Earthquake Early Warning Device

Before he transmigrated, Wei Xiuming was a college student. His Mao Zedong Thought teacher would often talk about things that were unrelated to the coursework but were very interesting after class.

In one class, the teacher talked about the United States, the world's only superpower, which is essentially a nouveau riche. It has risen above other countries by taking advantage of the benefits of the two world wars and maintains its global hegemony with its powerful military, but it fundamentally lacks the qualities that a great power should have.

That makes sense when you think about it. The United States is a nation of immigrants, established less than three hundred years ago. Its territory was originally a colony seized from Native Americans. The Old World was always divided into multiple countries, and its wealth was acquired through piracy-like plunder. All of this makes it impossible for the United States to have the qualities of a great power.

The United States is less a country and more a capitalist conglomerate masquerading as one.

The teacher made a hypothesis: if the United States were to perish today due to geological disasters, alien invasions, or superviruses, it would launch nuclear bombs across the globe before its own demise, causing other countries to launch all their nuclear weapons due to their nuclear ties, thus triggering a global nuclear war to destroy the world and make the entire world United States collateral damage.

Realizing he had gone too far, Wei Xiuming quickly withdrew his power, rapidly flipping through the documents in his hand but not finding his own. He ripped the gas mask off his face and crushed it. "Do you know the exact number of the Worms, and the route they took to be transported to the country hosting the Olympic Games this year?"

Nick Fury looked at Wei Xiuming in front of him, and after a long pause, he said, "There were three Worms transported to the Red Nation, but the route and method are highly classified, and my people are not high enough to have access to them."

"Damn it! At a time when humanity is facing a life-or-death crisis, they're still thinking about internal strife. That's how the Southern Ming Dynasty perished." Wei Xiuming cursed, pacing around the room while pulling his hair. After a long while, he said, "Even if we manufacture a set of Knight System armor now and send it to that unnamed country, there's no time to do it. The wearer's enhancement also takes time... It seems I'll have to go there myself."

Black Eggplant was looking down and sorting through his belongings. Almost all those seemingly insignificant but expensive gadgets were gone, and even his cell phone was completely ruined.

"I need an identity that will allow me to travel to that unnamed country," Wei Xiuming said.

Nick Fury said, "Yes, although the Olympic Games are still four months away, journalists from various countries have already started arriving there, and it's easy to get legitimate journalistic credentials."

In order to better gather intelligence, the identity of a reporter is sometimes more useful than that of an agent. S.H.I.E.L.D.. controls several small newspapers and news websites, and on certain occasions, agents can be arranged to act as reporters. For major events like the Olympic Games, newspapers will definitely send reporters to cover the event, which is perfectly reasonable.

With his electronic devices useless, Black Eggplant pulled a notebook and pen from his jacket pocket and began writing as he spoke, "S.H.I.E.L.D.. has a newspaper called the Daily Planet. Your new role will be a reporter covering the sports and social sections. Your name will be Clark Kent, with your first and last names reversed. Given your lack of expertise, I'll assign you a female agent as your partner, and she will be responsible for all interviews and reporting."

After arranging the character settings, Wei Xiuming almost suspected that Black Eggplant was also a time traveler. "I don't plan to go to that country as a reporter; that would be too restrictive. I need the identity of a geophysicist."

"Well..." Without the aid of electronic devices, Nick Fury could only rack his brains for information. "Then I can only give you a Japanese-American citizenship. Those guys have an innate fear of earthquakes, and their research in this area is top-notch."

After glancing at Wei Xiuming's face, Nick Fury said, "Your appearance has Eurasian features, which suits you quite well... Do you have any requirements regarding your name?"

"Keanu Reeves." After Black Eggplant's interruption, Wei Xiuming's emotions calmed down considerably.

Nick Fury raised an eyebrow and said, "Pretty good, sounds like a handsome guy's name—but the problem is, do you have knowledge of geophysics and related achievements? Going to that country requires a suitable reason, otherwise the World Security Council will hold me accountable."

Wei Xiuming tugged at the hair at the back of his head and said, "This is a bit troublesome. I need half a day to manufacture an earthquake early warning machine. That unspeakable country is vast, and the boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Indian Ocean Plate lies within its territory. Intraplate earthquakes are bound to occur. They will definitely welcome technical exchanges on earthquake research."

"My earthquake early warning machine can detect the accumulation of tectonic stress energy in the Earth's crust, and by comparing existing geological structure models with earthquake models, it can issue early warnings of impending earthquakes."

Modern technology cannot predict earthquakes, and the few instances are merely coincidental. However, even a one-second warning during an earthquake can allow a large number of people to prepare in time to avoid danger, thus ensuring the safety of lives.

If Wei Xiuming's invention is truly effective, most countries in the world will not reject it, especially Japan.

In geological activity, humans are very insignificant; an earthquake fifty years from now could be an aftershock of Great Earthquake fifty years ago.

Before the two could finalize their discussion, Wei Xiuming's phone rang. It was the security director of the Osborn Industries Park, calling to inquire whether Wei Xiuming had been injured in the earthquake that had occurred for unknown reasons.

He wasn't afraid even if the buildings in the industrial park collapsed, as long as Wei Xiuming, the technical supervisor, was safe.

Then a team of S.H.I.E.L.D.. agents burst through the door of Wei Xiuming's dormitory, aiming their pistols at Wei Xiuming, and guarded the Black Eggplant sitting on the sofa like they were rescuing a hostage.

"Sir, are you alright?"

Nick Fury glanced at his now-stopped watch and said, "Three minutes? You're way too slow. If something really happens to me, you can start preparing for my funeral now."

Seeing that their leader was alright, the team of agents put away their guns and left, making sure to close the door to Wei Xiuming's dormitory behind them.

"S.H.I.E.L.D.. has offended quite a few people recently. They have connections everywhere, and as the director, my whereabouts are very likely to be known by them. To prevent attacks, I've arranged a security team." Nick Fury placed a button-sized object in his open palm. "This is an alarm device created based on your idea. If the signal is cut off, they will receive an alert and come to rescue me."

"Running from the parking lot to here in three minutes is already quite impressive."