293: Chapter 293: Evidence Proving Atlantis

In the livestream, bullet comments were surging frantically, covering the entire screen with no sign of stopping.

Meanwhile, in the Principal's office.

Professor Wang was so excited his face was flushed. "This explanation is brilliant! Nüwa mending the heavens was actually mending the earth's crust! Haha, why didn't I think of that before!"

Xiao Wang nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of fanaticism. "If this theory holds, then our ancient myths aren't myths at all, but historical events from the underground world heard by surface-dwelling tribal residents!"

Ren Xiaoyao couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly, then suddenly smiled. "As expected, this idea is indeed shocking enough."

At this point, he looked at Principal Fu. "Principal, have you noticed? This line of reasoning, when applied to global myths, can actually explain everything."

Principal Fu shrugged. "Well, Jiang Zhe is quite a miraculous person!"

"I can see that!"

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Kyoto, University of History Faculty Housing.

Professor Chen Runzhi smiled and clapped repeatedly. "Brilliant, simply brilliant!"

"If Nüwa was an underground person, then many myths align!"

Qian Mingyi also chimed in excitedly, "Exactly! Those strange descriptions in the 'classic of mountains and seas'—people wearing 'Sheng' ornaments, tiger teeth, leopard tails, and the Weak Water abyss surrounding them—if the book contains creatures and environments from the underground world, then it's incredibly logical!"

Professor Wang Shouren was so shocked he clapped repeatedly. "Too crazy, the idea is simply too crazy. It makes me unable to even muster a thought of rebuttal."

Meanwhile, Professor Liu Guangyi was lost in deep thought.

He was thinking from a professional perspective, but no matter how much he tried, he found it impossible to calm his excitement or focus on deep reflection.

Finally, he could only raise his hands and clap. "Incredible!"

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On the other side, Huaqing University, Physics Department Faculty Dormitory.

Li Mo, Ouyang Baili, Guan Jingming, and Professor Wu looked at each other and shook their heads in disbelief.

"Even without evidence, this theory still gives me goosebumps."

"Same here. How does that saying go?"

Li Mo ventured, "When an idea is too logical and can solve most problems, then it might just be...?"

Before Li Mo could finish, the four of them spoke in unison:

"The truth!" x4

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Kyoto, Qingfeng Temple.

Zheng Ming held his head in his hands, his gaze filled with horror. "Impossible, impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

He tried to refute it but found he couldn't find any point of entry.

These ideas were interlinked, every piece fitting perfectly, making it impossible for him to harbor any thoughts of resistance.

He looked at Jin Xianmeng helplessly. "Brother Jin, this can't be right, can it?"

Jin Xianmeng slowly took a deep breath and spoke: "From the perspectives of mythology and geology, his theory indeed explains many problems."

"Myths might record events that happened in another world—that is, the underground world."

"Later, due to some disaster, or reason, or even initial enlightenment to advance human civilization, the people of the underground world finally came to the surface and brought the stories of their underground world to the surface tribes."

"The tribal people recorded them, but because they hadn't seen it and couldn't understand it, it turned into myths."

He narrowed his eyes, his expression exceptionally solemn. "If that's the case, the technology of this underground world ten thousand years ago might have already been more advanced than the surface world in 2026!"

Celestial Master Zhang added, "Looking at it this way, the content in global myths—especially the scenes of aircraft battling in the sky—might really have been people from the underground world fighting on the surface, witnessed by ancient people!"

"Some technology might have even been left behind in the surface world, but because no one understood it, it became the legendary divine artifacts!"

"Of course, that doesn't exclude artifacts fabricated by later generations!"

Zheng Ming's expression was subtle, but he was still unwilling to give in.

He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. "A hypothesis is just a speculation. Something without evidence cannot possibly be true."

"He's probably saying this to avoid the lack of evidence for Atlantis, trying to fish in troubled waters to pass through."

As soon as these words were spoken, Celestial Master Zhang and Jin Xianmeng also calmed down.

That's a possibility!

Even though the hollow earth theory combined with mythological explanations was so perfect.

Perhaps it really was a way to compensate for the lack of evidence for Atlantis!

Celestial Master Zhang and Jin Xianmeng exchanged a look and turned their gaze back to the big screen.

After listening to Xiaoyu's reasoning, Jiang Zhe smiled with satisfaction. "Exactly, the ocean."

"Besides that, what would the so-called 'Houyi Shooting the Suns' become if replaced with this set of theories?"

Xiaoyu's beautiful eyes lit up, as if she had discovered a new continent. "Then it would become... the sky of the underground world!"

"Because there's no sunlight underground and it's dark all year round, what's in the sky must be nuclear fusion suns!"

"Although I don't know the exact situation, Hou Yi must have used some weapon to try and destroy eight nuclear fusion devices in the underground sky, finally leaving only one! Haha!"

At this point, Xiaoyu looked at Jiang Zhe in surprise. "Brother, combining the hollow earth theory with mythology, I've found there really are many wonderful things!"

At this moment, in the livestream, countless viewers were also nodding along to this viewpoint.

"I have to say, this idea and imagination are truly beautiful!"

"Don't let the theologians see this, or they'll be celebrating."

"Even though I know it's speculation, it just feels good to listen to!"

"Nuclear fusion suns, underground world, Houyi Shooting the Suns... damn, I actually think it's logical!"

"A pity, though, it's ultimately speculation with no evidence."

"Didn't he say there was evidence? Wait for him to produce it. Didn't he mention military evidence just now?"

Xiaoyu grew more excited as she spoke, but as she continued, a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes, and she asked thoughtfully:

"Brother, if Nüwa and Hou Yi are all stories from the underground world, then what about Atlantis?"

"Could the Atlanteans be a branch of the underground world?"

"Just like we have Asians, Africans, Americans, and so on on Earth—just like we surface dwellers have continents and different skin colors—the people of the underground world should also be divided. They came out from underground, but for some reason, they went back?"

Jiang Zhe grinned. "You're quite good at making connections."

"Brother, so the military evidence you mentioned just now, is it related to this?"

Jiang Zhe nodded slightly. "Of course it's related."

"Actually, the Hopi Tribe in the USA is one of the indigenous groups of the USA."

"Their oral history clearly states that their ancestors lived underground, were very tall, had very white skin, possessed flying tools, and came to the surface from the underground world."

"There are quite a few legends about the Hopi Tribe, we'll talk about them later; you just need to know that the legends recorded the underground world."

Xiaoyu nodded, her expression of interest swept away, replaced instantly by a thirst for evidence of Atlantis.

"As for Antarctica, according to some geological surveys, there are indeed massive freshwater lakes and cave systems beneath the ice sheet."

"There are theories that entrances leading underground might exist in Antarctica."

At this point, he nodded slightly. "And the Atlanteans might have been involved in this operation."

"And the evidence is right here!"

He picked up the tablet and found the evidence he had prepared long ago.

Xiaoyu and countless others leaned in to look, discovering several large words: Operation Highjump.