The television picture quietly changed.
The national address had ended.
Zhao Zijie stared blankly at the television in front of him.
After a long while, he abruptly snapped out of his daze, pulled out his phone, and opened Weibo.
Sure enough.
All the entertainment news that had filled the trending list had vanished.
The entire list now contained just one trending topic.
"National address: Xia Country enters level-one combat readiness!"
Looking at those large black-and-red words, Zhao Zijie swallowed and tapped the topic.
The page began to load.
Perhaps because so many people were viewing it, the page lagged noticeably.
Fortunately, the server had not crashed.
There was little worth reading in the trending post itself.
It merely repeated what Senator Li had said.
Zhao Zijie quickly scrolled down to the comments.
He glanced through them, and one highly upvoted comment immediately caught his attention.
[Oolong Tea Flavoring]: "Holy shit! I finally get it!"
"Ever since controlled nuclear fusion, everything Xia Country has done has been preparation for this natural disaster!"
"The Moon Palace Project, the Southern Heavenly Gate Project, even the Heavenly Court Project-all these projects were meant to get the people of Xia Country off Earth!"
"If you don't believe me, look at the Heavenly Court Project's deadline. It's exactly fifteen years from now!"
"Besides those projects, think about it: a lot has actually changed around us over the past year. Many light-industry factories have gradually disappeared, replaced by heavy-industry factories!"
Zhao Zijie froze for a moment, instinctively searching his memories.
It was true.
With that reminder, he immediately recalled the changes in ore exports he had noticed before.
But...
A trace of worry appeared in his eyes.
Would Xia Country's actions draw the prying eyes of other countries?
As it turned out, Zhao Zijie's concerns were