Alternate Dimension Game: Happiness is all that matters!
Chapter 265 - 245: Great Moonquake

Chapter 265: Chapter 245: Great Moonquake

Many small worlds surrounding the major one, like satellites with just a few mountains and some lakes, span no more than a hundred miles in diameter, making it highly unlikely for any overly complex chains of biological evolution to exist.

Yet therein often reside indigenous people, which is utterly baffling.

The first explanation is that the history of mankind is much deeper than imagined. The mulberry leaves grow silently, and over the millennia, humankind’s footsteps have spread across each small world.

But this explanation also has a significant doubt: Why do humans exist in completely separate major worlds?

It’s somewhat reasonable for every continent on Earth to have human inhabitants.

Yet finding humans on Venus and Mars is quite abnormal. Given the vast distances between major worlds, and without sufficient team strength, could anyone really cross these distances?

Hence, the explanation of "convergent evolution" arose. Under the influence of genetic broadcasting, certain species would slowly evolve into "humans."

Even their DNA, genes, and chromosomes would become similar!

So, even if apes evolved intelligence, they would still be considered "humans" henceforth. Nothing to panic about...

Even if reproductive isolation occurs, it wouldn’t matter much, because humans and creatures can usually understand each other at a cultural and logical level. There’s an essential logical difference between humans and monsters.

"However, why did this extremely powerful ancient civilization become extinct?" Miss Chen felt a chill in her hands and feet and a slight sweat on her forehead due to these strange speculations.

"This involves ancient history, and nobody knows the final answer," Number 12 spoke, "In fact, our world’s humanity is not the first generation—there might have been one or two previous civilizations that met with extinction."

"Some city ruins are submerged under the sea, so underwater archaeology is quite popular... Underwater archaeology is very challenging, isn’t it? Compared to the harsh deep-sea environment, human technology lags behind somewhat."

"However, we shouldn’t borrow trouble; humanity has not gone extinct after all these years, and I believe we will continue to survive in the future."

"What’s most important now is to develop our own strength."

"The more you know, the more it necessitates strength that matches your knowledge..."

Just then, the communicator on his belt vibrated once more. Lu stopped speaking, glanced at it casually, and his expression slightly changed.

"There’s an emergency meeting to be convened. You should head back first, experience the customs of that world. And by the way... try to record how exactly ’The Game’ operates..."

"This might be the first time in history we’ve observed a frontal contest at the Demon God Level!"

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Lu Tianming arrived in the large conference room where hundreds of people were whispering and discussing something, while others were attending the meeting via holographic images.

Without needing to look, he knew this was an international-level meeting that was bound to drone on for hours.

He found his seat, yawned, and narrowed his eyes.

International meetings are terribly dull, often consumed by bizarre and prolonged debates.

Especially since the Black-clothed Guard has become somewhat prosperous lately... oily fingers prosperous!

When you’re in demand, disputes become even more frequent and bizarre.

He even heard that the Western world is unimaginably envious of the Qingtian Hospital and also wants to freeload on "God’s" power.

They’re trying to use "God’s" ability to obtain some "source."

Regarding this idea, he couldn’t be more supportive!

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Before long, everyone had arrived at the venue.

The meeting space, provided by "The Game," was incomparable in terms of confidentiality, security, and lavishness of equipment than any location on Earth. In front of each seat was a holographic imaging device.

Some well-informed individuals were already frowning, such as workers from the Black-clothed Guard arguing with experts from the Mysterious Bureau.

This left Lu feeling disinterested and sleepy, knowing without thinking that they were arguing over funding issues.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the reason this emergency meeting was called is that... just recently, an intense anomaly has been observed on our world’s Moon," said a spokesperson for the Mysterious Bureau, projecting several images on the big screen.

These images were quickly distributed to everyone’s receiving devices.

"A magnitude-12 lunar earthquake has occurred on the surface of the Moon, creating vast fissures like those in an eggshell... The cause is not yet clear!"

"Everyone should understand that the core of the Moon has already cooled. Theoretically, it should not experience such large-scale seismic activity. Yet now, it has."

These few photos immediately captured everyone’s attention!

Because of the dust raised by the earthquake, covering the sky and showing no signs of settling, the photographs taken by the lunar rovers revealed crevasses, some of which were several kilometers wide and unfathomably deep.

Lu Tianming suddenly became alert, involuntarily scratching the back of his head, "These photos... they’re a bit strange."

It was as if he could see an abyssal space, boundless, dark, and silent, hidden in the depths of the fissures. Everything around it seemed to be engulfed in an unsettling atmosphere.

It was as if a pair of eerie eyes was lurking in the darkness, maliciously sizing up Earth.

Then, a buzzing sound of discussion arose in the conference room.

What was the concept of a magnitude-12 earthquake? It was the highest level of earthquake defined by humans!

Under normal circumstances, less than magnitude 1 is considered a microseism, less than 3 a minor quake, less than 4.5 a light quake, less than 6 a moderate earthquake, less than 7 a strong earthquake, less than 8 a major earthquake, and anything above 8 a great earthquake.

With each increase in magnitude, the energy approximately increases by 32 times!

If this earthquake had occurred on Earth, it would be equivalent to 1000 asteroids, each 100 kilometers in diameter, striking Earth at a speed of 25 kilometers per second, all at the same time. Even with forewarning and precautions, having one percent of the population survive would be a massive success!

Lu Tianming swallowed hard and gave a wry smile, then turned to look at Professor Jin, number 24.

He was somewhat annoyed in his heart. Events capable of exterminating the entire human race had been happening one after another recently, with no end in sight.

Working overtime every day, without a single day off, what was this all about?

And this event was related to the Moon—could it be that damned "Delusion" projecting its power again?

The Moon in the Parallel Worlds was the true form of "Delusion"!

Not just Lu Tianming, but many intelligent people also came to this possibility and were extremely anxious.

"What exactly happened to the Moon, is it impossible to investigate clearly?" inquired number 24, "Just these few photos don’t explain anything."

Soon, an international astronomer spoke up: "We do have some lunar rovers on the Moon... but how should I put this, the mobility of these rovers is very slow, they can barely move a kilometer a day, and it’s out of the question to venture deeply into the fissures. Now with the dust covering the sky and blocking the Sun, these vehicles will soon run out of power."

"What about ’The Game’? It can’t be that it has no reaction to this, can it?"

"For the moment... we do not know."

"Has that ’Head’ drilled through the core of the Earth yet?"

"Not yet. It’s still there, calling out the Black-clothed Guard by name, urging them to hurry up."

After an hour of discussion, the Prophets and Astrologers on Earth came with some not-so-pleasant news.

They generally believed that a powerful presence was brewing above the Moon.

This powerful existence might appear for the first time in history. Therefore, they could not determine whether it bore goodwill or malice.

It was even possible, not to exclude the chance, that it might be "Delusion"!

This made all the human leaders a bit nervous.

Even the eldest, who had seen countless severe trials, the Pope, was also silent, his complexion... not looking so good.

If "Delusion" were really to come over to this side, would Earth not become a den of devils?

After a long while, he turned to Divination Master Jenny sitting beside him and said, "Jenny, divination isn’t omnipotent... You couldn’t foresee the sudden appearance of an entity in the sky, could you?"

Jenny replied irritably, "And you’re mocking me at a time like this, aren’t you considering making preparations for the Demon God War?"

If "Delusion" truly appeared here in its original form, transforming Earth into an alien den, humans were not without the power to resist... after all, the waters in this world ran deep. Neither "The Game" nor "God" would likely stand by and watch humanity be extinguished.

"Don’t rush, we need to clarify the cause first. A Demon God War... would result in the deaths of very many people," the Pope said indifferently.

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