Suroma Empire, near-Earth space station.
After the magnitude 10 earthquake ended, looking down at Tianshui Star from here, changes on its surface were visible to the naked eye.
So of the blue areas representing the oceans had changed especially drastically. Without a doubt, countless cities on this planet had been subrged by tsunamis.
Besides the king of Suroma, those currently in the space station included a group of Senators and other important personnel.
They had boarded a manned rocket and entered the space station the day before the earthquake erupted. Compared to staying on Tianshui Star, this place was naturally much safer.
According to the "Terra Migration" plan, if the ecology on Tianshui Star was destroyed by the earthquake this ti, they would go to survive on Terra.
But one day after the earthquake erupted, intermittent ssages were transmitted back from the ground. Although Tianshui Star had suffered heavy damage, it had not reached the point of destruction.
However, the secondary disasters brought by the earthquake would persist for a very long ti, requiring humanity to digest them in terms of years.
"I wonder how many cities and countries are left on the planet now?" a Senator sighed. "What a terrifying disaster."
"Even if all other countries have perished, our Suroma will definitely still be here."
"Yes. I imagine Beixing must still be around too."
"I really want to go back as soon as possible to see exactly what the situation is."
"For safety's sake, it's better to wait another month or so. It's still not safe to go back now."
Besides Suroma's large space station nad "Celestial God," there were several other space stations belonging to powerful nations in orbit, each containing ergency evacuees who had been urgently withdrawn before the earthquake.
Everyone in each space station was very concerned about the planet's situation. After all, unless absolutely necessary, no one truly wanted to leave their holand for a desolate place like Terra, where they would have to rely on synthetic food to survive in the future.
On Tianshui Star at this mont, the environnt had undergone trendous changes.
Due to the tectonic plate tearing and movent caused by the super earthquake, so forr great rift valleys had widened, becoming new oceans.
Many forr islands, including the forr holands of countries like Sakura Prayer Country, had sunk. In their place, so highly elevated seabeds had ford new island chains.
Besides the island nations that suffered catastrophic disasters, the low-altitude regions of inland countries were almost completely subrged by tsunamis. Only cities in high-altitude areas were relatively preserved intact, but even that was only relative. The strong quake still caused the collapse of a large number of buildings and casualties.
But the most critical issue was the thousands of tons of volcanic ash ford by massive volcanic eruptions. This volcanic ash diffused in the air would affect various engines and sensors, able to penetrate into the components of precision equipnt, causing all sorts of damage.
Moreover, it would also pollute the environnt. Before its density decreased, people would have to wear professional gas masks for any outdoor activities.
In addition, there were many other secondary disasters like sudden temperature drops and persistent acid rain, all of which had a huge impact on disaster relief work and the ecological environnt.
The only fortunate thing was that, under the operation of the Human Consortium, all countries had shut down their nuclear power plants before the earthquake erupted and perford professional, harmless disposal of nuclear equipnt.
Otherwise, with the addition of extrely severe nuclear leaks and nuclear contamination, even if humanity wasn't destroyed in the earthquake, they would likely undergo biochemical mutations due to the severe pollution of the atmospheric environnt, just as the Suroma diviner had predicted.
The earthquake that erupted near the coast of Beixing Country, because its destructive power had been weakened to a certain degree, allowed the authorities more ti for a secondary evacuation.
On the third day after the earthquake erupted, early in the morning of May 30th, the preliminary transfer of survivors was completed.
On the morning of May 30th, at the Counterasures Research Office.
In the conference room, Gao Liangwei looked at the latest statistical data. Even though he was a soldier with an Iron Will, he couldn't help the grief in his heart, his eyes reddening.
Everyone else in the room was also silent.
Everyone clearly understood that the casualty numbers from this super disaster must be terrifying. The fact that so many cities were swallowed by tsunamis was undeniable; the survival probability of people living in them was less than one in a thousand.
"...Currently, according to the statistics, only eight large cities in Beixing can still maintain functional operations." Gao Liangwei's voice was hoarse. "Our current task is only one: to rescue survivors from the disaster-stricken cities as much as possible."
"Director, our various departnts have already proposed so rescue plans. Additionally, there are contingency plans for dealing with various types of secondary disasters. You can review them later."
"Good, I'll finish reading them as soon as possible. Also, quickly establish contact with countries that can still operate. The Human Consortium must continue to function so that countries can collaborate efficiently."
The relevant personnel nodded. "Understood."
After encountering such a major disaster, if countries didn't want Tianshui Star's ecology to be destroyed by subsequent secondary disasters, they could only unite wholeheartedly and strive to protect this shared holand.
After the eting ended, Zhang Minglu reported one matter separately to Gao Liangwei.
"Director." Zhang Minglu hesitated a bit. "Shadow was attacked after completing the mission and teleporting back to the base. I'd like to know if this matter has nothing to do with the Counterasures Office, right?"
Gao Liangwei's pupils constricted. "Where did you get this news?"
"Shadow contacted . He said he has already eliminated the attackers, but he won't let go of the mastermind behind it either."
"...This matter has nothing to do with the Research Office."
Gao Liangwei frowned deeply.
After the mission to weaken the Geomantic Pillar was completed, he had imdiately recalled Dragon Soul and other Ascendants belonging to the Research Office because he needed to send them to carry out ergency rescue missions.
Since Guan Tong was not affiliated with the authorities, Gao Liangwei naturally hadn't inquired about him. But he never expected an attack incident to occur.
"What?" Gao Liangwei retorted to Zhang Minglu. "The aning of his call is that he suspects our Research Office of killing the donkey after it's done grinding the mill?"
"If standing from his perspective, such speculation would indeed arise... After all, that base belongs to the authorities. The people who knew he would be there, and who could mobilize long-range weapons to attack, definitely wouldn't be ordinary individuals."
"The attackers mobilized long-range weapons?" As soone with a military background, Gao Liangwei knew what this ant.
He imdiately said, "Then there are clues that can be pursued. Such weapons always leave traces when used! And they leave both electronic and paper trails; no one has the authority to destroy them. Based on the records, we can find out who the commander was, and thus dig out the person who gave the order behind it."
As he spoke, his expression grew increasingly grim. "During such a natural disaster, instead of thinking about saving people, they attack their own... I could tolerate so minor maneuvers before, but this ti, even if I have to pierce the heavens, I will demand an explanation from above!"
Gao Liangwei was truly angered this ti. The Research Office had finally established a cooperative relationship with Shadow. Over the past month, they had done so much work, with all the mobilization of various supplies, items, and personnel. How much hardship was involved that outsiders could possibly know?
All this hardship had finally yielded a positive result, yet now soone had done sothing so utterly despicable. No matter who it was, Gao Liangwei was determined to confront them head-on.
Zhang Minglu nodded. "That's right, the impact of this incident is too severe. If we don't investigate it clearly, then further cooperation between us and Shadow will be impossible. His ability is so unique; it will definitely be useful in the future. We absolutely cannot let the relationship break down."
"This matter cannot be delayed." Gao Liangwei beca alert. "The attack failed. The mastermind is bound to take so action. I need to contact the superiors imdiately."
As soon as his words fell, the voice of the Fire Thief sounded in his mind.
[Rule ti has ended]
[Congratulations on passing the test of Doomsday Rule Eleven]
Gao Liangwei and Zhang Minglu exchanged a glance, both unable to suppress a very complex, bitter smile on their faces.
The pain and exhaustion this rule had brought them had even blurred their sense of ti, making them forget that 9 AM today was the day the rule ended.
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