Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 212 Three Questions of Doomsday and Mobilizing the Peak

Following the magnitude 9 earthquake, the People's Federation meeting, which was originally scheduled to be held remotely, was first postponed and then cancelled.

The reason is simple: most member states have suffered greatly from the disaster and are not in the mood to hold meetings for the time being.

The previous magnitude 8 earthquake caused the demise of the country of Magala, while this magnitude 9 earthquake destroyed more than five countries in one fell swoop, including three with populations of over one million and two with populations of over ten million.

In just one week, the Federation of Peoples, which originally consisted of 34 countries, has now been reduced to only 28.

Of these 28 countries, many are on the verge of collapse. If no other countries provide assistance in disaster relief, dissolution is only a matter of time.

The cruel reality is that no country currently has the resources to offer assistance.

Beixing can't do it, and neither can Soroma.

Every powerful nation must prepare for the eventual magnitude 10 mega-earthquake and has no spare energy to concern itself with other countries. This is one of the reasons why the UN Security Council meeting was cancelled.

Faced with an impending magnitude 10 earthquake, the likes of which no humankind has ever witnessed, no one claims to be prepared. On the contrary, many people in the affected areas have completely abandoned any attempt to evacuate. There simply isn't enough time.

This resulted in these three days becoming a true final celebration in many countries.

Cult members lurking in many countries feel that the end times are coming, so they no longer hide and openly appear to preach.

Some even went directly to the front of the official building and gave impassioned speeches, saying that the day of judgment was approaching and that this was the punishment that sinful humanity deserved.

Many countries' officials have become too lazy to care, as resources and manpower are being used for disaster relief and preparations for the final earthquake. Everything will be clear in three days. If everything is really destroyed, then arresting those cultists three days earlier wouldn't make much of a difference.

The celebratory mood spread not only in real life but also online.

On the Ascended Home forum, netizens from various countries posted their opinions, and a post asking three questions about the apocalypse garnered a lot of attention.

"With a magnitude 10 earthquake looming, the poster has three questions: What will I do in these three days? Are there any regrets? If I survive these three days, how will I live my life?"

The replies below were varied and diverse.

"Go to a high mountain to see how the world is destroyed; I came to the big city for career development; now I'm back in my hometown to live a carefree life."

"Play my favorite game again; save money and don't want to buy a good machine before the post-apocalyptic rules; play games every day."

"Eat, drink, and sleep; the regret is that I shouldn't have stubbornly stuck to the first rule. I should have just had a good sleep and left without knowing anything. If I don't die, next time I encounter a rule that allows me to die without pain, I'll just leave."

People answered the three questions raised by the original poster, and everyone's obsessions were different.

But the vast majority of people's answers revealed a strong will to survive.

Most of those who have survived to this day undoubtedly want to continue, and even when faced with a seemingly certain death, they are unwilling to give up easily.

However, another post soon appeared, and its popularity soared to the top spot at an extremely rapid pace.

"A Daring Expose: Major Nations Are About to Launch Their Manned Rockets; The People of Tianshui Are Going to Be Abandoned, and the Wealthy Are Going to Migrate to Terra!"

The poster claimed to be an insider from a certain country's space agency, and that he posted the message because he felt guilty.

According to some classified information provided, powerful countries including Somalia, France, and North Star have similar plans, and relevant departments of several countries have even held several secret meetings to discuss related matters.

The number of replies to this post exploded immediately after it was published.

"Shameless! Abandoning ordinary people to escape into space, utterly shameless!"

"Those who can get on rockets must be the powerful and wealthy and their servants; ordinary people definitely have no chance."

"These bastards are too calculating! First they go to space to avoid the earthquake. If Tianshui is destroyed by the earthquake, they'll go to Terra. If they survive, they'll come back. Nothing will be delayed!" "We can't let them fly! Why?!"

"Support! Destroy the launch site!!!"

This incident touched a nerve with ordinary people around the world, who know very well that they have absolutely no chance of getting a seat on a manned rocket.

Therefore, the post immediately aroused public outrage, creating a huge uproar.

Moreover, the news spread extremely quickly, reaching all countries in less than half a day.

That afternoon, some related actions were launched.

Large-scale opposition emerged in France and the United States, initially denouncing the relevant decision-makers, and then gathering at the aviation center to destroy all rocket launch pads and related equipment to ensure that no powerful figures could escape.

This naturally provoked a strong reaction from the legal and official departments, who immediately mobilized personnel to stop and suppress it.

However, the authorities did not expect that the personnel they commanded would betray them and side with the common people.

Because these personnel have realized that they, like ordinary people, are not destined for the rocket launch. Given that the world is on the verge of destruction, what's the point of risking their lives for those people?
The rapid reversal of events caught the French and government officials off guard. Before they could even make any preparations, their command structure was breached, and a large number of high-ranking officials were taken into custody.

The dramatic changes in the entire country occurred in just half a day. By evening, a new representative issued a statement to other countries, indicating that France and the country were selecting a new decision-making body.

This speed has left other countries somewhat bewildered.

Somali Senate and North Star think tank both quickly analyzed the situation and concluded that there were unidentified forces behind the incident.

It is highly likely that the person who posted the exposé about the rocket program was Fa and some organization. Their ultimate goal was to quickly incite public anger through this incident, and then take advantage of the fact that the earthquake disaster had just occurred and the large number of government personnel were sent to disaster relief, leaving the government vulnerable, to seize power in one fell swoop.

According to the analysis of the Beixing High-Level Think Tank, this matter may be related to the person who created the cult group through mind control abilities, and we must pay close attention to it.

However, other countries are currently busy dealing with the earthquake and have no time to deal with the internal power transition in France. This may be a loophole that the power grab plotters deliberately saw, so they could act decisively when other countries are unable or unwilling to intervene.

The changes in the law spread rapidly through the internet, and many people in Somali and North Star began to question whether rocket-powered manned escape was really not a privileged act.
Soroma chose to downplay the issue, but the North Star Nation's official statement revealed some of the items placed inside the rocket.

It contains various plant seeds, hard drives storing the history and culture of Tianshui, and even gene banks of humans and many animals.

The official explanation is that the purpose of the rocket program is to preserve humanity's civilization and the spark of civilization in the worst-case scenario, with the hope of rebuilding their homes in the future. As for the personnel on board, apart from a few decision-makers, they will mostly be experts in their respective fields.

After the explanation was published, although many people were still dissatisfied, their resistance did indeed decrease significantly.

The people of Beixing understand that it is necessary to plan ahead and prepare for the worst.

The thought that I wouldn't be one of them inevitably makes me feel disappointed and angry.

But none of these things have anything to do with Guan Tong.

While others discussed how to spend these three days, he had no free time to participate, spending all three days absorbing spiritual energy.

To increase efficiency, the authorities devised more than twenty methods to simultaneously supply him with spiritual energy, with a massive amount of spiritual energy entering his body every hour, minute, and even every second, converting it into stored spiritual energy at a 10:1 ratio.

By the last second of the 72 hours, Guan Tong's stored mental energy had exceeded one billion.

This means that the country mobilized more than ten million Ascended Ones, supplying him with more than ten billion units of spiritual energy over three days.

These few simple figures clearly demonstrate the comprehensive national strength of Beixing, and also represent the peak number of Ascensioners that can be mobilized within the strict constraints of just 72 hours.

(End of this chapter)