Chapter 258: Shocking the World

On August 10, 2022, Dream Technology’s official website suddenly posted a message claiming that the current earthquake in California had caused violent collisions between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates. This has led to a massive new fault line beneath the San Andreas Fault, resulting in its collapse. This rift is extending southward at a speed of 60 kilometers per day.

Eventually, the fault line will extend near Glen Columbia, potentially submerging several Central American countries underwater and lifting others into mountainous islands. The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans may no longer be connected by the Panama Canal but rather by a newly formed Central American Strait, severing the land connection between South and North America.

In the face of such a significant natural disaster, Dream Technology urges all nations to take immediate drastic measures to avoid major casualties.

Following the announcement, Dream Technology also released a video simulation of the fault line extension, causing a series of earthquakes and land sinkages.

This real-time news sent shockwaves across the world, with tens of millions of comments pouring in online.

Netizens reading the article may not have fully grasped the gravity, but the video left an indelible impact on everyone who watched it. Soon after, countries such as Mexico and others in Central America were plunged into chaos.

Their governments attempted to quell public fear by dismissing Dream Technology’s findings as unscientific, declaring such dramatic plate movements impossible and urging citizens not to spread or believe rumors.

However, Panama, convinced by Dream Technology’s report, openly sought international aid, hoping to find refuge for its citizens.

The news reverberated around the globe, with many netizens questioning, “Could such a tectonic disaster herald the end of human existence on Earth?”

As debates raged online, the Secretary-General of the Earth Union, Trust, made another visit to Dream Technology’s African headquarters. He had been awaiting a meeting with high-level executives, anticipating Rein Leinar’s return to the Tanga Federation. Yet, despite his patience, he did not expect that a catastrophe of such magnitude would be revealed by Dream Technology.

Dr. Du Qiu decided to meet Trust in light of the imminent sequence of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that would eventually lead to a global Ice Age. Considering the chaos Dream Technology’s announcement had caused, he calculated that coordination by the Earth Union would be crucial to handling the international relief operations.

He had tasked AI Nebula with simulating Earth’s current scenario to predict the timeline leading into the Ice Age, as well as the location of future fault lines and corresponding disasters.

Upon meeting, Du Qiu discussed the necessary steps with Trust, intending to leverage Earth Union mechanisms to convene a summit of international leaders and allow experts to explain the geological findings.

As the conversation developed, Trust realized that this young man in front of him controlled a powerful multinational corporation, capable of challenging the might of the United States itself. Despite initial hesitations due to their countries’ strained history, Trust and Du Qiu navigated through delicate negotiations, paving the way for strategic alliances in the face of a global catastrophe.