469: Chapter 469 A Retired Veteran

"Are you Oriental Chen?" Baili Ji walked over, sizing up Oriental Chen as he asked.

"Yes, I am." Oriental Chen was a little stunned.

"Come, sit over here. Let's chat while we're seated." Baili Ji led him to the tea table and they sat down.

"Let me introduce you. This is Old Qin, a retired veteran cadre," Baili Ji introduced.

"A retired veteran cadre? Can I believe that?" Oriental Chen thought to himself.

He didn't think an ordinary retired veteran cadre would have the opportunity to sit here and drink tea.

"Old Qin, hello." Oriental Chen stood up and greeted him.

"Xiao Chen, there's no need to be so formal. Sit down and talk." Old Qin extended his hand and made a downward pressing gesture, motioning for him to sit.

"You should know me, right?" Baili Ji asked with a smile.

"Speaker Baili, I'm afraid there's no one in Huaguo who doesn't know you, right?" Oriental Chen said with a smile.

"Hahaha, well said!" Baili Ji laughed heartily.

"Xiao Chen, we didn't explain things beforehand when we asked you to come over. You don't mind, do you?" Old Qin asked.

"To be honest, I do mind a little. Mainly, I came in a hurry and didn't prepare any gifts," Oriental Chen said, spreading his hands with a smile.

Old Qin and Baili Ji were a bit embarrassed after hearing the first half of the sentence, but relaxed after hearing the second half.

"Hahaha! What you said is a double entendre. Very good, this is true character!" Old Qin laughed.

"Old Qin, Speaker Baili, may I ask why you called me here today?" Oriental Chen went straight to the point.

He didn't have any other thoughts; mainly, he didn't know what else to say, so it was better to discuss business.

Old Qin and Baili Ji exchanged glances, then Old Qin said:

"Xiao Chen, the reason we called you here today is because there are some things we want to ask you face-to-face." Old Qin put away his smile, but his tone remained very amiable.

"Oh, please ask, Old Qin." Oriental Chen nodded and said.

"If I'm not mistaken, the technology you possess should not be from abroad, nor developed by yourself, right?" Old Qin posed his question, staring intently at him.

"That's right!" Oriental Chen pondered for a moment, then nodded in admission.

"Then could you disclose where your technology comes from?" Old Qin pressed further.

Oriental Chen had anticipated this; once his identity was revealed, someone would eventually ask this question.

"Old Qin, is it very important whether there's an answer to this question?" Oriental Chen asked.

Baili Ji lightly cleared his throat.

Old Qin gave him a look, indicating that it was fine and there was no need to make a fuss.

"Let me state my position first: this answer is very important," Old Qin replied seriously.

"Alright then, I can reveal a little. The technology I possess comes from a certain prehistoric civilization on the blue star," Oriental Chen answered.

He could tell from Old Qin's eyes that this question probably involved other issues.

"Hiss~"

"So it is!" Old Qin took a deep breath, nodded, and said.

"It seems Old Qin also knows something about this?" Oriental Chen asked curiously.

"Xiao Chen, the next question is very important. You must think carefully before answering," Old Qin emphasized, without answering Oriental Chen's question.

"Understood, Old Qin, please ask." Oriental Chen made a 'please' gesture.

"Can you confirm that the technology you possess definitely comes from a prehistoric civilization, and not an extraterrestrial civilization?" Old Qin threw out another weighty question.

"This..." Oriental Chen was a little stunned.

His understanding of the Nata Civilization was entirely based on Xiao Lin's verbal accounts, and so far, no evidence had been found on the blue star to corroborate this.

"Old Qin, I can only say that based on the information I currently have, that is the case, but it doesn't completely rule out other possibilities," Oriental Chen said truthfully.

Because he knew that Huaguo might make other judgments and decisions based on his description, so it was better to tell the truth.

Old Qin nodded and continued to ask:

"You just said 'a certain prehistoric civilization.' I'm afraid that implies something else, doesn't it?" Old Qin was very meticulous and immediately noticed this peculiar description.

"Nothing escapes you. Yes, that point indeed implies something else," Oriental Chen said with a helpless smile.

"Could you elaborate?" Old Qin asked very humbly.

"From what I currently understand, there have been several advanced technological civilizations in the history of the blue star. From the Tasman Civilization 350 million years ago and the Atis Civilization 300 million years ago, to the Maya Civilization tens of thousands of years ago, and so on, there might be no fewer than four or five of them," Oriental Chen said.

"Why do these names sound so familiar?" Old Qin frowned in thought.

"Old Qin, last year a new country was established on the Australia continent, called the Tasman Empire," Oriental Chen reminded him.

"That's right, yes, yes, yes! Oh, I'm getting old, my mind isn't as sharp," Old Qin nodded and laughed.

"Hmm? Are you saying that the Tasman Empire is related to the Tasman Civilization you just mentioned from 350 million years ago?" Old Qin immediately sensed something was amiss.