Mystery Paradise: Wishing Power Demon-Chapter 297 - 296 Secret Meeting

Chapter 297: Chapter 296 Secret Meeting

Chapter 297 -296 Secret Meeting

Beifu, Comprehensive Defense and Development Department, new conference hall.

“Since everyone is here, let’s start the meeting,” said the meeting chairperson, who was still Gao Wei. He glanced at the wall clock, then pressed the connection button.

One by one, the large screens on the walls of the conference room lit up.

‘System self-check: Quantum network is working normally.’

‘Security protocol is normal.’

‘Connecting communication… connected.’

Accompanying the jumping of the screen’s captions was a strange buzzing sound, resembling both the working noise of cooling fans and a certain high-frequency tone close to the limit of human hearing, which was somewhat uncomfortable to the eardrum.

The process took about thirty seconds, until all the avatar frames on the screen turned from black to photographs of people, and the buzzing sound also subsided.

“Comrades, I’d like to introduce you to this special conference room: It employs quantum secure communication technology, supported by two specially made satellites that provide bidirectional data transmission. It does not connect to the current wireless communication networks, nor is it under the command of the Space Agency. Thus, the content of conversations here cannot be intercepted, and the security of the meeting can be temporarily assured,” Gao Wei reported while looking at an expert’s report.

Located in the front row, Xue Quan was also entering this conference room for the first time. At first glance, it looked more like a cleanroom, with the walls and ceiling entirely covered with soundproof panels, blindingly white. Everyone entering had to pass through a security door, change into special work clothes, gloves, and shoes. Not only were electronic devices like mobile phones prohibited, but pens, notebooks, and glasses were also not allowed inside. The chairs and podium setup resembled a lecture hall, but there was a monitor in front of each person, displaying content consistent with the large screen.

“Have you verified it?” asked the 3rd avatar on the display.

“We’ve conducted two experiments. For the first, we divided the list of staff entering Paradise into three parts: one fake dossier and two true ones. The fake dossier, a part of the basic security procedure, was stored in the open server of the Defense Control Center; the two true dossiers were stored in a dark room in the center and in the Beifu confidential information database respectively,” Gao Wei reported as he flipped through the expert report, updating the leaders, “As usual, the Paradise Organization autonomously searches for the staff list and arranges similar bodies, clothing, and name tags for them. We found that the appearances of these staff members were customized based on the true dossier in the confidential information database.”

“Did they choose the far over the near?” the leader quickly realized.

“Exactly, from the physical distance of communication, the dossier in the center’s dark room is nearer and not protected by any firewalls, yet Paradise still followed the network connection to the more hidden Beifu confidential database. This shows they did not detect the existence of that dossier,” explained Gao Wei.

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“The second experiment involved a temporary call by Comrade Zhang Zhiyuan. We arranged for him to enter an electromagnetic shielding zone while actively communicating with Paradise, which led to the communication being cut off, thus confirming that this blocking method is effective.”

“This conference room combines both security measures. The entire shell is covered with electromagnetic shielding, and the connection to the external communication tower is purely acoustic tubes. Moreover, the satellites that relays messages to the communication tower are special products, incompatible with current Earth satellite command systems. With these measures, the research institute believes the confidentiality of the conference room is temporarily effective.”

Wait a second, what exactly are acoustic tubes? Xue Quan thought to himself. However, there was no need to bring up such a minor question on the spot. He tapped on the Q&A document on his screen and quickly found an explanation: It transmits information through the vibrational amplitude of metal tubes, almost identical to the principle of using two paper cups connected by a string that children play with. In other words, it is essentially mechanical wave transmission; indeed, it’s impossible to be monitored by electromagnetic means.

So the information transmitted to the communication tower is first converted into mechanical waves, passed into the conference room through acoustic tubes, then amplified into electronic signals, and finally turned back into audible sound through speakers? Xue Quan couldn’t help but marvel. Indeed, there’s no such thing as obsolete technology; it’s only obsolete thinking that becomes a constraint.

“Then why do you say it is only temporarily effective?” asked the 3rd avatar.

“The research institute believes there are no foolproof secrecy measures, especially since we know so little about Paradise’s technological level, and we can’t eliminate the possibility of leaks from a fundamental perspective,” Gao Wei replied, “It’s possible that Paradise’s surveillance will be further upgraded soon, rendering our existing shielding technology ineffective. Additionally, this independent satellite communication and sonic transmission system is very costly to produce, and it’s not possible to popularize it in society or even to equip every key confidential unit with one. As information flows from upstream to downstream, from one person to hundreds, it’s only a matter of time before a leak occurs. Therefore, the experts suggest not treating the meeting room like a safe but rather as a place that allows us to gain an advantage.”

“I see,” Number 3’s communication light went out.

This meant the introduction phase was over, and it was time to move on to the formal part of the meeting.

“The first to give a report will be Comrade Xue Quan, and the main content will be about the significant intelligence obtained in the past month, as well as corresponding deductions and suggestions, please.” Gao Wei nodded to Xue Quan.

After switching on the microphone on the small screen, Xue Quan cleared his throat and said, “After long-term observation of Paradise, we’ve made considerable progress in our understanding of the organization. There was one question that had always troubled me, which is, with such immense power, Paradise could have easily stirred up a storm in the cyber world, yet they focus most of their attention on the alternate world, showing little interest in our side. What’s the key reason behind this? Now, I have a preliminary conclusion.”

Having finished his preamble, he relayed all he had seen and heard during this period, including the large-scale development at Magnificent Castle and the establishment of bases on the Old Continent.

“Clearly, they are chasing a kind of resource that is lacking in this world but is widely available in that world. Judging by the various actions of Paradise, I boldly speculate that this resource comes from belief, a power at the spiritual level!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room was moved.

Whispers filled the air for a moment.

“Belief?” Even Gao Wei showed a surprised expression, “Do you mean the worship of divinities? So, is that why their organization chose to exist in the form of a sect?”

“Yes. This form of organization also blends in seamlessly with the perception of that world, making it the ideal choice.”

“But belief also exists in the world of Earth… There are plenty of real sects,” a participant challenged.

“That’s exactly the key to the problem,” Xue Quan nodded, “I can only conclude that Earth’s believers cannot provide the special resource needed by Paradise. After all, in that world, divinities are regarded as tangible entities.”

“And these resources… they might even be used to create things…” Gao Wei mused, “It’s a shame we don’t have good ways to verify this… We can’t even do the most basic observation.”

Xue Quan was aware of this issue… so far, the control center had sent a total of 375 explorers to the alternate world, and they’ve collected tens of thousands of samples, but not a single one could demonstrate the real existence of this intangible resource.

“Besides, I have another important piece of intelligence… or rather a speculation—it could overturn our understanding of Paradise.”

“Speak,” said Gao Wei.

“The Paradise Organization, narrowly defined, may not actually exist. Chaoyang, the representative of the Paradise game, is Paradise itself,” Xue Quan declared confidently.