Chapter 198: Imperial City Crisis

Under the influence of the whirlpool of war, the Taiping Imperial City shook again with a clear feeling. From time to time, the huge dome shook off some sand and dust, accompanied by some clattering sound of stone cracking.

Jia Long, the favorite lord of the yellow ribbon fish summoned by the empress, hurried up to the main hall, where the empress and the gray-robed patriarch Bai Luo and other ministers were already waiting for his arrival.

"Jia Long, you are an expert in earthquake forecasting, how harmful is the earthquake energy level of this batch?" The Empress asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the shaking level of this wave of earthquakes is relatively low compared with the highest record of the previous earthquake level, and according to the comparison of data, the shaking energy is about 30 percent lower than the highest record in history." Jia Long replied, "It's just ......"

"But what? Go on. The Empress ordered.

"It's just that the distance from the epicenter to the imperial city this time is the closest in historical records." Jia Long replied: "There is some uncertainty about the depth of crack propagation on the surface of the submarine bed."

"What does that mean?" The Empress asked again.

"It means that there is a great probability of danger." Jia Long replied.

"Alright! Execute the highest emergency plan! The Empress ordered.

"Your Majesty, will this cause unnecessary panic among the citizens?" One of the ministers asked, "The Imperial City can withstand an earthquake of this magnitude, and it is very strong." Moreover, if you evacuate the mermaid citizens outside the Imperial City, some old and weak citizens will be unable to adapt to the changing water pressure and encounter danger, and the other will be in danger of being preyed upon by other creatures because of the loss of the protection of the Imperial City. ”

"Outside, there has been a tsunami caused by the earthquake, and the waves and surges will carry the energy back and cause aftershocks, which is unpredictable. I am accountable to all citizens and carry out orders. The empress decisively ordered: "Mobilize the National Guard Forces, evacuate the citizens in an orderly manner, and evacuate them outside." Mobilize all the training animals that can climb the wall and climb the rock, such as climbing beasts, gobies, sea spiders and sucker fish, and let them climb the dome to find the rock crevices that are dangerous enough to be hazardous, and then send people to fill them with caulk. Activate all available decompression safe houses in the city, first house citizens and captive creatures who cannot adapt to the change in water pressure for a short time, and then send them out of the city after they can adapt to the water pressure. In addition, let General Huliuxiu, who was transporting supplies to the battlefield, come back immediately and be responsible for the leak detection and repair work on the outside of the imperial city's dome, and execute it immediately! ”

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At this moment, many towering buildings in the Imperial City are rising from the tops of conch or nautilus-shaped objects. Each one has a person to reach height, and when it reaches enough height, it begins to rotate slowly. And from the mouth of the conch snail came a very loud siren, gradually from one conch to the second, until all the conch sounded. The sound of sirens echoed in the air of the entire Taiping Imperial City, like a giant that had been sleeping for a long time, waking up from his dream with dust thrown off his body, and letting out a cry from the depths of his heart.

Above the dome, inlaid with glowing and reflective stones lit up. It illuminates the various living beings that climb and work on it, and also illuminates the citizens who move and evacuate in dense numbers in the imperial city.

Many mothers with babies in their arms tremble for fear that their babies will be too small to adapt to the changes in water pressure after leaving the imperial city. However, the reality is the survival of the fittest, and too weak beings often face elimination without the favor of the creator god in their evolution and survival. Therefore, the strictness at this time is the tempering of the child, and the child must have reached the age when it is time to adapt to the change of water pressure.

When heading out of the Imperial City from the core of the Imperial City, you will first pass through the small towns scattered around it. At this time, these small towns will activate some large gates and release some seawater into the small towns. A large water pressure conversion chamber will be formed, where the mermaid citizens who have been evacuated here will adapt to the water pressure change, and then leave the imperial city and evacuate after warming up. Normally, a mermaid with normal health does not need this adaptation process to swim away. It's just that the current situation is urgent, and considering that a small number of merfolk need to adapt to the change in water pressure in this way, such a water pressure adaptation area will be created. Moreover, injecting a certain amount of water into these small towns can also alleviate the pressure on the main urban areas to a certain extent.

In a large area of sea outside a certain gate of the Imperial City, many seahorses hide in the shadows and observe whether there are any dangerous anomalies around them. They watched the evacuated merfolk citizens and watched the movement around them. Like serious soldiers, these seahorses maintain a relatively calm body in the water, but upon closer inspection, their dorsal fins shake at a rate of thousands of times per second. With a posture of fighting or moving at any time, it is clear that they and their pets are working with great care and seriousness.

In addition to this gate, several other gates are also filled with a number of glowing alarm jellyfish performing the same job. Although they have poor eyesight, they can still form a strong net of vigilance when they work together.

And the merfolk who were evacuated to the outside of the city did not leave like they were abandoned. Instead, they are escorted by a certain number of merfolk armies to other merfolk cities or gathering areas that are relatively safe for temporary resettlement. It wasn't until the danger had passed that it was picked up again.

There are also a very small number of old mermaids who refuse to withdraw from the imperial city. This is the place where they have lived all their lives, and even if they want to die, they will die as they deserve and die without regrets. They look at the beautiful city, and the scenery is the panacea for their souls to be comforted. What about other things?

On the battlefield, without such a right-hand man as Zhuzhu, Torres can only fight alone for the time being. Many of the tactics that have allowed the Dolphins to attack technically in the past have been ineffective, and the situation has become even more severe. The newly grown giant insect is not a picky eater, and will open its mouth or swallow or suck into its mouth whenever it encounters a living creature.

When controlled by Acantero, giant insects still have a preference for predation. Without Akentero's control, the giant worm seemed to be even wilder. Coupled with the reason for hunger, the giant insect will not let go of anything it can eat easily.