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Chapter 404 Survival of the Fittest! (All movie plot, please do not subscribe if you dislike this.)

The theater lights went completely dark, and everyone put on 3D glasses.

A melodious tune began to play, and a man strummed a guitar and sang into a microphone:

“Almost heaven, West Virginia~
Blue ridge mountain, Shenandoah river~”

The popular folk song "The Country Road Takes Me Home" evoked a relaxed and joyful atmosphere.

"Life is old there, older than the trees..."

As the song plays, the camera slowly pans from the singer to the crowd of people having fun on the deck.

These were all white men, embracing women from various island nations and having fun; some had even started doing so in public.

That's when everyone realized that the party was being held on the deck.

The camera continued to move, showing the various weapons and equipment on the ship.

Clearly, this is a royal warship.

The warm, nostalgic country folk songs and the majestic warships, representing the weight of the nation, stand in stark contrast to the unrestrained parties, creating a sense of absurdity.

As the camera moves, subtitles begin to appear, introducing the production team and key personnel of the film.

“Country roads, take me home~
To the place, I belong~~

When the song reached its chorus, the camera completely left the ship, zoomed out to low altitude outside the ship, and froze for two seconds.

The audience then realized that this was a huge air carrier, an air carrier docked in the port.

The subtitles also provided the information: "USS Forte".

A few audience members gasped in surprise.

Because Jiang Yifeng filmed this airborne aircraft carrier in a very imposing way.

The film, shot from a slightly upward angle, captures the sheer size and imposing presence of the Hangmu, a strategic weapon that once dominated the world.

The special effects, combined with the giant IMAX screen, perfectly recreated every detail of the ship, making it feel as if you could reach out and touch it.

At that time, China's first amphibious assault ship had not yet been launched, and the audience was truly envious and longing when they saw the American amphibious assault ship.

In particular, there are other warships in the port, buildings behind them, and a deliberately created "Tokyo Building" in the distance.

These points of reference all seem insignificant in the face of Hangmu.

The scene of American soldiers embracing island women for pleasure further highlights the patriarchal authority of the Hangmu at sea.

“Country roads, take me home~”

The chorus was repeated once, then the camera suddenly zoomed out and began to shoot overhead at Hangmu.

Everyone was shocked, because beneath the mother was a monster several times larger than her.

Its exact appearance is unclear, but its shape resembles that of a winged whale.

"West Virginia, mountain mamma, Take me home..."

The song abruptly ended there.

The shadows on the seabed leaped up, and Hangmu was lifted into the sky.

With its enormous dragon head, indifferent pupils, bluish scales, and wings that blot out the sky, the giant beast Yingyu appeared!
The special effects for the alien beasts are absolutely perfect, even capturing the details of their breathing as they stretch and contract. The oppressive feeling of these deep-sea behemoths almost leaps off the screen.

Many viewers were frightened, and Liu Jicun held Shu Chang's hand tightly.

The power of the Winfish is undeniable; the Sky Carrier, one of the ultimate weapons of human civilization, is like a small toy in its hands.

The camera then zoomed in again, focusing on the singer on the deck.

From his perspective, the crowd screamed in terror, and many people were thrown off the sledgehammer and died from the fall.

The snipe is a colossal creature as large as a mountain, and there is no way to fight against it.

In utter despair, the snipe's wings flapped down, shattering the entire monstrous creature into pieces.

These fragments flew through the air and converged to form a line of text—Pacific Rim: Survival of the Fittest.

Upon seeing the beginning of this video, Zhang Yi was truly shocked.

In other monster movies, the monsters are usually just a gimmick and appear in the middle or later stages of the film.

On the one hand, it's to generate anticipation among the audience, and on the other hand, it's to save on production costs.

But in Pacific Rim, the snipe appears in the very beginning.

Moreover, Jiang Yifeng is very skilled at filming. He not only uses special effects to make the snails look very realistic, but also uses a shooting method with reference points.

First, capture the sheer size and imposing presence of a real-world airborne carrier.

Just when the audience thought that Hangmu was really powerful, Yingyu appeared and killed Hangmu as if smashing a toy.

This method of using real objects as references and foils allows the special effects to be used to their fullest potential, vividly showcasing the terror of the Yingyu, this mythical beast.

This single opening sequence immediately grabbed the audience's attention, making them aware of the power of the mythical beasts.

“Country roads, take me home~”

After the opening credits ended, the screen went black for a moment.

Then the song started again, and the screen lit up.

This time, it's in a room, where Jiang Ning, played by Jiang Yifeng, is talking to Si Teng, played by Jing Tian.

Jiang Ning turned off the stereo and asked, "So, what did they say from the US?"

Shito replied, "There is opposition within the United States to sending troops to reinforce the island nation, and the public is holding demonstrations everywhere. Their support is estimated to be very limited."

Jiang Ning looked surprised: "What do you mean? The United States' home was destroyed by the alien beast, and they just let it go?"
Besides, why are people protesting?

This is a matter of utmost importance concerning the safety of all humankind!

The monsters can appear in Japan today, and they could be in Los Angeles tomorrow!
Has the US not released the satellite footage?

Si Teng said helplessly, "It has been released, but the American people believe that these are all fake, that the footage was produced by AI, and that no living being could destroy the mother."

They believe this is a scam orchestrated by the US monarchy to increase royal expenses.

Furthermore, some high-ranking officials in the United States are unwilling to send troops, hoping to take the opportunity to weaken our strength.

Pacific Rim's story is very fast-paced, starting right from the opening credits.

After smashing the scorpion's mother, it attacked Dongjing Bay, causing numerous casualties.

The whole world is watching this.

But most people adopt an attitude of indifference, and Mimi is no exception.

Because of its proximity to the island nation, China decided to intervene, with the strategic objective of placing the battlefield on the island nation to avoid impacting its own territory.

In August 2055, the snipe reappeared.

This time it unleashed a massive tsunami and launched indiscriminate attacks and destruction.

Humans then truly witnessed the power of the snail.

It has a huge body, dense scales, great strength and high defense, strong physical destructive power, and can also launch magical attacks—causing tsunamis.

The most terrifying thing is that the snipe has wings, making it extremely agile and fast, making it difficult for missiles to lock onto.

The entire island nation has become a playground for snails.

In just a few days, all the major cities of the island nation were attacked by snails, leaving the island devastated and resembling a living hell.

Even though various countries sent fighter jets to fight, it was to no avail. The missile was also test-fired once, but missed.

As everyone's understanding of the Yingyu (a type of fish) deepened, Jiang Ning and Si Teng's main tasks also changed.

The initial battle against the snails turned into figuring out how to attach a tracking chip to the snails.

After a tense and fierce battle, Jiang Ning and Si Teng successfully completed their mission in their fighter jets.

With chip-based positioning, even the fastest flying snails can't escape.

Based on data collected from previous battles, experts assessed the defensive capabilities of the snipe.

Amidst gasps from the audience, more than a dozen state missiles, carrying warheads, took off from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China and landed on the island nation's land.

The snail finally died after a series of nuclear strikes.

At this moment, the audience was in a state of high excitement.

No one expected that the Pacific Rim would be such a big production, with so many thrilling scenes right from the start.

Zhang Yi shook his head, feeling that Jiang Yifeng's strategy was wrong. If a movie starts like this, how is the plot going to develop after only 40 minutes?

Just when Zhang Yimou felt that the tone of Pacific Rim was too high, another snail attacked Los Angeles in the movie.

The US can't escape this now.

Drawing on the combat experience of China and the island nation, they killed the snail after paying a heavy price.

But snails are very intelligent and highly adaptable.

When the third snail appeared in England, it had already figured out how to remove the tracking chip from its body.

The bombardment failed, and after destroying London, the snipe turned back to the sea.

This snail, now back in the sea, could attack again at any time, which has already frightened humans, causing many to leave coastal cities and move inland. Even more terrifying, satellite imagery has captured a school of hundreds of snails deep in the Pacific Ocean!

Everyone panicked when they saw these snails swimming and playing in the deep Pacific Ocean.

If these snipes were to attack the continent together, humanity would be utterly unable to stop them.

Human civilization is in imminent danger!

Faced with the crisis of extinction, humanity finally united to discuss solutions.

Many suggestions were made, but none of them worked due to a lack of understanding of the scad.

Human cities are constantly being attacked, resulting in heavy losses for humanity.

In this tense atmosphere, Chinese scientists dissected the carcass of the snail and discovered that the snail used electromagnetic signals to determine its location.

And so, a plan that shocked everyone was born!

Humans will build a super-massive shielding magnetic field around the Pacific Ocean to interfere with the movement of snails and trap them in the Pacific.

This shielding magnetic field was ultimately named the Dragon-Trapping Lock!

After this plan was announced, many people simply didn't understand it.

However, Jiang Yifeng used a model to recount the Dragon-Trapping Lock Project in the movie.

"Our Dragon Trapping Station is a triple network structure of 'space-sea surface-seabed,' consisting of a space orbital energy station, a sea surface platform, and a network amplifier."

We need to first explore the major nodes of the Pacific Ocean's magnetic field, and then build hundreds of surface platforms at these nodes.

The entire function of the surface platform is to receive energy and commands, generate powerful electromagnetic pulses, and inject them into the ocean and the earth's crust.

Then, multiple satellites carrying energy collection devices will be launched to form a space-orbiting energy station, which will collect solar energy and transmit it precisely to the sea surface platform via laser beams.

Finally, we need to manufacture tens of millions of network amplifiers.

These network amplifiers are launched from surface platforms and anchored to specific geological formations on the Pacific seabed.

The amplifier can amplify the platform's pulse signals, which act like tiny magnetic poles, weaving together an invisible electromagnetic shielding network covering the entire Pacific Ocean floor.

If the plan goes smoothly, when the Dragon-Trapping Lock is activated, a new magnetic field will appear, causing the Winnowing Fish to lose its sense of direction and become unable to locate human cities.

After hearing about the Dragon-Trapping Lock plan, most of the audience members were impressed but didn't understand it.

Zhang Yimou was the same; he didn't understand the underlying principles, only that the plan was very bold, and he was shocked by Jiang Yifeng's imagination.

In the period that followed, humanity showcased the beauty of industrial civilization.

With China as the core of this industrial Cthulhu, they began to manufacture various kinds of equipment.

With the joint efforts and orderly division of labor from all sectors of society, satellites were successfully launched, forming nine massive space orbital energy stations; magnificent sea platforms were built, standing tall on the turbulent Pacific Ocean; and car-sized network amplifiers passed inspection and were transported to various sea platforms.

This segment lasts a full nine minutes, featuring no main or supporting characters; it's entirely about industrial production processes.

But with the rousing music playing, the audience thoroughly enjoyed the show.

That's the charm of science fiction movies; the real protagonists are all of humanity.

Finally, at the 71st minute of the movie, the dragon-trapping lock device was fully constructed.

Viewed from space, the entire device, with the sun at its apex, extends to the orbital power station, then to the sea-surface platform, and a dense network of amplifiers, forming a three-dimensional pyramid structure.

The base of the tower covers the entire Pacific Ocean, forming a huge magnetic field network.

Just as the "Dragon-Trapping Lock" project was about to be included in the filing process, another group of people stood up to oppose it.

Their reasoning was that the attacks by the snails had not been intense during this period, and that humans might be able to coexist peacefully with them.

Once the Dragon Lock is activated, the global magnetic field will change, causing a huge ecological disaster, and human civilization may perish as a result!

The Dragon-Trapping Lock is full of uncertainty and variables.

No one dares to make such a significant decision lightly.

These people have a point.

Therefore, although the Dragon-Trapping Lock has been built, it has not been put into use yet.

On October 1, 2056, under satellite monitoring, a group of hundreds of snails suddenly became agitated.

They split into two groups, one on the left and one on the right, heading towards the east and west coasts of the Pacific Ocean.

Seeing this situation, the decision-makers held an emergency meeting and unanimously decided to activate the Dragon Lock, and humanity would fight to the death!
Because the incident happened so suddenly, human preparations were insufficient, and there were even airplanes flying in the sky at the time.

But time was tight, and there was no time to spare.

The movie reached its climax, and the background music "Last Reunion" began to play.

The magnificent yet tragic song immediately drew the audience into the emotion.

Nine orbital power stations in space have started operating, and beams of light have descended from the sky, landing on the energy receiving devices on the sea surface platform.

The massive energy injection causes the superconducting ring of the sea platform to overload instantaneously, bursting out a blue plasma arc that illuminates the night sky, while emitting a highly penetrating buzzing sound.

Almost simultaneously, the network amplifier on the seabed was activated, and the seawater between the nodes was ionized, forming a giant lightning network that covered the entire screen, illuminating the dark deep sea.

Countless marine creatures fled in terror.

The aurora borealis, which originally only appeared in the North and South Poles, suddenly appeared in the skies across the entire Pacific Ocean and even the world.

Its colors are bizarre and colorful, as if the end of the world has arrived!

Global communications and navigation were completely disrupted, airplanes lost their way, power grids tripped, and cities were plunged into darkness.

Migratory birds and marine life that rely on the Earth's magnetic field for navigation, such as whales and sea turtles, have all lost their way, resulting in large-scale strandings and deaths.

The massive energy injection triggered intense activity in the Ring of Fire, leading to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes!
These tragic scenes continue to unfold around the world, amplified by the music of Last Reunion.

It's as if humanity has brought about its own doomsday!
But it was all worth it, because the school of snails also lost their way and were completely trapped in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.

After a night that felt like the end of the world, the next morning, the sun rose as usual, illuminating the smile on Jiang Ning's face.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

After paying a heavy price, humans finally managed to trap the snails!

Everyone was celebrating the victory, including Jiang Ning and Si Teng.

However, three months later, Jiang Ning and Si Teng were summoned to a secret base.

Inside the base, there is a huge projection displaying a 3D map of the entire Pacific Ocean.

On the map, the red dots representing the snipe school are trapped by the blue magnetic field network generated by the Dragon Lock.

But the snails did not give up easily; they kept swimming, and the red dots and blue nets were frequently coming into contact.

One scientist explained, "The snipe is a very formidable creature; its adaptability is beyond our imagination!"

The magnetic field pattern of the Dragon-Trapping Lock is being analyzed and memorized by them.

According to model calculations, they should be able to adapt to the new magnetic field and regain their sense of direction in three years, or even less.

Upon hearing this, the base fell into a deathly silence.

The magnetic field barrier, built by humanity with the full force of the world and at a tremendous cost, can only buy such a short buffer time.

Despair, like a cold tide, surged into everyone's hearts once again.

Someone asked, "Then what should we do? Continue to reinforce the Dragon-Trapping Lock?"

The scientists replied, "The dragon-trapping lock cannot be strengthened."

Jiang Ning suggested, "If we turn off the Dragon-Trapping Lock when the Yingyu are about to adapt to the new magnetic field, will they need time to adapt again?"

Scientists shook their heads: "No, they have a memory of the original magnetic field and do not need to readapt."

But don't be discouraged! We studied the carcasses of the snipe and discovered new materials and technologies. We've also started developing a new ultimate weapon!
Next, it's time for us to race against the snails.

Let's see if they adapt to magnetic fields faster, or if we develop the ultimate weapon faster!
This is a competition of species where only the fittest survive, and for humanity's victory, we must fight with all our might!
As for this ultimate weapon, we'll name it—Mech!

As the scientist spoke, an electronic door opened, revealing a giant mecha over 100 meters tall standing majestically.

It was an incredibly large mechanical construct, like a giant robot covered in heavy armor.

The armor has a layered structure similar to snail scales, and the material incorporates a special bio-alloy extracted from snail carcasses.

The camera slowly zooms in, giving this enormous creature a very imposing close-up.

The mech's mechanical pupils suddenly lit up, and dark blue energy channels spread throughout its body like blood vessels. The giant weapon on its arm began to charge, and sparks flashed from its muzzle.

The background music also stopped at this moment, turning into a deep and powerful roar, as if a mecha behemoth was awakening!
The ultimate weapon, the mech, is finally about to make its debut!

It seems like what follows will be mechs battling monsters!

Just as the audience's amazement and anticipation for the mecha reached their peak, the screen suddenly went black, and the entire movie came to an abrupt end.

In the cinema, some audience members even cursed "Damn it!" to express their indignation and resentment.

Just when everyone was most eager to see what would happen next, the movie suddenly ended.

It has to be said that this approach is a bit cheeky, but it's also the most effective at stirring up emotions.

This will leave a deeper impression on the audience regarding the Jaeger's final stunning appearance and make them even more eager for the second installment of the Pacific Rim movie.

(End of this chapter)