Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 201 Direct Dialogue with the Person in Charge
"earthquake!"

"The tremor was so strong, even at magnitude 6?!"

"Get to the earthquake shelter immediately!"

People in cities near the epicenter felt the earthquake immediately after it occurred.

Tiny cracks appeared in some walls of the shelter, and cups on the table were shaken to the ground. People rushed to take shelter in sturdy buildings used for earthquake protection.

Many people don't initially think that a magnitude 6 earthquake is that scary, but when the epicenter is very close to their location, the strong shaking can still be terrifying.

At that moment, a warning blared from the shelter's loudspeakers: "A magnitude 6 earthquake is occurring. The epicenter is very close to this city. All personnel must immediately take their emergency food kits and enter the earthquake shelter! Repeat..."

Inside the earthquake shelter, people huddled together, each carrying an official earthquake emergency kit, their expressions tense as they endured each second.

If there's anything to be thankful for, it's that the rules provide a clear five-minute time limit for dealing with earthquakes. As long as you can get through those five minutes, and then be careful about any secondary disasters that follow, you can relax.

Meanwhile, in the epicenter area, several suspended platforms constructed using psychic power tools were erected.

Those responsible for transmitting mental energy to Guan Tong stood on the platform, while Guan Tong herself stood on top of the ley line pillar, using shadow ropes to wrap around the pillar to maintain her balance and prevent herself from being shaken off.

At this moment, he had one hand on the top of the pillar and the other holding a positive magnet, continuously absorbing the spiritual power provided to him by the ascendants on the platform.

These spiritual energies, transformed through the "Wordless Book" in his arms, were all injected into the pillars of the earth's veins, causing destruction.

However, compared to before, this time the efficiency was much slower. Guan Tong was outputting at maximum "power" every second, but because the level 6 ley line pillar had a huge appetite, the conversion of more than 350 points of mental energy per second was still not enough.

From the start to the last five minutes, the outer shell of the Leyline Pillar was only destroyed by less than 80%, a stark contrast to the previous instances where it was completely destroyed within five minutes.

"Rumble..."

When the time came, the pillar of the earth vein descended, and Guan Tong jumped onto a piece of intact ground, looking at the cave with a furrowed brow.

Dragon Soul also jumped down from the suspended platform, his face just as grim as his.

"With so many people being sent, we still couldn't destroy this ley line pillar within the timeframe. This means that even if we increased the number of people several times over, it still wouldn't be enough to destroy the level 7 ley line pillar three days from now!"

"Yes."

This time, the high-level psychic energy transfer team of over 250 people only reduced the destructive power of the earthquake by less than 80%. The next magnitude 7 earthquake, even with a thousand participants, will only reduce the damage by a fraction of its original magnitude.

The key issue here is the insufficient conversion efficiency per unit of time...

Guan Tong thought to herself that the 350 points of mental energy she was injecting into the [Wordless Book] every second was still not enough. Faced with an extremely high-level earthquake, this amount was far too small, and with the time limit, it was simply a drop in the ocean.

But the question is, how can we significantly improve upon this?
Continue to increase the upper limit of mental power? Guan Tong has already obtained two upper limit increase items from the official, so asking for more is unrealistic.

Moreover, even if the authorities still have some and are willing to give it to him, the amount that can be increased at one time is far from enough compared to what is needed for a major earthquake.

Unless you prepare a large amount of mental energy beforehand, like when you first dealt with the level 2 ley lines... which means...

Guan Tong looked at the last piece of "Soul Candy" in her hand, and a flash of inspiration struck her.

Prepare a large amount, no, a massive amount, of mental energy in advance!

Not during the earthquake, but during the 72-hour interval before the earthquake, I continuously received spiritual energy from others, and I then used the power of the [Wordless Book] to transform it into the spiritual energy stored on the panel.

目前的转化效率是10:1，10点心灵力转化1点储备心灵力。如果每秒都以最大功率，即350转化为35点的话，一分钟就能转化2100点储备心灵力，一小时就能转化126000点储备心灵力！    一小时12万6千，一天24小时不间断就是3024000点，超过三百万储备心灵力！

Guan Tong's heart raced. If he possessed such a vast reserve of mental energy, he could instantly transform it into the power to crack the ley lines with terrifying efficiency the moment he came into contact with the ley line pillars... Then, even in the face of a super-high-level earthquake, there would be hope of a solution.

Moreover, this can reduce the number of troops to be transported.

This was only a magnitude 6 earthquake, yet numerous large cracks appeared at the epicenter, claiming several lives. Although it's possible to create suspended platforms using props, the effects of seismic waves extend far beyond the ground.

Especially in subsequent super earthquakes, being suspended five or ten meters above the ground in the epicenter area is meaningless unless you can suspend yourself in the stratosphere like an airplane, otherwise you will definitely be impacted by the seismic waves.

In this scenario, even if Guan Tong himself didn't say anything, the mental energy transfer unit would definitely suffer heavy casualties. Reducing the number of personnel would undoubtedly be a way to save lives.

only……

According to the 10:1 conversion efficiency of the [Wordless Book], if he wants to have three million in reserve mental energy, he needs to receive thirty million from the outside!

Thirty million spiritual power—how many ascendants would it take to infuse it with?
It's estimated to be several hundred thousand people...

This would be difficult to achieve in other countries.

However, in densely populated Beixing, it is possible to do so if the top decision-makers agree.

This leads to two questions.

First, if you take the initiative to make a request, you will reveal the secret of your ability to store up mental energy.

This is acceptable to Guan Tong because he did it to save people; the real problem is the second one.

The question is whether high-level decision-makers will agree to this plan? Are they worried that if the spiritual power of hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of ascended beings is given to one person, that person will become a huge hidden danger?
Guan Tong thought to himself: If I were a high-level decision-maker, could I trust someone who refuses to reveal their identity to give me the mental power of hundreds of thousands or even millions of Ascended Beings? What if this person had ulterior motives and possessed such a vast amount of mental power? How dangerous would that be?
Guan Tong knew that after he manipulated the shadow to save people this time, the authorities could confirm that he was the shadow.

The extent to which a shadow possessing a large amount of mental power can exert its combat strength was already demonstrated during the "Holy Grail War"...

"cowboy?"

As the dragon soul's voice rang out, Guan Tong stopped thinking and said to the former, "I have an idea for handling the subsequent high-level earthquakes."

"What are your thoughts? Should I relay them to Dr. Zhang?"

“Dr. Zhang probably doesn’t have the authority to make this decision,” Guan Tong said. “I need to contact the head of the Countermeasures Research Office directly.”

Guan Tong thought to herself that even the head of the countermeasures research office probably didn't have the authority to make this decision; they would have to consult with high-level decision-makers.

However, he lacked the channels and means to contact the country's top decision-makers, so he could only reach the highest-ranking person he could get his hands on, namely Gao Liangwei.

Upon hearing this, Long Hun's expression turned serious. He knew Guan Tong was definitely not joking, and he also knew that Gao Liangwei, the person in charge, was listening to their conversation.

Because every earthquake response operation is broadcast back to the office in real time.

Sure enough, the next second he heard Gao Liangwei's voice in his earphones.

“I agree to speak to him directly.”

(End of this chapter)