Chapter 809 541: Lucky Audience Member
"Remember your seat number, everyone, and watch the big screen. Whoever it lands on will make the selection."
After Xia Liang finished speaking, a round of applause and cheers erupted.
"Alright, this method is fairer, at least better than making everyone raise their hands."
"I agree!"
"God Xia's way works!"
Then Xia Liang called over the staff beside him and instructed her a few words. The staff nodded and went backstage.
In no time, a series of numbers began to appear on the big screen on the stage, rolling rapidly. These numbers were the seat numbers.
"Come on, everyone count down ten numbers with me."
Xia Liang shouted into the microphone.
"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six... one."
The entire stadium of one hundred thousand people started counting, creating such a thrilling and earth-shaking scene that it made one's scalp tingle.
And when Xia Liang finished and said stop, the rolling numbers on the screen instantly stopped.
Then a number, 9257, was fixed in place, and the spotlight shone brightly onto that seat number.
A young girl in her twenties stood up from the seat with a bewildered expression.
Her face was written with shock, surprise, disbelief, and excitement. She gave a cheer and left the seat, guided by a security guard, quickly jogging towards the stage, passing by many seats along the way, many audience members even loudly interacting with her, telling her where they wanted to go, and asking her to choose their place, expressing their willingness to pay for it.
Some even directly offered one-tenth of a currency unit, five-tenths, or even one yuan.
This scene once again astonished the girl and filled those around her with shock.
After all, if Xia Liang could truly travel through space-time, then one could go anywhere they wished, which was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for anyone.
And this opportunity can't be bought with money.
On her way, the girl was almost tempted to stop, but ultimately chose to head for the stage.
Because at this moment, the audience was urging her, and she didn't want to give up on this opportunity, no matter how much money was offered.
Because every audience member had a place they wanted to go but couldn't.
As the girl got on stage, Xia Liang greeted her, looking at the fresh-faced girl whose cheeks were slightly red from jogging, and smiled lightly.
"Don't be too excited, stay calm, would you like to rest for a bit first?"
The girl shook her head, took a few breaths, and said excitedly.
"No need, God Xia, I'm really too thrilled. I didn't expect to be selected. At this moment, I feel so happy, so lucky, happier than winning five yuan in the lottery."
Xia Liang nodded and said.
"That's right, it should be because while winning five yuan in the lottery is probable, the chance to experience space-time travel is a once-in-a-lifetime thing."
What Xia Liang said was also true; he only had one scroll rewarded by the system, already opened, and had to use up all five travel chances before it turned to ashes, unless he bought from the system store.
Unfortunately, this item was ridiculously expensive, not likely achievable.
Perhaps some countries are already researching space-time travel and have made unprecedented progress in the field, able to send people to fixed places.
But Xia Liang was certain they couldn't achieve random travel like he could, especially bringing such a large audience along; it's an impossibility.
Therefore, this opportunity was extremely precious, and the girl smiled excitedly and nodded.
"Mm."
Xia Liang asked.
"What's your name?"
The girl took a deep breath and slowly said.
"My name is Ning Rou."
Xia Liang nodded and said.
"Ning Rou, mm, that's a nice name. Perhaps after this, your name will be written in history. So now, please write down the name of the place you'd like to go on the paper."
Ning Rou hesitated for a moment and asked.
"God Xia, can we go to any place, any time? Uh, I mean, can we go to any time in the past to any place?"
Xia Liang nodded and said.
"Of course."
Once those words were spoken, all the audience members became excited again, as the meaning of any point in time and any place was self-evident.
Currently, many countries are researching this topic, but there's been no real progress.
That's also why many countries' scientific institutions have dispatched researchers here to specifically study Xia Liang's space-time travel magic.
At the moment, hearing Xia Liang and Ning Rou's conversation, those researchers shook their heads, some disbelieving.
Eagle Country worker: That's a load of crap, swapping concepts. I think he can't actually do this. Our country has invested tens of thousands of US dollars in this area yet hasn't achieved substantial progress. If he can do this and simultaneously take all these people traveling, it's mostly just boasting.
Sakura Country worker: Baka, it's completely unrealistic. This guy must be using some high-tech capability to set up the scene on-site. That girl is his stooge. You guys can check this out thoroughly if you don't believe it.
Dragon Country worker: If God Xia can actually do this, then it provides substantial reference value for our research on this topic. We could arrange to consult God Xia for guidance.
Battle Country worker: Is this possible? Everyone, have a good look at the venue's setup. I think it must use electronic science technology to achieve this effect through light and shadow projection; it's impossible to really travel now. Sending us here to study his magic was a huge mistake; he certainly won't give us any substantial gain!
Not just them, there were also media workers doubting Xia Liang's space-time travel. This is normal since before this, there was no such precedent globally.
Even though some modern tech products have been excavated in archaeological research, confirming that some ancient people did travel from modern times back, nobody has touched this level, so family skepticism is reasonable.
On stage, Ning Rou smiled slightly and said.
"God Xia, I want to go to Ice Blade to see the Northern Lights and volcanic eruptions. I want to appear at the largest volcano crater in Ice Blade and witness a volcanic eruption firsthand. I'm a photography enthusiast and practitioner."