Upon hearing this news, Yang Zipeng's heart shook violently and his body couldn't help but tremble. A week ago, his meteorology forecasting team had discovered several areas on Blue Star that could potentially form tropical depressions and extreme warm and humid air currents through global atmospheric monitoring results from synchronous orbit satellites. They realized that a large typhoon was likely to occur and immediately began monitoring the situation after reporting to Academician Yang Zipeng. Today, they had summarized all the data, but it was still too late.
What shook Yang Zipeng was not the team's summary of the results, but the fact that the result was so accurate compared to the prediction of the "Prophet". However, he sighed and then reached out to cut off the satellite rendering on the main control center's screen, replacing it with a recording of the "Prophet" audio broadcast on "Wange's World".
The ten or so researchers beside and behind him were somewhat perplexed. "What are you doing, Dean Yang?"
"Wait a minute and watch this video!" Yang Zipeng explained as he opened the video.
At first, the researchers saw a beautiful hostess and an audio introduction of the "Prophet" and furrowed their brows. But when they saw the maps with various parameter labels and heard the "Prophet" explain in detail, they felt their scalp tingling, their backs chilling, and they thought, "What the hell is this?"
At the same time, they turned to Yang Zipeng and asked, "Dean Yang, who is this 'Prophet'?"
"He knew about the super typhoon before us?"
Yang Zipeng breathed a sigh of relief and answered with a somewhat choked voice, "The most popular figure on the internet in Daxia Prefecture recently, nicknamed the 'traffic harvester'..."
"He accurately predicted the earthquake and tsunami that occurred in Peacock Prefecture eight days ago! The timing, magnitude, epicenter coordinates, and tsunami peak were all accurate to the last detail!"
All the researchers in the control center were stunned and incredulous. "How is this possible?!"
"Isn't earthquake prediction and tsunami prediction an unsolved problem in the scientific community?"
"What qualifies the 'Prophet' to make these predictions?"
"Don't ignore the facts! Isn't the super typhoon he predicted this time almost identical to our observations and calculations? Isn't early storm prediction also a top-level problem in the scientific community?" Yang Zipeng asked bluntly.
All the researchers were speechless.
Yes, early storm prediction is also a top-level problem in the scientific community. They had to rely on various cutting-edge technologies around the world and spent nearly a week collecting data and carefully analyzing and calculating before they could barely come up with the probability of a super typhoon occurring. The relevant data observed by the outer prefecture space station is top-secret in Daxia Prefecture and even globally. However, the "Prophet" managed to come up with almost identical results to their team, led by top academicians and dozens of senior researchers, without knowing any of the data. In fact, the results given by the "Prophet" were even more detailed and complete!
This is truly unbelievable!
Yang Zipeng noticed that his team members looked a bit strange. He sighed again and said with emotion, "This 'prophet' is truly an existence that science cannot explain!"
All the researchers nodded in agreement.
After a moment of absent-minded nodding, they immediately realized the situation and shook their heads with a bitter smile.
Seeing this scene, Yang Zipeng sighed for the third time and then slowly gave orders, "Sort out the relevant information and compile it into a book! Make sure to report our observations and calculations to the high council as soon as possible. Publish it worldwide through the superior scientific research channels!"
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On the internet in Daxia Prefecture, after Dean Guo Ming issued a lengthy and well-reasoned challenge, it not only attracted more and more confused onlookers and mindless critics, but also a large number of keyboard warriors, unscrupulous media, and self-media who followed the trend.
From then on, some news stories appeared online that distorted and sensationalized the identity of Jiang Feng, the "prophet". These stories were based on hearsay and taken out of context, but they had catchy headlines that attracted a lot of attention.
The Southern and Northern Fun News reported: "Breaking News! Is the End-of-the-World Typhoon Coming? Is This a Salvation of Life or a Perfectly Disguised Marketing Gimmick? - A Family Emergency Kit?"
Soul Wolf Hotspot reported: "Shocking! Who is this 'Prophet' and Why Does He Enjoy So Much Trust and Favor? Is He Really Talented or Is It Just a Surface Show?"
Western Focus reported: "Be Alert! The Thousand-Mile Dyke Can Be Destroyed by Ants! Science Has Finally Become the Correct Belief! Don't Let Superstition Take Advantage of Any Opportunity!"
"Entertainment Early Knowing" self-media reported: "Entertainment to Death? Is the 'Prophet' the Correct Trend of the Times or the Last Madness of the Ignorant?"
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As these news stories appeared, the controversy and criticism about the "prophet" online became more and more intense.
On Qianzhong, a new topic even emerged: "Why Do You Hate the 'Prophet'?"
Within half an hour, the topic had over 30 million views!
The number of people who personally commented on the topic exceeded 5 million! The heat rose sharply, easily surpassing most of the Qianzhong hot topics of the day and finally settling in fourth place on the Qianzhong hot search!
At the same time, it is worth mentioning that the top three hot searches were still firmly occupied by positive topics related to the "prophet"!
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Just as the criticism about the "prophet" continued endlessly online, and countless self-media were eager to gain attention by catering to the spray and mindless black, an explosive news story suddenly appeared.
"The leading figure in the scientific community of Daliang Prefecture, the only person to have won the 'Meteorological Supreme Award', and a living fossil-level figure - Professor Delong."
"He will visit Daxia Prefecture today in a private capacity to have in-depth exchanges with various scientific research units in Daxia Prefecture."
"This representative of the scientific flag of Daliang Prefecture has always kept a low profile. Except for receiving awards, he has hardly left his home for decades, insisting on a boring life with only his family and research."
"This private visit to Daxia Prefecture is a historic moment between Daliang Prefecture and Daxia Prefecture."
"However, according to insiders, Professor Delong's private visit to Daxia Prefecture is closely related to the 'prophet'!"
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(End of this chapter)