Closer to Revealing My True Self-Chapter 761 - 490 Pretending, All Pretended_1

The building where the guests were accommodated was fully equipped with various facilities, and except for not being allowed to go out at will, everything else was quite satisfactory. After all, it was only for a few days. If it were longer, the guests would not tolerate it.

There was an exhibition hall inside the building, and the project team had arranged for people to explain there, giving everyone a rough idea of the Meteorological Weapons developed by the Butterfly Project team, so they could understand what significant achievements had been made over the years with such massive funding and the gathering of global talents.

Feng Yi also went to listen. In that place, communication and photography equipment were not allowed, and documents from inside could not be taken out.

In general, the exhibition hall only provided a rough and simple introduction; more detailed explanations would be given after the live demonstration.

Nothing was as convincing as actual combat.

As the target storm drew nearer, one would wake up to find that the sky had completely changed, and the clouds seemed to have adopted a more aggressive stance.

Flights had been stopped, and on the ground, apart from the areas where some guests could move about, all other areas were completely closed, and passage through the base roads was forbidden.

Standing on the balcony, Feng Yi felt the changes in the humidity in the air, distinguishing the various scents brought by the wind.

"It’s starting."

The participating countries of the Butterfly Project, their security agencies, and the responsible personnel all sprang into action quickly.

After a simple lunch, the announcement sounded.

"Attention, all guests, the exercise is about to begin. Please proceed orderly to Zone D fortress to watch..."

There were special personnel responsible for coordinating arrangements, so there wouldn’t be a mad rush over there.

In the room, the balcony that had opened outwards also retracted, sealing out the wind and rain tightly.

Before leaving the room, Feng Yi took out a box.

Inside the box were a watch and a bracelet.

The butler didn’t come, but he had sent Feng Yi a decorative watch, far less practical than useful, saying it was "to act in its stead."

Feng Yi... of course, put it on.

Before he set off, he received a message from Mute Uncle, who mentioned the meteorite bracelet he had once given to Feng Yi, hoping that Feng Yi would wear it for this trip, yes, alongside the watch that the butler had given him.

Feng Yi told Mute Uncle, "Wearing the watch and the beads together can lead to collisions and scratches."

Butler: [We are not afraid!]

Feng Yi thought to himself, the meteorite beads weren’t afraid of scratches, but that watch from the butler...

It was intentional by Mute Uncle, wasn’t it?

Moreover, it seemed from this matter that Mute Uncle knew what he was going out to do.

Not to mention how Mute Uncle got the information, from this incident, Feng Yi could see that Mute Uncle and the butler, despite not getting along, always maintained contact.

Unless the butler deliberately informed him, how would Mute Uncle know that the butler had given him a new watch?

Feng Yi conveyed Mute Uncle’s request to the butler.

The butler let out a scoff that was not unexpected, then immediately returned to a composed and proper demeanor: "We are not afraid!"

The two were like kindergarten children, taking such matters seriously.

After putting on the watch and the bracelet and getting ready, Feng Yi left the room and joined Yue Gongyang and his wife in taking the elevator to the underground level, heading for Zone D via the underground railway.

This time the bodyguards couldn’t all follow; there were different kinds of quotas for accompanying them.

Riding the underground rail car required identity verification and a check for any threatening weapons. After verification, the rail car smoothly headed towards the viewing location.

The place for watching the exercise, if viewed from the outside, looked like a half-sphere, like a bowl upside down on the ground.

But actually, the underground structure was much larger and more complex than the surface part.

Arriving here, the guests had feelings of anticipation and restlessness, which they attempted to ease with conversation. The project team also did not prohibit guests from interacting here.

Therefore, when Feng Yi entered, he could hear languages from all around the world.

Feng Yi might not understand what they were saying, but he could judge the guests’ true emotions through the changes in their emotional information.

There were also many tea tables and chairs in the venue, where the guests could sit and watch.

Of course, most of the guests who came here couldn’t sit still; even those who were sitting were anxiously fidgeting.

Not far from Feng Yi, several more people entered the venue, also from Huaguo.

Two young men huddled together, having not seen each other for a while,

"You’re actually wearing a bracelet?"

"It’s called having taste!"

"You never wore one before, and now you’re wearing them on both hands?"

"It’s different. This is a Buddha Beads, and this is a meteor beads! They’re for praying and warding off disasters! Even if it’s just a placebo effect, it’s still good. Aren’t you nervous?"

"Nervous! We’re about to witness a marvel, something we wouldn’t even dare to dream of before! Who knows what we will see? It should go smoothly, right?"

The two carried on their conversation while keeping an eye on the movements of other people around them.

"Hey, look over there, that’s Feng Yi!"

"He seems quite calm."

"It’s an act! He must be pretending! He can fake it better than us!"

"Hmm, I noticed that he’s wearing a string of beads too; he must be extremely nervous on the inside!"

While they spoke these words, their minds were not truly dwelling on Feng Yi’s affairs—under such circumstances and in this setting, they really had no mood to consider anything else.

What they were about to witness was the legendary Meteorological Weapons!

It wasn’t what they imagined as "creating weather," but rather "destroying weather"!

What would happen? Would it go smoothly? How much would it affect the viewers? Was there strong radiation? How widespread would the shockwave be?

The viewing fortress seemed sturdy, but could it withstand the force? Was it reliable?

The guests moved swiftly. Once everyone had arrived, the tightly sealed outer layer of the fortress was opened, revealing the huge arched roof from which the sky could be seen.

The roof was made of transparent windows pieced together, all crafted from aerospace-grade materials.

Even knowing that the security level here was very high and that the best materials were used, the guests couldn’t help feeling unrest and tension at the thought of what was about to happen.

If something unexpected truly occurred and everyone here was swept away...

The global political and economic landscape would undergo extremely serious changes!

Besides the dome above, there were electronic screens all around, some showing live footage from the exterior cameras, some displaying meteorological data, among others related graphs and texts. Guests could select what interested them and choose the language through voice intelligence.

"Such a beautiful cyclone!"

Someone commented while looking at the weather map on the screen.

Feng Yi glanced at the screen and smiled knowingly.

This exercise would determine whether the "Butterfly Project," a major initiative, was worthy of trust.

The confidence of the project team was evident from the data and diagrams displayed on the various large screens.

What they faced, though a typhoon or hurricane, appeared orderly and controlled, even mild in the eyes of the Butterfly Project’s team.

The scale was immense, but in the Butterfly Project’s weather model, the challenge wasn’t particularly great. It wasn’t a "monster" that was unpredictable and tough to grapple with.

Indeed, just as the project team had predicted, this powerful tropical cyclone behaved conventionally without any tricky maneuvers and developed in the projected direction.

Feng Yi did not doubt the project team’s offensive capabilities.

During his previous transformation, he had confronted the Butterfly Project’s satellite network head-on, making himself a target to test their capabilities.

Back then, it was akin to a static target, but this time it was a much larger, systematically moving dynamic target, posing little difficulty.

Yue Geng Yang had just returned from bragging with some old friends, and although he wore a calm smile on his face, his question differed from his demeanor.

"It’s safe, right?" Yue Geng Yang quietly asked Feng Yi.

"Safe," Feng Yi said.

Yue Geng Yang’s confidence in the situation skyrocketed by +99.

He might have doubts about the fortress’s solidity or the safety measures in the live exercise, but he wouldn’t question Feng Yi’s judgment. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

Even if Feng Yi’s assessment of the live exercise was incorrect and an accident occurred, having Feng Yi nearby would ensure that he and his wife were definitely safer than the others!

Feng Yi’s response was a promise.

The exercise seemed to require more preparation time, so Yue Geng Yang, unable to sit still, went off to bond further with his old friends, showcasing his "unflappable amid a crumbling mountain" inner strength.

I’m a high-level, domineering CEO after all, my mental state is entirely different from those anxious and impetuous people!

With Geng, the social butterfly, gone, Ji sat down with Feng Yi at a small round table, pouring two cups of tea and sitting on sofa chairs to chat about some recent discoveries in the lab.

On the nearby electronic screen, the weather map displayed images captured by satellite at this very moment.

The base island, which was visible in the satellite images just a moment ago, was now obscured by the enormous cyclone.

"Hasn’t it started yet?"

Feng Yi heard someone ask.

The voice was slightly tense and unnatural.

At that table sat two foreigners.

One of them was dressed like an elite, similar to Yue Geng Yang, with a cold expression but tapping his fingers on the table too frequently.

Beside him, the other person held a crucifix, his face filled with anticipation and worry, mumbling something inaudibly while staring at the sky.

Many guests in the room were voicing similar questions at this moment.

The wind outside was strong enough to knock someone over—were they to wait for the cyclone to swagger even closer?!

However, the project team had their concerns. They needed to ensure the safety of the guests while also allowing them to witness the crucial moments of the exercise, so timing the attack had to be carefully decided.

Fortunately, the wait wasn’t much longer. An announcement rang out within the fortress.

"The exercise is about to begin. Please prepare yourselves, honored guests..."

Upon hearing the announcement, Yue Geng Yang, who was outside boasting, quickly rushed back and sat down beside Ji, one on each side of Feng Yi.

There was no place within the venue that felt safer than sitting next to Feng Yi!

He even managed to pour himself a drink with composure before the staff cleared the glasses, raising his glass to nod at several acquaintances nearby.