On the afternoon of April 1, the UHC held a remote meeting.
On-screen, the committee members were either in entirely metal rooms or rooms constructed wholly of wood. The one thing they had in common was the absence of plastic.
Once the meeting began, Mary was the first to raise the issue of rotating the chairmanship.
"The rotation schedule for the UHC chairmanship was previously set to change once every year after Rule One of the Apocalypse Rules began. Since the first term was established only after several rules had appeared, it actually lasted over a year. Now that exactly two years have passed since the first rule, it is time for a rotation."
The other committee members all looked toward Gao Liangwei. He calmly said, "Since that is the rule, I have no objection."
Mary immediately said, "Then let's begin the vote now."
Toravt spoke up then. "Is there really a need to rush? Isn't the rule issue more important?"
"Commissioner Toravt is right," Gao Liangwei said. "Addressing the rules is more important. The chairmanship vote can be held after this meeting."
"I support that."
"Agreed."
Mary frowned slightly, but seeing that the other committee members all supported Gao Liangwei, she said nothing further.
Gao Liangwei shared a video on the screen. It showed a North Star researcher explaining the toxic effects of Microplastics.
The researcher said, "Regarding the increased toxicity of Microplastics under this Microplastic Infringement rule, preliminary laboratory tests show that their destructive effect on the human body has increased by more than a thousandfold."
The figure of "more than a thousandfold" made several committee members suck in a sharp breath.
Mary and Toravt, however, had clearly expected it. Their countries' laboratories had likely begun experimental calculations the moment the rule was announced.
The researcher in the