Wanjie Shop 32 can still be salvaged.
This night was destined to be uneasy.
Several experts repeatedly compared the data on the screen, trying to find out whether the problem was with their eyes rather than changes in the data. However, the continuously rising stress index forced them to face the problem.
“Is the earthquake felt around the world right now?”
Xiguang searched for two seconds and responded: "No."
While Chinese people are still happily celebrating the New Year, people abroad are thinking about how to spend a peaceful day.
No one knew that such a huge crisis was hidden underground.
Li Wangruo just dug out the disaster contingency plan they had made before. During the rainstorm period, they had discussed the natural disasters that would occur in the future, including earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
These two things are easy to talk about individually, after all, there have been experiences of these disasters before the Cataclysm.
To this end, they strengthened building earthquake resistance standards, completely abandoned the development of all major coastal cities to avoid tsunamis, built comprehensive shelters that were earthquake-resistant, explosion-proof, fireproof, and waterproof, and created new air purification equipment...
But if we are facing a global super earthquake, these plans now are as ridiculous as an ant trying to shake a tree.
Continental plates will be torn apart, and the ground will roll like waves, with huge cracks and displacements.
Even the strongest reinforced concrete structures will be destroyed in an instant, whether they are above or below ground.
There will no longer be a safe place on the ground.
Going to heaven?
The violent movement of the earth's crust will activate volcanoes around the world. Large-scale volcanic eruptions will throw large amounts of volcanic ash and gas into the atmosphere. The air pollution index will become more severe than ever before, and the effectiveness of the most advanced air purification devices will become minimal.
There is no place to live in the sky either.
The starships they are currently developing are far from being ready for use. Even if they were, they could only take away 10 million humans at a time.
Even if in the end, they can take away 10 million people who can continue civilization and all the knowledge data such as seed banks, gene banks, civilization databases that can be collected and leave this planet, they have not yet found a new planet with life in the interstellar space, and this starship will eventually become a wanderer, forever staying in the dark and endless starry sky, drifting and helpless.
Li Wangruo felt cold all over for a moment and had almost no strength to report such information to his superiors.
If...if we are destined to perish, then is it a good thing for humans to die in ignorance?
"Academician Li? Academician Li!"
Quan Feng, who was standing by, called out several times but received no response, and couldn't help but reach out and pat Li Wangruo.
Li Wangruo came back to his senses in fear: "What?"
"Should we ask Xie Yunsui if Wanjie Store has any way to prevent this disaster?"
Li Wangruo then remembered that they still had a huge golden finger.
Yes, yes! Xie Yunsui! They still have Xie Yunsui!
The next second, Fang Xiheng pushed open the door of the conference room and walked in with a frosty face.
Li Wangruo glanced behind him, but the figure that usually followed him did not follow him in.
"Thank him...?"
"He's unconscious and in the medical room."
"Unconscious? What happened to him?"
Xie Yunsui's coma at this critical moment really made everyone feel nervous.
Fang Xiheng: "I'll explain this later. Can these data reveal any problems?"
Xie Yunsui fell into a coma after leaving only one sentence about the underground crisis, leaving Fang Xiheng completely clueless. The only underground crisis he could think of was an earthquake, so he directly asked Xiguang to release all the connected earthquake-related data and let the experts examine them first.
The experts exchanged glances, and Ke Wenrui took the initiative to repeat his conclusion: "Although this energy reaction hasn't yet risen to the upper plates, if the situation continues to develop, the next major catastrophe is likely to be a global super-earthquake. We... have nowhere to escape."
Fang Xiheng looked at the important time that was specially circled in the early morning and more than two hours ago, and matched it with Xie Yunsui's unusual reaction.
"This morning, Xie Yunsui had a nightmare, but there were no special instructions in the dream. He checked all the potential dangers around him and found nothing unusual, so he suppressed it for the time being. That evening, we were watching the fireworks in the square park, and it happened to be when his stress index was rising that he suddenly fainted..."
"It matches the energy reaction underground." Li Wangruo looked up. "No wonder you were able to sense something was wrong underground when there was nothing unusual."
Otherwise, they might really perish without knowing anything.
Fang Xiheng asked sharply, "How much time can this buy us?"
The experts looked at each other, unable to give a definite answer.
"Xiguang, can the model predict when this super earthquake will occur?" Fang Xiheng asked the artificial intelligence directly.
"Okay, I'll make a model prediction based on the existing data." Xiguang's cold, mechanical voice remained calm. "I predict that the first super shock wave will erupt in the sub-solar trench of the western ocean in 25 hours and 42 minutes."
Li Wangruo's voice was dry: "What is the scope of the impact?"
"Globally. The first wave will be devastating, and the estimated probability of surface buildings surviving is less than 0.1%. Subsequent chain reactions include, but are not limited to: multiple earthquakes, a full-scale eruption of the circum-oceanic volcanic belt, and the shifting of continental plates..."
"Okay, shut up."
Li Wangruo coldly stopped Xiguang from continuing.
He didn't want to hear anymore.
The worst and most unimaginable scenario in the plan is about to become a reality.
Every second they listened was a reminder of how insignificant their proud technology was compared to the power of nature.
Fang Xiheng said, "If it can be confirmed that a super earthquake is about to occur, Academician Li, I will report the situation to the higher-ups. Please gather all the experts at the base, explain the situation, and discuss a response strategy..."
Li Wangruo interrupted him: "Twenty-five hours...that's too short a time. We don't even have enough time for everyone in the country to take shelter."
Fang Xiheng calmed down at this time: "Even if humanity will eventually perish, we must at least discuss a way to preserve the flame of civilization."
"Wait, wait." Xie Yunsui suddenly pushed open the door, and behind him was a group of doctors who could not escape him.
Xie Yunsui steadied himself by grabbing the door handle. He coughed twice because he ran so fast. "Ahem, there's still hope."
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The atmosphere on New Year's Eve is at its peak.
Fireworks bloomed brilliantly in the night sky, and laughter filled the streets and alleys.
The Spring Festival Gala was broadcast live on big screens inside and outside the house, and people were discussing online which program was the best and complaining about which one had the most bizarre installation.
Everyone is waiting for the countdown bell of the new year and the familiar and unforgettable song of Tonight.
Suddenly, all televisions, computers, mobile phone screens, and all public address systems were forced to cut into the same picture at the same time—
It was a deep red background representing the nation's highest state of emergency, and a logo that everyone recognized, yet had never seemed so heavy.
Li Wangruo's face appeared on the screen, tired and solemn, but with unquestionable majesty.
"Fellow citizens, I am Li Wangruo. I am now broadcasting a top emergency notice."
His voice spread through the airwaves to every corner of the land.
"We've detected an unprecedented global crustal movement about to occur. In approximately twenty-four hours, a super-earthquake will sweep across the globe, and existing shelters may not be able to fully withstand it. This is not a drill. Repeat, this is not a drill."
The noisy world seems to have been muted.
The fireworks were still blooming, but no one was watching them. People on the street stopped walking, those in family gatherings put down their bowls and chopsticks, and everyone was staring and listening in amazement.
"Please all citizens, immediately follow the instructions in the Ultimate Shelter section of the Cataclysm Survival Manual and head to the nearest, newest underground shelter. Remain calm, help each other... and stay with your families."
Li Wangruo paused for a moment, his gaze seemed to penetrate the screen and look at every person in front of the screen.
"We will use all our strength to prevent or delay this disaster, but the success rate is only 0.1 percent."
"This may... be our last moments. I cannot give you false hope. But I ask you, no matter what you face, to maintain the dignity and courage of being human."
“…May civilization not perish, may the flame of fire live forever.”
Communications cut off.
The popular Spring Festival Gala program suddenly turned into a repeatedly played shelter survival guide.
After a dead silence, indescribable panic erupted like a tsunami.
The streets were instantly plunged into chaos, with cries, screams, and car horns intertwined.
However, amidst the chaos, some people quickly set off, gathering whatever equipment they could from their homes and searching for nearby shelters.
Some people called on their friends and brought their families to try not to cause trouble for the country.
Some people calmly joined the command team and served as temporary volunteers.
…
Inside the research base, Li Wangruo returned to the conference room eagerly.
All the experts in the base are now sitting around the conference table, listening to Xiguang report the data.
Fang Xiheng leaned against Xie Yunsui and asked with his eyes whether the rescue method he mentioned was really possible.
Xie Yunsui nodded slightly, his voice barely audible: "I'll try my best."
He knew that no matter how bad this world became, even if all human beings disappeared, he would be able to wake up in the next world and see Xiaoxi again.
But this is his home planet, and the significance of his home planet is extraordinary. It is not the final moment of no return yet, so he still wants to try.
Moreover, the mother planet is asking him for help.
In other words, the mother planet was asking for help from all the living things on her body, but only Xie Yunsui's mental power could touch her whispers, allowing Xie Yunsui to sense the coming of the super earthquake in advance, and winning them the golden rescue time of 24 hours.
Besides, they are not without external aid.
When Xie Yunsui was unconscious, his consciousness connected to the secret house through the Wanjie Shop.
The secret house has now been handed over to Xia Shi, the only human being in the world of destruction, and is also equivalent to being bound to Yin Hui, the creator of the world of destruction.
This guy Yin Hui, sensing Xie Yunsui's death aura, couldn't wait to capture him.
He rubbed his hands complacently: "I told you that you would come back sooner or later..."
Xie Yunsui smiled and replied, "During the time I was away, you guys took good care of the secret room."
Xia Shi carefully transformed it into a more convenient appearance. Yin Hui rubbed a lot of props to join. There were a lot of people here, and the energy from quantitative transactions continuously charged the Wanjie Shop.
It was rare for Yin Hui to be praised by him, so he suppressed the corner of his mouth: "It's just okay. Only my Xia Shi is willing to take over your shabby shop. I'm helping him, not you."
Xie Yunsui looked at him seriously and sincerely: "I'm in a big trouble now, Yin Hui, can you help me one more time?"
Yin Hui: "..."
Xie Yunsui came back to his senses and smiled at Li Wangruo who had returned.
"Teacher, I have two plans that need to be executed in parallel. Can you give me some reference?"
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The author has something to say: Irresponsible little theater:
Xie Yunsui: Can you help me one more time?
Yin Hui: [angrily] Get out!
Xie Yunsui: Does your shell need maintenance?
Yin Hui: But then again...
Xie Yunsui: [dog head] (holding the handle)
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Yin Hui is actually a little sweetheart who says one thing but means another. He didn't help out because he was threatened, but helped out again and again while cursing at others [Panda Head]
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