Apocalypse: After Being Reborn, I Stocked Up on All Supplies-Chapter 249 - The Truth about the Catastrophe 2
Chapter 249: Chapter 249: The Truth about the Catastrophe 2
Chapter 249: Chapter 249: The Truth about the Catastrophe 2
“Leader Mo, what do you mean by that?” Jiang Yan suddenly stood up.
Japan’s decision to release nuclear-contaminated water despite international objections was well known to everyone, and she was no exception.
Whenever she thought of such a beautiful blue ocean suffering such a catastrophe, her heart filled with intense anger and she wished she could personally reduce the culprit to ashes.
At this moment, hearing that there was a connection between this catastrophe and the current situation, Jiang Yan could no longer remain calm.
Mo Jingsheng did not directly answer her question.
He furrowed his brow in silence for a second, then said, “What I’m about to tell you will overthrow your understanding of this world; at the same time, it involves a core secret concerning the future of the entire world. The knowledge of this matter is limited to very few people in our time.”
Jiang Yan felt a heaviness on her shoulders, “Leader Mo, if that is the case, may I choose not to know…”
The more she knew, the faster she would die—she understood this principle well.
Having lived once before, she cherished her life dearly.
However, she saw the other party give a bitter smile and shrugged, “I had no choice, and you, likewise, have no choice.”
Jiang Yan took a deep breath and did not argue.
Mo Jingsheng resumed his composure and began to narrate slowly.
Jiang Yan listened silently, her eyes initially widening, then her brow furrowing ever more tightly:
Several years ago.
Due to mankind’s rampant plundering and destruction of the natural environment, and the rapid increase in the global population, frequent localized conflicts and wars made the living environment for humans increasingly harsh.
The weather began to deteriorate swiftly, the frequency of extreme weather events gradually increased, and Blue Star became less and less suitable for human residence.
Furthermore, according to scientific deductions, the sun would eventually exhaust its hydrogen fuel and start to expand, forming a helium-burning red giant. *
This meant that, in about five billion years, when the sun turned into a red giant, Blue Star would ultimately perish in a great fire. *
Given this foreknowledge, several nations with leading technological capabilities had no choice but to collaborate to preemptively research how to deal with extreme weather disasters and to select, beyond Blue Star, a second habitable planet.
Mars, with its atmosphere and potential water, became the first choice for human extraterrestrial migration.
But migrating to Mars didn’t just test the endurance of spaceship fuel; it also tested humans’ ability to endure the stresses of interstellar travel in a microgravity environment.
And the ability of humans to successfully survive on Mars under harsh conditions such as low oxygen levels, temperature differences of up to 94 degrees Celsius, and a semi-weightless environment.
For this, a series of high-end, precision research projects were initiated.
The priority was natural disaster simulation experiments to help humans adapt to new environments, followed by the development of new equipment and new energy sources.
And among these, the catastrophe simulation experiments had actually existed some years ago in some minor weather wars; now, the research had been expanded to include more types of natural disasters.
To avoid any undesirable effects from this research, it had always been conducted in strict secrecy.
And indeed, some progress had been made.
But after some flora and fauna underwent catastrophe simulation experiments and their genes mutated to adapt to extreme weather, some upper echelons yearning for immortal life began to entertain new ideas.
They were no longer satisfied with merely “replacing parts” or longevity; what they wanted was to change their bodily functions, to achieve eternal youth and immortality.
After all, the idea of migrating to Mars was just a grand concept and could not guarantee implementation during their lifetimes.
Of course, these activities were also conducted in secret.
Those involved in the project naturally kept silent about it.
This initially caused no issues.
Since each faction involved in the research had its own agendas, they maintained a balance with each other, regulated by rules and contractual terms.
The situation changed dramatically after scientists developed faster-than-light materials.
According to existing technology, it would take at least six to ten months for humans to travel from Blue Star to Mars.
But with the advent of this special material, it would only take a few days.
The introduction of this material made the originally calm and coordinated parties restless.
After all, whoever reached Mars first would be the first to take advantage of strategic timings and locations.
They might even claim to be the pioneers, owners, and rule makers of the new planet.
Facing such a huge temptation, some people could not help but start creating disturbances.
At this point, Jiang Yan couldn’t help interrupting Mo Jingsheng:
“Even if there is special material that has developed a very fast spaceship, can the human body withstand it?”
It’s well known that the astronauts going to the space station in rockets are carefully selected and rigorously trained.
As for this newly developed special material, one can guess with their toes that its development cost is extremely high, and the quantity is limited.
It will take some time to produce, and even if it is manufactured, how many people could get the right to ride it?
Those upper echelons would definitely want to be the first batch of passengers.
But could their age and physical fitness compare to those astronauts who have trained for many years and are one in a million?
Mo Jingsheng’s lips curved into a smirk, appreciatively glancing at her, saying, “What if I told you that mankind has evolved on its own?”
“So, you mean the catastrophe simulation laboratory is conducting research with animals and plants? Does it also have something to do with this…” Jiang Yan frowned, remembering what Song Qian had said; initially, the research focused on flora and fauna, but later included humans, and she suddenly realized.
“Exactly. At first, it was limited to the laboratory, but later, someone suggested that from the perspective of evolutionary theory, the speed of group evolution far exceeds that of individual evolution—” Mo Jingsheng paused.
Jiang Yan’s pupils constricted, and she angrily slammed her hand on the table:
“So, the world today is actually a global catastrophe simulation laboratory? We are all just those lab rats?? They would rather destroy the whole world, use us as sacrificial lambs, just to research evolutionary genes?!!”
“It can be understood that way.” Mo Jingsheng’s expression grew graver as he continued: “This matter is disagreed upon by the parties involved in the research, however, someone infiltrated the Catastrophe Simulation Research Department and initiated a global weather war.”
Jiang Yan bit her lip, “Who?”
Mo Jingsheng pondered for a second, then said:
“It might be a certain Western country with the most satellites. They are the lead researchers in the entire project and possess the world’s top scientists and core cutting-edge technology.
Control over the core catastrophe simulation laboratory was originally placed in an independent space station that required a joint effort and secret keys to access.
However, if their top hackers decrypted the secret key program, going in alone was not impossible.
Moreover, they developed their branch forces in other countries, managing to control the top scientists from various countries in advance by acting before the official move… and here, the leader of this branch force is Xue Miaomiao.”
Jiang Yan gasped in shock, not expecting that the manipulator behind the deranged Xue Miaomiao had such a background.
Remembering what Su Dai had earlier said about the families of the coerced scientists, some things suddenly made sense.
She suddenly thought of one more thing: “If it’s a weather war initiated by a certain country, then what role does Japan’s release of the nuclear-contaminated water play? Is it just about passing off their impending risks for the whole world to bear?”
Japan had always been a subordinate to that country.
If the big brother said one, it certainly would not dissent with two.
But what was the real purpose?
“The release of nuclear-contaminated water into the sea not only damages the marine ecology and coastal environments along the way. Radioactive materials entering human bodies through the food chain, water evaporation, rainfall, etc., cause physical harm to humans in places unreachable by ocean currents.”
After saying this, Mo Jingsheng glanced at the map on the wall and said, “I suppose Miss Jiang still remembers the chemistry lessons from high school, right?”
Jiang Yan nodded: “Yes.”
Mo Jingsheng: “Aside from the aforementioned damages, the role of the nuclear-contaminated water in the entire weather war is roughly like that of a catalyst in a chemical reaction.”
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1. *Content excerpted from: “Parallel Universe” (USA, Michel Mayor), ‘Blue Star’ originally refers to: Earth.
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2. Special note, this chapter is highly fictionalized; the author’s capabilities are limited, some settings are illogical… hoping not to be banned…
