Newton quickly determined the destructive effect of Red Umbrella No. 1 using the camera on the robotic arm.
The wormhole device on the other side was mostly destroyed, with debris scattered everywhere, which greatly expanded the camera's field of view.
The sky opposite was shrouded in poisonous gas and dust, as if covered by a thick fog, but even so, a star nearing the end of its life could be seen hanging on the horizon, its enormous outline and somber color particularly striking...
This scene is captivating.
Newton and the other scientists were all stunned for a moment.
They didn't come to their senses until Zhang Tianyuan closed the tunnel and cut off the robotic arm.
"Alright, that's enough for this operation. Continuing to connect will greatly increase the chances of being detected."
Zhang Tianyuan clapped his hands, signaling everyone to disperse.
Being discovered is a minor issue; the real worry is that the Precursors on the other side might start lying in wait and try to slip some strange things into this area when the tunnel opens and closes. That would be a real problem.
Everyone understood.
They've already had enough to show for it today.
Zhang Tianyuan opened Spacetime Tunnel, allowing people from different timelines to return home after undergoing a disinfection process. He then took Tong Wenshi to the Pacific Rim Spacetime.
Shatterdome.
In a conference room.
After Zhang Tianyuan brought Tong Wenshi over, Elder Zhou, Ning Jihua, and Sun Deyi also arrived one after another through the Spacetime Tunnel.
Of the five timelines currently in existence, only Tan Mingda from the Finch Spacetime is not present, because the Mutual Aid Society branch in their timeline has not yet been officially established.
"The main reason I've invited everyone here today is because of our newly discovered No. 6 Spacetime."
Zhang Tianyuan sat in his seat and gestured to Mako Mori, who had been brought over to act as his assistant, to distribute documents to the others.
After the distribution was completed, he continued, "This document contains the information I've compiled over the past few days related to No. 6 Spacetime."
Curious, everyone opened the document, only to find it was a popular science document.
The educational content, however, concerns the Younger Dryas event.
About 13,000 years ago, a comet collided with Earth and exploded. The heat and pressure generated melted the Greenland ice sheet and changed the pattern of atmospheric circulation.
It even stirred up massive amounts of dust, weakened solar radiation, and led to an ice age. The cooling that lasted for thousands of years caused the extinction of many species.
This event was thus named the Younger Dryas event.
Everyone present was intelligent.
Even if one is unfamiliar with this incident, one can guess that the document in their hand must be related to No. 6 Spacetime.
And most likely...
"Does the president mean that No. 6 Spacetime is experiencing an ice age?"
"A disaster similar to this one?"
Elder Zhou closed the file and turned to look at Zhang Tianyuan.
The other people's guesses were largely the same.
Zhang Tianyuan, with his hands on his hips and leaning back in his chair, said, "That's right, the disaster facing No. 6 Spacetime is an unprecedented ice age."
Hearing this, some people breathed a sigh of relief.
Although this event had a huge impact on history, leading to the extinction of creatures such as woolly mammoths, it also severely damaged the development of early human civilization in Eurasia.
However, if it happened in modern times, humanity would not be without ways to resist it.
Although the cooling during this ice age lasted for over a thousand years, the overall temperature drop was not particularly large.
For example, in the southern part of the Rotten Country, the average winter temperature during the Younger Dryas period is approximately -20°C.
This temperature would have been unbearable for early humans, but it's not entirely unacceptable for modern industrial civilization; it's just a bit cold. As long as we work together, we can always get through it.
As for how to persuade others to work together, several different timelines have already developed their own set of experiences in this regard.
Elder Zhou pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, perhaps we should pay more attention to the meteorite impact than to the subsequent cooling effect..."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianyuan realized he had misunderstood and immediately pointed out, "This data is only similar to No. 6 Spacetime; it's not a complete match. At least, the meteorite event definitely didn't happen there."
Before anyone could ask questions, he continued, "The main disaster facing No. 6 Spacetime is a large-scale temperature drop that caught everyone off guard."
"How low can it go at most?" Sun Deyi Wandering Spacetime, spoke up. When it came to how to resist the cold, no one in any of the various time and space realms dared to claim to be number one.
Zhang Tianyuan said, "In some local times and locations, it might reach -100."
Everyone's eyebrows
They were all somewhat surprised by the challenge, realizing they had underestimated the situation.
For industrial civilization, -20 degrees Celsius is still manageable, but -100 degrees Celsius is truly unbearable.
At the very least, it would have to be like No. 3 Spacetime, relying on nuclear fusion engines to supply energy and heat in order to survive.
Elder Zhou glanced at the documents in his hand, then at Zhang Tianyuan. The documents clearly stated -20.
He opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say...
The difference is too big...
-20 degrees and -100 degrees, can these really be called similar?
Zhang Tianyuan could only shrug helplessly at his gaze.
However, he still explained the reason, "The cooling in the new timeline is similar to this event; both are caused by the rapid melting of ice, which disrupts atmospheric circulation."
That's why he released the information about this incident.
Everyone nodded and continued listening.
Let's get back to the main topic.
Zhang Tianyuan continued:
"Finally, based on the information I've gathered, the climate abrupt change in No. 6 Spacetime has the following main characteristics--"
First, the spread and cooling are rapid. Storms originating from the polar regions can sweep across Eurasian continent and North America continent in just one or two days, while temperatures throughout the Northern Hemisphere remain within the normal range before the storm arrives.
Upon hearing this, Elder Zhou and Sun Deyi exchanged glances, as if asking each other if such a situation was possible.
Sun Deyi shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.
However, based on his experience, he believes that such a situation is possible, because they have conducted spacetime simulations and found that when the Earth stops rotating, the timeframe for various climate changes will be compressed into a very limited time.
Zhang Tianyuan continued from the front:
"The second characteristic is its wide-ranging impact. This storm will affect the entire Northern Hemisphere within just one week, freezing most of the land, and it is likely to have a significant impact on the Southern Hemisphere as well."
"Third, it will last a long time. After the storm ends, No. 6 Spacetime will enter an ice age, and the disrupted ocean currents will keep them in a frigid environment for a long period of time."
Zhang Tianyuan paused for a moment, and just when everyone thought he had finished speaking, he raised his fourth finger:
"Just a little bit."
"The temperature will be low, just as I just mentioned. In certain locations, such as where the storm has passed, the temperature will drop to -100 degrees Celsius due to the drastic climate change in No. 6 Spacetime."
"Add to that the destructive effects of the cold on base facilities and various organizations, and when the disaster strikes, most of the population in the Northern Hemisphere will die..."
After Zhang Tianyuan finished speaking, the room fell into a deep silence.
This is not Zhang Tianyuan exaggerating.
In the movie's ending, survivors from every building in New York climb to the rooftop to plead for help, seemingly giving humanity a glimmer of hope.
But that's New York, a metropolis with a population of tens of millions!
It's hard to say whether there are even a thousand people in the building.
Therefore, the survival of these people can only be described as a miracle, while the millions or tens of millions who died in the cold and floods are the norm.
Not to mention Eurasian continent, which is rarely mentioned in the film.
After a moment of silence, Elder Zhou was the first to speak.
Did the officials in that timeline know about this disaster?
Zhang Tianyuan said, "They found out too late, and they didn't take it seriously enough."
The temperature dropped by tens of degrees in just a few days; such an absurd thing is truly hard to believe.
Elder Zhou understood this, after all, they had once been one of these people.
Unfortunately, doomsday scenarios are often quite absurd, or rather, events that aren't absurd don't deserve to be called doomsday.
Elder Zhou pondered for a moment and said, "Since No. 6 Spacetime is unprepared for this disaster, we need to think of a suitable way to inform them so that they can prepare accordingly."
"I arranged this a few days ago. No. 2 Spacetime will send an Antarctica research team, and No. 3 Spacetime will send a meteorological team to provide support. They will then go directly to Antarctica in No. 6 Spacetime to conduct research, obtain data on polar melting, and then perform simulations..."
Upon hearing that Zhang Tianyuan had already made arrangements, Elder Zhou nodded.
"So the problem we face now is how to make contact with the official organizations on the other side."
Elder Zhou spoke, he looked at Zhang Tianyuan again.
His eyes seemed to be saying something.
Zhang Tianyuan was taken aback for a moment, then realized that Elder Zhou meant to ask him if he wanted to ride in a fighter jet again...
Thinking of this, he shook his head.
It's not that he doesn't like flying in fighter jets anymore.
Rather, it was in a normal state before the Day After Tomorrow Spacetime.
This approach is neither friendly nor risky.
It's easy to be targeted by mythical beasts.
Elder Zhou understood perfectly, "Then let's think of another way."
Without an ambassador, with no prior contact, and possessing a somewhat unbelievable background, how could one possibly reach a powerful figure in Time and No. 6 Spacetime, gain their trust, and convince them of the Mutual Aid Society, while minimizing public panic and keeping the number of people who know the truth as small as possible...
This is no easy task.
The group discussed the matter for quite some time before settling on a basic plan.
Zhang Tianyuan thought it was feasible and nodded in agreement...
The group then began discussing other contingency plans.
For example, if they arrive and discover that a disaster is about to occur, how can they assist in the most effective evacuation of people?
And if they find out it's a disaster after they get there, how will they help No. 6 Spacetime...?
The meeting finally ended in the evening, lasting from noon until late at night.
The meeting minutes were compiled into a large number of documents, which will be sent to various Mutual Aid Society branches for further study to see if there are any omissions.
Zhang Tianyuan opened Spacetime Tunnel, allowing everyone to return to his office.
Elder Zhou stopped before leaving, tapped his head, and said, "Look at my memory!"
He turned around, greeted Zhang Tianyuan who was about to go to rest, and then got down to business.
The time-space railway has been fully completed and has undergone trial operation. They are about to begin a full-scale relocation, so they would like to invite Zhang Tianyuan to the site to oversee the process.
Only after hearing about this matter did Zhang Tianyuan remember.
In the timeline of "2012," it's now the end of 2010. According to the original plan, it's indeed time for the nationwide relocation.
Without hesitation, he agreed and went with Elder Zhou to No. 1 Spacetime.
At this point, the world of "2012" is already shrouded in an atmosphere of moving.
Thomas was standing in front of Zhang Tianyuan, recounting his work achievements over the past period.
During this period, he and Elder Zhou had moved away from all the countries on Earth with a population of less than 50 million.
After this relocation, only 26 countries and regions remain on Earth in No. 1 Spacetime, which were originally more than 200.
Of course, this only makes the data look good on paper.
Zhang Tianyuan took a look at the detailed table and immediately discovered the trickery involved.
Because the remaining 26 countries have a total population of five billion...
In other words, it took Thomas and his team more than half a year to relocate two billion people.
This speed is neither fast nor slow.
All we can say is that we managed to move everyone out before the end of the world.
In addition, Thomas complained that they encountered other problems, namely that some people simply did not believe the news of the apocalypse and refused to evacuate.
There aren't many such people, but there aren't few either.
If you do a global survey, you can probably gather hundreds of thousands of people from all the countries combined.
After listening, Zhang Tianyuan stroked his chin thoughtfully for a while, then asked calmly, "I seem to remember that Mr. Thomas promised me before that your country would be the last to leave?"
Thomas wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He understood what Zhang Tianyuan meant and could only manage a forced smile.
"Yes."
Zhang Tianyuan nodded, his eyes rather indifferent. "Then I haven't remembered wrong."
Thomas could only reply, "Yes, you're not mistaken."
As he spoke, Thomas, the Black man, couldn't help but let out a bitter smile.
He understood what the chairman meant. Bringing up this matter suddenly was clearly a way of saying that if these hundreds of thousands of people weren't dealt with, no one from their country could leave either.
What can we do?
Thomas could only sigh and go back to figuring out how to deal with those troublemakers.
Elder Zhou smiled and said that what Thomas had just said was indeed true; there were indeed some people who had never believed the Mutual Aid Society's news.
In response to Elder Zhou's advice, Zhang Tianyuan shrugged, indicating that he knew Thomas's words were probably true.
"But if we let him off the hook today, what if he comes back next time and there are even more people who don't want to leave? What will we do then?"
"I can't possibly ask each and every one of them if they really want to stay on Earth and perish with human civilization, can I?"
This is obviously impossible...