No need to say too much.
The scene was silent; everyone already knew about the nature of the Mutual Aid Society and the Great Migration Plan.
They could understand the terms and conditions in the application form without any explanation.
As time passed, almost half an hour later, faint whispers began to emerge at the scene.
Even Takemura, looking at the application in front of him, had to admit that the conditions were fair, at least on paper.
" Mutual Aid Society won't interfere with our internal affairs, nor will it require our resources; we only need to provide compensation after the apocalypse..."
"What a pity..."
Unfortunately, they wanted more than that.
Takemura glanced at Zhang Tianyuan, who was sitting at the head of the conference table, sighed inwardly, but had no choice but to pick up the pen and sign his name on the Chinese agreement.
The other Ark Alliance allies exchanged glances before reluctantly signing their names.
Compared to these people, Thomas was much more straightforward.
He had actually read the application during this time, and its terms had already convinced him; he was increasingly convinced that his choice was right.
Only Mutual Aid Society can save everyone in the apocalypse!
So he was actually just waiting for Carl and the others to finish watching; he even enthusiastically provided explanations from the side.
He was as enthusiastic as a salesperson trying to drum up business, leaving Carl both amused and exasperated.
Finally, just as Carl and the others finished reading, Thomas readily signed his name on the application.
Thus, the second batch of countries to join the Mutual Aid Society in the "2012" timeline were born.
The staff silently collected all the applications from all the countries and then issued applications again for individual members of the Mutual Aid Society.
This time, everyone signed up readily.
Then came the cooperation agreement for the Global Great Migration Plan.
The terms above are very simple.
In the 2012 timeline, all countries were aware of and agreed to implement the Global Great Migration Plan, and each country organized its own Mutual Aid Society branches to jointly negotiate and formulate the specific details of the migration plan.
The process set up by Elder Zhou and his team was very formal. For nearly three hours, Thomas and his team kept looking at the documents and signing them. When they encountered anything they didn't understand, staff members would explain it to them.
The words on the scene were silent, but everyone present, whether it was Zhang Tianyuan, Elder Zhou, Thomas, or even Takemura, knew it.
A decision that would affect two different timelines was made.
Zhang Tianyuan stood up from his seat, facing everyone present, and slightly opened his arms:
"On behalf of the Mutual Aid Society, I welcome you all to join us."
Elder Zhou was the first to applaud, followed by Thomas, Carl, Takemura. They also put away their mournful expressions and forced a smile as they applauded.
Because someone was taking photos at the scene...
"The key points of the Great Migration Plan have already been listed in the documents you just signed, and I'm sure you've all read them carefully, so I don't need to repeat them."
Everyone shook their heads.
The entire Global Great Migration Plan, simply put, involved developing citizens into members of Mutual Aid Society and establishing branches of these Mutual Aid Society.
The Mutual Aid Society associations in various countries will then negotiate to allocate the usage time of the six Spacetime Tunnel before evacuating their citizens and supplies.
During the evacuation, they must adhere to the principle of putting people first, ensuring the evacuation of even a beggar.
During the evacuation, Human Rights Oversight Committee composed of members from various countries was responsible for overseeing any inhumane situations that might occur during the evacuation.
After the withdrawal, the armed forces of each country will be reduced, and weapons and equipment will be strictly limited.
High-value equipment, such as weapons of mass destruction or fleets, is either destroyed on the spot or sent to the Legend Spacetime to be guarded by a joint monitoring team composed of various countries, and can only be retrieved after the reconstruction is completed.
Once in the Legend Spacetime, the activities of each nation will be strictly limited, and they will also have the obligation to restrict their citizens from wandering around in parallel timelines.
This was a proposal that Takemura and his group had been most resistant to.
Resistance is now futile; the "surrender faction" within their country is too powerful.
Zhang Tianyuan sat down again, crossed his arms, and said, "Since everyone has no questions about the Great Migration Plan, let's consider how to announce the end of the world."
Elder Zhou was the first to speak, "After declaring the possibility of the end of the world, we still need to do our best to ensure the normalcy of the economy and order; that's the most difficult part."
Everyone started to think, and even Takemura and the others adjusted their mindset.
Since you can't resist, just enjoy it.
At least for now, it seems there's still a place for them on the ship of the new era, isn't there?
Thomas suddenly said, "After the apocalypse is declared, we are confident that we can maintain general stability in terms of public order, but..."
As for the economy..."
He shook his head; everything was self-evident.
Most other people are the same.
Zhang Tianyuan had anticipated this.
After all, when people hear that the world is going to end, the first to suffer are virtual economies like the stock market, and many people will want to jump off rooftops.
"Furthermore, some small or poor countries may not even be able to maintain domestic order."
Elder Zhou suddenly reminded him.
Everyone else nodded.
In some countries with weak organizational capabilities, things could indeed get out of control.
It might even escalate into a man-made apocalyptic catastrophe, killing countless people.
These things are unpredictable.
"In other words, the most important issues now are the economy and public security."
Thomas scratched his head. He had actually discussed this issue with Zhang Tianyuan and Elder Zhou during this period.
He tentatively asked, "It seems like we have no choice but to take over forcefully now?"
"Bring all manufacturing plants together, temporarily eliminate the concept of 'personal property' after economic bankruptcy, legislate to forgive everyone's debts, implement planned rationing, distribute necessities, and then allow factories to resume large-scale production..."
Everyone listened attentively, glancing at each other's expressions from time to time.
After Thomas finished speaking, Elder Zhou nodded first, then looked at everyone.
Takemura sighed and nodded a second time.
Then came the third, the fourth...
All nine people present agreed.
This is the only way.
Moreover, nowadays, various conglomerates have either already recognized reality and joined the Mutual Aid Society, so they don't care about this kind of thing.
Either they've been put on a blacklist and have no place on the ship of the new era, so there's no need to care about their feelings.
As for more detailed personal feelings...
To be honest, we can't care about that now that the apocalypse is upon us.
There is no perfect solution in the world. A solution that can guarantee everyone's food, clothing, and life is perfect enough.
Thomas then mentioned another method he had discussed with Elder Zhou.
That means they can send stability maintenance teams to help those places with weak organizational capabilities that might lose control of the situation after the apocalypse is declared.
Of course, this requires prior notification to the local authorities.
So the next development is quite obvious--
First, notify the official governments of each country of the doomsday prophecy, and then announce the doomsday and Great Migration Plan to the world!