There weren't many people waiting in the venue, only ten people, including people of various races, men and women, mostly in their fifties and sixties.
But these ten people can decide all surface affairs during the era of the Wandering Earth, from the construction, maintenance, and operation of Planetary Engine to disaster relief and even the operation of the space station...
It could be said that these ten people hold the fate of humanity in their hands.
The room was silent. Everyone had already heard what needed to be said and asked what needed to be asked. Everyone was looking at the clock on the wall, waiting quietly.
When the clock struck 12, everyone's hearts tightened.
Before everyone's eyes, a black portal appeared out of thin air in the open space of the venue.
Creak!
The chairs were pushed aside, and everyone stood up, staring intently at the suddenly appearing Spacetime Tunnel.
Sun Deyi led them to the tunnel.
Then they saw Zhang Tianyuan leading Elder Zhou and Tong Wenshi slowly walking over from the other side, followed by two interdimensional exchange delegations.
The group consisted of forty-three people in total, divided into two delegations of twenty people each.
The ten people in the room appeared to have no reaction, but in reality, they were all extremely nervous.
This could be a pivotal moment that determines their fate in time and space.
Its significance is no less than the moment the decision was made to implement the Wandering Earth Project.
After everyone had passed through and the Spacetime Tunnel was closed, Sun Deyi stepped forward to shake hands.
"Chairman Zhou Jianhai, Chairman of the Mutual Aid Society First Division."
"President Tong Wenshi, President of the Mutual Aid Society Second Division."
After a brief mention of their titles, Sun Deyi already understood the identities of the two men before him.
In the past few days, he has also studied the Mutual Aid Society system.
It's an honor to meet you all.
Zhou Tong and the three Suns hugged each other lightly. Then Sun Deyi introduced the identities of the nine people behind him and guided everyone to their seats.
Then the conference room door reopened, and a group of white-haired scientists entered from the outside, beginning to explain the basic situation of the Wandering Earth Project to the delegations from the first and second timelines.
Amidst the repeated shocks from both delegations, the Wandering Earth Project was quickly and briefly explained.
Then comes an overview of the current situation in the Wandering Spacetime, from the establishment of the United Government to the access system for the underground city, and then to the lives of ordinary civilians.
The whole society
The life-and-death separations of the meeting were condensed into just a few pictures and a few paragraphs of text.
"Currently, the 9,200 underground cities house a total population of approximately 3.2 billion, while the surface population is estimated to exceed 2.3 billion. They still live in extreme cold and lack of resources and energy."
"Although we have not abandoned these people and are still trying our best to support them, with the increasing scarcity of supplies and the subsequent disasters, their and our hopes of persevering are becoming increasingly slim."
In the Wandering Earth Project, only the final batch remains: 800 underground cities, totaling 280 million underground city residence slots...
At this point, the official giving the report sounded confused and low.
"In other words, we don't have many people left to save."
He didn't know why he was here to give such a basic briefing, especially since there were so many strangers among them who didn't even have titles.
He was unaware that dawn was breaking, and his heart was filled with pessimism about the future.
But it is precisely this kind of almost desperate, genuine voice that is most moving.
Zhang Tianyuan clasped his hands together, already having a basic understanding of the situation outside the underground city.
He turned to look at Elder Zhou beside him. The old man was clearly in an extremely heavy mood, his brows furrowed.
He already knew some basic information about the Wandering Spacetime and expected their situation to be bad, but he never imagined it would be this bad...
Tong Wenshi felt as if his heart was being torn apart.
Having personally experienced the apocalypse, he can more deeply understand the fear and struggle of people in this time and space when facing the end of the world.
It's hard to imagine the lives of those people outside, let alone their feelings.
Although they are still able to maintain basic living standards, most of them have been determined to be unable to enter the dungeon.
They can only live in the original urban area, or in the hot zone near the Planetary Engine, that is, in areas where the temperature is still above freezing due to the heat emitted by the engine.
They could only endure one disaster after another, and through one rescue after another, they hoped for the day they could enter the underground city.
But most people don't live to see that day.
After the officials in the Wandering Spacetime finished reporting the situation, 2012 and Legend...
The two timelines of the world also gave each other a basic situation report.
When they heard that the world of "2012" was also facing a global catastrophe due to the sun, Sun Deyi and the others couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions.
On the one hand, they felt like this was a lower-budget version of themselves, and on the other hand, they envied those who were able to find the Mutual Aid Society before the apocalypse.
And they...
Ke Jinjun, also in the ten-person team, had no expression on his face, but his fists were clenched so tightly that his nails dug into his flesh.
The situation in timeline two will then be described.
Sun Deyi and his companions felt a renewed sense of hope, recalling the idea of time-space merging that they had previously mentioned to Zhang Tianyuan.
Everyone stared at Tong Wenshi with eager eyes, like a group of lions, making him feel uneasy.
Only after the officials from No. 2 Spacetime explained that their timeline had reached its limit due to undertaking the migration mission of No. 1 Spacetime did Sun Deyi and his group slightly lower their gazes.
They were aware of the disaster in No. 1 Spacetime: a tectonic plate collision-level earthquake and a tsunami nearly 10,000 meters high, which almost submerged the Planetary Engine.
Even they are currently unable to cope with such a disaster.
Therefore, they couldn't bring themselves to ask No. 1 Spacetime to give them the opportunity to migrate.
It was clear that the young President Zhang would not agree to this absurd request.
Tong Wenshi felt like he was surrounded by a pack of wolves and tigers. After the plot was explained, he stood up, bracing himself against Sun Deyi's meaningful gaze.
"Given that your timeline is indeed facing unprecedented difficulties, out of humanitarian considerations and in accordance with the principles and purposes of the Mutual Aid Society— "
We are willing to unconditionally help you take in the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled—anyone who meets any one of these four conditions.
Sun Deyi, who had been holding his breath, immediately breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing these words.
Ke Jinjun also released his fist, and drops of blood appeared on his palm...
Before Sun Deyi could even get up to thank him...
Elder Zhou also stood up. He looked around at everyone and said sincerely:
"Although our spacetime is currently facing some difficulties, they are insignificant compared to yours."
"Therefore, we have decided to allocate enough food from our domestic reserves to feed at least 6 billion people for a year!"
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