Anglesey, also known as Mona Island, is an ordinary small island in the Caribbean. It has been developed to a certain extent because it is located in the middle of the Mona Strait and has become an important place to control the throat. In addition, the climate is suitable
, thus becoming a prestigious tourist spot.
but...
Wow! Wow!
Chiba Makoto quickly flipped through the documents in the management office. According to statistics, the number of tourists is decreasing year by year. The annual decrease is not large. However, after decades, the number of tourists this year is less than one-twentieth or thirty-third of the original number.
, to describe it as a deserted place is not an exaggeration at all.
The sharp decrease in the number of tourists has caused related service industries to wither. The employees naturally lost their jobs and had to find other ways to make a living. So many people left here and went to the outside world to make a living. Today, the entire island
There are no people anymore, there are empty houses everywhere.
Even the management office was overgrown with weeds, and no one was seen along the way. These important administrative documents were placed haphazardly in rusty cabinets. It was obvious that this island was about to 'die'.
This is the same as many islands in this world. They have become dangerous due to monster disasters and are no longer suitable for habitation. Coupled with the increasingly difficult life and poor navigation, tourism has gradually become a luxury and dangerous thing.
The tourism industry cannot be said to be a sunset industry, it is almost dusk.
Therefore, this tourist island gradually became deserted, seemingly letting nature take its course. However, after looking through the documents, Chiba Cheng keenly discovered one thing, that is, the number of ships traveling between this island and Puerto Rico suddenly fell off the cliff at a certain period of time.
decreases, and then gradually decreases.
It seems like normal business behavior. After all, with fewer people, there will naturally be fewer ships. Otherwise, running empty will mean operating at a loss.
However, Chiba Makoto compared the two records and found that the number of ships decreased before the monsters were discovered, that is to say, before the number of tourists decreased, the number of ships decreased, and then the transportation became inconvenient, and the volume of material transportation also increased due to a large increase.
The decrease has led to rising prices and even scarcity. Moreover, this situation is not a short-term adjustment, but has continued, and the number of ships has continued to decrease.
Think about it, if you go traveling and have to wait for a few hours on the roadside for a bus, and when you get to the place, the food and drinks are ridiculously expensive, and you can’t buy anything, then will you go again after going there once?
the answer is negative!
Therefore, Mona Island declined earlier than other islands. It felt like it was forcing the people on the island to leave, and the timing of the decrease in ships...
Chiba Makoto's fingers slid and finally stopped at the geological survey of the volcano in the center of Mona Island.
The number of ships dropped off a cliff after geological exploration.
Is there any connection between the two?
Chiba Makoto immediately took out his tablet and started browsing quickly. When there were keywords, the search speed was very fast. According to the records of entry and exit management, the geological team never entered the border again after leaving, and the team members were in
After returning to school, we were promoted and transferred, and the entire team was scattered to various places.
Without the team, the research on the abnormal flow of volcanic magma was shelved. Some people did not give up. Professor Foster Kibi, who was the core of the team, submitted the request for additional personnel after being transferred to other places.
and equipment, reports on continuing research.
Then, he died in a traffic accident a week later!
"...This is really a good idea."
Chiba Cheng grinned. Sure enough, at any time and in any place, the best way to shut someone up is to physically eliminate them.
Clearly, someone is blocking the investigation.
Then this is interesting.
Chiba Cheng felt that he had found the key.
Underground magma has extremely high heat, and the amount is extremely large. If energy can be absorbed from the heat, it will be an endless source of energy.
"It seems like something is really absorbing the magma!"
Chiba Cheng murmured in a low voice, raised his head, looked through the window, and saw the highest mountain range in the middle of the island, with lush vegetation, lush green, and full of life. There was no trace of a volcano at all, but in that geological report
, but clearly indicates that there is flowing magma underground in this mountain, and if the magma does not flow abnormally to other places, the underground magma sacs of this volcano may have been filled with magma, resulting in excessive pressure and the volcano started.
After the eruption, this beautiful scenery will naturally disappear.
"Looks like I'm going to be a groundhog."
Chiba Cheng stood up and walked out. As he walked, he took out the Dimensional Fighting Instrument, and then inserted an Ultra Card into it. The brilliance flowed through, bloomed in an instant, and enveloped Chiba Cheng.
Then it headed towards the ground and disappeared in an instant.
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Xiangjiang base!
A very high-level meeting was held in an extremely confidential manner, and it was specifically requested that no one be present, and the conference be conducted online via telephone and video. The highest level encrypted communication channel was activated, and the entire meeting was as good as Lin Da.
The situation of the enemy, coupled with the news that the martial law at the Xiangjiang base was suddenly lifted a few days ago and has not yet been lifted, made everyone participating in the meeting feel a little anxious.
Soon, dignitaries and heads of state from various countries were online. There were hundreds of people, but they were basically permanent and non-permanent. Others who lacked economic and military strength were not even qualified to participate in the meeting.
After everyone is online, the meeting will officially begin.
What came up was not a speech, but a video.
The time is not long, only twenty seconds, but the content is surprising.
The protagonist in the video is familiar to everyone here. It is Marshal Quan, the current commander of the Earth Defense Force. He was walking with his guards. Suddenly, the guard closest to him pulled out the gun on his waist and pointed it at Marshal Quan.
Just shoot.
Fortunately, the guard next to him reacted in time. While bumping into the guard, he raised his hand and let the bullet pass by Marshal Quan's head. He almost died on the spot. The guard was then controlled.
The video also ended abruptly.
But another video was played immediately, and the scene changed to the interrogation room. The guard who fired the shot was sitting on a chair. The first half was a normal question and answer, but in the second half, the guard's eyes were dull and he answered stiffly.
It was obviously some special means.
The content of the interrogation shocked everyone. They no longer cared about the order of the meeting and started talking with the people around them. For a while, the entire meeting channel was filled with noise, even if those present were experienced officials,
But I was also shocked by the news.
The assassination of Marshal Quan by this direct line guard was not a political enemy, but a vendetta or something like that. It turned out to be a ridiculous illusion.
Yes, according to the soldier's confession, he didn't know what was going on at that moment. An indescribable and terrifying thing suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. It rushed towards him, causing him to subconsciously draw a gun and attack.
It's just like when you're dreaming. You don't even know it's a dream, you even know it's a dream, but you still react subconsciously.
After repeated interrogations and background checks, and after eliminating other possibilities, we were left with this unbelievable but factual situation.
Because the guard suddenly fell into a dream-like hallucination, he drew his gun and shot Marshal Quan.
If this were the case, it would be a private matter at best. Not to mention holding a global meeting with great fanfare, even the internal meeting of the Earth Defense Force would not be able to attend.
The reason for such a big fight was that during the physical examination of the soldier, abnormal brain waves were found. Further in-depth examination revealed that the body, especially the brain, had been exposed to unknown radiation. After consultation, many experts believed that the hallucination occurred at that moment.
It may be related to this, but the details still require in-depth research and repeated trials.
In other words, the guard was probably affected by his brain in some way, causing him to hallucinate and unconsciously drew his gun and shot at Marshal Quan.
This is serious.
Being able to cause a strictly trained soldier to hallucinate and make him unable to tell the difference is about the same as controlling the brain.
If you think about the worst, if this method can control the brain to produce hallucinations for a long time, what is the difference between controlling the human brain.
It's okay to control ordinary people, but what about people in high positions like them?
It’s scary to think about it, the consequences are unimaginable!
Therefore, after discovering this situation, the Earth Defense Force quickly held this meeting and informed the world. They wanted to gather global forces to conduct an in-depth study of what was going on, and then conduct a risk assessment.
Other matters may need to be considered, but this matter is related to wealth and life. The heads of state and politicians responded on the spot and promised to send out an expert team immediately to get to the bottom of it.
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From Mona Island to Hawaii Island!
The straight-line distance is 9100 kilometers.
Even by plane, it takes more than ten hours.
Compared to Mona Island, Hawaii has a much better reputation.
Of course, there are also a lot of volcanoes.
There is only one volcano on Mona Island, but there are hundreds of volcanoes in the Hawaiian Islands, sea and land, and most of them are active. There are even a few volcanoes that erupt from time to time to show their power.
Sense of presence.
But these are all 'old accounts' from decades ago. As early as forty-five years ago, the volcanoes here have become quiet. Even the most active Mauna Loa volcano has not erupted for decades.
.
Not only that, these once very active volcanoes no longer even emit black smoke, making these dangerous volcanic islands very livable.
But not long after the volcano calmed down, the age of monsters arrived. An island like this has no depth and monsters can complete a circle in ten minutes. It is hell-level difficulty to protect it.
So soon these islands were abandoned, most of the people were evacuated, and most of the ones left were old people who had nowhere to go and were unwilling to leave. Anyway, living day by day and earning day by day, why bother?
Anyway, Chiba Makoto walked in this once extremely prosperous coastal city, and all he saw was depression. It was even more desolate than coastal cities. Not to mention pedestrians, there were only a few vehicles on the road, and the green belt turned into a mess.
The grass and roads are not only badly damaged, but also full of dust and dead leaves, comparable to those found in Tokyo and Beijing.
"This place must also have been forced to be abandoned."
Chiba Cheng murmured to himself, staring at the tablet in his hand and browsing the information.
Not long after the advent of the Monster Age, residents here began to leave. The biggest factor was the decline of the tourism industry, and the second reason was that many companies moved away due to high taxes. The reason given at the time for increasing taxes was that they wanted to
To build Shattered Sky, we need to raise funds.
But until this place has almost become an empty city, the so-called Broken Sky has not moved a shovelful of soil. It is obviously just an excuse to force companies to leave and residents to be forced to leave.
That’s it again!
It may be a coincidence that one place is like this, but two places are like this. Moreover, important and prosperous places are deliberately abandoned, and the volcanoes in both places are "extinguished."
This made Chiba Cheng feel that he had found an important clue.
Then, Chiba Makoto stopped because he thought of a place that was abandoned at almost the same time as Mona Island and Hawaii, and there was also a world-famous huge active volcano there.
And the lava on Mona Island flows in this direction.
"Is it possible..."
Chiba Cheng's face changed slightly, and he immediately quickened his pace and walked towards Mauna Loa, the largest volcano in the world located here. He wanted to verify his guess as soon as possible.
If the magma under the Mauna Loa volcano also flows in that direction, then I'm afraid things will be a big deal. It is very likely that the magma in other directions is also flowing in that direction.
You must know that Mauna Loa is the largest volcano in the world. Including the seabed, the total height can reach more than 10,000 meters, and the area at the bottom reaches 12,000 square meters.
If the magma of such a huge volcano is flowing to other places, then I am afraid that other volcanoes around the world will be like this.
From walking to running, it was quickly running.
On the empty road, I ran very fast, and then turned into a stream of light that shot straight into the sky, drew an arc in the air, and fell towards the huge volcano that occupies a large area of the island - Mauna
Loya volcano.
According to normal circumstances, the area around an active volcano must be scorched black, desolate and lonely, and even weeds cannot survive. However, the Mauna Loa volcano that caught Chiba Cheng's eyes at this moment was green, with trees, flowers and plants everywhere.
It's so vibrant that it doesn't look like a place of death at all.
Sure enough there is a problem!
A normal active volcano must have a higher temperature than other places, and even if it does not erupt, it is not very suitable for plant growth. But here, hundreds of flowers are blooming, just like fertile land.
Thinking of this, Chiba Makoto immediately plunged into the crater, took out the Dimension Fighting Instrument and the Ultra Dimension Card in mid-air, and when the two sides collided, a golden brilliance erupted, and they instantly crashed into the ground...