The seabed of the Mariana Trench is shrouded in darkness; it has never been as calm as it is now in over a decade.
The Pangu turned back and traveled a distance further towards the cliff, confirming that the wormhole had completely disappeared.
Zhang Tianyuan opened the system interface and found that a strange new coordinate had indeed been added, clearly not on Earth.
He nodded to Mako Mori, confirming, "The wormhole has disappeared."
He also obtained the coordinates from the Precursors.
Mako Mori was overjoyed and grabbed the microphone to repeat the news several times.
Shatterdome Base.
Tendo Choi sat blankly in his seat.
On the holographic simulation of the wormhole in front of him, the cone that originally represented the wormhole had been shattered.
This means that Mako Mori was right; even the instruments they deployed on the seabed could not detect the existence of the wormhole.
Tendo Choi turned around like a wooden puppet and repeated Mako Mori's words to everyone around him:
"The wormhole has disappeared."
"Wormhole..."
"Disappeared!!!"
As he finished speaking, he suddenly stood up, hugged Old Pan tightly, and jumped up and down like a child.
The anticipation on the faces of those around him instantly turned into smiles. They cheered and hugged their colleagues, and finally jumped up and down just like Tendo Choi.
Ning Jihua smiled with relief, clapped his hands, and sat down quietly with Taylor beside him.
Amidst the boisterous cheers, the two men, smiling, sat on either side of each other, chatting about something...
Once the initial excitement subsided, Old Pan immediately went to his post and formally announced the good news to the entire base:
"I am Pentecost, and I am honored to announce some news to you all --"
Thanks to the combined efforts of everyone and the tremendous help of the Mutual Aid Society, just now, the nuclear bomb dropped into the wormhole successfully detonated, the wormhole collapsed smoothly, the Plan to Nuke the Wormhole was perfectly executed, and the era of the monsters has ended!
He had just finished speaking.
Outside the command center, the technicians and staff inside the base erupted in cheers.
Outside the base.
Reporters and members of the public who were waiting in the cold wind heard the commotion inside immediately.
Reporters facing the live broadcast camera:
"We're hearing some activity coming from inside the Shatterdome Base; it might be related to the Nuke the Wormhole..."
Viewers around the world are watching the situation at the Shatterdome Base closely, with countless people glued to their screens day and night.
Before the audience could even begin to anticipate the news, the program on the screen suddenly changed.
The reporter is gone, the camera is no longer outside the Shatterdome Base, but has moved indoors, and the person in front of the camera has changed to...
A face now recognized by most parts of the world --
Ning Jihua.
The now universally recognized leader of time and space.
After briefly introducing himself, Ning Jihua gave a faint smile, looked at the camera, and began to speak:
"Fellow human beings of Spacetime No. 5, I am now at the Shatterdome Base of the Hong Kong, bringing long-awaited good news to all citizens and indeed all of humanity."
"Just now, five minutes ago, I received news that our previously planned Plan to Nuke the Wormhole the wormhole has been a complete success. The nuclear bomb carried by the mechs detonated inside the wormhole, successfully destroying the Mariana Wormhole, which had existed for over ten years!"
"After hard work and dedication, our world has once again returned to peace, and the beautiful flower of peace has bloomed once more!"
The moment Ning Jihua finished speaking, almost the entire world erupted in excitement!
People in front of the screen patted their cheeks, making sure they weren't dreaming, then screamed, cried, popped champagne, danced wildly, and started partying...
People in the Pacific Ocean Rim region are using every means to release their pent-up emotions.
Even people outside the Pacific Ocean region breathed a deep sigh of relief.
The entire Earth was almost surrounded by an ocean of joy.
It was in this atmosphere that...
Zhang Tianyuan piloted the Pangu, bringing Mako Mori back from the seabed to the mecha cabin of the Moyulan Base.
After parking the massive mech back in place, Zhang Tianyuan stepped out, and the technicians in the base immediately surrounded him, their smiling faces filled with gratitude, as they walked towards him with open arms.
Looking at the long line of technicians, Zhang Tianyuan shook his head and smiled helplessly, then hugged each of these excited people.
Occasionally, someone would start crying uncontrollably while being hugged, and he would pat that person's back to comfort them.
The entire base was warm and joyful. When Mako Mori saw this, she hugged her helmet and watched quietly with a smile from behind the others.
Until half
An hour later, Zhang Tianyuan finally broke free from the enthusiasm of Mo Yulan's staff and returned to the Hong Kong's Shatterdome Base.
By this time, Old Pan had already held a press conference to explain the entire process of the plan's execution to the outside world.
From the monster attack to the deployment of mechs to fight back, and finally the sortie of the Pangu...
Even in a dry report, the audience could sense the dramatic twists and turns of the incident from Old Pan's calm and collected tone.
Especially after learning that the monster was much larger than ever before, to the point that none of the four currently in service could defeat it, many people still felt apprehensive, even though they already knew the outcome.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that Zhang Tianyuan had decided to pilot the Pangu into battle...
At the same time.
San Francisco Hospital.
"The God of Light will always descend at crucial moments to dispel the evil of darkness; lost sheep, we should offer a hymn of praise for this moment..."
Finch was taking a walk with Jeff, walked into an empty hall and was surprised to find a bishop-like man standing next to the television chanting.
In front of this person, many people stood solemnly and solemnly, chanting along, their eyes fixed on the television with fervor and excitement.
The scene was arranged like... like a religious gathering.
" Finch, who are they? What are they doing?" Jeff had never seen anything like this before. He searched his database but found no record of it.
Finch pondered, "Perhaps these people are followers of some religion?"
He looked at the television screen, which displayed a picture of a young man...
Zhang Tianyuan was unaware that the press conference was not yet over, and he had already gained another group of "followers" in the world.
However, not everyone likes him.
For example, in an old pharmacy in Hong Kong.
Hannibal's attire was as extravagant as ever, and he was even drinking a glass of wine.
The television on the wall was broadcasting a live press conference.
As Old Pan recounted the execution process, the monster trafficker was reminded once again of what happened nearly half a year ago.
He couldn't understand why such an important figure would bring a group of people to his hideout to find him.
Has Hannibal's fame spread to other dimensions?
Of course, it's okay if you don't understand.
This did not prevent Hannibal from feeling disgust and aversion towards Zhang Tianyuan.
Even though he had signed the agreement two months ago and effectively become a member of the Mutual Aid Society North America Branch, it couldn't stop this sentiment.
Because ever since this person arrived, his perfectly good cooperation with Old Pan suddenly fell apart.
The authority to handle monsters in Asia was directly taken back.
Now, he doesn't even bother to dispose of monster corpses anymore; he has to move and hide the monster parts he collected in the past to prevent them from being confiscated by the PPDC.
He even moved to a different location for this purpose.
The pharmacy he's working at now is not the same one as before.
Moreover, he failed to keep his previous vow to fill the pharmacy with machine guns.
Because of Zhang Tianyuan's frequent visits, the Hong Kong's security measures are now stricter than ever before.
Forget machine guns, he can't even get a bow and arrow right now.
Watching the press conference, Hannibal couldn't help but feel a little manic when he thought that there would be no monsters in the future and his business would be gone. He even felt his head hurt and his eyes under the blindfold were faintly hot... ノ②З
Inside the base.
After hearing that Old Pan was holding a press conference, Zhang Tianyuan decided not to go and join the fun. He didn't want to appear at the press conference and be stared at and questioned by a group of excited and frantic reporters.
And he had other things to do.
We arrived at the rest room.
Ning Jihua and Taylor were already waiting here.
Now that the monster problem has been solved, it's time to start discussing the handover of the PPDC.
As previously promised, the PPDC will be handed over to the Mutual Aid Society after the wormhole is destroyed, with only one base remaining in the Pacific Rim Spacetime to prevent the monsters from rising again.
The talks went very smoothly.
Ning Jihua had no intention of going back on his promise; on the contrary, he was eager to hand over PPDC.
Taylor, on the other hand, was completely passive, having already withdrawn from PPDC, and had no say in the matter what.
And even he agreed with this.
Only after the PPDC is handed over can mechs be put back into service, and only then can the mech projects and workers he restarted in China find a place to stay.
With both parties agreeing, the handover agreement was quickly finalized item by item.
Over the next two weeks, PPDC people
The authority will be separated and transferred to Ke Jinjun, renamed Support Team No. 0, and become the first quasi-military force of the Mutual Aid Society.
Subsequently, personnel from various departments, including finance, command, weaponry, scientific research, and logistics, will also be separated from and liquidated in the Pacific Rim Spacetime.
Whether it's Ning Jihua, Taylor, or any other force, they will all voluntarily relinquish their influence within the PPDC to ensure a smooth transition of the PPDC to the Mutual Aid Society.
It is estimated that within three months at most, PPDC will be able to be completely reorganized and transformed into Support Team No. 0, led by the Mutual Aid Society.
Hearing Ning Jihua list the timeline, Zhang Tianyuan didn't hesitate much and quickly agreed.
Strictly speaking, this is not a perfect handover plan. No matter how it is handled, the Pacific Rim Spacetime will have considerable influence over the soon-to-be-established Support Team No. 0.
But in Zhang Tianyuan's view, none of these were major problems.
After all, the current PPDC personnel are all from the Pacific Rim Spacetime, so they naturally bear the imprint of the Pacific Rim Spacetime.
He can't possibly just want the shell of PPDC and hire people for every other department, can he?
So now all he needs to do is ensure that PPDC can help him eliminate monsters in the game world and bring him a continuous stream of building blueprints.
The rest can be faded with time.
More importantly, he believed in Ke Jinjun's abilities and also believed that Ning Jihua would not interfere with Support Team No. 0.
Even Taylor, who suffered a stroke, wouldn't do something so foolish that would do no good to himself and would only cause resentment within the Mutual Aid Society.
"Let's do it this way, okay?"
At this point, Zhang Tianyuan wanted to inform Ke Jinjun to prepare for taking over PPDC.
But as soon as he opened the system, a line of text displayed on it stunned him.
[World channel search has ended; current channel count: 6]
A routine channel search unexpectedly led to a whole new world.
Zhang Tianyuan jumped to the details page, glanced at the name of the new world, his face remained calm and expressionless.
He then returned to the system communication page and informed Ke Jinjun, who was still in the game world, of the things they had just agreed upon.
Incidentally, the news that the Pacific Rim Spacetime had successfully destroyed the wormhole and resolved the monster crisis was also sent to the other four timelines.
Upon receiving this news, Ning Jihua quickly received congratulatory messages from the other four branch presidents, all of whom mentioned the Spacetime Economic and Trade Organization, with which they had previously conducted negotiations.
The official opening of this organization is predicated on the resolution of the crisis and the formal restoration of productivity in the Pacific Rim Spacetime.
With a pleased expression, Ning Jihua arranged a time for the next negotiation meeting with the other four.
Zhang Tianyuan, however, turned his attention back to the new world the system had just discovered—
" The Day After Tomorrow "
A disaster movie.
The film is set against the backdrop of rapid warming and melting of the poles, which alters the salinity and temperature of the oceans, causing the North Atlantic Ocean thermohaline circulation to cease functioning and resulting in a climate catastrophe unprecedented in human history.
According to the movie's speculation, it only takes seven to eight days for the climate in the entire Northern Hemisphere to go from normal to entering an ice age.
The climate is changing faster than anyone imagined.
Furthermore, under the influence of the storm, many areas will experience extremely low temperatures, which can even drop to -101 degrees Celsius, causing anything exposed to the elements to instantly turn into a block of ice.
Zhang Tianyuan rubbed his temples, knowing that this was yet another troublesome world.
After exchanging views with the four people from the other timeline, Ning Jihua quickly left the base.
The next day, he announced on television to the world his decision to hand over PPDC to the Mutual Aid Society.
This incident caused a huge uproar, with many people not wanting the PPDC, which had just completed its mission, to disappear like this.
But when Ning Jihua said that the Mutual Aid Society take over and continue to station the mechs in their timeline, people suddenly had no reason to object.
Furthermore, PPDC is indeed a money-devouring beast, and most people can only sigh and silently accept this situation.
Unlike the strange atmosphere of mixed joy and sorrow outside, the staff at PPDC were actually quite happy to learn that they wouldn't lose their jobs because of the monsters' disappearance.
Moreover, they seem to have benefited from the misfortune, as the entire organization was elevated to a higher level, suddenly becoming a trans-temporal organization.
The monster threat was eliminated, and the unit's level was even upgraded. The entire PPDC was filled with joy.
Even Old Pan's nosebleeds have decreased...