As soon as Ant Army Company responded, countless netizens immediately flocked to watch. Chen Mo's remark once again sparked a heated online debate.
"Lu Xun said: Silence, oh silence! If you do not erupt in silence, you will perish in silence. I suddenly discovered a shocking secret."
"Lu Xun said: I never said that."
"Lu Xun isn't the point. The point is, where did Chen Mo get the confidence to call himself a genius?"
"Einstein said: To punish me for scorning authority, fate turned me into an authority as well. I'm starting to believe Chen Mo is the next authority."
Under Ant Army Company's official Weibo account, the arguments over Chen Mo's paper split into three camps: supporters, opponents, and neutrals.
The opponents made up seventy percent, holding an absolute advantage. At any time, before something new had proven its value, it was bound to be questioned.
Without facts to support a theory, it could never convince people. On top of that, not a single authoritative expert was willing to step forward and support Chen Mo, making his paper seem even less credible.
The paper had eclipsed the robot's popularity, and the debate over Chen Mo's paper remained at its peak. Earthquake prediction was too significant a matter, and mocking remarks could be found everywhere.
At the villa, Xiao Yu sat on the sofa looking at her phone, clearly in low spirits.
Noticing something was off with her, Chen Mo put down his book and leaned over to glance at Xiao Yu's phone.
"Are you unhappy because of this?" Chen Mo pointed at the news on her screen.
"I just don't understand why they have to mock you. If they don't believe it, can't they just laugh it off? Do they have to post so many sarcastic comments?" Xiao Yu