Post-Apocalyptic Survival Modpack

Chapter 57: The World Moved

"What's the noise?"

Inside the alchemy lab, Wang Ji suddenly stood up, flew out of the window, and hovered motionless in mid-air.

But while he remained still, the territory moved.

No, it should be said that the ground beneath our feet was trembling.

earthquake?

Wang Ji immediately thought of this word.

It wasn't an ordinary earthquake; it was very strong, as if the whole world had started to shake.

A message came from the magic network that Morin and Wang Ji had established a voice connection.

The magic unit began receiving sound signals and synchronized them to Wang Ji's ears.

As soon as the connection was established, Morin shouted, "Earthquake!"

"I know, I'm watching from outside."

Suddenly, a loud noise came from the mountainside. Wang Ji immediately realized what was happening and said:

"Hurry to Deep Pit Town, Morin, I can't manage two places at the same time!"

"Roger that!"

After ending the communication, Wang Ji turned his gaze to the mountainside, where large swathes of rocks and soil were sliding down, with a terrifying force.

He immediately established a connection with the magic matrix, accessed the source material library, opened the magic interface to adjust the quick spell casting, and then raised his hand to continuously cast spells at maximum energy level as if it were free, using telekinesis or void teleportation to avert the natural disaster.

Riften is built on a mountainside, and earthquakes are extremely detrimental to this place.

The landslide was just the beginning; if some rain comes afterward, it will be another disaster.

Wang Ji looked into the city.

At this moment, almost all the residents were running outside, while some relatively calm people were urging people to run to open spaces such as squares.

"It's careless."

Looking at this scene, Wang Ji suddenly realized that the territory seemed to have never conducted similar training on strategies for dealing with natural disasters.

In situations like this, most people don't know what to do and can only follow the instructions of those with some experience, running around aimlessly.

Fortunately, nothing too serious happened.

After all, most of the buildings in Riften are constructed using blocks collected from tools made at crafting tables.

Even if the whole world were to crack apart, they could float in mid-air, performing a relatively still act.

That being said, the earthquake did indeed cause damage to some houses.

Many houses, built symbolically for aesthetic purposes, had their foundations partially cracked by the earthquake, turning the stone bricks into cracked bricks.

It's nothing serious; just consider it a reskin for the building materials.

Anyway, it doesn't matter if the foundation is destroyed, the houses on top will just float into the air.

There was no major problem outside, and things were relatively safe inside the mine. Most of the miners stayed in the mine tunnels and rest rooms that had been developed later. The areas cleared by the tools made from workbenches were also hard to associate with the word 'collapse'.

Seeing that things were still alright inside the city, Wang Ji looked out of the city.

The surrounding mountains and forests had been ravaged beyond recognition. Huge boulders rolled over trees and finally got stuck on the impenetrable road, smashing several blocks.

"We'll have to figure out how to reinforce the mountainside afterwards..."

Wang Ji opened the communication with Mo Lin to inquire about the situation on the other side.

With Molin's protection, Deep Pit Town is also safe.

The earthquake came suddenly and went quickly, lasting only a short time.

The residents were still in shock and gathered in the open space, too afraid to go back into their homes.

Wang Ji wasn't sure if there would be any more earthquakes, so he could only stay and watch over the area while gathering people to handle the aftermath.

After a short while, another communication message came in, with Ryder and Ian saying that an earthquake had also occurred on their side.

Although there were no preventative measures, fortunately, the area was mostly open plains and the houses were mostly newly built, so the possibility of collapse was nonexistent and the number of casualties was small.

"what?"

Looking at the messages from the two of them, Wang Ji was still somewhat bewildered. If he remembered correctly, Ian should be in River Bend City right now, while Ryder was even further to the west.

How could three people, separated by half a world, feel an earthquake?
A sense of surprise arose in his heart, and Wang Ji immediately released a teleportation spell, appearing in the Immortal Realm Teleportation Gate of River Bend City in the next moment.

The people of River Bend City were still in shock and discussing the earthquake that had just struck.

Wang Ji looked up at the magical tower in the center of the city. This tower was an original building, not modified or rebuilt, but its structure seemed particularly stable and did not break down due to an earthquake.

Moreover, there are quite a few low-level magic users inside who are conducting research and learning. Although their power is not strong enough, they can at least help maintain the tower.

Someone noticed Wang Ji's arrival and was about to come over to say hello when Wang Ji suddenly vanished from the spot.

The next moment, he appeared in his own village to the west and checked on the villagers.

Earthquakes also occur here.

Next, on the eastern edge of the territory, veteran Martin also reported the local situation to Wang Ji.

There are also earthquakes.

hum-

Another message arrived; it was from Ryder, who received the information from his intelligence informant in the capital and immediately relayed it to Wang Ji.

"A major earthquake struck the capital, causing countless houses to collapse. The civilian areas were severely affected, and the situation was extremely tragic."

The palace and most of the nobles' estates were unharmed, as were the Sorcerer's Tower and the Archmage's Four Towers of Miracles; these places seemed to have some kind of protective measures in place.

Looking at the report, Wang Ji couldn't help but ask, "Has the Grand Mage not made a move?"

"No news, the Four Towers of Miracles were not affected."

Such a major event couldn't even alarm that great master?

At this moment, Wang Ji seriously doubted whether the Archmage Oswald was actually dead. With such a commotion, even a pig that had fallen into a deep sleep would have jumped up and grunted a couple of times.

Shaking his head, Wang Ji was also certain of one thing.

"This earthquake affected the entire world."

No, at this point, it can no longer be called an earthquake.

It should be said that...

"The world has moved."

Upon this thought, Wang Ji felt a strong sense of unease, and his inspiration began to leap.

But I can't think of anything.

"Let's focus on the present."

The messages came in like snowflakes, and Wang Ji processed them one by one.

With instructions issued in batches, the entire ideal community began to operate efficiently and orderly, quickly minimizing the impact of the earthquake.

Everything quickly returned to normal.

After that, schools and educational outreach programs across the country added a small lesson specifically on how to deal with various natural disasters and how to use the characteristics of buildings and tools within one's territory to protect oneself.

Not long after that.

Wang Ji convened the first Magic Network decision-making meeting.

"The dissemination of information is extremely important, and the efficiency and functionality of the current resonant communicator are no longer sufficient to meet the needs."

"Therefore, it was decided to release and put the Magic Network into use."

"After three months of continuous testing, it has been confirmed that there are basically no problems, the technology in all aspects is mature, and it is ready for large-scale use."

The meeting formulated a "Magic Network Project".

The first step of the plan is to build a large number of magic matrices in various locations to achieve basic coverage of the magic network.

The current scale of the ideal community has already surpassed that of the empire, and it will take a considerable amount of time to achieve this.

Fortunately, both productivity and labor force are keeping up, and we just need to wait a while to achieve this.

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(End of this chapter)