CHAPTER XVI

The moment the solar fire appeared, the communication between the US military and the front-line convoy became very unstable, and the moment the nuclear fusion explosion caused by the solar fire was directly lost.

At this critical moment when the truth was about to be revealed, I was actually given a black screen, and Comrade Ao Guanhai, who had endured it for a long time, couldn't control himself anymore, and his blood pressure, which he had finally suppressed, began to soar again. After the furious Comrade Ao Guanhai sprayed his subordinates uselessly, he angrily gave a death order, which must immediately restore communication and find out what was going on with that flame.

Communications could not be restored for a while, but the US Strategic Command and the Geological Survey under the Department of the Interior sent urgent notices one after another. This news was like a basin of ice water poured directly on the heads of Comrade Ao Guanhai and the US decision-making level, and for a moment the entire command headquarters was silent, and the entire top level of the White House looked at each other, and the air was filled with suffocating depression.

Just a few minutes ago, strategic early warning satellites detected an in-atmosphere nuclear explosion at the Nevada nuclear test site, with extremely strong electromagnetic fluctuations that could affect Las Vegas and its surrounding areas; The Earthquake Information Center detected a shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale and an epicenter depth of about 0.1 km in its vicinity.

My god！ What the hell is going on today? Is Heaven Dead America? And what's going on with this nuclear explosion, we didn't do anything?

Fortunately, the reconnaissance satellite that had been staring at the evacuation convoy and Lin Kaixin quickly gave a real-time image, and the evacuation convoy was located on the edge of the nuclear explosion and did not suffer much damage. The center of the nuclear explosion was about five or six kilometers away from the convoy in a straight line, and it took place on a low hill, which was absolutely uninhabited, and it was almost impossible to cause casualties without taking into account the deadly nuclear radiation.

It was really a blessing in misfortune, and after Comrade Ao Guanhai, who had palpitations, gave the order to deal with the aftermath as soon as possible, he collapsed directly on the back of the chair, quietly waiting for the results and relevant reports of all parties. Looking at the nuclear, biological and chemical troops that were urgently departing on the big screen, Comrade Ao Guanhai, who was exhausted, suddenly felt that his successful re-election by all means was definitely the biggest mistake in his life.

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Lin Kaixin, who has been floating in mid-air in a daze in the eyes of outsiders, doesn't know that his wanton behavior has choked the Pentagon, the White House, and Comrade Ao Guanhai, and he is busy now. Knowing that the American GIs below were busy rescuing people and seizing the time to restore communications, they had no time to take care of themselves, so Lin Kaixin let go of his divine sense and took the initiative to find Gaia for the first time.

For Gaia, Lin Kaixin's attitude is a little complicated, there is respect and gratitude, but more is respectful and stays away, because Gaia is Lin Kaixin's creditor.

I think that except for relatives and friends who have a good relationship, no one should take the initiative to run in front of the creditor to hang around, and it is not bad not to be afraid that the creditor will suddenly come to the door. Even if you never want to repay your debts, you will inevitably feel a little awkward when you meet the creditor, well, except for some shameless old fools.

As for why Gaia became Lin Kaixin's creditor, we have to start with some agreements that Lin Kaixin reached with Gaia in outer space in order to be able to return to Earth immediately.

However, now Lin Kaixin is a little irritable when he thinks of his open-mouthed and the agreement that he once promised. Even if that agreement can be regarded as fair and just, it is rare to really do hello, everyone, Lin Kaixin is also very willing to keep his promise, but after all, he was told afterwards, there is no room for negotiation at all, and there is still a pimple in his heart after all.

Time went back to the moment when Lin Kaixin woke up, in fact, Gaia had been paying attention to Lin Kaixin, and when he found that he had regained consciousness, he immediately took the initiative to contact: "Human, your return method of landing on the ground first with such a face is really very special, but as an agent of the earth, I would like to welcome the safe return of you, a distant wanderer, on behalf of the earth." Your return may be an important turning point in the process of human development, and history may turn a new page. ”

"Gaia, I didn't fall to my death?" Lin Kaixin, who was still a little dazed, asked in surprise.

"Human being, you are not only a Golden Immortal Bodhisattva, but your body is also an immortal and immortal merit immortal body, and it is difficult to die. Even if you are tired of living, it is not easy to kill yourself, just a fall, not even the skin is broken, at most it will make you uncomfortable for a while. Gaia explained very arrogantly.

"Immortal and immortal? Am I not a golden immortal? How did you become sanctified all at once? Lin Kaixin couldn't figure it out.

"This immortality is only relative, not the kind of eternal detachment of "the sun and the moon are extinguished and I am not extinguished, the heavens and the earth are immortal and I am immortal", as long as you do not exceed the limit of bearing, instant recovery, rebirth of broken arms, immortality and immortality, etc., are just small meanings for you. This meritorious immortal body is actually a reward from the will of the universe for the little bit of world origin that you brought back from the Great World of Cultivation. The origin of the world is of great benefit to the evolutionary perfection of each universe, and before the merits are exhausted, the will of the universe will definitely ensure the safety of your life, and there are many benefits, including but not limited to this. ”

"Okay, okay, my head is big when I hear it, stop playing word games with me, you didn't say that I was covered, so why did you refuse me to return to Earth?" Lin Kaixin was a little puzzled when he heard it, no matter how big the universe is, it should be bigger than the earth, this seems unreasonable.

"That's why you can return directly to Earth, instead of wandering around outer space or being forced to travel to other dimensional worlds. The Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi required for the survival of high-level life forms far exceeds the needs of ordinary normal human individuals, which is a relatively big burden on the earth in the end of the Dharma era. In order to ensure the long-term interests of the earth as much as possible and maintain relative balance, for beings like you, it is generally a direct expulsion, and even if you want to stay on the earth, you must first seal yourself. ”

"If it weren't for your merit, credibility, and ability to repay, you'd probably have to work for me for a while in exchange for time on Earth before you can be allowed to return to Earth. In addition, according to the agreement between us, the relationship between us has become a kind of borrowing relationship, in which I am the creditor and you are the debtor. This loan is secured by your merits, and if you are unable to repay your debts or default, the will of the universe will directly deduct the corresponding merits. ”

Gaia's explanation sounded reasonable, and for a while, Lin Kaixin didn't seem to be able to find a place to refute it, but he was suddenly saddled with a debt, and he only knew about it afterwards, and a normal person would feel uncomfortable. Lin Kaixin asked angrily: "Gaia, there shouldn't be interest on this loan, right?" ”

"No interest will be charged, fair trade is not bullying. But now that Earth is in the midst of the sixth mass extinction, and given that you now have some capacity, I hope you will be able to repay the resources you spent in the twenty years you were born and raised on Earth, if you will. I guess you won't refuse this request, right? "Gaia's posture is relatively low, and he communicates completely on an equal footing.

It seems that the earth is really in danger, and even this little resource is favored by Gaia. However, the sheep has the grace of kneeling and the crow has the righteousness of feeding, no matter how much Lin Kaixin is a bastard, he will not even be as good as a beast, and hurriedly said: "No, it is very reasonable, it is much better than the high-interest loans of those monopoly banks, I accept this agreement." The kindness of nurturing cannot be repaid, and I will try my best to compensate the earth in the future, you can rest assured of this. ”

Regarding the sixth mass extinction, some media often use sensational headlines to report the solemn warnings of some scientists, so Lin Kaixin has already heard of it.

According to rough estimates, in 400 years, the area of living organisms has shrunk by 90% and the number of species has been halved, with the impact of species loss due to the deforestation of tropical rainforests being more pronounced. It is estimated that species extinctions caused by deforestation in the world from 1990 to 2020 will reduce the number of species in the world by 5%-15%, or 50-150 species per day.

In the past 400 years, a total of 58 species of mammals have been extinct worldwide, about one species every seven years, which is 7-70 times higher than the normal fossil record; In the 100 years of the twentieth century, 23 species of mammals were extinct worldwide, about one every four years, at a rate 13-135 times higher than the normal fossil record.

The last mass extinction on Earth, the fifth mass extinction, occurred at the end of the Cretaceous period, 65 million years ago, and the most famous mass extinction event was the end of the 160-million-year-long age of dinosaurs, which also disappeared from the oceans, and about one-third of the families and genera were extinct.

Its greatest impact was the eradication of the dominant dinosaurs and their kind on the planet, providing an opportunity for the final appearance of mammals and humans. The catastrophe came from extraterrestrial space and volcanic eruptions, and one or more meteorite showers at the end of the Cretaceous period caused the collapse of the world's ecosystems.

This time, the mass extinction is due to the endless activities of human beings and the destructive development of industrial civilization, and if the situation continues to deteriorate, the earth's ecosystem may be forced to restart again.

As soon as he thought of this, Lin Kaixin suddenly realized, after all, many things are gone, and there is no room for recovery, which may be the main reason why Gaia can accept his return to the earth. And the return of this special existence to the earth at this time is not an opportunity for the earth and Gaia to change.

As the only human being who can communicate directly with Gaia, Lin Kaixin seems to have heard the call of Mother Earth: find a way to save yourself, human!

Even Gaia, a half-real and half-illusory being, is working hard, should human beings, who are the culprits of sin, take the initiative to take their own responsibility. Don't forget, for humans who haven't really left the earth, the earth is still the only home to survive.

Maybe this feeling is because Gaia is subtly influencing him, but Lin Kaixin doesn't intend to refuse, because he doesn't want to wander alone in this cold universe, even if there are other intelligent civilizations in the universe, or there are other human civilizations in other dimensions, but that is not his real home.