The Great Xia's internet exploded.
A sudden surge of information instantly dominated the headlines of major social media platforms and news clients across the entire network.
The first to bear the brunt was news from the US military.
[After investigation by various branches of the US military, the two mechs produced by Huarong Technology both contain core technologies of the F35 fighter jet... Our military has not sold such technology to Huarong Technology or its actual controller, Meng Hao.]
[Meng Hao, by simply possessing the casing of a retired fighter jet sold by our country, was able to crack the core technology of the F35, making him a rare genius of technology the world has never seen.]
[As a nation of democracy, freedom, and technology, the United States congratulates Great Xia for producing such talent!]
Huh?
What the heck?
The US is congratulating Meng Hao, the actual controller of Great Xia's Huarong Technology, for obtaining technology by cracking the F35 fighter jet casing?
Have the guys from the US lost their minds, getting their heads stuck in a door?!
While netizens were still full of bewilderment.
Soon.
Another piece of news trended.
[Hello everyone, I am the president of Asterman Lithography Machine Company of the Netherlands. The four lithography machines we previously sold to Mr. Meng Hao in Hiawaii City were scrap parts with their core components removed!]
[And the genius, Meng Hao, was able to break through our technological blockade against Great Xia using these decommissioned lithography machines.]
[The existence of Mr. Meng Hao is not only the glory of Great Xia, but also the glory of our Earth human civilization... Our Asterman Company congratulates Great Xia and Meng Hao!]
WTF?
What is this now?
It was common knowledge that Western countries had been "choking" Great Xia in lithography machine technology.
And yet?
Asterman Company was not only not angry, but even expressed congratulations to Great Xia and Meng Hao.
The absurdity of this situation was almost like a very popular steamed bun shop owner on the same street discovering a competitor with an identical craft opening a new shop next door.
And that popular steamed bun shop owner, instead of being annoyed, sent a congratulatory bouquet to the newly opened rival shop and announced his joy at having someone compete with him for business.
This was not just absurd, it was utterly ridiculous!
The matter wasn't over yet!
The struggling lithium battery manufacturer, NG Company—
[As a former exclusive lithium battery supplier for Testla Company, we ultimately lost our ability to survive due to strategic misjudgments!]
[However, we can responsibly guarantee to the whole world that the lithium batteries produced by Meng Hao and his franchised merchants under Huarong Company are more than four times the performance of our company's former batteries!]
[Although we were defeated by Meng Hao, we are still gratified to see a company emerge in the lithium battery industry that can carry the banner!]
This message swept across the internet in Great Xia.
It was truly a level of absurdity that defied all logic.
A lithium battery manufacturer that was put out of business by Huarong Company... whose boss even jumped to his death from a 33rd-floor building for some strange reason... and yet they were publicly thanking Huarong Company?
Thanking them for what?
For Huarong Company ruining them?
For sending their boss to the 33rd floor rooftop?
There were many absurd things, but today was exceptionally so.
Just as netizens nationwide were bewildered by this series of bizarre events.
The Kingdom of Ruitian issued even more astonishing news.
[We have noted the technological innovations of Meng Hao and his Huarong Technology. After multiple meetings by our kingdom's royal ministers... the technological achievements obtained by Meng Hao and his Huarong Technology hold extremely positive and significant meaning for the future of human civilization!]
[Therefore, we have decided to award both this year's Nobel Prize in Physics and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Mr. Meng Hao.]
Great Xia's public opinion exploded.
Damn it.
Before this.
To suppress Great Xia, the Western countries had never awarded the Nobel Prize to any member of Great Xia.
Let alone the four highly prestigious awards like Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, and Literature... even the Nobel Peace Prize, which symbolized more than it represented in practical terms, had never been awarded to anyone from Great Xia.
Now, it was something else.
The Kingdom of Ruitian directly awarded two prizes at once, and to the same person.
This was enough to make one's jaw drop.
Of course.
The even more astonishing developments were yet to come for the netizens of Great Xia.
[Given that the above two awards are insufficient to recognize Mr. Meng Hao's outstanding contributions to humanity!]
[After unanimous agreement by the royal ministers of the Kingdom of Ruitian, it has been decided to establish the Nobel Innovation Award... The recipient of the first Nobel Innovation Award is Mr. Meng Hao, the actual controller of Great Xia's Huarong Technology!]
Holy crap.
What was going on?
Had the higher-ups in the Western countries taken sleeping pills?
Why were they suddenly so enthusiastic about a citizen of Great Xia?
...
The water friends of Great Xia expressed skepticism about these messages spreading across the internet and dominating the headlines.
Damn it.
The Western countries couldn't wait to suppress Great Xia.
How could they give so many awards at once and elevate Meng Hao to such an unprecedented and supreme position?
Questions poured in from various public opinion platforms and social media, with doubts echoing endlessly.
"Holy crap, what's going on?"
"How does this feel like fake news?"
"Since when did the Western countries become so kind?"
"Could it be another big internet v trying to gain traffic by fabricating news?"
"We know and admit that Brother Hao is awesome, but for our Great Xia to produce an awesome figure like Brother Hao, the Western countries should be trying to suppress him completely, not speaking in unison and elevating Brother Hao's reputation to such a terrifying level?"
Countless doubts.
Almost on par with the Western statements about Meng Hao online!
However.
Falsehood cannot last, and truth cannot be hidden!
Countless Great Xia netizens seeking the truth began to seek confirmation through various channels from family and friends abroad.
"Everyone, the news seems to be true. I just copied this from a certain Tweeter... multiple national agencies, including the Ruitian royal family and the US military, have released messages globally in various languages."
"I'm currently studying abroad, and not only is the domestic public opinion in an uproar, but even the netizens in the country where I am are stunned."
"Let's not talk about other things for now... but currently, the Nobel Prizes of the Kingdom of Ruitian have never awarded multiple prizes to the same person in the same year... let alone breaking tradition and establishing a new award."
"Oh my god, does that mean Brother Hao has made history?"
"Everyone, when something is unusual, there's often a catch. Be careful, this could be a conspiracy by the Western countries targeting us!"
"..."