Chapter 648: Chapter 284 Mysterious Envelope_2 Chapter 648: Chapter 284 Mysterious Envelope_2 Everyone let out a good-natured laugh. Yan Fei made a lot of sense, and this was a direct reflection of the technological blockade that China had previously experienced by the Western world. Technology knows no borders, but scientists do, so nobody would simply hand over their scientific inventions, not even for the advancement of humanity.
With Yang Qi, the technology on Dream Island had made leaps and bounds. Except for a few fields, it had already surpassed the rest of the world, and there was absolutely no need to exchange technological knowledge with others. The reason Yan Fei said what he did was to lull his enemies into a false sense of security and keep them from guessing the extent of Dream Island's technological advancement.
After the incident with Hu Yiyi, the journalists who followed were a lot more cautious in their questions. One look at Yan Fei and it was clear he wasn't a gentleman; if you rubbed him the wrong way with a question, he could say anything, and you would be the one left embarrassed. Additionally, Yan Fei now had a completely different status and position, and they did have some reservations.
However, Yan Fei wasn't angry about the incident and continued to answer the journalists' questions. Compared to the sensitive and tricky questions posed by the earlier journalists, these questions were much more within bounds.
The audience watching the live broadcast didn't know much about Dream Island, but through the news conference and Yan Fei's explanations, they finally understood what Dream Island was, its relation to the nation, as well as Dream Technology's recruitment and the operation program of the Terminal Illness Hospital, among other matters.
However, due to the Chinese leadership's greeting, none of the inquiring journalists asked Yan Fei a crucial question: how Dream Island went from being a sinking islet to such an enormous island. Nor did they inquire about the Energy Core used on Dream Island, what it was, and how it sufficed for the entire island's power supply. They didn't ask how Dream Island's laboratories operated, who the leading academic expert in charge was, and how they developed such remarkable technologies.
After all, such questions concerned Dream Island's ultimate secrets. If they had been asked directly, Yan Fei would have had a hard time answering. So he was very grateful that the news conference only included domestic journalists, with no foreign journalists in attendance. Those from overseas would not have spared Yan Fei's feelings and definitely would have asked some sharp questions that he couldn't answer.
The news conference proceeded according to plan. It wasn't until Lu Pingping declared its official end that the audience sitting in front of the TV realized that an hour and a half had unknowingly passed.
This news conference was unlike any before. It was broadcast live on television without any cuts or censored content in the footage, including the questions posed and Yan Fei's responses–even Yan Fei's teasing of Hu Yiyi hadn't been edited out. This showed just how much the country valued and supported Yan Fei and Dream Island.
Following the news conference, Dream Island officially made an appearance on the world stage. And due to this sudden event, the entire world was thrown into chaos, with many people's plans being disrupted…
In the White House meeting room in the United States of America, the President and his staff members were holding a very important meeting about Dream Island. On the table before them was a huge, proportionate sand table crafted according to Dream Island's terrain, with everything marked out precisely as it was in reality.
A middle-aged man in US military uniform held a laser pointer, delivering a briefing.
“This is the sand table, made based on actual images of Dream Island taken from satellites in outer space. Our military has studied it. We've observed many newly constructed buildings on Dream Island; however, all these buildings are civilian, with no military equipment inside. Besides these, there are only a few training grounds for Dream Technology's security. Their numbers have reached around five thousand, but they are not armed. Therefore, we can confirm that there is no armed force on Dream Island.”
The senior US President asked, “Were there any Chinese army troops discovered on Dream Island?”
The officer replied, “No, not on Dream Island or in the nearby territorial waters. We have found no trace of the Chinese army.”
The senior US President looked down at the sand table and asked again, “What about other areas in the Dream Island Waters? Why aren't they marked here?”
The officer explained, “Although the White Mist above Dream Island has dissipated, it's only revealed a hole on the edge. The rest is still covered by White Mist, obscuring our view, so we couldn't create the complete sand table of the entire Dream Island territorial waters.”
The President frowned and said, “Have we not found the location of the Destroyer's base yet?”
The military man said, “I'm sorry to report we still cannot locate the Destroyer's base, nor have we seen the Destroyer's fighter jet, identical to our B-2, in action again. Although we suspect the base is beneath the remaining White Mist area of Dream Island, we have no evidence.”