The sea surface seemed to be boiling, bubbles constantly rising before waves began rolling across it.
As everyone watched in astonishment, a square metal platform a hundred meters on each side suddenly rose from the seabed until it was level with the surface.
The metal platform was exceptionally smooth, like a mirror, reflecting everyone standing before it.
Pan Jianguo's breathing quickened. He could already tell that this, too, was made of the Grey Tide Nanomachine Swarm!
He had already been deeply shocked upon seeing doubles formed from a nanomachine swarm. He had never expected to find such an enormous artificial structure here as well!
This was enough to prove that the legendary Salvation Army commander possessed an extremely profound understanding of nanomachine swarms, far beyond the current level of human technology!
As everyone stood stunned, metal pathways began extending from the platform, skimming across the sea toward the ships below them. Flights of stairs then rose up, aligning perfectly with the heights of the ships' decks.
Though they understood that all of this was a product of advanced technology, to their eyes it looked like nothing less than a miracle, reminding them of futuristic science-fiction films they had once seen.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic... Arthur C. Clarke truly did not deceive me..." Zhang Yun sighed. He was the first to step onto the metal stairs and head toward the platform.
On every ship, the scientists whom the developers had invited from afar strode toward the platform. Some even broke into a jog, already unable to wait any longer.
Pan Jianguo drew a deep breath and followed closely behind them, blending into the crowd.
Before long, everyone had arrived on the metal platform in the middle of the sea. Several thousand people gathered there.
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