The great flood lasted for nearly two years, and the species *Prosopa spp.*, which should have been eliminated long ago, completely disappeared from this land.
More than 95 percent of the land was also submerged, and we don’t know why this flood has lasted so long.
Could the water in this world possibly defy the laws of physics and appear out of thin air in such large quantities?
The rain, which had been falling for almost two years, has finally stopped.
The sun finally peeked out from behind the clouds, and golden sunlight spread evenly across the deck of the Hope.
Sisi opened her eyes and came to the deck, where she saw the rising sun. She exclaimed in surprise, and everyone was drawn to the deck from their rooms.
Upon seeing the sunlight again, everyone wept bitterly, repeatedly kissing the ground beneath their feet. Everything had finally returned to normal; the sun had reappeared in the sky!
That day, everyone was excited for the entire day. Nobody went anywhere; it was as if they were seeing the sun for the first time.
Whether lying down, sitting, or standing, no one felt the sun was too strong. They stayed in the sun until it set below the horizon before reluctantly returning to their homes, as if they wanted to make up for all the sun's shortcomings this year.
The next day, the sky was still overcast early in the morning, and all the tribesmen and Haru came to the deck on their own initiative.
They now look with hopeful eyes at the flag of the Hope fluttering in the wind, hoping that today's sun will shine on this deck through that flag just as it did yesterday.
On the eastern horizon, a golden halo once again appeared under the expectant gaze of the people. A fiery red sun, a symbol of hope, slowly rose from the horizon.
"Oh! Great! The sun is out! The sun is out again!"
The excited roar was deafening, and the oppressive atmosphere that had been building up on the deck for the past two years was finally broken at this moment.
If yesterday was just an accident, and everyone was unsure whether they would see the sun tomorrow, the sun we saw with our own eyes today has once again given everyone a boost of confidence.
"Quick! Go and bring our children out to bask in the sun."
“Our baby was just born,” the woman complained.
Even newborns need to get some sunshine, so hurry up and go.
As the man urged the woman to go back and hold the baby, they now wanted to share this precious moment with all their loved ones.
Many families who don't yet have children are thrilled. "No way! Everyone else is bringing their kids out to enjoy the sunshine, how can I not?"
They even conduct biological genetics activities under the bright, clear sky and the brilliant sunshine.
Those sizzling scenes were truly an eyesore; even those little toys probably couldn't contain their pent-up passion.
I sighed.
"Damn it, the population is probably going to explode again this year..."
The sun did come out, but something still puzzled us. The water showed no signs of receding; in fact, it continued to rise.
The original mountain peaks were almost invisible, and this unusual scene frightened everyone again. Could something strange be about to happen again?
I was also frowning, completely puzzled. Hadn't the rain stopped? Why was the water level still rising?
A few days later, the remaining hilltops also completely disappeared beneath the water. As far as the eye could see, there was no trace of land left.
This time we were dumbfounded. This is too illogical. Where did so much water come from that could flood the whole world?
Does that mean we'll have to live on this water for generations to come?
At that moment, a member of the tribe ran excitedly onto the deck and shouted to everyone,
"We have salt! Lots of salt! We'll have more salt than we can eat!"
Now that the surrounding area is flooded, where did the salt come from? With puzzled expressions, we went to the tribesman to find out the reason for the problem.
It turned out that this tribesman had gone down to the cargo ship to fish in the morning. After being in the sun for a long time, he became thirsty, so he used a rope to draw a bucket of water up to drink.
But as soon as he took his first sip of water, he spat it out. The water was completely different from what he had drunk before; it was now both salty and astringent.
However, the tribesman thought again that it tasted very similar to the salt added to dishes, so maybe this water could be taken back and processed into salt.
The tribesmen only knew that salt was hard to come by and instinctively believed that it was very valuable. Now that he discovered that the water under the boat had turned salty, he was naturally overjoyed.
But when I heard this, I wasn't as happy as everyone else; my heart skipped a beat and I felt a little panicked.
He quickly sent someone to fetch a bucketful, dipped his finger in the water, and put it in his mouth. He was immediately dumbfounded, and his heart sank.
"Master, what's wrong? Isn't it good enough that we have salt to eat?"
Seeing that my expression was obviously off, Su Su asked me what was wrong.
"How did this turn into seawater instead of fresh water...?"
I muttered to myself, completely ignoring Su Su talking to me.
At that moment, thinking about how those mountains were still being submerged at an extremely fast speed even though it wasn't raining, a bold idea flashed through my mind like lightning.
"Oh no! No wonder I said it wasn't raining, so why is the mountain still being flooded?"
"Sir, what exactly is going on?" Dante asked, equally bewildered.
I took a deep breath, composed myself, and continued.
"Our water level hasn't risen for at least a year..."
"ah!"
"How is this possible? It can't be!"
This news was a complete shock to everyone. They had been watching the water level closely; how could it not rise?
Su Su is quite rational and knows that I will naturally explain this, so she just waits quietly for me to speak.
"I used to believe my own eyes and used those mountains as a reference point, which is why I had the illusion that the water was rising."
What if the water level isn't rising continuously, but rather the entire continent we live on is undergoing geological activity and is slowly sinking?
"sink!"
Everyone's eyes showed fear. How could such a large piece of land sink?
Thinking about it now, this problem is very likely to exist. The greenhouse effect caused by global warming will bring about a series of chain reactions.
But back then, apart from the constant heavy rain, I didn't seem to encounter any other geological disasters, such as earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
This seems illogical, but then again, what if these disasters happened to occur underwater?
At this moment, we have all escaped to the ark for refuge. Even if there is an earthquake, the shock will be absorbed by the layers of water, and the aftershocks will only cause the ark to sway slightly when they reach the surface.
However, such a slight swaying is unlikely to attract our attention; at most, we would just consider it as a sway caused by the ripples on the water's surface.
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