"Please proceed through the tunnel in an orderly manner, and do not approach the tunnel edge..."
At the prompting, Liu Chunshi, along with Jack and other scholars from this timeline, stepped forward.
Jack was excited and nervous, and could barely breathe.
Even during the last Antarctica ice shelf collapse, when he was jumping back and forth in the cracks between the ice shelves, he didn't feel as nervous as he does now.
Bang bang...
A powerful heartbeat pumped blood throughout his body, and as Jack approached the tunnel and faced the towering black walls, he instinctively closed his eyes.
Then, it felt like passing through a thin film, yet also like I didn't feel anything at all.
His foot landed firmly on the ground, with no difference in height between the two sides, and he stepped over it naturally.
"Whoosh!"
Before even opening his eyes, Jack could already hear a continuous stream of gasps and exclamations around him, as if he were in a frog farm.
"Open your eyes, Jack." Liu Chunshi turned his head and saw that Jack still had his eyes closed. He smiled knowingly and said:
"We've arrived in No. 4 Spacetime; no further incidents are expected..."
"I know, I'm just enjoying the anticipation."
By observing the change in light, Jack knew he had arrived at a well-lit place; he even smelled a scent similar to engine oil when he took a deep breath.
The reason he hadn't opened his eyes was simply, as he said, that he was enjoying the anticipation, like receiving a gift from a lover but not yet opening it.
Jason and Frank couldn't understand his behavior.
The two shook their heads and spoke in unison:
" Jack, you have no idea how shocking your eyes are."
You'll regret opening your eyes so late.
"I feel like I'd rather stay here forever... okay? But maybe I should bring my family over first."
Hearing his two companions say this, Jack finally couldn't resist and chose to open the blind box.
He slowly opened his eyes.
What came into view was a pair of enormous feet.
A pair of steel-cast feet, golden in color, still gleaming.
Looking further up, ankles, knees, chest, abdomen...
The mysterious golden-red patterns are wild and fierce, and the powerful and imposing shape is full of oppressive power.
Unfortunately, you can't see anything higher up; all you can see is a cluster of lights.
But Jack believed that above that was a head also made of steel.
Moreover, he was quite certain that the engine oil smell he had just caught was coming from this behemoth.
"What... what is this?" Jack suddenly understood why the people around him were screaming in surprise.
If he weren't naturally a composed person, he probably wouldn't have been able to contain his amazement at this moment.
"It looks like a giant statue?"
Is it similar to the Statue of Statue of Liberty?
Jack and his two companions turned their attention to Liu Chunshi.
Then they saw Liu Chunshi and other meteorological experts from the Mutual Aid Society also looking at this huge machine with amazement.
???
"Ahem..." Liu Chunshi came to his senses and explained, "Actually, this is my first time in this timeline. I've been staying in No. 3 Spacetime before."
"However, as far as I know, this should be the mecha from No. 4 Spacetime. It's not a statue, but a giant defensive robot."
"A defensive... robot?"
Jack and the others around Liu Chunshi looked at the mecha in front of them, which seemed to be so tall it could pierce the sky, and they really couldn't imagine that it was...
Used for defense or something.
Welcome to No. 3 Spacetime.
A female voice drew the attention of everyone in front of the mechs.
It was only then that everyone realized they were in a parallel universe.
Although they don't seem to be parallel at all.
After all, in their time and space, there's no way they could have made something like this, right?
Mako Mori was still holding a document, with a polite smile on her face, keeping a respectful distance.
"This is No. 3 Spacetime, the Moyulan Base, Mutual Aid Society. I am Mako Mori, the secretary of the research institute here."
"And the mecha in front of you is the ' Pangu '."
Seeing that everyone's attention had been fixed on the Pangu, Mako Mori gave a brief introduction:
"It is the most advanced and largest mech in No. 3 Spacetime, and it made a significant contribution to ending the monster era several months ago."
"It was also the first mech selected for Support Team No. 0."
Representatives from various countries in the Day After Tomorrow Spacetime dared not miss a single word spoken by Mako Mori, but even though they heard it all, they still did not understand it.
After all, they lack far too much knowledge.
Even imagination seems utterly lacking in this situation.
Only then did Zhang Tianyuan reappear in everyone's sight.
However, he didn't seem inclined to explain further. Instead, he simply said, "You can follow Mako on a tour of the Moyulan Base, and you can also learn about the past of No. 3 Spacetime through Mako."
Mako Mori immediately nodded. "I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"
"Thank you for your hard work." Zhang Tianyuan patted him on the shoulder to encourage him, then turned and left.
Representatives from various countries stared in disbelief at the scene.
Why did the president suddenly leave?
For some reason, they suddenly felt like they weren't so important anymore?
Jack was equally surprised by this scene and looked at Liu Chunshi with a puzzled expression.
Liu Chunshi returned his gaze with a questioning look. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"The president has his own things to do, he definitely won't be taking you guys on a 'picnic'..."
The others then realized what was happening.
Someone tentatively asked, "Ms. Mako, is there something urgent that the Chairman has to do?"
"What's the president's whereabouts?"
Mako Mori checked the date, confirming it was Wednesday, but then turned and said, "The chairman should be overseeing the nuclear bomb disposal work right now."
"In No. 3 Spacetime, nuclear missiles are regularly launched into alternate dimensions every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to destroy excess nuclear weapons while striking their targets."
???
Everyone was filled with questions, completely unprepared for such an answer...
On the other side.
Just as Mako Mori predicted.
Zhang Tianyuan was overseeing the destruction of nuclear weapons at that time.
The initial plan was to drop nuclear bombs on Precursors Planet every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and that was indeed how it was initially carried out. However, the work in the Day After Tomorrow Spacetime has been too busy in the last two weeks, so this work has to be temporarily suspended.
However, while the delivery of ammunition stopped, the preparation of ammunition continued.
So Zhang Tianyuan came here to use up the ammunition he had accumulated over the past two weeks.
The process is different from the first time.
The process for destroying nuclear weapons has become increasingly standardized.
Zhang Tianyuan only needs to open the wormhole and then monitor the situation from the safe house in the distance; there is no need for him to approach the site again.
Including the effects of subsequent strikes
The tests no longer require scientists to be physically present; everything can be done remotely.
The only downside is that Zhang Tianyuan now finds carrying out this job very boring, like a security guard staring at surveillance cameras in a room.
However, besides Zhang Tianyuan, Carl also came along.
The fat guy from No. 1 Spacetime who was sent to the Day After Tomorrow Spacetime to carry out a mission came along specifically, clearly because he had some private things to say.
"Sir, I'd like to request an authorization from you," Carl said, leaning closer.
"What authorization?" Zhang Tianyuan thought for a moment, as he didn't have any authorization he could directly give to Carl.
"... We wish to obtain temporary access to the Spacetime Tunnel."
Zhang Tianyuan was taken aback. "What do you want to do?"
Carl said with a serious expression, "I've had several meetings with Becker and I fully understand their attitude and capabilities. I don't think they're qualified..."
Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!?
Zhang Tianyuan immediately understood what Carl meant.
A truly ruthless person won't even spare "themselves"...
These words suddenly popped into Zhang Tianyuan's mind.
"Stop, stop, stop..."
Zhang Tianyuan quickly stopped Carl's idea, saying it was too radical and had already touched the foundation of the Mutual Aid Society.
He understood that Carl wasn't unaware of how inappropriate these words were within the Mutual Aid Society; otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to secretly follow them and discuss it further.
This fat man is a very clever and shrewd person.
The fact that he could say something like that only shows that Becker had truly become unbearable for him.
Or perhaps this timeline was simply too disappointing for Carl.
He had heard before that Carl and Chai Ping had gone to see Becker after the climate conference, but Baker completely ignored them.
Even though representatives from other countries reported on their firsthand experiences at the climate conference, Becker refused to believe them and was even less willing to send representatives to participate in the visit.
Otherwise, Jack might have been able to hitch a ride home.
In fact, he guessed correctly.
It was Becker's series of actions—covering his ears and pretending not to hear—that angered Carl.
Carl didn't believe that Becker had completely ignored the Mutual Aid Society's and Zhong Ruijin's warnings.
He had just saved his country with Thomas when he saw a carbon copy of himself, or even worse.
It's like encountering your teenage self; you'd definitely want to slap them into the wall.
So Carl's current goal is to slap Becker into the wall.
He had never known how to talk to Becker without using soldiers, but now he felt like he had figured it out!
Why insist on using diplomatic methods that we are not good at?
Why did he disarm himself?
Unfortunately, his idea failed before it could be put into practice...
"I don't want to hear those words again."
Zhang Tianyuan gave Carl a stern warning, and the fat man shut up reluctantly, his eyes filled with helplessness and resentment.
" Chai Ping should have told you about our plan before; we just need to continue executing it."
"But if we follow your plan, there will only be bigger chaos and more deaths."
If we follow Carl's idea and let him denounce Becker, the climate catastrophe will probably end along with it by the time it's over.
Therefore, this is simply an unrealistic solution.
But what exactly did Becker do?
He didn't remember this fat guy being such an impulsive person...