Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 16 Radiation
"That was during the first cycle, when I was just an ordinary person..."

Jiang Yang slowly recounted the events, from his first encounter with death in the apocalypse, to discovering that he had entered a cycle, to issuing a prophecy that attracted the attention of the nation, to arriving at the No. 7 apocalypse base and launching a series of actions, all the way to the final arrival of the apocalypse once again. He told the whole story without any embellishment or personal bias.

He knew that the people paying attention to this meeting were not just the attendees on the surface.

Behind the scenes, hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of people may be taking urgent action to verify every word they say, comprehensively analyze its credibility, and form opinions for high-level decision-making.

A casual remark like, "The braised cuttlefish egg soup at Linjiangxian Restaurant is delicious," could lead to a special investigation team arriving at the scene to analyze the likelihood of the person eating the dish, simulate any details of the process, and search for any possible flaws.

Jiang Yang knew that this situation was bound to occur in the face of such a significant event.

If I were in a higher position, I would make the same arrangements.

If Sun Changhe hadn't arranged for anyone to do so, he would have been disappointed. This would mean the nation's power was insufficient and its resources inadequate, and how could a weak nation possibly withstand the apocalypse?
He then recounted the story in detail, but regarding the password, he only mentioned that there was such a password, without explaining the content of the password.

This process was long and complicated. By the time he finished explaining it, more than 50 minutes had passed.

He looked at Sun Changhe: "Director Sun, you must be very curious about how I know such a core state secret."

The reason is simple: in the last cycle, less than two hours ago, when the end of the world arrived, you told me this yourself.

On the screen, Sun Changhe closed his eyes, remained silent for a few seconds, and then opened them again: "There are still 3 minutes left until the earthquake you predicted. Everyone might as well wait a bit."

Have the earthquake monitoring personnel arrived yet?

"Report, my unit is in position."

He nodded and didn't say anything more.

Time slipped by quietly amidst the heavy atmosphere and tension; three minutes passed in the blink of an eye. The seismologist glanced at the data in front of him and suddenly stood up in shock.

"Report: Our department has just detected seismic activity at the corresponding coordinates. The specific magnitude and focal depth are still under analysis... Analysis complete: Magnitude 4.2, focal depth 15 kilometers!"

Jiang Yang saw that the numerous figures in the many windows on the big screen all showed expressions of shock at that moment.

The participants at this conference were all outstanding figures in their respective fields. Even those who were not seismologists knew that accurate short-term earthquake prediction was impossible.

And now this self-proclaimed prophet has accomplished it, so what he called rebirth and cycle...

end!

An expert eagerly pressed the speak button. After receiving permission, he said urgently, "Even if you truly possess the ability to predict the future, it doesn't necessarily prove that the end of the world will come!"

Jiang Yang had heard experts mention this issue during the last cycle.

The final solution at the national level in the previous era was to temporarily refrain from seeking a thorough verification of this result, and instead directly assume that the apocalypse was real, using this as a guiding principle for subsequent actions.

Until the very last second before the apocalypse actually arrived, in an absolute sense, no nation-state fully believed in the end times.

And in this life...

Sun Changhe raised his hand to interrupt him, and said slowly but firmly, "The end of the world has truly come."

"Because unless the apocalypse truly arrives, I will not receive authorization from the highest levels, nor will I personally give him that password." Jiang Yang paused slightly.

Only then did he realize that the purpose of that password was not merely to allow him to contact the country as quickly as possible and gain its trust.

The very fact that one can obtain this password is itself a verification of whether the end of the world will ultimately come.

Without anyone noticing, Sun Changhe from the previous life completed a message transfer to Sun Changhe from this life.

Upon hearing Sun Changhe's words, the expert turned pale and slumped down.

Jiang Yang knew that he had probably won a high degree of trust from Sun Changhe, Lu Zhaoming, Gu Changshan and others.

Of course, this trust is only based on their trust as "individuals," not on the trust of the entire state apparatus.

Just as Sun Changhe told himself in his previous life, it would take at least a day.

This will be a process of repeated examination and deliberation, gathering a wealth of information from all sides, and involving numerous stakeholders. Only after this will the state apparatus fully cooperate.

Of course, this doesn't really matter. The preliminary work only requires the personal trust of Sun Changhe and others to proceed ahead of schedule.

He solemnly took out the paper and displayed it to all the attendees: "This is the information collected by the intelligence network built with the strength of the whole country in the last cycle at the moment of the apocalypse. Through my ability to reset cycles and my memory, I have brought it back from the last cycle."

"Now, Professor Lu Zhaoming, could you please help me interpret the meaning of this information?"

The piece of paper was quickly transformed into a high-resolution scan and delivered to each expert. Jiang Yang could clearly see that almost all the experts, including Lu Zhaoming, wore expressions of disbelief and shock.

Jiang Yang's mind was filled with the image of Professor Lu Zhaoming, who was on the verge of death in his previous life, and whose eyes were practically wide open in death after seeing this information.

"How is it possible? How is it possible?"

Professor Lu Zhaoming murmured, his body trembling slightly uncontrollably.

Sun Changhe calmly said, "Professor Lu, please report the information you have deduced from this."

Lu Zhaoming took a deep breath and barely regained his composure: "According to Comrade Jiang Yang, this is a list of anomalies with the highest value that the Arctic 4 supercomputer automatically selected after comprehensively considering information from all aspects."

This information includes two aspects: first, human body monitoring data, and second, environmental monitoring data.

If this chart is real, then... we can now determine the cause of the apocalypse.

He said in a low voice, "Radiation sickness. Acute radiation sickness that can be fatal with a large dose in a short period of time."

Sun Changhe frowned slightly: "You mean, what killed us all was radiation? Whether hiding in underground bases or underwater, everyone... died from radiation? Where did it come from?"

Lu Zhaoming murmured, "This is exactly what I can't believe."

Because the chart clearly shows that the radiation levels in the death environment were very low, so low that they were even insufficient to affect the human body.

(End of this chapter)