Boom!
Just as Gary Smith and Charles Brown were having a conversation, the entire house began to shake violently. Plaster dust fell from the walls, tea cups rolled onto the floor, and tea leaves scattered all over the place.
An earthquake!?
Gary Smith and Charles Brown exchanged a glance, reflecting each other's shock.
In this world under the Extraordinary System, the human species zealously seeks to understand the world, profoundly appreciating the ecological impact on various species.
The ecological niche isn't fixed; it could change due to natural disasters, thereby affecting all industries and endangering life in extreme cases.
Studying ecology and observing ecology is a compulsory course for every human when they go to school!
Therefore, every human city or town has a Weather Bureau especially designated to sense natural disasters. The positions within are strictly delineated, with a specific Seismological Department for detecting earthquakes.