"Is it really possible that the data and inferences in this report could actually happen? And has our adversary really been preparing for almost a year?"
Thomas Wilson's weathered face was filled with doubt as he placed the report Carl had brought on the table.
Young Adrian stood awkwardly opposite, but upon hearing Thomas's doubt, he immediately stepped forward:
"Sir, I'm willing to stake my life on the fact that what's written here is absolutely true!"
Thomas remained noncommittal, only turning his gaze to his deputy, Carl.
Carl knew what his boss was thinking.
He calmly said, "I already investigated before I came here. This report has been reviewed by the Ministry of Geology."
Aside from the conclusions, everything in the report was accepted and confirmed, and our adversaries did indeed frequently rent deep caves around the world for strange scientific observations throughout the year...
Thomas remained calm and composed. It was getting dark outside, and the office lights weren't on yet. He was practically invisible in the darkness, and no one could see his expression.
After a long silence, he finally spoke, "Form a team, and have Dr. Adrian verify it again. I need larger-scale measurement results. Also, I need to confirm whether our adversaries are aware of the abnormal rise in ground temperature..."
The following day, Thomas immediately sent a note expressing his intention to collaborate with China on geophysics, a scientific field, with both sides sharing data.
However, this request was quickly and politely declined.
In the following days, the geological stations that had been urgently mobilized, under Adrian's command, quickly conducted ground temperature monitoring across the country.
The results all matched Adrian's report.
Moreover, in just a few days, the ground temperature has risen even faster.
Previously, Adrian and his group could descend more than 3,000 meters underground, but now they only need to go down 2,000 meters before it becomes unbearably hot.
By this point, Thomas already had a general idea of what was going on.
"We need to come up with a solution; we may be facing an unprecedented disaster."
"Furthermore, spread the word that next year's 8G Summit will be held in January."
This time, the world
We must lead the way!
"Have they sent people over again to probe the deep cave exploration?" The moment Zhang Tianyuan returned, a senior executive from "2012" brought up this matter during a greeting call.
"Yes, they had inquired about the deep cave exploration before. I guess they've discovered something unusual underground, which is why they're coming to us again to ask."
"So what are you planning to do now? Are you going to tell them about the apocalypse?"
"I reckon they can deduce the result too; it's just a matter of whether they believe it and how much they believe it..."
After a few seconds of deliberation, the person on the other end of the phone said cautiously, "We're not ready for a large-scale evacuation yet. It's better to avoid trouble."
Zhang Tianyuan cautioned, "The fleet training in No. 2 Spacetime needs to be accelerated. No one knows how other countries will react to the apocalypse and our evacuation plans."
With worries weighing on their minds, the two sides quickly began discussing the issue of fleet training.
Fleet training in No. 2 Spacetime has been underway for nearly four months. With the help of officials like Otis, the performance of each ship has now been thoroughly understood.
Especially a month ago, they found two aircraft carriers sailing together at sea --
Zhang Tianyuan was right. Faced with the rapid collapse outside the base, some commanders did indeed have the brilliant idea of moving large quantities of supplies onto ships and then fleeing the entire fleet to the sea...
After rescuing these people, No. 2 Spacetime gained a veteran regiment. Although they had neglected their training for over a year, their experience remained.
With these people's down-to-earth experience summaries, the fleet's training speed increased significantly.
However, for Zhang Tianyuan and the higher-ups of "2012", it's not fast enough until they have formed combat power.
While Zhang Tianyuan was in a meeting, Thomas was also in a meeting on the other side of the ocean.
Both sides share the same concerns.
The think tank members at the meeting stood up and began to present their proposals.
The first proposal suggested announcing the end of the world and calling on the world to concentrate its efforts on building a terrifying number of massive airships to send people from all countries into the sky when disaster strikes.
sounds good.
However, the airship suffers from insufficient load-bearing capacity, difficulty in resupply, inconvenient maintenance, and high operational requirements.
Advanced questions.
Thomas shook his head, rejecting the impractical proposal.
The second plan was similar to the first, except that instead of announcing the apocalypse, it secretly informed various countries and concentrated its efforts on building a space city, sending a small number of elites there.
Thomas shook his head again.
He kept shaking his head at the following proposals.
Until the emergence of the " Atlantis Ark " project:
"We can secretly build super-giant ships in the high-altitude regions, and when the apocalyptic tsunami strikes, they can sail downstream, directly on the surging sea..."
This plan caught Thomas's eye.
And the more he listened, the more he liked it.
This plan is quite good in terms of secrecy, security, capacity, execution, and most importantly, cost.
"This is it!" Thomas decided.
After the meeting ended, the attendees gradually dispersed.
Adrian became the center of attention.
Everyone wanted to say a few words to the discoverer of the apocalypse.
This even includes many scholars whom Adrian had previously admired.
Adrian, however, was in a low mood.
His mind was still replaying the meeting's main points that Thomas had just conveyed—
They are doing everything they can to ensure social stability and praying that the apocalyptic catastrophe will not occur, so that if it does, they can immediately board the ark and escape.
Although Adrian rationally knew it was a last resort, he couldn't accept it emotionally.
Even if he could bring his immediate family members onto the ark, he would still be a member of the privileged class...
But he truly hoped to save everyone and didn't want to deceive the world.
As Adrian chatted with the people who approached him, the conversation suddenly turned to this topic, and he discovered that there were quite a few scholars who shared the same ideas as him.
Several scholars even confided in him, expressing their intention to take action.
This made Adrian feel both guilty and hopeful.
Feel guilty for your own cowardice, and hopeful for the actions of others.
Unfortunately, he never received the declaration from those scholars published in the newspaper.
Instead, we received news that they had all died in a car accident...
When Adrian saw the news in the newspaper, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and a chill ran down his spine.