Chapter 24: A Futuristic Campus That Stunned the Entire Internet!

Li Weimin’s silence hung in the air of the conference room like a heavy weight of lead.

The pen between his fingers had ceased its rotation, resting quietly atop his notebook. The eyes of this titan, who had dedicated his entire life to the field of environmental protection, held a complex blend of admiration and unconcealable caution.

The Monarch Butterfly Symbiosis Project was exquisite—a masterpiece that could serve as a cover feature for any top-tier academic journal.

Yet, this was merely the tip of the iceberg.

Constructing a university is a system engineering project of daunting proportions. Energy, transportation, architecture, waste management... a single oversight in any of these links would render the so-called "ecological closed-loop" a laughingstock.

The other environmental protection experts present wore similarly somber expressions. They looked at He Yu as if appraising an overly perfect work of art, simultaneously marveling at its craftsmanship while instinctively hunting for the inevitable flaws.

It felt more like an idealized miniature landscape than a grand blueprint capable of realization.

This sentiment was written clearly on all their faces.

He Yu took in every micro-expression. He knew that verbal defenses before these pragmatic experts would be pale and powerless.

A thousand promises were worth less than a single image witnessed firsthand.

"It seems it is time to let them see what the future truly looks like."

He Yu’s heart remained calm and untroubled.

Meeting Li Weimin’s probing gaze, he leaned forward slightly, breaking the suffocating silence.

"Elder Li, esteemed experts, I understand your concerns."

"Therefore, I have prepared a special live stream. I call it—The Promise of the Future."

His voice was not loud, yet it held an unquestionable steadiness.

For this "Promise of the Future," to shatter all skepticism and hesitation, and to infuse Li Weimin with true confidence, He Yu had long been prepared.

His consciousness sank into the system.

On his retina, a pale blue light screen unfolded; the number in the reputation column had reached an astonishing length.

[Blueprint of the Future Manifestation Video].

Reputation cost: 20,000.

Seeing this number, He Yu’s heart constricted. This was essentially a massive fortune he could utilize at this stage. But for the plan ahead, this investment was worth it.

Without a moment’s hesitation, he confirmed the exchange.

A massive surge of information flooded his mind. He began to input the complete design scheme—the ultimate form of Longhai University, hidden in the deepest recesses of his mind palace—into this new function, frame by frame, data by data.

...

The live stream began as scheduled.

Without any warm-up or promotion, there was only a simple title: "The Promise of the Future."

However, the name "He Yu" was itself the ultimate traffic password on the internet today. The moment the stream went live, the number of concurrent viewers surged at a terrifying speed, easily breaking the one-million mark.

In the conference room, Li Weimin and the experts sat upright, watching the massive projection screen in front of them, which displayed He Yu’s live stream.

In the frame, He Yu’s expression was calm.

He did not speak; he simply pointed his mouse at the screen and clicked.

Play.

In that instant, the entire live stream was swallowed by profound darkness.

The next second, a soft dawn tore through the gloom.

The camera, from a grand, god-like perspective, slowly descended.

All the viewers saw a primitive yet magnificent valley they had never seen before. Morning mist swirled through the forest, streams babbled, and birds and beasts called; every inch of land breathed the purest essence of life.

Just as everyone assumed this was merely a scenic promotional video, the transformation began.

Above the sky, a point of light appeared.

No, it was not a point of light.

It was a massive silhouette, constantly expanding as if to shroud the entire heavens.

It was composed of countless hexagonal structures shimmering with a deep blue luster, their edges refracting the sunlight with a glass-like texture.

A colossal, semi-transparent ecological dome.

It did not crash brutally toward the earth; rather, like a deity gently draping a thin veil over the land, it silently and slowly enveloped the entire valley. The moment it perfectly aligned with the contours of the surrounding mountains, the entire structure became almost entirely transparent, merging seamlessly with the mountains and the sky.

Were it not for the faint halo of light flowing across its surface, the naked eye would have been unable to detect its existence.

A miracle.

This was the only word that could enter the minds of millions of viewers at that moment.

Yet, the shock had only just begun.

The camera pierced through the dome.

Inside, time seemed to have been put on fast-forward.

Luminous veins spread across the ground—photovoltaic roads integrated with solar power generation and wireless charging—connecting the entire valley like a vast neural network.

The ground vibrated slightly as deep geothermal energy was channeled out, passing through dense pipelines to become the temperature control system for the entire campus.

Turbid stream water was drawn into a massive, art-like purification hub, where, after layers of filtration and ecological regeneration, it transformed into crisp, pure water, re-entering the circulation system to nourish all life.

Building after building did not merely rise from the ground; they "grew" like plants. Their exterior walls were entirely covered in special vines and greenery, blending into the surrounding environment without a single inch of cold concrete in sight.

Between the building complexes, sleek, rounded driverless electric shuttles glided silently along exclusive, faintly glowing magnetic tracks—efficient and noiseless.

The entire campus had no chimneys, no exhaust, and no noise.

It was an isolated ark...

At the end of the video, the camera zoomed in.

Countless young students in neat uniforms walked along elevated walkways covered in greenery, their faces radiant with confidence and a thirst for knowledge.

Sunlight filtered through the dome, turning soft and warm, casting its glow upon everyone.

The live stream’s comments section had vanished completely.

The waterfall of text that had been scrolling madly moments before had now turned into absolute nothingness.

Millions of viewers were, at the same time, completely stripped of the power of speech by this scene that transcended their era—and even their imagination. They sat with mouths agape and eyes wide, their minds blank, with only their hearts drumming wildly in their chests.

Back in the Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau’s conference room:

"Bang!"

With a loud crash, Li Weimin stood up abruptly from his chair, his movement so violent that the chair behind him toppled to the floor.

But he was completely unaware.

The old man, who had been as steady as a mountain his entire life, was now trembling violently.

His eyes were fixed on the screen, and beneath his clouded reading glasses, his face was already drenched in surging tears.

He saw it.

He saw it!

To completely decouple industry from nature and create a perfect, non-intrusive equilibrium zone.

To use the power of technology to protect, to mend, and to realize a clean, infinitely circular ecological sphere.

Was this not the ultimate dream he had fought for his entire life, exhausting all his efforts, only to be bloodied and bruised against the walls of reality time and time again?

He had once believed it was merely a utopia existing in theory, a distant future that would take centuries to reach.

But now, this dream, this future, was right before his eyes.

Realized in a way he had never imagined—so perfect, so shocking, and so within reach.