Disaster Simulator, global collapse begins.

Should we fight, or do nothing?

Western capitalist forces, led by the White Eagle Federation, believe that they should first launch a probing attack.

If we can defeat them, we'll eliminate them and divide up the alien technology. If we can't defeat them, we'll distance ourselves from the attackers, claiming it was a terrorist attack and an individual act, without implicating their countries.

"Why do you think aliens would be fooled by your petty tricks?!"

"We will never initiate an attack first."

"So what do you mean by not putting up any resistance and just sticking your butt out and waiting for aliens to 'please' you?"

"Preparation is necessary; we must be on high alert. However, we cannot launch the first attack. What if the enemy is just waiting for such an excuse?"

The final decision was that all countries would enter a state of emergency and lock their weapons on the alien spacecraft, but would not be allowed to launch any preemptive attack.

If aliens truly exist, and their spaceships are capable of reaching Earth, then their technology must be far superior to that of humans.

At this point, since the other party did not launch an attack first, we can deduce several possibilities.

First, the other party is just a showpiece. It could be that (some force on Earth is in disguise, the long space voyage caused damage to the spaceship, and no single ship has the technology to crush a planet; it was just a coincidence that they completed a long-distance space voyage, such as accidentally entering a wormhole...)

Wait, regardless of which possibility is correct, the alien spaceship, which is just for show, doesn't have any real power.

Second, the other side's morality and technology are really high, so high that they disregard humanity and Earth as a habitable planet. It's like when we go to a wildlife park to see monkeys, we don't steal the monkeys' bananas or fruit.

Third, this ship is a vanguard research vessel of a certain civilization, not an official private armed force. For various reasons, it will not occupy the planet without authorization and is currently reporting to its superiors to delay the inevitable.

Fourth, there is some kind of advanced civilization covenant unknown to Earthlings that is protecting the rights of these civilized intelligent beings.

five……

It must be said that the experts from various countries considered the issues very comprehensively, and there were some aspects that Chen Jie's subordinates had not even considered.

Ultimately, they decided to try to make contact and communicate with the aliens, and to send them gifts.

These gifts were not just simple gifts; they also carried a certain sense of testing.

A beautifully bound book introducing the landscapes of various countries; a meticulously crafted 17x17 Rubik's Cube that fits perfectly in place without a single gap.

A model of a hydrogen bomb with a small explosive charge, and a pair of peace doves.

They represent different human nations, the current limits of human industrial and precision engineering technology, the most powerful weapons, and ordinary creatures.

Each gift is carefully considered, and depending on the alien creature's reaction, they will switch between being a gift, a test, and a weapon.

However, this well-planned gift-giving process encountered significant difficulties from the very beginning.

Any attempts to contact or send messages will not receive a response, making it seem very aloof and as if it doesn't want to interact with humans much.

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Chapter 158 Finding the Source!

Aloof and indifferent, just doing her own thing!

This is the first solution proposed by Chen Jie's think tank.

As long as no intention of attack or aggression is shown, and with countries restraining each other, humanity will never be the first to attack a spaceship capable of traversing the stars.

Even probing will remain within a certain framework.

With their calls to action yielding no results, many speculations arose in people's minds.

Why would aliens suddenly arrive?

What noteworthy events have recently occurred on Earth?

Martial arts are reviving!

Suddenly, there was an increase in this substance in the air that allowed people to cultivate true qi.

Humans have always had a strong ability to make connections, and many people believe that aliens come to plunder spiritual energy.

Seeing that the winds were about to shift in the direction of protecting the revival of spiritual energy and fighting against aliens, the naval forces urgently activated their powers!

Those who tout the harmlessness of aliens, those who educate the public on how terrifying a civilization capable of interstellar travel to Earth would be, and those who advocate surrender...

Suddenly, the entire internet became a mess.

The netizens who had initially reached a general conclusion and direction in the debate were once again divided into several factions and began attacking each other.

It was like a carnival.

At this time, however, the higher-ups were focused on something else entirely.

The spaceship has landed!

The first place it landed was over Australia.

At this moment, the world's attention was focused on the scene. As the light fell, the surrounding vehicles and billboards began to melt, turning into a liquid-like substance.

Fortunately, this metal plague did not spread (the usable area provided by underground geothermal power generation is only a few square kilometers around).

A large amount of liquid metal solidified into a strange device the size of a building, which began to operate, emitting a lot of noise.

Then on the same day, it descended upon many regions around the world, creating the same green-looking instrument.

"Has anyone been sent to inspect this instrument?"

“No, our current inspection methods can’t do it. Once inside the area of ​​that instrument, which has a radius of about one kilometer, all the metal products turn into liquid and lose their original shape and function.”

"Are there any regions attempting to destroy the instrument?"

“A drug lord in the Golden Eagle Country did this because the area where the machine appeared happened to be his plantation.”

"The results of it?"

"Based on the high-precision images captured remotely by our satellite, the defensive capabilities of that massive machine of unknown purpose are indeed weak; it could even be destroyed by homemade explosives..."

"But after the explosion, this fluid metal completed the self-repair of the entire machine within 5 minutes."

"And the area where the metal liquefied instantly expanded, and the liquefied metal transformed into all sorts of... mechanical creatures. Yes, they may be imitating the local creatures."

"In the end, the drug lord and his entire organization were destroyed by the mechanical creatures."

"..."

Is this the friendly and alarm-free state that the aliens were talking about?

They did not launch the first attack.

"Are there any other attack devices?"

These people value their lives and hope that others will test them for them.

“An indigenous tribe in Africa also launched an attack… but it didn’t trigger a counterattack. It was probably just some banging and hitting, without damaging the mechanical structure.”

"Does a certain amount of damage have to be caused before a counterattack is launched...?"

The countries were indeed intimidated.

However, this state of being intimidated won't last long; no one can tolerate a machine whose purpose is unknown constantly working and making loud noises.

People tend to fill in the blanks with their imagination.

What exactly is this machine for?

Even after it's been clearly announced that it's a detector, people still conjure up all sorts of conspiracy theories, such as aliens deceiving them, it's actually calling in a fleet, or it's a slow extinction of humanity...

Imagining things can drive people crazy.

Fortunately, there are less than two days left before the Originium Cataclysm. Whether it succeeds or not, Chen Jie will take the spaceship away.

The next day, as instruments continued to be deployed across states around the world, people's probing intensified.

For example, bringing liquid metal into the field.

After leaving the energy field, the Soul Steel, deprived of its supply, naturally reverted to a solid state, but its microstructure underwent an irreversible transformation.

Nanostructures were observed using an electron microscope.

The mystery of the metal plague has been solved—it turns out to be a cluster of nanomachines.

Experts have given politicians a devastating answer: with this technology alone, the aliens on that ship have the power to destroy all of humanity.

Grey Gu Storm!

Chen Jie then had his men start the second round of broadcasting.

It still has that aloof vibe, with only a progress bar.

However, the progress bar that keeps moving forward gives people something to look forward to.

It looks like it will be over in another day.

Day three.

The moment of the Originium Calamity, as indicated by the simulator, has arrived!

Drip!

Drop drop drop!

Mineral exploration instruments around the world simultaneously issued alarms.

Where is the source?

In the air, everywhere in the air!

If Chen Jie hadn't magnified the detector and increased its precision, these tiny dust particles that suddenly appeared in the air would probably have been overlooked.

Okay, now we've found the origin.

The next problem is, how do we solve the problem of the entire atmosphere being affected from the very beginning?

Chen Jie convened the team again for an emergency online meeting via terminal.

On the other hand, the sudden malfunction of the prospecting instrument also frightened people from all over the world.

What happened? Why is the progress bar full but the aliens haven't left yet?

Doubt and fear lingered in people's hearts, and the third major broadcast arrived.

This data packet is significantly larger.

"First of all, I want to inform everyone that the data probing has ended."

"However, we have discovered dangerous Terra Originium on this planet."

Next up are some Originium data, as well as infected cases obtained from the Ark World.

Although Originium doesn't infect humans, how would these people know that?

They exaggerated its dangers and harshness, failing to mention any of the advantages of Originium as a mineral and high-energy product, only focusing on its infectious and disaster-causing properties.

Ideally, you should scare people and make them come up with some solution.

With special lighting effects, the spaceship flew to the moon and docked temporarily.

The online debate continues, with world leaders reportedly working too much overtime lately and relying on stimulants to stay afloat.

However, Chen Jie's think tank found a solution first.

The metals that pollute the world will be transformed into Soul-like Steel, and then put through a giant sieve in the Earth's atmosphere!

That's definitely a big move.

The complete release of the Soul Steel and the global nano-scale metalling would result in a decades-long stagnation of technological development—though this is acceptable for a simulation.

Once this problem is solved, we can use the copy to solve the same problem in the future.

For now, let's not worry about whether the public will agree. Let's get the preliminary preparations done, crush the Honkai energy crystals and release them into the atmosphere to increase the global Honkai energy level!

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Chapter 159 The Prophet

The Honkai energy level, which would normally take about ten years to slowly increase, was accelerated by Umbrella and reached the upper limit that all of humanity could withstand after the spread of the Elk virus in just three weeks.

On the other hand, the various countries have also discussed and reached a set of rules—

We don't need alien aid!

Although the information described this Originium disease as terrible, they did indeed capture Originium dust crystals in the air.

But they cleverly discovered something that the aliens deliberately ignored.

time!