In the 2012 timeline, most of the people were like helpless lambs, their pitiful eyes fixed on Elder Zhou on the screen, desperately hoping to learn more information from him.
"What kind of evacuation plan is it? Is it the one we trained on before?"
Countless people in China who had participated in disaster evacuation drills suddenly realized this.
For example, Yan Xingbang was repeatedly pulled into participating in drills because his company had business dealings with the government.
"Was the disaster evacuation drills our city organized before actually for the end of the world?"
He patted his forehead, feeling a spark of hope rekindling within him.
"What are you talking about?" The wife looked at her husband, who had suddenly become excited, with a puzzled expression.
Yan Xingbang hugged her excitedly and said quickly, "Do you remember more than half a year ago, didn't I often complain to you about the large-scale disaster evacuation drills the city was conducting?"
His wife remembered a little and nodded.
Yan Xingbang, unable to contain his emotions, gasped for breath. "By then, the possibility of the apocalypse must have already been discovered domestically; that was preparation in advance!"
His wife immediately realized what was happening, covering her mouth in surprise and exclaiming, "Those drills were all for this?"
Yan Xingbang became more and more convinced that this was the case.
It's just a few large-scale drills; compared to the end of the world, this seems insignificant.
But this shows that the country was already preparing for the apocalypse while they were completely unaware of anything.
Yan Xingbang recalls that the disaster evacuation drills at the time were a nationwide campaign.
"We have not been abandoned..."
He held his wife's hands tightly, brought them to his lips, and kept murmuring to himself while staring at the television.
In China, there are countless families like Yan Xingbang's.
Everyone unanimously recalled the nationwide disaster drills that had been conducted previously.
At that time, many people felt that the arrangement was unreasonable, wasteful of manpower and resources.
Now it seems like this arrangement makes perfect sense!
"Thank goodness..."
Compared to the gradually reassured people in China, people abroad are still feeling anxious and uncertain.
May God bless you!
Protesters braving the cold wind outside, people staying up late at home watching TV, or working people going to work...
Countless people began to pray without prior arrangement.
The torches originally intended for protest seem to have become candlelight beneath the ice and snow, the last glimmer of hope.
The faces, illuminated by the torchlight, reflected confusion, tension, and frustration...
It seems that all of humanity's negative emotions can be seen on it...
They stared intently at Elder Zhou through the screen, and Elder Zhou's gaze seemed to be interacting with everyone through the screen, comforting them.
"The disasters caused by the sun are beyond human control, but the end of the world will not be our end. We still have the opportunity to turn it into a new beginning in human history through hard work and struggle."
With a simple turn of events, Elder Zhou looked at Zhang Tianyuan, inviting him with his eyes to come up on stage and stand with them, while slowly saying:
"Because we came into contact with a cross-temporal organization we had never imagined before— the Parallel Spacetime Mutual Aid Society..."
"They can travel between parallel universes, and they can gather the power of different universes so that everyone can help each other and overcome difficulties together."
Parallel universes... Mutual Aid Society?
People's brains haven't had time to process how many unfamiliar information points are in this passage.
Following the gazes of Elder Zhou and Thomas, almost everyone in the room noticed Zhang Tianyuan sitting in the first row.
At this moment, the reporters at the scene suddenly realized what was happening.
This young man is definitely not Elder Zhou's secretary, otherwise he wouldn't be sitting in the first row.
Because there are only six seats in the first row!
And Zhang Tianyuan was sitting in the middle!
This person is clearly no ordinary person!
Zhang Tianyuan smiled confidently, stood up without flinching amidst the attention of the crowd, and walked confidently towards the stage.
Almost the instant Zhang Tianyuan stepped onto the stage, the representatives from various countries who had been sitting below stood up one after another, their eyes fixed on him silently.
Seeing the solemn and dignified appearance of these important figures, the people watching on television couldn't help but stand up.
The people who had been praying with torches in the streets gradually fell silent.
The scene suddenly fell silent.
In the darkness, only the flames continued to leap and dance.
After walking onto the stage, Zhang Tianyuan shook hands and hugged Elder Zhou and the others in front of the camera, and then naturally stood in the center of the podium.
The reporters below stared blankly at the scene, but instinctively, they...
The cameras inside were already clicking away.
No one had ever imagined that such a young man could hold such a dominant position in front of people like Elder Zhou and Thomas.
All eyes were on Zhang Tianyuan, and his every move was being watched by countless people.
Looking at the camera below, Zhang Tianyuan chuckled:
"Those of you watching on TV are probably seeing me for the first time."
"As Elder Zhou just said, I am not from your timeline. I come from a parallel universe, which may be very special, or it may not be special at all." (Xxs-2)
"It was I who brought the news that your time and space were about to face the end of the world; it was also I who founded the Mutual Aid Society Association; and it was I who personally established the Mutual Aid Society Association's motto of unity and mutual assistance."
"In countless universes, perhaps every moment some spacetime is facing a threat, and the mission of our Mutual Aid Society is to gather the power of all spacetimes to help these spacetimes facing crises overcome their difficulties."
"This is also my primary purpose in coming to your time and space."
The reporters in the audience did not react.
The audience did not react.
People are still confused.
The end of the world is the limit of what they can believe.
As for parallel universes...
Yan Xingbang, holding his wife, suddenly asked, "Wife, do you believe this person?"
His wife stared wide-eyed, trying to see how many eyes Zhang Tianyuan on TV had, and hesitated before saying, "He should... still be believable, right?"
Abroad.
The people holding torches held their breath, watching Zhang Tianyuan on the screen.
Everyone is waiting.
Waiting for proof.
It doesn't matter what it is, even if it's Elder Zhou or Thomas standing up to testify.
As long as they believe it...
Zhang Tianyuan knew what they were waiting for.
So he slightly opened his arms, and the pre-set Spacetime Tunnel was activated.
Suddenly.
People at the scene felt as if the light had dimmed.
Because a gigantic black curtain that blots out the sky is rapidly expanding!
The black giant screen expanded at an extremely fast speed, extending several kilometers in length and width in less than a second.
This giant screen is like a black hole, and no light can escape its grasp. However, the people present could not feel the terrifying gravity of the legendary black hole!