282: Chapter 282: Technology Not Belonging to Ancient Times

Jiang Zhe's words, especially his analysis of the timeline, made countless viewers feel a tingling sensation on their scalps.

"Brother, this timeline analysis is too brutal!"

"Twelve thousand years ago, the same era as the Great Flood!!"

"Could it be that Atlantis really perished along with the global Great Flood?"

"So Atlantis really existed?"

"The records in the Egypt temples, could it be that there really was an even older civilization before Egypt?"

"Brothers, I'm getting goosebumps, my scalp is tingling!"

"Is it a coincidence or reality? I feel like I won't be able to sleep well tonight."

"..."

At this moment, the number of viewers in the livestream room quickly climbed to its expected level of twenty million, and only then did the growth slow down.

Kyoto, University of History staff residential compound.

In the living room, the four professors stared fixedly at the screen, silent for a long time.

Professor Chen Runzhi was the first to break the silence, looking at Professor Liu Guangyi, "Old Liu, you specialize in geology and ecology, so you have the most authority on this matter. Tell us, is this a coincidence, or...?"

Professor Liu Guangyi frowned deeply, "If we look at it from a geological perspective, the time point of twelve thousand years ago is indeed very special."

"Firstly, that was the end of the last glacial period. Global temperatures began to rise sharply, ice sheets melted in large quantities, and sea levels rose by over a hundred meters in just a few thousand years."

"During this process, the Earth's crust would undergo violent adjustments due to changes in load; earthquakes and volcanic eruptions would be much more frequent than usual."

"Secondly, do you all remember what Jiang Zhe talked about earlier regarding the Moon's capture?"

"If the Moon was indeed captured by the Earth at that time, then the sudden change in tidal forces would trigger even larger-scale crustal movements."

"With both combined, a global Great Flood could very well have occurred."

"And have you noticed that the location of Atlantis described by Plato, outside the Pillars of Hercules, that is, in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Strait of Gibraltar; that position is precisely in a region of frequent crustal activity, and it is also one of the regions most affected by the rise in sea levels after the last glacial period."

Professor Chen Runzhi's eyes lit up, "So from a geological standpoint, the existence and destruction of Atlantis are entirely possible?"

Professor Liu Guangyi nodded with a serious expression, "Not only possible, but if you connect these clues—the global mythological Great Flood, the time of the Moon's capture, the time recorded by Plato, and the marine transgression events in the geological record—you will find that they all point to the same point in time, the same type of disaster."

"So many independent chains of evidence all point to the same conclusion. This can no longer be explained by coincidence."

Professor Wang Shouren gasped, his face full of interest, "So, Atlantis might have really existed?"

"It, absolutely, could have existed!"

Receiving Old Liu's geological and ecological confirmation made the expressions of the three old professors increasingly grave.

On the big screen.

Looking at Xiaoyu, who was still immersed in the previous timeline analysis, Jiang Zhe glanced at her and couldn't help but speak up to break the silence.

"Don't be shocked just yet. Brother just proved that the timeframe for Atlantis's existence is reasonable."

"Now, let's talk about the civilization itself. If it really existed, what kind of civilization was it?"

Xiaoyu quickly sat up straight, her puppy-like figure perking up, and her puppy ears standing tall.

Jiang Zhe began to explain in detail:

"According to Plato's description, Atlantis was founded by the sea god Poseidon."

"He married a mortal woman and fathered five sets of twin sons, dividing the island into ten regions, each ruled by one of his sons."

"The eldest son was named Atlas, who became the first king, and the entire island and ocean were named after him: Atlantis."

"Then what did it look like?" Xiaoyu couldn't help but ask.

"Very magnificent." Jiang Zhe said thoughtfully, "The island itself was composed of concentric rings of land and water."

"The center was the royal city, surrounded by concentric circular canals—a total of three rings of water and two of land."

"The outermost ring was a wide circular harbor, with direct access to the sea."

"The city walls were built with three types of stone—red, white, and black—inlaid with gold, silver, and a mysterious metal called orichalcum. Orichalcum was an ancient alloy of Atlantis, very hard; it was used to build temples, palaces, racetracks, shipyards, and everything else."

"The docks alone were packed with merchant ships from all over the world!"

Xiaoyu's puppy-like brain spun at high speed, imagining the scene Brother described, "This sounds like a super prosperous maritime empire."

"Yes, and to what extent was its national power strong?"

"According to Plato, the sphere of influence of Atlantis extended westward to the American continent and eastward to Egypt and Italy."

Xiaoyu's beautiful eyes widened instantly, "It actually spanned the Atlantic Ocean?"

"Correct!"

Jiang Zhe picked up the tablet, found the Atlantic Ocean, and pointed out the specific data:

"You have to know that the north-south length of the Atlantic Ocean is about 16,000 kilometers, extending from the Arctic Circle to the edge of Antarctica."

"The narrowest point from east to west is near the Earth's equator, about 2,400-plus kilometers."

"The widest point from east to west is about 6,000 to 6,852 kilometers."

"Therefore, many researchers believe that if Atlantis really existed, it must have possessed a level of technology far exceeding that of the time; otherwise, it would have been impossible to complete such transoceanic expansion."

Looking at the data provided by Brother, Xiaoyu couldn't help but feel her scalp tingle. An ancient empire that could span such a vast distance—did they fly across or sail across?

A thought emerged in her mind: could the technology of Atlantis at that time have been comparable to modern times?

Isn't that just too inconceivable?

Not only her, but even the viewers were frowning, feeling it was unbelievable.

"Brother, if they spanned the Atlantic Ocean, then what kind of technology did they possess? How could they support the global nations that were still in the tribal era over ten thousand years ago? What did they rely on to cross the Atlantic Ocean?"

Jiang Zhe explained with a smile, "According to later interpretations of Plato's texts, as well as some handed-down records, Atlantis may have possessed some technology that doesn't seem very 'ancient'."

"1: Energy system."

Jiang Zhe held up a finger, "Plato mentioned a metal called orichalcum, saying it glittered and was second only to gold in value."

"Decades or a century ago, some people interpreted it as perhaps not being an ordinary metal, but a type of energy conductor or storage device."

"The Atlanteans used it to obtain energy to drive the operation of the entire city."

"2: Transportation."

Jiang Zhe held up a second finger, "There are records stating that the Atlanteans could use magnetic energy fields to drive a type of flying craft similar to a frisbee, which could move rapidly in the air."

"There were also objects capable of carrying people in flight, as well as high-tech war weapons similar to airplanes and warships."

"Magnetic energy flying craft? Brother, isn't that a concept that only exists in modern times?"

"That's why it's called an ancient super-civilization."

Jiang Zhe nodded slightly, and his tone suddenly shifted, "However, there is one interesting detail."

He then picked up the tablet on the table, opened drawing software, and casually drew a shape.

It was a circle with a concentric circular structure in the middle, slightly flat at the bottom, and arched at the top—this was the standard outline of a disc-shaped flying craft.

After finishing the drawing, he handed the tablet to Xiaoyu, "Xiaoyu, take a look at this. What does it look like?"

Xiaoyu took the tablet and stared at the figure on the screen.

Circular, disc-shaped, flat bottom, arched top.

It looked like the city of Atlantis, and at the same time, it looked like...

Suddenly, her pupils constricted sharply, and an unbelievable answer blurted out, "A UFO?"

The corners of Jiang Zhe's mouth curled slightly, and he did not deny it.

This statement made the viewers in the livestream room unable to remain calm.