Chapter 127: Chapter 127: Challenge the Impossible!
Even though the danger level of the Civilization Trial surpassed expectations, Shen Hao still had confidence.
This confidence stemmed from external aid, as well as from the “Sovereign”.
However, facing such a Trial, it wasn’t enough for just him to be confident, the civilization also had to exhibit its due performance.
At this moment, the meeting before him was no longer calm, these people seemed to have regained courage from Shen Hao’s presence and swiftly moved the meeting forward.
More and more scholars and experts were brought into the meeting.
The entire meeting was divided into more than a dozen parts, all proceeding simultaneously.
“If weather changes still conform to basic logic, the signs preceding such large-scale blizzards will be very distinct,” an authoritative expert in meteorology declared in one of the groups, “We can design an extremely rigorous computational program that, through satellites, in conjunction with weather monitoring stations spread across the globe, will ensure every trace is detected.”
“How long will it take?”
“Five hours, no, with sufficient manpower, two hours will suffice!” the expert clenched his teeth, “Before, a monitoring program of this degree would have taken at least a month, and additional manpower would have been useless, but now we have a new type of programming assistance device; as long as there’s enough people and they’re strong enough, it could even be faster!”
“Then let’s not waste any more time,” Shen Hao suddenly interjected at this time, “I can guarantee that the signs of this blizzard will conform to meteorological patterns, only much faster, incredibly fast, as if the speed is multiplied manifold. This project is yours, Professor She Wenhui, all relevant resources are to be directly reallocated to you.”
“Understood!”
The expert immediately went offline, and a massive logistics team was allocated to serve him.
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Several similar projects were directly integrated into his.
If it were the past, Shen Hao would have already exited the meeting at this point, as he wouldn’t have been much help with the following tasks.
But now, he was still here.
The reason was the “special intelligence” he possessed.
Some information that shouldn’t have been certain, Shen Hao had already confirmed, and even now, he was still rapidly and continuously sharing some details.
This indeed amazed everyone.
But no one asked questions, not one person, as people simply gushed with more confidence.
The monitoring project was thus established, and the discussion quickly moved on to specific defenses.
Shen Hao continued to document the details of the Trial in the database, while also monitoring the discussion of each project. The information from the database wasn’t transmitted in written form but was directly sent to his mind as disjointed consciousness, making it chaotic. Therefore, to share it, Shen Hao himself had to describe it.
Moreover, to be detailed and accurate, it was best to relate it to actual problems at hand.
“We now have nuclear fusion power station technology, powerful high-energy batteries, and equally powerful electric heating technology, we can rely on continuous heating to maintain warmth indoors…” Just as an expert had described his project, Shen Hao entered the discussion channel, interrupting him directly.
“I can tell you categorically, the Undead possess the power to rapidly absorb all forms of thermal energy; you must take this into account. And, as another expert has told us, the blizzard’s defining feature is that its high-strength wind and snow will quickly remove heat, whether from the human body or from within buildings, and winds over Level 18 pose a risk of large-scale destruction of city structures, let alone within a blizzard, where the mixed-in ice and snow can sometimes become deadly projectiles.”
The expert stood there stunned, his face reddening somewhat, also looking somewhat at a loss.
But no one blamed him.
He himself was not a climate expert, nor did he understand the Undead; he was an urban electricity specialist.
“Thank you for your efforts, Mr. Bradley Fritz,” the project secretary didn’t waste a single minute and called out, “Next.”
“I’ve uploaded all the Trial intelligence I have into the database. All scholars participating in the discussions and research should read it. If there are any questions, send them at any time. As long as I’m not in the Undead World, I will respond immediately,” Shen Hao spoke again and after a pause, continued, “Actually, from what I can tell at the moment, speaking strictly in terms of outcomes, the Underground City project undoubtedly has the best chance of withstanding the Trial. Despite the enormous amount of work and the extremely pressing timeline, each qualified Underground City will ensure the safety of a million people.”
As he spoke, his gaze also turned towards the most fiercely debated project group.
The “Underground City” project was proposed by Ni Hong, an urban construction expert from the Eastern Country.
Its characteristic was grandiosity.
Exceptionally grand!
He believed that they should construct eight thousand underground cities across the globe, each capable of housing up to a million people, to meet humanity’s needs during the Eternal Night Ice River. However, according to the information provided by Shen Hao, there would be less than six months before the true arrival of the Eternal Night Ice River!
Six months, eight thousand underground cities for one million people each?
When this project was proposed, most experts thought it was a pipe dream. Even Ni Hong himself admitted that with current technology, constructing a single underground city would take at least two years, not to mention the colossal human labor, materials, and resources consumed!
Let alone eight thousand, even building a thousand within half a year would require funds sufficient to bankrupt our entire civilization!
Not to mention, they would also need to face Undead disasters and a continuously deteriorating environment!
But Ni Hong insisted that this was the best option for surviving the Trial!
In this moment, encouraged by Shen Hao, Ni Hong was so excited his entire face turned beet red.
“I appreciate President Shen Hao’s encouragement,” Ni Hong said to all the members of the project team, stressing his words. “I know it’s difficult, but think about it—once we lose sunlight, the greatest natural source of heat on our planet, the only thing left would be geothermal energy. The atmosphere won’t retain the heat we need during the Eternal Night Ice River. Only the earth itself is a natural barrier. A deep underground city, hundreds, even thousands of meters below ground, equipped with a nuclear fusion power plant, could allow us to survive through the Eternal Night Ice River for the long term and even continue the development of our civilization. That’s precisely what’s required to pass the Civilization Trial!”
Indeed, everyone knew this.
Once the Underground City project succeeded, we could definitely survive the Trial.
However, what stalled this project wasn’t the situation after its success, but how to reach that point!
“Mr. Ni Hong,” an expert said with difficulty, “the problem is, you haven’t come up with a viable plan. You’ve said it yourself; it’s completely impossible to build an underground city within three months. I think the project to enclose the city with insulating building materials may be more feasible…”
“It’s just not possible now!” Ni Hong interrupted him, even gesticulating vigorously. “But don’t forget, we have the Chosen One Mall, President Shen Hao, and many other forces that can’t be quantified on paper, such as Cultivators! Was our development over the past three months seem plausible before? Regarding your wind wall project for the city, while there may be feasibility, you also need to consider the difficulty of construction during unprecedented blizzards and the construction challenges and potential risks of collapse for such enormous walls. If the underground city succeeds, it will be the ultimate answer for passing the Trial!”
This speech seemed to have convinced quite a few people, and the volume of the discussion increased.
At this time, Shen Hao did not interject.
Even though he knew that with the threefold points boost, this seemingly impossible project might indeed become possible as the Point Mall further upgrades.
Yet, it was a decision that had to be made by the people here.
From skepticism to trying, to seeing hope, to giving their all.
Only by doing so could they muster the resolve to challenge the impossible.
Shen Hao had realized by now that facing the Civilization Trial, the strength of just one person was insufficient; the existence of civilizations that had powerful individuals but still fell to the Civilization Trial is telling. The entire civilization needs to become stronger as a whole—not just in technology and power but also including a strong heart!
In the end, perhaps because many were moved by the future Ni Hong depicted, or maybe due to Shen Hao’s recent intervention, the Underground City project was passed, though by a slim margin.
But it was not fully approved.
The Global United Front eventually decided to give Ni Hong just one opportunity to build an underground city. When the initial blizzards were detected, he was allowed to choose a location to attempt the construction.
To see if, just as he said, he could achieve a miracle that seemed impossible even on paper.
Meanwhile, the other different projects continued to advance rapidly.
People needed to make attempts.
Even so, this was just the beginning. The resources mobilized by all projects were already unimaginably vast—a first in human history!
Nevertheless, everyone understood.
In the face of this global “Trial,” they were destined to lose many things.
Including nature as they knew and took for granted, the lives of many, and wealth, facilities, and even memories that were hard-earned.
But in the face of such loss, all they could do was their utmost to protect the most important things.
That was civilization and life.
Shen Hao stepped out of the meeting halfway through, as he had his tasks to carry out. However, when he suspended himself in the sky once more and gazed at the still verdant earth beneath the cold winds, he too was silent for a while.