Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 12 Password
There are 30 minutes left until midnight.

Inside the hall, the staff were busy in silence, while a group of people, led by Sun Changhe, sat around Jiang Yang in a circle.

In a daze, Jiang Yang even had the illusion that he was seriously ill and dying, and that the people around him were his relatives and friends who had come to see him off on his final journey.

But it seems I really am about to die. Not just myself, everyone is going to die.

Sensing the solemnity and reverence in the hall, Jiang Yang turned to Sun Changhe beside him and said, "Old Sun, shouldn't you give me a password or something?"

As long as someone contacts you and gives you this password or key, you will immediately and completely trust me, eliminating all verification steps.

This will save us at least five days and allow us to start work sooner.

Sun Changhe showed no sign of the tension or fear that preceded the impending apocalypse: "I've already prepared everything for you, but I can't tell you now."

Furthermore, even with this password, it's impossible to achieve the effect of instantly gaining the entire nation's trust simply by speaking it.

Jiang Yang checked the time and found that there were still 27 minutes left until midnight: "Oh?"

Gu Changshan spoke on behalf of Sun Changhe: "This password involves the most core secrets of a certain country. It will only be told to you when the end of the world truly comes."

Jiang Yang remained silent.

He knew that although the state had been guiding its actions on the principle of "assuming the end of the world is real," the state had not yet fully confirmed the reality of the end of the world and the cycle.

As the saying goes, unless the end of the world truly comes, no evidence can fully prove the truth of this matter.

"It wouldn't hurt to tell me now, would it?"

Jiang Yang said with some helplessness, "If the apocalypse really comes, then it will naturally be useful. If the apocalypse hadn't come, I don't think I would have been able to leave this base before I died, and this secret would naturally not have been leaked."

Gu Changshan said in a low voice, "It's not that I don't trust you. It's just... the system."

"Okay, I understand."

Jiang Yang nodded: "However, even with this password, it won't make you trust me immediately and save you the verification time?"

Sun Changhe smiled and said, "Such a thing simply doesn't exist in this world."

"Yes. Based on our comprehensive simulations, this password can reduce the subsequent verification time to less than one day. This is already the ideal result, and it is impossible to shorten it any further."

"One day is fine... that's good too."

Jiang Yang lay back down, staring quietly at the ceiling, his thoughts drifting far away.

"How has the world changed in the last few days? Today is the day the prophesied end of the world will arrive..."

Gu Changshan gave a definite answer: "It's chaotic, but still under control. If the apocalypse doesn't come, we can ensure that the situation is quickly stabilized and no major losses occur."

Zhou Yu interjected, "As far as I know, your prediction has also caused a huge stir abroad. It's alright in our country, but abroad... hehe."

A sense of curiosity arose in Jiang Yang's heart: "What's the situation abroad right now?"

Just as you think.

"Didn't foreign countries negotiate with us? They demanded that we reveal the truth and hand over the prophet or something."

“How could there not be…” “Comrade Zhou Yu.”

Gu Changshan interrupted Zhou Yu, still speaking in his calm and steady voice: "Please rest assured, Comrade Jiang Yang, apart from extraterrestrial factors, we have absolute confidence in ensuring your absolute safety."

Two absolutes in a row made Jiang Yang truly feel that unshakable will, as firm as a mountain.

Sun Changhe said, "It is a blessing for all of us that Comrade Jiang Yang was born into our country."

He looked up at the time and said, "It's almost time."

"Yes."

Gu Changshan agreed, turned around and waved to the people behind him, and two people dressed in white coats, who looked like doctors, walked over.

They each carried a white briefcase, placed it on the table, and opened it, releasing a plume of condensed white mist.

The two doctors remained silent, each taking out a syringe from inside.

Sun Changhe looked at Jiang Yang: "These are some medicines with strong analgesic and sedative effects."

According to you, when the apocalypse comes, the human body will experience unimaginable suffering, which may affect your memory, thus requiring medication. These medications take time to take effect, so the injection is needed now.

Jiang Yang was prepared for this. It was originally planned.

But... just two injections?
One injection for yourself, who gets the other?
As if sensing Jiang Yang's question, Sun Changhe smiled and said, "The other needle is for me."

I need to confirm whether the apocalypse has truly arrived within the two minutes between its arrival and my death, and then tell you the password. Therefore… I also need to remain absolutely calm and composed.”

After explaining to Jiang Yang, Sun Changhe got up and went to another seat next to Jiang Yang.

There was a screen in front of the seat, displaying constantly changing data, and a button next to it.

"In addition to this base, we have also placed control test sites in more than 800 locations, including the seabed, lakebed, mountain belly, high altitude, low altitude, etc., where people are also receiving the most rigorous monitoring from life monitoring devices."

If the test subjects in these 800 locations all show signs of impending death, and combined with data from multiple monitoring points in multiple cities, I will be able to make a final judgment on whether the apocalypse has truly arrived.

With a smile, Sun Changhe stretched out his arm and said, "Let's get the injection."

Two doctors stepped forward in silence and each injected the medicine into Sun Changhe and Jiang Yang's arms.

As the cool medicinal liquid entered his body, Jiang Yang initially felt nothing, but soon he experienced a feeling of "drifting away".

He could still clearly feel his body and all the sensations in his body: the slight pain at the needle tip, the slight tightness of the electrode patch, the softness of the mattress beneath him, and so on.

But one's consciousness seemed to have reached a higher level of existence than the physical body, becoming an observer, watching the sensations of one's body without being affected by them in the slightest.

He also "observed" the smile on Sun Changhe's face, saw Gu Changshan's usual calmness, Lu Zhaoming's gloom and solemnity, and Zhou Yu's grief and tension.

He seemed to truly feel that intelligence network that extended out countless "threads," like a spider web, reaching out to the entire world.

At this moment, he was like a spider that had woven this great web, sitting in the center, able to sense every rustle of wind from anywhere.

(End of this chapter)