The storm continues.
Fifty-four plasma jets followed its trajectory, doing their utmost to counteract its power.
But before the storm could show any signs of weakening, the Wandering Spacetime had to shut down the thirty newly added Planetary Engine, reducing the number of engines that could function normally back to twenty-four.
No one has any solutions to this storm.
Even the rescue teams from the Mutual Aid Society, including Wang Lei and others from the Wandering Spacetime, were unable to carry out rescue operations in such a storm-ravaged environment.
This cold snap storm is different from the Day After Tomorrow Spacetime; this storm is carrying far more snow and hail.
Once caught in a storm, you might not even be able to see your own hand, let alone find someone in need of help.
Moreover, this storm came suddenly, whereas Zhang Tianyuan had been preparing for the storm in the Day After Tomorrow Spacetime's timeline for quite some time before it began.
There was absolutely no time to prepare; the storm arrived in less than an hour.
Rescue efforts can only begin after the storm has passed.
"But the storm has already passed, and even if the rescue teams go back, they won't be able to save many more people..."
Liu Chunshi and Jack were discussing the situation in North America.
Matthew was very cooperative during the storm, even sharing their latest data.
Therefore, Zhang Tianyuan can now also learn about the situation in North Dakota and northern Minnesota.
In just half an hour, the rescue team discovered more than 400 frozen corpses.
According to reports from the scene, if a window or door is found to be broken, then going inside will most likely only result in finding a few bodies.
Hailstones the size of fists poured down from the sky, enough to shatter most windows.
So now the rescue teams are more like corpse-collecting teams.
Even if some survivors are occasionally found who haven't frozen to death, they often have very severe frostbite. It's common for them to lose fingers or ears with the slightest touch.
There are even reports of people losing their hands and feet to frostbite; it's uncertain whether they can survive such injuries in this environment.
The news of the casualties from the storm quickly spread, causing alarm throughout the world.
Following the sharp drop in temperature, most countries around the world are facing enormous difficulties. Society has come to a near standstill due to the catastrophic weather, requiring the distribution of massive amounts of aid...
Previously Cheng Wanli had even proposed that everyone relocate to a new society to start afresh.
Many people only outwardly agree without objection, while others outwardly agree but secretly resort to underhanded tactics to hinder the relocation plan.
Ultimately, it's because everyone felt the situation wasn't that serious yet.
Despite warnings from Mutual Aid Society, emphasis from Cheng Wanli, and analysis from meteorologists...
But people still intuitively believe that the Earth's condition isn't that bad, and there's still hope.
But this storm has shattered all illusions.
What hope?
The people who froze to death in the storm told them that this was the result of having hope.
Their so-called hope has no theoretical basis whatsoever; it's more like wishful thinking.
There is no room for luck.
The storm continued to move, and Zhang Tianyuan, disregarding the cost, maintained the Spacetime Tunnel, transferring the high-temperature plasma jet into the storm.
Finally, on the second day, the storm showed a significant weakening, and by the third day, the threat to the public had diminished. By the fourth day, it could barely be considered harmless.
But by this time, the storm had already swept all the way to the southernmost Texas, essentially making a north-south passage...
The initial death toll has also been tallied in the three states that were first hit by the storm.
100,000 people...
That's all...
The combined population of North Dakota, and Minnesota exceeds seven million.
This number seems acceptable.
However, this is the death toll, not the number of casualties.
These 100,000 people are truly dead!
When Matthew heard the number, he immediately slammed his head against his desk and fainted.
Therefore, he did not hear the other set of figures reported by the secretary.
That means the number of injured is estimated to be over one million.
There are simply too many people to count.
Moreover, this is only a rough estimate of people with clearly defined disabilities, such as missing fingers, ears, hands, or feet.
Furthermore, those with severe internal injuries are simply impossible to calculate.
With so many injuries and illnesses, most people can only lie in the freezing cold and wait to die.
Without even access to medical care, it's a miracle if they survive; if they don't, well, that's just fate.
The international community was also...
The sheer number of casualties was shocking.
More than one-seventh of the population has died or become disabled...
This is something that no country or region can afford.
And the situation is bound to continue to worsen.
Don't forget, the storm cut straight down from the north street to the south alley.
From North and South Dakota and Minnesota to Texas, this is separated by Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana...
A total of eight states!
How many people will die in these eight states?
How many more people will be injured?
It's simply unimaginable.
Locals have begun calling this storm " the Steamroller " because it resembles a giant Steamroller, rolling from north to south, crushing and killing anyone who gets in its way.
Because the situation was so serious, everyone sent some rescue teams to help. Cheng Wanli and the Mutual Aid Society also sent people, even though Matthew's side was not a member of the Mutual Aid Society.
Matthew, lying in his hospital bed, did not refuse.
Such a disaster has indeed exceeded their capacity to handle.
The estimated death toll has now risen to half a million, and the number of injured and wounded is nearly ten million.
It could be said that the entire country was flattened by this storm.
The subsequent meteorological analysis released by the Mutual Aid Society association's meteorological team caused widespread panic around the world.
In Liu Chunshi's calculations, this storm was not an isolated incident, and its power was far from being fully realized.
Due to the disturbance caused by the plasma jet, such storms may occur frequently in the future, and their locations are extremely uncontrollable and random.
This incident has proven that even with experience from the Day After Tomorrow Spacetime and meteorological knowledge from Wandering Spacetime, they still cannot predict the formation of storms in advance.
Even in terms of formation mechanism, this storm is completely different from storms in the Day After Tomorrow Spacetime, only their manifestations are similar.
This conclusion caused extreme panic among the people.
Some people want the Mutual Aid Society to stop the plasma jets from heating the atmosphere.
But meteorologists immediately came out to refute this.
Without the help of plasma jets, Earth would have turned into a frozen hell much faster.
This " Steamroller " storm is currently affecting only a few states in North America.
However, if the plasma jets were to stop, every part of the globe would quickly become colder than the eye of the storm.
in addition.
In the past few days, because the plasma jets were used to combat the " Steamroller " storm and neglected to heat atmospheric nodes, temperatures in various places have plummeted.
The decline was only 1.5% in the first two days, but on the third day, it jumped to 3.4%.
In just three days, I jumped almost 5.
And the speed afterwards was terrifying.
It terrified the meteorologists.
The average temperature, which was originally -7, suddenly jumped to -12.
If the plasma jet stream were to stop for another two days, wouldn't it plummet straight to -20 degrees Celsius?
Will it reach -50 in a few days?
Will anyone survive?
This presents a dilemma.
If the plasma jet continues to operate, it's like randomly selecting an area to be hit by a storm, turning hundreds of thousands or even millions of people into popsicles.
Let's stop now, or the whole planet will turn into popsicles.
So is there still a choice?
At this point, the smart people all remembered Cheng Wanli's earlier suggestion.
"Why don't we all just move to a parallel universe?"
"Didn't the Mutual Aid Society issue an official document? There's land in that parallel universe where we can live a normal life."
"But I heard there's a special kind of Blight there, and we'll have a hard time finding food..."
"It's better than freezing to death here!"
"It's as if we can still sow seeds now!"
"This Earth is no longer suitable for human habitation..."
A heated discussion broke out again.
However, it's different from before.
Having faced a personal crisis, the scales in everyone's hearts have quietly shifted in a different direction.
No matter how difficult it is to migrate to a parallel universe, people will try to convince themselves that they can overcome these difficulties.
Whatever the outcome of migrating to a parallel universe may be, it's better than dying on this cold Earth, isn't it?
The Migration Faction suddenly gained an absolute advantage.
Many countries have clearly stated that humanity's future lies in migration, Mutual Aid Society, and parallel universes...
Matthew had just left the hospital bed, also received various...
The big corporation's stance: No more fuss, let's get out of here!
Once you reach a parallel universe, let the power structure be reshuffled.
Don't get frozen out now, or you won't even have a chance to participate in the reshuffling...
Matthew was relieved and quickly contacted Cheng Wanli. The two sides finalized a lot of details over the phone.
Then Matthew quickly flew over to meet with Zhang Tianyuan, putting the verbal agreement into writing and officially becoming a new member of the Mutual Aid Society in this time and space.
As for the second member state?
They're not the same people anymore.
Those who were close to Cheng Wanli joined the Mutual Aid Society much earlier than Matthew.
Matthew's statement immediately led to the addition of a new batch of member countries to the Mutual Aid Society.
At this point, the matter also brought about an unexpected outcome.
That means the entire gang led by Old Morgan was captured.
Needless to say, Old Morgan was recognized by the rescue team shortly after being rescued.
This old guy was pretty lucky, and he's probably in good health. Plus, when he was found, everyone was around him, so he only lost an arm and a leg to frostbite. His torso was well protected, and he's not in immediate danger.
He should be able to live to see the day of the trial.
However, his sons, grandsons, and driver who were with him were not so lucky.
No one survived; they all froze to death.
The deaths were generally gruesome.
As for the other members of the gang, they were all betrayed and sold out by their subordinates, just like before.
Matthew's joining the Mutual Aid Society and agreeing to carry out the relocation plan gave everyone insight into the future direction.
The relocation plan was spearheaded by Cheng Wanli.
Then Cheng Wanli issued arrest warrants for these people by name...
Whether it was at the behest of Matthew and the major corporations behind him, or due to the opportunistic impulses of some of his subordinates, those who were named could no longer remain peacefully in the bunker.
Whether they were principal offenders or accomplices, the list contained hundreds of names, and most of them were quickly assembled within a week.
Wilford's cellmates were increasing at a snowball rate.
Matthew also voluntarily handed over all the data on CW-7, which was seized from the laboratory controlled by the Morgan gang.
What they originally intended to use to frame Wilford has now become irrefutable evidence of their own crimes.
also.
During this week, South America Continent also experienced a cold snap, though it was not as severe as North America's " Steamroller," lasting only one day and causing nearly a thousand deaths and tens of thousands of injuries.
Upon hearing this number, people became somewhat numb.
But the relocation process is being expedited.
Even President Zhang is busy.
Because the situation in Interstellar Spacetime has changed.
Professor Brand has made his decision: he will return home to end the chaos and prevent further deaths and injuries from the war.
As the president of the Mutual Aid Society, Zhang Tianyuan expressed his support for his ideas in principle, although the headquarters would not provide them with any assistance in this regard.
President Zhang simply had someone inform the millions of starving people in the granary that their North America Mutual Aid Society chairman was about to return...
However, it is foreseeable that Professor Brand's trip will be a success.
Just because headquarters isn't providing support doesn't mean other branches aren't.
President Zhang has never cared about the interactions between the various branches, especially those branches within the same time and space.
Therefore, Yuan Heguang generously sponsored Professor Brand with a batch of items that he considered useless to continue holding...
" President Brand, you can go back home with peace of mind. We have had close cooperation, and you have made tremendous contributions. In return, we will always firmly support your ideals of striving for peace."
"I wish you all the best in your work after returning home, and that you will achieve true peace. We are also willing to provide real assistance to remove obstacles on your path to peace."
"You can keep this locator safe."
"We're also facing difficulties right now, and we don't have many resources to help. The only thing we have left over is a batch of rockets from back then, which we can modify and use..."
"In short, if needed, President Brand can notify us immediately!"
It is said that Professor Brand, who was holding the locator that day... After learning about the performance of the batch of rockets that Yuan Heguang mentioned, as well as their payload, President Brand was very moved and said that he would definitely convey the desire for peace to the guards in North America.
He believes that peace will definitely be achieved.