Looking at the brilliant red aurora outside the window, Councillor Li swallowed slightly.
The extremely beautiful scene before him made him feel a strong sense of suffocation.
The aurora predicted by Lv Yongchang has already appeared, as well as the red giant phase in ten years and the helium flash in fifteen years...
Councillor Li shook his head, not daring to think about the future scenario any further.
…
Xia country.
Magic City.
Zhao Zijie sat on the balcony, quietly looking at the bright moon in the sky.
The early summer evening breeze blows on my body, bringing a little coolness.
He took out his mobile phone from his pocket, opened the Penguin group, and skillfully found the chat group where his friends were chatting.
"So boring..."
Zhao Zijie's fingers trembled slightly as he typed a line of words on his phone.
He then held up his phone and recorded a video of his surroundings.
"I'm the only one on the open-air balcony. Oh... so boring!"
Zhao Zijie's Versailles words instantly aroused everyone's contempt.
"Fuck! If I remember correctly, Lao Zhao should be in Shanghai! Such a big open-air balcony... I'm jealous!"
"Tsk! I can even imagine the look on Lao Zhao's face when he said this!"
"Damn it! Is this the world of the rich?! I don't envy it at all!"
"Boss! What do you think of this pendant of mine?!"
"…"
Looking at the complaints that flooded the screen, Zhao Zijie showed a faint smile on his face.
Just as he was about to type and chat with his group friends, a comment caught his attention.
"Lao Zhao, there's something wrong with the video you shot!"
Zhao Zijie's expression froze slightly, and a chill suddenly came from behind him!
He quickly typed on the keyboard and complained, "Fuck! Don't scare me in the middle of the night!"
It would have been better if this had not been said. Once it was said, those people in the group who had just spoken started talking one after another, as if to create chaos in the world.
"Old Zhao, turn on your phone's front camera and look behind you. I think I saw a face just now!"
"What do you mean a human face? It's clearly a white figure!"
Zhao Zijie swallowed slightly.
Although he is an atheist, he still felt a little uneasy when he saw these remarks at around 10 o'clock in the evening.
Just as he was about to leave the balcony and return to his room, the person who had spoken just now spoke again.
"What are you talking about?"
"I just watched the video carefully. At the 28th second, the moon you filmed has a hint of red light. If you don't believe me, check it out for yourself!"
The penguin group was silent for a few seconds, and the next moment, countless messages frantically flooded the screen.
"The blood moon is coming, and the world is in chaos!"
"It's over, it's over. I won't say any more. I'm going to go stock up on some dry food for a few years now!"
In addition to these provocative messages, some people still clicked on the video again out of curiosity.
"Wait! The moon in the video does look a little reddish!"
"I saw that, too!"
Zhao Zijie frowned and looked at his phone, subconsciously clicking on the video he had just shot.
As the playback progressed to 28 seconds, his pupils shrank slightly.
He saw it too!
A faint red light seems to appear on the surface of the moon!
The next moment, he suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky.
No!
It's not the moon that's emitting red light!
The entire sky was emitting a faint red light!
He picked up the phone with trembling hands and shot another video.
"Look outside, why is the sky over the Demon City starting to glow red?!"
A few seconds after the message was sent.
"Fuck! It's the same here! I'm in Hangzhou!"
"Same for Yamashiro!"
"The sky over the Land of Sakura is glowing red, too!"
"…"
"As time went on, the red light in the sky became brighter and brighter.
Gradually, an extremely gorgeous red "ribbon" appeared in front of Zhao Zijie.
"Bang!"
There was a loud noise.
The brightly lit magic city suddenly fell into darkness.
At the same time, screams were heard from all around.
Zhao Zijie hurriedly took out his cell phone.
22:50.
There is no signal on the cell phone.
…
That night, Zhao Zijie fell asleep in panic and anxiety.
The next morning, as soon as he opened his eyes, he grabbed the mobile phone on the bedside table.
Thank goodness there's a signal!
He tentatively flicked the switch of the bedside lamp.
The power is on!
While turning on the TV, he tried to search online what happened last night.
"According to the latest report from the Xiaguo Astronomical Observatory, at around 22:42 last night, a solar flare suddenly erupted, bringing with it an extremely strong solar wind. As a result, at 22:50 last night, auroras of varying sizes appeared around the world..."
"This solar flare has caused great losses to Xia Country, starting with the power system..."
The host's voice sounded in Zhao Zijie's ears.
He subconsciously opened the penguin group.
999+ messages unread.
"Shit! It's the Aurora!"
"That's unscientific! Don't auroras only appear in the North and South Poles?!"
"Look, I told you to study but you insisted on herding cattle. Now you know you're wrong, right? There was a big red aurora event in 1958, but according to the description, it shouldn't be as exaggerated as this one!"
"Logically speaking, this year shouldn't be a solar active period, how could something like this happen..."
"How would I know that? You have to ask the scientists at the observatory!"
"…"
Looking at the chat records, Zhao Zijie's panic was slightly reduced.
It turned out to be just a solar storm.
But... watching the "expert" on TV seriously explaining the cause of the aurora, Zhao Zijie gradually felt a little worried.
Really, just a solar storm?
…
Compared with Xia Country, the losses suffered by the United States were undoubtedly greater.
It was daytime in the United States at that time, facing the sun.
The extremely powerful solar wind not only destroyed most of the United States' power systems, but also caused several aircraft to lose contact!
Even most of the U.S. civilian satellites were destroyed by solar wind!
No electricity, no communication equipment...
The United States at this moment seems to have returned directly to the steam age!
…
Within the first ring road of Beijing.
Office of the Speaker.
The scene of yesterday's meeting kept flashing in Councillor Li's mind.
After the aurora appeared, Councilman Lee initiated a vote.
The content of the vote was naturally about the "prophecy" about the sun proposed by Lu Yongchang.
Without any surprise, all the astronomy and physics professors present voted in favor.
Councillor Lee frowned, tapping his knuckles lightly on the solid wood desk.
What should he do to ensure that Xiaguo survives this disaster...
"Knock knock knock…"
There was a knock on the door.
Councillor Li was slightly startled and said softly, "Come in!"
The door of the office slowly opened, and Lu Yongchang appeared at the door.