Chapter 1,445 Typhoon "Banyan"

At noon, the originally clear sky was covered with heavy dark clouds.

There was a dull heat and humidity in the air, and even the sound of the ocean tide was tinged with hoarseness. Pedestrians quickened their pace and walked towards the MRT, hoping to return home or stay before the heavy rain. hotel,

Standing between the ebb and flow of the tide, the majestic Penglai City is just like its name, like a fairy mountain floating on the ocean.

Combining the world's top technologies and integrating architecture and materials science, this city floating on the blue ocean is undoubtedly the most dazzling pearl on the Pacific Ocean. More than three million tourists are active in this futuristic city, more than three times the permanent population.

As long as you wear AR glasses and stand in this city, the distance from the virtual world will be infinitely close to zero.

People are intoxicated with this freshness from the next era and admire the technology of the Future People Group. Whether it’s the rows of holographic screens or the drones flying over the city, every detail of this city is so fascinating.

"Kordis, look over there, it's amazing. How did they come up with it! Use these gadgets to deliver express delivery? Oh my god, aren't they afraid of things falling and hitting people?" Pointing to that A female tourist from Sweden shouted as she saw a series of drones passing through high-rise buildings.

Although I have seen it on TV and in the news, the picture seen through the big screen is far from as shocking as seeing it with my own eyes.

In the years when the Freemasons were confronting the Future Man Group, few things, let alone logistics drones, could pass the EU's product quality and safety monitoring and customs. Many Europeans did not realize how out of touch their country was with the times until they visited New Zealand or its neighboring countries.

"Produced by Futureman Heavy Industries, all the people who can work there are monsters. I'm not surprised by anything they design... Damn it, the weather is really too hot here, honey, let's go back to the hotel early? I'm afraid it's going to rain soon. Heavy rain." The man with slightly curly hair looked at the dark clouds in the sky and said weakly.

Yesterday's weather forecast clearly stated that it would be sunny, but how could it look like it was sunny now?

At this moment, the holographic screen filled with streets and alleys suddenly changed. The host in a suit and tie,

"Here's a weather forecast."

"Typhoon 'Banyan' passed through the Mariana Islands ten minutes ago and is expected to move northwest along the Pacific Ring of Fire in the next ten days, passing through the Philippine Sea and arriving at the Dongsha Islands. According to the latest news from the New Zealand Meteorological Administration, the Banyan Center The pressure exceeded 10 million pascals, and the maximum wind speed near the center reached 35 meters per second, which was level 12."

"The route correction originally scheduled for December 25 has been temporarily cancelled, and Penglai City will move along the original route to the northern waters of Coro Island. The Penglai City Meteorological Bureau warmly reminds citizens and travelers to minimize sea movement in the near future. Avoid accidents.”

After speaking once in Chinese, the official language, the host then repeated it in the languages ​​of different countries.

About five minutes later, the weather forecast finally ended, the holographic screens in the streets returned to normal, and the temporarily suspended programs continued to be shown. However, Cordis and his girlfriend stood there blankly, listening to the nearby discussions in a daze. .

"Oh shit, we might have to spend Christmas in the rain."

"Typhoon? Why does a typhoon suddenly appear?"

"I don't know. Maybe the people from the Meteorological Bureau misread the satellite cloud images? It's not like this has never happened before."

What surprised Kodis was not the typhoon, but the attitude of the people living here towards the typhoon. It was clear that a typhoon was coming, but the way they talked about the typhoon was as if they were talking about an ordinary "bad weather".

Is that all?

This is a typhoon!

Although he has never seen it, Cordis can still feel how terrifying the typhoon is from the news.

However, other than speeding up their pace to avoid the possible return of the heavy rain, the pedestrians on the street had no other reaction, not even a hint of panic.

Cordis won't understand, and neither will any tourists who come to Penglai City.

For people who have lived here for a long time, this kind of temporary weather forecast has become commonplace, and as for typhoon and hurricane warnings, it is even more strange.

Nothing to worry about at all.

Even if the typhoon rolls in their direction, for Penglai City, it is just a matter of turning a corner. The only pity is that Christmas is coming in just a dozen hours. I'm afraid they will have to spend Christmas this year wandering in the heavy rain.

…

One hundred nautical miles away from the Mariana Islands, a cruise ship was rising and falling on the rough sea. The flag hanging on the mast was blown loudly, and the people standing on the deck did not dare to leave the railing with their hands, for fear that if they were not careful, they would be blown down by the wind.

Zhang Yaping was stunned as he stared at the lightning and thunder in the distance without paying attention.

He buried his head and patted his chest. After a while, he slowly came over holding on to the railing and squeezed out a sentence through his teeth.

"...whoever designed this weapon must be crazy."

This is the closest position to the edge of the typhoon and the closest the cruise ship can get. Although it was a bit windy, it was generally safe. But if we drive a few more nautical miles, I'm afraid there won't be anyone on this deck.

Zhang Yaping was forcibly dragged here from the Presidential Palace by Jiang Chen. At first, Zhang Yaping was a little curious, but now he only had one thought in his mind, and that was to go back as soon as possible.

"Crazy? Haha, maybe! But it is said that the original intention of this thing is to avoid economic losses caused by natural disasters." The bangs on his forehead were blown away by the howling wind, Jiang Chen squinted his eyes and looked at the horizon. The gypsum-like milky white air mass raised its volume and said loudly, "And we just amplified its function, amplified it, and amplified it again! And guided it appropriately so that natural disasters would appear in specific areas, and it would become Became a weapon."

"I heard?" Zhang Yaping glanced at Jiang Chen in surprise as he held onto the railing with both hands.

It is said?

Isn't it you who made this thing?

"That's right," Jiang Chen nodded against the strong wind. Even though it was not easy to do so, Jiang Chen squeezed out a smile from his stiff face blown by the wind, "That's what it is said."

In fact, including the Holy Shield system, many black technologies before 2150 mostly had good intentions when they were first introduced. It was not until the economic crisis that swept the world that they gradually deteriorated under the bewitchment of some careerists.

"What I want to ask is how far can this thing affect?" Zhang Yaping struggled to ask in the roaring wind, "Don't tell me that I have to rub such a big thing in front of my house every time and then push it out. .”

"Of course not!" Jiang Chen said with a smile, "Every inch of land, ocean, and glacier covered by the atmosphere is under the interference of our 'weather forecast'! As long as I want, I can now be in the Sahara Desert on the opposite side of the earth. There’s a sandstorm! The only question is how much energy it consumes!”

"This is simply..." Zhang Yaping swallowed.

"You want to say that only God can do things, right?" Jiang Chen laughed and patted Zhang Yaping on the shoulder, "Let's go, we've seen enough, we should go back!"