Tao Ju did not quite react in time.
Of course, he knew about the concept of a "High-Energy Tide," but it felt far too removed from the current situation.
Was this really the time to worry about a "High-Energy Tide"? The daily rations for tens or even millions of people—being short by even half a percent could bring the whole situation crashing down. The social order they had barely suppressed could not be maintained indefinitely by a bunch of veteran soldiers who might flee with their guns at any moment, or even switch sides again. And that was without even mentioning the threat of the Reclamation Corps...
Wait, hold on?
"A High-Energy Tide? A global High-Energy Tide? The kind that lasts one or two years at a time?"
"Yes."
Tao Ju sucked in a cold breath. In a situation where disaster could strike at any moment, if another major wave came, even ten Military Control Committees would be useless as shit.
Only then did he realize the teacup was scalding his hand. Fortunately, Lang Jin took it from him.
"The Abyss Zone Monitoring System is unstable. There have been multiple pulse effects, along with confrontations against unknown forces. We are already in a semi-vacuum zone, so the effects are not obvious to us. But across the districts surrounding East Eighty-Two District, and in the major regions, many places have already issued warnings and raised the probability of a High-Energy Tide occurring." Lang Jin handed Tao Ju the documents and continued, "The Reclamation Corps is still keeping silent for now, but at a time like this, there is no need to consider their side... Nor can we."
Tao Ju finally began to get into the right frame of mind.
He had certainly lived through High-Energy Tides. He had missed the first