Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 146 Our Miracle

Having clarified the tasks for this cycle and developed the corresponding engineering plan, this meeting can now be considered concluded.

However, to Jiang Yang's surprise, the leader did not utter the closing words of the meeting.

After a brief pause, he continued, "There is another extremely important matter that we need to discuss together."

This time, should we announce the apocalypse to the public?

Jiang Yang was slightly taken aback.

He had never considered this question before.

During the last apocalypse, the nation kept it a secret for nearly ten years afterward, until the world government was officially established. In order to establish the legitimacy of the world government and to mobilize the people, the government finally made the decision to announce the apocalypse, the Reaper civilization, and the possibility of a second harvest at any time.

When the apocalypse came this time, he almost instinctively felt that he should continue to keep it a secret.

But now, the leader clearly has a different idea.

His gaze swept over the figures of the attendees, and he slowly said, "The reason for making this suggestion is for the following two points."

First, in order to cope with this apocalypse, we are destined to mobilize all the forces in the world on a large scale, and countless people will participate in it.

It will be very difficult to keep the apocalypse a secret.

The second one is…

His gaze gradually hardened: "After decades of education and preparation, I believe we should trust our people."

This has nothing to do with so-called human rights or the right to know. It's simply because only by informing the public can we truly organize them and unleash their full potential.

Saving the world cannot be accomplished by a small group of so-called elites. We cannot expect a superhero to fall from the sky and solve all our problems; the only thing we can count on is every single person living on this planet.

Including you, including me, including everyone.

The hibernation team probably couldn't offer any constructive suggestions on this matter. However, after a moment's thought, Jiang Yang still pressed the speak button.

"Comrade Jiang Yang, please speak."

"There is only one issue I care about."

Jiang Yang's expression was more serious than ever before: "Does the World Government have the confidence to maintain control and order even if it fails to fight the apocalypse in this lifetime and everyone is destined to die?"

The decision-maker was equally serious: "Regarding this issue, all I can say is that the World Government will do its utmost to fulfill its duties until the very last moment. At the same time, I have faith in our people."

"In that case, I have no objection to this matter."

Jiang Yang sat down, and an expert in public opinion and public psychology began to speak: "In fact, from the public's perspective, maintaining transparency is better than covering things up."

Based on the first factor you mentioned earlier, this mobilization is destined to be massive in scale and involve a large number of people, which in itself will lead to a lot of speculation, especially given that the public already knows about the first apocalypse and that the second harvest by the Reaper civilization may come at any time.

The public will easily connect these two things.

If authoritative voices do not occupy the high ground of public opinion, conspiracy theories will flourish, causing more trouble and greatly reducing public trust in world governments.

Meanwhile, for decades we have been preparing for the end of the world. From kindergarten onwards, people have learned what to do when the end of the world comes: unite around the world government and follow its unified arrangements. Only by uniting can we survive the end of the world.

This is the psychological basis at the general public level.

Taking both sides into consideration, I believe we should disclose the truth to the public and provide real-time updates on the mission's progress.

The other authoritative experts and leading figures all made similar statements.

The decision-maker looked at his colleagues and received the same answer. "Okay. I will issue a global emergency statement later to announce this emergency."

Now, the meeting is adjourned.”

The attendees disappeared one by one.

In the hibernation base, everyone except Jiang Yang will head to their own battlefield.

Even Jiang Yang will eventually be moved to a safer base.

He didn't have a specific task; if you had to say, he only had one.

Continue learning.

Make the most of every spare moment to learn. Not only should you continue to deepen your knowledge, but you should also broaden it.

This cycle lasts for nearly three months. This is long enough for the world to achieve some new technological breakthroughs. And these breakthroughs might come in handy in another life, saving the world some research and development time.

Just as the decision-maker said, only a little over an hour after the meeting ended, all television stations, social media platforms, and online media simultaneously began broadcasting the World Government's emergency press conference live.

At that moment, at least billions of eyes were focused on that decision-maker.

"The research team has confirmed that the second harvest of the Harvester civilization is about to begin."

He didn't hide anything and dropped this bombshell right from the start.

At that moment, countless people in different locations across the globe exclaimed in surprise, while countless others froze in place.

Although there have been warnings for decades that "a second harvest may come at any time," decades of rapid development and stable life have made people subconsciously ignore these threats.

And now...

An invisible sense of panic and tension began to spread over every city.

The decision-maker's calm and steady voice continued: "The specific principle behind this apocalypse is still unclear, but its final manifestation has been confirmed as violent earthquakes that will occur all over the world."

If we allow it to happen, our civilization will perish as a result.

Even hiding in space or on the moon wouldn't save them. The reason is simple: the space environment needs Earth to sustain it. When civilization perishes, everyone dies; there will be no exceptions.

Given the nature of this apocalyptic event, the world government has decided to initiate an emergency mobilization, placing the entire globe under martial law. Simultaneously, our team of scientists has developed a plan for further exploration, delving into the Earth's crust and mantle to uncover the specific mechanisms behind this catastrophe and to find a definitive solution.

He raised his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through the screens, taking in everyone watching.

"Fellow countrymen, we have been preparing for this moment for more than 40 years."

Our technology has achieved tremendous breakthroughs, and our engineering capabilities have been enhanced to an unprecedented degree.

We have built a comprehensive clean energy complex around the equator, achieving a great abundance of electricity;

We built a series of synthetic starch factories and planting and livestock buildings, which greatly increased food supply and completely eliminated hunger.
We have landed humans on Mars and established a permanent base on the moon. We have accomplished one miracle after another.
As long as we unite, we will not fear any challenge.

We firmly believe that even the mighty Reaper civilization, even the end of the world, will not be insurmountable in the face of our united efforts.

Fellow countrymen, the end times are coming. I urge you all to strictly abide by the rules of the end times, obey the World Government organization, and unite as one.

Ultimate victory will surely belong to us; the Reaper civilization's invasion is doomed to failure!

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(End of this chapter)