With this system — along with the new-element reactor — Xu Dan once again released news to the outside world.
Though it wasn't presented in the form of advertising, the news spread to the leaders of various countries at lightning speed.
Heads of state personally called, urging him to share the new energy technology as soon as possible.
Of course, the technology itself would never be shared. Only finished products would be sold.
Today, Antarctic Enterprises' global influence remained immense. In response to Xu Dan's statement, many forces around the world hoping to curry favor with him spontaneously organized a New Energy Conference.
It was even held in the largest exhibition hall closest to Xu Dan's residence.
Xu Dan attended as the guest of honor.
In fact, ninety percent of the people present were waiting for his arrival.
The car drove straight onto the red carpet. Amid waves of cheers, Xu Dan stepped out with Secretary Huowu at his side, calm and unfazed.
Ignoring the reporters on both sides who were frantically seeking explosive gossip, he walked straight toward the interior of the exhibition hall.
The first thing that caught the eye was the bold title "New Energy Conference" displayed prominently. The graphic design style looked suspiciously similar to Antarctic Company's signature branding. The implication was obvious.
Inside the hall, the outermost exhibits were still the classic new energy vehicles.
The concept of new energy vehicles had been promoted worldwide for over a decade. Once people realized how severe automobile exhaust pollution was, they began exploring alternatives. Relevant institutions even introduced various preferential policies.
Yet after so many years, new energy vehicles still failed to truly develop.
Technological limitations meant insufficient horsepower. Most could only operate on flat urban roads, and the primary buyers were taxi companies.
Very few individuals were willing to purchase them privately.
A car without sufficient horsepower was like a man with premature failure — dull, unexciting, and hardly anyone liked it.
Beyond the peripheral vehicle displays, continuing along the red carpet deeper inside, one could see a variety of absurd inventions.
It had to be said — these people clearly had too much free time.
To conserve water, someone had invented an ultra-low-consumption bathtub that allowed a person to lie inside and be instantly washed from all angles.
To replace firecrackers, someone developed "sound-and-light fireworks" — projection technology created beautiful visuals while explosions were replaced by sound effects for immersive impact.
To process garbage, someone invented a compression and baling machine shaped like an excavator. According to its description, it could compress one cubic meter of trash into something the size of a basketball.
In short, there were countless ridiculous projects.
If Wang Duoyu were present, he might have invested in a few of them.
Xu Dan walked straight to the center of the venue, where representatives from relevant departments of various countries had been waiting for a long time.
A quick glance was enough to recognize most of them.
When establishing Antarctic Military's global branches, he had averaged only four hours of sleep per day. Much of that time had been spent negotiating with these very departments.
Due to the nature of Antarctic Military Industry — theoretically classified as heavy industry — environmental pollution had always been a major global concern.
Without approval from these officials, overseas branches couldn't be established. In the end, he would have had to escalate matters to higher leadership.
Now that Antarctic Military Industry wielded enormous global influence, these politicians — who changed expressions faster than flipping pages — greeted him with ingratiating smiles.
"Mr. Xu Dan is here! Hello, Mr. Xu Dan. I represent XXXX country, XXXX department…"
It was essentially the same routine everywhere.
Of course, some had opposed Antarctic Military Industry at the beginning, while others had been highly supportive.
Among them, Huaxia had greeted leadership at the top level, and everything below had been granted smooth approval — even receiving free construction support.
"Mr. Xu, it's truly rare to see such a busy man like you appear in person!" The one stepping forward to greet him was a man in his fifties with a broad face and thick eyebrows, looking imposing and dignified.
"What's rare about it? If the minister wishes to see me, can't we meet anytime?" Xu Dan replied with a smile.
It was merely polite conversation.
Xu Dan hadn't come here for idle chatter. He glanced back at Huowu.
Huowu immediately handed over a tray.
Lifting the red cloth, a blue tube appeared on the tray — about ten centimeters long and three centimeters in diameter, uniform throughout, faintly glowing.
Everyone's eyes focused on the small object. Instinct told them it was no ordinary item.
"Mr. Xu, this is?" the Huaxia minister asked.
Xu Dan casually tossed aside the tray and held the delicate blue tube in his hand.
"This is new energy. The entire world will use this in the future," he said confidently.
To others, however, that confidence sounded like arrogance.
After all, given Antarctic Military Industry's power, whatever Xu Dan declared tended to become reality.
If he said this would be the world's future energy source — was it?
"Mr. Xu Dan, we would like to know the details. What exactly is this? Will it pose any danger?" a blond man asked.
Such a small tube could indeed pose threats to certain power structures. After all, paranoia ran deep.
Xu Dan smiled faintly. He casually handed the blue tube to the Huaxia minister, then turned back to the white man and asked with a smile:
"If I asked you to send your wife's nude photos to everyone here, would you be willing?"
The white man was instantly rendered speechless. Xu Dan was best at handling situations like this.
Still unwilling to concede, the man forced a stiff smile and continued:
"Mr. Xu Dan, perhaps you don't understand the rules here. We have the right to know whether the item in your hand is harmful or not. That's why we are here. Could you provide some information?"
Hearing this, Xu Dan didn't even bother turning around. With his back to the man, he said calmly:
"You don't need to know. Just like the powerful weapons I gave you — you simply take them and use them."