"Mr. President, I apologize for interrupting your meeting, but there's a video you need to see."

Secretary of State Nabella took out a tablet and placed it in front of the President of the United States, Rodney.

"What is this?"

President Rodney looked puzzled for a moment but still opened it.

On the screen was the widely circulated footage of the massive fissure in the East Sea across global social platforms.

In the clear blue sky, there was an enormous rift. The space seemed to shatter, with invisible gases surging out wildly.

On the sea surface, countless species of fish leapt out and frolicked in an awe-inspiring spectacle, deeply moving to the heart.

"What sea is this, with so many fish, and what is this massive fissure?"

President Rodney expressed a touch of shock in his gaze as he asked.

Seeing the shocked expression on President Rodney's face, the other military officials and four-star generals showed a bit of puzzlement and curiosity as they looked at Rodney, Nabella, and the ten scientists behind him.

"Gentlemen, you can also watch this because it is not classified, and we need your help."

Nabella spoke in a crisp tone, then took out a USB drive and projected the footage on the conference room's big screen.

The video of the spatial fissure had already gone viral online during their meeting, so it couldn't be considered classified.

"What on Earth is going on here?"

"Where did this fissure appear on the sea?"

"..."

The military officials turned their gaze toward the projection screen, immediately showing shock in their eyes.

"Mr. President, gentlemen generals, I'm sure you're all curious about what is happening with this issue. Let's have space physicist Dr. Joseph explain it."

Secretary of State Nabella looked serious as she addressed President Rodney and the generals around the conference table.

After speaking, Nabella looked toward an elderly man behind her. The elder had quite a few wrinkles, but his eyes were deep and focused, a clear intellectual sign of a scientist devoted to research.

Seeing that everyone present, the president, and more than ten military officials had their eyes on him, the elderly man named Joseph did not show the slightest hint of being overwhelmed. He calmly walked up to the computer projecting the big screen.

"Mr. President, gentlemen, time is tight. I understand you all have many questions right now, so let me first explain the two questions you most want to know: the location and how it was discovered."

"First, the spatial fissure appeared in the East Sea, about three hundred nautical miles off the coast of Huaxia, within international waters, right here."

Dr. Joseph switched the screen to a world map that appeared, showing a clear red dot at the East Sea area.

"Secondly, this video was taken this afternoon, a little over two hours ago, as a luxury cruise ship was passing through the East Sea.

The first to take a photo was an actress named Kaelisa, who uploaded it to Twitter, drawing public attention.

Such an event, without any clear results, should have been classified, but it's too late now, as the world is discussing the matter.

Besides Kaelisa, there were many wealthy and prominent figures on the cruise, who also posted on Twitter, so the issue quickly escalated, almost dominating global discourse in a short time."

Joseph paused for a moment, his profound and wise gaze sweeping over the president and military officials present.

"Now, probably, besides the president and generals inside the conference room, ordinary citizens in the United States already know about this issue."

Dr. Joseph's expression turned slightly somber as he spoke.

Hearing this, President Rodney and the military officials present subtly changed their expressions, a peculiar hue spread across their faces.

"We only had a two-hour meeting, and the world has undergone such drastic changes?"

One of the four-star army generals couldn't help but jest.

Some other military officials also chuckled.

In the past, for any matter, they were the government and military personnel who should have known the secrets first, yet they turned out to be the last ones to find out this time. This feeling was indeed strange.

Such is the American temperament. Even in serious meetings, they can't help but make jokes sometimes.

"Dr. Joseph, tell us more about this fissure. What exactly is it, and what impact might it have on Earth? Will it cause disasters or something else? Why did this fissure form?"

President Rodney asked.

Hearing President Rodney's question, the conference room quieted down, and everyone's eyes turned to Dr. Joseph, as this was the central issue.

After all, such a mysteriously appearing enormous fissure had never been seen before on Earth, at least not by anyone present.

"Regarding this spatial fissure, we might need to trace back to about a week ago.

I believe you have all heard of these events next. Just a week ago, the smog usually enveloping the Huaxia Jiangnan region suddenly vanished. Subsequently, over a few days, the trees in Huaxia's streets surprisingly sprouted new shoots with green leaves, as if spring had arrived, rejuvenating the landscape."

Joseph's expression turned slightly grave as he spoke.

"However, according to our monitoring, there has been no significant change in temperature or climate in the Huaxia Jiangnan region; yet the trees sprouted new greens. Note that Huaxia is about to enter deep autumn, a time when leaves typically fall, so this phenomenon defies common logic.

Some people have explained this as the impact of rapid industrial development in Huaxia causing warming. Others even termed this phenomenon a terrestrial El Niño."

Joseph continued his discourse.

"We always do this, assigning a new term to phenomena we can't explain to rationalize them. But I think this unusual arboreal transformation and the exceptionally clear sky can be explained."

Dr. Joseph shrugged as he spoke.

"Dr. Joseph, you're suggesting it might be related to this fissure?"

President Rodney mulled over this and then asked, possibly making connections.

"Yes, Mr. President, I preliminarily believe so."

Dr. Joseph nodded his head, stating.

"Everyone, take a look: currently, this abnormal tree phenomenon is no longer restricted to Huaxia. It's already spread to Japan, South Korea, and the Southeast Asia region."

Joseph pointed to the world map on the computer screen as he spoke.

Meanwhile, he circled those countries he had just mentioned with a laser pointer on the screen.

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