, collective, foreign capital, etc. The relevant system details have been displayed in the public document 'Atlas Institute Operation and Execution System Reform Plan (2003 Trial Version)', and according to these details, the income of our alchemists will also be different..."
Shion took advantage of this meeting and used his inaugural speech as a great opportunity to promote himself to the world. Apart from anything else, the relaxation of the rules was a huge benefit to both the inside and the outside world.
As for whether the so-called project system is useful, it has actually been recognized and verified in the past few years when Qin Xuan used the Atlas Academy contract to invite a large number of alchemists to participate in the project. Everyone has no doubts about this.
With the removal of strict rules and regulations and the establishment of enlightened systems and reasonable incentive mechanisms, there will surely be a large influx of alchemy apprentices who wish to continue their studies and customers who wish to pay, and Atlas Academy will usher in substantial development and progress.
After Atlas Academy, the representative of the Association's Legal Affairs Bureau, Hanano Hishiri, spoke and announced the Association's latest administrative measures and regulations: "Recently, our Earth Vein Spiritual Road Management Bureau has implemented the 'Spiritual Land Exchange', and as many as 134 magic families have successfully signed contracts, reclaiming 608 square kilometers of high-quality spiritual land. At the same time, the Void Business Bureau has launched the 'Cloud Spiritual Land' service. The above-mentioned contracted families enjoy priority use and cloud fee reductions..."
Like the reforms of the Atlas Academy involving all the alchemists, this still caused a huge response off the field.
It was no secret that the East Union Association was reclaiming spiritual lands in various places. Since it did not involve many long-standing families, people from the monarch family did not take it seriously. They thought it was just a transaction between the association and the small families involved in the construction of the spiritual road. As compensation, the heirs of the weak families would be given the qualification to study in the association, plus the compensation of this "cloud spiritual land".
But now it seems that this cloud spiritual land seems to be very useful——
Hua Ye Lingli glanced at Qin Xuan, and after getting his affirmation, he added, "In addition, the Holy Grail War to be held next year will also be realized in the form of 'cloud'."
really......!
"interesting."
Tiannuba, dressed in a cheongsam, sat in the meeting hall listening to the content of the meeting. She did not feel bored, but her eyes were shining. She felt more and more that the world was developing rapidly. It was as if she had returned to the past - the post-conferring gods era of Shenzhou Continent, when the ten officials gathered together to create the Thought Disk...
"Hmm...Ba, do you understand what they are saying?"
Yinglong on the bracelet transmitted the message. The old dragon felt that he was a little behind the times when hearing the unfamiliar terminology. "The cloud or something——"
"Hey, Yinglong Yinglong, you are really getting old and confused. If you really can't understand it, just understand what they said as our 'Thinking Disk'! If you still don't understand, go ask the people in the Spiral Hall, who are right next to me!"
"Oh, oh, it turns out to be 'Pan'..." Yinglong responded and then fell silent. It was unknown whether he started to figure it out on his own.
At this point, the progress on the stage has reached the highlight stage - the settlement of the Third World War.
First, the UN members read out the results of the battle: the American aircraft carrier forces in the South China Sea and Indian Ocean area suffered a complete defeat, the Academy City forces from Central America were unstoppable after exchanging fire with the US military, and several air battles that broke out in the United States ended with the annihilation of the US military - of course, when it came to this, the US representatives of the UN permanent members and the members of the City on the Hill did not look very happy.
But what followed was the news that in the later stages of the war, the United States abused unprecedented weapons of mass destruction - the Americans seemed to be so angry that their faces turned blue, and it was the first time that they were described like this by people from other countries - causing abnormal astronomical phenomena around the world, falling asteroid fragments and satellite wreckage, typhoons, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other disasters, causing serious harm to people all over the world.
All we can say is that how they declared war before the war, how the US was smeared after the defeat, not to mention that they could reasonably and legally divide up the US's interests, which country would not be tempted?
Then, it was time to judge the crimes committed by the criminals of this war - currently agreed to be Laurentius, a former member of the Templar Church, and his accomplices such as Piageo (deceased) and Mario who launched an internal coup to seize power, as well as a group of former members of the City on the Hill (the executors during the Holy Grail War were pushed out to take the blame, and the families behind them sent people to form a new City on the Hill) - for various crimes.
There was no means of escape and all of them were sentenced to death.
Finally, it was time for the "dividing the spoils" session, which many people were most concerned about. Of course, the content of the meeting was called "to strengthen mutual trust, coordinate strategic plans, arrange post-war international affairs, and maintain post-war peace."
Academy City proposed to establish a "free industrial complex" in the western part of the former American continent, with the American territory extending from Montana in the north to Texas in the south, but this was naturally rejected by the United States.
Other countries also have concerns. Academy City probably already controls many places such as South America, Southeast Asia, and North Africa. With its overly advanced technology and productivity, it is likely to replace the United States and become another superpower.
At this time, Walter's previously planned "American Split" plan came in handy. Academy City made public the relevant documents - nearly 30 states expressed a firm will for independence. How firm was it? It was the determination to dare to fight another American Civil War.
It was clear from this that the US knew that Academy City was behind this, but what could they do? They couldn't afford to lose another war, so they had to "appropriately" soften their attitude. They had a heated discussion and tried to take back a few more intact states.
After all, after experiencing such a large-scale Holy Grail War, several states in the western United States have been destroyed, including California, Nevada, Wyoming, etc. The economic losses are too high to be counted, and reconstruction and revitalization will be a luxury for decades. It is better to get rid of them and let them drag down the development of Academy City.
At the same time, Academy City also generously stated that a special zone called "Academic City" would be established in the "Free Industrial Union". It would be the world's second intensive industry-university-research zone like Academy City, and welcomes high-tech talents and resources from all countries to join.
Representatives from other countries expressed their full approval of this at the conference. As for whether they will take it for real at that time, that depends on the situation - you should first deal with the mess and devastation in Academy City.
However, they will soon regret why they did not respond earlier, and the United States will also regret giving away half of its territory for no reason.
At the end of the meeting, Qin Xuan came on stage.
"boom."
The brightly lit conference hall seemed to go dark, and everything was overshadowed by the person on the stage.
Qin Xuan just stood on the stage, and the space seemed to be fluctuating uncontrollably.
The calm and composed Bao Shi Weng suddenly frowned and looked around, "The whole conference room was sealed off? No, it turned into a different world in an instant? The young people nowadays are really outrageous."
Tiannu Ba also made a similar judgment.
Qin Xuan ignored the reactions of some old monsters. He held up a multi-faceted three-dimensional chessboard. On the surface, there were floating water blue waves, and there seemed to be a holy grail inside.
"Everyone, congratulations on the successful completion of our meeting agenda. At the same time, I would like to put an end to this old world and cheer for the beginning of this new era of human reason!"
What was he doing? Some important ritual? Or simply concluding his speech?
Everyone's curiosity was aroused, but their attention was also drawn to the object, staring at it without blinking.
Qin Xuan silently said: Replace it, chessboard world, human logic in the jar——
Suddenly, everyone heard the sound of waves surging.
At the same time, in the outside world that everyone is isolated from and unaware of, the entire face of the earth is changing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The flying ash and surging lava of the Yellowstone volcano rolled back.
The land in Arizona that was devastated by the typhoon has returned to its original state.
Cities in Nevada that were washed down by black mud are rising again.
All the cracks in California caused by the earthquake have been healed.
……
At the moment when the old and new human order are replaced, the world that was once devastated by the "runaway pseudo-Holy Grail War" - this period of history is quietly replaced, and the humans who died due to the nightmares brought by the gods - those who sacrificed their lives are equally revived.
The historical facts of the Third World War will continue in the new society, but the earth will no longer be scarred and there is still hope for life.
(End of this volume)
Chapter 473: Earth Alliance, Pioneer Star Train
In early 2004, the cold wind in the early morning blew through the two areas of Fuyuki City, Miyama-cho and Shinto, where the architectural styles were separated from each other. The ancient Japanese-style houses and another area where immigrants gathered, Western-style houses, were located on both sides of a street, each of them living peacefully, seemingly unaware of the rapid changes that were taking place in the world.
High school student Shirou Emiya was riding his bicycle down the street. He skillfully and quickly rode over two ramps and finally arrived at the door of a Japanese-style building that looked like a martial arts hall, the "Emiya Residence."
"I'm back, Fuji-sister!"
Shirou Emiya walked into the living room, but a strong and pungent smell of alcohol penetrated his nose. He saw empty wine bottles scattered all over the living room. Fujimura Taiga, whose face was red due to alcoholism, was lying in front of the TV and talking in a dream or drunken talk, which made him cover his face with his hands and reveal a helpless look.
Because no matter what, Fujimura Taiga is his guardian.
About five years ago, after his adoptive father, Emiya Kiritsugu, passed away, Fujimura Taiga took care of him and basically stayed in the Emiya Residence except for work and sleep. It was strange that his adoptive father had no relatives in Japan, but he actually owned such a large Emiya Residence.
In the past, Emiya Kiritsugu had given Emiya Shirou a very brief explanation, that Fujimura Taiga was his good friend, and that the mansion was acquired from the "gangster boss" Fujimura Raiga. Fujimura Raiga was not only a well-known large landowner nearby, but also the person who took the initiative to help Shirou handle the inheritance procedures after Emiya Kiritsugu passed away.
Because of this, Shirou Emiya has a good relationship with the Fujimura Group, and sometimes helps the elderly in the group to modify motorcycles, and usually receives a generous salary, or to be more precise, pocket money - but more often, Shirou Emiya chooses to work part-time to earn money.
Today, Shirou Emiya came back early, not because he didn't go to work, but because no one was working at the beginning of the year, and many stores were closed. However, supermarkets and fresh fish markets were open today, so Shirou Emiya rode his bike to buy vegetables early in the morning, and bought a plump pufferfish (pronounced 'fugu' in Japanese, similar to 'fuku' in Japanese), which he took home after processing. It can be said to be a popular custom every New Year.
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