Hope's utterly terrified voice made Hansent freeze in place.

The water in the water is rising?

Are you kidding me?

Although City One is built along the water, it is still hundreds of kilometers away from the nearest body of water.

In addition, with some hills of varying heights along the way blocking the view, how could the camera possibly capture the scene on the other side of the water?

Filled with doubt, Hansent subconsciously turned his head to look at the small holographic projection in front of Hope.

That was a small holographic image from a Hope watch, and in terms of image quality and visual experience, it naturally couldn't compare to the giant holographic image in the square.

In addition, the strong winds and heavy rain made the small holographic image appear very blurry.

Even so, Hansent immediately recognized the location in the image.

"This is...Area A3?"

He frowned and asked in a low voice.

Hope quickly nodded: "Yes, this is the camera footage from area A3."

"……hiss!!!"

Upon receiving confirmation, Hansent gasped sharply!

How did area A3 become like this?!

"Isn't that a hilly area over there?" Hansent stared at the screen, speechless, muttering to himself, "How did it turn into... a lake?!"

The A3 region of Dawn Star, adjacent to the A1 and A2 plains, is a hilly area, close to water bodies, and relatively low in elevation.

But now, the scene in the holographic image is a turbulent lake dotted with islands!

No, perhaps it shouldn't be called a lake.

If we include the waters further out, what lies before them should be the first ocean on Dawn Star.

Under the blows of the unique storms of Dawn Star, towering waves surged one after another on the ocean!

These giant waves, driven by the gale-force winds, crashed violently against the islands that emerged from the water.

Visibly, the islands, mostly composed of weathered rock, are rapidly shrinking in size under the impact of the giant waves.

Clearly, Hansent was having some difficulty accepting this ultra-accelerated version of the dramatic evolution before him.

"Are you... sure this is area A3?"

"You didn't pull up the camera footage from area A4, did you?"

Area A4, adjacent to Area A3, is the area closest to the water, with a lower elevation and a typical coastal landscape.

Hansent was more inclined to believe that this was footage from the camera in area A4.

Faced with Hansent's questioning, Hope remained silent for a moment, then raised her finger and pointed to several metallic-looking rocks.

"Look, do you see that?"

Hansent nodded subconsciously.

Under the constant pounding of the waves, the fragile weathered rock on the surface of the reef has almost completely disappeared, exposing the metal veins within.

"This is the highest peak in the Andrew Mountains."

"If I remember correctly, there are quite a few copper mines in this area, and the mineral prospector is Andrew from Hong Fan's team."

Hansent's lips twitched slightly.

After being reminded, he could vaguely make out the shape of the reef.

“As for area A4…” Hope reached out and operated her wristwatch, switching to the holographic image.

"We are now in the underwater world."

The holographic projection flickered for a moment, then projected a "peaceful and tranquil" scene.

Hansent: "...The camera is of really good quality."

He sighed weakly.

Hope shrugged and switched the holographic image back to area A3.

In just a few minutes, the distance between the sea surface and the camera shrank again.

"Based on the current rainfall, it is estimated that the A3 area will be completely submerged soon."

A hint of worry flashed in Hope's eyes: "Then, it'll be City One's turn."

"I don't know if the dam can hold..."

...

Headquarters of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Command Center.

"Warning! Yellow flood warning!"

"The water level is expected to rise to the guaranteed level."

As the electronic synthesized sound of "Zero" rang out, dozens of areas marked in red appeared on the giant holographic projection directly in front of them.

Fang Xu looked at the holographic projection with concern: "Yongchang, the situation is a bit beyond expectations."

"The water level is rising too rapidly, our dikes..."

Fang Xu didn't continue.

But everyone in the command center was aware of the consequences of this.

Once the water level rises above the dam, City One will become the first underwater city in human history.

Although City One is well-sealed and its design is sufficient to withstand this not-so-strong water pressure.

but!

City ports are all built near the ground!

Once it becomes an underwater city, the port will definitely be unable to be opened.

They may have to expend considerable effort to move all the supplies.

Lü Yongchang was naturally aware of this.

He frowned as he looked at the constantly changing numbers in the holographic projection.

"It shouldn't be a big problem."

"In zero-scale simulations, the amount of water brought by Nero is insufficient to submerge our dam."

"Just wait patiently."

Despite saying that, a hint of anxiety couldn't be hidden on his face.

...

One day later.

The torrential rain that swept across the entire planet gradually subsided.

The melting of the icy comet absorbed a large amount of heat, and the surface temperature of Dawn also dropped significantly.

Looking at the slowly rising average atmospheric temperature curve, Lü Yongchang breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Fortunately, thanks to the combined efforts of Gliese 555 and the planetary climate control satellites, the surface temperature of Dawn has not yet dropped below freezing.

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